DEC£MBEa 9, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



25 



POINSETTIAS BLEEDING. 



Will you kindly tell me the proper 

 and beet way of cutting and keeping 

 poinsettias? I have had four years' ex- 

 perience growing poinsettias. To keep 

 them from bleeding when cutting I scald 

 the ends in hot water. I also have burnt 

 them on hot irons, but do not have satis- 

 factory results in keeping them. The 

 blooms keep well, but the foliage drops 

 off. S. G. 



Your plan of either scalding or searing 

 the ends of the poinsettia shoots as soon 

 as cut is excellent. I find that treated 

 thus the bracts keep fresh much longer. 

 A mistake often made is to ship them 

 away to customers as soon as they are 

 cut and scalded. They should be placed 

 in barrels or tubs of cold water for 

 twenty-four hours, immersing the stems 

 almost their full length. It is better 

 not to place them in as low a tempera- 

 ture when cut as you would carnations 

 or roses; 45 degrees at night will be all 

 right. 



Poinsettia foliage will not keep as well 

 as the flower bracts, but the deep plung- 

 ing you will find is a great benefit and 

 will * quite materially assist in keeping 

 the leaves and flowers fresh. C. W. 



DAHLIAS FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



I want to grow dahlias for cut flowers 

 for Memorial day. Should I purchase 

 clumps, single tubers or plants? What 

 varieties would be best for cut flowers? 

 I intend, to grow them in solid beds. 

 Please give cultural instructions, as 1 

 have never grown dahlias under glass. 

 1 live in the state of Kansas. M, H. 



You will be unable to procure growing 

 plants sufficiently early to flower them 

 for Memorial day. It will be necessary 

 to purchase either clumps or single 

 tubers; the latter are generally sold. 

 it would be well for you to secure these 

 without delay, for in your state they 

 ought to be started into growth not later 

 than the middle of January. Lay the 

 dry tubers on a spare bench in a mod- 

 erately warm house, spreading a layer of 

 moss below them. If there is some bot- 

 tom heat and an atmospheric tempera- 

 ture of 60 degrees, it will suit them. 

 Damp lightly until they start to break. 

 As soon as they are well started into 

 growth and making roots, plant them in 

 the solid beds you speak of. Dahlias 

 like a moderately rich soil. 



Allow the plants two feet apart each 

 way and only allow a single stem to 

 grow on each. Support each of these 

 with a stout stake. Look over them once 

 a week and do any necessary tying. You 

 will find a single stem far preferable 

 to allowing several shoots to grow on 

 each plant. An average winter night 

 temperature of 50 degrees is sufficient. 

 This can be increased towards spring, 

 but always air freely. In fumigating 

 use caution, as heavy doses burn the 

 foliage. When growing vigorously abun- 

 dant water supplies are needed. As 

 flowers appear spread some decayed 

 manure on the surface or use liquid 

 manure once a week. 



A vselect list of dahlias suitable for 

 indoor culture is as follows: 



Decorative — Jack Rose, a splendid win- 

 ter variety, color bright crimson scarlet 

 like a Jack rose; Catherine Duer, red; 

 Perle, pure white; C. W. Burton, bright 

 yellow ; Sylvia, mauve pink. 



Double quilled show— A. D. Livoni, fine 



clear pink; Yellow Livoni, bright yel- 

 low; Grand Duke Alexis, ivory white 

 tinged with rose on ends of petals; 

 Charles Lavier, deep yellow. 



Deep pompon — White Lady, pure 

 white; Sunshine, scarlet; Eleganta, soft 

 pink. 



The cactus dahlias, while very hand- 

 some, fail to produce stems of any con- 

 siderable length and are thus less de- 

 sirable than other sorts named for com- 

 mercial work. If you desire to grow a 

 few, one or two good varieties are: 

 Countess of Lonsdale, salmon tinted 

 apricot; Florence M. Stredwick, pure 

 white; Kriemhilde, soft pink shading to 

 white; Standard Bearer, rich scarlet. 



The fancy single and other types are 

 not as useful for cutting as those we 

 have named. The single varieties bloom 

 profusely and, if you can sell the flowers 

 near home, may be worthy of a trial. 

 Three good sorts are: Scarlet Century, 

 Pink Century and White Century. 



C. W. 



BUDS ON SHORT SVEET PEAS. 



Our sweet peas are about two feet high 

 and are sending out a great many buds. 

 Should we pick them off until the plants 

 are bigger, or should we allow them to 

 come to blossom now? We are growing 

 them to ship. H. W. W. 



By the time those buds come into bloom 

 you will likely find a ready sale for them. 

 If the plants appear sturdy, the height 

 need make no difference as to whether 

 you should allow them to come into bloom. 



A. F. J. B. 



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OBITUARY. 



John Rodeohurst. 



