February 



1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Partial View of the Trade Exhibition of the Illinois State Florists' Association, Springfield, February 18 and 19. 



Gladiolus Gandavensis. 



You liavo ijrohubly gaps in voiir ciir- 

 nation benches where plants have died 

 out. If you have planted notliingr in 

 their stead, try some of tlie hirge-tlow- 

 ered gladioli. As a rule, separate r-olors 

 sell the best ami for tliis reason growers 

 prefer such varieties as Shakcsjioare and 

 May. They will jirove useful for you 

 about Memorial day. 



Speaking of carnation houses reminds 

 ns that this also is a good time to plant 

 some sweet peas to run up the iron posts. 

 These will prove invaiualiii' in late spring, 

 when people are getting nitlirr tin-il nf 

 carnations. 



Kalmia Latifolia. 



If you want any of the mountain lau- 

 rels in llower for Kaster. start them now. 

 \n lliOT tln'V sold well when nicely thiw 

 cred. Treat as you would azaleas and 

 rhododendrons. A tem])eraturc of ")."> to 

 •ill degrees at night, a moist atmosphere, 

 spraying overheail and remnxal to a cool- 

 i-r and drier house as the llnwers ex- 



jiand. are tiic ir.ain cultural n Is of this 



l>caiitiful, hardy evcigrceii siiiiib. 



English Ivy. 



The demand Un xnuiiy plimt'- i>t Fa\'^- 

 lish ivy is faiily ripii-<I;iiii . In s|oiiig 

 many arc wjinlcd tHr ccinctriv lots, ;iiid 

 while it cannut lie leciiliinieinled ill iilir 



iii'ithern st;ites .as a i-eliaMe evcr^recu 

 elitnliei', it succeeds fairly well •m mulli 

 \\alls, cluing lpe<t iie;il' the iice;iii. Tlieri^ 

 i~; nut such a call fnr wienih^ nt' i\y as 

 • ■Msteil ;i deinilc (ir two :\>j,ii. ^'et there 

 i- "fteii an iirder liO' tlii-^ d.iss <i\' de- 

 ■~ig'is ;nic| tliefi' i-:ill lie llii ijllestidil 111' 



ilieif ad\ ani;iers in winiei- .i\e|- utheis 

 eiiinposed (if tender tlnwer-. <'ultiiit;s 

 put in ydur c;iiiiatiiin prii|iag;i! ing bench 



now and kept moi-<t, will s i tniiii runts. 



^ "U ought nut tu sell these iilaiils this 

 season. A better plan is tu plunge them 

 in a frame uv the upen ^ruiiiid early in 

 May, and they will make excellent stock 

 for sellin^r the t'olluuing year. These 

 plants are ot' such size and (|u:ility that 

 they are widl worth a fair pric<'. 



Variegated Vinca. 



N arieyated \inca is iiidi'^iiei!''al.!e for 



the tilling of \ases, window boxes, etc 

 Your old plants \vill be sending up ijuaii- 

 titi(>s of nice young shoots now. tiet a 

 good batch of these into the propagating 

 bench. They will need planting out in 

 nursery rows during summer and lifting 

 in the fall to provide you with salable 

 plants for the following spring. ^'uu 

 i*an propagate fruin the older and harder 

 wood by simjily cutting it in pieces, but 

 you must wait longer for roots appe.ar- 

 ing on these. A temperature ot' ."i'l de 

 grees at night will root them. 



LARGE ROSE HOUSES. 



Thoiieli ir sounds like treason to s.iy 

 anything against large glasshouses. -;iys 

 ;in .\meiic;in corres|iondent ot' the i<:\v 

 deiiers' ('hroni(de. jiiactical ;4ioniis :ii( 



not .-lil 111 •|ccii|<l with llle bllildeis lit' 

 this class ot' st I iii-t lire. .\ s|iiiii iniii'id 

 house til'ty I'l et wide ;iihl sullle hlllidl'ds 

 ot' t'eet loll^ must nt' in ssjiy |i,. \'\i^\\ 



at the ridge, and win ii to this uvr .-iddi d 



low. sobd beds ilisti>.-|i| of the old line- 

 liellchi s. three t'ort of lllolr in h i • i ^^ h I . 



the young roses, when [danted. are a 

 long way from tln^ ghiss, and do not 

 start as freely as under the older sys- 

 tem. Whether this Into start is made 

 up for by the use of yiafted stock and 

 e;ise of wurkino wide houses remains 

 to be seen, but more than one large 

 grower, once jiaitly cunxeited to the 

 large liouse tlieor\-. will, in the proposed 

 additions this year, return to the more 

 nmderate size. I.e.-uin;^ the niiestion of 

 height, extreme lenylh has its disadvan- 

 tages independently of the diniculty vt' 

 handling stock. In a rose hoiis,' known 

 to the writer, sou foot Ioiil:. their is one 

 |i;irt where. dir<-lly air is juit on, a kind 



ot' indepcndelil i-ilriiit is set ll|i. ;ind it, is 

 I ;isy to s--e by iho lieh;i\iiir of the plants 

 there tlint they do not relisi, tile con 

 dilions. (irei-nlly and mildew .■du:i\s at 

 l.-ick al this point, and it is rim- a kind 

 of safety \ ,-il\ (■ fur t he so,-' imi imii. |i, 

 a hulls, • ,,f 111, , derate leli^lh tins,, imj,. 

 pendent riirreni- ;iir hrokm ,i>i |,\ pai- 

 lili-'iis 1,1- othi-rwis,-. and. Miiii;-ii tin- 



idea may s.-mn tar fet,-hei|. td.-. i^ f, 



in It than al liist appeals. 



COMMERCIAL CARNATIONS. 



'A |i:i|i(T l.\ \Vm|I:i,i- I; I'lcr-.'ii Cioiim.;! 

 ' "llh . l-c;i.| l,.-fi'li- Ilif lijlili'lii-l-' :lll>l I l"ll-l- 

 I ■lull lit 111. -I. II,. l',-l.i ii.irv -j:.. Ilies I 



Law si,n ,aii,| t \\r cal iiat imi t.. tui. I hat 

 'nil,' are :is i|i|'fir,.iit m all .--.niia: 

 cliara,-tiaist ii s .-is i|,,' !|m)|, ,,t ,-, ._ia;. d.ay 

 ill \\ inl.'i is to t he In i!li;iii. \ ui tin 

 lii'ii-^'es in fill! siniliuht. with ii,,- :^l;ir. 

 from the |-'cbriiar> snuw. I )a\ !.• . :ik. b>- 

 1 do Hot have any iiitentiun. in wnl ; I'ore Mrs. |,awsoii, was tin- sim l,i .-ak iii;/ 

 j iiig this pa|iei-. of i^ivin^ histoix. Thai ! ihroiioh the fo^. 



bramdi mav ]»■ useful, but it has j.iin i -r . \7 on- -y. 



; cover.'d so'manv times that to -o back I est Your Seedlings Thoroughly. 



to Lizzie Mcdiwan and .Mi-. I'isin i i- We have, to , lay. a giand n illirt luii o| 



i useless. We wish to colisiiler just what \arieties, and there are s,i m,iti\ new 



I Working materials w,' hav. iiil'iiii- ns a! stars appetiriiig ami a-^king icio^niti.ui 



j the jireseiit time, ami to learn Imu to tli.at we are li-mpted to ask. ■•Win-n- wil! 



m.'lke the most of what w,' have. i' -^lop.'"' 



The carnation after the .aiheiit ot Mr-. '"Iiecause ,it' tln' -nci-rss ,.t -nini' n.w 



