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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



Si:i"ri:.\nii;u .">, t!»(i7. 



1 iililisliiMciits, I'liiliiaciirti piact iciilly t'vci.v 

 hniticnll mill cciitfr cxicpl tlmsc in I'.ii^- 

 hiiid, wliicli riiiiiitry lie never visited. 



Ai'iixiii^ in .New ^'lll■k, Mr. Z\nl;inek"s 

 fif.st |i(isiii(in \\;is wiili W. ( '. Krirli. in 

 P.iddklyn. Till n lie tcmk eli;iiiM' 111' the 

 ^n'eellhdU.'ses iit' l\ii_;' jllns.. in West lli)- 

 liiiken, i^iifni^ t'iDin tliele 111 till' eStllle 

 lisliliii'iil 111' 'riiiinnis ^'iiMii^. ;il .lei'sey 

 • ity. Alter ;i lime lie lelmneil In \\'e>t 

 liiiliiikeii 111 wiifk I'll!' I'.iiiil Li'iily. In ;iil 

 these |i|;nes liises. r;i rii;i I i ens niiil |iii1 

 |i|;ill|s weie the s| lei-iii It ii's, Imt in e;ii-h 

 esl;i lilisliineiil M i'.- /xnlniiek inniriiieij In 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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Sweet Pea Mrs. Wm. Sim. 



leser\e ;l rnfner t'oi' lii^ 1';|\ el i I e. I he 

 ■■-weet pen, wliieh he nlwnvs li:ii| the tar- 

 iilly 111' yiiiwinj,' esperinlly well. 



In j^'.Hl lir lenseij ^^ICeillliill.ses ill (iliUlil 

 \'ie\\, \vliiill he i-iiniliii-tei| fill' tit'leell 

 years. In I'.ni."; he Imill jiis present plant 

 at I'.iiniiil i'riiiik, where he "^inw.s chrys 

 alithemiiins ;ini| sweet pe.as I'nr tlio >s'e\v 

 '\'iiik market. This spring he inaije a 

 trip ill < a li t'liinia. his Ijist one to the 

 West. Ill .see his pe.as LliiiwiiiL; there ami 

 til ai-ijiiaint hiinsell' alsii with the yreal 

 seeil-Liinw in^ iiiiliisir\ in the Santa < 'lara 

 \ alley. 



NATIONAL FLOWERS. 



The lleill' 'le lis is the elllhlelll ill' 



I "raiiie. 



The \iii|e' i- the natiiUial IhiWer lit' 

 Alliens. 



The siii^ar maple ix thi- iialiniial em- 

 1 lie n el' < a iiaihi. 



'I'he sli;iiiiriii-k is en lilelli;;! ir 111' the 

 |-!llieralil Isle. 



'i'he lillilell is the natinlial ellllilein (if 



) 'nissia. 



MiiLflariil "s naliiiiial llnwer is the roso. 

 Italy's emlileiii is the lily, 

 (iermaiiv "s emlihai is the iMirnllnw er. 



The leek is the einlilem lit' Wales; ailll 



the thistle (it Si-iitlaml. 



Tie I'liit'il stales has en n.atinnal 

 llew er. 



Show Pelargoniums. 



Plants 111' show pela reuniums wliieh 

 ha\e lieell nil their sides, restilio- fm- ;| 

 few weeks, will iiiiw lia\e lost must of 



iheir fiilia^e and the w I will lie mustly 



iif a liinwii. niilty inlui-. These should 

 new lie ]iiiiiied liaik to within two or 

 three eyes of the previiins year's "'I'DW'th, 

 tnriied out of the jiots and re|iotted into 

 j siii\ller leeeptarles. Shake away all the 

 -oil and iMil liark the loii^' routs. It' yinir 

 plants ha\e lieeii ill •i-iiieh ])ots they 

 should ^o into t-iiuli. If in S-jni-h, they 



ran lie Sipleezed into .'i-iiieh. I's(> a t'om- 



piisi III' liliroiis loam, well intteil inanurc 

 and sand. I'ut liriiily. (live one eood 

 watering, then keep on the dry sii^le at 

 Ihe rout iiiitil the |ilanls sl;ir1 to lireak. 

 Twii nr three li^ht sprayings a day will 

 lie fiiiiiid helpful. 'file plants will do 

 Well ill ;i i-iildfranie tor some weeks yet. 

 and a liulit shade .after leputtiny for ;i 

 lew days will lie I lenelii-i.a I. 



• 'littiiiys inserted ;i few weeks ;iyo 

 iiii;^lit now to lie rooted and potted (df. 

