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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1>K( KMIiKli 1.M, IDOo. 



\'. Into, i-vi-hoiifiis, l*iiiiiul;i nln-oiiii-ii, \ io- 

 lits, uititci- hlooiiiiny <irraiiiuiiis iiiid 

 "tlicr jiliiiits wcrt' lidti'il, I'M'rytliiiig Iir- 

 iif^ in fine ciiiidit i(»ii. 



Entertainment. 



' ifjais wiif ruriiislicd inciiibcrs ;it S. 

 .1 . liuiMaid '■< wliili' at Mr. Xiclidlson 's a 

 liiii- Cdllaliiiii was sciaciI. S|p('»"c1ii's were 

 )irxt ill mill r. Alter Sdiiif cnlniiistic re- 

 marks nil |ilai-i's \isitfi|. I'li'siilfiit 

 \\'lu'e]er rallnl ,,ii .\|. .\. I'atti'ii ami ,1. 



\i. Futlioriiiffliam jor ivmarks. 'I'lioinas 

 .1. (iiey luadi' (me oi' lii.s usual liappv 

 spoeches. and spoke of the time wlieu he 

 was (dub president and addressed empty 

 eliairs. \V. l)a\is and Dum-an Finlavsoii 

 spoke briefly. .1. W. Dum-an s|)oke" for 

 the horticultural press. J|(> said he could 

 not make a si)eerh. but spok(^ so hmy the 

 miMubers nearly Inst tiieir car. Hoston 

 ua.- reached on ih,. leturn Journev at 

 <i:;;i) after a nmst delightful ami profit- 

 able out iii^. w_ w ( \ 



pleasure of the operator with 0(puil 

 (dnmces of success. 



The knife used shoidd have a very 

 keen edge, as the (deaner the cut so 

 much sooner will uiuon take place. 



The scion should be tied firndy in 

 |)lace with some soft nuiterial, but not 

 so tight as 1(» cause an abrasion of the 

 bark. 



The wood for Hie scions should be of 

 the same quality as that recommenile(l 

 for cuttings aud should be selected with 

 the same critical care. 



The care, and management of tin; 

 grafting box will be treated in a future 

 aiti(de. 



A i)am))hl( t by Alex. .Montgomery. .1 r.. 

 pidilished by the l\'l':vii':w. giving a re- 

 sume of this method of ])ro|)agat ing cou- 

 tains many hints which would be of 

 great benelit to tiie boginner and inex- 

 p(i-ieiic(>d and in fact to any one prai/- 

 ti.-iiig this mellidil ot' pi'opagat iny. 



h'im:.s. 



GRAFTING. 



I hese who colit emji la te iloiui: theil 

 "Uii grafting should soon have their 

 supply of storks on hand, so that they 

 ■an have them potted and got ready for 

 The operation, as the stocks must of 

 necessity be in such a i-omlilion that 

 they will be able to give an immediate 

 supply ol' saji to the newly atta(dn'd 

 scion. 



'J'he season when this operation ran 

 most succcssfidly be performed is dur- 

 ing . I;. unary. February and .March, .is 

 liming this jieriod we can control condi- 

 tions. -Mill as temperature, moisture, 

 etc. mui-li better than when the reason 

 is further ad\;incei|. There is .also less 

 troulilc ill regnlatiii;^ the shading. \eii 

 tilatimi. ete. 



To make a •~ul■l•e-^ ,,\' this metliod of 

 piojiagat in;j one of the first e^senti.als 

 is to iia>e a snit.able ^rat'tin;: box or 

 frann-. in w liirli to place I he new |\- 

 grafted slm k. This ti.ame -hoidd be so 

 ctuistnicted that the bottom Wonld be ;it 

 lea--t eiL;lileeii inches ;ibo\e the piping 

 ami the sides boardid up b.ack :ind front 

 ■'I conserve the heal. There shonld .al^o be 

 .-ullicieMt piping umler the case toaiain- 

 taii; a li inperal are of' so degrees nniler 

 any remlit iiui-. The toji of the fianie 

 ^iioiild be jiro\i(|ed wiiii gla/ed --ash, 



\'.llie]l shiMlhl be ;it least ei;^ 111 eel I I I |e h i ■- 



:ibe\ e the lj(if liini iif I he beu'-li an I I lie 



^^ho|( -tiiieiiire made la'acl iea II \ air 

 ti-ht. 



A belli Mhe i m-ll el' -e| eelleil ; >|,i ^ 



Slioidd be [.laeed III llle bi,|Iom i . f the 

 bela-ll. II pie. \> liiel; In »et I he pl;| lit -. 



'i'iiis aNo >ei-\e^ til retain the reipii>itc 

 aiiioimt I'l !mii--liire in the frame. 



