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November 25, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Seedliog Cbrysanthemums Raised by M. D. Schmidt & Son, Dayton, Ofaio. 



lucturc. The little girl is 8 years old 

 and stands four feet six inches high. 

 The Whitraani fern is in a 12-inch pan 

 and has a spread of over five feet. The 

 varieties of mum are "White Chadwick, 

 Timothy Eaton and Roosevelt. The 

 blooms facing the front, with the dark 

 center, are Eoosevelt. Those just in front 

 of the little girl are Chadwick and the 

 highest are Eaton. This picture was 

 taken the latter part of October, which 

 gives an idea of the season of these 

 varieties in that section. 



SCHMIDT'S SEEDLINGS. 



M. D. Schmidt & Son, Dayton, O., like 

 so many other growers, have for a num- 

 ber of years been experimenting with 

 the raising of seedlings and have pro- 

 duced several new chrysanthemums of 

 merit, two of which arc illustrated in 

 this issue. The white seedling is prob- 

 ably the best of their lot, the flowers 

 being extremely large, firm in texture 

 and of excellent lasting qualities. The 

 only possible criticism of the flower is 

 that it is flat, which brings it in the 

 exhibition class, rather than the com- 

 mercial section. The color is a glisten- 

 ing white and the stem is wiry and stiff, 

 carrying the flower perfectly erect. 



The pink seedling is also a robust 

 grower, of unusually clear color. When 

 finished the blooms are almost round 

 and Schmidt & Son have cut flowers ten 

 inches in diameter grown on plants that 

 were carried up to two stems, as was the 

 case with the plants on which the blooms 

 photographed were grown. 



Schmidt & Son also have an excellent 

 seedling of an unusual shade of tan, 

 quite distinct from any other variety. 

 They have made no plans for the dispo- 

 sition of these sorts, but doubtless they 

 will find their way into the hands of 

 other growers in due season. 



PLUMOSUS TURNS YELLOW. 



1 am having trouble with my Asparagus 

 plumosus on account of its turning yel- 

 low. I cannot blame the watering for 

 this. I have noticed that when an angle- 

 worm got into the soil he soon put it in 

 such condition that it quickly turned yel- 

 low. My plumosus is now mostly in 

 4-ineh pots, having been put there from 

 2-inch. Do you suppose I am using too 

 much manure (one part to three parts 

 soil), or is my manure too green, or 

 should I use a more open soil? I cannot 

 get leaf-mold here, but can get unbroken 

 buffalo sod, either in heavy loam or quite 

 sandy. Is it advisable to use chopped 

 sphagnum in soil to make it more open? 

 I am located in northeastern Colorado. 



L. J. K. 



Asparagus likes a good, rich, heavy 

 soil, with proper drainage underneath, 

 so I hardly think that your soil is too 

 heavy. It may contain too much alkali. 

 Try soil from another locality. Chopped 

 sphagnum can be used to make soil more 

 porous, if that is desired. Usually very 

 old rotted manure and sand are better. 



A. F. J. B. 



Eldorado, Pa.— A. S. Myers is inter- 

 esting himself in the organization of a 

 fire company here. S. Morris, secretary- 

 treasurer of the Rosedale Land & Im- 

 provement Co., wil' donate a lot for the 

 company's use. 



LILIES FOR EASTER. 



Kindly tell us whether we can force 

 our lilies for J]aster. Though ordered in 

 August, we did not receive them until 

 the following dates: Lilium candidum, 

 October 3; Lilium giganteum, October 

 27; Lilium Harrisii, November 1. They 

 were all potted and put in coldframes 

 the day they arrived. If we cannot force 

 them for Easter, can we successfully hold 

 them for Decoration day, and if so, how? 



A. W. F. & S. 



I think you should be able to get a 

 gooa many of your lilies in flower for 

 Piaster, which next year comes unusually 

 early. L. candidum should have been 

 received before the middle of September. 

 These will be all the better if they have 

 been kept outdoors to get several good 

 freezings. Many failures in the culture 

 of this lily can be traced to a failure to 



properly treat them in the early stages 

 of growth. Plants you want for Easter 

 should be housed about December 15, 

 and given a night temperature of 50 de- 

 grees. This should not be increased more 

 than 5 degrees at any stage of their 

 growth. If you want candidums for 

 Memorial day, hold them in a coldframe 

 until the end of March and then place 

 them in heat. 



Harrisiis potted November 1 should 

 flower by the end of March. This is a 

 late date to receive this variety. Place 

 the bulbs of these and L. longiflorum 

 giganteum in a house kept at 45 degrees 

 at night, under a bench where they will 

 not get drip, or in a shed. In a cold- 

 frame now growth will be too slow. Do 

 not give them much warmth until well 

 rooted. Then they want 60 degrees at 

 night. This can be increased 5 degrees 

 when the buds show. If you feel you 

 have not the proper forcing facilities, 

 you can easily hold the longiflorum gigan- 

 teums for jNIemorial day in a cold house, 

 but Harrisiis would hardly keep. In the 

 event of your preferring to retard* the 

 giganteums, keep them in a frame for 

 some weeks yet. Scatter some dry leaves 

 over them for protection and use mats to 

 exclude frost. C. W. 



CELESTIAL PEPPERS. 



What is the reason for our celestial 

 peppers not getting red, after having 

 been full of berries for six weeks? They 

 are being grown for Christmas, and are 

 now in 5-inch pots. The seeds were sown 

 in April, grown in a poinsettia house most 

 of the summer and have been fed 

 heavily with bone meal, potash in the 

 soil and liquid manure water for two 

 months. E. F. C. 



Your peppers will color all right in 

 good season. Give them a warm, gunny 

 house and keep them well supplied with 

 water. These peppers prefer more heat 

 than the solanums or Jerusalem cherries; 

 55 to 60 degrees at night-. will suit them 

 until the fruit is colored, after which 

 you can hold them in a cool house.' C. 



