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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



305 



One of the New Rose Houses of the George Wittbold Co , at Edgtbrook. 111. 



Ml till' licils is fdlll-liflli^ ;^;inlr|i l(i;uil .■Ilhl 



"iii'littli foiled ciiw iiiiiimi r. ('an xiii 



'I'll IMC Wllat 1(1 (|u 1(. i,\ iicniiil' llli-r 

 Mdlllili'S.' .1. 'I'. 



I will !iOed more (lnt;i lid'oic I .-an idl 

 Non why your ('iiniatidiis arc weak in 

 -tciii and not Ijlooininy nmcli. If \oa 

 \vill ;uis\v(M- tlie follouiiio (|n.>stions I .-an 

 ['"ssiMy lii>l|. you: Wiiat \ari('tic>s arc 

 you yrowiiiu.' When wcri' tiiry plantnl.' 

 Ilino they mmh' niiirii t^idutii sinrc vini 

 I'lantcd 111, 'in.' Do tho planls look 

 healthy and slronn;/ What lrni|MMaturr 

 du you kuc|i tho houso ui^hl and day.' 

 Do you open the \i>nt ilatois neailv rvc'rv 

 day.^ 



^'our .soil onj-ht to he all riyhl if ih.' 

 Mul wa.s ail avcra^fe ;;'0()(1 frar<lon mmI and 

 '< you mixed in some bone-meal before 

 i'liintinsr, your plants should n..t he suf- 

 I'erinfr fd- v.nnt of food. To., hioh a 

 'einperatnro will c-au.so the stems t.. rom.- 

 ^voak and possibly you have orrcd alon- 

 that linr', unless your xarieti.'s are nat 

 "••••11.^ weak si, .Mimed. I',,r m..st varie- 

 ties r.ii to rr2 .leorees ai nmht. .'s to (Jn 

 decrees on elouily d.ay.- and (1.'. i,. 7.-, on 

 -iiiiny days will }„, "fnnn.l jn-i alx.nt 

 ".^'d. Ill fa.-t. you .-ail oi-ow .•inv \aiiet\ 

 "1 this leinporatuiv if ti,e n-i' ,.f \,nir 

 '"'*""•'' i^- liulit. A. 1\ .1. I'.Aii;. 



STABLE DRAINAGE. 



' '■■"! «• t .-ill the manure v. -iter fioiii -i 

 '■''" ^'"l'l'^ whi.di .Iraiiis iiiM .a l.anvl. 

 "'■" "inch will I ,|ii|it,. i, ,,,, f,,.,|i„,, 

 '■""Jdions and callas.' .\n.l aN... | lune 

 "•■ived wood-ashes trom ohl l„ n. Ii inmi.er 

 "Id willow trees. Are tiiev u..rtli savinn 

 '" W used on earnations.' N it a ..o..d 

 ' "".e- to use a little air-lak..! lime uiih 

 ""■•" '"• should thev 1 .,..1 .e,,ar,at.' 



I lia\e nse.l on my callas oiiclliir.l ..f the 

 li'iuid oul of liiis dr.ainaji.- li.ni.-l .d' 

 'ii.-imir.' ■.valcf. together willi lu.. thirds 

 water. I have noticed on the loot^ that 

 tlh'v are slightly decayed, just ;:^ llu.u;;!; 

 they had in'cn ..ver-watered. I tlnmeld 

 they could neither be o\ er-\v;iti'r.'.| nor 

 .\er-t'ed. They aic in (i-imli |iot-<. 

 What do you think is the cause.' W. 



i 'nless your carnations ically iie.-.l lee.l 

 inu I would advise a^^ainst y'i\iu;^ them 

 any of ihis liquid for another month. 

 l[o\ve\er. you know better than i ju-^t 

 what shape your plaids are in. I'ee.lin;^ 

 with liquid durinc; mid-winter i> a .leli 

 •ate uiidertakiniT and unless you ;iiv well 

 ixnerienced I would advise you to lot it 

 alone. | do not mean to say that a 

 little judicious feedinf]^ will not do s.)ni«; 

 U<iod. but unless you are able to imte 



■ ninutely the effect produced .m the 

 /dants you are apt to overdo it ,iml p.'r 

 haps ruin \our crop liefore \. .u ;ir. 

 .'iw.'ire of It. When you do start. ;il,..m 

 l'"briiary 1, if there is a lair am.mnt ..f 

 sunshine ri^hi aloiio-. | w..i[ld a.|M^.- 

 dilutine- it about ten to one .iml i;i\.> a 

 i;ood waterinc; with tliiN about '■\i'r\- t-n 

 days or two weeks. I'.y th.- mi.|.|'l.' ,,t 

 M.ircli y(Mi .-an increase it |.. ■-ix t.. ..n.' 