The inii^t eoinmoii style el' ;;r;;fi em- 

 I'loyed ill eninnieicial places is the whip 

 ^ral't. but. as expedit ncy and speed are 

 • ■bjoct^ t'l le considered, the piopagalor 

 usually •■m|iliiys that style at wliidi he 

 J- mo^t exjieii. 'file uianual part ofthi^ 

 method I'l' jii lip igat ing. while being ^im- 

 ])lc, is lather difliiailt to descrilie and an 

 pbiect Ie«-.i|| ,,r a few minutes will con- 



\e\- more information th.an coliimiis ot' 

 descript i\e matter. 



The fundameiilal principle peiiainine 

 o all styles of grafting is iIk." necessity 

 of Inning diiccf communicatiiui be- 

 tw(>en the layers of inner bark in all the 

 parts 1o lie united, .as without this a per- 

 fect union cannot take j)lace. The 

 woody parts of >tock and scion never 

 unite but are so coxcred o\er bv the 

 (uiter growths that the fad is not ap- 

 parent unless the part is dissected. 



If this primdjile is adhered to the 

 style of ;;raftiiig can be N.aried at the 



CRIMSON RAMBLERS. 



I'lease tell ns ag.ain when is the proper 

 time to bring in (rimson b'amblers for 

 foridng in the greenhouse so as to ha\e 

 them in bloo:n for Faster. M. S. 



'i'hese plants should lie brought in as 

 soi'ii as |iossible and placed in a house 

 with a temperature of about 4") degrees 

 am! left there until the buds begin to 

 swell, when the temiicrature shonld be 

 gradually raised till 56 degrees is at- 

 tained. With ordinary care they should 

 conu' into bloom at F^aster at this tem- 

 ]ierature. ('arefnl observation as the sea- 

 son jirogresses may dictate a higher or 

 a lower temperature to time them prop- 

 '•ily. KiBKS. 



CARNATION NOTES.-EAST. 



Selection in Progagation. 



Ill my last notes mention was made 

 ot' the \.iriation in yield of ditVerent 

 plant- 111' the same \;:ricty grown nmlei 

 similar lomiilioii-. I'hiv di Ifeieiice is 

 often --o inaiked a- to be a|)|)areiit to 

 the movt ca-^ii.al nb-erv er. but is mole 

 likely III lie Holed I he lir^t yi.ar a xarie'v 

 1^ ^ro\\ii. -\ newe(rii,er i^ a>u,all\ closc- 

 1\ watclii'd and -eleiiioii m propa e;ii lun 

 ina V III i| ha \ e been what it ill iglit . 



I ! i- not my |.lirpe-e to ee l nln l lle-e 



ihil.i;- which the iiit I eiliieei ha^ m li.as 



not done, bill iM|e||t nr miehl llnl to iia\e 



dm r left iindiine. | ih,. hnwcMT. 



W i^h lo ,|ii\i-e the plirejias" 'it -loch III 

 new \,arietie>- the tilst year ^ejit out. I'.y 



ihis js lint iiicaiil tiiat e\ery sort olfered 

 --lionld be tried, but it' a grow(>r has 

 reasiuis fill' addiiiL: to his list and after 

 due considciat ii ai a ceitain one is de- 

 cided upon, the sooner >toek can be ob- 

 tained the -ooiier ^'lecl ii III lor projiaea- 

 limi can be;.; in. 



It is ImiI reasonable in e\pei-|. in the 

 et'foii- 111 till older- f,,r (aitlings of ;i 

 \ariel\ to) wliieji tin- demand is he.axy, 

 that the same care in -election c.aniiot be 



exei'cised as wamld be when a grower is 

 working ii|) a stock fiu' his (.wn use. On 

 the other hand, at the price new intio- 

 ductions are usually sold, the liuyer i- 

 entitled at least to healthy, well-rooted 

 stock true to name. With this for a 

 foundation some varieties are known to 

 ha\e been biought to a degree of e\- 

 ladlence .Tud |irodm-t i\ cness nc\er thought 

 possible l>y the originater, 



()f (ouise a \ariety must possess de- 

 cided inelit. but (do-e ol iser\'.arum of the 

 beliaxier of cac!i |ilanl. and car(d'iil se- 

 lection of cuttings, h.ave mmli to do witli 



illlIilo\ eliient . 



When har\e<line ilie Chri-tmas cr.ij> 

 il will be Well to t.aki^ note of those 

 I'lants which |iroi|iice )iai-| iiailarK' i;oiid 

 biennis ;i:id when the rush is ()\er ex- 

 amine thoroughly as to health and habit. 



'I'lie practice ot' |iiitting idoted cut 

 lilies into rich soil and erowinj/ in ,a 

 hieh temperature -Aith the idea of |iro- 

 diicing sullicieiit top to obtain a cni- 

 tiiig (so-called) fioiu each, cannot be too 

 siwerely c(mdemned. 'i'liis is not selec- 

 tion, lint destructiiui. 



(iKd. S. ()SU(P|;\. 



FEW BLOOMS. 



(>ur carnations are not doing as well 

 a- ihey shoidd. The stems are w(\ak ami 

 they ,a re not bloomiii;^ t'leeb. TIk^ earth 



