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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



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A WILTED BOSTON FERN. 



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I l]:i\f M hiryr iJostuii tfrii 1li:it liiis 

 licrii rrjiolti'd |py iimitlici- (lol'ist. lit' 

 ■waslit'd tilt' M>il :ill (iff the louts with it 

 linsc. Tlic ((111 It'iivcs li;i\c ;ill ilic(|. New 

 ()M<'s :ii(> stiirtiiij;, Imt :irc ii((t iniikiiiji 

 Ilic yrontli llicv sli((ul(l. W'liiit ciiM F do 

 Jul- it.' W'liiit kind of s((il is licist :ni(l 



A\li:(l Wdidd lie .■! u I sort (if t'crtili/.cr .' 



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Tlic lic^l \\;iv Id yet I lie fciii in (|ii('s 

 lidii iiitd f^rowtli iiyaiii wcidd lie t(( put 

 it ill a jiiutly siiad('(| place in tlic tii'ccii 

 lidiisc and he (-aicfiii in watering-. Keep 

 ilic soil just Tiidist until tlic jdant has a 

 chaiicc Id make sdiiic new roots, after 

 Mliicli it will he aide td take up iiiore 

 ^\ate^. A plant in the cdiidit ion you de- 

 sciilic ina\ easily lie kille(| liy on ciwa ter- 

 iny. 



Suidi sdil as that used for carnal idiis 

 111 (dirysantlu munis will .-iiiswei widl for 



J'.dStnn ferns, and well lulled did slalile 

 manure iv the ^afesi iVrii li/.er In use. 



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MILLEPEDS. 



rica^e ;4iM' us ilic iianie uf the in 



closed insects. Tilese ale .|uile IllllllOr- 

 (Uls ill iilir hllll hdll.ie- lllhler pots ,111(1 

 llals. Ale lhe\ liaiinlul .■iiid in what 

 \\;i\ .' 1 1 -.,1. Iiiiv\ can w. e e\ii mi iiat e 

 tliein.' tliii Spicii^eii lei n--. Inmald 

 pjaiils. ^iiiilas and ;i lew dlhei plaiils 

 ;iic e.-ileii li\ ihce ili-ecl- nj- \i\ cut 

 Werin^. and we lllll-l check tllelll siinll 



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The lilted- ill i|lle^ridn ale lllillepids 

 uv ihdii-'aiid iei^s. and lire lie, pie!, I ly 

 I'lMind under pels and :.I"Mii ihe cdyeM 



,,| tile I.ellch.v, ■riie\ -eld hi h.lllll 



td eruw ine jdallls. I he IdiHi ,,t I he-e III 

 sects lieilie |ivii,-|l|\ ciiiiiilie,! Id .h'c;i;.ed 

 Veet'tallle 111,-lller. Wlnll lliev liecullie 



iimisnally iniineidn- in ;i fern hciii-e I 



),a\c fdund Iheiii f Iinu dii the i \ 



p.-inded fern frdiiiN. lull ihi- is imi ,■ 



iiiiin. A -piavini: willi uicdiiiie siilntiiin 

 Wdiild di-pdNc df iieiny i <' these insecls. 

 I,: a slriiiiL: i'iinii;i:ii imi >\iili one uf the 

 nii/otilie prepaialidii- will .-iiiswer the 

 piirpdse m the t;reenliii:i-e. iiiil I he lal 

 ler cdlir--e cdiild Ihil lea lilv lie fiilhiwed 

 w nil ,1 lalh -inicliire. W. 11. '!'. 



BLUING HYDRANGEAS. 



.\ II Knylish eriiwer el uiiirkel plants 

 icct iitly has lieeii cdnducliiie experimeiils 

 fur the purpose of pruduciiiL; Idiie lldwers 

 (in ii\ ilranyeas and repdil^ thai he has 

 found that jilnm ammoniac would lia\e a 

 lilniny ;iclioii in some Sdils; ;ieaiii. under 

 other conditions, iron sulphate, liiiely 

 ^riiiind and iiiiidied in Sdliitiiui, alsn had 

 the same (dTect. the propdrlioii used in 

 e;i(di case lieiiiy friiiu diiehalt' to one 

 diince jier yalhrn. at inler\als df a fdil 



iiiylil. increasing; the freijiieiicy of f I 



line to once a week, luil not the ((uaiility. 

 \iinthei trial wa^ IIKnle el almVe com 



pounds, mixiiiji them toyether. as diie 

 fourth td one half ounce of the alum 

 aiiiMKiiiiac and an eijual amount of the 

 iron sulpluite, this ((iiantily to one yallon 

 of water. While this ludvcd twcii more 

 s.atisfactory than the use of eithei' inyic 

 dieiit sinyly, by far the liest results were 

 yaiiieil by the use of a mi.xture of nitrate 

 of potash two jiarts. iron sul|ihate one 

 part, alum ammoniac one part. It could 

 he wdikeil out as t'ollows: A heaped up 

 tt'as|i(ion weighs rouyhly one half ounce; 

 then use one full spoonful of nitrate of 

 ))ot;ish, or nitrate of lime would lie 

 e(|iially e()(),|.to half s|'oonful eatdi of 

 the other iiiyredienis per fiallon of water. 



l-'iXperimeiit has shown one ciallon of 

 Ihe al)o\(' formnia to lie sntticieut for one 

 application on nine 7'j iiudi jiot plants, 

 eiji'ht S'._. iiiidi plants or seven '.I'.; iindi 

 plants. 



