ji»I.K 22, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



9 



removed by a apray from the hose, and 

 by degrees, fiom such portions of the 

 jQof aB may be desired. 



Our method may not be the best, but 

 foi cheapness and cleanliness we have 

 iK'Vcr seen its equal. The fact that the 

 sluule produced is not too dense is suffi- 

 cient t» iommend it to many. 



Geo. S. Osbobn. 



A NEW CARNATION SUPPORT. 



•,Vo have gotten up a new carnation 

 gu[iport, which we will try this summer 

 fo- the first time and may let readers of 

 tin Keview know later how we like it. 



t)ur device consists of an arch, made 



of No. 9 galvanized wire, twenty-six 

 inches high and seven and a half inches 

 in diameter. This arch is set over the 

 plant crossways of the bench, and three 

 rings, seven and a half inches in diam- 

 eter, made of old galvanized telephone 

 wire, about No. 14, are fastened to the 

 arch at any desired height with rose- 

 stake clips. Then a wire is stretched 

 lengthwise of the bench and fastened to 

 the tops of the arches with clips, to hold 

 the row of arches in place. 



There is no patent on this except on 

 the clips, which we buy of those adver- 

 tising them in the Review. 



Dole Floral Co. 





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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



Pansiei. 



While it is still somewhat early to sow 

 pansy seed in the warmer states, in the 

 more northerly ones the last week in July 

 and first week in August is the best time 

 to make a large sowing. Of course, they 

 can be started even a month later with 

 fair success, but if nice, stocky plants 

 arc desired before freezing-up weather, it 

 is better to get the seed in by the first 

 week in August. While the popularity of 

 sopie bedding plants wanes from year to 

 year as popular tastes change, there is 

 ntner any apparent lessening in the call 

 for pansies. Anyone who possesses* the 

 tiniest portion of a garden wants at least 

 a basket of them each spring and there 

 never appears to be any great surplus of 

 tliem. Take note of any store where a 

 variety of spring plants is offered and 

 in nine cases out of ten the pansies will 

 have first call. 



As with all seeds, it is never good pol- 

 icy to buy a cheap mixture. It always 

 proves the dearest in the long run. Per- 

 liups yoH may save your own seed, but 

 as a general run growers prefer to depend 

 on some one of the many mixtures ad- 

 vertised at this season by prominent 

 seedsmen and pansy specialists. We all 

 like pansies of good size and customers 

 *vill assuredly snap up a basket contain- 

 ing a few big flowers, just as they will 

 ;;i lanium plants carrying a single good 

 truss of flowers, in preference to larger 

 0.103 without any bloom. 



Aa a general thing the Giant Trimar- 

 'lau pansy is the most satisfactory of 

 "'I. Ita flowers are of the largest size 

 •'"id the plant possesses great vigor, 

 ' abling it the better to withstand our 

 ^ triable elimatic conditions. This fine 

 r msy is procurable in quite a number 

 ' separate colors. The Mme. Perret 

 ~ loin is a beautiful one, with a wide 

 ' "ige of colors, being particularly rich 

 '" ru))y and wine-colored shades. It is a 

 -;ood variety for growing under glass. 

 ' ifsier's Giant is another fine strain, the 

 il'>wers being u.sually heavily blotched. 

 \ few good named pansies to grow for 

 '"■'Iding are Kaiser Frederick, brownish 

 '•1; Emperor William, ultramarine blue; 

 '■ord Beaconsfield, deep purple violet, 

 ^Hading to white; Mauve Queen, delicate 

 '"•iiiTe; Snow Queen, snowy white; Queen 



of Blues, lavender blue; Psyche, violet 

 blue, with white margin; King of Blacks, 

 coal black; Golden Gem, pure yellow; 

 Cardinal, bright red. 



The big pansy specialists usually sow 

 their seeds in beds outdoors. When this 

 is done it will pay the grower who wants 

 only a few thousands of plants to choose 

 a somewhat shaded location. Pulverize 

 the soil thoroughly, water after sowing 

 and either run lath shadings over the 

 bed, a few inches above the soil, or scat- 

 ter a layer of sphagnum moss to act as 

 a mulch until the seeds germinate. Of 

 course the mulch is only required until 

 germination takes place. It may mean 

 the saving of hundreds of plants, as we 

 often get intense heat about the time 

 pansy seed is sown. A coldframe is ex- 

 cellent for sowing the seed in. It is bet- 

 ter to sow in rows a few inches apart, 

 rather than broadcast, as weeding is 

 easier attended to. When in a frame 

 of course no glass covering is wanted, 

 but cheesecloth or lath shading must be 

 used until the seedlings are well above 

 ground. 



