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The Weekly Florists' l^eview^ 



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The Main Hall Looking Toward the Loggia at the Boston Peony Show, June 15 to 16. 



that purpose, and when used properly it 

 is a benefit to the soil. We prefer, 

 however, to use hardwood ashes for that 

 particular purpose, as it seems more ef- 

 fective. Wood ashes is a good plant 

 food on account of the large percentage 

 of potash it contains, and when it is 

 used judiciously it is a great help dur- 

 ing the flowering season. The time to 

 apply the first dose is in the fall, just 

 about the time the first crop of buds is 

 showing. It will stiffen the stems and 

 help develop the blooms. If the stems 

 do not stiffen sufficiently from this first 

 dose another may be given in four to 

 six weeks. Trouble over weak stems 

 does not appear, however, usually before 

 early winter, and if you give the first 

 application about October 1 and the next 

 one between November 15 and December 

 1 you will be likely to see the plants re- 

 spond nicely to the treatment. 



Care should be taken not to use wood 

 ashes too strong. They vary a great deal 

 in strength and in using them it pays 

 to keep on the safe side until you know 

 just what you have. We use about a 

 scant 3-inch potful to go halfway across 

 a 5-foot bench to each row of plants. 

 We find this quite suflacient, although 

 some growers recommend much heavier 

 applications. Do not apply it too often, 

 as too much will harm your crop, espe- 

 cially during midwinter, when feeding 

 should be light. Some varieties will re- 

 spond to the effects of wood ashes much 

 quicker man others, as you will soon 

 find. If you use too much of it you will 

 find many varieties produce very brittle 

 stems, so that in handling them they will 

 snap off at the joints easily. 



It is understood, of course, that your 

 plants are to be well established and 

 strong when you do feeding of any kind. 

 Then only are they in condition to take 

 up what you give them. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SCX3ETY. 



The Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- 

 ica has accepted the invitation of the 

 Horticultural Society of Chicago to hold 

 its 1906 meeting in conjunction with the 

 above named society. 



David Fraser, Sec'y. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Henry C. Fruck, Grosse Pointe Farms, 

 Mich., submits for registration the fol- 

 lowing named ferns: 



Nephrolepia Fruckii. — Parentage sup- 

 posed to be N. Wittboldii; frond light 

 green, thick, glossy, pinnae long and 

 wavy; plant compact and of medium 

 height; three years old and so far has 

 shown no sign of spores. 



Nephrolepis Berryii. — Has all the char- 

 acteristics of N. Fruckii with the excep- 

 tion of its dark green, somewhat nar- 

 rower frond and the runners being rather 

 finer. Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. 



MANNHEIM EXPOSITION. 



1 would respectfully advise that be- 

 ginning May 1, 1907, and closing with 

 October of the same year, the city of 

 Mannheim, Germany, will hold an in- 

 ternational horticultural and art exposi- 

 tion to commemorate the three hundredth 

 anniversary of the advancement of 

 Mannheim to the rank of a city. The 

 town has upwards of 165,000 population, 

 not counting LudWigshafen on the other 

 side of the Rhine, and is one of the 

 principal manufacturing and commercial 

 centers of the empire. 



It is expected to make the exposition 

 first-class in every respect and to give 

 special emphasis to landscape gardening 

 and to all branches of fruit and floricul- 

 tiire. Grounds selected include one of 

 the handsomest city parks and are well 

 adapted for the purpose. Much work 



has already been done on the exposition 

 grounds. Our manufacturers of garden- 

 ing appliances, seeds, etc., may fiiid 

 something in the exposition of interest 

 to them. 



Any inquiries directed to this con- 

 sulate will be passed to the proper au- 

 thorities, or they can be directed to 

 the ' ' komitee Gartenbauausstellung, ' ' 

 Mannheim, Germany, 



H, W. Harris, American Consul. 



ANEMONE CORONARIA THE BRIDE. 



Where quantities of white flowers are 

 needed for cutting in early spring, this 

 is one of the best plants for florists 

 to grow. The roots should be planted 

 very shallow, preferably in flats four 

 to five inches deep, as soon as received, 

 and kept in a cold frame until well 

 leaved, when they may be removed to a 

 cool greenhouse* and given a light, airy 

 position. Unless very early flowers are 

 needed it is a good plan to allow them 

 to remain in the frames all winter. A 

 good freezing will not harm them in the 

 least. If the flats can be stood over 

 a spent hotbed where the roots can 

 push through, it is simply astonishing 

 the quantity and quality of flowers 

 which will be produced. The last sea- 

 son we picked stems eighteen inches long 

 from plants grown in this way and the 

 picking season lasted over a month. 



As cut flowers they cannot be too 

 highly commended. We find they outlast 

 carnations and, as they bloom in March 

 and April they make a pleasant change 

 from the ubiquitous carnation. They 

 will not stand strong fumigation and 

 should not be watered with any force 

 from the hose, as it knocks the foliage 

 and spike down and they do not 

 straighten readily. The brilliant anemone 

 succeeds well under the same treatment. 



W. N. Craig. 



