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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Lawn Scene at the Home of Wm. F. Gude, Washington, D. C. 



^jjL'i'i 1 i I y imiinivc if "iixcri m littl(> ;ift(>ii- 

 t\nu The cult i\;U(ir sIkhiIiI he t'rri|ii('iit ly 

 iiiri liotwccii tlic lows iind hand \\(M'iliii<i 

 ii'Sditt'il to til ]iiill ii|) any wci'ds aiiioii"^ 

 I ho ]ihnits. A niiilcli of \v(dl dci-aycd lua 

 Mine, straw, diay ur ^ra.ss hctwi'fii tlic 

 iiiws assists ill kt'('iiinfj tlio louts I'ool and 

 iniiist, and wiicrc it is jKissihh' to proxiik' 

 tliis a wiindt'i'fiil iiiii>ro\ (Miiciif in stems. 

 as i-iiiii|iai"('d with jdaiits not so treated, 

 will he iioteil. 



Till' iiiislakc lit' too thick sowing;', or a 

 ncfilcct to dii iirccssarv tiiimiiny. is still 

 the roik on wliiidi sweet pea iMiltiiiists 

 stunililc. Yini cannot j^ct sti'oiii^' stems 



i-aiTvinj^r tlii'( r t'oiif llowcis each wiierc 



vdiir |ilaiits are crowded. 



Poinsettias. 



It is tinu> to jjei in an early liatidi of 

 i-Mttinys of jioiiisott ias. Those taken witli 

 a h(>el root most readily, hut there is no 

 troiilile ill iiro|ia<iatinji' if idean, fresh 

 sand is used, witli <^ood i|raina<ie ludow it. 

 l)o not put your ciittinjfs where tiiey will 

 i,fet any drip, or they will s]ieedily ml. 

 <uvo at least one thorough wateriiie each 

 day ami if you are iinalile to root tl+rs 

 cuttin<i;s in your tireenhouses, jnit them in 

 flats of .sand and jdace them in a cold 

 frame close to the li^ht, hut well shaded 

 during sunshine. Keep the frame i|uitc 

 close until ciittines are i-ooted. then ;iii' 

 more freely, lie sure to |)ot olT as soon 

 as rooted, as the j-oots break easily. 



English Ivy. 



If your stock ot' l-;ii<;lish ivy is low. the 

 [ireseiit i.s a yood time to root a <;iioi| 

 hatch of cuttin<is. It is not necessary to 

 depend on tops of shoots, as any portion 

 of the wood will root. The lianh'r por 

 tioiis take a little lonj^er. Just now there 

 is no spe(dal ]iressure on the propaijatiny 

 lieiich and it may widl lie utilized for aiiy 

 of these useful odds anil ends. Any i\y 

 piant.s in pots loft over should be plunoed 

 over the pots outdoors. These will make 



lots of yrinvth Ixdore fall. When propa- . 

 ;iatinu ,,\' i\ y or. in fact, any other 

 plantN, is beiiiy- carried out durini;- hot 

 weather, fre(|uciit waterings are neces- 

 sary. One yooil wilt inn und drviiii; up 

 w ill ruin them. 



DAHLIAS. 



<'an you iiifotin me how to i;ro\\ 



dahlias so ilicy will bluom well.' Is it 



proper to let all the stems yrow. m- nip 

 some II If .' ( i. Iv S. 



Ill plaiitiii"; out dahlia-^, if your cluni|is 

 are larye, dixide them with a slronir, 

 sharp knife, leaviiiy at least one stroujf 

 eye to each division. I'laiil in the ficdd 

 in rows three feet a|iart and twenty four 

 to thirty inches between the fdants. de 

 piMidinjf on how much room you can 

 .spai'e them. Hediice tlie o|-n\\tlis to one 

 to each plant. This is much more satis 

 factory than lea\iu<; se\eral on each. 

 When the shoot is eiolit to twehe inches 

 hiyli. jiinch out its toji. then Irt it s^o 



ahead. I'lants treated thus will need 

 little staking;, but llower a little later 

 than if uniiimdied. In the latter case, 

 however, stakiii<;' is a necessity ur your 

 jilants will be broken with the first 

 striuiy winds. The laieest dahlia j^row- 

 ers do not stake at .dl, but all ado[it the 

 siu<;le stem, |iinidied back system. The 

 ;;roiinil betwreu dahlias should of course 

 be kept tlioriiu<;lily cidtivateil during the 

 wholi.' LTrovviiiii season. ( . W. 



GUDE'S GROUNDS. 



The accoiiipanyinir illustration is re- 

 produced tioiu a photof^raph m;ide in a 

 suburb of Washington, D. (,'., and will 

 be of interest because m.any will reco<X 

 uizt> fin; <,'eiitleman in the c;nria<i;e as 

 William V. (Jude, formerly [iresiderit of 

 the S. .\ . \\ and now president of the 

 ( hamber of ( ominerco at Wasliinyton. 

 The |tictiire was made on the erounds .at 

 Mr. (iuile's suburban home. The J'ipe 

 summer house at the left is pl;inted with 

 l.adv (i;iv roses. 



CARNATION NOTES.-EAST. 



Wet Weather Items. 



Ill this section w<' have had an unusual 

 amount of rain and cloudy weather, 

 whiidi will n.aturally produce a soft. 

 sa|)|)y oidvvth. 



When the sun diie< come out. and the 



soil has dried mit siitlicieiit ly to ciiiiiible 

 or not stick to the cultivator, then i- the 

 ;icce|>ted time to liicak up the surface 

 thoioiiy;hly. T,, start the cultivator too 

 soon makes the soil, pasty and causes it 

 to dry out in Lumps. tlier(diy il(>featini; 

 the prime object of stirrino; the surface, 

 namely, to form a liuelv divided, loose 

 mulch. 



After a soakiiii;- rain, it' the cultivatin<r 

 is not done at the proper time, the soil 