John Kodenhurst, employed as chrys- 

 anthemum grower for the Hoyt Bros. Co., 

 at Spokane, Wash., died recently at St. 

 Luke's hospital, in Spokane, at the age 

 of 25 years. His death was due to ty- 

 phoid fever. He was of English birth and 

 had formerly worked on the estate of the 

 Duke of Warwick. Later he worked 

 for J. Gammage & Sons, of London, 

 Ont., and on both private and commer- 

 cial places in Portland and Seattle. 



Raymond Moore. 



Raymond Moore, the only son of Mr. 

 and Mis. S. H. Moore, of New Haven, 

 Conn., died November 28, at his home, 

 94 Lake place. He was a little less than 

 19 years of age. His illness, which con- 

 tinued for only a few days, was a compli- 

 cation of heart and stomach troubles. 

 Since leaving school he had been em- 

 ployed at his father's store on Chapel 

 street. 



Henry Kohankie. 



Henry Kohankie, of Painesville, O., 

 prominent Lake county nurseryman and 

 senior partner in the firm of Henry 

 Kohankie & Son, was suddenly taken ill 

 while in Cleveland, Wednesday evening, 

 November 24, and passed away a few 

 hours later. Death was probably due to 

 an acute attack of peritonitis or intes- 

 tinal obstruction, from which Mr. Kohan- 

 kie had been suffering for several years. 



Mr. Kohankie had been in Cleveland 

 with his men for several days, planting 

 trees on the Schofield place. With him, 

 at the time of his death, was John 

 Murphy, of Call's Nursery, Perry. 



When Mr. Kohankie was stricken. Dr. 

 Paulin, a local physician, was sent for. 



Mr. Kohankie did not seem to think 



there was anything serious the matter 

 with him and did not tell the physician 

 that he had suffered similar attacks be- 

 fore. However, he was in great pain and 

 as the case looked serious, a friend tele- 

 phoned to Painesville and notified Mrs. 

 Kohankie and their son, Henry. 



They reached the bedside of the sick 

 man just before midnight and he passed 

 away shortly after 1 o 'clock. He was 

 conscious up to jvithin a short time be- 

 fore his death and did not seem to have 

 tho least thought that it was his last 

 illness. 



The remains were brought to Paines- 

 ville before 12 o'clock Thanksgiving day 

 and the funeral was held Sunday, Decem- 

 ber 5. 



Henry Kohankie was 56 years of age 

 and an experienced and highly success- 

 ful nurseryman. For thirty-five years he 

 was in the employ of the Storrs & Har* 

 rison Co. and in 1900 he branched out 

 for himself and, taking his son as a part- 

 ner, started the extensive nurseries now 

 bearing his name. 



Henry Kohankie had a host of friends 

 and was highly respected in the com- 

 munity over which his sad death has cast 

 a gloom. 



A wife and one son, Henry Kohankie, 

 Jr., survive. 



Andrew Irwin. 



Andrew Irwin, aged 75 years, died 

 November 28, after an illness of twelve 

 weeks. He was a veteran of the Civil 

 war and a lifelong employee of the 

 Pennsylvania railroad. Mr. Irwin was 

 not connected with the trade, but was 

 the father of Mrs. Albert M. Herr, of 

 Lancaster, . Pa., the treasurer of the 

 Ladies' Society of American Florists. 



August Grande. 



August Grande, a familiar figure 

 about the flower market at Indianapolis, 

 Ind., died at his home, two miles west 

 of that city, November 28. Mr. Grande's 

 death was a surprise to his many friends 

 here, as he was an unusually robust man. 

 The immediate cause of his death was 

 heart trouble, although he had been ail- 

 ing a little since last July. Mr. Grande 

 was born in Salevia, Germany, in 1862 

 and came to this country in 1881. He 

 leaves a widow and three children; also 

 a brother, John Grande. 



John Seligman. 



.John Seligman, the wholesale florist of 

 New York, who had been seriously ill 

 for many months, died suddenly Satur- 

 day, November 27, from Bright 's disease. 

 He leaves a wife and child. Joseph J. 

 Levy was his partner and together they 

 built up a good trade and excellent repu- 

 tation. Mr. Seligman was cut down in 

 his early manhood, being only 37 years 

 of age. His first engagement was with 

 Michael Hart, then in the wholesale busi- 

 ness and now with Charles Millang. lie 

 remained with Mr. Hart until he com- 

 menced business on his own account some 

 six or seven years ago. Mr. Levy will 

 continue the business. 



Great Harrington, Mass. — A new 

 greenhouse has been completed at F. S. 

 Pearson's Edgewood farm and a hot 

 water heating system has been installed. 



Benton Harbor, Mich. — Miss Eliza- 

 beth Carlson, whose store was formerly 

 located on Pipestone street, has now 

 opened her new quarters at 119 East 

 Main street, where she has a nice stock 

 of flowers. 



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