October 29, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Bed of the Late-Flowering ^hite Tulip White Swan. 



and if it is not goo*fl put the manure on 

 when frosty and let it wash in. 



I may say I have had good reports 

 from California and Kentucky, Indiana 

 to Illinois and Canada. New England, 

 I am told, should suit admirably, but do 

 not know the soil or climate. Where 

 rhubarb and Brussels sprouts will grow 

 properly, so will bulbs, but this is not 

 necessarily a test because we can grow 

 neither here in Virginia. 



Kemember it is not the first year that 

 you make your dollars, but the second 

 and following years. In fact, the third 

 and fourth year you find yourself short 

 of land. O. W. D'Alcoen, 



DEMAND IN BELGIUM. 



Prices in Belgium for palms still re- 

 main firm, but for most other lines the 

 supply is in excess of the demand. 

 Ghent azalea growers are not receiving 

 much encouragement to extend the cul- 

 ture of trained azaleas, fan-shaped, etc., 

 on account of the difficulty in obtaining 

 sufficient to remunerate them for the ex- 

 tra labor involved. A little sacrificing of 

 prices now on their part should help to 

 create a demand and later on they may 

 pocket the dollars. Some are inclined to 

 throw up the game too soon, forgetful of 

 the fact that the public is really not ac- 

 quainted with the trained forms yet. 

 Their superiority over the old shape for 



decorative purposes is bound to tell in 

 the long run. Go ahead, ye Ghent and 

 Loochristy growers; the world is wide 

 and you have no competitors in the same 

 line; the field is your own, a few gratis 

 trained plants in each consignment would 

 prove a splendid advertisement. 



Bee. 



STORING LONGIFLORUM BULBS. 



Please state the best temperature for 

 storing bulbs of longiflorum giganteum. 

 Also please state how long they can be 

 kept. M. L. H. 



Bulbs of Lilium longiflorum giganteum 

 should be kept in a temperature of 34 

 degrees. "With regard to the length of 

 time bulbs can be. kept we would say 

 that if they are placed in the refrig- 

 erator as soon as they arrive and the 

 bulbs are in sound condition, they remain 

 dormant and will be in condition to force 

 up to twelve months. This applies to the 

 larger size bulbs, but we do not recom- 

 mend 6/8 or 7/9 for this long period, 

 as smaller size bulbs kept in this man- 

 ner are apt to come blind when forced. 



The facilities in small towns for stor- 

 ing bulbs are not usually of the best, 

 and there is occasionally some loss of 

 bulbs from various causes. We think 

 that the correspondent, rather than at- 

 tempting it, would do better if he placed 

 his order with some reliable firm handling 



cold storage lilies. These can be sent 

 by express any distance, as they remain 

 perfectly dormant for nearly a week after 

 being taken out of the refrigerator, pro- 

 vided they are kept in a dark, cool place. 

 Arthur T. Boddington. 



STORING WILD SMILAX. 



At what temperature should wild smi- 

 lax be kept in cold storage, and how long 

 will it keep? M. L. H. 



The firms that store wild smilax in 

 commercial cold storage warehouses put 

 it in at from 35 to 40 degrees, most of 

 them preferring a room with apples, 

 which is kept at 36 degrees to anything 

 above that. The length of time it can 

 be kept is largely governed by its condi- 

 tion when it goes in, and the most expert 

 handlers can not tell what success they 

 will have; the smilax may look all right 

 when it comes out, but quickly drops its 

 leaves. Possibly a month would be an 

 average period for successful storage. 

 The charges are usually 25 cents per case 

 for each month or fraction of a month. 



Those who do not have access to a 

 public cold storage warehouse can keep 

 wild smilax for two or three weeks in a 

 regular florist's ice-box, or by storing in 

 a cold cellar and covering the cases with 

 wet blankets. The air and especially a 

 draught seems to injure it about as much 

 as does moderate warmth. 



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