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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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\ir il'wfW I'nr licailt i t'\ i 11;^ I III' |il;ii-i'; ill 

 ^llort. III- is r\|n'rti'il 111 ilii I \ rivt ll i 111; 

 .iskctl till. 



'I'lic I'lisiliiMi lit' :i liisl i-hiss |>ri\;itr 

 L;;irilcnrr is lirsi ;iiiii;iii; tlmsr wlm till 



lllr siili. \\'ii\ .' I'ln-ausi' lir is .sil|i|Misri| 

 III li;i\r slllilliil :ill liriUlrlirs (if j^nrilrll 

 iii;4' iiiiil til li;i\r c'\|Mrii'iir(' ill tlinii. 



sillrc lie is cllllnl uiHill liV his ('lll|ilo\('r 



111 lid work ill all the varimis liraiic-lics. 



Me linist llrrr-sarily 1\IHi\\ llnlticlllt urc, 



a^ririilt nil'. \ it iiiill uic, lluricnltiiit', 



Inrc-t rv, laiiilsra|ic' i;arilciii ii<^, \ cyi'tahlr 

 <.;ai(l('iiiii<;, iir. He must also kudw 

 suiiii' Imtaiiv. ill unli r in lie alili' tn |L;i\i' 

 tlic |ir(i|icr iiaincs ami <-lass ul' all tli" 

 ])laiits, tjnwcrs, trees, slirulis, ctr.. that 

 come uiiilei' his cart' ami kc('|iiiiy. 



It is the private <iariiener who lias the 

 best iipiioit unity to show his srieiitifir 

 kiu)v\leilye ami art in the i-uiluic of the 

 liiiest flowers. Ncyotaliles, eti-.; who can 

 show line lamlscape work, anil who can 

 make the jilace in his charj^e a jierfect 

 model lit' lieauty. 



A man who is thorough in all lliis 

 neeils lint he ele\ate(|; he is liy liylit 

 alio\e all others. I'Inciv one will recoo- 

 iiize him at his ]ii'oj)er worth as soon 

 as he oi\cs ])ro()f of his knowleilye, 

 art, yooii taste aiul conscientious wurk; 

 and no juoprietor w'lU hesitate to laise 

 Ills salaiy in older to keo]) on his ]ilace, 

 a man of whom he can justly l>e proud. 



I must now speak of a (lass of men 

 ■who call tliemselves yarchMiers, Init who 



and he puts us .all in the same category. 

 These mill do us ujcat injury, and we 

 iiu;;lit to inijii-ess the om|)loyers witli 

 the fart that all depTinls upon haxiui^' 

 the liLih! man in rhai'oc of their estates. 

 Let us each ask oiirself: ''To which 

 (lass dii 1 licliui^ ,' ' ' 'J'he answer will 

 vcillc ihc i|Ucstion aliout improving' the 

 slate of ^ardeneis. No man has cause 

 f(ii complaint as to his station, who 

 I lioi duglily knows and umlei'stands liis 

 liusiness oi' tiade. and who does liis duty 

 t herei n. 



Now a word to those who hire i;arden- 

 ers. I w(uild advise any m.an who wants 

 a gardener to take a man who has 

 studied oju'dening in its \arions 

 liiaiiclies, \\ho has experitMice, \vlu) can 

 gi\(' ])idot's (if good work (l(Ui(\ .and 

 who has a liking for this liranch of in- 

 dustry. If he does this he will have 

 good I'esults. his place will lie improved. 

 Iieaut ificd. and will atVoi'd hi.n pleasiin^ 

 •is well as satisfaction. 



('has. rKFl.KK. 



SEAFORTHIA INFLORESCENCE. 



Tim I Haw ana palm, I'tychospernia 

 ( 'unninghamiana, is one of the well 

 known inhal>itaiits of the palm house, 

 thougii possibly more readily recognized 

 wlieii sjioken ol" as Seaforthia elegans. 

 It is a native of (.Queensland and New- 

 South Wales, where it att;iiiis a height 

 of about sixty feet when fully grown, 



Inflorescence of Seaforthia Elegans. 



jiossesv little knowledge of gardening. 

