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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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I lia\i' iin iilfii tliiit tlic violt't you have 

 is (iiic wliicli is not al all a winter 

 lilooiinT it' yrowii uiiclcr <jlass, merely 

 ^iviii<; a sjiriiiji crop when the otiier vio- 

 lets are o\cr. I ijo not tiiink any of tiie 

 \i()lets fii\" t wo rroiis a year. There may 

 be a I'ew sratteiinj; linwers other than in 

 spring, Imt tiie llowcrs are really all |iro- 

 iliiceil in April or .May. 'I'hi' \iolets 

 <_;ro\\n commereia lly, such as Marie 

 Louise, ('ampliell ami Princess ot' Wales, 

 tlower from earh' ()ciiilier until the eiel 

 jf April. ' < . W. 



Green Goods House of C. P. Mueller, Wichita, Kan. 



lat there is a comitany in whieli we can 

 Msure at such reasonable I'ates, and such 

 |iiick ami sure I'esponse in tinu' uf neecl. 

 AC thank you very much.'' 



MONEY RETURNED. 



There aic many factors which may in 



ihience an ailvertiscr jiart of the tinu'. 



liUt it is actual results which intluence 



'liui most of the time. 



I'lcn.sc (liscoiitiinif my ndvertiscincMt of .\s- 



;ir,'i;>Mis plmiiusiis iind Spi'ciiKcri. 1 ;iiii iKit 



hl.v suld nut. liut lind to send li.id; several 



• ■ders witli clieclis, wliicli jjdes ■'af.'iii" tlie 



-rain. Itevieu ads di> tlie liiisiiiess. --James 



ilamilluii. .Ml. Wasliington. .Md.. .May I'C, I'.MMI. 



WORKING UP STOCK. 



In our jiarden we liaxc a dark blue 

 1 iolet of e.\(|uisite ]ierfuine; so much so 

 'hat the oihu' scents the air tweiUy feet 

 from the ]>lant. We haxc sold them tn 

 ioeal tlorists, and one llorist whu saw 

 ihem i^rowiny m the open air and learned 

 hat they weri^ hardy, went into ecstasy; 

 dl Avlio lia\C sei'ii Ihem express orcat sur- 

 pris(\ We also have the orilinary kind 

 ■ >f violet, which is hardy an<l ot' a liyliter 

 hue. but abs(dutely witlnuit perfume. 



We find there is a yreat dem;iud here 

 amonjr tlorists ami the better (dass nf 

 peiiple for a \iolet siudi as we ha\e. We 

 planted them only tor our nwn acconimo 

 dation ami they lia\e spi'eail so that we 

 now have several hundred plants in per- 

 ti'ct coitditioii, without (liseas(> or insects 

 ■'f any kind. This spi'iny they came into 

 bloom early in May; 1 am not certain 

 but some Were in bloom the latter part 

 of .\piil, and ^\(■ did not learn (d' their 

 '•iimmei'(d;d \:due until aboul a week be- 

 I'ore they ceased bliHuniui;'; the (iri;;inal 

 plant, wjieji yixcn to my wit'e. she vvas 

 tobl wa.'^ an " l-;ni:lisli ' • \ iolet and I IkkI 



np knowledge tliat it might be anything 

 else. 



Is there some special method lA' cul 

 ture by which the jdaiits couhl be more 

 rapidly midtiplied than by permitting 

 nature to fcdlow its regular cours:>.' The 

 plant is iu)w entirely out of bloom, other 

 wise would send you sample. 1 am also 

 infornu'd that these j)lants bicxu'n twice a 

 year. 11. K^44. 



\'ou dn not state whether your \iolets 

 are single (ir double. There is a double, 

 dark blui' \ariet\' uliich is hardy in ymii 

 latitmle (<-entral New \'ork), often called 

 the donbl-' K'nssian. It tlowcrs late, has 

 rather sluMt stems, a hea\y odor and 

 conu's in crop abimt the tinu' yon imui- 

 tion. There .are mie or two single, ilark 

 blm' \ari('ties \vhi(di will winter outdoors. 



.\part from seeijing, \iolets are readily 

 propagated by division of the plants, nv 

 from runiu'rs. This slundd be done as 

 soon as the lldwering seasnn is oxer. The 

 runners or dixisions should bi' placeo in 

 a coldfranie .■ind'kepi wcdl watered and 

 shaded uniil they root, wlien the\- can lie 

 jdanted outdoiu>. 



SWEET PEAS AND VIOLETS. 



I am thinking of using a house H).\;;l', 

 with lour feet id' head room ai i he ea\e<, 

 for sweet peas and \ inlets. \\'i.uld ynu 

 ad\ ise growing these l\\<i crops to^.tUer', 

 oi' can you sugf^esi sdmeihing biiicr in 

 grow in the same lii>n.-e tor cnl blnoais. 

 'I he sweet juas we Iind joidil .able and 

 what we w.anl is a liimkI cut lluwei- h) 

 grow with them, .-ind sniin'l h i ny thai 

 wouhl rei|nire. nl' miiise, 1 he same ainiiunt 

 of heat. W. < . I". < . 



It' yiju ha\e (inly four feet nf lii'ad 

 roomo^oi/had better Udi attiinpl to ^mw 

 swcef^^-p'as. Tn yi'nw the lalti'r you 

 sho(dd have not less than six to ei'_;lit tier 

 ot' head riKu'n. Sueel peas, it' in silid 

 beds, will grow ten tn Iwelxc t'eet lii:;li, 

 and in raised benches want tai' mn.e 

 head rnnui than ynu can gi\e theni. A 

 good crop to grow with you r \ inlets w mdd 

 be Sjianish iris. ^■(lu can eitliei- ^rnw 

 these in bemdies by tliems(d\(S, nr dni the 

 bulbs among the \inli'is. ^'nu will Iind 

 these ail excellent market llowei' and the 

 bulbs are so inexpensi\e as to be within 

 rea(di of anyoiie. ^'oii can use such sorts 

 as ('hrvs(dora. golden ycdlnw; Mniil 

 Mlanc, ])ure white; Lniiisi', pale blue, .•ind 

 ( 'omte de Nas.sau. dark blue. Cladinli nl' 

 either the ( ianda\ I'lisis or nanus tyjie is 

 another crop ynii cmild grnw. It' \-nu dn 

 lint want any nl' llie-:e bulbnlls llnwers. 

 migllnnette will succeed Well ill a xinlet 

 temiieratiire. dnillg better in a sniid bed 

 1 hail in benches. ( ', W, 



.\ii\M.s, .Mass. .\. .1. r.ontlimati. the 

 Nnitli Suriimi'i- ^trmi llnrist. has >iarted 

 to biiihl his t'niirlh gieenhouse. It will 

 be about the -ailln -i/.e a^ The nlles pre 

 \inusl\ erected. All will be cnnuected. 



Carnation House of C. P. Mueller, Wichita, Kan. 



