•Mav it, I'.Mif,. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



1857 



rii\e ciicli jilniit jiMiiilc idoin :iiiil ii;i\i' 



SlllOUt t\\(i ilK-llcs of uslics on the liciK-ll 



for tliL' |il;iiits 1() stMinl on. Tlic :islns 

 ;irc nscfnl in liuldiiig inoi.st luc !U1<1 will 

 iiclp to keep tiic roots cool. Vcnis nyn 

 we nscd to j^row the (iindi pot slo;k 

 outside, plnnyed in iisiics, hut we linxc 

 citlnT jiroorcsscd ii'i inside cnltiiit' or 

 conditions outside iiavc i-linnycd, t'oi' 

 ])l;iuts ^lown outside now cMiiiiot hold a 

 i'iiiuUe to the iiuhxu' stock. 'i'he only 

 ('(uulition to look out for is to huvc 

 nuiple •.{]]■ nroniid the jdiiuts. so llmt 

 they <lo iicd pull up (Ui hot d;iys. 



1 yi\<' helow a u(i(Mi sele(ti(Ui of \;irie 

 ties for (i-inch )»ot work, a s(dertion 

 liased lar^icly on the wiunino lots ;il the 

 «';islei-n shows lust yrui-: 



White: .Mer/.:i, ' Nellie I'oikett. Mny 

 ^^eddon, Heat rice May. 



^'elhiW : ('li(dt(uii. Mis. W. I luikh.i ni. 

 A|iplet(u:, Mersthani \'(dlow. 



i'ink: W. huckhiini. \';il<'rie (ir(cn 

 liMin, I'. A. ('oliJMdd. Mrs. < oiuulies. 



K'e(l: Mersthnni K'cd, .1. II. Dovh. 

 Mrs. ,1. A. .Miller. 



Mamon: ']'. < iiirinytou, I!. .F. 



Jli'ooks. 



Lavender: Liidy llopctonii. 



The last named is ilie tiiiest \ariet\- 

 for tins Work I e\cr s;iv\. soine hist scar 

 iieini; (>\\\y a foot lii^h and produ'-in;.; 

 an erniruMius flower. 



< IIAIM.KS II. To'lTV. 



CINERARIAS. 



J. II. Myers. .Mtoona, I'a.. tind-^ 'in 

 eraria .stellata a Ncry useful plant. ]iai 

 ticularly for Kaster decorating. The 

 accoinpanyinii' illustration shows a house 

 runnini; :dony the einl of .Mr. Myers" 

 ranj^e in which he yiows tiie cineraria 

 successfully. The jilaiits pliotoi^raphed 

 were grown in (! iindi pans and were 

 from eighteen indies to tdiir teet in 



height, the spread of Mooin lieiiio ;i< 

 great ;is tlll'ee feet oil some (it tile speri 



mens. it \\;is an e.-ipiM-ialiy interest i n;^ 

 Jot liecanse of the \;iliet\ o t' colols, 

 lunging from nearly white to d;iik lilne, 

 jpiirjdi and crimson. 



THE DAHLIA. 



(.\ Iiiipcr \<\ i: II. I 'il'-liiiiMii. S,\l\:ini:i II.. 

 J'Mil lielei-c ihc (Ihiii Sl;ilc I Inrt i.-iil i iir.i 1 S.i.i.-iv, 

 J:iim;uy IL'. I'Mm'i. | 



The recent re\i\al of the inteie>i in 

 the dahlia for cut (lower purposes ainl its 

 ada])taliility .as a lloweriny phuit for 

 ainateuis, makes information regarding 

 its culture and maii;ii;enieiit at ijiis time 

 desiralile. 



Its increasing |)op:ilaril\ is largely 

 Ihi'ough tl'.e advent ot' new toriiis and 

 the evei' increasing lo\i' and deniaml I'or 

 liowers. The ilahlia conies at a -eason 

 v\lieu the rush ot' earlier siitiiiiier Ijuweis 

 )s past and prior to the ad\en! ,ii' the 

 chrvsanthenniin and glass grown lluwer^. 



It is not at all jiart i<iilar as to kind 

 id' soil, re(|iiires im ;^lass treatiiieiii. inv 

 ers a \\ i<le ranye ot' <-(doi-s and fnitiis. 

 stariilard varieties are elieap ;iiid are 

 easily kept throuyh the iloiiiiaii' sea--eii. 

 It Well repass tli.'it loving rare :imi| at- 

 tention that ni;iny amateurs so di'liL;lit 

 to liestovv upon their plants. 



Its culture find development have 

 Tiearly all taken place within the last 

 hundred years -a very short time as .-om- 

 ]>areil with the ]ieriod covered l.y the 

 rose and ehrys;intliemum. If w;is taken 

 in its wild form from the s;ind> plains 

 ot' !\rexii-o to l!uro|ie almnt I'sii, Imt it 

 was not until 1*^1 t that the liivi .huiMe 

 forms were seen at [.oiivain. liidhand. 

 TVoin this time mi development was 

 rapid; t'roui the sinj.;le \\ild furni. doiilile 



Cinerarias Grown by J. H. Myers, Altoona, Pa. 



varieties appeared so rapidly that one 

 l-aiglish dealer in isll listed dvev l,-_>(ii) 

 varieties. iioth the Large tloweiing and 

 pompon (dass were of the glolnil ir form, 

 I lieing as round ;is a icill. They are 

 ' classed as show and t'aticy. Tiie show 

 class is made up of the self colors, that 

 is. one color; the fancy class incliiiles the 

 V arieg.'itecj flowers. 



