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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



.Makcu !.'•_'. I'.tOO. 



t:oiiiinrMi:il ^idwci imt to j;ii too lit'a\ily 

 into t!i<' iifwcr x.-uit'tics until )iv iliK" 

 trial and ol)srrvalion Ih' feels himself 

 cajiable of hanillin<i ihe same, as it is 

 bi'sl to trv lirst ami sm-ceeil afteiwanK. 



Right Kind of Soil. 



Tlie .jliestioH of soil is a srlioll> olli 



for til.' majoiity of ^r(»\veis, and v.tv 

 oft.'ii roiisi'deraiilr outlay is neecssaiy 

 lor llie j)roruiinii of tli.^ ii<;lit kind. 

 Wiiat is the rij-lit kind.' Ka(di on.wcr 

 eeems to iiave his own ideas about that. 

 (^ne sueeessful luan. lo-aled near Huf 

 lalo, v.ith an ana of -JU.ddO s<inare feet 

 of glass, has used the same s(nl coutinu- 

 alK^ for the i>ast seven years, irnxr.l. 

 of'eourse. witli manui'es and fei tili/.<rs. 

 It 1 eonld proeure discarded rose soil. 

 thoroughly mix this up (Uitside with limr 

 and bone' meal or cow nuinurc, [.roiMU- 

 tionately, 1 ventur<' lo say it would be 

 no bother to judilucc ;;ood llowei's. pro 

 viding good car( and treatment w'vr 



given. 



In the matter of plautiu- the dillcrcut 

 varieties in the Pendics. I have bccu 

 most sn.-ecssfid using nine inches be 

 tween 1i\e I'ows and seven iuclie- in the 

 row. This applies, of couise, to me. bum 

 sized i)lants and to lliosi' whiidi un.u 

 conijiactly: most of them <an be made to 

 .lo so by the usual m.-tiiod ..f wii.- ami 

 string s'ujipoit. One p.iint 1 nuist luini: 

 before you strongly is that in |>lanting 

 these .iistances apart, careful wat.di will 

 have t.i bi' k.'jit l.ir re. I s|.i.ler. 'I'., th.' 

 bcnnnei' iii .-.-ii iiai ion er.iwine I \\.>ul.l 

 advise idaniiiie a litth- fuith.i apart 

 each way. 



Care in Feeding. 



I'tuniii; the erowing s.'as.m .ar.' >h.>ul.l 

 be e.\er.d-ed in feeiiiiiL;. as s..:iie \arielie> 

 require .-onsiileiably m.o.' than others 

 and if tiverdone it simidy .an't be un- 

 done. As to what is .-.uisidered the iH'st 

 way of fee.linu \\\r j.laiit.s is a matter 

 of ' Cinieetun', but I w.nil.l i .•.•onuiii'mi 

 the fri'iimiit ajipli'-at i.oi ..f pure b.>ne 

 nu'al, as it .an be lian.il.'.l fai ni.>r.- ea^ 

 ily ;i|id is id.'aner than manui.'. 'I'h.' 

 one lii.al ad\anta;^e 1 timi thi- m.'ih.Ml 

 lias .i\.'r manurial waleriu--, i- that 

 each Jilant g<'ls its .,\\u shai-' ami .an 

 jilis.ob till' n.uirishmeiit at l.'isur.'. wliih' 

 a iieaw . I. HI. die of luamiii' uat.i l:i\''u 

 Oiu-e a w.'.k. b.'si.l.s ...-.asioiial .dear 

 wateiinus b.'lw.'.'U lini.'s. has a l.'ii.l- 

 ene\ i.' ki'.'p a ^...1.1 many plants t.... 

