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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AuausT 3. 1905. 



germinate so readily, and the seedlings 

 are weaker. All primula seed is easily 

 perished by over-drying. I remember 

 losing seed of some choice varieties of 

 P. Sinensis through accidentally having 

 it on a shelf, exposed to the sun 

 a few days too long. The seed of this 

 has often given trouble, and I believe 

 the . cause may be traced to over-dry- 

 ing. I might here add, that when sow- 

 ing any of the cyclamen, primula, etc., 

 a covering of hnely chopped sphagnum 

 moss, which will retain moisture will 

 be much better than any other cover- 

 ing; and when this is used, if the pots 

 are stood in a shady position where 

 they are otherwise exposed to the light, 

 the seeds will germinate, and not be 

 80 liable to damp off as when the pots 

 are covered with glass, or closely 

 shaded. 



It is now about the time for the seed 

 of Aralia Sieboldi to arrive, and this 

 is an example of perishable seed. It 

 will lose its vitality in a few days if 

 allowed to get dry. I have tei>t it 

 several months, shut up in a tin box, 

 and kept in a cool place; but sown as 

 soon as received, it will germinate more 

 satisfactorily, and the young plants 

 • will come stronger. 



Some needs may be all the better for 

 being kept a considerable time; yet 

 others, whifh under natural conditions 

 germinate as soon as they fall from 

 the plants, perish quickly, and vitality 

 may be destroyed by over drying. Seeds 

 may be perfectly good when received 

 from a seedsman, but their vitality 

 may soon bo destroyed by keeping 

 them in a dry, warm place. We near 

 of fern spores keeping good for an 

 indefinite period, and some may if 

 under suitable conditions, yet under 

 ordinary treatment I have proved that 

 many will perish within a year. 



SOAPS AS INSECTICIDES. 



Any good soap is effective in destroy- 

 ing soft-bodied insects, such as plant-lice 

 and young or soft-bodied larv». As 

 winter washes in very strong solution, 

 they furnish one of the safest and most 

 effective means against scale insects. 

 The soaps made of fish oil and sold under 

 the name of whale-oil soaps are often 

 especially valuable, but variable in com- 

 position and merits. A soap made with 

 caustic potash rather than with caustic 

 soda, as is commonly the case, and not 

 containing more than thirty per cent 

 of water should be demanded, the potash 

 soap yielding a liquid in dilution more 

 readily sprayed and more effective 

 against insects. The soda soap washes 

 are apt to be gelatinous when cold, and 

 diflBcult or impossible to spray except 

 when kept at a very high temperature. 



For plant-lice and delicate larva? a 

 strength obtained by dissolving half a 

 pound of soap in a gallon of water is 

 suflBcient. For the pea louse as little 

 as one pound of potash fish-oil soap to 

 six gallons has been effective (Smith). 

 Soft soap will answer as well as hard, 

 but at least double quantity should be 

 taken. — Bulletin. 



Sales from the advertisement in the 

 EjEvijbw have been very satisfactory. — 

 W. H. Newman, Akron, N. Y. 



I ALWAYS enjoy the Keview exceed- 

 ingly, with its timely advice, enter- 

 taining articles and well placed adver- 

 tisements. — S. L. Young, Fishkill-on- 

 Hudson, N. Y. 



SMALL FERNS for Fern Dishes, 



in 2M-iD- pots, 



93.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 

 P. Chlnensis in 2H.iD- pots at $8.00 per 100; $25.00 per lOOO. P. Obconica Grandiflora Rosea and Fim' 

 briata, in 2H-iD. pots at tS.OO per 100 ; $25.00 per 1000. P. Forbesi in ZH-in. Pots at $2.60 per 100- 

 CELESTIAL PEPPERS (just the thing (or Christmas) in 2Vi-in. pots at $3.00 per 100 ; $25.00 per 1000- 

 r ^ SMI LAX in 2>i-in. pots at $2.00 per 100. 



f All the above mentioned stock are strong plants ready for a shift. 



GARFIELD PARK FLOWER CO. ( vbt mo. ) Frank OechsHn, Prop. 



1688 WBST MADXBOV «TBBBT. OKZCAOO. 



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PRIMROSES 



Otiineae and Obconicas, ready Auk- 



U8t 20 $2.00perl00 



Forbesi. Baby 200 



Floiibunda, yellow 2.00 



cash. JOS. H. CUNNINGHAM, DELAWARE, OHIO. 



ASPARAGIS 



Plumosus nanus, 2-lnch pots $2.00 per 100 



Sprengeri, 2-lDch pota 2.00 " 



Shasta Daisy. 2-inch pots 2.S0 



Pansy Seed, large flowering 4.00 per oz. 



To-Bak-lne 

 Products 



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rOB SPBATZVa. 



FUMIGATING PAPER 



FOB BUBBIVa. 



Fumigating Powder 



roB si;ow BVBHzxro. 



DUSTING POWDER 



FOB TSaETABZiB OBOWBB8. 



Yea will bave no trouble with insect pesta 

 if you use these products as directed. 



