NOVEMBEJt 29, 1906. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



83 



ROOTING GERANIUMS. 



Will you please tell me the best way 

 of rooting geranium cuttings? My old 

 method has failed the last couple of 

 years. X. Y. Z. 



We employ only two methods of root- 

 ing these common but popular plants. 

 From September 1 till February 1 we 

 try to select cuttings of a firm growth, 

 cutting just below a joint. In many 

 soft-wooded plants this cutting just be- 

 low a joint iqay be of little consequence, 

 but with the succulent geranium we think 

 it important, and, as it takes no longer, 

 it is well to observe it. The above ap- 

 plies to all the flowering zonal varieties, 

 of which we may select Mrs. E. G. Hill, 

 Nutt and Alphonse Eicard as types. 

 Scented-leaved and variegated varieties I 

 prefer to put in the sand, and if you 

 choose you can propagate all your gera- 

 niums in the sand, only it is a waste of 

 time and space and they do not make as 

 good plants as those rooted in small pots. 



Briefly, our method is, cut the shoot 

 at a joint, leaving only one fully de- 

 veloped leaf and one not fully developed. 

 Pot firmly, making sure the soil is firm 

 and compact at the base of the cutting. 

 Give them one thorough watering. Set 

 them on a bench in a house where the 

 night temperature is 50 degrees, and do 

 not water again until they are decidedly 

 dry. At least ninety per cent should be 

 rooted in a month. In the warm sand of 

 a propagating bed in the winter months 

 you should not lose one per cent. 



W. S. 



RHODODENDRONS. 



Please tell me if rhododendrons intend- 

 ed for next Easter should be treated the 

 same as azaleas. X. Y. Z. 



Rhododendrons, although belonging to 

 the same family, want a different treat- 

 ment from the Indian azaleas, which are 

 those we grow for Easter. The rhodo- 

 dendron is a hardy shrub in our northern 

 states, where the soil suits it. The azalea 

 will endure a temperature almost to the 

 freezing point, but still is a tender plant. 

 It is necessary to kee^ many varieties 

 of azaleas in a low temperature during 

 the winter months or they would be in 

 flower before there is a demand for them. 

 The proper place for rhododendrons 

 would be a deep coldframe where severe 

 frost could be excluded (a few degrees 

 would not hurt) and the first part of 

 February bring them into a night tem- 

 perature of 55 degrees and give them a 

 daily syringing. If you can't do this, 

 then keep them in the coldest house you 

 have. W. S. 



OBITUARY. 



Claude Harglerode. 



The lifeless Dody of Claude Harglerode, 

 13 years old, son of IT. G. Harglerode, 

 the well-known florist of Shippensburg, 

 Pa., was found beside the tracks of the 

 C. V. E. E. a short distance east of town 

 on the evening of November 21. Nothing 

 could be learned as to how the accident 

 happened, though he evidently had been 

 struck by a train. Claude was a bright 

 boy and his parents have the sympathy 

 of a wide circle of friends. 



Victor Henry. 



Victor Henry, a well-known gardener 

 at Eochester, N. Y., died November 20 of 

 old age. He was a French-Canadian and 



C. F. Imoberstag. 



his early years were spent in the province 

 of Quebec. A number of years ago he 

 came to Eochester, where he won quite 

 a reputation as a landscape gardener. 

 For the last four or five years he had 

 done considerable work at St. Columba 

 cemetery and rectory. Last summer his 

 aged wife died and from that time on 

 he had lived alone, failing rapidly. He 

 was about 70 years old. 



C. F. Imoberstag. 



C. F. Imoberstag was born in Bern, 

 Switzerland, September 23, 1848. He 

 attended school until his sixteenth year, 

 when his father, who was a teacher in a 

 high school, sent him to France to learn 

 the nursery business. When 21 years of 

 age he came to America and settled in 

 Toledo, O. In 1882 he bought four acres 

 on Western avenue where he built green- 

 houses. Hard work and persistent appli- 

 cation to business brought him success. 

 He enjoyed the best of health until 

 May 7, 1905, when he was stricken with 

 paralysis. He regained his health and 

 attended to business until September 26. 

 He leaves four sons: Albert, of the 

 Forest cemetery greenhouse. Dr. Carl 

 Otto, Walter and Arthur. The last two 

 named are conducting the business with 

 their mother; and three sisters, Mrs. 

 .Tulia Kruger, Estella and Alice. The 

 firm will continue under the name of 

 Mrs. C. F. imoberstag & Sons. 



Edson M. Grossman. 



Edson M. Crossman, a well-known 

 horticulturist, died at his home five miles 

 south of Batavia, N. Y., November 19, 



at the age of 72 years. For many yea:3 

 Mr. Crossman was a director of the Gene- 

 see County Agricultural Society. He 

 originated a large number of improved 

 varieties of vegetables and fruits. One 

 brother, L. H. Crossman, of Buffalo, and 

 a sister, Mrs. C. Huggins, of Batavia, 

 survive. 



Frank E. Hodgman. 



Frank E. Hodgman, for more than 

 thirty years one of the leading florists of 

 Louisville, Ky., died November 19 at his 

 residence, 1912 West Walnut street, of a 

 complication of diseases. Mr. Hodgman 

 was 70 years of age and had been a resi- 

 dent of Louisville for thirty-two years. 

 He was a native of New Hampshire, but 

 moved to Louisville to engage in the 

 greenhouse business. He established a 

 place at 1914 West Walnut street and 

 conducted it at his death. Mr. Hodgman 

 is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth 

 Hodgman, and a step-son, John Besler, 

 of Bullitt county. He has no other im- 

 mediate relatives and his other connec- 

 tions are residents of New England. 



Beaver, Pa.— David D. Howell, for- 

 merly superintendent of Windyghoul, 

 Beaver, Pa., has been appointed general 

 superintendent of Laurelton Hall, Long 

 Island, the estate of Louis C. Tiffany. 



Ionia, Mich. — A new greenhouse plant 

 has been built in this city, consisting of 

 four houses 28x100 feet and costing 

 $6,000. They are steam heated. D. L. 

 Vincent, the owner, has them stocked for 

 a general retail trade and the place is 

 open for business. 



