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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



November 2G, 1908. 



\ iiiod by hot water pipos hciiiff profor- 

 ablo to stiiiiM fur this imiiiosc. A brisk 

 bottom hc.-it .-111(1 ;i to|i hrat of (50 to ().") 

 iloj^rt'cs is what \;illfy waiit'^ for a start, 

 lowcriiij: the h'ni|iri;iturc .-is the (lowers 

 .•irei_o|ieniii;^. (ii\eii a ;;o(h| bottoai heat, 

 lily ot' the \;illey slioiilij lie re;i(ly in a 

 little oNiT three weeks from the time it 

 Tvas stai-teil. \'al!ey is not fastiilious as 

 to soil, f(ir it will <irow as well in clean 

 sauil as ill lo;im. The ])il)s should 1)0 

 kept (lark until well drawn up, l)y l;iyini( 

 liea\y ji.'ijier o\'er the ^lass on the ease. 



Hardy Lilies. 



There sjiouhl be no del;iy in plantiiij; 

 hardy lilies, as bulbs ;ire now to li;iml 

 and it is all imp(Ula nt that these should 

 be yollell below tll(' soil as Soon as pos- 

 sible, fur the bulbs will sull'er if hd't 

 lyiny anuind ihe sheds. The yenei'jil tend 

 I'lii-y still is to plant hardy lilies too shah 

 low; niile-s the bulbs are small they 

 should lie ciiyered not less than eieht 

 inehe.s__ilee|i ;iiid it' your soil is ot' eiiod 

 depth, ten to twelve imdies will be better. 

 Ill still' erduiid, iiiidiiK'd to li(> (dayev and 

 moist, a layei- nt' sharp sand should li(> 

 pl;iei'(| heliiw ;ind (i\cr the liullis after 

 pl.antili;^. ;iiid when the f^iimml becoaies 

 W(dl frozen, mulch witii marsli hay or 



le;i\i'S. • ' '' r 



The forms o> b. speidosum afe the 

 nidst \alu;ililc cmninenda lly. 1,. auratnm 

 usually dees well the lirst year ;iiid then 

 deteriorates. L. llansuni i > a }.>(io(l, re- 

 liable soi't. L. liyiiiiuin. L. sii|ierbum. 

 L. < ■niiadeii'^e and lleniyi are all ydod 

 as ;i rule; hnweNci-. the ileaiaml is moi'e 

 for white than cnhired varieties. 



.\ny speciiisums and .auratums intended 

 for culture in jints can lie comfortably 

 t.akeii care of new that the mums ai'e out 

 of the way. 



Hardy Roses. 



'i'he <,n-onnd will jirobably soon freeze 

 n|i ti^lit. It hardly seems possible, while 

 we ;ire eiijoyiii;r smdi extremely open 

 weather, that wint'/r may be .almost with 

 US. The best jiiotecdioii for hybrid per- 

 jietuals is to draw earth up to the stems, 

 if the bushes are jnaineil b;ick hard each 

 ye.ar. there should be no trouble in af- 

 I'ordiny the meileil protection. As a 

 rule the wood cuMied by the earth will 

 .ilpjiear ^nceii in spriiiir, even if all else 

 is killeil. The jdan often still adopte(l, 

 nf batikin<: rose> with leaves or mannre, 

 befiire winter sets ill, will .answer well in 

 some spots, but there is no better pro- 

 lection than lUdther earth herself. 



Hybrid teas and teas, except in a few 

 f.aviiied spots neiir the ocean, are not 

 classed ;is leliiibly h.ardy. even if pro- 

 tected v\ell. and it is always safer to ilij^ 

 np and stmr niiy pl.ants df those sec- 

 tions, heeling; tlii'in in a coldframe or pot 

 where they can have a little frost. If no 

 fr.anie is at blicity. lift .and bury the 

 livliiiil icav diitdiidrs. Iayin;r a cdatin<i' of 

 ^tr.aw df li-aves dver the surf.ace. 



Bulbous Plants. 



^imie df the earliest La K'eine, Due van 

 Thid i.r Tdiini(-d| tulips will iidw have 

 ;:roWll sulliiielit ly tn be removed to the 

 Lireenhdiisc. Kre|p them darkened for a 

 few dav'. in diijcr to draw up the stems, 

 the yener;vl tididilc v\iih early tulips .al- 

 ways beiny lack df stem. Trumpet .Ma- 

 jors w.anted fdr < hristmas shduld also 

 be liouseil it they h.ave iiet already lieen 

 taken in.. (Idldm S|,urs caiimit be furced 

 successfully liir ( hii-linas. Paper Whites 

 and iidiiiaii< bdih ccinie on ijiiicklv when 

 placa'd ill hi.al. alidiit ihii,. weeks liein<i 

 snllicient time td ihiwcr them in a tem- 

 per.atlire of (I'l deL^iee-. It is better, es- 



jiecially in the case of rH|)or Whites, to 

 brine them alon<; cooler, the liowers then 

 havinir so much more substance. 



I'.e sure th.at ,all Hutidi bulbs in pots, 

 jians or Hats are not sull'erinjf from dry- 

 ness. More loicin^i bulbs are ruined by 

 dryness in the early stages of growth 

 than liy .an exi-ess of nu)isture. 



Sweet Peas. 