 If yon omitted puttiiij.; any in. sa\e tla' 

 tops ot' the plants as ymi prune them. 

 |]\eli (|iiite hiird wood devoid of t'oliaee 

 will loot, altiioiiyli it takes lonoer than 

 soft, jfi'cen Avood \\ith leaves. These 

 iiittiii;;s can lie yrowii into exi-elleiit (!- 

 ini h or S-iiuh jilants liy spring and any- 

 one doiiie- ;i Idciil retail tr.ade can always 

 dispose lit' .1 f;iir iinmlier. 



Calceolarias. 



With cdiiler ni;ihts calceolarias ;ire 

 niakine liettej' L;rowtli. In the hot sum- 

 mer months they seem to make Imt little 

 headway. Do uiit allow the |ilaiits to lie- 

 cnine crowded in the tlats liefore piilliiii;. 

 • ireeii .aphis is partial to Imth cinerarias 

 and calceidarias and a laver of tuliacco 

 stems slnnild lie laid in the lnittiiiii of the 

 frame. If renewed t'orl niylit ly it will 



kee|i this |iest ill check. A liLlht conipost 



of Innm. leaf iiuild. old rotted m.anuie. 

 \. ith a dash of chaicual well jiowdered. 

 and s.and. makes a suitable compost. 

 I'ut the pl.ants moiler.ately loosely in the 

 early sta;ies. lii;t liiiner when they j^o 

 iiitii their lloweiili'4' pots. U'eiinive s.ashes 

 III alhiw iTiLiht dews to fall on the jilants 

 .■ind Innk iiiit tiir calilia;^e-w ornis, which 

 are toiid ot' the t'oli.M;;e and will (|iiickly 

 destroy the jdaiits if civm a free hand. 

 ('iittiiiLis iif < alceiilaria riiL;osa may 

 I'liw lie |int in s;ini| in a conl house ur 

 cnklfrnnip. Kept well watered, they will 



lie Well leiiieil ill aliollt three weeks. 

 'I'hele are se\ei;il coliiis. lillt the yellow 



fnriii, (liildeii <d'ni. is the liest. (irown 

 ailing in a culd lioiise and tlnwered in 

 <; inch jiots. it makes a lieantifiil deio- 

 iali\e plant. Iiein^ .also well adapted t'nr 

 cutting;. I'lants may lie raised fmnr' 

 seeds i f ciit I ines are not procuralde. ('al- 

 ceiilarias need a cidd house at all times. 

 .\iiy ciiddliny will (juickly luin them. 



Dutch Bulbs. 



|]arl\' coiisiy nnieiit s nf hutch Imllis are 

 cninine til hand and are nt' extra eoml 



i|iialitv. .\ few sorts i led t'or early 



fiircin;; should lie liotteii into Hats witli- 

 i.nt delav. La K'eine. that must \aliialile 



of .all forcini; tulijis, is one; 'i'runi[)et 

 .Ma.jor, or siiiijlc \'oii Si(ui narcissus, is 

 another. While it is jiossiblo to get ;i 

 few of them ill for (lirist lu.as, hv hard 

 forcinif. we (jiK^stion if the (piality and 

 (jiiantitv ot' llowers ohtaincd make it 

 worth while. The dwarf Due Von Tlioll 

 tulip, in several colors, may be had in 

 bloom earlier than any other sort. They 

 have short stems and have never attaineil 

 any yreat |iopularity in .\merica. 



flats cont.ainine four inches of soil 

 will answer for any of the bulbs naiiied. 

 A ii;4ht. moder.'itely rich coiiipost, one 

 containini;- well pulverized old manure, 

 js ideal, sand beiii;^ added to yive it 

 poi'osity. I'or other v.arieties of Dutch 

 bulbous stock there need be no iiniiieiliate 

 rush abiiut i^ettiiin the bulbs in the soil. 

 I'npack the cases, however, and lay the 

 bulbs in tlats in a cool room until needed. 

 Do not leave tlielll tied Up ill the |ia]ier 

 ba-s. 



Lorraine Begonias. 



Now is the lime when the l>e<roiiia 



Sweet Pea Mrs. Geo. Le^^is . 



• diiire lie Lnrr.aiiie is comnieiici nj^ to 

 make r.ajiid growth. In the hot summer 

 nioiiihs the pl.ants appear to make but 

 little headw.av. but in Septriribei- they 

 increase in -i/.e rapidly. Ixeeji them 

 laiidera lely warm .ami (dose and pinch out. 



