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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



Decombeh 2, 1909. 



IN THE SOUTH. 



New Orleans appeal's to be a splendid 

 field for growing orchids, said Charles 

 Eble in his report as vice-president for 

 Louisiana for the S. A. F. One of our 

 enterprising growers here has a fine 

 stock, and his mode of growing seems to 

 be very simple. Houses are arranged for 

 movable sash, which are taken off in sum- 

 mer and replaced by laths. Some varie- 

 ties are planted in beds of broken gran- 

 ite; and I am informed that imported 

 plants can be established in half the time 

 required elsewhere, and blooms can be 

 produced much cheaper. He expects to 

 have thousands to cut this winter and 

 spring, and I feel that this will become 

 a paying proposition. 



Cocos plumosa is being extensively 

 grown by many florists now for decora- 

 tive use, and they make character leaf 

 in two years. I noticed several large 

 ones here in open ground that were 

 planted some eight years ago, and have 

 become hardy. Phoenix Roebelenii is a 

 great palm for our section, and easily 

 grown in open ground, and I believe they 

 will stand our winter with others. Fine 

 specimens can be grown out of doors 

 within two seasons, and as a decorative 

 tub palm it is unexcelled. 



Much uphill work is experienced by 

 our retail florists, from the fact that 

 there are no wholesale establishmentB 

 here, and often an unnecessary supply 

 has to be kept in stock. Another disad- 

 vantage is that private gardens in sea- 

 son are in full bloom, with fairly good 

 flowers. At Easter time, which is our 

 spring season when outdoor stock is in 

 full bloom, I have seen fine blooming 

 azaleas, spiraeas, roses and hydrangeas 

 Bold for less than cost of forcing. 



Our best season is usually from No- 

 vember 1 to end of April, with gradua- 

 tions and weddings in June. 



Considering all the trying conditions 

 in this section, I can say that all expe- 

 rienced and energetic florists, seedsmen, 

 nurserymen and truckmen of our city 

 and state, who have their business at 

 heart, have made wonderful advancement 

 in the past year, and I can report trade 

 twenty-five per cent better this year. 



BUDDLEEA VARIABILIS. 



The old Buddleia variabilis of gardens 

 was at one time considered to be a deco- 

 rative plant of exceptional merit, but 

 since Messrs. Veitch, through the agency 

 of their collector, E. H. Wilson, suc- 

 ceeded in introducing several improved 

 forms, it is looked on as little better than 

 a weed. The variety Veitchianus is a 

 remarkable plant, producing inflores- 

 cences a couple of feet long of rosy-lilac 

 flowers, but magnifica is even better than 

 that, for the flowers are richer in color, 

 and, if anything, the inflorescences are 

 larger. It also has the advantage of 

 flowering a fortnight later. In August, 

 four years iigo, the floral committee of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society of Great 

 Britain thought so highly of it that it 

 was unanimously awarded a first-clas3 

 certificate. A writer in the Gardeners' 

 Magazine says that to obtain the most 

 satisfactory results from this and other 

 forms of B. variabilis, rich loamy soil 

 should be provided, and the plants be cut 

 hard back each spring, so that young, 

 strong shoots are obtained each year. 

 An annual top-dressing of rich manure 

 is also helpful. It is a mistake to keep 

 the same plants for many years, as the 

 best results are obtained from moderately 

 young specimens. 



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HEAT FROM HOT SPRING. 



I should like to have a question ans- 

 wered in your valuable columns, and that 

 is this : Is natural hot water suitable for 

 heating greenhouses? Here, in south- 

 central Oregon, we have springs of boil- 

 ing hot mineral water. The water is sul- 

 phurous and contains some lime. What 

 would be the best way of getting the 

 water to flow through the pipes? The 

 flow is enough to fill about a 3-inch or 

 4-inch pipe under pressure. B. B. 



There is no reason why boiling hot 

 water from springs cannot be used for 

 heating greenhouses. If the water can 

 be made to ri.se four or five feet above 

 the surface, or if the house can be located 

 that distance below the level of the 

 spring, it will only be necessary to ar- 

 range a system of continuous pipes 

 through which the water can flow. If 

 this cannot be secured, it will be found 

 cheaper to elevate the water, by means 

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 rapid flow may be necessary, to prevent 

 the mineral matter from depositing in 

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OIL FOR FUEL. 



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 to use it with economy', when lump coal 

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 use some in a hot water boiler, and heat 

 the house to a temperature of 50 degrees 

 in zero weather. The boiler is of the 

 horizontal type. Where can I procure a 

 burner for it? I am located in Iowa. 



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