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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



83 



ROOTING GERANIUMS. 



Will vdu please tell me the best way 

 of rooting- I'eraniiiin eiittiiijrs .' My old 

 method has failed the last couple of 

 voars. X. V. Z. 



Wo ompliiy only two inolhods of root- 

 ing these eominon but j)opular j)lants. 

 From Sejttember 1 till February 1 avo 

 try to seloet cuttings of a lirm growth, 

 cutting just below a joint. Jn many 

 soft-woo(led plants this cutting just be- 

 low a joint may bo of Jittle coiisefjuence, 

 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 tho flowering /oiial varieties, 

 of which we may select Mrs. K. (i. Hill, 

 Nutt and Alphonso liicard as types. 

 tScentod-leaved and variegated varieties 1 

 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 sjjace and they do not make as 

 good plants as those rooted in small jtots. 



Briefly, our method is, cut tlio 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 Avatering. 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 tho warm sand of 

 a propagating bed in the winter months 

 vou should not lose one per cent. 



W. S. 



RHODODENDRONS. 



Please tell me if rhododendrons intend- 

 ed for next Easter should lie treated the 

 same as azalea.s. .\. Y. Z. 



b'hddddendrons, although belonging to 

 the same family, want a dilfereut treat- 

 ment from the Indian azaleas, which are 

 those we grow for Kaster. The rhodo- 

 dendron is a hardy shrub in our northern 

 states, where the soil suits it. Tho azalea 

 will endure a temporal un," almost to the 

 freezing j)oint, but still is a tender plant. 

 It is necessary to kee'|i many varieties 

 of azalea.s in a low temperature during 

 the winter months or they would be in 

 flower before there is a deman<l for them. 

 The ])roper jilace for rhododendrons 

 would be a deep coldframe where severe 

 frost could be excluded (a few degrees 

 would not hurt) and tlie lirst ])art of I 

 I'Y'bruary bring them into a night tem- 

 perature of 'j') degrees and give them a j 

 daily svrinying. If vou can't do this, 

 then keep them in the coldest house vou '< 

 have. W. S. i 



OBITUARY. 



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Claude Harglerode. 



iVless Dddy III' ( laude Harglerode^ 

 ]'.') years old, ^on of l'. (i. llargltM-ode, 

 the well-known llorisi of »Sliip[iensburg, 

 Pa., was found beside the tracks of the 

 r. V. li. K. a short distance east of town 

 on the evening o\' November ill. Nothing 

 could be learned as to how the accident, 

 liajijiened, tliough he evidently had been 

 struck by a train. Claude w:is a bright 

 lioy and his parents have the sympathy 

 iif a wide i-irde of friends. 



Victor Henry. 



Victor Henry, a will-known gardener 

 !it Rochester, N. Y-. died Novendii'r l*0 of 

 old age. lie was a rrcuili < 'anadian and 



C. F. Imoberstag. 



his early ^ears weie spciil in the pruvincc 

 of (Quebec. A innnber nf years agn he 

 came to l\'ochester. wliere he won quite 

 a reputation as a. landscape yaidciicr. 

 I'\ir the last fnur <<r tisc yeais hr liad 

 done cousidi'ralile -work at St. ('uluniiia 

 cenM't<My and lectory. hast suinmei- \n^ 

 aged wife died and from that time ou 

 he had lived alone, failing ra|;idly. lie 

 was about 70 years old. 



C. F. Imoberstag. 



< '. 1". luHilierstag \\a^ Imni in llmi, 

 Switzerland, SejiteiHlicr ■_';;. Isl^. He 

 attended sciiool until his sixiecnt h year, 

 when his t'atiier, wlio w;is a Icailii r in a 

 liigli scJHinl, sent him to I'lamc to Icirii 

 the nursei_\' business. When L' 1. years of 

 age lie came to America and settled in 

 Toledo, O. In Iss-j h,. lHMi;^lit fnur acres 

 iiu \\'esti'i'n a\emie wliere he luiih green- 

 houses. Ilai'd wiirk and jiersistenl api'li- 

 cation ♦() busiuess ludught. iiiin suieess. 

 He enjoyed tlie best nf healtii until 

 May 7, IDti.'i. wiieu lie was stricUeii with 

 paialysis. He regained his healtii and 

 attended In business until September "Jtj. 

 He leaves fnur suns; Albert, of tlie 

 I'orest cemetery ureenhouse, l")r. Carl 

 Otto, Walter ai'id Arthur. The last twn 

 iiarMe* are cdndueiing tiie business with 

 tlieir mother; and three sisters, Mrs. 

 .Iiilia Kin^ei-, |-:stella atid Alice. The 

 (inn will cnntinue under the uaiiii« nf 

 Mrs. ( '. !•'. Iiiidliersiag (.V Suns. 



Edson M. Grossman. 



li'lsdii M. ('rnssnian, a well kimwu 

 Imrticultuiist, died at his imnie live miles 

 south ot' P>;ita\ia, N. Y., .NdVeniber !'.•, 



;it 1 lie a;.;e nl' 7'J years. I'nr iiiaiiy M'a. • 

 Mr. <idssuiaii was .-i iliicctdr of the (ienr- 

 ^ee <(iunty Agricultural Sdciety. ||c 

 iiii>4iiialei| a larec nnmber di' iniproved 

 \arieties t>\' \eget;ibles .■iinl fruits. ()ne 

 ludtliei. I.. H. < Cdssman, df HulVald. and 

 .•I >-ist<r. Mrs. < . Hu^^ins. nf V.alavia, 

 siir\ i\(>. 



Frank E. Hodgman. 



I'laiik r;. llddi;inau, fnr mure than 

 iliirty years niie nf the leading florists nT 

 l.diiisville, Ky., die.l Xnveinber P.) at his 

 residence, mil" W,.-.| \\;iliiut .street, of a 

 cdiiiplicatidu of diseases. Mr. no(lt;iiiaii 

 \v:is 70 years of aye and had been a resi- 

 dent, df Louisville tur Hiirty-two ye;irs. 

 He was a iiali\e nf New llaiiipshin"', Imt 

 mn\e.t to l.ouisvilh- tn eiiyag(> in the 

 iireeiiliduse business. He established a 

 place at lOII West \\aliiiit street ami 

 eoiiducted it at his death. .Mr. Hodgman 

 is survi\ed liy jiis wife, .Mrs. Elizabeth 

 llddgniati, and a si,.p-sdu, John Pesler, 

 nf Hullitt cduiify. He has iid other iiii 

 nieiliate relatives and his other coiiiiee 

 tintis are residents of X.wv lungland. 



P.i:\vi;!;, Pa. |)a\id 1 ). Howell, foi- 

 iiierly --iiiieriutendent of Wind vein, iil. 

 r>ea\er. r.-i., has been apjidiiited miiei.ii 

 ■-iiperinleiideiit of Laaieltou Hall, l.n|)._. 

 Isjniid. llie estate ,,f i.duis <'. Til1aii\. 



liiMA, .Micil. -A Hew greenhouse pl.illt 

 has been liuilt in this city, miisi-tino ,,) 



four houses I'Sxlmi red ;ind rnstnio 



+(i iHiii. Th.y are steam healed. 1 1. l" 

 \'ilice|!l. the owner, ii;;s 1 hem stncke.j |',,|- 

 a eciicral retail trade anil the pl;i.-, js 



npell for lilisi||i-ss. 



