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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



.Iim; 24, 1000. 



GERANIUMS FOR EASTER 



When sliiuilil i^t'iiniiiiins lir st;iite(l so 

 as to liinc iiici', stiu-ky l-iinli plants I'or 

 Kaster? When shuiilil tlic iiinchiiio back 

 aiicl (lisbuililiiiL; l"' ilisc(iiitimit'<l .' I livu 

 ill the state of Illinois. L. .M. P. 



Till' (';ii]y |>ait of Oi-idlicr is a suit 

 alilc time til idiit the eri-jniiuins in vdiir 

 state. I'arlhei- sdiitli a still later date 



is to liO Jil'el'el re(|. .M.'iliy growers el'l 



iu gt'ttin;4 tlieif eHttinj:> tno early, (lui-iii;^ 

 extremely hot \\e;itliei-, such as we I're- 

 (juently eet jn ,S('|iteniliei-, when a lai'j^e 

 I)r()|)ortion are lialile to lot. N'ou can 

 either I'oot yoiir i-uitiiij;s sc|iarateiy in 

 sm.-ill ]H)ts. iisine siindy hjain. or in Hats 

 of' rleiir sand. No shiide whatever should 

 be ;^i\eh the ruttiii^'^. A ]i(jsition well 

 iij) to the lii^iit. siii-h as a shelf af 

 fords, i-> suitable. Alter one thoi-oueh 

 watoriii;;. al'I'ord lody suiiicient to |ire- 

 vent shri\elinM. imiil the i-;iiiiiios ar,- 

 rootecl. 



,l'"ur |-;a>ter it will be iieitei Jor yon to 

 start \(/nr 'Uttin^is in L.' iiieli ]iots. 'I'hev 

 will iK'ed a -hilt to .". imdi pots after 

 they are iooIimI six week-, ami i-an "o 

 into 1 in.li pot- about i lie niiilibe of 

 l-'elirn,-iry. ' >iie jnuihiiiu will lie all thai 

 any of the plants iei|wire. It niii>l be 

 done aeroidinu ill iheil- sirMieH; and Mot 

 later tiian ih'' be^inninu of I ehiiiaiy. 



N'on ^hoH Id I ii--rohl i nne t ile 1 enio\ ;i I o I' 



lltiwcr tin,--!'- si\ \\ie!<- ii loie sou want 

 them for >ali . (linw ;l.e planis in a 

 iiyiit. snnii) lioii>,e. >\i;li an a\iraoe \^in 

 ter niiiiininin of ."o .iey,, , -. and oe -u/e 

 to keep iheiii pii-keij ii\ir and -^paied a> 

 they Lirow. .Nvoid the u>e 111' animal 

 nianiii e- in the mmI. Iln so pi oinnl ■■ i ou 



nillrll hat L'loWtll. I'olle llleal Will ui\e 



hardei and mole ibn i iVioii-' |ilan;-. e-- 

 per la !l \ .: luie I he\ a i i v\ :; ill 'd a - early 

 as K.asler. • . W. 



A GOOD PHLOX. 

 Phlox Canadensis, Perry's Variety. 



I he Wed ioiiiWii ■* i'liiiiN I anadiii--i- 

 1 -ui. di ' a I iral a 1 l,;i -• .i i w ;i \ - !j"i|i ;i '^le.al 



fa\iilile b.ilh t'or the lorkely .allii the 

 hel bari-i iU- liol'ilel-. I'eiiyV N.aiiety, 



howiwer. i- .crlaiiih a i^nai inipio\e 

 inelil o\ 1 i I !:■■ ohi I 111 'a. and a it hoa;:ii il 

 is lllol 1- I lia a I oh I \ I M I - -i nee il w ;;-. i n 



troduccd and ei\rii an award of meiit li\ 

 the I;, II ,\. in Iji^i.'iiio. Iieii Ml Aaiei'e;i 

 it is liol \.', ^o Will '.,11.1 \ ;, a^ i; -liould be. 