These gioldllai" forms ;iiid sii|o'..< filled 

 the lists until alioiit the year \^'''.. .\t 

 this time a |)iitch merchant idl'ered a 

 new form of dahlia, the pareiii .if tjo' 

 iMiw popular class c.alhd cai-tii--. This 

 variety was named .liiare/.ii in Iwiior ot 

 liie President of' Mexico. This liisl new 



t'orni, with its long twisted petals. h;id 



the pi>cnliar red sll.ade ;issocia'e,| with 

 the ciictus; hence the name nf' this class. 

 I'roin it We are getting manv vaii:ilions; 

 indeecl, another class is annoiinceij the 

 [■a oiiy llovvei-ed. The advent nf the cac 

 'tis form with its in t'oiin.a I i;racc and 



lie.aiity makes it v;iliialile t'or :ili d 



rative ]iiir|ioses. -s/riie d.ahlia ha^ an 

 ada |italiilit V for griicef'nl decora; iiii; \u>\ 

 possessecj liy the ch rvsa n I heniii In ainl in 

 lirilliaiicy ot' coloring it 1 ra iisi-. n.js .all 

 otiiei- summer llowers. With 'he im 

 provenieiit in keeping '|ii:ililies .nid :i 



nicire e..ner;il kllowledee of' ii- aset'iil 

 iiess as a cut flower, lioth liv Ihe Ihu'i-.I'- 

 :iiid the |iiililic, the d.ihli.a is Im.iiii.I to 



I'eciillle Very pojillhll'. 



Methods of Propagation. 



There ;ire Ihree methods 1 1 1' ii'ii[r;i:^a 

 'loll liV see(|, root ilivisioll ;illd liV cut 

 tings. Mahlia seeds eeriiiiiafe viuv 



ipiickly ill moderate heat and the youiiLr 

 jdants are easily han<lle(|. Sown in 

 Alarcji, pricked <uit into llals .and trans 

 planleil info the o|ien yroiiiid .af'tei- dan 

 ;:ei- lit' frost, tliev are almost certain to 



produce iihidtn in Septelnliel- in ijfeat 



.and endless v ariet v. 



reihaiis the most conimon nieihod of 

 piiipaL;aI loll is liv rnot .livisimi. In .\piil 



tile eyes will lie^iu In show al the 1 »a SC 

 ot' the o|i| stalk. Tiiesi' liiav lie divided. 

 with :i knife. I liiul pniiun^ shc-ns most 

 useful. |ea\ini; one in tw.i eves wgh e.acli 

 till ler. In t h IS w a v \ a i let les ca ii lii- 

 laieelv mulliplied. Where ;;lass ;■, a\ail- 



.alile Ine clumps .it' Idols Ul,a\ lie liedded 



in earth iii f'ull liiilit alioni tin- las! of 

 I'elninirv ; thev snoii s|iiiuo ml.i L;i'owth. 



These yolin;^ slioiils i-al; lie lakell off, 



ii.ote.l Ml sund ail. I hainlleil like ;inv 

 iilhei sdt'i wiiiiiled iiLants^ The I 'aim is 

 made that plants ;^ro\\n I'luiii cuttings 



|ir."lll.-e the liesi lloWel's. \s la 1 as IIIV 



1 ilisci\ a I ii 111 :^oes I can sec n.i su| leiiorit v' 

 . .\ er pla n Is t'l i un r. i. U d i\ isidu. 



The dahlia .|oes well 111 aiiv t'ertih- 



soil, lull Its |i|eterenci' sei'llls In lie j'or 



a rich, .|eep, moist, saiidv loam. It 

 siiiuiM lie pl.aiite.l all. ml the lunhile lo I jif- 

 lasi i.r Mav. It leijinrcs waiiiil h lo 

 slalt It llitci l;I"\\||i; .-olisci jueiit ! \ llieiM 

 Is hi.ihiui^ III lie :^aiiie.| li\ e.ailc |ilant' 

 lUi;. 1 Ihiiik It IS c\iu a iiiisiake i.i sl.art, 

 III. 'iiliers lu.liiois Us m.anv ama'caiis do. 

 \! i. l-uniiiier is iiiii a .lesn;: ii|, imie to 

 lil.Hirii the .jahlia, .Mmiit N. pN iiilier I 



Is .jUlIe eallv elllilli^ll 111 lilMl^ III ll|e (il'st 



Mil. lies iiiid 'Ills call li' iliiin e.asily hy 

 pl;iiii iiiu "Ui the last 111 Ma\ . I' . at t.ain 

 t!ic liesi r.sulis tlic jiluiii siiiiil.l i..cei\e 



II. . ■ le.-k I'l . .Ill si a It til ll h |sh . 



Planting. 



Till . I.aii I i:i s||. ,ii III I ic I ila i I . ■ i as li i 



pelllill ,,\' .-as^ |,;|^s;i^c l.iM',1' II till' 



plants. ;is i||c liiishes aic '.ei\ l.iiifle and 



;i !iii|cli ol'teii nil! cause i;lc;it i .| ,| n(',h(>3 



til lu-.-ak down. .\ sm^le i..>\ uill per- 

 mit .il as cliise pl.iiitiii;^ {IS ;v\,i teet i Pi 

 the |iiV\. liUt I'l.Ws sh.iiilo I.. ,il |i ;ist, five 



.ir si\ feet ap.aft. I 'l;i n 1 1 ii_;- '1. pi'i s(i<iidii 



lie .-lliout five ll|c|.es lleliiW '1,1 ~"l|| slir- 



tacc. r'reipieiit .ami s(iail.\\ en 1 1 n ;i t ion 

 is essenli.al 111 lis ra|iiil ^^ri.wili tir.ad- 

 uallv drawing a lillle s,.i, ai..uiid the 



li.U'^e III' the phlllt tends In ass|s| .n hold- 

 Ill LI the phiiii iipiii^lii Will II iiii.ers arc 