 \\^.t'. I ha\.- y.t 1.1 lind the ;:reenh.iuse 

 so sitiial..! that all th.' plants are ready 

 for water at lli> sam.' tiin.'; coiise.juent • 

 ]v. It' v.ui are s.^akiuLl tiie ]dants that 



;ire W.'t \ilh v.iUI W.'.'kly fee.l. th.' l>- 



suit ]- - Mi.par.'iit. a< the beii.dies will 



be emjitv. I w.'ui.l not in any way de- 

 spite top .lii'v-iii:: .if '-.ivv mamiii' or 

 ,,ther manur.' aiel .■on^nlei' it of a de 

 ci.le.l adxaiiia^:.' in -i\ing a .diaiiL;.' ..l' 

 di.-1. but a'" -.11.11 as the manur.' go.- "U 

 llic b.'ti.h \.'"'' "■""'"''■■" begin, with 

 we. -.Is. mite-.' -.mr -oil. w.irnis ami. niei 

 (l.iitallv . I mi-l)t say -l-'in rot. 



The pa-t -eas.iii has I n a \.'i\ |"Hir 



one in 1. 'Liar. I '■> pni|ia;^at i..ii. owiiil; no 

 .ioiibt 1.. th. Ion- -pells ..f . h.u.lv 

 weather making th.- 'growth -oft ; but 

 I„)t ;,il llie blame call be laui b. that 

 alone, as, in a mailer of s,, mmh im 

 ])ortance. th. .|uestion of experience.! 

 help arises, ami thi.s part of the work 

 should lie nmlerlaken by an eirnient 

 man. 



Should Coach Green Help. 



Ihiiliiw th.' jiast few year-; it has Imm-ii 

 ri,\ iiii-f.o t :in" til lia\'' t.« deal with 

 , ,,',., n li.lp an. I ulol-' I ha\.' ham.'. I 



something, the kiiowU'dg(> has Ijeen de- 

 ii\fd after losses whi.h could lia\e been 

 a\.»idei|. W'heii the operation of trim 

 mine the (aitliiigs .•.unnieiices. take; the 

 time to gi\<' .■aicfiil iiist ru.-t iiuis to the 

 uiiinil iati'd ; yes ami to s.niie of the so- 

 .■alle.l ' ' ex|i.'ri.'ii.-i'. I, " ' not I.> .lestroy the 

 .Hili'i' skill or bark at the base ..f the 

 slip, thus exposiiie t.i the watei ami air 

 the soft pith whi.di has no power t.i 

 witlistaml the (dements; .•oiise(|ueiit ly 

 after fiuir or lixf .lays these i-uttiiigs 

 will Iki\<' rotte.l. in |>uttiiig in the saml, 

 too, the same cai'e should be given to 

 see that ea.di cuttine rests firmly mi tin- 

 sand. This fact is the reas.m why so 

 many cuttings look dry at the lop, yet, 

 when piille.l out. th.' part in the saml is 

 all ri^lit. How is that.' you ask. The 

 reason is that wlu'ii inserting tlieai in 

 th.' s;ui.l, the .lit was so dcMip that many 

 -holt .lit tinges did m)t reach the bol- 

 t.iin and when watereil in, W(.'re hanging, 

 li.'M up by tiie sand \\lii(di idosed the 

 '•III. Now. unhss these tw.i. the bottom 

 .if the cutting and the sand, coaie di- 

 rei-tly in contact with each other, the 

 .•apillaiy action does not commence its 

 \\oi'k, ami as the action which is all .m 

 the side of the cutting is not a maeuet 

 to .Iraw the moislur.' up. the I'.'siilt is 

 appai'.'iit in a dry cutting. 



The Split Carnation. 



The split carnation is a tojiic to whhdi 

 on. mieilt perhaps be able to tlevote an 

 entire paper, so that hi-re 1 might say 

 that the' two great causes, in my inin.l. 

 ail' the sudden (dianges in tempera 

 till', and the lack of sunshine. 'J'he 

 lirst .an be a\'oideil by constant atten 

 tioa t.i the ventilators ami boilers, so 

 that in the cold, bright days of inidwin 

 '.'I wh.'ii the tires are low, care sji.ml.l 

 be taken to have the jdpes hot en.mgh 

 t.i let the temperature drop easily as 

 the sun departs. Th.' latter cause can 

 b.' h.'l|M>d somewhat by giving all th.' 

 an |iossibI(> eoiisistent with c.imm.m 

 s-'us. , sii that the plants may becom.' 

