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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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call is only for a few sorts. Of these 

 Adiantum cuneatum holds first place and 

 is indispensable where bouquet or fu- 

 neral work is made. If it is possible 

 that some of your ferns have not been 

 overhauled for a long time, before 

 the spring rush starts in is a good time 

 in which to pot them. If large, chop the 

 clumps through with a sharp spade. Dis- 

 etitangle the roots and repot in sizes 

 sufficient to allow an inch of compost 

 around the clump. In the case of plants 

 in small pots, all they will need is to 

 have the crocks removed from the roots 

 and any loose soil shaken out before 

 being repotted. 



A suitable soil for ferns consists of 

 equal portions of leaf -mold and loam, 

 with sand added. For vigorous growing 

 sorts more loam and less of the leaf com- 

 post can be used. Do not use s£ny ani- 

 mal manure or chemical fertilizer of any 

 sort. Plants, however, with the pots 

 well filled with roots enjoy an occasional 

 watering with liquid manure. Ferns of 

 all sorts need a shady house and a moist 

 atmosphere. In summer they grow 

 splendidly in coldframes under sashes 

 shaded with kerosene and white lead. 

 Snails are sometimes troublesome among 

 adiantums. A dusting of air-slaked lime 

 on the bench will clear out most of them. 

 A little should also be dusted among the 

 crowns. If the pots can be moved from 

 the bench and boiling water poured over 

 it many will be killed. 



A few desirable ferns to grow in ad- 

 dition to Adiantum cuneatum are A. gra- 

 cillimum, A. Charlottse, Pteris cretica 

 Majdi, Pteris serrulata cristata, Cyrto- 

 mium faleatum, Cibotium Schiedei, the 

 finest tree fern for house culture; Pteris 

 adiantoides, Pteris "Wimsetti, Aspidium 

 tsussimense, Davallia stricta and the 

 various nephrolepis, such as Bostonien- 

 sis, Whitmani, Scottii and Elegantissima. 



Care of Seedlings. 



Many of the earUer sown batches of 

 annuals will now be ready to pinch off. 

 This work should not be delayed a day 

 longer than absolutely necessary. We 

 are mostly prone to sow our seeds too 

 thickly and a few days' crowding will 

 ruin many of the little seedlings. Shade 

 with cheese-cloth or newspapers for a 

 few days after the pricking off. Do not 

 overwater them and, on the other hand, 

 be careful they are not allowed to get 

 dusty dry. Use a watering pot in lieu 

 of a hose for watering purposes. Keep 

 all flats of seedlings which are not 

 pricked out well up to the light to keep 

 them stocky. 



Brief Reminders* 



Buds of Easter lilies -should now be 

 starting to droop. Those which still 

 point upwards need a little hurrying. 

 Now is the time to get in the extra forc- 

 ing needed, not the week before Easter. 



Sow seeds of Canterbury bells, wall- 

 flowers, Campanula persicifolia and C. 

 pyramidalis, and any of the perennial 

 delphiniums if you want strong plants 

 by fall. 



Marguerites should not be subjected to 

 any forcing. The flowers of these re- 

 main fresh on the plant a long time if 

 they are not allowed to become dry. 

 Flowers should now be opening. 



If you see color in the buds of Bam- 

 bler roses by March 15 you should have 

 them in season for Easter. 



Charles Knopf. 



Elkhart, Ind. — The greenhouses of 

 Mrs. E. M. Bullock were entirely de- 

 stroyed by fire at 5 a. m. February 28. 



THE GLASS MARKET. 



The jobbers of greenhouse sizes of 

 window glass who are advertising in the 

 Review find the demand considerably 

 ahead of last year. Ever since the be- 

 ginning of the season the number of in- 

 quiries has been greater than usual. 

 There are not so many large orders be- 

 ing placed, but a much greater number 

 of smaller orders. All through the coun- 

 try growers are adding one or two houses. 



The price of glass has been stiffening 

 steadily since the strength of the de- 

 mand became apparent. The window 

 glass industry seems in a strong position 

 this spring and manufacturers are re- 

 luctant to cut greenhouse sizes. It ap- 

 pears certain that when the end of the 

 season's fire comes, in June, there will 

 be no great stock of greenhouse sizes on 

 hand to meet the demand, which will 

 continue steady, probably clear through 

 September. The result will be that 

 prices during the summer are likely to 

 see a still further advance. 



CHARLES KNOPF. 



Charles Knopf, of Richmond, Ind., has 

 loved flowers ever since he was old 

 enough to admire their beauty, and was 

 always near them whenever he had the 

 opportunity. He flrst started in the 

 florists' work in Richmond about fifteen 

 years ago, at the Cascade Greenhouses, 

 and from therjB he went to the E. G. 

 Hill place. It' was here that he acquired 

 a general knowledge of the business and 

 the raising of new carnations. He re- 

 mained there about two and one-half 

 years, and then went back to the Cas- 

 cade Greenhouses. While there he dis- 

 covered the value in the carnation Dor- 

 othy, but it was not a seedling of his 

 own raising. Shortly after being at this 

 place the second time he saw a good op- 

 portunity to establish a wholesale busi- 



nes at the E. T. Grave place in Rich- 

 mond, which at that time was only two 

 small houses, more for the pleasure of 

 Mrs. Grave than for profit. Mr. Knopf 

 went to work for Mrs. Grave as grower 

 and manager. He then bought the va- 

 riety Dorothy, in a short time proved 

 its worth and worked up* stock and in- 

 troduced it to the trade. It proved to 

 be a valuable variety for the trade, as 

 it is still quite extensively grown in cer- 

 tain localities. He remained with this 

 firm five years and then established the 

 firm of the B. K. & B. Floral Co., of 

 which he is manager. 



Mr. Knopf has raised many seedlings 

 and has a number now on the place. 

 Sarah A. Hill, white, is his best sort and 

 shortly to be introduced to the trade. It 

 is named for the sister of E. G. Hill, who 

 is associated with the Hill company, and 

 who is a^ well informed in trade matters 

 as any other member of the firm. She 

 has charge of the office work, and is usu- 

 ally the first to greet the visitor. If the 

 carnation achieves a place as high in the 

 estimation of the craft as has the lady 

 whose name it bears, Mr. Knopf can ask 

 nothing more. 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION. 



The bureau of publicity of the Mann- 

 heim exposition of 1907 sends out the 

 following: 



A great horticultural exposition, in 

 combination with an international expo- 

 sition of art, will be opened May 1 at 

 Mannheim, on the Rhine, Germany. It 

 may be of greatest interest that a num- 

 ber of most exquisite artists participate 

 in this arrangement by creating special 

 gardens, each one promising to be re- 

 markable because of its originality. 

 Probably modern horticultural art will 

 obtain numerous new incitations and 

 great impulse from this exhibition. 



The exposition at Mannheim is especi* 



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