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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Mabcb 10, 1908. 



Magnolia 



Rhododendion 



Azalea 



Clematis 



Peonies 



Phlox 



Nursery Stock for Florists'^Trade 



EVERYTHING WORTH PLANTING 



ROSES A SPECIALTY ALL KINDS OF FRUIT TREES 



Ornamental Trees and Shmba, ETergreens, Berries, Herbaceous Plants. Send for oar Trade List 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



68 Years GENEVA, N. Y. 700 Acres 



Boxwood 

 Privet 



Berberis Thunbergil 

 Hydrangea Tree 

 Spiraea Van Houttel 

 Kosler's Blue Spruce 



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the summer time, especially for young 

 and replanted stock. I would not do 

 this later than four o'clock, an J not on 

 cold or wet days, and would discontinue 

 it as soon as the nights get cool. As 

 the fall approaches, it must be done early 

 in the morning, so that the plants can 

 dry off before night, or mildew and 

 black spot will soon make their appear- 

 ance. In the winter, when the plants 

 will not dry, the syringings have to be 

 cut down to about once a week, and even 

 then some varieties have to be shaken to 

 remove the surplus moisture, or they re- 

 main wet over night. At this time we 

 rely on frequent damping down of the 

 walks and boards, combined with spray- 

 ing through the bottom of the plants, to 

 keep the wood soft and induce it to 

 break. 



Disbudding is another thing which 

 must be done at the right time. When 

 the plants are growing fast, they should 

 be gone over at least every other day, 



Mtddung:. 



Mulching is another important matter. 

 Sight now is the time to apply a coat, 

 if not already done, if good flowers are 

 wanted for the next three months. I 

 believe that September 1 is late enough 

 to mulch for Christmas flowers. If ap- 

 plied later, when the days are shorten- 

 ing, it is difficult to dry the plants out 

 and make them break properly. We ap- 

 ply a light dusting of bone flour, about 

 100 pounds to 2,000 square feet of bench 

 surface, and then for the same space, 

 from one-half to three-quarters of a cord 

 of good cow manure, chopped up with 

 dry loam and a little lime. In a few 

 weeks this becomes a part of the bed, 

 as it will crumble and can be leveled 

 down and is in good condition later to 

 receive liquid manure. If top dressing 

 has to be done later, I would lay it in 

 ridges rather than blanket the whole 

 bench with it. We find pails of wood 

 or zinc the handiest things to use for 

 applying top dressing. Here again, five 

 or six men can work together to good 

 advantage, and will cover about 5,000 

 square feet in a day. 



Fumigation and Ventilation. 



Fumigation must be attended to regu- 

 larly, and the proprietary articles sold 

 are cheaper in the end than the old- 

 fashioned tobacco stems. 



A little sulphur should always be kept 

 on the pipes to keep down mildew, al- 

 ways remembering that prevention is 

 better than cure. When flowers are not 

 selling well, the plants require particular 

 attention, as poor stock is of no value 

 in a falling market. 



Ventilation is of the utmost impor- 

 tance in rose growing. Commencing now, 

 with the warm spring days approaching, 

 a little air should be given early in the 

 morning. Soon the temperature will be- 

 gin to rise before seven o'clock, and if 

 air has not been carried all night, the 

 night man can put on a little on his 



CPECIMEN 



EYERfiREENS 



Azaleas 



Rhododendrons 



Roses 



Herbaceous Perennials 



In fact everything In hardy 

 stock for 



Garden^LawnlLandscapB Planting 



General Catalogue and Trade Lists 

 on applicatioD. 



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BKDrORD, MASS. 



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rr RAMBLER ROSEiiZ 



S^ NEWPORT FAIRY... ^iiZ 



To be dlsieminated Spring 1908. 

 Aak for Ultutrated pamphlet and prloei. 



JULIUS ROCHRS CO., 



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last round. I like to anticipate the rise, 

 and by frequently raising the ventilat- 

 ors a little, always keep ahead of the 

 game, and by this method, the houses 

 never get so hot in the springtime and 

 the plants are kept healthy and clean. 



It is important that the houses be kept 

 clean at all times, with no muddy places 

 or water standing in the walks, especially 

 when the firing is reduced to a minimum. 



