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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Lily Ponds at Livingslon't Fanns> Juit Outifde of G>Iumbus, Ohio. 



the best for the small grower. In 

 benches, owing to the greater root run, 

 remarkably fine spathes are produced, 

 l)iit the advantage of the pot system is 

 that the stock can be moved around at 

 will, something to be considered on the 

 average retail place. Callas are strong 

 feeders and, in addition to a generous 

 I'ompost, want an abundant supply of 

 liquid food. Use some fine bone in the 

 fioil in addition to cow manure, and al- 

 ways drain the pots well. Callas are 

 scnii-aquatics, but do not thrive in pots 

 where the drainage is clogged, causing 

 >*i>ur soil conditions. 



The first half of August is a good 

 fiine to pot up the roots, standing the 

 I'i'ts outside on a bed of cinders, where 

 they can remain until frost danger neces- 

 sitates their removal indoors. 



PoimetHas. 



I'oinsettias propagated as late as 



'iigust make up into pans nicely and 



•' '■ less lanky than earlier rooted ones. 



' will probably be noted that these late 



'^ 'tings root better than the first 



"hes. Be sure to keep all rooted 



I tings potted off before they become 



' 'd. or they may as well be discarded. 



' "'P the little plants either in a frame 



'• light greenhouse close to the light. 



i^lants benched a few weeks ago are 



;:inning to grow rapidly and have just 



' 'n staked. It pays to stake all plants 



'"'•y- Those with bent and twisted 



■" ■ 'Ots never do so well. 



')o not allow poinsettias in small pots 



'become matted before giving them a 



■^laft. 



Scented Geraniums. 



•"he shoots of the scented-leaved gera- 



niums have become quite popular in the 

 flower markets of late years. If your 

 customers call for these and your stock 

 is low, get a batch of cuttings in right 

 away and you can grow them along and 

 make nice little plants before winter. 

 Many growers like to carry along a few 

 dozen plants in pots through the sum- 

 mer, plunging them outdoors, where they 

 can be reached with the hose occasion- 

 ally. These furnish a fine lot of shoots 

 during the dead of winter. 



Antirrhinums. 



In the rush of other duties, antirrhi- 

 nums are sometimes liable to be forgot- 

 ten. If you have no stock in pots, it is 

 now somewhat late to start cuttings for 

 an early planting. If, however, you 

 have plants outdoors which have been 

 kept pinched and not allowed to bloom, 

 lift and pot these. Shade for a few 

 days and keep well syringed until estab- 

 lished. These will make the best of 

 stock for benching a month hence and 

 will yield a good crop of spikes in 

 November and December. 



For late plantings to follow mums, 

 there is still time to sow seed or root 

 cuttings, as three months at least will 

 elapse before space is ready for them. 

 Do not take cuttings haphazard, but se- 

 lect carefully from the best plants of 

 the most desirable colors. Mixed lots 

 of antirrhinums are of little use in the 

 markets, but you may be able to work 

 them off in local trade. 



Plainwkll, Mich. — E. M. Latta, a 

 Battle Creek florist, will locate two green- 

 houses here, near Hillside cemetery, and 

 will conduct a business in both flowers 

 and vegetables. 



LIVINGSTON'S LILIES. 



About a mile northwest of Columbus, 

 O., the Livingston Seed Co. has a most 

 interesting establishment, not far from 

 where the picturesque Olentangy river 

 winds its irregular course. The farm is 

 primarily a trial ground and seed grow- 

 ing establishment, with considerable at- 

 tention given to cut flower production 

 and the growing of nursery stock, for the 

 Livingstons do about everything that is 

 to be done in this trade; but with its 

 primary utilitarian character, the object 

 has been to make the farm an educator 

 of the public, for thousands pass that 

 way. Incidentally, education leads to 

 business, and it has been found that a 

 well-kept establishment demonstrating the 

 u.se which may be made of the various 

 plants invariably leads to increased sales. 



Approaching the farm from the south, 

 the visitor first comes to the substantial 

 dwelling of the superintendent, with its 

 pleasing lawn and nearby lily pond, 

 shown in the accompanying illustration. 

 This was built and planted as an experi- 

 ment, simply to demonstrate what can 

 be done in the way of water gardening. 

 It has proved an unqualified success, for 

 there is no feature of the grounds which 

 attracts more favorable attention. In 

 the foreground of the picture is Nympha?a 

 chromatella, and most of the better varie- 

 ties find room in the pond. The grass- 

 grown banks permit visitors to inspect the 

 water lilies M close range and there are 

 many who, as a result of a visit to the 

 Tiivingston farni, are planning lily ponds 

 for their own home grounds. 



The Review will send the Book of 

 Grafted Roses for 25 cents. 