Tufted Pansies. 



The violas, or tufted pansies, should 

 not be forgotten where plants for spring 

 bedding are in demand. They bloom 

 much more freely than the larger pansies 

 and are admirable as a groundwork for 

 tulips, hyacinths and other spring bulbs, 

 making a fine display until summer bed- 

 ding plants are ready to go out. In 

 Europe these violas are immensely popu- 

 lar, being grown by the millions for sum- 

 mer bedding. Here, unless a somewhat 

 shaded location is given and occasional 

 waterings afforded, they cannot be de- 

 pended upon as summer bloomers. The 

 following are fine bedding varieties : Blue 

 Perfection, purplish blue; White Perfec- 

 tion, pure white; Mauve Queen, light 

 blue; Papilio, violet lilac; grandiflora 

 lutea, golden yellow. 



The small-flowered Viola cornuta and 

 its white variety are better propagated 

 from cuttings, which are abundant in late 

 fall. These can be carried over in a cold- 

 frame; they do not come true from seed. 



Double Daisies. 



Double daisies can be carried over as 

 perennials with light protection, or can 

 be divided in the fall, but they are so 



easily raised from seed that it is much 

 better to raise a fresh batch annually. 

 Seed -sown now will give nice plants for 

 spring sales. The seed germinates quick- 

 ly. Keep the bed shaded to have the 

 best results. The daisies can be had in 

 several colors, which include red, pink, 

 pure white and bright rose. The seeds 

 of these should be sown thinly, or the 

 little plants will soon become crowded 

 and spindling. 



Myosotis. 



The first week in August is a suitable 

 time for the main sowing of myosotis. 

 The call for forget-me-nots, like that for 

 pansies, never shows any decline. It is 

 one of the plants which no commercial 

 grower can afford to be without. The 

 seeds should be sown in a shaded frame 

 and* transplanted on cool, cloudy days, 

 when the ground is moist. The variety 

 Myosotis alpestris Victoria, bright blue, 

 is a fine bedder, as is also the selection 

 Eliza Fonrobert. Dissitiflora is a weU- 

 known forget-me-not, of an exquisite blue 

 color. Royal Blue possesses greater 

 vigor than the other sorts and is specially 

 adaptable for pot culture or planting 

 along the edges of benches. Sylvatica is 

 a good bedding variety, with a more 

 spreading habit than the other sorts 

 named. 



There are pink and pure white va- 

 rieties of M. alpestris Victoria, compact 

 growers and extremely neat for bedding. 

 As a general thing, however, it does not 

 pay to grow too many of these colors; 

 people always associate the blue color 

 with forget-me-nots. 



Various Hardy Plants. 



Provided seed has not already been 

 sown, the present is a suitable time to 

 make sowings of any of the following, all 

 of which will flower next season: Arabis 

 alpina, Alyssum saxatile compactum, 

 Coreopsis grandiflora, Gaillardia grandi- 

 flora, hollyhocks, Delphinium grandi- 

 florum, digitalis, Gypsophila paniculate, 

 Hesperis matronalis, Papaver orientale, 

 Physostegia Virginica, Scabiosa Cau 

 casica, lychnis in variety, and Chrysan 

 themura maximum in variety. 



Sweet Peas. 



It may seem passing strange to speak 

 of the necessity of procuring and sow- 

 ing seeds of sweet peas where the same 

 are wanted under glass in October, but 

 we are now more than a month past the 

 longest day and the early part of Au- 

 gust is the time to start a batch of peas 

 for forcing. The seed is often hard to 

 germinate in hot weather. If you can 

 obtain the new crop of seed, all the bet- 

 ter. We like to sow in flats of clean 

 sand, later potting the seedlings off and 

 keeping shaded for a few days, until 

 they become established. If the little 

 plants can be kept in a coldframe for a 

 time to stiffen them, they will do better 

 than if planted directly into the beds. 

 Unless a roomy house is at disposal, it 

 it better not to start any early sweet 

 peas. In a small structure they get such 

 a roasting as to weaken them and make 

 them an easy prey for red spider. The 

 best varieties for early forcing are Christ- 

 mas Pink, Mont Blanc or Florence Den 

 zer, pure white; Mrs. Sim, salmon, and 

 Mrs. Alex. Wallace, lavender. The pink 

 and white varieties proved the most popu- 

 lar sellers. 



Sweet peas grown outdoors are now 

 the most popular flowers on the markets 

 in all parts of the country. With a lit- 

 tle attention they will render a good ac- 

 count of themselves for some time yet. 

 There are times of glut with these, as 



