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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



l>i;t KMr.i:i; ::i, 19U5. 



liiiving (itlicr \i(M\< on ilic niuttt'i-. Is it 

 eiu-()ur;i^iii^f Id the ;ut m i-.-in it l)c cdii- 

 sidoicd a I'diof^ici^siMii .' llii^lit tlioiisaml 

 eariiations wnc used in tlif must nn-tion 

 iif the tf:irl<< and tie^. I'm.IX. 



FREESIAS. 



\\ L- lia\c a Jut (if rii'i'sia> ^rouinj; in 

 Hats and what we want to know is, will 

 tlicy nocd any iniMO watcriii}^ after they 

 yet done bloonunj;. or just let them dr\ 

 viY all at once? Ji. & S. " 



(leesia coims are to lir kept lor future 

 forcino- they should not Ik' driod oil' ''all 

 at oiire. ' ' It is against nature ami 

 icason. Snn.f plants ^crni to t'ndurc a 

 suthlen arrest df growth, Imt with hnlli- 

 ous [)lanls ii is at the time of lloweiing 

 and fullest leafage that lliey are storing 

 up the strength foi- futuri' lloweriiig. in 

 nniny eases forming tlie eiihryo hud. 

 I'ut the ilats where spai-e is nut valuable, 

 hut where they will <;radnally ripen their 

 loliace and \\ater to avoid extreme dr\- 



\Ve would eeitainlv snv ihat if the ness. 



\V. S. 



Forcing Single Tulips. 



It is luiw time to luiiid in your caj'liest 

 jjlanted tulips, wliirh will iuing them 

 into ilower atiout the third week of .lan- 

 uary, wiien they will lie lonki'd for and 

 be in satisfaeiory eonditioii. The beauti- 

 ful Proserpine is the cariie-t of all, but 

 rather short-stemnu'd uides^ w(dl man- 

 aged. 'J")ien e(nnes Vellow rriuee. the 

 most jrotitable tuliji of all. Then tliere 

 j.s Chrysolora, another good fiucing yel- 

 iou ; Vernnlion lliilliant, the finest sear- 

 let; the useful T,a K'(Mne, white but often 

 assuming beaut it ul ^liadcs of pink': Hose 

 (Jrisdelin and ('olt.i;;e .M.aid, both fine 

 pinks, .Ail of the aiio\c will now f(n'ce. 

 It woidd pay you lo examine a box of 

 eaeii \ai'iety. If they .-iio just poc'|. 

 ing tiii(ii'L;li the soil in llie tlats don't 

 attempt lo idii-e iheiu, but if the 

 growth is two oi' ilirce iiidios above the 

 soil tliey ai'e sullieieiit ly rooted to m.-ike 



.•I strUl ;illi| tIo\\i I. 



Necessary Conditions. 



The 1-oiiditions to torii' tlir earliest 

 lulijis ai'e just the rr\o|v,. ..f ihose for 

 forciir- lily of tho \,illey, whic-h needs 

 warmth at tlie idoiv ■u\ii mnd.i'jitc teni 

 )ieratuie for leaf and llowri. The tnliji- 

 reijuire a strong top ho.-n. Imt only a 

 mild heat :ii the roots. hi fact, iiiuch 

 heat Wduld seonh tin' mots ;ind that 

 vvcuhl iie t'atal. Most of \oii lia\f :i sido 

 lieneh brneath whii-h are tho st,.;iiii ,ir 

 hot water pipos and this i^. or should in', 

 thiee or foui' inches from the w.-ill. I 

 say should be, for yon still occ.-i-imi.-i ll\ 

 see a bcneli nailed up In liio w.-ill. (n 

 .il] idioti<' things thi'- is th,- wor^i, ii, 

 idu<!iiig rot and mind. a. Xdw, if \,n: 

 will taek up a |.iccr .,1 chci so doth, oi 

 oii-(dotii is o\cn bctlci'. to the w.-ill a toot 

 or two ;ibo\e the bench and lot it lianu 

 down the t'lcmt ot' the boiich bidow the 



level of the pipes yoi, \\ill ciiiti'.ie tin 



lu'at around the tulips; so .|cmh.,.s top 

 heat is not too JiiMh f,,,- t In- I'.-iilicsi. Tii,. 

 little neat that conic- tiircuuh the bo.-ird- 

 will not hurt. 



