Mav it, I'JOT. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J893 





SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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I wliicii y<iu will (-111 iliiiiiiii tlir ciiiiiiiiy 

 j siiiimuT, it' li t'trTl»=.lict'(ii-c killing frosts 



Coelogyne Cristata. 



Tlic iircsciit is ii siiitiilili' titiic to oxer- . , i ■ • ,> • 



, ,, , • , . ... , , .■ 1 I I'oiiii', hottcij up or iilnccd in ti;its six 



III ( (riduviic cnstntM. thai iiiosl lisetiil • , ', i ' ^i n i 



;,..•., I,:,..,, , .. :..4..., 1,1 : ! iiH-hi's (i('c|>, scM'ial loyctiicr. will also 



yixc usct'iil slioots for lpiiii<'liiii<;. ami 



|>I('iilv <il' cMi1liiiL;> for winter |(id|iaya 



.1 T'asily cuitixatcfl winter lilooininy or 



1,1. ]■ lowcriiiii, as it does, (iiiriiij;' Ki'li- 



.11 V and March, when cattlcvas arc not 



,, aliiiiidaiit, it is of special value to 



lists. 'TIk' yciiiis cd'loyyiie is a fairly 



i^e one, hut the \aiiety crislata is 



,. only one of iniicii conunercial \:ilue. 



,iloy\iies snoccei! well in eitiier pots, 



::iis or iiaskets, perhaps the latter re~ 



.plaidcs heiiiy |)referalile. They need 



Mi.id drain;i<^e and ;i iiiiNtiire ni' fern 



lier, spliayiiuiii moss ami liim|iy cliar- 



. ual for compost. I'l;uits \\liicli iiave 



ii'.-onio tlioronohl.v tii.attcd \Aitii root?; 



;i!il in wiiich till- bullis are densely 



!(n\ded will not hlooin sat isfjictorily. 



-lit should he pullei] to pieces, keepiuo 



.IS many roots iiit;ict ;is possihle, and 



[•laced more tiiiiily in new haskets or 



O.I lis. They Avill not hlooni very freely 



lie fo]lo\vin<r winter, hut the next sea- 



•ell will make a fine show. 



In snmmer they will j^row well in a 

 ii.ime or house where they cau be shadrd 

 'rem the full rays of the sun. They do 

 not need heav.v sluide .-ind after the 

 I'lilhs are half (h'velopvd increase the 

 iiiiount of sunlight and they will flower 

 dl the better for it. Keep liglitly syr- 

 oioed after ]>ottinji, hut do not water 

 until growth is well advam-ed. Estab- 

 lished plants will need .an abundant 

 ".•iter sn|)j)ly from now on ;ind lifjuid 

 iiiaiinre once a week after .lune 1 will 

 be found helpful. .\ temperature at 

 iiiyht of ,")() to ."i.l degrees suits these 

 |il.ints in winter. They ilo ind su<-ct'ed 

 -veil in a warmer liousi-. 



There are several forms ol' ( '. cristat;i. 

 The Chatsworth variety iias e.xtra large 

 ilo\v«>rs. Alba is a ])ure white form, 

 'lowering later than the onlinary C. eris 

 '.■ita. There is also n jiretty, pale lemon 

 lipped variety n;imed iii'tnoniaii.'i. 



Scented Geraniums. 



.\iniost e\('ry florist grows a b.-itch id" 

 -leated leaved geraniums, fif wliicdi then' 

 ■re several varieties. These and lenion- 

 -eented verbenas are jtopul.ar with :il 

 Host evei'v jitmsou ajid the growci* who 



MS ;i good batch ne\er finds iniidi troii- 

 ■Ic in disposing of them. There is (|uite 

 ■ yood demand in the Large maikets for 

 'H' cut stf'tns, which, arranged in how !-< 

 'f u.ater, yield a ple:is;int jierfiime in a 



'oin. j'or cuttiiig from .Inly to neio 

 '■y. :\ )deiitifiil xupiily may he h.ad out 



"olS liy allowino tjie pl;illl< two fee' 



I'.'irt ill till' rows .-iiid iiiiining the row-: 



lllee feet apart. They need till- spare. 



'T in good compost they will m.-ike \ig- 

 Ions grin\ths. If a i^ond winter sup- 



l.\ is desired, keep ;| peri-elit;i^e of tiie 



laiits in ]>o\<. shift into hireer <i/.c^ 

 'tore tiiev heconie pidhouml. piinli oe 

 • isionally, keep in the ojien ;iir all sum 

 •i'-r. and you will have suine ^laiid 

 laiits in the fail. 



I'roin cuttings t.aken iiow, goiid jd;iiits 

 II b-incli pots may he had by the en. I 

 •f ^September. The old tnuis t'roiii 



tloll. it lieeclecl. 



Primulas. 



Seedlilies ot rrimilla oheol! ir;i. I*. 



well watered .•iiul as soon as sniiie soft 

 cuttings appear jpiit them in the propa- 

 gating beiirli. The plants do not break 

 freely in the jidt moiiliis, Imt make ram- 

 pant growth after tl iid of .\iigiist. 



