AuoDST 29, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Pienon't New Fern, Nephrolepis Supcrbiisima. 



seasons and the plants can be sold in 

 many cases by those doing a retail home 

 trade. There are now some very beau- 

 tiful forms of German iris in cultiva- 

 tion. A few especially desirable ones 

 are Pallida Dalmatica, lavender, a tall 

 grower, probably the best all-round sort 

 in commerce; Florentina, white; fla- 

 vescens, primrose yellow; aurea, golden 

 yellow; Queen of May and Her Majesty, 

 rose-pink; Albicans, snow-white; Mme. 

 Chereau, white, edged and feathered 

 azure blue; Mrs. H. Darwin, white, violet 

 at base. 



The gorgeous Japanese iris, Iris 

 Ksempferi, is better replanted now. If 

 moved thus early, the plants will get 

 nicely established before freezing up 

 weather and give a fair crop of flowers 

 next season, which they will not do if 

 moving is postponed until October. The 

 .Japanese iris prefers moister ground than 

 the German section. It is a mistake, 

 however, to think that it will grow in 

 water. It needs to be in well drained 

 land. With wet feet it j\ill usually rot 

 during the winter. It is very eifective 

 on the edge of streams and ponds, but 

 must not be planted too near the water. 



Peonies. 



There is no apparent decrease in the 

 popularity of this most gorgeous of all 

 hardy herbaceous plants. Occasionally 

 pessimists are found who predict an 

 overproduction of them. Of the poor 

 and undesirable shades this is and always 

 will be true, but of the really good sorts, 

 with taking colors, not a fraction are 

 grown of Avhat people would buy were 

 they purchasable. Gradually weed out 

 plants producing flowers which neither 



yourself nor your customers see any 

 beauty in, and replace with others which 

 are salable. There is no advantage in 

 growing many varieties. Propagate all 

 you can of really good sorts and you will 

 have no great difficulty in disposing of 

 the plants, even if you never sell a flower. 

 There will be several times as many 

 peonies grown a decade hence as there 

 are today and he who works up a good 

 stock now is going to do well, for peo- 

 nies are the hardiest of perennials and 

 the most satisfactory under all condi- 

 tions. 



In planting peonies, give them as good 

 ground as you have and they will re- 

 spond in a way which will surprise you. 

 Early planting is desirable and if you 

 propose to divide your plants or lay in 

 other varieties, now is the time to do it. 

 Thanks to the very excellent Peony So- 

 ciety, the nomenclature of this splendid 

 plant is being steadily brought down to 

 a practical basis and there are several 

 American growers handling large quan- 

 tities of plants who can be depended 

 upon to supply them true to name. 



Brief Reminders. 



Keep the early freesias in frames well 

 up to the light. If stood outdoors, 

 drenching rains may hurt them. Start 

 another batch of bulbs. 



Stake or put string supports to late 

 runners. Keep decaying foliage picked 

 off, as well as all side shoots, and do not 

 allow the surface soil to, become baked. 



Nights are getting cold and it will pay 

 to use a little fire heat, especially on 

 roses, or mildew will soon assert itself. 



Give water sparingly to lilies until the 

 pots are well filled with roots. Many 



failures are caused by too much water in 

 the early stages of growth. 



Keep runners removed from violets. 

 Doubles should be housed, but it is much 

 too early to plant single varieties. 



Look over cannas and mark any not 

 true to name; don't wait until the plants 

 are frozen. 



Get in a batch of cuttings of achy- 

 ranthes, strobilanthes and any other col- 

 ored-leaved bedders. 



Keep cinerarias in a coldframe; trans- 

 plant and pot on as needed. Lay some 

 tobacco stems among them. Don't place 

 these in a greenhouse for two months yet. 



Stir the surface soil on cyclamens. Give 

 any requiring it their final shift. 



Do not overwater poinsettias. Make 

 up the last pans of these. Don't shade 

 them. 



Prick out pansies on' cloudy days and 

 finish transplanting any other biennials 

 or perennials. 



CocKEYSViLLE, Md.— Charles Marik, a 

 gardener employed by Henry Millhousen, 

 on Belair road, was struck by lightning 

 August 9 and baQly burned from his 

 right shoulder to his ankle. 



Kenosha, Wis.— W. H. Drake & Co., 

 proprietors of the greenhouses ou Chi- 

 cago street, have purchased the Ke- 

 nosha Greenhouses, on West street, and 

 for a short time will operate both es- 

 tablishments. Sometime before Christ- 

 mas, however, the firm will probably 

 close up the houses just purchased and 

 will remove the stock to the enlarged 

 greenhouses on Chicago street. The 

 Kenosha Greenhouses will then be torn 

 down and the land put on the market 

 for 'other purposes. 



