Mav 27, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ansellia Africana. 



• ,,ii| liccii lioiic 1 \vu iiumtli^ cnrlici', it 

 lolild li;i\c liccil lirttrr. 1ml it ]iai(l \o 

 nlizr s|i;ii-i' t'or (itlicr stock tlicii. Jf 

 \,i\i li,-i\t' iiii I'liiiiU'is lit' your own, jiow is 

 :\ii' liiiif to oilier soiric t'ldiii one of tiic 

 i;iiirici'oii> aihei'tisi'i'S. 



Notliiiiy- yet licats the old Pxisiou; next 

 '.. that i-oiiif Wliitiiiaiii ami I'iorsoii "s 

 liiir foiiii. <)£ Sc'ottii loss is growu than 

 \Mi oi- \\ivoo years ag;o. Allow your 

 |ilaiits I'iylit xo twohc iiiclit>s ajiart each 

 nay ill tlie benches. Soak well with 

 \vatci ainl .s]iray ]ij>htly on all \\arni 

 lays, ^'iiii Avill 1)0 sur|iriso<l at the head- 

 uay the ]daiits will niako. 



Bouvardias. 



I'.ouvardias should now lie v^ell hai'd 

 I lied and roaily to jilaat out in rows in 

 lie' hold. Alhjw thoni litteon inches l)e 

 iweoii tlii^ plants, anil in the ease of 

 I limilioldtii, which is the most roluisr 

 Liidwrr. e\in more space is liottcr. 'The 

 |. hints will need little attention (liirin«,r 

 -iininier. oxcojit the removal of llowers 

 mil any necessary jiinchin;^-. ISouvardias 

 III" hrittle ;inil easily broken during wiml 



■ lid raiu storms; therefore we like to use 



■ ^toiit stake for each ]ilaiit ami tie the 

 '■■adiii^' slniots on to it early in August. 



J'oi' ciittinj;- outdoors it will pay to 

 Uiiiw a good row of the lai^e. iniie white. 

 iiaLiiaii! B. Jlumboldtii. 



Peonies. 



Tlir pc.iiiy srasoii lia- iic-im. Tlie 

 .lant- HI northern latitudes look remark- 

 ddy ihnfiy. being loaded with big biida 

 vhich III a iVw weeks will make a ^lori 

 .iiv ,|is|dav, rt yoii want big Idooms. 

 M-liiid Miur iliiwei<. "^'oii i-an also imjirove 

 •liciii woiideifiilly by scattering a littl(> 

 Miiiatc .if -oda or sulphate of ammonia 

 iioniid each plant, later hoomg over tlie 

 -iirfacc. The tirst rain will carry this to 

 'lie |ilaiit roots, and it will l>o found do- 

 idcdly -tnniilating. After a good rain- 

 lall. It' you can spare the time 1o run 

 ' few tuiis ot' liquid tnanure among your 

 peonies, it will ;ilso do them a world of 

 L;ood. tiiiano water is excellent, if yon 

 '•annot get cow or shee|i manure cou- 

 pon iontly. 



Take note of the poonii's as they come 



n season. They are destined to boeonn^ 



more po|ndar every year, and the man 



uho <tocks ujt on "varieties witli takinj» 



coli>)-s which are wanted in the nmrkets 

 is nmking a goml, safe jii\estim:>nt. 



Asters. 



The early batch of asters should be 

 ]ilaided out at once, if they are not :il 

 ready in the ground. (Jround ^vell en- 

 richotl with cow manure and whi(di has 

 boon }ilowcd, harrowed and leveled with 

 a smoothing harrow will grow fine asters, 

 (irass laud suits them well, but is liable 

 to give more cutwdrms and other jiosts. 



Sot th(> plants in rows two foot apart 

 ami allow eight to tw(dvo inches between 

 the plants. The latter distanco i.s noces 

 sary ■with smdi sorts as QuoiMi of the 

 {•Earliest, Semple's and \'ick"s I'rauching. 

 X'ictoria, jieony tlowerod and (dirysanthe 

 mum can go idosor together. 



• 'utworms will raise havoc with the 

 young jilants. and on their a]ipearance 

 being mited. mix up a mash of fresh 



shorts (branj, mola.sses and I'aris green, 

 drojijiing it here and there. Keej) the 

 mixture oil the jijants, as the I'aris green 

 will bum tlieiii. 



Hardy Roses. 



With the lii.-l a p|iea ra lire o t' aphis ii--e 

 the force piiiiip ur sprnyi'i' :iiji| wet Ih' 

 foliage 1 lioroii^h ly with kerosene emiil 

 siou. ^'oii i-aii use whale oil soap also 

 for the <anie purpose, but reiiiemlier the 

 foliage is now lender and easily burned; 

 therefore ll-^e c;ire not In get it too 



strong. Maiieiti suckers \\\\\ probabh' 

 lie showiiii.; nil collie plants. Th(>se 

 should lie ciil out clean, and lliiw will not, 

 cause any fiiliiie i rouble. Ilvuiir plants 

 did not eot ;iiiy spring; top dres.><ing, 

 a]i|dy one now iii the foriii o t' dried lilood 

 or cow manure. Theri' is iiothiiig better 

 than the latter, if ymi mii get it con 

 \eiiiently. .\ mulch ot' it will make .a 

 woliderl'iil difference tn your plants. 



Chrysanthemums. 



W'itlioiit wishing to I respass on Mr. 

 Totty'-: department, we wouhl say that 

 mums for lii>-t idass lijooms should be 

 jilanted out as ^ooii ns po--silile. but many 

 llorists prefer medium blooms, and it is 

 jiossible to root tti(<:'. t'or two months yet 

 and get nice llowers. \\'c -,;iw a tine house 

 of single stems last ye;ir. the cuttings ot" 

 which were not put in until .lime In. Of 

 course, these were not fancy llowers, but 

 of good, useful, commercial si/.e. Tlu^ 

 |ireseiit is a good time to put ill cnttiiigs 

 ot' \arietios suitalde t'or growing into 

 bush ])lauts in li iucdi or 7 imdi pots. 

 Those Jilants, if kept growing along un 

 dor glass, will make excellent little stock, 

 just the kiihl many ot' your customers 

 will want. 



r.KVisKi.v, Mass. .1. W. I'hilbrick, of 

 Jlalo stre( I, Avill remove to ,i new building 

 on Abbott street as soon as it is ready 

 for occupancy. 



NoKTii ( 'VMiiKiDi.i:, .M \s,--. .lohn Mc- 

 Keiizie is considering plans for the im 

 proxcmeiit of his pro|ierty at the corner 

 of Massaidiusot ts avenue and |)a\eiipoil 

 si reel li\- the erection of a mndorn bloi'k. 



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Trichosma Suavis. 



