The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



.Ir.Nj: 3. moo. 



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tn I'diit ciittiiijis lioiii tlit>sc ;is ciisily as 

 wlicii t;ikcii I'rdiii walls, as lln'v make fow 

 loots Avliilc oil tlic jiaiciit iilaiits". 



W. X. "■. 



HAERENS' NEW AZALEA. 



Tile accdiMiiaiiyiiiy illiist ration is t'roiii 

 a ]iiiot(p<^ra|ili of tlio oiiiiiiial socilliiio 

 ]>laiit ot' a new azalea raisccj by Auf^iist 

 Jlacn'iis at Soimr<it'iii. Holjiiuiii. It is 

 now ') years oM and when iiliotooia|>liei| 

 was Uoweriiijf for tlie fourth time. Mr. 

 llaoreiis is extreiiielv eiitliiisiastie o\t'r 



this \aiiety, coiisifleriiiy it one of th( 

 he.st e\cr raiscil in Heljiinin. where is 

 located tli<' a/alea center of tl(«^worlil. 

 The ]"Tt7inl is robust, the Howers hjij^f 

 and descrilie(U as dee|i rose shatled 'with 

 carinine. The center is liriiliaut crimson. 

 .Mr. liaeicns formerly traxcled in this 

 country in the interest of the firm to the 

 business ot' which he has siiico suc- 

 cet'ded, ami he has many friends in the 

 trade here \\iio lio|)e that all hi.s saiijiuine 

 anticijiations may be fulfilled liy the aza- 

 lea to which he has yivcii his wife's uanio. 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



Bedding Out. 



The rush of aimtlier .Meinoiial day lias 

 ))assed and all indications jxiint to its 

 lia\in;; bi'eii an ixct-ilent one for llorists. 

 l']\('ryt liiny con.-idered. .Meiinuial day is 

 now a mole iniiiortaiit holiday witii many 

 than e\('ii l-;aster, for e\'e)'yone buys some 

 llo\\o<^ or jilants, less e.\|iensi\e, it is 

 true, than at I->aster. Iiut with many the 

 ;i>rorcu;ii,. s:ile.-< are as larye or Jaroer. 



.\ iar;;c |iro|>ortion of iieddiiio- ]ilants 

 \viil now be s<dd, but sales will continue 

 well tliidiiiih the month ot' dune. Xe\ei- 

 ha\ e ^\^' had nioie ideal weather for L;ct 

 tiny the plants into the yr(uiml. for it 

 has been iinitoiiiily moist and lliey have 

 made ;i s|deiidii| start. .\s s.-ilc; increase, 

 the ]dants will ]ireseiit a si-atterei| a|i 

 jiearaiice in the houses and frames. |t 

 will facilitate liatldlino- and wateriiiy if 

 what are left o\er of each kind ar(> placed 

 tooether in compact batches, lie sure to 

 iciiieiiiber yoiii- own needs tor another 

 year. Do not sell all yoiii oood plants 

 (d' oeiiiiiiunis. (annas, etc, ;ind lea\e a 

 few st;ir\efinys to plant (Uit for stock 

 for yonrs(df. Il is to be hoped you haxc 

 fcMiiid time to set out at lejist one or 

 two attractive be(|s on your own lawn. 

 It ]iays any tlorist to make his own 

 yroniiils .attractive. The neater appear 

 .aiice a jdace has. the more it will draw 

 (.■nst(Uiiers. 



In settin;f out stock ]dants of thi' \:iii- 

 oils L;eraniunis and other bediliny plants. 

 •^\\f tlieiii ;ili open, sunny spot nnd use 

 lail^e 1,-diels t'or e.-icli Miriety. .\s the How 

 erin^ ^I'asoii prcieresses c,-irefnlly mark 

 an\- not t rue to name. 



Marguerites. 



Memorial d;i\ s.iles practically ideaii 

 oiil the balan.e of the inarouerites, al 

 thoii^h in sii,|| ;| ,.,,ij| ~e;isiMi .as wi' e\ 

 pelieiiced thiv ye;ir it is .iisily pussible 1,, 

 hold them well into June. Tliere .are. 

 liowi'Nei-, vo nian\ oiitilour h;ird\' pereii 

 nials ;iiid shiiib- lloweriiii: then tlmt it 

 -carcily puys \,, li..l,| them so loiii;. .\ 

 \niinilier of stocdx plants ,,f |.;i,.|| \;iriety 

 --"hoiUd be cut li;i<d< iiio.leiately hard ;ind 

 planted <.iiitdo(U- in rich s,,i|. Tliev will 

 not iiiake'THindi wood suitable t'cjr propn 

 ;:aIioii before eiTtly September, but when 

 the cool e\ellillos come (Ml ;i plentiful 

 crop of ciittiii^s will be procurable and 

 tidiii stock taken ;it tli.at time you c;iii 

 erow aloiit: plants fi,\- either Ivistcr or 

 Memorial (|a\' next vcar. 