 The_\ ha\i' tried various trades, but 

 failed; they liav( never studied anything 

 ;iboiit plants, have no exjierieiice in gar- 

 dening, but think if they can cut a 

 la\v n, or if they have helped a feu- 

 weeks in greenhouses, tiiey know all. 

 and thev give Ihemsclves out as garden 

 ers. They vioik foi' sni.all wages, hum 

 li'.ii.i their employers, have 1:0 success in 

 r.nisiiig .anything, perliaps spoil a lot of 

 things ami thus the phii-e is not im 

 )irii\t'd. Iiiit goes In I'liiii. Natiii'ally 



the emplnVel is disnnsted with •-llell men. 



the stem slender and smooth. l>ut ringed 

 with the scars of former leaves. 



The stem of this ]palm extends in a 

 snit nf coiky basin, through which a 

 nicat nundier of st(nd roots like ropes 

 coiimct the jdant with the earth, and it 

 would seem that this singular arrange- 

 ment is simply .another wise jirovision of 

 nature in the form of a sort of universal 

 iiiiiit. to allow the trunk of the tree to 

 swine with the force of the wind witli- 

 cut dist iirliin^ ihc roots. 



The lone, drooping llovver sjiikes nf 

 this p' vchispenii;i, with their many whi])- 



like branches, are often jiroduced by 

 plants ill cultivation, the llowers being 

 small and insignificant, but followed by 

 an abundant cro|) of seeds that remind 

 one somewhat of a small olive. 



Several specimens of this palm in the 

 large conservatory in fairmount ]iark, 

 Philadelphia, have seeded freely for 

 sonic years past, and excite much inter- 

 est among the visitors. 



Our illustration of the intlorescence of 

 this ptycliosperma is prepared from a 

 pliotograj)h of a specimen tlowering in 

 the private collection of Geo. W. Fifield, 

 Lowell, Mass., and for which we are in- 

 debted to Frank Sladen. the gardener in 

 charge of this establishment, who states 

 that it has |)roduced three llowers in a 

 year, is thirty feet high and attract- 

 ing many visitors. \V. 11. Taplin. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



( iiiCACiO, December 20. — Leaf lettuce 

 :Uht to 40c case; head lettuce, ■+_ to ^;i 

 bbl.; cucumbers, $1 doz. 



New York, December 19. — Hoston cu- 

 cumbers, No. 1, 60c to 80c doz. ; No. l', 

 .•f^l.SO to $2.50 box; lettuce, 15c to oUc 

 doz.; radishes, $2 to $3 100 bunches; 

 mushrooms, lOe to 50c lb. ; tomatoes, 

 10c to 15c lb. 



Boston, December 19. — Cucumbers, $2 

 to $9 box; lettuce, 25c to 30c doz.; 

 radishes, $1.50 to $2 box; parsley, $1.50 

 box; tomatoes, 25c lb.; mushrooms, 50c 

 to 60c lb.; asparagus, 5Uc bunch. 



CUCUMBERS. 



What variety of cucumbers is best for 

 growing in the greenhouse for an early 

 spring crop? Our market seems to de- 

 mand a long green cucumber. Last 

 season I grew improved Wliite Sjiiiie, 

 but they did not sell as well as longer 

 varieties. J. W. K'. 



Any of the English frame varieties 

 would suit your purpose, as they are all 

 well adapted for forcing. Tiie best known 

 \ariety is Telegi'aph and probaldy it is 

 as reliable as any. Regarding the pol- 

 lination of this, .see the ]?kvik\v of he 

 cember 7, page 145. W. S. CitOYDON. 



SEASONABLE HINTS. 



Lettuce. 



Apart from keeping up a succession of 

 young plants and keeping the benches 

 filled as vacancies occur, there ^Yill be 

 very little variation frc^in the general 

 routine of work in the lettuce house, 

 only it is better to kei>i> the soil on the 

 dry side through the dull, short days 

 and to keep the beds fre(jiieiitly stirred. 

 This stirring will obviate to a great ex- 

 tent the necessity of iipplyiug water s,i 

 often, especially where solid beds -are 

 employed, and keep the plants in a 

 healthy condition. 



Strict attention should also be paid to 

 til" removal of any decayed or damjxd 

 leaves, which, when left Imngiiig around, 

 are a fruitful source of fungous diseases. 



A sowing of seed siiould be made imw 

 to procure plants for setting in hotlieds 

 later on. The time wIkmi these are gen- 

 erally started varies a good deal with 

 latitude and also depends largolv on 



