

July 23, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



on the first day of January. Any annual ntem- 

 ber in goo<l standing may become a life mem- 

 ber on payment of $25, and be exempt fram all 

 future assessments." 



Afternoon sesslpii, 2 p. m., the national flower 

 show: Address by E. U. Hill; reports by W. F. 

 Kasting, J. C. Vaughan. General discussion. 



Special meeting American Carnation Society, 

 4:30 p. m. 



The evening session will be omitted in order 

 to allow the members an opportunity for an 

 evening view of the Falls and other scenery. 



Fourth day, Friday," August 21 — Morning ses- 

 sion, 9:30 a. m. Address, "School Gardens," 

 L. C. Corbett. Discussion. 



Paper, "State Florists' Associations: Their 

 Value and the Relation They Should Bear to 

 the S. A. F.," Albert T. Hey. Discussion. 



Paper,, "Planting for Winter Effect In the 

 Northern States," George E. McClure. Discus- 

 sion. 



The afternoon and evening will be in the 

 hands of the Buffalo Florists' Club. The bowl- 

 ing contests will be held at Buffalo at this 

 time. 



National Flower Show Committee. 



W. N. Rudd has been prevailed upon 

 to accept the position of manager of 

 the national flower show. The selection 

 of a manager was left by the executive 

 committee to the committee on local man- 

 agement, of which J. C. Vaughan is 

 chairman, with the recommendation that 

 the services of Mr. Rudd be obtained if 

 possible. Mr. Vaughan has called a^ meet- 

 ing of his committee for Saturday after- 

 noon, July 25, when, with Manager Rudd, 

 the committee ^11 take up details of 

 show arrangement8^^ 



Chairman W. F. Kasting, of the Com- 

 mittee of Fifty, will call a meeting of 

 the committee at Niagara Falls during 

 the convention of the S. A. F. The 

 meeting will probably be held on Thurs- 

 day, after the discussion of the national 

 flower show, which is provided for in the 

 convention program. 



J. H. BuEDETT, Sec 'y. 



THE CANADIANS' PROGRAM, 



The eleventh annual convention of the 

 Canadian Horticultural Association will 



be held at the Clifton hotel, Niagara 

 Falls, Ont., on the same dates the S. A. 

 F. is in session on the American side, at 

 Niagara Falls, N. Y. The following is 

 the Canadians' program: 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 — OPENING SES- 

 SION 2:30 P. M. 



The S. A. Fi. will pay the convention a fra- 

 ternal visit during this session. 



Address of w»leome, by the mayor of Niagara 

 Falls, Ont. 



Address of welcome, by the superintendent of 

 Queen Victoria Park. 



Kesp<),ttBe by . the President and welcome to 

 the-^'S.'A. F.i'J#h» W^sh, Montreal. ' - \ 



Response by the President of the S. A. F., 

 F. H. 'lYaendly, New York. 



Reports of secretary, treasurer, standing com- 

 mittees and special committees. 



Discussion of President's address. Question 

 bo.x. 



SECOND SESSION. 



The Canadian Horticultural Association will 

 pay a fraternal visit to the convention of the 

 S. A. F. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGX^ST 10, 7 P. M., CATA- 

 RACT HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. 



Illustrated lecture by J. Horace McFarland. 

 "How Florists May Aid in the Crusade Against 

 Ugliness." 



THIRD SESSION— THURSDAY, AUGUST 20. 



10 A. M. 



"Forcing Tomatoes," by Prof. W. S. Blair, 

 Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que. 



"General Care of Private Greenhouses," by 

 William Wllshlre, head gardener to R. B. An- 

 gus, Esq., Montreal, Que. 



"Nomenclature," by John Cavers, OakvlUe, 

 Ont. 



Choice of place for next meeting. Question 

 box. 



Thursday afternoon the delegates will be 

 shown the beauties of Queen Victoria Park by 

 Alex. Coburn. head gardener, and see the sights. 



FOURTH SESSION— THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 



7 P. M. 



Discussion between Retailer and Grower, led 

 by G. Gerraghty, of Dunlop's, Toronto, replied 

 to by W. J. Lawrence, Eglinton, Oht. 



"Grapes Under Glass," by Thos. Pewtress, 

 Polnte Claire, Que. 



Unfinished business. 



Election of officers. 



Final committee reports. 



Friday, August 21, the Buffalo Florists' Club 

 has generously invited all C. H. A. members to 

 participate in the entertainment given to the 

 S. A. F., including trip to Buffalo, games, etc. 



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Pansies. 



The last week in July and first week 

 in August is a suitable time to make 

 the main sowing of pansies. Of course, 

 in the more southern states this can 

 be advantageously delayed until the mid- 

 dle or end of August, but in the northern 

 states we have always found a date as 

 near August 1 as possible the best. Pan- 

 sies every year prove one of the best sell- 

 ing flowering plants, millions being dis- 

 posed of annually in the United States. 

