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The Weekly Florists' Review/ 



Decembbs 9, 1900. 



Store, Chicago, 111., Christmas decora- 

 tions; the Barteldes Seed Co., Denver, 

 Colo., Christmas decorations; Thompson 

 A Morgan, Ips^vich, England, special list 

 of hardy herbaceous and Alpine plants; 

 Jacques Hasslach, St. Kemy de Provence, 

 France, seeds, annuals, perennials and 

 Btove plants; A. N. Pierson, Inc., Crom- 

 well, Conn., roses, carnations, chrysanthe- 

 mums, palms, ferns and bedding stock; 

 John Irvine & Sons, Bay City, Mich., 

 rooted cuttings. 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



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foliage, which practically lies on the sur- 

 face of the pots, and are hard to reach. 

 A weekly fumigation will keep them "well 

 in hand. A good compost for the last 

 potting consists of three-fourths fibrous 

 loam and one-fourth well rotted and 

 dried cow jpianure, with some broken 

 charcoal, soot and sharp sand added to 

 keep it sweet and porous. 



Callas. 



"Where callas are grown in pots, as 

 they generally are, the flowers will now 

 be coming more plentifully and of in- 

 creasing size. The pots are now proba- 

 bly weU filled with active roots and the 

 plants should have waterings with liquid 

 manure at least once a week. If an 

 ample space at potting time was left 

 for water, a light surface dressing once 

 a fortnight of Clay's fertilizer, mixed 

 with fine loam, will be found beneficial. 

 Never allow caUas to suffer from lack of 

 water. Remember that they are semi- 

 aquatics and must have an abundant sup- 

 ply while in active growth. 



Lilacs. 



The earliest lilacs should now be placed 

 in a warm, moist and dark pit or cellar. 

 A mushroom house is an excellent place 

 for this class of stock, but these are 

 scarce on commercial establishments. 

 Early winter lilacs are usually entirely 

 without foliage and of course are some- 

 what fragile. If they can be allowed to 

 expand in the light, they will have better 

 substance and some foliage. Syringe 

 them freely. Given a night temperature 

 of 70 degrees, lilacs can be flowered in a 

 month in winter. As a rule, it pays to 

 give them a little more, time and not 

 grow them in the dark all the time. 

 Marie Legraye and Charles X are still 

 the popidar forcing varieties. Each 

 comes white, of course, when grown in 

 the dark. 



Japanese Anemones. 



To increase the stock of Japanese 

 anemones, lift a few plants before the 

 ground freezes up. Cut the roots into 

 pieces one- fourth to one-half inch long 

 and lay on a propagating bench. Just 

 cover with sand. Water freely. With a 

 bottom heat of 60 to 70 degrees many 

 will start to grow in a few days, and in 

 a month the bench should be green with 

 foliage. Potted off later, gradually hard- 

 ened and planted out early in April, these 

 will flower well the following fall. For 

 florists' use A. Japonica alba and the 

 double variety Whirlwind are the most 

 valuable. 



Pansies. 



It is not too late to plant pansies for 

 winter or early spring flowering in a 

 cool house. Let the soil be well manured 

 and run the temperature as you would 

 for violets. Plants in frames should have 

 a covering of leaves or hay after the soil 

 is firmly frozen. Let all covering be 



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Many florists plant these in boxes, or amonK their camationa, in the winter. They 

 are excellent for decorative purposes and realize food prices, either wholesale or 

 retail. Gladiolus are a good catch crop and take up but little room. The following are 

 the best for this purpose. 



Gladiolus Gandavensis Hybrids 



America. The flowers, which are of im- 

 mense size, are of the most beautiful flesh- 

 pink color. 98.85 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



AaKnata. The florists' best white Gladiolus . 

 Bir^t size bulbs. 134iD0hes and up. fS.OO 

 per 100; $ 18.00 per 1000. 



Bulbs. 1^ to 1»4 in.. $1.75 per 100; $16.0O 

 per 1000. 



May. Pure white, flaked rosy crimson; the 

 best forcer. Selected bulbs, $1.75 per 100; 

 ^ $15.00 per 1000. 



Remember yon may deduct 5 per 



Shak«speare. White and rose. $4.75 per 

 100; $45.00 per 1000. 



Brenchleyenala (true). Fiery scarlet. Se- 

 lected bulbs, $ 1 .50 per 100; $ 1 8 .00 per 1000. 

 First size bulbs, $1.95 per 100; $10.00 per 

 1000. 



BoddinKton'a White and Ught, Extra 

 selented bulbs. 1^4 in. and up. $1.50 per 

 100; $14.00 per 1000. 



Bulbs, l^a to 1^4 in., $1.85 per 100; $10.00 

 per IbOO. 



American Hybrids. A mixture of the 

 choicest varieties of Gladiolus in cultiva- 

 ■tion. $1.00 per 100; $9.00 per 1000. 

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