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The Weekly Florists'" Review^ 



June 18, 1008. 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



(Gontinued from page 11) 



main on the plants a couple of months 

 longer at least. Often, after flowering, 

 we see these araaryllis thrown under the 

 benches to take pot luck until they are 

 examined for flower spikes another 

 winter. 



Rambler Roses in Pots. 

 In the rush of other work, do not 

 neglect the rambler roses, if you would 

 have the best stock for another Easter. 

 Be sure to use the hose freely and let 

 the pressure be good. That insidious 

 foe, red spider, must not be given any 

 foothold or the plants will be nearly 

 ruined. Keep the shoots tied up securely. 

 All this means work, but it is work which 

 will pay you well. As the shoots become 

 well matured you can place them out- 

 doors, where they should be plunged and, 

 if possible, tied up to a fence of either 

 wire or wood to keep them from being 

 blown about. Do not allow them to suf- 

 fer from want of water at the roots. 

 This in itself will speedily bring spider 

 around. Any young stock propagated 

 the past spring should be kept potted 

 along. Some of these can now safely 

 go into 6-inch pots, in which size strong 

 blooming plants can be grown. 



Cyclamens. 



Cyclamens should now be in their sum- 

 mer quarters in coldframes, with the 

 sashes tilted up six inches both top and 

 bottom, to secure a free and continuous 

 passage of air, and cloth or lath shadings 

 should be used over them during bright 

 sunshine. A little sun mornings and 

 evenings will not hurt them, but the noon- 

 day glare they cannot stand. A light 

 spraying over on warm evenings, and also 

 early in the afternoons of very hot days, 

 refreshes them much. The popular size 

 of pot for market purposes is 6-inch. 

 Early plants will now be ready for a 

 shift into these, while later ones can be 

 placed in S^^-inch or 4-inch. Do not al- 

 low the plants to become potbound. To 

 keep thrips in check in the frames, use 

 some tobacco stems among the pots and 

 spray with some tobacco extract. In 

 potting use a mixture of fibrous loam, 

 sharp sand and either sheep manure or 

 dried cow manure. A dash of fine bone 

 may also be added at the final shift. 

 The compost should be porous and be 

 pressed quite firmly in the pots. The 

 conns should not be buried. Be careful 

 not to overwater newly potted stock. 



Brief Reminders. 



Pinch the tops from bouvardias, sola- 

 nums, stevias and eupatoriums in the 

 open ground. 



Hardy roses will be benefited by a 

 hosing overhead in the evenings in dry, 

 warm weather. This also keeps aphis in 

 check. . 



Do not attempt to sow calceolaria seed 

 before August. ' 



Pot over the small ferns and space 

 them out so that they will have ample 

 room for development. 



If not already done, get in a final 

 sowing of asters. 



If you are short of crotons, get a 

 batch of cuttings in the bench at once. 

 Keep the sand constantly wet and they 

 will soon root. 



Ply the cultivator constantly and give 

 weeds no chance to smother your crops. 



Have you ordered your coal supply 

 for the coming winter 1 Remember that 

 prices are low now. 



TARRYTOWN, N. Y. 



The annual June exhibition of the Tar- 

 rytown Horticultural Society, held in 

 Music hall, June 12, eclipsed all previous 

 ones. There was a magnificent display 

 of roses staged on five large tables, one 

 exhibitor having over 100 varieties of 

 hybrid perpetuals a"nd teas, a majority of 

 them truly named. Frau Karl Druschki 

 was much in evidence, having been en- 

 tered in many classes, and carried off the 

 honors wherever perfect. Competition 

 was keen in every class and judging dif- 

 ficult. 



Strawberries were also fine, large and 

 well finished, every class heavily entered, 

 single plate entries numbering eleven and 

 a majority of them perfect in every way. 

 Shrubs were lacking, only two exhibits 

 being staged with common varieties. 



Perennials were fine, two exhibitors 

 having over fifty varieties each, well 

 labeled. The F. R. Pierson Co. had some 

 large exhibits of miscellaneous plants 

 and cut flowers, not for competition but 

 interesting. 



An innovation which has proved suc- 

 cessful and interesting was the giving of 

 two prizes for bouquets of wild flowers, 

 open only to school children under 14 

 "years of age. This brought twenty-four 

 contestants. 



The principal prize winners were: F. 

 L. Milne, gardener to E. H. Wetherbee; 

 W. H. Waite, gardener to Samuel Unter- 

 myer; W. C. Roberts, gardener to Fred- 

 erick Potter; Wm. Jameson, gardener to 

 Emil Berolzheimer; James Stuart, gar- 

 dener to Mrs. F. A. Constable; John 

 Woodcock, gardener to Gen. McAlpin; 

 John Elliott, gardener to Geo. Legg; H. 

 Nichols, gardener to Mrs. J. B. Trevor; 

 John Brunger, gardener to I. N. Selig- 

 man. 



A certificate of merit went to F. R. 

 Pierson Co., for a miscellaneous exhibit, 

 and to Mathew J. Murtka, gardener to 

 Mrs. W. L. Bull, for shrubs, hardy peren- 

 nials and roses. A cultural certificate 

 was given George Whitlinger, gardener 

 to Miss Blanche Potter, for a collection 

 of vegetables, and to John Elliott for 

 Rose Frau Karl Druschki. Honorable 

 mention was made of Wm. Jameson for 

 Blenheim melon and Lorillard tomato, 

 and of Francis Gibson for shrubs, hardy 

 perennials and roses. L. A. M. 



JAPANESE IRISES. 



The Japanese iris is enjoying increased 

 popular favor and the National Council 

 of Horticulture recommends it as of the 

 easiest culture, but cautions gardeners 

 against overlooking the essential require- 

 ment of plenty of moisture at all times. 



If possible, select for this plant a 

 place that is naturally continually moist. 

 It should not be under water in the win- 

 ter, however, for in such a location the 

 plant will rot. A heavy, moist soil is 

 needed. If too poor and sandy, dig in 

 plenty of well rotted manure and mulch 

 the bed heavily in summer. Plants in 

 the open border frequently suffer from 

 the hot sun and dryness. In preparing a 

 bed, dig deeply, as the roots often pene- 

 trate two feet or more. Planting can be 

 done either in fall or spring; if in the 

 fall, mulch well with straw or manure 

 to prevent the frost lifting the plants 

 out of the ground. 



The Japan iris blooms earlier than 

 other species. The fiowers are variable 

 in color and size. Some are very large. 

 The colors range from pure white to 

 various shades of lilac and violet, indigo 

 to almost black. The lighter shades are 



frequently blotched and streaked with 

 other colors. The flowers appear in June 

 or July, large plants often producing up- 

 wards of 100 individual flowers. A big 

 bed when in blossom is a sight not to be 

 forgotten. If cut with long stems the 

 spikes are fine for bouquets. Seed is 

 produced in abundance. If planted in 

 outside beds in a moist place or sown in 

 shallow boxes and left outside during the 

 winter, the seeds will germinate the fol- 

 lowing spring. 



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