The early batch of sweet peas is now 

 o\er thrive feet in height and giving us 

 flowers with fine stems. These are con- 

 stantly lengthening and by Christinas will 

 be sat isfact(uy. We find it necessary to 

 look ov(>r the i)lants twice a week and 

 looscdy tie up the st<'ms. The night tem- 

 per.ature is kejit .at 4.") to 50 degrees and 

 it is better not to allow it to go any 

 higher. Do not be temjjted to try a 

 little forcing to bring in a heavy Christ- 

 mas crop, it will tell on your plants for 

 the balance of the season. 



The latest mums will now be mostly 

 out ot' the way and any ,s{)are l)eds can be 

 jdanted with svveid peas. .Avoid too thick 

 planting and lie sure th.at you allow them 

 abundant head room. Do mit omit a 



fumigation oucc a week to keep insects in 

 check. 



AZALEAS FOR CHRISTMAS. 



Kindly inform nie how many Aveekg 

 before Christmas, and at what tempera- 

 ture, I should start to force azaleas for 

 Christmas trade. K. V. O. 



Azalea Indica wanted in flower for 

 Christmas shouM be placed in heat ftt 

 once. Do not start too warm at first; 

 50 degrees to 55 degrees at night is 

 sufTicient, or leaf growth is too much en- 

 couraged. After a fortniglit you can 

 raise the temperature 5 degrees to 10 

 degrees. As the plants come into bloom, 

 renrove them to a somewhat cooler house. 

 Ply the syringe freely among them, es- 

 pecially on warm, l)right days. The 

 little Firefly, or Ilexe, forces perhaps the 

 most easily of any of the azaleas. Of 

 the whites, Deutsche Perle is the earliest. 

 Apollo is the best forcing red. Other 

 suitable early varieties ai"e Vervaenoana, 

 Simon Mardner and ^frs. Petrick. 

 Charles Knke is :k^)retty little dwarf 

 jiink in the way ofSllexe. 



CARNATION NOTES.- WEST. 



Plow the Field This Fall. .- 



If you have provided your Ixaudi soil 

 foi' next season, as 1 suggested some 

 Aveeks ago. there is still another thing you 

 will do W(dl to look after before winter 

 s(ds in. You are not likely to use any 

 more of the carnation plants whi(di are 

 left out in tlu; ficdd. If you intend ]ilant- 

 ing your young stock on the same ground 

 next ye.ar you can i)ull u|i ail that arc 

 left and have the ground plovve(l over this 

 f.all. Jl.ave it plowed as diM'p .as jiossible 

 ami let it lie in a rough state. 



'i'his is to let (he frost and fhe .air into 

 it during the winter. You will be sur- 

 jirised and pleased to. see how it will help 

 to mellow a soil which is iiiclineil to be 

 heavy and lumjiy. This is a jiractice 

 which could be followed with ]iro(it much 

 more gener.ally than it is. 



During the win(er you can spread on 

 (he field a (-oat of manure in ijuantity as 

 your judgment may dictate. My advice 

 would be to ]nit it on shortly liefore you 

 wish to plow in the spring, as the ground 

 will ilry out earlier if not covered with 

 m.amire. A good plan is to make small 

 pih^s at regul.ar distances over the fiehl. 

 Then in (he sjiring it needs only to be 

 sjiread bcd'ore plowing. 



(live this matter your attendon before 

 bad wi'.ather sets in. A. !■'..). Hair. 



cause carnations to split their calyx and, 

 without more data to work on, it would 

 be intjiossible for me to say what is the 

 cause in your case. The most frequent 

 cause, however, is irregularity in tem- 

 perature. Extreme and sudden variations 

 in tomjierature will cause almost any 

 variety to split, ahd at this time of the 

 year, when firing is done intermittently, 

 this matter of even temperature is not 

 so easy to control. Splitting may also be 

 brought on by overfeeding, but that usu- 

 ally happens later — in midwinter. If the 

 soil is dry at the bottom, that also may 

 cause splitting of calyxes. So be care- 

 ful with the temi)erature, with the water- 

 ing and the feeding, and give all the 

 ventilation von can at all times. 



A. F. J. B. 



SPLIT CARNATIONS. 



Can .Miu tell me why most of my car- 

 nations" split.' Is it the heat, ventila- 

 tion, or not enough water? Karly in the 

 f.all they were lovely, but now those; that 

 ojieii nut are all split. In the daytime 

 the teinper.atnre is about (io (o 7(| de- 

 orees. and at night or e.arly in the inorn- 

 iu" it is below 5(1 degrees. ( '. .M. II. 



There are many things which ni.av 



FAIRY RING. 



Please tell me what is the disease, 

 cause and remedy of the encdosed -rtamples 

 (tf carnations. The plants look fairly 

 health.v, but as soon as the buds appear 

 (he disease manifests itself and ruins the 

 (lowers. The plants were bought from a 

 reputable grower early in the spring, but 

 never appeared strong while in the field. 

 Can you suggest a remedy, as a great 

 many plants are all'ected with the dis- 



ease . 



P. C. M. 



The specimens forwarded shmved that 

 your plants are afllVcteil with fairy ring 

 .and you w ill have to adopt vigorous meth- 

 mls to rid them of this disease. Of all 

 the spot diseases this seems to be the 

 most tenacious and the most difTicult to 

 get rid of when once it gets a good start. 

 I'rom now on the weather is likely to be 

 against you, too. 



To begin with, you will do wadl to cut 

 olV every leaf or stem that shows a spot, 

 .and burn it. <!o over the plants daily, 

 jiicking off newly developed spots, oven 

 thoi'igh you may almost strip some of 

 (he jilants. After having clcaneij (ho 



