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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



83 



Gnaphalium Leontopodium in the Rockery at Lincoln Park, Chicago, 

 TIMELY REMINDERS. 



Summer Flowering Bulbs. 



'I'lii ina.iuiily of' llmisls lining ;i ri'tiiil 

 liiisiiifSN ii;!iiillc Sdiiic ;^lii\iiiiiis witli 

 |iiip(it. S,'c til it lli;it the jiiils ripiil;iiiiiii<i' 

 Inillis (it' ilifsc ;iir not throw ii umlcr 

 ^oiiir liciicli Id mold. I'ldli.-ililv vdu liavc 

 ;i slu'lf ill xillir siird wlirif ;i lilillitlllim 

 t('in|ii'iat 111 r dt' 'ill Id "id cli'difcs is iiiaiii- 

 laiiird. Siiiii a |ilai-i' will suit yloxiiiias 

 iiii-il\. It' Vdii ni'i'il tlic |idts, tiii'ii tiit'in 

 "III iiiid i Mixes witlidiit lirrakiiiy tin- 

 liall<. It \iiii ^idw acliiniiiii's treat tiiriii 

 »i mil;! I I V. 'I'liiicrdiis I'ddt nl lic<ii)nias 



-liduM luiw 111' irstiiiy. Tlii'v r('(|uiiT 

 I'diilir ijiiartir^ tliaii yidxiiiais. It' (|iiiti- 

 I'wv tlicv will Hot iiiiiiil a t»'iii|iiTatiiiv dt' 

 (11 ilcyircs. When tliniiiulily ri|n'iii'i| dtV 

 vdii can |iii-k diit tlid tiiliiTs ami |iai-k 



tilrlli IM s;i\\i|||st (IT ailN' dtluT i|f\ lliatr- 



lial. 



Poinsettias. 



' tii, ,,t' ill,, lii'st si'llirie |ilaiil-' in jidls 

 di jiaiis at < lifist iiiav i.s tin- luiiliant 

 pdiiisct 1 ia. The liracts dii tlicsc ai'i' now 

 licrdiiiiii^ i|iiilf si/.alild. rioimii ii<^- tliat 

 the |idts ale wril lilli'd with rndts tliry 

 will ii'cil di-c-asidiial ddsis dt' liijuiil 

 iiiaimrd td ^^ixr si/.r tci the Inaet^. Aihl 



a little Sddl td the lii|lli(| td keep Ihd ' 



li'a\e> a I.ea 111 i III I dark >ireeii cdhir. I'se 

 •■xtreiiu- .-are in waleiin^; led little nr 



'dci liuii-h will lie i|llickl\' I'dlldWeil liv a 

 velldwiii^ ,,r ihe t'dlia;ie. I'dilisetlias 



need a t em [leial lire dt' (id dei^rees at 



nii^lii td ;:id\\ them well al this ^easdii. 



I 'd 11. .1 ii,. tel|||ilei| Id llldX e ! hem ilild 



'ddler ((iiarler'< as the Inaels are de\el 

 d|iiii;^ df lesnlts will III disasirmiv. 

 •^< I' that tlidse didwiiid ill lieiiidies are 

 >take,| -eelirel^. It' [ird|iei|\ treated 



tlle-e ^h.iiihl oi\e liiaet^ eitillteen td 

 tWeillv I'dlll' illc-lies arldss. I Id lldl alliiW 

 1 he >.|i,iii!v I,, liei-dlih- lielil .il halt' their 

 \ a Ine !> ;_!, ilie. 



Chinese Primroses. 



I'll' I. iv ;ih\;|\s ;i eiin^idcrn lile v;il,. |n|- 



llicso jirctty little jilaiits iluriiiy- tin' ral- 

 ly ■winter nidiitlis. It' well j^idw n milhini;' 

 makes a iiifcr Cliristnias dit't i'nr t lidse 

 with tiiddfiatc iiicaiis. It will pay the 

 uptd-datc rctaili'f tn Imy a <;'ddi| strain 

 di' llii'.se and td Imy out' fH" twd dreided 

 cdiofs. smdi as searict, pink, while and 

 liluc latlicr than to iiixrst in a eheap. 

 tliiasliy inixtiirc wliidi will ninfaiii Tiian\ 

 iiiisalalilc cdldis. riaiils cit' tlic lietter 

 strains will always sdl im sidht. The 

 plants slidiiid ikiw In- nn slidl\e>. m 

 Ik'hcIii's in a li^^lit. airy striKdiin' and 

 lidjitly shaded tidiii tlif midday sun. 

 Water with eare. I'se the wateiiiid pdi 



instead dt' the l.,;se. A little weak lii|llld 



maniire om-e in timr nv li\e days will 

 tone them up. If aii\- nf the jdaiits aii 

 shaky t'lMin tnn hidh |idttiii;;. siippnii 

 witli one or twd little fdikeil >tii-ks. 



Berried Plants. 



