Oc-ntiiioi! 'J-J. 1908. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Crimson Rambler on a Pergola, Four Years After Planting. 



LILIUM LONGIFLORUM. 



We WMllId like to kllnW ilnw 1(1 t.-ikc 

 '.'ire (if Idii^illdi'uiii iiniltilloniiii Imllis 

 it'tcr tlicy arrive, how to plaiil tlic lnillis 

 ainl li((\\ to take cart' of tln'iii until 

 •-proiiti'd. Could tlicv lie set under 

 tiriu-lii's in a rariiation lionse and should 

 litter he j.ut on .' 1{. H. (i. 



I'ot as soon as possible after von Je- 

 • ■eive them. I'se .l-iiii-h pots foi- small, 

 and (i-inch pots for larye hnlhs. I'ni 

 some sand lielow and alio\e tlie Imllis ii} 

 pottiny anil let the soil Just cover iIicmi. 

 I )o not use any fresh manure in your 

 compost . 



The Imllis can he placed under :i cai' 

 nation licnrli if the draininj^s fi-om the 

 liencii will not keep the soil wet in the 

 pots. If yon can place them in a heated 

 shed or on a cellar tloor they will start 

 nicely. They are Just as widl in the 

 dai'k until they start to oinw. \'ou c.an 

 cover them with ashes, moss oi- ha\. 

 \\oid keeping them wet at the riml in 

 i.ie c.nly sta)j;es of growth. lietler run 

 thi'm on the ciry side. 'I"he\ will do well 

 tor :i linie in a tempei.-iture ot' 4"i de 

 i;rees at nieht ; when the shoots ajipear. 

 Ill decrees lijeher can lie ;,d\en ;ol\an 

 tayeou-^l V. • . W. 



KEROSENE. 



riease int'orm me how I can ajiply 

 keroseiu' to plants. I useil lo sjiiay the 

 WdodwdrK with n, aj^ainst the comnnm 

 spider, lint as they also ;ire t roulilesoim' 

 imoiiy the plants I would like to iret rid 

 ■if them. I have us"d toliac-co extracts 

 pieliy stroiiir, lint without any result. 

 < '.•ui I s|iray my plants with (dean kero- 

 sene :ini| then yive them a y;ooi| syrine 

 illy afterwards without injuiv.' T. I!. 



will save them from complete destruc- 

 tion. .\ w iiu'-olassful to a tiiree-y;allon 

 pail is as strony; :i dose as can safely lie 

 use(|, and then care has to lie taken that 

 it is w(>ll mixeil; it cannot lie applied at 

 all to any plants with woolly foliaec. 



If you iip|ily pure kerosene to your 

 filaiits, no amount of after syrin<,niiy 



Tbe Editor is pleased 

 when a Reader 

 presents his Ideas 

 on any subject treated In 



As experience Is the beot 

 teacher, so do ^e 

 learn fastest by a.u 

 exchanee o( experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are broueht out 

 by discussion. 



Guoil lU'iimatiHliip, spellliit.-:iud Ki'ain- 

 ni;ir, tlKSUtrli ileslrable. an; not iieccs- 

 Har.v. Write as .von woukl talk wheu 

 (loliip Jour best. 



WE SHALL. BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM YOU. 



We do not know what the common 

 s|iii|ei' is you I'cfer to. .\s a rule, these 

 insects do no special harm to plants, 

 while siuue ;ire liemdicial thronoh de 

 stroyinu oi(>en and tilack ajihis. N'oii had 

 lietter try sduie othei form of fiinii;ia- 



tioii liefoi-e syrin;.;in<i with any kerosiMie 

 mi.xture. The nicotine extracts and hy- 

 drocyanic acid o;is shdulil all prove sutli 

 ciently ileadly to kill .any insect pests 

 y(ui have. 



The safest way to use kerosene is in 

 an (iiuilsion. To make this, use one half 

 pound of any ;4iiod hard soap, one oallon 

 lioilin;^' v\;iter. two yallons kerosene. |)is 

 solve the soap in the water, add the ker 

 iisene and (duirn with a i)ump or syrinye 

 for tell minutes, i'ilute twenty-live times 

 liefore npplyiiio- tor aphis, etc. I'oi 



-•cale it c.an he U^eil diluted tell tirne>« 



CYCLAMENS FOR CHRISTMAS. 



My cyclauM'ns ;ire in ."iii;ch pots ;inil 

 the pois are full of roots. I want them 

 ill ihe liest |io-<silile shape l.y ( liiist iiias. 

 Would ymi shift them into li inch pots, m 



le;i\e t ilelll ill tl.ejr |i|eselit < |lia it e r^ .' 



li. A. T 



ll i>^ iMiw lather late i.i ^hilt \iiiii 

 cyclaiiieiis iiitciiiji'ij t'lir < liii^I ina^ tl"'.Mi 

 iiiLi. Had you |iiirpii-;e.| holding ■lie^i 



f ally spiiii^ sale^. it wo'ild lie all 



ri^lil to nj\ ,■ them a -^iiift. Imt it v\ i II li, 

 much Letter to keep thi'iii in ."liin-li pnt- 



lloW. As thc-<eare well Ijlled willl fooK. 



i;i\e ihi'iii .'I sprinkliny once a tnrtniuht 

 ot' some hiylilv concentrated tertiii/er 

 like ('lay's fertili/iT. alternating this with 

 ■ loses (d' li'jiiid m;innie. < '. \V 



PLANT FOR NAME. 



^\ill Vol! kiiiilly tell me the name oj 



llle Jilanl a piece n\' W llicll I s,.|ld .' 



\V. I'. M. 



The plant i-^ < oinMdi niiini co le-l i niiin . 

 or l-'.upatoriiiin culest inniii, ;is most )ni 



ihois row lllliti the two sjiecies umler tile 



latter name. 



SiiUKWsmitv. Mass. I'harles II 

 lliit(dnns has l.uilt a oreenhouse, l.lxii^, 



to lie lisc(| Ci)' t'orcille V e;^ctali|e>. 



