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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



I)i:ri;Miii;K Itl, 1908. 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



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Bouvardias. 



I ;i iiltlr !;itiT ill the winlcr. liiillis wliii-li 



,,, ,, . , II ,■ • I ■'"■<■ Mi^t iiii^liiiiu lliriiti"li Ilii' siiil will 



I lie ( hri'^lin.-i- iii;irkrt usiiiillv linisln'-^ , • ' . , . .,,'" . ,■.., 



I ;iN() i-iiiiic 111, hul will MMjuirc ;i liitir 



the ciil if llir -.•••lili'l mill pink xnrii'tics 

 111' li()u\ .•! iiliiis. TIk'sc oiu'-liim; l';i\uiiti'^ 

 iirc iml iiiiw iiiurh yriiwii. Ijiit ;in' (|ni1c- 

 iiscl'iil ill Ijiiriil (lesions. Il is lime imw 

 111 sl;ii1 |pn(|ia!;atiiiji' t'ur im'xI M'asnii 's 

 ]ilaiils. 'I'liis is Lost liniic by i-iilliiii.', tin' 

 lliii-kcr luiils ill slinit |ii('i-,'s. Kail' an 

 inch or su in Icnjilli, ami jilaiilini^ in 

 ^and ill a warm propa^atinir luarl.. 'i'iii- 

 iii('tli(iil of ]iru|)aiiat ion is jirrt'cralilc in 



takill;,^ snfl wmicl cuttings, rxrc|it in llir 



rasi> dl' llic Jail Miiiiiniii^i !'>. I luniliiiiiji ii. 

 wliicli can li(^ (|iiickly increased hy eitlicr 

 method, Init must easily liy the snl'l wimhI 

 i-uttiiiys. J). I nut keep the did lininardia 

 plants staiidiii;; areiiiiil any Imi^er than 

 neci'ss.ary, I'nr they always- lieciiine licad 

 (juai'teis Ini' mealy luiji. 



Dutch Bulbs. 



The iiiiiisually (dear and warm winter. 

 whi(di ■we ha\e sn tar lieeii faviired wilh. 

 has iiei'iiiitted nt' a laryer mimiier tliaii 

 ii^iial lit' the vidliiw 'I'riimpet narcis^;i 

 heiiiy tliiwcred I'nr (liristmas. 'I'iie hiilh 

 market is nut whai it was a mimlier ni' 

 ye.ars ayo. With tin' cjinudlia. tiihemse 

 and one or two nther thiwers, it li;id a 

 hea\y sliiinp. .\e\ crl Indi'ss. there is a 

 lair call lor widl jiinwii Ijnwers nl' nar 

 cissi and tulips diiriny the winter iin)iilh<. 

 it is unwise ti> liriii;^' in tun lii^ a li.atdi 

 of any one \ariety at :i time, the maiket 

 for tlie-c liriiin iiimh iiiiirr iiinitcij tiiaii 

 for i-a rnal ions, ro^es ;iiid violets, Inil 

 where a oo,,i| rei.ail Irade exists, ^ few 

 flats siioiild lie housed e\<'iy fourth or 

 lifth day to keep up a steady succession. 

 That lieaiilifiil and e\er ]iopiil;ir fore 

 iii;^ tulip, I. a Ii'eiiic, siiould lie kept dark 

 tor a few days in a warm lioiise to draw 

 up th(> stems, which are naturally short. 

 .\ case such a^ is used for \alley \\ill 

 •answer well for this |iiirpose. Some of 

 the other tulips ale now widl started and 

 a i'tM\ ]iaiis or llats of these can lie 

 started at interxaN. The demand for 

 these is. howcM-r. siiijII eompared with 

 tiiat for l,a h'eiiie. tioldeii S]iur and 

 llenrx Irving; are now in season .and ;ire 

 useful. Alw.axs let the tlowei's (ipeu mit 

 in ,a cool house, to iiwr them siilistance. 

 X.arcissiis ]ioeticus nriialiis, swc't scented 



\el|ii\\ iii||i|liils and a lew of the earliest 



hutch hxaciiitlis may all now In- started. 

 Look o\er the main lot of liiillious stock 

 and t horoiiLilily water any that show the 

 least trai-e of i|r\liess ;it the riiots. 



Lilies. 



■ • W'll! 111. lilies lie 111 season fill 



Master.'"" is the onrden of many in 

 i|niries iiii\\ leeeixed. Ilaster. T,loll. i-onies 

 iiii .\piil II. a week earlier than in lilos. 

