Deckmbeb 17, 1908. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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Lace G>rsase Shield. 



nice batch in flower by May, start a 

 few old plants now in gentle heal. 

 Syringe twice a day, but do not keep 

 too moist at the root until they are 

 growing freely. Take off the shoots when 

 two or three inches long and put in the 

 propagating bench. They will be rooted 

 and fit to pot off in three weeks. Keep 

 rather warm until established. Then grow 

 in a temperature of 50 degrees at night. 

 By judicious pinching and potting along, 

 nice plants can be had by May and their 

 grace and beauty we find always appeal 

 to a number of our customers. 



Freesias. 



The early pans of freeaias are push- 

 ing up the flower stalks and a number 

 promise to be open for the holidays. Be 

 sure to afford an abundant supply of 

 water. Freesias are gross-rooting sub- 

 jects and will stand as much feeding 

 as mums. They are more often spoiled 

 by an insufficient water supply than any- 

 thing else. Keep them as near the light 

 as possible. Avoid heavy fumigation, 

 which will scorch the foliage, and let the 

 night temperature be as near 50 degrees 

 as you can. To hurry a few in for 

 Christmas, 5 degrees extra at night is 

 allowable, but the stalks are stockier and 

 flowers more substantial if grown cooler. 



Bulbous PlanU. 



The Trumpet Major narcissus forces 

 •easily into bloom after this date. About 

 its only recommendation is its earliness, 

 for once Golden Spur comes on the mar- 

 ket its inferiority is quickly apparent. 

 Some growers manage to get a few Spurs 

 in for the holidays, but it pays better 

 to leave them a few days longer. Prob- 

 ably some of your flats are sufficiently 

 well started to house now. Do not force 

 in a high temperature; they will do much 

 better in 50 to 55 degrees at night than 

 in 10 degrees more heat. 



Keep bringing' in a few flats of^that 

 •ever useful tul^. La Reine, j(lWays in 

 demand for funeral work. Other tulips 

 only sell moderately in the markets, but 

 if you have a good home trade, you can 

 perhaps use a few pans of Yellow Prince, 

 Belle Alliance, Cottage Maid or Keizera- 

 kroon. 



Be sure that none of your bulbous 

 stock, to be forced later on, is suffering 

 from lack of water. Perhaps the sur- 

 face soil looks moist, but the soil below is 

 rather dry. If you drained your flats 

 and pans well, you cannot go far wrong 

 in giving them a thorough soaking if 

 they show any signs of dryness. 



Brief Reminden. 



Pack straw or leaves about pots or 

 pans likely to be frozen in pits or frames. 



Be sure not to neglect a fumigation 

 once a week. Pests breed with aston- 

 ishing rapidity under glass. 



Remove any shading still remaining on 

 the roofs. Plants will need all pos- 

 sible light for the next two months. 



Throw out any diseased lilies. They 

 only occupy space which better plants 

 might have. 



Save a few good plants of Lorraine 

 begonias for propagating purposes. 



Pot on any of the little bedding gera- 

 niums requiring it. Give the plants more 

 room as they need it. 



Avoid removing poinsettias into a low 

 temperature; 50 degrees at night is as 

 low as they will stand without loss of 

 foliage. 



Keep hydrangeas in winter quarters 

 cool, well aired and somewhat dry at the 

 root. 



Plant gladioir of the Gandavensis sec- 

 tion in any bare pieces of bench you may 

 have. They will prove useful in spring. 



Be sure to disbud and put supports 

 to tjie snapdragons. Mark any specially 

 good ones to propagate 'from. 



Cuttings of any fine foliaged tropical 

 plants, such as crotons and draceenas, will 

 root freely now that fire heat is more 

 steady. 



Save a sufficient number of poinsettias 

 for stock and do not let them be the 

 weakest and puniest plants. 



FIRE INSURANCE. 



Will someone kindly tell me if there 

 are any insurance companies making a 

 business of insuring greenhouses t Or 

 is there any regular insurance company 

 that does not demand $3 to $4 per $100 

 of insurance on greenhouses f L. B. 



Fire insurance depends entirely upon 

 the character of the risk. Any company 

 operating in your vicinity will write in- 

 surance on your greenhouses if the loca- 

 tion and character of the - houses meet 

 with certain requirements prescribed by 

 the Underwriters' Association. The rate 

 depends on the character of the risk. 

 If your local agents cannot get you 

 satisfactory ^itisurance, you will not be 

 likely to get it in any reliable company 

 outside. 



Bbaddock, Pa. — The Braddock Floral 

 Co. has opened its new store at 730 Brad- 

 dock avenue. 



Faego, N. D. — The state college has 

 just completed a range of three 60-foot 

 greenhouses. 



Silk Chiffon Corsage ShiekL 



