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TheWcekly Florists' Review. 



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Store of W. ^fT. Seekins, Duluth, Minn. 



due, presumably, to the good roots the 

 plant made while the top growth was 

 checked. Charles H. Totty. 



ORDER OF BLOOMING. 



The following is a list of mums I have. 

 Please arrange the names in the order 

 in which they will bloom, the early, the 

 mid-season and the late ones: White 

 Chadwiek, Yellow Chadwick, White Bon- 

 naffon, Monrovia, Geo. Pullman, Mrs, 

 Geo. Pullman, Mrs. Perrin, Timothy 

 Eaton, Yellow Eaton, Maj. Bonnaffon, 

 Golden Wedding, C. Touset, Polly Rose, 

 Beatrice May, Ivory, Mrs. Robinson and 

 Alice Byron. L. G. 



If all the plants ^re propagated at the 

 same time and handled the same, they 

 will bloom naturally in the following 

 order: Polly Rose, C. Touset, Beatrice 

 May, Monrovia, Alice Byron, Ivory, Mrs. 

 Robinson, Mrs. Perrin, Geo. Pullman, 

 Mrs. Geo. Pullman, Timothy Eaton, Yel- 

 low Eaton, Major Bonnaffon, White 

 Bonnaffon, Golden Wedding, W. H. Chad- 

 wick and Yellow Chadwick. 



I remarked at the beginning, "if they 

 were handled the same," but if L. G. 

 knows his business he can change con- 

 ditions very materially. Thus Monro- 

 via, if a bud is taken late in July, will 

 develop by September 27, and, instead of 

 being in fourth place, it can be moved to 

 first place. If the early bud is not taken, 

 Monrovia is naturally a second early 

 variety. The same thing applies in the 

 case of Alice Byron. From buds taken 

 August 6 I have secured splendid flowers 

 of this variety the first week in October. 

 The whole thing is largely a matter of 

 knowing how. It is the same with the 

 later kinds. Some growers plant Bon- 

 naffon late in July and by that means 

 have it in good shape at Thanksgiving 

 and later. 



Under ordinary conditions, and as 

 grown by seventy-five per cent of the 

 growers, the varieties will bloom in the 

 order given. C. H. Totty. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



Sweet Peas and Good Business. 



In the Review for May 21 I notice 

 an article published from Philadelphia, 

 which I quote in part: "We are told 



that outdoor sweet peas will be here be- 

 fore next month, but it is difficult to 

 verify this statement." In answer to 

 this you may say for me that March 5 

 I planted the following varieties of sweet 

 pea seed: Burpee's Earliest White, 

 Blanche Ferry and Burpee's Earliest of 

 All, and May 19 I cut a fine lot of 

 blooms. Notwithstanding the so-called 

 hard times, the Wheeling flower market 

 in the last six months has been very 

 satisfactory to the florists. The growers 

 in and around Wheeling have also done 

 well and expect Decoration day to bring 

 much business. A. B. Butlee. 



PANSIES FOR WINTER. 



Please tell me the best pansy to bloom 

 in the greenhouse and what time to sow 

 the seed to bloom for Christmas. 



D. Z. 



There are now many choice strains of 

 pansy seed purchasable. I have found 

 Trimardeau satisfactory, the flowers be- 



ing large, of good substance and the 

 range of colors wide and pleasing. 



I'o have flowers for Christmas, sow 

 the seed outdoors the last week in July. 

 Mulch with strawy manure after seed- 

 ing, leaving this on until the seedlings 

 appear. Shake the short manure out 

 of the mulching before applying it. 

 Transplant the seedlings into beds when 

 large enough to handle, choosing a moist, 

 cloudy day for the operation. Plant in 

 the greenhouses the last part of Octo- 

 ber, keeping the plants well up to the 

 light. The temperature given single vio- 

 lets, about 40 degrees at night, will suit 

 pansies. This should not be exceeded, 

 or harm will result. 



If you only wish to have a small 

 batch of seedlings, use a coldframe and 

 place a lath or canvas shading over the 

 seeds to keep the ground cooler and moist 

 until they germinate. Do not sow later 

 than August 1. Pansies love a cool, 

 moist house and will need a little shade 

 from the sun by the end of February. 



C. W. 





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