 It is alw.iys lieitei to li;i\t' pl.ants a little 

 lull eallv tlian to lie olilio|.c| to I'esorl 

 to liard foiling .a few days lieiOre the 

 j'iasler fe~ii\.-d. l.ilies \\|iii-h are imw six 

 to eic^lit iiii-lies hio|i will lie all riolil for 

 Master, if nrown aloii;^ in :• temperature 

 ,i|' 4S to ."lO decrees at iii^lit I'nr a few 

 weeks, L:i\in:: them ."> decrees mole heat 



mole pii.-liin^. (!i\(' them .i.i dci^rees ;it 

 iiii^ht now, advaiicdiiy to (in dei^rees when 

 they are six inches hij^h. We do imi 

 like to force the plants until the ]iii;- 

 are well lilled with roius. Look o\er tiie 

 stock l'rei|ueiitly and throw away an\ 

 showiiiLi sij^iis ot' disease. kireeii aphis 

 will i|iiickl\ secaiie a footiiold in the tops 

 of the --hools if fnmi};atiiiji is iie^lectel. 

 I'dow a little line toliacco dust on the 

 tojis of the shoots. This will also help 

 to kee|i pests in eherk. 



('.andidiim lilies for Master should lie 



smila.x beds. Keep them on the (lr\' side 

 for a wt'ck or two, until tho shoots have 

 started well, w iieii water ma.v lie apjilied 

 more freely. Smilax will i;row well in 

 a lower l<'m|)eralure than asiiarafiiis. 

 While it will stand (iO deyreos at night, 

 we ]irefer to grow it at letist 5 degrees 

 cooler. 



Palms, 



Take advantage of any spaic hours to 

 (lean o\ er tiie foliage on the |ialms. Voii 

 cannot well exjiect customers to jjurcliase 

 |ilaiits with dirty foliage, such as xve too 

 often see, and if you haxc any decora- 

 ti'ins to cairy out, you cannot alford 

 ta use dirty pl.aiits. If there is much 

 Scale on the leaxcs, use some whale oil 

 soap ill the water, heiiig c.ai'eful, liow- 

 excr, not to use it on young, soft foliiige, 

 or liuriiing will resiill. Wash the wood- 

 work and glass with soap and water, 

 and if Inig has gotten a foothold, it will 

 pay to jiaiiit t lie iron and woodwork 

 with keioscMie, always being careful not 

 to let this drop on the f(diage. It is 

 rather too early yet to do any repotting. 

 Wait until the days lengthen a little 

 moi'e. 



Aster Gladys Evelyn. 



started ;,t oiiee. As these nseiit hard 

 loiciii;;. oi\(. tli"in a temperature of )."i 

 to .'it degrees as a starter. A little more 

 lie-it max be ;^i\('n x\hen the buds show. 



Asparagus Plumosus. 



The ('hristm.as trade occasions ;i lieaxy 



I ileiii;ind t'or Asparagus ]iliiiiiosus. Where 



! the strinos liaxc been ch'an cut oni of 



j poilioiis of the beds. ;^ixc the surface 



Soil .-I ;;(ioil c|e;ining o\er and appl.x' a 



mulch of der;iyeil coW manure. (let the 



new twine siruiig as soon as possible. It 

 is a big mistake to leaxc it until growth 

 st.irts. (utwoi'ius fre(|uently Harass as- 

 paragus growers and do gi'eat dam.age 

 li\' eating the young shoots and tender 

 foliage. I'yretlirnm insect jiowder and 

 Str.awson's X'apoiite are thi^ best I'eme- 

 dies xve know of lor these dest rm-t ixc 

 pests. |-'umig!il inn \\itli hydiocy.-iiiic 

 ;iiid i;;is has failed to clean them mit. 



Smilax. 



Treatment similar to that recoinmend- 



Antirrhinums. 



A lit irrhiiuims benched in |ilace of the 

 earliest iiiums are imw grnwing apace 

 ami will need a little attention exery few 

 daxs. Supports must be gixcn to the 

 flower stems, for if once biait or twisb il 

 they are practically worthless. It is not 

 ,-| oiind polii-y to let exery shoot run Up to 

 flox.er. or ymir sjiikes xxill be siuall. If 

 xiiii wan! these to be of fancy ((ualitx-. 

 reduce the number nil each ]il;int to lialf 

 a iio/.en and rub oil' all others as tli(>y 

 aiipeai'. Keep the side shoots rubbed oH" 

 the llowering stiMiis as the.v advanc(\ 

 The surface soil will require an oeca 

 sional stirring and, as the roots will now 

 run pretty well through the compost, a 

 liltle li()iiiil manure can be gixeii with 

 adx aiif a<;t'. 



ASTER GLADYS EVELYN. 



I'ixe years ago the aster illiist rab^l as 

 ("ilad>s I'Aidyn oiiginated with I], A. 

 I'd for Asp.aragus plumosus nanus should ' .Muchow, of • lareiice, X. V. In Hie se.a- 



be niven the cut oxer pnrtinllS nf the ' SOUS that followed he Worked U|i ,a stock 



