Nuvi;-Mi!i;i: 2?„ VM)r,. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



(ijiliii'l l.iii/.cl, JtarctiK'ss liotlisi-liill, ('lin 

 ;ni(l I. a I'laiK-''. 



Poinsettias. 



.Iii'^* now llic small lirai-ts df lln'.jMiin 

 sritias arc; assuniiii<i' i-oldi-, later \u iir 

 liiilliant scarlet, ami it is also jii-t imw. 

 (ir a week or Uvu later, that meals lui" 



Pot Roses for Easter. 



A\'e are a little late to «4i\e Lints on 

 II. P. reses I'er J'laster but it is not too 

 late as loiiy as mirservinen can <liy. 'i'lie 

 fro-ts have well riiiened llie weod. 1 i: 

 Jess y.m lia\(' them yrowiny (Hi vonr u\\\\ 

 ]ila<-e. the slock jirocured freiu diir Immc 

 nnrse! ynien is the hest. When receive<l do deli<-lits to settle dewii amniio the true 

 nut, .do any ]»riinin<-- at the top. dust llowers of this show y jtlant. W'rhavein 

 ).nt ihem in "). (i or 7-inch, as they may d,,, j,;,st allowed these insects to torni 

 ]-e(|uire. I'se a lie;i\y loam ^vitll a v^i,,-!, ;i ,.,dony that \V(> had to take down 



each ](ot or |ian and lios(^ ea(di individnal 

 heatl ot' lirai fs. This can lie prevented 

 ip\' the eom[ire^>ed .air pump with ni<-o 

 tim extiaet dilutee! ;',0() times ••ind ;;i\e 

 eaeh head a siirax'. Nicotine oi' loliacco 



Jourth (d' manure and jiot lirndy. If 



the roots ai-e lony. stra^'^lin^' or muli 



latcd. shoiten them back. Wlien all are 



]iotted i;i\(' them a thorouyh .soaking. 



'J'hen ( liooM' a sjKtt in your ;L^ai'deti where 



surfai-e w.ater Avill not lie. Spread an j,, .,1,^ j-,,].,,, -^ ;,,,| ,|,,;it|, ,,, ,., ||,.alth\ 



nu'aly bii;;' Imt this sjirax' ot' the MihitioM 

 will ;mi i Ioiil; way in pr"\ eiii i n^ iheni 



set t 1 i cil; t here. 



inch ot' hay or straw o\er the surface 

 'J'liis is only to pi'event the ]><its j'rcun 

 stickihi^ to the earth \\heu the time 

 comi's to renuive tlie ]iiarits to the oreen- 

 liouse. bay the iirst row of ]dauts on 

 the ;4 round with their tops point ine- to 

 the cud ot' tll(> beil and iplite (dose to- 

 :^ctiier: then lav another row with the 



Early Lilies. 



\ lid w lii le yoii have your lit 1 le |iiimp 

 at woii\. and tliei'e >lioiild in* one et' thesi' 

 use I'll I im|ilements ill e\ciy eslablish 



perience with the early forcin;.'' \ai'i(.'ties 



i^ limited, iilll we (jo not lielie\e lhel(; ar(,' 



many \aiieties that it |>nys to ii\. j^'rotn 

 its ease in I'oi'ciny- .and splendid haliit, 



l>elltsc|ie J'l'l'le is, o t' conrse. the (|'lleeli 



id' them all. Helen 'I'liielma n t'orce- 

 t'.airlv. It i^ a I'osy cannim. \e\t to 



heiitsche I'erle ill \alue i •> Sill M;ild 



iier. ot line coin|iact habit and a ricfi 

 biiwson c.arnalioii shade ot'-piiik. Thi- 

 variety would oiit--ell |)eiit--ch'- I'eiN a' 

 t hristm.a-. it' ymi could L;et ii in .'i- v\e|| 

 IbiW cred. 



N'oii will ha\e noticed di' late that at 

 < hristm.as the demand i'^ tei de-p waiin 

 c()lors. The iiiii\iasal ii^e ,it ilie lioll\ 

 ami the .-carlet berry i-- acron m a lilc t'nr 

 this. Hence the iiii'^eni and uiowuil: 

 popiil.arity o|' the epheiiiei.al pnin^ittia. 

 Tlie other a/ale.a-- that vxill I'ni-,. al 

 t InniyJv-lrrt-liiH and t'nrm ol' the plant .ai' 

 poor, is \'(a'\ aaiea iia. ;i bean! i t'li I mottled 

 pi nk ;i ml white. It' \ uu ^et t ln-e I .mi 

 \ ;i riet ie> i III II (low I I \ nil ha ■> ' ■ iioiii^ ii 

 t'or < 'i: list 111 a<. 



Stevia for the Holidays. 



A \ eiy -i lll|ile rein i iider I -- I h : I t it' \ mi 



^rnw thai \er\ cheap liu; uian I'ld 

 llower, Stevi.a -eii'ata. er -wi'i-! ~|e\ia. 



that \iiM keep it a-- eii.ij a- pn^^ibji. 



