September 5f 1007. 



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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



The Canadian Horticultural Association at London, OnU, August 2% 1907. 



mercial lot of clean, well-grown plants; 

 certificate of merit. A unique exhibit of 

 birchbark designs for florists; highly rec- 

 ommended. 



Campbell Bros., Simcoe, Ont., gladioli 

 for florists ' use ; light pink, scarlet ; ex- 

 ceptionally fine flowers; highly com- 

 mended. 



W. A. jNIanda, South Orange, N. J., 

 collection of mostly new plants. Dra- 

 caena Mandaiana especially fine; seems to 

 be commercial plant ; certificate of merit. 

 Variegated privet, would be useful for 

 decorative work. Acacia sumerifolia, 

 useful for the florist; highly commended. 



I. P. Doolittle, Toronto, hose couplers; 

 highly commended. 



F. Cheesman, London, "Uneeda" tele- 

 phone roll ; new and handy device. 



Darch & Hunter Seed Co., London, flo- 

 ral designs, cut flowers, ferns, palms, etc. ; 

 good commercial exhibit. 



King Construction Co., Toronto, some 

 new improvements in their construction; 

 certificate of merit. 



H. G. Dillemuth, Toronto, commercial, 

 well-grown plants; highly commended. 



F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, N. Y.. 

 Nephrolepis Superbissima, wondefful 

 sport from Nephrolepis Piersoni ; certifi- 

 cate of merit. 



D. J. Sinclair, Toronto, new, rare, well- 

 made designs; unique basket designs; 

 diploma. 



Foster Pottery Co., Hamilton, Ont., a 

 splendid quality of flower pots; certifi- 

 cate of merit. 



The delegates were all unanimous in 

 expressing the opinion that the London 

 convention was the best we have had 

 from point of interest and from the very 

 wide range of valuable information im- 

 parted from the papers and discussions, 

 and all returned home feeling that the 

 time had been well spent. D. J. 



LILIES FOR EASTER. 



[A paper by A. Gllclirlst, of Toronto, read 

 Ill-fore the Canadian Ilortlcnltural Asitoclatlon. 

 in convention at London, Ont., Aiignst 29, 1007.] 



Be on time with your Easter lilies. It 



is just as important to be on time with 



ypur lilies as it is to catch the last train 



for the convention. A few days late 

 with your lilies and all the profits of the 

 Easter season are gone. You may try 

 to persuade yourself that the weather or 

 the bulbs, or something else, is the mat- 

 ter, but remember the man is the main 

 factor in the affair. Do not depend 

 on luck to bring your lilies into bloom. 

 Some of you will tloubtless remember 

 the old rhymster who tried to make 

 poetry out of this, and it turned out to 

 be philosophy. Perhaps it is worth re- 

 peating here. What he had to say might 

 save you a world of trotible in other 

 matters than lily forcing. '~He said: 



"Luck is pluck, with your sleeves 

 rolled up, working to make it come out. 

 Bad luck is sitting on a stump, with a 

 pipe in your mouth, waiting till it comes 

 out. ' ' 



Importance of Being on Time. 



This matter of lily forcing for Easter 

 has been treated so often by practical 

 men, and in so great a variety of ways, 

 that I cannot add anything hew to the 

 subject. ^ However, as I understand I 

 am expedited to tell my experience, I 

 may state the case squarely. ^ly ex- 

 perience differs little from that of other 

 growers. I have been uniformly suc- 

 cessful since I started to grow lilies, 

 in having them in on time for Easter, not 

 missing one season. I attribute my suc- 

 cess to care and to having a command of 

 temperature, in different houses, carry- 

 ing them from house to house, so that 

 they may be all in on time, keeping in 

 mind the fact of $10 to $12 per 100 

 blooms, or after Easter $3 to $5 per 

 100; a profit or loss in the season's 

 crop. 



In leaving your lilies in one tempera- 

 ture there will be from one to six weeks' 

 difference in time of flowering. To have 

 them all come in on time requires con- 

 stant care and attention, and, if there is 

 more work attached to removing them 

 from house to house, yet "Happy is the 

 man who takes pleasure in his work. ' ' 



Importance of True Stock. 



How to procure good bulbs is a more 



difficult problem than the growing of 

 them. Bermudian Harrisii were at one 

 time all that could be desired. But, alas, 

 greed and cupidity have destroyed the 

 business. The last lot, of Harrisii bulbs 

 I bought were only about five per cent 

 Harrisii; the rest were a poor quality 

 of diseased longiflorums. I have given 

 up Bermuda stock altogether and depend 

 on Japan bulbs. Here, again, the ordi- 

 nary longiflorum is generally a mixed 

 lot. 



Various Types of Bulbs. 



For convenience I will classify the dif- 

 ferent types: No. 1, short, narrow leaves 

 and more floriferous than the other 

 types, really the only type worth grow- 

 ing. No. 2, long, broad leaves with few 

 flowers; not profitable. No. 3, leaves 

 incurved, dwarf, few or no flowers; as 

 soon as I detect this sort I dump them 

 on the rubbish heap, for it does not 

 l)ay to give them room in the house. 

 The multiflorum, if you can be sure of 

 getting them true, is really the best, but 

 I have been disappointed again and 

 again in purchasing this variety. I have 

 ordered from very reliable men, but 

 they are helpless in the hands of the 

 growers, who are entirely to blame. 



The Azore lily bulbs have proved more 

 .reliable and comparatively free from dis- 

 ease, much easier to force. The only 

 fault they have is not producing enough 

 flowers to the bulb. No doubt this might 

 be remedied by careful selection. 



It is a question in my mind if it would 

 not be more profitable to use storage 

 bulbs. They could be more easily forced 

 and produce better results, with the as- 

 surance of getting them in on time. The 

 dealers now have the storage of bulbs 

 down to a science. 



Home-grown Bulbs. 



The next question that should arise is, 

 could the bulbs not be grown profitably 

 in some part of our own country? If 

 they could be ripened properly it would 

 be of less importance to secure them 

 early. No doubt some soil and climate 

 could be found within the bounds of our 



