I)ixi;.Mi(i:it LIT, I'.tOU. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



415 



Establishment of Joseph Haube, Cbarleroi, Pa. 



1 am forced to the eoiicliusion that they 

 are simply suflf'oriiig from want of j)roper 

 food. The soil is of a poor (|iiality and 

 iidt at all suited for roses. 



Tlie best and surest remedy wduld be 

 to yive frequent and lif^lit nudehes of 

 decom]iosed eow manui'e, and 1 have 

 found it beneficial under such conditions 

 to give a generous sprinkling of boiu> 

 meal to the bench liefoic applying liie 

 mulch. 



I'ntil the ]jlants begin to sliow some 

 vigor great care must be exen-ised in 

 uateriiig as evaporation is slow at this 

 season and the ])lanls being weal^ cannot 

 use mu<h water. 



One of the plants is also aflccted with 

 anthraciiose, doubtless brought on and 

 encouiaged l)y (heir weak condition. This 

 disease is liai)le to spread and atfect the 

 healthy and strougcM- jihmts if not 

 <heck('d. 



Cut olV and l-urn all dc;- lying slioots 

 a few inches below the jpoint afl'ected. 

 (!i\(' plenty <d' ventilation whenever pos- 

 .sible and sjuay once a week with the 

 copper solution (cu]>ram) using a noz- 

 zle that makes a \eiy fine spiay. 



The insects in the soil are the larva' 

 of thrips and are a sure indication that 

 the jteifect insect is in tin' house and at 

 work. Light fnnugation will hold them 

 in check if ]>racticed ])ersistently twice a 

 week. To make the fumes more effective 

 some growers sprinkle red jiepper on the 

 stems with irood r<>sults. HiBES. 



THE TRADE IN MISSISSIPPI. 



Among the jirogressive llorists are the 

 -Musses Lucy V.. ami Sue .M. < ai)aniss. of 

 .Taeksou, .Miss. They staite<l in tlie flower 

 business alisolutely witiiout cajiital. ami 

 lunv have a nice trade, with a green- 

 house in the outskirts of town for grow- 

 ing ferns and other plants. Ind they still 

 look to < hicigo for the cut tlowi'is used 

 at tlo'ir nourishing stand in tlie city, 

 rile accompanying illustratinn is from a 



photograph of their 1 tli at tlie recent 



successful Mississippi liiijiistrial l'].\po 

 sitioii. The young man in the jiicture is 

 Liinlsi-y I'. ( ;ibaiiiss, who li;is charge of 

 the cut llower ilejiart nient. The Misses 

 (.'alianiss say that, while the llorist busi- 

 ness in .Mississi])pi hiis not atlained the 

 proportions it has in noitheru, ;ui<l par- 

 ticularly eastern, cities, still the people 

 of .lacksiiii ;ire t'ully .■ili\(> to the be;iut_\ 

 and desir.-ibilily of both tlo\vers and 

 plants and lend e\ery encouragement 



]>OS,sible tip those ill the tlioie. 



NOTES FROM ENGLAND. 



A graml thing iu the ^\ay of fei'us is 

 being ]dace(l (ui the market this fall by 

 Messrs. T. Kochford cV Sons, Ltd., o'f 

 Uroxbourne. Herts, called Xejihndepis 

 Todeaoides. It is said to be one of the 

 most beautiful fei'us e\'ei' put iido com- 

 merce, even surpassing that beautiful 

 \aiiety, Todea su]»erba. It has re<'i'i\ed 

 fax'oi'able |iress notice and has obtaine(| 

 sexcral cert ificiit es and aw.ards. The 

 following is the raiser's descri|)t ion : 

 "This is un<loubte<lly the most beautiful, 

 as well as the most distinct, of ;ill known 

 forms of ne]ihrole|iis and seems to mark 

 the limit of the process ot' e\olntiou in 

 that geiuis, \\liicli has lately given us 

 many hamlsome forms, all of which fall 

 shiut iu beauty of the present variety. 

 The fron<ls are three feet long and 

 twelve inches broad in their widest jiart, 

 and are distinctly t lipininite, with the 

 second leaflets twisting a little rr(nn the 

 surface of the frond. The third lentlets 

 are of a distinctly iiirly nature ami give 

 the massive fronils a sinmilarly light 

 and airy api)eaiaii<-e, the generuj jispect 

 Ijeing like ;i Avllcurled nstiich fe;ilher 

 of a pleasing green color."' 



The \ariety ^vill doubtless lieiome a 

 geneial and jiopiilar market sort, a great 



feature being the furnishing of the small 

 jdants, which, when oidy iu I'-inch or 

 .".-inch jjots, carry several barge moss- 

 like fronds. 



The same firm is also (dfering a, new 

 begonia called Masterpiece, which is de- 

 scribed as a new ami improved form of 

 (iloire de Lorraine. The habit of growth 

 and color of bloom, etc., being a glori- 

 fied type of the latter variety. Sonu' im- 

 lUdveuH'nt has for some time been needed 

 ill the stocks of (iloire de Lorraine. The 

 type in some instance lacking the good 

 (pialities to which it owed its fame and 

 \;ilue in commerce at the time of its in- 

 troduction. Any improvement, or even 

 keeping the variety to its trm," character 

 is niucii to be desired. 

 I The Winter I'loweriiig Carnation So- 

 I <-i(ny held its liist show on 1 )ecemb(>r 4, 

 whicli was a great success. With Im- 

 proved White Lawscui A. 1''. |)utt(ui. Iver, 

 Luicks, secured first- j)ri/e foi' the best 

 white. The same grow<'r had the best 

 pink iu .Mrs. T. \V. Lawson. Kiu-han- 

 t ress took the jiremium for blush pink, 

 b'obert Craig was undoubtedly a fiiu' 

 scarlet, but mit e<|ual to the new Lrit- 

 taiiia, which was the best of that color 

 in the show. In trade exhibits the fol- 

 lowing rei-eived gold nu'dals: II. Bur- 

 nett, (iuernsey, and .\. Smith, I'lnfield. 

 The following tirms silver gill medals: 

 ( utbush A; Sons. llighg.Mte; Hugh Low(> 

 tVj Co.. Lush Hill Lark; .\. I'. Dutton. 

 Iver, I'.ncks. and L.ell \: Sheldon, (iiiern- 

 sey. 15. .1. 



ASTERS. 



1 wish to raise nsters I'nr market next 

 summer ami wcnild like to know the three 

 best (dasses tn glow, n Iso what felt i liz(?rs 

 other than stable manure ninl wood ashes 

 it would be ailvisable In use, iiiv soil 

 lieing clay loum. 



Whefe c-in I get a <^ii(i(| Work or treat- 

 ise on raising fisteis lor market .' Also 

 v\li;it size box would it be ndvisnble to 

 use for shipping.' WimiM li'xlti ;ind 



tliree feet loli^^ lir l;i|ec> I'lioui;!] to heat. 



L. .1. L.. 



It' you are ;.;oiii^ in t'or usleis us ex- 

 tensively .-Is von s;iv vou will ilonbtless 

 trv many varieties iu the course of ;i few 

 veurs. There are so manv varieties it is 



Booth of the Misses Cabaniss at Mississippi Industrial Exposition. 