.•'liythillL' but l'|-ee/.in^. Tills tj.iwel' i< 



in ;^|-eat dem.and with a- ai i Mi-ima-^ 

 and i 1 is 1 hen \ , mi w ;, nl it and c:i n ui.a 1^' ■ 

 it p,a \ . 1 II a t eiii pei:i I ii i '• 1 1 1 ."c i dc.; lee- 

 it \\ill be 



ii a II' I l; ■ I "■ 1 1 



I iia; 



lops resting over the ]iots ot' the Iirst mint, don't for^d your early I'.eiinud.a 



row. and so on until \<)\\y siiacc is lille(|. lilies. M.anx' o I' them are sin 



w iiiu t lieir 



'hen co\er Avith t'our or li\e in(dies ol' buds above llu' le,a\es. If so. iImw .are 



.ai'th. or till jiols tind idses ;ire (aitirely 



ii\ eled. 



safe, iiecause t'umi^.atioil in snine tollll 

 will keej" them down. but bet'iilc the 



With oidinary wejiiher the whole imass buds show deep down in the idiisler ot 



\\\\\ be sure to freeze, but tile t'ree/.iiie lea\es the a|iliis js al Work .and t're 



and tli.awine- will in,' so yradutil that no i|uenll\- does niindi damaye and the nico 



liaiin v\ill be done and vvlnai \n\\ lift tine solution \\ill exlermintite this luisi. 



■^ea-oii. I'loiLsts whii l: i ' e , oiib iiis,'~ 

 •and c.-i iii:i t lolls ma \ I". iK e pen it as 

 alniiisi a v\eid. \oi s, i wnii .nn palion-. 

 whose riliiirij l.astr \.uiil II !M-eaiisi i • 

 Lakes ,,|f flic siuliiiw ;ii|,i r,i>ni:ili!\ •<\ 



I'll r e\ I lel'si \ r lh iW el s 



them to beein forcing the wood and eves 

 \\\\\ be t'oiind smnid and )ilum]i. The 



Speakine' nl' lilies, there is alw.avs ,a 

 line Side for the early lilies, pait icularl\ 



time of Master will determine when to around the li(did;i\s. Tliev will, afti 

 lirin^ tlnan in. Tluai it is tlmt the piiiii 

 ini; is done. The weak shoots should be 

 lait out (aitirely and the st nm^ ciiiiis 

 down to three or f(Mir stione ryes. 



It is not lair \(ay finest Ii. I '. roses tlmy subjeci tiaaii to a ni;^ht tem|iei:i 



that are best ildapted to |hit culture. tare of 7ll decrees .and even ^O deM|-,.,. 



withmii injury. 



Azaleas for Christmas 



]'"reetloW(a-inii ;ind the cha i-.actiaist ic o 

 op(Miiny- 'most 111' ihe buds ,at the saim 



t illle are desired. I 'o not attempt to tiU'ci 



;), ^reat xariety. but lia\e i|uaiilities ot 



the desired sorts. A lialf dozen most put the tizaleas ymi wanted I'nr ( inisi 



'lesiiaMe sorts for this purpose are mas into a sinnie ||,.;ii and s\iiiiei- iheni 



^layii;; ' harta. I'lrich I'.runiier. .\'me. dailv until the blossmns oiien. thir i-x 



Flowering Begonias. 



I .link nllt I'm \ nil I \ nil 1;^ ( ,|ni | .• .\. 



I .nrra i lie jiisi lh o\ and I'ni \\\ ,■. niniit lis 



to come. I .-1 llllde In I hnvi- \ , ,li pi np:i 



L^.aled rrnlll |e:i r ,,1- i-|itllli;_; 111 Sc|,t elli I .nr 

 a 111 I '.V lllril lli;i Ki \ nil I h-l I _;i-' |da III - 



lli'M I'.al'. I, link iiMI thelli i\n|\ t'l^'. 



d.ays and watei- llmsi- thai :ire realb 



||r\ . Ill -pile 1,1 ,-:i 1 , n m,,,m| ii,:i ii\- will 



d II , I III 1 i-a let'ii I w al eia iil; ^\ i i ' pre\ en : 

 1 on '_; i'l-a I a h iss. i Impi ■ \ nil ^ I n \\ j ',. 



L;iinia i iica i ii.a t ,i ■_; i a iid i iln i ;i . es|Mriab. 

 thai \;ili"t\ nl s|,nrt. >:i ii. !. ri;i ii;i. Thi- 



type 111' l;enn||i;| i .. inn nl''i 11 a d 1 sa p 



Soon aftir received vmi shmild have |iiiint iiient becaiisr it iv ^inwn ;,,.) w.aim. 



shadv .and iimisi . ( d\ e it a Inn it "lO di 

 urees at iiiiihl .and ;ill the li^hi smi can, 



with sllll ;|||,1 ;| Jl ^ ;|||,| || \\ j|| ..,,,,, , (,,. 



tlii'y oiKa.^ show the buds, stand a srvnie 



tolcillLI. \\ I' km.W one esla blishlllelll 



where tlie\' cut lilies in a bii in l.a lice 

 throiinli \o\eniliia' .and hecember, .and 



What the Model Back Yards were to the Chicago Show, the Italian Garden was at Kansas City. 