Send for our booklet. "Worda of Wiidom." 

 by leading growers. It la free. 



E. H. HUNT 



76-78 Wabash Ave., Chicago 



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CARNATIONS IN ENGLAND. 



The American long-stemmed carnations 

 liave quite taken the lead in all floral 

 decorations in England in -nhich carna- 

 tions are employed. We have raised many 

 fine carnations in this country, mainly 

 for exhibition and border purposes; 

 though there are some winter and spring 

 flowering varieties, grown under glass, of 

 which Uriah Pike may bo cited as an ex- 

 ample, which produces its flowers on 

 long stems, but the American raisers 

 have made this a peculiarly distinct re- 

 quirement in their schedule of proper- 

 ties, and they have succeeded in a re- 

 markable degree. The admirable manner 

 in which they have been staged by 

 Messrs. Dutton, Felton and others, in 

 masses in large trumpet vases, has power- 

 fully appealed to the imaginations of 

 many, and given an enormous impulse to 

 the demand for plants. — Horticultural 

 Trade Journal. 



I GET much pleasure and profit out of 

 the Review every week.— Fred Hatch, 

 Scranton, Pa. 



The Review is worth very much more 

 than the subscription price. — F. H. Lan- 

 MAN, Plymouth, Mass. 



When I am in need of anything I 

 always look for it in the Review. — J. W. 

 Alexander, Charleston, W. Va. 



I WOULD not want to do without 

 the Review. The writers are all up- 

 to-date and each issue very instructive. 

 — S. M. Wyatt, Watseka, 111. 



Araocaria Excelsa 



OUR SPECIALITY. 



Fill your empt^ 

 houses now and make 

 100 per cent on your 

 money while you 

 sleep. Not lee- When 

 you undertake any- 

 thing, do It well or 

 not at all. This is 

 our motto adopted 10 

 years ago when we 

 Imported the first lot 

 of this well known 

 pot plant, the 



Aruicarla Excelsi 



from Belgium. 



These everlasting 

 green foUaged pot 

 plants are growing 

 more in favor by the 

 tasteful plant buyers 

 of this land from year to year. Please watch the 

 gro^vth of our importation during the last 10 

 years: first year 100, second 250, third 500, fourth 

 1000, fifth 2,000. This year (1906) which Is the 10th 

 anniversary of our first Importation, our spring 

 importation amounted to 6,000. All these are 

 grown for us under contract by an Araucarla 

 specialist In Belgium. I must say for the benefit 

 of my customers that they were never before so 

 nice and large for the money as this year. I 

 herewith quote you special prices on these, in oi* 

 out of: 



5^-in. pots, 10 to 12 In. high. 2 years old, 60c each. 



5W-ln. pots. 12 to 14 Inches high. 60c each. 



6-10. pots, 14 to 16 Inches high, 7&c each. 



6^;-ln. pots, 16 to 20 inches high, tl.UO each. 



Amiroarla CompBora Rubnata. unusually 

 large, very beautiful; 11.25, $1.60, 11.75, t2.00 each. 



Aranoarla KzoeLw Olancit tl.OO, 11.36, 11.50 ea. 



K«Dtta Foraterlana. 30 to 36 In. high, 4-yr. old, 

 11.00; 4-yr. old, 25 to 30 In. high, 75c. Belmorc- 

 ana. 4-yr. old, 26 to 30 in. high, <1.00 each. 

 Above are the sizes entered In the Phlladelphlii 

 Customs House. Made-up plants (large one In 

 center, 3 smaller ones around), 7-ln. pots, tl.50 

 to 11.75 each. 



Plena Biantlca. Imported, 4-ln. pots, 26c.; 

 6 and bH In., 35c. and 40e. each. 



Adlaatam Caneatam, (Maiden hair fern), 

 4-lncb pots, very strong, at the rate of 12c. 



AiiparagiM Plnmoaim Manns, 2-lnch pote, 

 ready for 3- Inch, 16.00 per 100. 



Cooos Weddelilana. .l-ln., 16c. By doz. or 100. 



Are«a I<nt««e#na, made up, 5H-inch pots, very 

 fine, 40c to 60c each. 



Boston Ferns, 5-ln., 30c., 35c. and 40c. each. 



Cash with order, please. All goods must travel 

 on purchaser's risk. 



GODFREY XSCHMSNN, 



Importer and Wholesale Grower of 



POT PLANTS. 



1019 Ontario St., PHZZiADZAPKIA, PA. 



YCLAMEN 



GIGANTEUM 



larce flowering, extra fine plants, ready to ataift, 



8-incb, S5 00 per 100. 

 Prlnuroses, Chinese and Oboonloa, 2^-incb. 



$/.00 per 100. 

 Aspararns apxengni, 2M-incb... 11.60 per 100 



Samuel Whitton, 15-17 Gray Ave., Utica.N.Y. 



Mention Thf ReTlfw when too write. 



BOBBINK & ATKINS 



Decorative Plants. 



Rutherford, N. J. 