Dahlias. 



There is no oreat adx.ant.aye in ]daiit- 

 iiio Diit dahlias earl.v. .Many yrowci's say 

 they .always luiNc better i-esiilts from 

 .liine than fr(mi .May |daiitiii<i. Ivndi 

 year they ai'c more disiindiiied to use |io1 

 ]ilants. especially those produced from 

 rooted cuttiiios. for if tliere idiaiices to 

 be a yood crop of cutwiuius, these soft 

 dahli.a tojis make toothsome tdiewinii' for 

 them, hivided pieces of I'oot coiitainiiio- 

 at le.ast one oiiod eye cannot be beaten 

 foi' ]ilaiitini; out. K'eiliice the .shoots to 

 one. where se\cral appear, and if nice, 

 stocky jdantsi'are wanted, piiudi (uit the 

 to|)s of the shoots when eiylit to twehc 

 imdies liiyh. 



J)alilias are destined to liohl a more 

 im|iortaiit ]position in the cut flower trade 

 of the future than they lia\e in the jiiist. 

 There is no oood reason why 'a house (d' 

 them jdantecl for Memorial day should 

 not be profitable, if the rioht colors are 

 sidected. They bloom nicely indoors and 

 they should certainly juonc better sidlers 

 than many ot' the flowers now |U'odiice(|. 

 There wiuild seem to be a fine openiiij^ 

 here for some euter|irisine' and ]irooress- 

 i\e tlorist. 



Lorraine Begonias. 



It is still pos.sible to got in a lati 

 batch of euttinf^s of these ]icipulai'. win. 

 ler bloojiiiiig liegoiiias. W'lu'ii establislie. ' 

 ill little ])ots. they can be used to i;oo(; 

 ad\aiit;io(' for niakiny ui> into (i inch 

 pans. 



|)uring tlH> liot months these FiOri-aiin 

 benonias grow jiainfiilly slow, but do not 

 on this account neglect and starve them. 

 l-',\en when not making nuudi leaf growth, 

 there is acdlvity at the roots, anil ju.st so 

 soon as the first cool nights in .Vugust 

 coiiK^ along th(\v start into new life. Do 

 not allow the early ixitted oil' jilants to 

 suffer from want of a shift. For soil 

 use jdeiity of flaky leaf-mold, that from 

 oak Jea\es being the best. The jdtiiit- 

 will not gi-ow well in a he.a\y. clayey soil. 

 .\\()id large shifts; an imdi at a fiiiie i.^ 

 ample now, increasing this towards f;ill. 

 I.orraines do not i-e(|uire .a hea\y sh.ade. 

 but are Ijctter limken frmii tln^ sun's di 

 rect rays. Give them a fresh stand fidiii 

 lime to tiiiu'. jucking off any decayiii>i 

 lea\es, removing weeds and lightly loos- 

 ening the surface soil where necessary. 

 .\fter this date th^' jd.ants will do well in 

 a frame, if you uW'd greeiihonso space for 

 mums, nephrolepis or other cro|ps. 



Stcvias. 



M.any growers still plant out their 

 stock of stevias, but there is so iniiidi 

 danger from shoots breaking at lifting 

 time that il mmdi better plan is to keep 

 them in |iots or plant them in bo.xes, 

 standing them outdoors where they can 

 be con\enientl.v wiitered .and later in the 

 season furnished necessary supports. Ir 

 is not too late to root cuttings id' ste\ias. 

 Tliesi' can still be grown ahuig into fine 

 plants l,Md'ore fall. 



Sweet Peas. 



The indoor cro|) ot' sweet jieas will 

 now bt' on the wane ami after this date 

 is liable to become sjiidery. There is no les 

 selling in the jio|iularity of sweet jieas 

 as a market flower. .Ml during the sea- 

 son now (dosing they lia\e sold betfei', on 

 the whole, than anything else in the cut 

 flower line, and there is room for a greal 

 (le\ elo]Mneiit of their culture umler glass. 



In milder localities, the oiitdoiu' vari 

 eties are .just beginning to c(uiie in se.'i- 

 son .and, while a littl(> short stemmed, will 



Original Plant of Azalea Mmc. August Haerens. 



