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The Weekly Horists' Review. 



January 30, 1908. 



CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS. 



Will you be so kind as to tell me how 

 to transplant the Centaurea imperialis, or 

 giant sweet sultan, from the seed boxes 

 to the open ground, where they are to be 

 grown for cutting the blooms? I wish to 

 plant them in rows like other plants, so 

 they will grow and be satisfactory. Also 

 please tell me how they are forced in the 

 greenhouse for cut flowers. F. C. P. 



The annual centaureas do not bear 

 transplanting as well as the majority of 

 seedlings. If you want plants to set out- 

 doors, it would be much better for you to 

 sow one or two seeds in a number of 

 small pots; 3-ihch size would be suitable. 

 If turned out with a ball and carefully 

 planted, they would receive no check. 

 Grow them in a cool house, not over 50 

 degrees at night. 



We have had no experience in forcing 

 Centaurea imperialis, but one or two ac- 

 quaintances who have tried it have not 

 found it at all profitable. Centaurea 

 Cyanus, especially the true dark blue one, 

 does well on a light bench in a cool house. 

 A very successful cultivator of these sows 

 his seeds in rows eighteen inches apart on 

 the benches early in September, giving 

 them a temperature of 45 to 48 degrees 

 at night. He picks quantities of flowers 

 all winter from these. We think you will 

 find C. Cyanus superior for indoor culture 

 to C. imperialis. C. W. 



PELARGONIUMS. 



Please let me know what size pots to 

 put pelargoniums in to bloom by Me- 

 morial day. I have a nice lot of them 

 now. jj P. 



I presume you refer to the large-flow- 

 ering show pelargoniums. Do not allow 

 these to become pot-bound. You can 

 flower nice, bushy plants for Memorial 

 day in 5-inch to 6-inch pots. Grow cool. 

 Pinch the tops out of the leading shoots 

 to make the plants shapely. Pack some 

 tobacco stems among them to keep green 

 aphis in check, or fumigate every week 

 for the same object. Use a compost of 

 fibrous loam, dried cow manure and sand, 

 to which can be added a dash of bone 

 dust for the final potting. Feed liberally 

 when the pots are full of roots. C. W. 



WANTED 



Shells suitable for grave decorations. 

 Please send wholesale catalogue at once to 



LUDWIG ZIMMER 



stands 39 & 40 Biddl* Market. St Louis, Mo. 



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10,000 



Dbl. Red Geraniums 



Best bedders. 2^\n., $3.00 per 100; $2.5.00 

 per 1000. Send for samples, (lood, 

 strong plants. MUST HAVE ROOM. 



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 8PBCIAL VALUES IN 



NEPHROLEPIS BOSTONIENSIS 



.'>000 2»2-ln.. worth! 5.00 for 9 S.iiOperlOO 



1000 4-in., worth IS.OOfor.. 12.50 



1000 .Vin., worth ii.OO for 22.50 



1000 6-in., worth 50.00 for 37.50 



This special is for rash, and satisfaction guar- 

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 Plete list of Fern* and Soft>Wood«d FIsnta. 

 rices good until Feb. 5, unless sold out before. 



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offer a special discount of 10 per cent on any 

 orders for any of the following well-rrown stock 

 for a limited time only: 



Per dOE. Per 100 



3^-ln. Boston I 4.00 



8-in. " 7.00 



4-ln. " S3.00 16.00 



6-ln. " 8.00 J6.00 



8-ln. " 6.00 4000 



7-ln. " 7.60 80.00 



2)^-ln. Whltmanl 6.00 



4-ln. " 3.60 20.00 



6-ln. " 4.60 36.00 



4-ln. Soottll 3.00 16.00 



3-ln. Sprenserl 3.60 



Seedlings, Sprenserl .76 



3- In. Cyclamen, 6 colors 6.00 



4-ln. " 6color8 13.60 



3-ln. Dracaena Indlvlsa 6.00 



Colens, rooted cuttings. In good va- 



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ORCHID 



Importations 



for 1908 Delivery. 



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ODPHinCk J VST TO HAND: Cat- 

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ORCHIDS 



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DRACAENA INDIVISA 



This most useful plant Is always In grreat 

 demand in spring. Better secure your stock 

 now. Fine plants in the followins sizes and 

 prices : per doz. 



Dracaena Indlvlsa, 4 inch $ 2.00 



5-inch 8.00 



6-lnch 6.00 



7-lnch 9.00 



8-Inch 12.00 



SINGLE DAHLIAS Clumps 



Per 100 doz. 



J. Oowan. fine scarlet $ 6.00 91.00 



Fashion, crimson maroon 6.00 1.00 



John Downie. crimson 6.00 1.00 



SunninKdale. blush white 6.00 1.00 



Lustre Cheerful, rosy pink, shadins 



to blush at center 6.00 1.00 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



Mrs. A. Beck, twisted petals, rich 



salmon red with scarlet reflex 6.00 1.00 



Prof. Baldwin, cardinal red 6.00 1.00 



Countess of Lonsdale, a peculiar but 



pleasing blending of salmon, pink 



and amber, a color difficult to 



describe 10.00 1.60 



Kriemhilde, pink shading to white 



atcenter 10.00 1.60 



F. Bartels. bright scarlet 10.00 1.60 



Miss A. Nightingale, bright red 



shading to golden yellow at center 10.00 1.60 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



Oban, roBy lavender 10.00 1.60 



Iridescent, vivid red tipped with blue 10.00 1.60 



Sylvia, pink white to center 10.00 1.60 



Lancelot, bright scarlet 6.00 1.00 



Mrs. Geo. Heed, purple w^ith white 



tint 6.00 1.00 



SHOW DAHLIAS 



A. D. Livoni, a pure quilled pink.... 10.00 1.50 

 Camellia Alba, pure white, dwarf 



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One lot of good varieties of all 



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One lot of mixed yellow 3.00 .60 



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