Tile ali(i\>' recipes ;ire ^i\iMi to the 

 trade throuyh the I loll icultural .Xdxcr 

 tiser simply for trial, and it must lie 

 iimlerstood that feediiiii should lake place 

 at least iwd nidiiths lietHre Idddiii ap 

 |iears; .-iinl. iiidrenxer. llie freijueiicx uf 

 llie dose shciuld lie incle;ised when lilldsi 

 are fiiinie(|. When lihidin is full\- dpeii. 



no fuitlier dressings will he r( ((lifted. .V 

 little addition occasionally of one lull' 

 ounce per yiillon df dried Idooil will jni 

 priAc 111'' effect i\'eliess. The (|uantilies 

 (if the nijtterials can lie altei'eil, bm that 

 is a inatTer fur the i;i-ower "s owr' expel i 

 illellts. 



PHLOX DRUMMONDL 



What is the best way foi ^rowine 

 I'lilox Dnimnidiidi in jiots fi.i s|iiini.r 

 trade.' Shoiihl it lie stoi'iicii • if >d. 

 Iiovv lolly before wiinted in Idooru ? 



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I'lilox Druiiiiiiomli. for stdliny in late 

 .May or oaily .hme. iuhmI not be sown 

 before tho end of .Mar(di. I'et .df into 

 l"^>-iu(di oi' iviindi pots of lij^ld, liidi soil 

 when of sutliciellt size to handle. I'se 

 some spent hotbed manure in tiie com 

 [lost, if you have it, the kino wlii(di iia- 

 been in ;i couple of years and will crum- 

 ble lip in your finders. Jf the plants ar( 

 yivt'ii a li};lit bench in a lioiist- kept nltout 

 .")(i decrees at niyht, tliev sh.oiild be in 

 nice shape for Mfinorial day. The ]>lants 

 should not re(|uire anv stopj^ni,'' at all. 



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NAMKS OF PLANTS. 



We would be please(| to ha,v. yoii in 

 form lis wliethtM' the (Mudosed pl.tnts ,ire 

 iiameil properly or not. as pi > slip-^ at 

 lii(die(| thereld. A. X. 



-Neither (if the leaf sample^ is df the 

 liostoii i\\. .\mp(do)isis X'eitehn. Kach 

 is a \;iriet\ of A, lie(|er;ice!i (A. ({iiiii 

 (juefdliai. ;i- the X'iriiinia cieepev is c.iin- 

 inolily called. The I'.dstdii i\y i,(S tliiee 

 lobed leaxe--. w liiidi ,-ire reniot(ly Idntiied. 

 The tdli;|i;e i- \er\ shillV eli •.••i}i, side-. 



BEAUTIES AT NEW ORLEANS. 



Iicferellce trei|iieully has been lli;i(|e 

 III the lii;\ IKW Id the siiccex whi(di ha-~ 

 :illeiided the .Mel.-iiiie li'idee Nursery ( 'o.. 

 Nov (Irleaiis. ill its pioneei (dfdlts ilt 

 :;rdwiiii; loses under elass in the sniltli. 

 fii this cdniieclidii llie acc(im|iaiiyiiiy il 

 liisli;itidii and the follow i ii;;- letter from 

 the cdinpany will be ol' interest ; 



■'We are mailing yon under sep;ir;ile 

 co\er ,'111 diiyinal phdlnnraph uf onr 

 .\niericaii Ueaiities with stems nine to 

 t W eh e feel lolly, eiown by us in Solid 

 beds. These pliiiils ;i l(> three yejils oM 

 and Were |ilantei| mi beindies the first 

 ye;ir and 1 ranspla iiled In sulid beds two 

 years ayo. 



■■\NC find. ;ifler se\eral years' trial 

 of roses on iKindies, thai Ihe solid beds 

 are tlic lievi f(ir mir climate, ami sn w p 



.•I ic iidw pl;iiii i iiy nil diir 1 .1-. - s.ili.) 



leds tdi next \car. 

 ■■\\C -iinplv wish Id -Ijiivi M,.ii Idii^ 

 stem loscN. c-piciall\ Ameliciie I'.eallt ie^. 

 can be yrd\\ii here as W(dl ;is .l^ewheie. 

 \'ears aye it w.as always cdntcninil thai 

 idses. es|ici'i:diy Ileailfies. could Hot be 

 yidwii under ylass in this clite-it, . ' " 



CARDINAL. 



Ndl ni;in\ growers lia\e laKeii up Ilic 

 (ardinal rose, but il nevertheless is a 

 spli ndid tliiiiy. ami if some (i;iy a ciil 

 filial treatmenl is (levised vvlindi will 

 keep il yoiiiji through the winter, it will 

 become one ot' the most jiojuilar vaiieties. 

 In the spring those Avlio are j^rouinu it 

 yel a fine crop, but one point seeiiiv tn 

 be misiiiKlerslood, That is. ynvvers seeiii 

 in many cases to fail to appreci,»te th,ii 

 it does not opiMi. as will Killarrny. foi- 

 example, ami that it mnsf In jiermitleil 

 to (le\(d(i]i (jiiite fully litdoii cutting:. 

 ( )n the oilier hand, where i>rovvers lia\e 



foUJnl dill the necessity fui ' 'ttniL; the 



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