 It i- a lii -1 rlas> boi oei and i .id; pl.int . 

 leni.a ikabh- I'li iis iie|., !i ,ni of bloom .and 

 fill- I he liuh! I,a\eiid. r bhie col.ir of ll'e 

 tbiwi r-. re~iiiil.rni;_i that of I'lnndiaLio 



• 'apell-i-. 'rie il|.M\i.bial ihiWel- ale 



inilid; I ii;_;^i r ! fa 11 1 liii--e n f tile I,\ pe. a \\i\ 



it i> leadi!} fuirid. 



( ■ ro\. i iil; i n ;i a v kind ol -. 1 1 a nd in pi 

 sitioij- where i;i ii hi n^r clsr \,il! :. low, and 



Illodneilie Ihiwel- for OX'U- ei^lil Week>. 



it eert;iinly -liniild liiid a phn-e in every 

 f^ai'i II n. 



i I i- ea-^ily pro|iaL;.'iI • d f loin soft - 

 wooded (MlttinL;S. whirh dmold I" laiiiii 

 ill .\ilL;u-t. when the <ci-,ind i;iii>\lh i- 



Mime weeks (dd. When ])iit in n deep 

 frame, with an imh and a half of sand 

 on the to]), and shaded until tlicy bojiiii 

 to strike, they will b(> n^suly for trans 

 lilantinif into .'^ inch jxits in three or four 

 weeks and will be fit for sale in the 

 s[)rine. C. CfRONLOii. 



SCREENS AGAINST HAIL. 



The illusi rat ion ^ on pai^e 1) are not 

 a 'Miefore and after"' deniniistrat imi. 

 but Ihey arc! mwerthcdess a most (dfecti\e 

 objecd lesson f(n' tlio.se with ^hiss roofs 

 exposed to the elements. 



('olorailo S])rini;s, Colo., \\as \isiteil 

 by two se\eie hail storms earlier in the 

 month. .Iniie II there was hail that did 

 an immense ainininl ol' damaj^e to the 

 oreeiihonse |ilants and then. June H. 

 there was a seeoml stoi'in. ■which finished 

 olV a lar;;e part of the t;las- whiidi had 

 esi-aped brcakaoe the first 1 iine. 



I'.o'ii ot' the acconijiany 111^ i I In-t lat ioiis 

 are liom photograph- taken between 

 .1 line I 1 and .1 une II. a t't er 1 lie lir-l 

 stoiin ami before liie -econd eiie. Tin 



|iicturi' showinj^ the unbroken roofs wa 

 made at the establishment of the Pike 

 I'eak I'loral (\k, where the honsi'.s ai. 

 covered by a wiie screen, as shown in ih 

 picture, sujiported by an iron rail at 

 t ached to tile I'id^e pcde, as may be seei 

 in the picture. This plant escaped th 

 firsli storm \\illiiMit the fireakage of 

 siiii^le pane of elass. The other pictui . 

 is fiinn a pho1o;iraph made at the ol 

 (lark plant, now also owned by the Pikt- 

 Peak Flojal Co. The iiiidiire shows clear 

 ly what would have hapjjened to th. 

 other range if it had not lieen for tli. 

 screen protection. 



The two stornus broke jirobably U)ii, 

 iiuu sijuare ft'et of <>lass iu ('oloraif 

 Springs. Of this amount the (lark ]ilaii: 

 of the Pikes Peak Co. lost jirobabl} 

 half. I'\ I'", (rump lost only aViout one 

 fourth his glass, but {"rank TIayden ane 

 .lohn Smith were heavy losers. In addi 

 lion to the bretikage of glass, the hai' 

 (Mil u|i a large amount of beckling stock, 

 much of it beiiii^ rendered entirely use 

 less just at the season when bedding oiu 

 is lieginning in the imnintain district. 



In the matter of the screiMi over the 

 houses, the (|uestiou will naturally arise 

 if it might not be prtd'erable to pay the 

 cost of hail insurance and undergo the 

 othei' losses incidental to hail storms, 

 which are usually as sehlmn as tln^v .some 

 tiiiK^s are severe, rather than to shut out 

 light every day in the year. For Colo 

 r.aiio Spring- it may be said, that the 

 peretntage of possible sunlighl there i^ 

 nsn;dly in favor of the llnrist; he get-^ 

 a relalively large amount ol' light. 