 About every householder who has a tiny 

 plot of ground will want to plant a few 

 pansies, and the country florist who has 

 a good stock of plants has seldom much 

 trouble in disposing of them. 



In the case of pansies, as with all 

 other important florists' flowers, it never 

 pays to bother with cheap seed. Pay 

 $2 to $3 more an ounce rather than buy 

 any of the cheap mixtures offered. About 

 every seedsman has some extra good 

 strain to offer. These can be had either 

 in mixtures or separate colors. As a rule, 

 mixtures sell better than the individual 

 colors, unless one shade is desired for bed- 



ding out effects. "While it is difficult 

 to select one special strain where so 

 many are offered, we prefer the Giant 

 Trimardeau to any other. A few extra 

 fine varieties of this pansy are: Em- 

 peror William, dark blue; Show Queen, 

 pure- white; Queen of Blues, lavender; 

 Golden Gem, clear yellow; King of 

 Blacks, coal black, and Lord Beacons- 

 field, violet. Of other giant strains, 

 Cassier's and Mme. Perret are both fine. 

 Of the ordinary bedding pansies, which 

 are purchasable at lower prices than the 

 giants, a few additional sorts of merit 

 are Psyche, velvet violet blue; Cardinal, 

 bright red, and Emperor Frederick, pur- 

 ple edged with scarlet and yellow. 



The tufted nansies, Viola cornuta. are 

 splendid bedding sub,iects, especially for 

 partially shaded beds. These flowers 

 are much smaller than those of the 

 other pansies, but are much more freely 

 produced. Mauve Queen, Blue Perfec- 

 tion, White Perfection and Admiration 

 are four good varieties. These are spe- 

 cially useful for covering the ground- 

 ' work of bulb beds, making a fine show- 



ing when the bulbous display has waned. 

 In sowing pansies, unless large quan- 

 tities are wanted, a good plan is to se- 

 lect a vacant coldframe. Pulverize the 

 soil well, cover the seed lightly and soak 

 well. Sow either broadcast or in drills 

 a few inches apart. If sashes are used 

 at all, let them be tilted top and bot- 

 tom, and shaded until the .seeds germi- 

 nate, when they should be removed 

 to prevent the plants becoming drawn 

 and weakly. Rather than use sashes at 

 ftU*-,we ©refer to gjn lath shades over 

 tne seecTbeds during Bright sunshine, not 

 using these at all after the plants are 

 well above ground. If sown in the open 

 ground, we prefer to give the beds a 

 soaking of water and then mulch the 

 surface with short straw. Any waterings 

 are given over this mulch, which is care- 

 fully removed as the seedlings germinate. 

 As constant waterings will bake the sur- 

 face, see that it is loosened as soon as 

 the seeds germinate or many will damp 

 off. 



Gardenias. 



This is the season of rapid "growth 

 with the gardenias. Those in benches 

 will need occasional pinchings to keep 

 them, shapely. As the roots run more 

 and more into the compost, water can be 

 given more freely, but avoid any over- 

 supply, which will quickly cause yellow- 

 ing of the foliage. As frequent syring- 

 ings are needed to keep mealy bug in 

 check, this sometimes causes the surface 

 soil to become slimy and it will be nec- 

 essary to scratch the same over occa- 

 sionally. Although, as a rule, no stakes 

 are needed in bench culture, occasional 

 plants may develop a sprawly habit, in 

 which case one or two wire stakes may 

 be used with advantage. At this season 

 plants in pots do well in the open air 

 and will make a good, sturdy growth 

 there. Any showing yellowing of foli- 

 age will color up if treated to a little 

 soot water or nitrate of soda. 



Nephrolepis. 



Plants of nephrolepis in benches are 

 making great headway now. It is yet 

 rather early to lift and pot them, un- 

 less you are planning to use the benches 

 for carnations or other winter crops. 

 Keep the surface scratched occasionally, 

 and remove weeds. A light mulch of old, 

 well-spent manure will help to keep the 

 soil cool and moist and benefit the plants. 



If you want well filled baskets for 

 early winter sales, these should be made 

 up at once. Do not use any other plants 

 with the ferns. Mixtures of this kind 

 never take so well as ferns by them- 

 selves. 



Plants in pots and pans being grown to 

 specimen size will now require large 

 supplies of water. U^e some liquid 

 manure once a week to keep them vig- 

 orous. 



None of these nephrolepis need a 

 warm, close house; neither should they 

 be heavily shaded, as this tends to make 

 the fronds more brittle. N. Amerpohlii 

 is liked very much and it will be in 

 great demand the coming season. N. 

 Todeaoides is a distinct and graceful 

 newcomer. Whitmani and Elegantissima 

 are both good, the former rarely revert- 

 ing. Scottii seems to have lost popular- 

 ity, but the old Bostoniensis is still in 

 the front rank. 



Asparagus Plumosus. 



In the pressure of other work, such 

 as emptying and refilling rose and car- 

 nation benches, asparagus plants are apt 

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