■ uid appl\ .iiice .'ach week. TIik i< ,,| 

 .•oin>e pr..\idin^- your pl.ants are in -o.).l 

 •■ondition to take the food. 



^ es, call.as ,.aii be over-watei.^.l an.! 



ov'M'-fe.l. If the draina;,re is l; I th.v 



will st.and lots (.f water. ,in.| f 1 in 



IMoportioii. but if you will s.m. ihaf |h.' 

 ^oi! is moist and not so^ioy \oiir ,alla 

 Idooms will be better. It .|,...s them n.. 

 liarm to show a little on the <\v\ si.le .!,■ 

 '•asionally. but of course it slunild ii..t 

 iia[)pen too fivquently. 7 would make if 



■ ibout fi\e f.. ,,,10 t'or fl... .■;ill;iv am! ..ive 



1 1 111 I lieiii . Ill,-, •■..■■i. V, ■■, |\ ,, 11' I \\ .Iter 



will! .•I.'ar wai.'i' li.-i'> II iiiiM-. Al\\;i_v> 



■^.■. ill It '1|.' -si'li j.- II..! !.i,' .11 \ ii<;f«.ic' \ oil 

 'j,t\'- an ;i p|.li.al 1..I:. I I n.''.'--ai\ toiici. 



ii|' 'li. .Ii\ ■-. wiii, .le,-ii wat'-r first. 



I f .11. I'll. '.I w lull til,- ~.'i I i- di \ it i> lialjlc 

 : .' 1 .11 III 1 III- !()• t^ .1 lei |.M.-.-iii|\- t iial IS 

 "li.-.t liapp.ii.'d 1. \oiir ;.l:irit- 'I'hi- 



-am.' I III,. Vv ill ii.i!,l - I u i; ii your '-al 



"•'i'i"'i-. A. r, .1. l;\'I!; 



OVER FED. 



I ^.aid -~o!ii.' liloi.iii- .'I ijliH'eii l,olll.■^(• 

 .iMiialion. Tli.'N aie ^i.,\\n in solid b.'ds, 

 :. lo.amy >oil i-ont ai iii n;^' ..iie-tliird .-ow 

 manure u,.|| i-,,1ted an. I w.'Jl mixeil. Th, 

 -l...d\ \\;is pl.anle.l lli,- la-I wc'k in ,liil\ 

 'lel .'ill look h.';dlli\. rtiti; a ;^.lod r|i|i, 



"I. tor •'hristimi-. !.ii' lii,' troiihle niti: 

 ill.' -ani|>le I lomn- I .],, ,,.,1 und.'rstaml. 

 ' 'lice a wi'.'k ^iiic, ( i,'i,,i„.|' I.-, I \,:i\,. 

 -:i cii them a top .Ii .-.sill- ,.t l.oinj Hieai 

 mi\ei| with tw.i pan- -..il. -Mired oiiee ;•. 

 dav to i.r(-\.'iit ii.'.'ii ill-. I ha\i' al-.. 

 ' lealed them t\> ic.' \\ iti: an <lak''i| lim..' 

 .iiid oiii'e with L:ia|'. .Iii-i. I'll,, moisiui, 

 ol the '-oil h;is l.een -.,- .-x ,,, 'i^ p,,ssili|, 

 .\i'.^lil ti'iupi'rai III .• ."-J I,, .",.: .|e-i',.e-. W, 

 ''•■i^''' \V,.|.-,.tt 111 o,,.. i„.,| .,,;,; i;n,'liaiiii,— 

 I'l a Hot ii,i'. |^> I , 



' loiiiid -,,111,. i|||'i|,. II . ,,, 1,1, „„„^ ^ ,., 

 -•■lit :in,| m, doul.r il,.-, ,,,■. partiv th,' 

 ■-■■"-•; "'■ .^"or 1i,,.,l.|, . N ,,, .|,,,u!,i 1,-0 

 "" """■ II' l;.iiii- ,'iti. , If. Ml. I li.'ive ■.'. 



"'"'I' "I" <i""- lil"l' :i.i\i-,'.| in,|iiiror- 



■1^ '" III" n<.' ,.f ;i„ ,,,,.,,-,,„' -oliiiio.i, 



.•Ml. I W,,ld.| SIIUM, -; Mm ,;,,,,,. 1,, ,,,,!. 



'* "" ■I"' lV'''lin- v.. n . ar-i.'.th.ns aior. 

 'O'-'li I w,,ul(l ,i..,'ii, .'oUi-ald.'. i,i,i,.>- vol 

 'ii:d<'' tiie aiiplicalioii- w iv li-ht, ,\ ^rf,,,, 

 •i"-e ,,f hone will !:isi tu., ;n,,nilis as ;. 

 '■Ill''- -"I'l diirin.4- th.. ,iii,| ..Mnt.T month- 

 '♦ "'I' hist l,no'«,.. I'-.., dm- ,|,,,in,r V, 



