Mw 17, I'.tui't. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J 855 



An Example of what H, H. Battles Considers an Extravagant Luxury. 



:ili(p\c the liOMVil.s of tii(> liciu-li ami the 

 i|c|ii(ssi{iu Ipctwccii tlii'sc little clcxalidiiv 

 jifiliaps (iiily tlircc iiiclics fiiun the 

 tinanls. Tliis iiit'diiiiat inn was iinpailcd 

 at least eijihtrcii years ayn, and I dici 

 not see the utility (»f it as I do now. 



(In a le\el surfai-e of lied the coiiioiis 

 syiinyinji ni'cessary into late fall would 

 keep the soil saturated and render a 

 sliyht dryinj^f out of the root.s cjillji-ult. 

 luit jdanted on an elexated jiosition sur- 

 faee water would (|uickly llow to tho 

 loAVC'st iovfl, and I ludieve the secret ot' 

 j;ettin^r (lardenia llorida to llower in 

 January and Fclirnary is this: in <)e 

 tober lower the temperature. <;ivo more 

 ventilation and decri'ascd the water at 

 the routs; in other words, ripen the 

 yirowth of tlu^ summer, when llower luids 

 uill form, which a renewal of heat and 

 moisture will soon expand. 



1 have been rather lenj^tliy and elab- 

 orate on a beautiful ever<;reen shrub in 

 uhicli only a few commercial in(.'n are 

 at all interested, and 1 will conclude by 

 sayinjij that in small communities there 

 would be little call for it. Its i-uitiva- 

 tion in the neighborhood ot' laie,> (.iries 

 would bi; mo.st prolitable. K'eiiiember 

 that Texas and other southeiti slato 

 would lie no opposition in the winter 

 months and the <irei>idiouse-<:row n tloweiv 

 Would reiyii supreme ill thi.s imi' 'lu.ih'i 



v\\ , it sreliteil lIoW i')-. 



For Crowded Plants. 



W'l I . ad III 1 1ll- i-ii| ri--|Miiii|in. . I i .en 

 ii'anv 'ilii'- llial linwii :^a rdi'iii ii^: i- " 

 Pill bia-t. \\'illi u-^ il I- till 1 1- \\i 1 k- M, 

 I 111 till II ii . a lid until w .• ;;il i .1 n I ■ . i 

 .111' 'IIIH-Ii •■! iiW di'd. Thi'M' v\ III. 'Li ■'■ ' 

 Ilk.- I il'- .-.Miiiid III 1 In- w ni ,| imt lie d. ^...ii| 

 "|d :^i i-i-idii iM^i'~ a^ llii-\ .III-. i-.iM iiii'i 

 'iiii'-li 1 1-1 n-l' III i-.i|i I t'l .-I iiii'^. Till 1 1- :i 1 1 

 ti-\. ■■t' iini 111 ddi ii:^ |il:i lit- Im' \ i M in 



I'l-il i-'-l K Will iiin\ i i: .-I i-nld I'l .-I 111.-. 



I 111 \ .-. .--I II I I II- III [ ml lip. I It lii-i III Mill 

 • .1 iiiii:ii-\ . 



Tin- i-liii- 1 |i|;i 111 111 .1111 ll.iw 1 I -.1 1 di-,i 

 11';^. till- /.Ilia I :^ii a n 111 n. i^ I n-i 1 1 i ..n I 

 •~i' 'i 111 :i t I a nil i lia ii I .i i ii" i \ ii.-i ii~' i . i i n 



the hot yieeiihouse. It \\oiild be a loiiy 

 ^lory 111 ( iiumeiate tlm-^e jilaiits that are 

 betti'l' ill .'I t'lailie than kept in ;i gri;eii- 

 house. Iiiil a reliable ;^iiide is this: 

 I'lants iif a tinpiial nature want the 

 .sliolit artilicial ni^^lit temperature; of tho 

 l; reeiihiiu.se .■iinl ilio-^e of ccddddooded 

 temiu i;imeiil will do \eiy well with the 

 proteelion lit -a^li. ami tiny stand tin- 

 winds and biii^lit ^[\\i miii-li better when 

 planted out than do the snft plants t'rnm 



the yreelllinlise. 



A Simple Frame. 



hid it 1 \ e|- oi-i-iir to you tliat there 

 are iihiie w.-iyv lit' makiiiy a cold traiin- 

 tliaii nailiiiL; tmards toyi'tlirr .' I can 

 reiiieiniiei . when l!i yearv ot' a;^!-. ;i jilaii 

 ot' makiiiL; a i-old frame m Miiylaml. 

