The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



OCTOIiKK ITt. 1!)U.S. 



BEDDING GERANIUMS. 



I \v;is ;^l:i(l to set' tho several letters 

 ill I'ccciit issues (if the Review oii tho 

 suliject (if <:er;uiiiiin prdiia^atidii. It 

 seeiiis \i> lie a <i(<iiera!ly ai-cejited fact 

 that iiiiHi' ciiltin^is (laiii|) dlT from (nit- 

 (loor liiaii iuddor stock and" \ nui satis- 

 fied tliat early jiropa^iat ion only a<;jj;ra- 

 vatcs the ('Nil \\itli the dutside cult injrs. 

 There is no trciulih' in rudliiij;- the slmw 

 jiclai'^duiuMis, (Acii in waini weather. 

 The ciittiii^s are, nf cdurse, frdin iilaiits 

 jiot f^rowii and naturally harder, linl even 

 in suMuner ]ii'djia(;atidn i<\' Zdnals is at- 

 tended usually liy a heavy loss. The 

 cooler the months, the lietter, aic the 

 chances of success. ( )ni' year I tried 

 leavinir the Imxes i,\' cuttin;_rs imtdodi's 

 .•iinl the results were the reverse df s.atis 

 tactiiry. Sliadiny 1 haM' tHund df no 

 :id\ania;:e, either in fall or sjirin<;. Iml 

 if the sand or soil is kcjit inoisi. ;is in the 

 ■ ase df Miunis, cainations or cdleiis, the 

 linik of the cuttings ifiay be ex|iecte(l tn 

 I it. 



< uttin;:s |,iit in a fortnieht a^d have 

 iecei\c(| 111! waterin;:s sim-i' tlieir first 

 din', Iml a ^|irayin;,'' nvcihead has lieen 

 i;iven in the middle df w,-irm days. The 

 viind is diy, Imt Udl dust dry, and the 

 riittines iciii;iiii jplnmp. .\d tuiihei' wa 

 terinps will lie eivrti until the sand is 

 \ery dry .and niily einiu;;!! In ki fp the 

 ruttines from shrixclin;^. < dnstant w;i- 

 teriny jirimidtes ilecay and ;i tnn rapid 

 erowtli (in the ciittiiigs whidi m;iy have 

 iddted. This is nut what we want. The 

 nliinidiis df others on this subject, which 

 IS timely ami impertant. wimhl Ik- in 

 iereStin<r. ''. \\'. 



As a matter of fact, ji'eraninms do juit 

 take to any l^ind of forcing;. Too luueh 

 heat o\('ihead, too much water in hut 

 weather, nr any bottdui heat \vill briny 

 bad I'esults. Htinly your climate. Make 

 lliem as late as jiossible \\ithout any 

 protection anil you., will be successfnl 

 with a laree ]iercenta<j;e. 



Down here in the south our worst dif- 

 (iculty is to kee)) our stock duriiifr the 

 Slimmer. The reil varieties of the Bruant 

 type stand well, but the soft colored, 

 light shades geihTally dry up. 



Aiidther drawb.ack is ihe slinrtness df 

 onr season. As I pre\ idusly stated, 

 geraniums canmit be pnipagatcd here 

 much sdiinei' than the first ]i;irt of >sd 

 xcmbei, and by .Mai(di I in' a little sotmer 

 they nnisf be nfferecl in the nmrket. If 

 We )unch them, lln'y are put back tmi 



late, so wc have to be satisfied with a 

 single stem, which is not by any means a 

 perfect plant, and this is the only reason 

 ^vhy \ve have sometimes to get fresh 

 stock from the north. ]\I. M. L. 



BONE FLOUR AS FERTILIZER. 



If bone flour is good in a nuilch for 

 roses ami chrysantheinunis, why could it 

 not be used ;is a li(|uid in connection 

 with the animal li(|uids that we use? 



s. :sL 



Bono flour is a useful and quick acting 

 fertilizer on roses, carnations, chrysan- 

 themuins and other bench crops, but 

 great care nuisf be taken in applying it, 

 (ir more harm than good will result. T 

 ha\(' se(Mi it used on some occasions as 

 :i li(pud stimulant. My own exjierionce 

 has not, ho\ve\er, been favorable and I 

 much jirefer it in the dry form. Licjuid 

 fidin animal m.anure alternated with 

 (du'inical topdrt^ssings gives satisfactory 

 I'esults. Too much of the li(|uid causes 

 soft, flabby growth. The (hemicals 

 nmke the wood harder, although some of 

 the more powerful ones, like nitrate of 

 soda and suli)hate of ammonia, pronmto 

 sdft gi'dwth and hcavv foliage. 



C. \V. 



YOUNG STOCK FOR SPRING. 



1 intend to buy geianiunrs frum 1' ' ■.. 

 inch pdts to grow for sjiring s;iles. Wlieii 

 -hould I order them .' I,. A. .M. K. 



If _\dii get vcini' L;ei':iniiims almut llie 

 last dl l-'ebni.'i ry frdin :J'o-inch |idl^. 

 they will be sulhcieiit ly e.arly. J'lace 

 the di'der '«ime time alie;id to ensure 

 proinpi delivery. C. W. 



IN THE SOUTH. 



!S|ieakiML; diu-i' nmre about the indiiiiL; 

 of gi'innitiiii-. l-'shdiild say that .1. S. 