In this stroiio heat iIm-n will want one 

 or two spr.iyinos daily, but only ordinarv 

 iiH)istui(' at the roots. 'J'hc -hade is. oi 

 course, ajijdied to imhice len-lh of stem. 

 The treatment is all riLiht until tiic 

 earliest flowers show cohu, when tie 

 shade can be thrown back or the Hats ic 

 moved to another bench, but not to n 

 very eool house n,- the later' (lowers vvill 

 just staml still. As the season advam-cs 

 less s)i;i,|,. ;Mid h'at are re(-|nircd. until wc 



roach Marcli, when little lieat and no 

 shade are necessary. S|)ring has conn' 

 I (J waken them into growth, as it docs all 

 animated nature. 



Some few years aj;o we thou^^ht it ad- 

 \ isable to bring into the house a num- 

 lier of Ilats of Larl> t\di|is ami put them 

 nndei- ;i cool liencli. where they i-ould ';o 

 iiu making roots without being forceil. 

 It did not work. They were a failure 

 when we put them in the liof box and 

 we think tulijis luoneht in and im- 

 mediatidy given iieat is -till the ln-t 

 plan. 



Von Sion Narcissi. 



Tl 



leie is. ho\\c\er', an exccpiinn with 



an important bulbous Ilower and we only 

 observed that wrinkle last winter. Never 

 get so old or petrified that you cannot 

 grasp a new idea, no matter from what 

 source. A youthful employee may step 

 forward with a suggestion. Listen and 

 weigh it ovi'r. In his close association 

 with the plants that he is eonstantly 

 watching, he may have ol>served some- 

 thing thai escaped you. 



Von Sion irandssi ran bt lirought in 

 in December n\- later, on favorable occa- 

 sions, and stoied beneath the benches 

 and they will go on advaueing toward 

 Ilower and the most t'(uward can be 

 brought up to foret' .is you need them. 

 With the X'on Sion it worked ipilte the 

 revers'.' fj-om the tuliji-. 



Don't tou'h ,1 donlile inlip tor two 

 months yet. I iia\e seen Toiiniesol in 

 ilats with the liowcis sitriii;^ on the soil 

 like muslii-o(Hns and the i^noiaiit florist 

 blamin<; the dealer. How mans things 

 till' ])0(ir seedsman h.-i- to boar tioni the 

 i^iKii'aiice of the s, .-called oar<l.Miei'' He 

 is easier to reach tlom ih- r(\-|i cmise of 

 failui-e. 



Stevia. 



\lliert Manff. of IIchnci. c;il|e(i (ju us 

 .■I bout Thanksgiving. He lemaiked that 

 their stevia was much ciilicr than ours. 

 He was euttiiio at thai lime nnd would 

 L;ct another ci'op of shorter -pikes in 

 daiaiary. We mwer thouyht ;i s(i(.ond 

 crop. !t it came, wmild be of much (jual- 

 ity or- |)rotiiab!e. idnsideiang rhat it 



lleeil occiipy the beaclie- hut 1 WO llionths 



.iiid a \eiy c-ool heiise is all it asks, we 

 think il c;in In mmh' luolitabie at $1,25 

 oei- hundred, which it will .-ilw.avs bring 

 diiriiie December, and ;i little more dur- 

 ing; the iiolideys. \\'ll.l.l\\t Scott. 





Prize Basket of Plants Exhibited at the Chicago Show. 



.\i:;illL'eO ll\ I' II. <.ellll.-0-ilt. (Ollileller I'lir II. (i. SelfrilJL'e.) 



