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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



1409 



.j;ir ;iimI l':uiiil\ . ;ii;'l llii'i'.' I'Mi-ii:.: 'Mk ■ i - 

 .^iwii to Ml-. Ivl-.ir. A I.liMi(rM;i|.l; • I 

 till' iiM'iiiljfi-s \\:i^ l;ikiii I'V 1 »:' ' !•! l-mi- 

 (li'ii, till' iiKiii;iL:'f, l)fl'<M''' :! !ii"\' \vi- 

 iiKch' In .Mr. l'M-:ir'- ti''.v .-iiii'li-i mi' i" 

 ;i l'.\v miiiutis' \\;ilk ili'-iiiiil. 



] I i'l'i' ' \V(i li()ii.-i~ li;i'. •■ 1 1' i-M I '. n' . 

 Inx'JiHi i-; lillr'l \'. ;Mi . hi-i.'iilii-! • 'li 



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Croydon's Latest Crop of Lorillard Tomatoes. 



lic'cimio tliiii and drawn frnni Ix'iiin kepf 

 -n dark tlironuliDut Iho uintcr. 'I'lit" 

 v!i;idin<f would also bd-onu' more di u'^o 

 ■ it'tcr a time I'roni tlio ii'radiial arcuiuul;i- 

 liun (if dirt on lln^ ylass and would 

 tlior(^fore be docidi'dly nn.satist'aetnry. 



1 1" inside shading should be decided 

 upon, it would bf tnudi better to tack 

 np cheese-cloth or tliin muslin, sinli as 

 may be had from llie scedsmm for tlircr 

 or four coiits per yard. 



(~)ne of the most satisfm-lory sliading 

 paints for outside use is composed as 

 follows: AVhiting, six i^minds; wlute 

 lead, three pounds; boiled linseed oil. 

 line quart, and kerosene, two gallons. 

 This may lie applied with a whitewash 

 brush, and may need renewing twice dur- 

 ing the season, or \hvoc coats altogether. 

 Souit^ seasons two coats may be enough, 

 tliis dejiemling larg(dy upon tiie number 

 of heavy storms during the summer. 

 Whatever may rettuiin iintil ^\■inter will 

 be lemoved by tiie action of fiost .and 

 Miow. thus giving light during the latter 

 season. 



A mixture of white le.ad .ind iiaphtlia 

 i< :iKo luuch used for tliis purpose. 



\V. TI. Taim.ix. 



BOSTON CLUB'S FIELD DAY. 



Alxuit sixty members oi' the Boston 

 (iard(>iu'rs' and I'Morists' «lidt .nttended 

 the held day on Mandi ."'.l at the estab- 

 lishments of W. \V. IMgar and I'eine 

 llros. A sp(Mdal car left I'aik square 

 with the party at lL!;:iti. returninix ai 

 ■"i::'.il p. m. >lr. Ivlyar's ]ilari' at \\'.i\ 

 eriy WIS llrst vi.sited. 



W. W. Edgar's, Wavcrly. 



i'ntted ]ilants aie chielly h;nidlei| heir 

 .ind .ii-e in all e;ise< remarkably well 



:;rilV\ll. I. dies Were ill prime inllditlnll 



liu l\astir. some sjim) liein;; m iluwrr 

 Ml i'e;i<ly to open. A small piin ntn^ie 

 ■ ilil\- had shown di--e;ise tin-- ^e.-i^mi. 

 which is bettei' th.an some ^invwi^ i;im 

 1 1 port. 



.\/aleas are grown in lar^e iiiimbei-.. 

 (>\er 10.00(1 are h;indle<l duriuL' the ^e;i 

 >.iii. the nmjority being for I-'.aster. A 

 lew sorts noted in (juantity were I'lam 

 beau, Kin]iereur Ihi Itresil. Mme. \';iii 

 der Crnyssen, ]>r. Moore. Ilmpre^s of 

 India. Bernard Andre allta ;ind rjiiite a 

 few of tln^ liright little Firetly were al.so 

 seen. Crimson IJambler and Baby iJam 

 bier roses are giown in large Tiuinbers. 



Some beautiful little plants 1 1 f llir !;il 

 liT Weie se"ll. The cnlnr i.s XelV lliK'-li 



pnler than tiie (')-imsou b'amblir, ''iii a- 

 •I dw.arf pot jdant it is eMelleiit . ( hni.' 

 .•I numbei' of hylirid ]ierpeluals \\eii' al-" 

 i-iiminy into tlower. 



Ai'acia .•irniata. lilacs. S|iii;ie.-i nin 

 p;ict:i ami 8. astilboides and liydr;int:.';i- 

 were all coming in nicely. Lar^e nu'ii 

 bers (d' genistas, heavily blonineil I'lmn 

 specimen size downward, should sell vmII. 

