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Pebhuaiiy 6, 1008. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Dinner Decoration^ by Charles Henry Fox^ ** Diana Driving the Butterflies." 



I presume that the cooler you speak 

 of is cooled by the outside air. By re- 

 arranging your pipes so that there is no 

 draft and keeping the box at the fore- 

 going temperature, I am sure you will 

 have no further cause for complaint. 

 The current of air falling upon the flow- 

 ers in your cooler was probably the 

 cause of most of the trouble. One thing 

 you must bear in mind is that flowers 

 kept at about 50 degrees or warmer will 

 give far better satisfaction when taken 

 into a warm living-room than those 

 which have been kept at a lower tem- 

 perature, as the change is not so de- 

 cided. It is also a well-known fact that 

 carnations will keep better at from 

 50 to 55 degrees than in a cooler temper- 

 ature, for the cooler it is the more mois- 

 ture there is in the air, and this puts 

 them to sleep. H. S. 



FUMIGATING. 



In fumigating a greenhouse with many 

 kinds of plants, what amount of smoke 

 is safe to use and how long may it be 

 continued? C. A. P. 



Much depends on the fumigant you are 

 using. Frequent fumigations, say once 

 a week, are preferable to occasional 

 heavy ones. It is far better, if pests are 

 getting the upper hand, to give a mod- 

 <^rate smoking for three successive nights, 

 rather than risk damage to your plants 

 by an overdose. Tobacco stems are most 

 likely to burn the foliage if used 

 strongly. Dampen them somewhat and 

 watch your fumigating pan that it does 

 not blaze, or much injury will result. 

 Add more stems and sprinkle water on 

 the pan when flames appear. If you 

 <'an discern objects eight or ten feet 

 away, the smoke is dense enough. With 

 tobacco dust there is far less danger of 



injury to flowers and foliage. If you are 

 inexperienced in the business, why not 

 try some of the preparations in paper 

 form, purchasable in boxes by the gross? 

 You can use these on practically all 

 plants without injuring them. Directions 

 for use come on boxes or cans. 



Geraniums and begonias will drop all 

 their flowers if you smoke heavily with 

 tobacco stems. A cold night is the best 

 in which to fumigate, when frost closes' 

 up the laps of the glass. A damp night 

 is also excellent. You should keep the 

 ventilators closed all night. When fumi- 

 gating in warm weather, ventilate 

 earlier and syringe overhead before the 

 sun strikes the plants. C. W. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. 



Will you kindly tell me if too moist an 

 atmosphere will cause the leaves of As- 

 paragus plumosus to drop ? C. A. P, 



If you are wetting the foliage a good 

 deal, the foliage will decay where it is 

 somewhat dense, especially if little venti- 

 lation is being used. This asparagus 

 iikes a moist atmosphere, but it is better 

 not to syringe it overhead unless it can 

 be dried out before nightfall. C. W. 



NAMES OF GERANIUMS. 



We have recently bought out a small 

 greenhouse of geraniums of about 3,000 

 plants, from a man who sold them in 

 a country town and could not give the 

 names satisfactorily. I am sending you 

 a few blooms and could you give me the 

 names? I will number them, so please 

 name by number. I will send you more 

 as soon as they bloom. H. H. B. 



The flowers reached us so withered as 

 to be beyond recognition. In sending a 



fresh lot, pick flowers which are just 

 expanding and tie some damp cotton 

 wool around the bottoms of the stalks. 

 Let them stand in water twelve hours 

 before shipping and use a tin box to 

 prevent crushing. 



MISS LUFFMAN WEDS. 



From Spokane, Wash., comes word of 

 the marriage of Miss Amy Kennedy 

 Luffman and James R. Lambly January 

 18. The ceremony was performed at 

 All Saints' cathedral by the Very Rev- 

 erend Alfred Lockwood. 



The bride is the daughter of Mr. and 

 Mrs. George E. Luffman, of Birming- 

 ham, Ala., and is widely known among 

 the florists through having served for 

 many years as assistant to the secretary 

 of the S. A. F., having charge of the 

 secretary's oflBce at the annual conven- 

 tion, where she came in contact with 

 those of the trade from all over the 

 United States. Mr. Lambly is a business 

 man of Spokane, where Miss Luffman has 

 been in the flower business for the last 

 three vears. 



ADIANTUMS UNDER ROSE BENCH. 



Can adiantums be grown under rose 

 benches in summer and used for cut 

 greens during winter? If so, when should 

 the plants be started, of what size, and 

 should they be put in pots or in beds? 



Greenhouse. 



You may be able to get adiantums to 

 grow in a feeble sort of way under rose 

 benches, but any fronds produced under 

 such conditions would be worthless. If 

 you want adiantum fronds which will 

 have some substance and be of use to you 

 in winter, you must grow them near the 

 light. Excellent plants can be grown in 