 If yoll are blessed with ;n-i-es> to ;i pas 

 tllle or Held 111' sod. cut a few loads ot' 

 .sod a fool wide, a^ hui;; as you like and 

 tliii'i- iinhev thirk. iJiiild a sod wall for 

 the walls of the frame. I'l.ace a plank 



111 liii.ild nil lop of Ilii'M lilt le \\:ill-. h'( 

 till- ^asli 111 n-Ni ,01, and \on liavi .n, 

 iili.'il iidd frame, irnirli warnii-r than :ia 

 iii'-li lio;ird. and when the I'laiin-^ )ia\< 

 t'llllilled llieil pnrpo^i- the soi|> .iinppcil 



down ail- invaluable niateii;il i'm- p.i| 

 Iiiil: ^oil. 



Queen Charlotte Geranium, 



.\ few .lays .-i^n | lenewd tin .n ■ 

 i|liailllanee ot' :i (im- ;^ei-;uiillin, <^)iiei-i, 

 I harlotte. We h.-nl a lied of this ni thr 

 di;ir old I 'a ir.\ iiieriea II. ami I was iii-l: 



iinpressed willi it ;i.; a nniid lii.'ddrr. fill 



.1" a |iol plant for Mi-monal day it i.- 

 •■i v\iini|er. f a |- surpassing; thai ;^,.ii.. 

 sahiioii. I'.e.-iiite I'oitevine. 



W'll.l I.\ M .">< Ill H' 



NOTES FROM ENGLAND. 



.\l :i lecelil s.-||i. Ill i|v i-imnis al I l|(:ip 

 -ide. I'lol heroe ^ Miiril^. tin- W e 1 1 k li. . W In 

 .-I i|i-t iolieefs. oblailied li.'in ;.;ilineas, m 



tJl.-ii7 : III. for .-1 plant ot ( ldoiito._;|(,s 

 -mil riispiim I 'it I i.-iiiiini. tin liiyiit--l pin-i 

 .■\er |-eali/i-d under |he hammer. At tiu- 

 -.-line sale a pl;iiii of ( ). i-ris[iinii ALiui 

 ll.-iss;il| leali/ed I7'i ;:niiieas. or iii.<| 

 miller l!."plHI. I'lollieriie iV Molli- ,111- 



jll-l ly pr.Uld oil Jie-e result-. 



' ov ent ( i.a ideiis at I h i- time nl i Ih- 

 .vi'.'H' is well wo|-th a visit. Tin- i|iiaiilitv 

 ol I'l'ddili;^ pl;ilil> is Minplv immeie-e. 

 |-!\erv- d;iv-. diiriii"^ the lour hour-- nl' 

 I ilisi lies-, larnc niimbe|,> ;ire disposed ,.t', 



.-iiid this sc;ison prii-i-- are leaviiin^ :i vi-iv 

 tail |iio(it 111 the nriiwrt. ransies. i-;d- 

 i-e.i|.-i lias, ncra iiiiii'i-. lolielia-. t'iu-li-ias, 

 'l.'ii-ie- ainl all -iirt- ot' lirrli.-n-i-oiis plants 

 ;iie otleii-d in nri-,-it i|iia 111 It ie.-, sniiie 

 _;i-iiWii- h;i\iiin a- inaiiv as ten in-rt s iit 

 pan-ie- aloii.-. .-uid L'liit.iiOii lieddiiin 

 L:ei-.-i II iuiii- III '.'• iiii-h pot- is no iiin-iiin 

 iiiiiii iliinn-. I'etuiii.-i- in ;; iiii-h |iiii- ai( 

 al-i. .luiie in pr.iili^iiu,- ijiia lit it le-. lainii 

 tlii- ve;ii th.aii ever, ;iiid -oun ut tin 

 stl.'lins 111' the-e p|-o|ian;itci| from l)V Mh 

 \i\-J. plant oinwel- .-lie lll.a '.^ II I tin ■ n t . 



This spriiin lieddinn ira<li- i- ai miv 



ilie:ip priees. but nrlierallv prolitable, 

 'fill- est;i lili.shllienl- ill Vvlilih the -lull 's 

 pi .iiliii-i'd .are V erilable plaill I'.n-te! n s, 



Imt i-vervthlnn loniie.-ted with them mii-t 

 I'l- Imie i-lieaplv. -o that the product i-aii 

 111- -old al low prii-e-. .\|:iiiv of the 

 liim-e- III wldi-h they .-n'e u|-u\\ri are oidv 

 t'ranii- -Irui-iiiies with movable loof-. ,-i-- 

 in.-iiiv ,-1- lifly or si\t\ ,,f tho-r i-|ii;ij. 

 .-t I :ii-t uii- in om- bio. k. Kv erv i hiti;.' 



An Example ot what H. H. Battles Considers an Economical Nt'cessily, 