The flowers should be cut as early as 

 possible in hot weather and be placed 

 at once in clean water. It is noticeable 

 that every man's stamp is on his own 

 products. A man handling roses in a 

 store can tell you without any distin- 

 guishing mark, who grew this lot, or 

 where these flowers came from. 



New Varieties. 

 In conclusion, a few words about the 

 new varieties. It is the part of wisdom 

 to go slow unless you know what they 

 are. Descriptions are often misleading, 

 and the only way to find one is by ex- 

 perience. Take No. 1 'for instance. A 

 friend writes me: "I intend to plant 

 5,000 of this and, by the way, I have 

 not heard of any fault which this rose 

 has." No. 2 on the list he thinks enough 

 of to put in 2,000 plants. I saw this 

 exhibited some time ago and remarked 

 to a friend that the flowers did not look 

 perfect. He thought that this rose 

 would produce a large percentage of de- 

 formed flowers. Speaking to another 



2-Y8ar-0ld EvBrblooming Roses 



OWN ROOTS 



These are Btrong, well branched plants. 

 They have been potted for some time and are 

 well equipped with roots. Packing can be 

 done very light and they will carry safely to 

 any part of the country. 

 $1.00 per doz. $8.00 per 100; $75.00 per 1000 



Baby Rambler 

 Clothllde Soupert 

 Marie Van Houtte 

 Etoile de Lyon 

 Mme. Ctaatenay 

 Mme. Orolez 

 Snoinrflake 

 CUmbins Meteor 

 Bessie Broken 

 Isabella Sprunt 

 Coq. de Lyon 

 Perle des Jardlns 

 Yellow Cocbet 



Hermosa 

 Helen Gould 

 Papa Gontier 

 Queen's Scarlet 

 Meteor 

 Cl'irKalserln 

 R. M. Henriette 

 Strip'd '* 

 Safrano 



Wbite La France 

 Pres. Camot 

 Ktoile de Prance 

 Siuulse 



HYBRID PERPETUALS 

 Paul Neyron Mme. Cbas. Wood 



Mrs. Jno. Laips Masna Charta 

 A. Dlesbaob Vlok's Caprice 



100 varieties; 2*2-hich pots. 



Wbltmani Ferns, 6 to 8 fronds, pot-grown, 

 $1.2^ per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 2i2-inch pots, »4.00 per 100. 



JOHN A. DOYLE, Springfield, Ohio 



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Field'Grown, 2 -Year 



Per 100 1000 



Crimson Rambler, No. 1 t 7.60 $ 60.00 



No. 2 6.00 40.00 



Pbiladelptala No. 1 8,00 65.00 



Mme. Plantier XX 7.00 60.00 



No. 1 6.00 86.00 



Kmp. of China No. 1 6.00 35.00 



Henri Martin No. 1 7.00 60.00 



Drusobkl No. 1 10.00 90.00 



HarrisonU No. 1 12.00 100.00 



Send for surplus list giving grade count of 

 H.P.'i. Prairies. KaraDlers, Moss, Wicburaianas, 

 Rugoaas, etc.; Shrubs and Climbing Vines. 



THE UNITED STATES NURSERY CO. 



RICH, MISS. 



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CTADA^E* Ready for Irnma- 

 9 I UfflAUb diate Sliipmant! 



1000 



EnKllsb Manettt, pencil thickness $10.00 



Cal. Privet, 2-year, 2 to 3-ft 40.00 



" •• 2-year, 3 to 4-ft 65.00 



Also a general assortment of Ihmkt, Fruit Treit, etc. 



HIRAM T. JONES 



Uaiia County Nurseries ELIZABETH, N. J. 



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man who had seen the flowers, and ask- 

 ing his opinion, he said the flowers looked 

 as if they had been fumigated. Take 

 No. 3, which I picked out for a winner: 

 Looking over a large place recently, I 

 had pointed out to me two plants grow- 

 ing on the end of the bench, and was 

 asked why they did not grow like the 

 others, which were a standard kind, and 

 growing luxuriantly. I could not tell 

 why; they all looked exactly alike; the 

 chances were in favor of the two plants 

 doing nothing. The answer was, those 

 are No. 3. I said things then which I 

 will not repeat here, for I had ordered a 

 few of that kind. Take No. 4, condemned 



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