II I 



^ -.1, 1 :'<•!>. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



u 



Lily Ponds at Livingston's Farms, Just Outside of Columbus, Ohio. 



Ill' licst for tlio small yrciwor. Iti 

 "iichi's, (i\viiio to tlio yrcntcr root run, 

 ' iii.irkiihlv fiiif sjiiitlit's arc prodiiccil, 

 '111 the ailvantayc of th<> jiot system is 

 III ilic stock can ]>o movcil around at 

 wll, soMictliinjf to 1k> consiilcrcil on tlic 

 I'crayc iftail jilacc. ('alias arc strong 

 '■'■'li rs and, in addition to a "cn'r. us 

 "iii|iost. want an almndant su|>|il_v of 

 'luid food. T'sc some fine Ixmc in tiic 

 "il ill ;iddition to cow manure, and al- 

 -i.vs drain the ]>ots well. ('alias are 

 ' II i a(|uatics. liut do not tlirive in ])ots 



I'le tlie drainajic is (doj,'y('d. causing' 



'•I Soil conditions. 



'lie first lialf of August is a ^;ood 



'"' to |iiit up the roots, standing the 

 ^ outside on a bed of cinders. wluM'e 

 \ c;in remain until frost danyer lu'ces 

 ill's their removal indoors. 



Poin&ettias. 



'"iiisettias |iro|pa^Mted as late as 



:iist niid<e up into pans nicely and 



less lanky than earlier rooted oiu's. 



'II |iroliiii)ly lie noted that the^e late 



iiiys root lietter than the first 



lies. !',(■ sure to keep all rooted 



111:4s potted (dV Ix'fore they liecomi' 



'■ or they may as well lie discarded. 



I' the little jdaiits either in a frame 



i;ilit tjreeidiouse close to the lij^dit. 



lants liem-hed a few weeks ayo are 



iiiiiMi; to >jrow rajiidly and ha\e Just 



' 'Staked. It pays to stake all plants 



'>'■ Those with hent and twisted 



•Is never do so well. 



'" Hot allow poinsettias in small pots 



'"'■"iiie matted liefore ^iviny; them a 



It. 



Scented Geraniums. 



'lie shoots of the scenti'd leaved ^era 



inums have become (juite po)ndar in the 

 llower markets of late y<'ars. If your 

 customers call for these iind your stock 

 is low. yet a batch of cuttinj^s in riyht 

 away and you can j^row them alonj^ and 

 imike nice iittle plants before winter. 

 Many jirowei's like to carry alony- a few 

 dozen jilants in pots through the sum 

 m.'i, plunginji them outdoors, where they 

 can be reaidied with the hose occasion 

 ally. These furnish a fine lot of shoots 

 iluiiny th(> dead of winter. 



Antirrhinums. 



In the rush of other duties, antirihi- 

 nums are soiiu'limes liable to be fori:;ot 

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

 now somewhat late to start cuttiiiijs for 

 .an early |d:intiny. If, however, you 

 have plants outdoors which have been 

 kept |(inclied and imt allowed to bloom, 

 lift and p(d these. Shade foi- a few 

 days and keep well syriiiyed until estab- 

 lished. Th(>se will make the best of 

 sto( k for beuihiiii; a nuinth hence and 

 will vield a yood cidp of spikes in 

 .\ii\eiidier and December. 



I'or late plantiuiis to fidlow mums, 

 theie is still time to sow sei^l or loot 

 cutliii<4s. as three months at least will 

 elapse before spa<'e is reacly for them. 

 Do ucd take cuttin;is iia]dia/.ar<l, but se- 

 lect cartd'ully from the best plants of 

 the most desirable cohus. Mixed lots 

 of ani irrhiniiins are of little use in the 

 markets, but you may be able to work 

 them off in local trade. 



Vi,.MNWKi,t,. .Mich. — E. M. T.atta, a 

 Hattle Creek florist, will locate two j^reen- 

 houses here, near Hillside cemetery, and 

 will conduct a business in both flowers 

 and vejjetables. 



LIVINGSTON'S LILIES. 



.\bout a mile northw(>st of ('olumbus, 

 ( ).. the Li\ itifiston Seed ( 'o. has a most 

 interesting; establishment, not fai' from 

 wheic the pictur(>si|iu> Olentanjiy river 

 winds its irrejiular course. The farm is 

 primarily a trial <;round and seeil orow 

 in<i establishment, with considerable at 

 ttMitioii jiixen to cut tlowei' production 

 and the y;rowiii<; (d' luiiserv stock, for the 

 Li\inyst(uis do about exerythini; that is 

 to be (lone in this trade; but \vith its 

 primary utilitarian (diaiacter. the object 

 lias been to make the farm :iii educator 

 (d' the |iublic. for thousands pass that 

 way. Incidentally, education leads to 

 business, and it has been fiuiiul that a 

 well kejit establislunent demonstrating; tlu' 

 use which may be iiiaile of the \arious 

 plants iinariably leails to increased sales. 



.\liproa(duny the farm from the .south, 

 the \isitiM' first comes to the sidistantial 

 dwelling of the superintendent, with it~: 

 jdeasinj; lawn and nearby lily jxiud. 

 shown in the accom]>anyiny illustration. 

 This \vas built and jilanteil as an experi 

 leeiit. simply to demonstrate what can 

 111' done in the way (d' water yardeiuiij:. 

 It has ]iroved an un<|ualifie<l success, for 

 there is no feature of the <irounds which 

 attracts more faxorable attention. In 

 t he foreyrouiul of the picture is .\yinpha';i 

 cliroiiiatella, and most of the better varie 

 ties find room in the poml. The jjrass- 

 j^rown banks permit visitors to inspect the 

 watm' lilies „'it (dose ran^e and there an- 

 '"any who, as a residt of a visit to the 

 I i\ini;ston f;nin, an> planninij Hly pondu 

 for theii- own home grounds. 



TllK IkKVlKW will send the liiok of 

 (irafted Hoses for 2") cents. 



