AUGUST 12, 1909 The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Street Planting at the Greenhouses of the Wm. Scott G>., Bufialo. 



well embellished with the stock he wishes 

 to sell, it invariably makes business. So 

 the Scott boys see to it that each season 

 the planting on the strip of lawn around 

 their place is of the kind that will adver- 

 tise the business and make sales. 



HARRISn FOR CHRISTMAS. 



Our first order of Lilium Harrisii ar- 

 rived July 31 and was potted up imme- 

 diately. Do you think it possible to get 

 some in bloom for Christmas? 



C. A. C. 



You should have little trouble in get- 

 ting the major portion of your Harrisiis 

 in bloom for Christmas. As soon as the 

 pots are nicely filled with roots and the 

 shoots are two or three inches long, give 

 the plants a bench in a house with a 

 night temperature of 60 degrees. This 

 can be increased 5 degrees or even more 

 after the buds show. Be careful not to 

 overwater in the early stages of growth. 

 Many plants are ruined by an oversupply 

 while the pots are only partially filled 

 with roots. To be sure of getting your 

 lilies for Christmas, you should be able to 

 count the buds the first week in Novem- 

 ber. Remember that in forcing for 

 Christmas the sun's rays are steadily de- 

 clining, the reverse of conditions preced- 

 ing Easter. C. W. 



TROUBLE WITH HONEYSUCKLE. 



We are sending you a sprig of honey- 

 suckle, on which you will see the leaves 

 are curled up and life goes out without 

 ^ny seeming reason. Usually a limb, a 

 year or so old, goes, and sometimes a 

 new growth. We are wondering why 

 this is, and hope you can advise us. We 

 have used Paris green on them without 

 ^ny benefit. This honeysuckle grows on 

 the south side of a porch in the sun until 

 afternoon, when trees shade it. D. B. 



From the appearance of the shoots re- 

 •"eived and your description of the trou- 

 ble, I should say the trouble is at the 



roots of the plant. Without knowing 

 anything of soil conditions or what treat- 

 ment the plants may have had in the 

 way of fertilizers, I am inclined to the 

 opinion that you can improve the growth 

 of the honeysuckle and probably over- 

 come this dying out by loosening the 

 surface soil around it and giving it a 

 good surface dressing of well rotted 

 barnyard manure. Cut out clean any 

 shoots as they decay. Keep the surface 



loose and feed quite liberally. This 

 should put new life into the plant, unless 

 it is too far gone. 



Spraying with Paris green and other 

 poisons is of no avail, except when in- 

 sects are destroying the foUage, and 

 Bordeaux mixture is only used as a pre- 

 ventive of fungus on the leaves. The 

 entire dying out of the shoots cannot be 

 caused by any of these agencies. 



W. N. C. 



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SUGGESTIONS 



Ficus Elastica. 



There is always a good call for Ficus 

 elastica. The best place to grow it in 

 summer is in a lath-covered house. Such 

 places are easily and cheaply built, and 

 the plants thrive much better in them, 

 and are far stockier than when kept 

 under glass continuously. Where tops 

 were mossed and are being propagated 

 by the ringing process, it is astonishing 

 how fast roots are now being emitted. 

 The main consideration is to keep the 

 moss always damp. As soon as roots 

 begin to protrude through the moss it is 

 time to cut off the tops and pot them. 

 The leaves will need some tying up for 

 convenient handling on the benches. Keep 

 the newly potted cuttings close and moist 

 until established, and spray overhead fre- 

 quently on hot days. They will soon es- 

 tablish themselves in the pots, and can 

 then have cooler and airier treatment. 



Herbaceous Calceolarias. 



The seed of herbaceous calceolarias ger- 

 minates poorly during hot weather, as a 



rule. Therefore, it is better to wait until 

 August before making any sowing. The 

 little plants simply stand still during 

 torrid weather, and little is gained by 

 early sowing. Well drained pans of loam 

 and leaf-mold in equal parts, to which 

 has been added some powdered charcoal 

 and sand, are suitable for sowing the 

 seeds. Make the surface fine and water 

 before sowing the seed. Do not cover 

 the latter at all, except it be with a 

 little fine sand. Place sheets of glass 

 over the pans to prevent evaporation, 

 and lay thick paper over this. Place the 

 pans in a north frame or north house, 

 where as cool conditions as possible can 

 be had. Watch carefully for any signs 

 of drying out, and do any watering with 

 a fine rose. Just as soon as germination 

 starts, remove coverings and give the 

 little seedlings light, but keep the sun's 

 rays off them. 



Primulas. 



Do not neglect the primulas during this 

 hot, dry weather. They appreciate a 