(Vlestial jieppeis have attained a ler 

 tain t'a\or diiiiiid the past few years. We 

 dd iidt know why. fur we ha\e iie\ er ad 

 niirerl them; still what the |iiililii- de 

 inands we must i Is ;^rd\\. A endl 



hdlise will suit tllf^e \el\ well, as ;iNii 



Sdlaimm eapsieast rum. whiidi shdnld iinw 

 ha\e nidst n\' its fruit cdhired. \\'e jiie 

 t'ei- seedlilid- jilaiits df the latter In thd>e 

 r.aised fnnii i-uttiii;;s. They dn mil ii|ieii 

 sd sddii. lint make mure v|iapel\- |ilaiit-. 



A I'd is i a e rem I lata is alway> in de 

 mam!. As ii lake^ »e\eial years tn pm 



i\\\ri' salallle sidik It is mil ^een -id mueh 

 a^ the dtlier liellied sliiek. ! t' > nil liavi 



a eri'p dt' lierrie>, rijie mi any dhl .-ind 

 inisli;ipel\ plants, snw tlieiii ridhi ,iwa\ 

 ill heat. 'N'eii will ^et lid returns tor :i 

 \erir df |w(i liut they will pa\ ydu well 

 in t he eml. 



Genistas, Acacias, etc. 



If these are iidt wanted 111 Idddiii niilil 

 i'.aster. ui\e them a fiirllnM' (dipiunL; 



liaek. Keep tlielll as iiiiil as possilile ; 

 ide.ar lit tree/ill;^ is ;ill that is needed. 

 He sure they are nut .alldwed tn lieedim- 

 dry at the nidt. Aim ias are n<uall> in 

 Iiest ('etnand at Master and it will, there 



I'lire. lie neees^.ary tn huld them ;i^ cdhi 

 as [idssilile dnriiiu the \\iiiter. .\ sunken 

 pit or iidilh hduse wliere Very little lire 

 lieat is used i> all ri^lit. Iaie;i> iii'e.i 

 similar treatmeui and iiiiist .ilid\e .-i!! 

 lliiiidv iie\er ^ 't dry at the rmii . 



Mignonette. 



{'resuming: thai seed \\a>- >dwii late in 

 Aud(isl. the plants vhdiild miw lie |ird.'ur 



il|d' Lliidd spikes. .\\did tdd iiidli ,-| teiil 



peratnie nr the results will lie riiiiidu-.. 



This criip dees iievl v\ here .-I ni;^ht lelldilli; 

 .,\' pi td l."i decree- i v ke|il. i I lie 



lieliehes ale I nr, iill i II d will lilhd with 

 riidts di\,. ;! iiiuhdiin^ nt well iniiid and 



pll l\ eri/i'd eiiw mailllle. Avdid eheliil'-aU 



al this seasdii. There .n,- divers,' dpiii 

 idiis :is Id the li,'-~l sii]ipdit- till nii:^iidn 



ette. Sdllie Use wires ;ir|i| eidss ~Ini|d., 



as t'di' ,-a mat idiis ; nther^ pie, -is i . t' Imi-h 

 liriish stm-k in iiere and there, and sem,- 

 iidthiiid at all. We pr,'ter the Inndi nui- 

 selves and liml il aiiswi'is \ery well. 



Antirrhinums. 



.\iiis| lit the iieiiidies :ii-, ||,rv', .I,';!! nI 



ell rysa 111 hemiiiiis and 'here is a 'hMiiee 

 t'lir ^diiie dther ,-r,ips i,. idnie aldji^. ( )m 



dt' the IlldSl useful |s lid' persist,. Ill |l,,w 

 eriii^ sii.'i Jill III Lidii. If eiittlii;.;s wi-r. 



Iddteil in late slllMlllel .'Hid ale ItiiW ill 

 .'! ineh 111' ( ilH'll Ji.ils llie\ will seiill ;^ i \ i 



a erd|i ,it lilddiii if pl.'i ni,'d nut . \ n iie,i| 



td ,'lll|.l \ t he lil'lli'hi s :| hd re|il;|,e \', il h 



mw I'diiipdst. ThidW dill ihe 1 i-ma I II I ii;^ 

 I'hrysanI heiiiiim si,„-k plant-. (lix.' a 



eiia 1 i lid d I' lilt ! e.| lii.'l nil I'.'. I II III It d\ el 



and plant in \diii -im-k :il le:ist .-i fimt 

 apart eaih way. Tie i, :ii'.' new -din. 

 \i'i\' e\.e||eiit -trains i,| a nl 1 1 rhi iimn-. 

 A misture i- hai.|l\ l.i lie de-ire. I. l.m 

 velldW. w hit e ,'i lul pink -hade- will .'ilwa\.- 

 s,'l|. w hih ther,' i- ,1 limile.l .-all f..r i. d. 

 r.i'tler t.i lais,' ■ 1 st.,i-k lidiii iiiinii;^- 



dllee '.nil li:i\e :i l; I -Iraili. Se. . I ! i li;_;- 



are lialile tn I'dim mi\.'.|. e\eii ihnuds 



lidlldlit a- line .leeiih.l -h.'lde. A temp, 'I 

 atlire df ."ill ile^i,,- al iii^;ht -nil- lii'iii. 

 ,'ind disl.ii.l the slid. . I- I., -.■.nr.' iniiei 



spike-. 