 -tr.iii'4. Also, in the seleidion of st.)ck 

 lor pi'ipaeating, select only the str.me 

 est ami best (Mittings, as this tr.mbl.' 

 ..f siirm iiig is. 1 believe, hei'(^<litary ami. 

 whil.' s.une \;irieties will sjdit however 



:; I Mill treat them, we can keep .l.iwii 



the pi'i-.-i'iitaye if we hamlle th.-m .-.ir- 

 I'e.-I ly. 



'I'n.' I'v.'ry-.lay vaii.'ties 1 liml d.i best 

 III a niyht tem|i. rat lire of .". t .h'grees 

 .Mil. I in the day (is deerees to 70 .leyrees 

 wIh'Ii ihe sun shines, t )ii .doudy .lays air 

 I- ^iv.'ii whin the thei'mometer rea.lies 

 do .l.'oifes. a.'.'or.|iiie|_v a-< th.' wi'athei 

 1- boi-t.'r.ms or .-aim. 



Cutting and Packing. 



I'll.' .lilting aii.l pai-kiiig .it' .•ainaii..u- 

 f.ir til.' market is w.irk tliat -lioidd b.' 



.iolie bv eX|ii'ri.'n.'e.l help, a- i||iiui tlll- 



.li'p.'ii'ls the sui'.-.'ss of your .'iit.'rpii-.'. 

 Ti\ an. I arraiiue t.i have all ih.w.'r-. it 

 pii--ible. in wati'r at l.'ast tw.'U.' Ii.hiis 

 i>. till"' shipping, •■iiid keep them in a 

 .'.lol jdace. .\ow that th.' v\arm dav- at. 

 approa.diing, our flowers will lie la a 

 III..!.' alable .•.unlit i. HI ami last hue^.r 

 when ill.' . iist.iiiier pur. -liases tln'iii it w.' 

 .an liii.l It .'.iiiv cnii'iit to cut them th.' 

 lir-i tiling .'Very morning, after ih.y 

 hav.' r.'i'iipeiated ovei- niiiht. 



We all know that stock shipfied m i- 

 II. it liainlle.l with tiie best ot' earo by ex 

 pi.'ss aii.'iits, .s.i exi'i'idsi' ju.lgtnent in 

 pa.kiiiL; the same firmly in stroiii^, .-lean 

 b.ix.'s, .-o that when Jolt.'.l backwar.ls 

 and f'lrwar.ls, the ne.-ks of' tin' i1.i\v(M's 

 will ii'if III' broken. Tills will save v.ui 



hds of unnecessary worrying and argu- 

 ing with your agent, and will enable him 

 to se.aire better jiriees. In time your 

 reputation will be<'ome. e>ftabli.shed as a 

 first (d;iss grower and, by attending to 

 even Ihi' smallest detail, sooner ..r later 

 sin-.'.ss will be volirs. 



HOUSE OF FINE LAWSON. 



Aiiyiin.' who has an idea that tin? Law- 

 s.iii .•arnation is running out should take 

 ill.' tr.iiible to insjH'cd the lions.' of that 

 variety at the establisliaient ot' W. S. 

 (larlaii.l, at Oes I'laines, 111. The ac- 

 .■ompanying illustration does the subject 

 little justice, beyond showing the height 

 of the growth, with soin(> iiidhation of 

 the sea ol^buds which greets the eye 

 of the visitor. The house is I'T.xl'oO, and 

 since the middle of Febnntry has been 

 yii'lding a cut of 1,000 blooms a day. 

 Stems ar.' of excellent length, flowers 

 larec, and there has been a suritrisingly 

 small pi'rcentage of splits, not over fifty 

 a day. The plants are in the v.'ry best 

 of c. HI. lit ion and jironiise to continue 

 hire.' returns to the end of the season. 

