Apbil 9, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



27 



Birch Bark is Among the Best Ware for Makioj^ Up Easter Plant Arrangements. 



Owing to the increasing power of the 

 sun, the glass will now require a little 

 shade. A temperature of 50 degrees at 

 night is sufficient. 



There is still time to make a final 

 sowing of these primroses and get nice 

 plants in 5-inch pots for winter. Place 

 the flats or pans in a warm, moist nouse 

 and keep them shaded. 



Lorraine Begonias. 



The old plants of Begonia Gloire de- 

 Lorraine, kept over and kept on the dry 

 side for a time, are now furnishing a 

 good crop of cuttings', which will root 

 readily in a good bottom heat. Do not 

 keep the cutting bench for these so 

 moist as you would for chrysanthemums 

 or carnations, or the cuttings will rot. 

 Neither must they be heavily shaded; 

 merely break the direct rays of the sun 

 from shining on them. 



The little plants propagated from leaf 

 cuttings will grow well in a night tem- 



perature of 55 to 58 degrees. Growth 

 is not rapid with this begonia at pres- 

 ent. From August they make quick head- 

 way. 



Hydrangeas. 



While there will be a larger sale than 

 usual for hydrangeas for Easter this 

 year, on account of its coming so late 

 in the season. Memorial day always 

 calls for an immense number of them 

 for piazza boxes, cemetery vases and 

 other purposes. It is difficult to find 

 greenhouse space for these until the East- 

 er rush is over, but it must not be 

 forgotten that the space between Easter 

 and Memorial day ia this year only six 

 weeks, and any plants of hydrangeas to 

 be in bloom at that time must now be 

 growing freely and should show their 

 flower heads by Easter. 



There is a probability of the little 

 cuttings potted off a short time ago be- 

 coming potbound. It will be better to 

 give them a shift, as under the most 





favorable circumstances they cannot be 

 planted out before the middle of May. 



Rambler Roses. 



The late date of Easter makes it quite 

 easy to have rambler roses in season. In 

 removing plants in bloom to a cooler 

 house, be careful that it is not too cold 

 and draughty or you may get a dose of 

 mildew, which will ruin their appearance. 



From pieces of half ripened wood 

 you can now secure plenty of wood for 

 propagating purposes. Cuttings with two 

 eyes are sufficiently large and will root 

 quite freely at this season in such a 

 cutting bench as you have been using for 

 carnations. Started now and gfrown 

 along you can get nice plants with strong 

 canes in 5-inch and 6-inch pots before 

 fall. Keep them under glass, however, 

 and do ndt attempt to grow them out- 

 doors until late in the summer. 



Dutch Bulbous Stock. 



If your pans and pots of bulbous 