If a sii|,|dy of llowerino |,|;ints is 



needed at t 'IllisI |||;is. when lhe\ ,-irv es- 

 peci;i||y useful, s;i\e a llUlllbel' of \nur 

 s|||;illesl tlowelilie phillts, ]iriine back to 



make tlieiii sbapels, piin-li when needi'd. 

 plniiye luitdoois when danger of t'rost is 



HOIII'. let tllelll root tliroU(;ll the bottoms 

 of I lie pots ami give tilelll a siiiiill shift 



when lil'led. pl;ii-e in a cool, liehi, ;iirv 

 house .-ind y.ni will li;i\e iiii-e < liiisi mas 

 slock. 



The clllline^ y<]|l lia\e pill ill this 

 s|ir!ii^ will make excel lent plants to sm- 

 ceed llie idder ol:es.aild will give a silc- 



cessjiiii t'rcnii early .March until .Meimu'ial 

 da\. I >o not allow ;iii\ tlowei- to he 



picilllreil jll!d||o|i tin"' slliniller. \e\er 



iieiisis and the new yellov*. I'. Ixewciisis. I |,., ii,,.,, ^, i im,, ;, ,|||„| ,||-y st;iie. IMy 

 slnnild be pricked (dV by this time into.. I the hose anion- ihem-daiK to keeji down 



I blips, .-ind Veil will have plants which 



Hats, using a liglit. le;if moldy compost. 



I )o not leave them too long before pot 

 tiny, or a loss (d' f(di;iee will i irev ita hi \ 

 be the r<'sult. .\ house with a e.ariiation 

 teinper.-itnre will be .-iboiil lioht t'or 



them, ami some sh.-liie will be lieeessarv. 

 I'"ar too ot'tell these plants ;ire being 



ruined bv beine t.Mi hmo in niimnisK' 

 high tein|ierat iires. It shmihl be remem- 

 bered th.at thi'v are ;ill pliinls nee. ling 

 co(d i-iiltnie, with :iii abiindaine id' vcii 

 Illation .111 all t'avorable occtisions. In 

 summer tliev .In best in frames, t'roiii 

 whi.-h tire sashes ctiii be .liawn .df on 

 cool, (hmdy days ami Jil night, unless 

 thunder storms ar<' likely. (Iiown in 

 this w;iy, the |)laiits tin' vi^or.ms, st.icky 

 an<l f;u' superior to any kept in the 

 houses durine the hot nioiitlis. 



Marg[uerites 



Margueiiles ;ire still blo.nniiiy pm 

 fusely, but Memorial .lay tra.le usually 

 idetiiis tliein up. Il.avv y.ni ;i goo. I bat.di 

 alreaily piop.ao.-di'.l t'.tr mxt winti-r ami 

 sjiring supply.' If md, yon probahlv 

 .•annot get ;niy suit.able ciittiiies now, :is 

 the |dants i-ariy nothing but llowerine 



woo.i. I'llllle bjick sollle ..f til. is.' .I.ilie 



blo.miiiig, moderately har.l. Keep them 



will he ;l cl .'.111 III \ oil. 



Amaryllis. 



Tiio-.' shiiw\ bulbous plains, ih.' ama- 

 ryllis.'s. are not s.i mmh t!r.iwii i-ominer- 

 ci.ally ;is we w.niM wish. Th.' t'a.-t thai 

 III.' I;ir<.',e li.ic,.'rs brnisi. .•;i>i|y mak.'s ii, 



ll.'.-ess;i|-V lo ship ill. Mil in III.' binl. Thes.^ 

 open VM'II in a st.U'i' v\iii.|ow. .o- when 

 .•lit .-.iiii.' iMil in wali'i ill a warm room. 

 Til.' hvlni.l \ .-I li.'t ies will now b.' pr;i.'- 

 ticallv .liiiii' ll.iv\ .'liiii^. iinl.'ss lli.' bulbs 

 lltlV.' b.'cli r.t ;i rde.l ill i-ohl storn;^.'. A 



gre;it mistake, but a common mi.', is t.i 

 dry .df 111.' plants i mni.'ilia lely th.' Il.iw- 



I'ls ;ir.' I^olie. N.ilhille colli. I he more 



litirai fill. .\.ii alon.' .oi amarvllis is this 

 prai'ti.-e .•oinnioii, but with gl.ixinias. 

 achi nii'iii s. tiib.-r.nis bee.mijis. t'reesitis 

 .•in. I iiiaiix .iliii'i' bulbous .ir tuber. uis- 

 root.'.l pitiiits. 



.\ liberal s|||,|,|v lit wal.'i sh.ml.l be 

 , yivcii .•unary lbs aft.'i ll.iw eri lie. a.-.-om 

 pjinieil by Ibjiiid mniiiire stiiiiul;inls until 

 letif yr..wtli is com|d.'tr'.|. aft.'r v\hi.-h it 

 mav sl.iwlv !»■ r.'.|ii.-e.| until they .are 

 .|iiil.' .Irv. ri:iiils inise.l t'loiii s.'.'.l, the 

 bi'st iiietihi.l III' propaeatioii. sh.inl.l be 

 keiit ;^rowin;^ .•out inii.MisI V until tlie\^ 



Coelogyne Cristata. 