 The .lit is hamll.'.l by I'ercy .lones. on 

 till' iloiir .if the Flower (iroweis .Market 

 at < 'hh-ajMi. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



VEGETABLE MARKETS. 



< III. viio, March ill. — Leaf li-itin-e. ;ioc 

 I.I t."i.' .as.'; head letluc.', ^A \'< ^*> bbl. ; 

 tomal.'cs. .*;'i.lio to .+."i..")0 .-as.-: .-u.-um- 

 b.'I'S. +l.ttl to .+ 1.."0 iloz. 



.\k\» \()|;k. March 1'.).— iJosl.m cu- 

 . ■limber-. No. I, .tl.lJ to $1.:;7 do/..; 

 N.I. Ll. •■^4 to -fs iiox; head lettu.e, :i.")C 

 t.i );."i.' .1.1/.; ra.lishes, .+2 to .-liL'.-'O 100 

 bun.-h.'s; imishrooiiis, I'llc to t»'i'' 11>. ; to- 

 mato.'-. -Ill- to |i'c lb.; mint, b'e to dOe 



do/. buil'-lu'S. 



I'.dsidW Mass., Mar.di 1'.'. -''uciiin- 

 b.'is. ^1 1.1 .-flO box; letlllce, L'.'i'' to .jOc 

 .1.1/.; mint. liOi- do/, bun. dies; asparagus, 

 .■^.'i .1.1/. bull. -lies; jiarsl.'y, .•^l.-J." \n .■fl,50 

 bii\ ; ra.dsh.s, .'t'l.riO b.ix; t .iiii.'itoes, lOc 

 t.. ."lO.- lb.; mushrooms, .fi' b' ^'.^ t'.iiir- 

 p.mnd basket; rhubarb, (i.- t" 7.- Il>. ; 

 ii.'.'ls. •s|. ■_'.") do/, bunches. 



' 'i.iAti. V M'. .Mar.'h "Jo. < iicnuibii-, 

 *l:; to >lo llKl; letlui'e. l.'i.' Ii'.; la.l- 

 l-hi'S. J'l'- to ;'.•">(• .1.1/. billH-hes. 



riTTsHi la;. Mar. ll 'jn. Ib>a' L'ttme. 

 (11. • t.i .'I'l.' basket ; jiarsley. ("i.^m- to 7oe 

 ijii/. bun. Ill's; mint. ."iii.' t.. '.".e .1../. 

 liuii.'li.'-; -pin.'i.'h. 0".' to 7r).- b.-i-ket : .'ii ■ 

 . limb. r-. I'.ost.iii. *■_' 111 .*:.'.'_'." ■*"/.; i.'id 

 i-lii's. •_'.".' Ill ."lOf ,|ii/.. liumdi.'-. 



VEGETABLE PLANTS. 



Til. .xaet time t'or sowing s.-.-.i tor th..- 

 r:ii-ine ,,t jilants for subse(|iieet planting 

 .iiii.liiiir- must be reeiilat.'.l t.. .'i crraiu 

 exi.ut bv th.' lo.-ality in which lli«; urovv- 

 er I- phi... I, or by the time at which 

 till' plant- .-an b.' s.ately |ilant.'.i .mtdo'irs 

 v\ nil. lilt ihui^i'i' .if injury by fr"St in said 

 l.i.-.'ilit V. riiiiii^h th(' time docs not vary 

 til sii.-h ■j.vi-:\'i .'Xleiil, nevcrtheh'-- a week 

 111 two makes ;i good de;il of ditV.M'ence 

 in th.' growth of |ilants ami that week 

 .11 iw.i niii-t be allovv(Ml for. 



Th.- liist essential is to ha^- tiie seed 

 plaiileil III time to have the piaiUs larire 

 eiioiieh ami strong enough by planting 

 tini.'. Ibit the time must b' -" r.^gu- 

 late.l that th.' plants will be ir. th.^ best 



