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The Weekly Florists^ Review^* 



Septembeb 6, 1007. 



tablishments, embracing practically every 

 horticultural center except those in Eng- 

 land, which country he never visited. 



Arriving in New York, Mr. Zvolanek's 

 first position was with W. C. Krit-k, in 

 Brooklyn. Then he took charge of the 

 greenhouses of Koge Bros., in West Ho- 

 boken, going from there to the estab- 

 lishment of Thomas Young, at Jersey 

 City. After a time he returned to West 

 Hoboken to work for Emil Leuly. In all 

 these places roses, carnations and pot 

 plants were the specialties, but in each 

 establishment Mr. Zvolanek managed to 



Sweet Pea Mr«. Wm. Sim. 



reserve a corner for his favorite, the 

 sweet pea, which he always had the fac- 

 ulty of growing especially well. 



In 1890 he leased greenhouses in Grand 

 View, which he conducted for fifteen 

 years. In 1905 he built his present plant 

 at Bound Brook, where he grows chrys- 

 anthemums and sweet peas for the New 

 York market. This spring he made a 

 trip to California, his first one to the 

 west, to see his peas growing there and 

 to acquaint himself also with the great 

 seed-growing industry in the Santa Clara 

 valley. 



NATIONAL FLOWERS. 



The fleur-de-lis is the emblem of 

 France. 



The violet is the national flower of 

 Athens. 



The sugar maple is the national em- 

 blem of Canada. 



The shamrock is emblematic of the 

 Emerald Isle. 



The linden is the national emblem of 

 Prussia. 



England's, national flower is the rose. 



Italy's emblem is the lily. 



Germany's emblem is the cornflower. 



The leek is the emblem of Wales; and 

 the thistle of Scotland. 



The United States has no national 

 flower. 



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Show Pelargoniums. 



Plants of show pelargoniums which 

 have been on their sides, resting for a 

 few weeks, will now have lost most of 

 their foliage and the wood will be mostly 

 of a brown, nutty color. These should 

 now be pruned back to within two or 

 three eyes of the previous year's growth, 

 turned out of the pots and repotted into 

 smaller receptacles. Shake away all the 

 soil and cut back the long roots. If your 

 plants have been in 6-inch pots they 

 should go into 4-inch. If in 8-inch, they 

 can be squeezed into 5-inch. Use a com- 

 post of fibrous loam, well rotted manure 

 and sand. Pot firmly. Give one good 

 watering, then keep on the dry side at 

 the root until the plants start to break. 

 Two or three light sprayings a day will 

 1)6 found helpful. The plants will do 

 well in a coldframe for some weeks yet, 

 and a light shade after repotting for a 

 few days will be beneficial. 



Cuttings inserted a few weeks ago 

 ought now to be riooted and potted off. 

 If you omitted putting any in, save the 

 tops of the plants as you prune them. 

 Even quite Hhrd wood devoid of foliage 

 will root, alth<»ugh it takes longer than 

 soft, green wjWwl with leaves. These 

 cuttings can be grown into excellent 6- 

 inch or 8-inch plants by spring and any- 

 one doing a local retail trade can always 

 dispose of a fair number. 



Gklceolarias. 



With cooler nights calceolarias are 

 making better growth. In the hot sum- 

 mer months they seem to make but little 

 headway. Do not allow the plants to be- 

 come crowded in the flats before potting, 

 i Green aphis is partial to both cinerarias 

 and calceolarias and a layer of tobacco 

 stems should be laid in the bottom of the 

 frame. If renewed fortnightly it will 

 keep this pest in check. A liglit compost 

 of loam, leaf-mold, old rotted manure, 

 with a dash of charcoal well powdered, 

 and sand, makes a suitable compost. 

 Pot the plants moderately loosely in the 

 early stages, but firmer when they go 

 into their flowering pots. Remove sashes 

 to allow night dews to fall on the plants 

 and look out for cabbage-worms, which 

 are fond of the foliage and will quickly 

 destroy the plants if given a free hand. 

 Cuttings of Calceolaria rugosa may 

 now be put in sand in a cool house or 

 coldframe. Kept well watered, they will 

 be well rooted in about three weeks. 

 There are several colors, but the yellow 

 form, Golden Gem, is the best. Grown 

 along in a cold house and flowered in 

 0-inch pots, it makes a beautiful deco- 

 rative plant, being also well adapted for 

 cutting. Plants may be raised from 

 seeds if cuttings are not procurable. Cal-' 

 ceolarias need a cold house at all times. 

 Any coddling will quickly ruin them. 



Dutch Bulbt. 



Early consignments of Dutch bulbs are 

 coming to hand and are of extra good 

 quality. A few sorts needed for early 

 forcing should be gotten into flats with- 

 out delay. La Beine, that most valuable 



of all forcing tulips, is one; Trumpet 

 Major, or single Von Sion narcissus, is 

 another. While it is possible to get a 

 few of them in for Christmas, by hard 

 forcing, \ve question if the quality and 

 quantity of flowers obtained make it 

 worth while. The dwarf Due Voni;Tholl 

 tulip, in several colors, may be had in 

 bloom earlier than any other sort. TTiey 

 have short stems and have never attained 

 any great popularity in America. 



Flats containing four inches of soil 

 will answer for any of the bulbs named. 

 A light, moderately rich compost, one 

 containing well pulverized old manure, 

 is ideal, sand being added to give it 

 porosity. For other varieties of Dutch 

 bulbous stock there need be no immediate 

 rush about getting the bulbs in the soil. 

 Unpack the cases, however, and lay the 

 bulbs in flats in a cool room until needed. 

 Do not leave them tied up in the paper 

 bags. 



Lorraine Begonias. 



Now is the time when the Begonia 



Sweet Pea Mrs. Geo. Lewis • 



Gloire de Lorraine is commencing to 

 make rapid growth. In the hot summer 

 months the plants appear to make but 

 little headway, but in September they 

 increase in size rapidly. Keep them 

 moderately warm and close and pinch out 



