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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Makcii 22, 1906. 



lias, of course, to commeuce to feed his 

 lilies earlier than the grower who gives 

 thi'iii a shift when they are well rooted 

 in the small pots. 



Unfortunately for the lily grower, dis- 

 ease is prevalent and we have found Jio 

 means of detecting it until the lily is 

 well in foliage, so that considerable ex- 

 pense has been added before it is thrown 

 out. 



Kegarding the correct temperature to 

 ^row lilies to bo in flower for Easter, 

 it would be a difficult matter for me to 

 state, as so much depends on the weather. 

 But the main point is to get the bulbs 

 well established or rooted before you 

 (!ommence to force them. As I have 

 j)reviously stated, a night temperature of 

 aliout 60 degrees from January 1 should 

 bring them along all right. Of counso 

 you are aware that all bulbs do not ma- 

 ture at exactly the same time in their 

 native habitat, so growing lilies for Kas- 

 tcr trade necessitates a good deal of 

 moving and shifting from house to house 

 to have them all in good shape for Eas- 

 ter, It is far better to err in the way 

 of being a little early than to have to 

 Corce them during the last minute, as it 

 naturally make" tliem soft and impairs 

 tlicir keeping quality. They are not so 



up, -placed in a house kept at a tempera- 

 ture of 38 degrees to 40 degrees and 

 brought in the forcing house at a tem- 

 perature of (30 degrees from time to 

 time, as required. 



The varieties most suitable for Easter 

 trade are Bernhard Andreas alba, double 

 white; Emperor du Bresil, double rose; 

 Empress of India, rich rosy salmon ; 

 Mmc. Vander Cruyssen, semi-double 

 crimson; Professor Wolters, single, un- 

 dulated pink, white margin; Haaren- 

 seana or Easter Ladj-, double salmon 

 shaded white; Dr. Moore, double deep 

 rose, a very fine variety. 



Strange to say, with few exceptions 

 the single varieties of Azalea •Indica do 

 not sell well with the commercial florist, 

 although they are among the best in 

 coloring and form of flower. 



Dwarf azaleas on their own roots mak(> 

 jiretty plants for Easter and comma ml a 

 ready sale. The varieties are Chas. Enke, 

 single salmon with white margin; ilarie 

 Louise, single Avhite striped rose, and 

 Firefly, semi-double crimson scarlet and 

 a very desirable variety. 



Rhododendrons. 



Kliododcndrons we treat practically the 

 same as azaleas, with the exception 



J. B. Heiss. 



iPfi'Si<lfi)l ol I lie Newly oininlzi'd Uiiyion Floilsts" Club, i 



<!esiralil<^ ti> handle a.s lilies that have 

 ViecM \vcii nn time and liavo had a chance 

 To harden m|) the last week ])rior to de- 

 liveiy. 



Azalea Indica. 



XexT ill importance to the lily comes 

 tlie :!/.al(a. whiidi we receive in large 

 (|uantities eacii year from Belgium (hir- 

 ing the i;ivlv fall. They are then ])otted 



th;it I liddo.lendrons must lie shaded 

 heavily during forcing or the leaves 

 will burn and (iislignre the plants. The 

 varieties liest adajited for forcing pur- 

 po.ses are' Blandyanum, deep rosy crim- 

 son; Kverestianum, rosy lilac; John 

 Waterer, deep amar.-inth; Kate Waterer, 

 rosy crimson, yellow center; i\lme. Car- 

 vallio, blush changing to pure white; 

 Mrs. K. S. Tlolt'ord, rich salmon; Prince 



Camille " de Kohan, white with brown 

 spots, and Princiess Louise, white edged 

 with rosy purple. 



The rhododendron, althougk such a 

 desirable Easter plant, does not sell 

 readily, a limited quantity only being 

 sold. 



G-imson Rambler. 



The Crimson Earabler rose ia a stand 

 ard Easter plant with us all. Strong 

 plants from the field may be lifted dur 

 ing the month of November, potted and 

 kept cool for at least one month, the 

 shoots having been shortened back to 

 about four feet. When commencing to 

 force, start them slowly, allowing about 

 twelve to fourteen weeks, which will be 

 none too much time to allow them to be 

 in nice shape for Easter. 



I may here state that it is not policy 

 to allow the shoots to run up straight. 

 You get better results by training them 

 around stakes in the pots. They make 

 more even growth and much better 

 shaped plants. 



The Baby Rambler also will become 

 a very valuable addition to our Easter 

 plants, treated practically the same way 

 as the Crimson Rambler, with the ex- 

 ception of not being trained around the 

 stakes. If judiciously pruned before 

 starting it needs no stake at all, and 

 being of a very floriferous nature and 

 compact growth, makes a handsome 

 little plant which will sell at sight. 



In hybrid roses in pots for Easter we 

 have to mention Ulrich Brunner, Magna 

 Charta, American Beauty and Gen. 

 Jacqueminot. 



Other Choice Stock. 



Hydrangea Otaksa makes a nice plant 

 for Easter, but the sale is only limited. 



Astilbe Japonica and varieties, better 

 known as spiraea, is also grown as an 

 Easter plant by some, also in large 

 quantities for cutting for Memorial 

 day. 



Lilacs are used in quantity for Easter 

 trade, and the varieties most suitable 

 for forcing are Marie Legraye, white, 

 and Charles X, purple. 



Acacia armata or paradoxa is a desir- 

 able plant. When treated like the aza- 

 leas it readily can be forced for Easter. 



Cytissus, better known as genista, al- 

 though we cannot class it as a good 

 house plant, owing to its flowers and 

 leaves dropping, caused by the dry air 

 in the room, sells well at Easter. The 

 deep yellow of the flowers as well as the 

 profusion in which they are borne 

 tempts the buyer. The variety race- 

 mosus is the best seller. Canariensis is ' 

 a trifle deeper in color. 



The Geranium. 



I would not be doing my duty if I 

 omitted everybody's plant, the gerani- 

 um, irom my list of Easter plants. With 

 due respect to all other plants, the ge 

 ranuim stands without a peer in its class 

 and many persons who cannot afford to 

 jiay the ])rice for a lily wdl gladly pay 

 L'o cents for a geranium for Easter. Ge- 

 raniums also made up in bulb pans, 

 about four plants to a pan, with nice 

 flowers make a very attractive Easter 

 gift and command ready sale. 



In no matter what situation "we find 

 the geranium, it exists and even flowers 

 in the dimly lighted garret as well as 

 in the palace of the millionaire. 



Then, too, the geranium is grown in 

 large quantities to be presented to the 

 scholars of the various Sunday schools 

 on Easter, and it is a real pleasure to 

 watch the little ones leaving the schools 