 Thousands ot' gei'aniums and oiler bed 

 dinu' )daiits are grown. M;iny ol' ilu 



tormer were well bloomed. c<peri;!ll\ 



t li(> si-arlet shades. 



MclipS(> tomato trained up tli.' po-i- in 

 some (d' the warmer houses w;is _\ieli|in;i 

 a tine lot of marketable friiii. I'd n- 

 are thrown in large numbers. Admninni- 

 t'or i-iitting are grown in beds. Siuh 

 sui-t.s :is Cyrtomium lali-:il nin. I'iiii~ 

 cretic.a and other u.seful \;iiielii> Im 

 fern dishes are he.-ivily grown. ^nne 

 I leiidrobium l'hala'iio|isis Scliriediii;in,i 

 e\ idem-ed a pos.sib!e start in ori-liid iiil- 

 tare. Some exc(dlent mi^ihoiitti. i|iiaii- 

 lities ot' iiiircissi in pans and <<\\i>-v ^i'"-k 

 was also .seen. 



I ii.p, eiMJii^ rii\\ s ..I p 



.XiH.llier, Just riiinpi.li d b\- i."!yi ^ 

 I ;:ii iih;im, is alsn planii'd w it e ri,-;iiniir- 



JMM'.id Ml' '.vll-i-- ai'd twine. ;i- 1 - U''i, 



irallv rmplo\ed. w el-' 'ii. -Ic: n. ' 'in. 

 SI \ im-lies si|iiaii i> n-ed lo t ie I III' pla i;' - 

 t,i. This is im-\pi !i-i\ e and i- I-him i [■■ 

 .•mswer :idmiralil\ . I '.liiniia m ii.nl"i- -ii. 

 used t'or lieatinu, tin' 1 1 ■ d I v < a-;!. ■■'. 

 .■iil.ator iieiiig al.-' I'ouipI m' -r'H' I^i-' 



elil. 



Til, -re. is .an .ibiindani 'ami. r >:ipp!' 

 IiiTo, excellent la'-lilil.- tor \\;i"iilli- 

 \V;iter bet'ol'C IIHIIJ it. :ib" ilMlM': MKi 

 nnie and e\,-elhMi! -lol oi; ti, 1-1. it. 

 The situation :d.-o i- id.al l' n- ;- ■■'■:!. ■ 

 nieniii plant. 1 b r- , no .i,,iii.' . a' !!■ 

 distant, d.ate Mr. IM-.ar will ..iii'i In- 

 whide plant. Soiiir mir-'r\' -t^'k i- 

 -roun. .A lar-e sImM !- lilk 'i v'- I'li l.a\ 



1 rres and a i-eliar oi nni-hi ii~ fi'.n; 



iniilt I'.'ii-k sp;nvn m the i..ii- nl 'ie I'tr^ 

 t|-e«- shed c.ai'lied .i- tim a i o Mp a- \'. ■■ 

 iia\e ,.\er s,.,.n. Tie IM-.ar .-talili-k 

 iiiiail is iiii-lii dale III iwi-iw w u\ . I at i.. '.' 

 and -oils .iiv al! \^ idr aivale . aa^i ■■• iM; -■ 



o 1 a mamiger ,is Mr. I.iini-i.ii thei.- 



Ts no likelih I of Its 1;mMiiiu aiivihiii- 



1,111 a t'i'ont po-itiiiii la tlie Im'iiio a- :' 

 li.as in lie; ptist. 



Pcircc Bros,, Walthani. 



Messi.-. Allan and Ibi I- rt W - I'lO- ■• 

 riindiirted the mend.. a- to liiiir i.:- pi.-ni' 

 ill W'altham .al'La' li.a\ iim Mr. IM-ai "- 

 The lirsi hoiisi'S in-pi.-te.| w.n m', .o . - 

 built l.ast season, .aiji :',i;\:'.oo .-lu.i tiiS ■ 

 willi c-aiaiat ion-. Tie — ' iia\. tli. .w.i 

 |;i^! in- I lie lioii.-hos. and oa.-li i .d.i -..ae 

 ]-jiiiiM pl.ants. .s;r\ii-,al ot Ie i' Imiu-.- ai. 

 .als.i ihvoled to eai li.al i.m-. ..\ • r I'lO."" 

 b. ill:: ::row 11 alioL:'t jiei , Tlio pn le i|. .' 

 -ori- iiandb'd .are law-i-n. 1 '.in-aa nt i . -- 

 \|l-,. I'atlrn and < .o\ . ( dill. I. Tie' ka't. . 

 i< a \<-w pi'iini-inu — -.aikt .-.i.i|l.i,_ 

 i:ii-,,l hiTc aiei lilleii ..le lal.;. i...i-' 

 |;,.,| |.:r>'-..ii. I'r.i-perii\. \.d-oii I'i-! ■ ' 



New Cucumber House 40x200 at W. W, Edgar's, Waverly, Mass. 