P> 



I 



SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



-'.-♦^•f.-*^- 



Tuberous Begonias. 



Will'." ■i,i\,eiinu phiiii- in pot- are re 

 .jiiii''! ia -iininier. inbermi-; rooted be- 

 ^■lai■■v lii.e.i- i I! V .-diiable. Thev i-aii be 

 had in bloon; ovei a lone period bv -tarl- 

 ini; the iiiliei- e.arly or hale, and ;is they 

 aie ipiite pei-istent llovvering their ^■alue 

 i- gre.ally enhaiiied. ( )ur earliest batch 

 i- now ill iliiwer in a cool hoin^e. .\ mod 

 elate -li.-iiiinu I- on the L;his- .and \eiili- 

 l,aliir- are ein;! i nilnlisl v open. It is ner(,'s 

 ■rv to n-e -iinie -iippoii- toi' llie thick, 



Seedlings should be potted along a- 

 they need it. I'se a light, rich com|-io.-t 

 eontainiiig a fair pro|iorlion of stunl. 

 These will make nire plants for late sum 

 iner blooming. I f tubers only are wanted 

 plant the -eedlings outdoors in [lartial 

 sh.ade, or better -till, ill a coldfraine. 

 using a cheeseiloih covering dnr'ui; 

 bright sunshine. The low price at wliicl 

 MlbiMS of eood (jU.alily .are now Olfelei' 



makes il hardly worth while for small 

 Liroweis lo r.aise seedlings. 



Cinerarias. 



lie-hy ilio\eiiiiL; -^ieni-. wliirh would other- | 



v\i^e lio b.aliji to -ii.ap off. Tlii-e stakes j Where eineraria pl.ants are wante.l in 



-iioiiid be short and -hoidd not be visible ', blonni at t hrisinias. or a little later, it i- 



\', III II the plant- are in ihiwir. now lime to -ow a batrh of seeds. 



I'or room dei-oraiion, lor pia/.z.as and , < inerarias do rnit giainin.ate well during 



w I mlow 



will le broken tioiii direct 



it weather and the lull 



llings ari 



-iin-hiiie. an.i bedding-oiil in shady -pot-:, i liable to d.amp oil' during Ind, nioi-' 



-pells. Their L^iowth is at be-t slow diir 

 iii',^ the -uininer months; in common will 

 many other plants, their '.al growiil^ 

 season starts vvith the cool nights of au 

 tiinin. Sow th(^ seeds in well drained pan- 

 of light, s;indv -oil. (over the si>ed light 

 ly ;ind after wateriiie covin' willi ;i sheet 



they have a fair ainouni of shade. This I of o|ass, laying pajier again ov(>r thi«- 



j'lace the pans in a cool, mnlh house or 

 coldfraine I'acino iioiih. IJemove tin 

 glass .and paper as -non a- the seedling- 

 L^erminate .and always ,air Ireilv. .\ dose, 

 stuffy ;il lliospheie will speedilv .ail-e tin 



liiliejou- liiuiiiii.i- ail' -iiperli. I he nevv- 

 e-i .and Mio-t lip Ill-date -train- h.ave 

 Ihiwei- 111 _;real -uii-!.aiici .and immense 

 -!,'. . bl.iom- six 111 -iviai ini In- acio-s b(> 

 mil; i|iii'i i"'n.ni..n. It i- ii n foil a nate 

 ih.M. o\\ie._. In mil hill -11 iiieii-r-. I hei |- lail- 

 Iiiii in ijie open air i- niiciit ai n. unless 



i- e-peeially true of the interior, allhongh 

 ahnu the -ea inast they do Well in the 

 sni:. Iliie. howevei. the night lenipia'a- 

 I n 1 1 - a I' low er a nd t he ai r i- more con 

 -tanil;. la.ieii with nioi-tire. conditions 



i'l-l ! o 1 he liki 11'' of t hese benonias. 



dliliL"^ to d.amp oil'. 