 I'dllaud'- diiei-tii.n-. in the b'KVir.'A i.t 



« >Cl(ilier >, ,'iiV ciiiaiidy g 1. As applied 



lu til'' latitiale in wliidi In' live-, hi^ 

 meiliipd Wdiild prdlialiiy In- tin ' 'X'U^ 



laull. Ami >et ihc-le i-. lUlr detrrt^n 



Lis |li~l lllrl i<MI~: ll'' M'ulecis 'd sl.'lte lll.'ll 



I, is roll s a ri int'ieli-d fi O' a n |d'.\ a (di 

 iii.'ili-. t(.| il,i-\ WMidd iidi 111 I.t uiiicli 

 x.'ilu.' ddwn heir i.r ill aii\ dihrr -late a 

 |.\': liniidred mile- a\'.ay. 



'j'iie idi a d I 1 ■" it i II;.; lI''!,'! iiiniiis under 

 _,;;,..,. ;iv -iiiin- ad', d, .'1 Ii-. ii! -U'-li :i t.ni 

 I ,,., -il li re a-- \'. e lia , I- liel e • I iday, I l.-i, .lic! 



I I S.-, ,|,i._; I I-. - Mil! sill,. 1- ,,||1 lit iiii- 



Hi.,! -tii.h. Thi- i-, iidwi \ir, en p;i-sant. 

 !,, r.,^-.' il i^ the t.iult, a Kd. (if many 

 iiiiii I Miiiir- in L^i'.iii'.^ dii > ei idu-- i'.,r tlic 

 ,:are 1. 1 |ii'.|' i^ali.dii df plain- ..r -d',\iii^ 

 ,,l' -(•' d-. w ii 'idiit aild\' iiiL: I df 1 III la I i 

 1 mil' v. 1,11 .■ thiA lia\e In Iji- -rnw n. 



FLORISTS' BEST CATTLEYAS. 



Here are snine nt' the best cattleyas 

 for llorists Id gniw fur cutting, as stated 

 by (ieorge )■]. .M(< hue in a recent ad- 

 dress before the l-iuffalo Florists' Club: 



The first cattleya of tho year to bloom 

 is ('. Trianie. and its varieties. I.t is a 

 native of (dldinbia and is jirei-minently 

 the best in the genus. It has many dis- 

 tinct varieties, whi(di range from jnire 

 white to rese purple. (!. Tiiana; begins 

 to bloom in early January and lasts 

 until .March. < '. Schro'ilerii', wiiieh le- 

 semliles ( . Triaiue in size nf bidom and 

 habit df gniwih, is sumelimes i<d'erred 

 td as a \aiiety df ('. Triame. it is lightiu- 

 ill cdldr iliau Tiianu' and bldums :i little 

 later. It i^ aKn a native nf (,'iildniliia 

 and is iuvalnalili\ as it is ijic duly cat- 

 tievn dbiainal'le in i|iiautity in siicceeil 

 Triana' in time I'i tIdWeiing. It blndnis 

 fidin M.aich in ,\pril. 



Tie' next callleva nl iai pm 1 aiiie m 1 he 

 nidei'dl' tliiVMiing I- ( . Miwsia'. a X'eiie- 

 /iiel.-in speries, wliiili i- ill its priiiic from 

 Apiil Id .Ma}. Il i'- .'i pidiiljr bluduier 

 and t'nr this ii .'i-dn it dni- mil l;ist lung 

 ia eiill i\ alidii, but with drdinarv ileal 

 nii'iit 11 \vill la-t Idiig ennUL;ii In a!ii[il\ 

 repav all r.'ire and expendil uie. 



( '. .Mendellii lildiims 1 1 uni the eu.l of 



April Id ('.'iriv .liiue and is an c x ■elleut 



dii'liid, tliduuh siMnm dfl'i'ii i| ill (|iiau- 

 tlly. 



iMiring llie ihdiiths of .liiiie and .liilv 

 :i iMiai I rrr d t line .■at t It v:i- blnnm. ( iim 



of the best of these is Warscowiczii, and 

 its variety, Saiuleriana, commonly called 

 gigas. It is a native of Venezuela, and 

 produces more flowers to the spike than 

 any other of the large-lipped cattleyas. 

 The flowers are large and beautifully 

 nuirked. It is easily recognized by the 

 two yellow eyes or blotches at the base 

 of the labellum. This sjiecies should 



* have a decided period of rest in order 

 to produce flowers in quantity. Other 

 fine sorts that bloom in .Tune and July 

 are Iltirdyana, Dowiana and Schilleriana. 

 One of the cattleyas of the first rank 

 blooms during August and September: 

 ( iaskelliana. Its petals are narrower 

 tii:m most of the largo-flowered cattleyas, 

 liiit its lip is largo and beautiful. It 



' might be called the best siimmer-llovver- 

 iiig e.attleya. 



I hiring October and Xovemlier two of 

 the linest cattleyas make tlieii' apjiear- 

 aiiie. labiata and P>owringpana. babiata. 

 line (,f th(^ best of the cat t ley.-is. lie^ins 

 Id blddin ill October and cdutiuiies dur 

 iiig \dv ember. Tt is of easy culliiii^ and 

 rail lie dbtaimd in lart^e quaiitities at 

 ld\\ prirr^. It is a n;i!ive nf jtrazil, and 



I- sdUletiuieS -did lllld'T l||r naUlO (if 



• ■. lal.iaia vera In distinguish it from 

 nihris 111 the labiala (dass of which it is 

 the type. 



.\Ianv i.tlirr jiur i-;itlleyas nnght b( 

 mentidiK d a- anidiiL: the best, but a '-(dloc- 

 tidii dl' the alidve monfidurd wduld giv(' a 

 CdUlpre|ietl--i V e ide;i (i| the v\ hiile griill'- 

 aiid .•ibuiidaiirr II I -;ii isfarl inn. 



