Decbubbb 16, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



29 



A Christmas Dinner Decoration of Poinsettias and Red Bells. 



What about those florists who are not 

 mefhbers? When they realize that efiforts 

 are constantly being made to secure re- 

 sults that will benefit them, there are 

 few of them that will not contribute 

 their portion of the expense. Each pres- 

 ent member should start the new year 

 right by getting a new member. 



Tell your friends that the next presi- 

 dent was one of the men who spent their 

 own money and went to Washington and 

 produced results. It is safe to predict 

 that still greater results will be the out- 

 growth of his administration. 



The retailers are going to be with us 

 at the next convention. They are al- 

 ready knocking at the door by scores, 

 for we are showing them that there is 

 something inside that is worth coming 

 after. The committee in charge of that 

 movement is actively at work. 



My personal thanks are due to every 

 vice-president who has done his duty, 

 and nearly all of them have. Some few 

 of them seem to have overlooked the fact 

 tliat when they accept an appointment 

 tlioy thereby incur an obligation to work 

 for the society that honors them. 



To the members of the different com- 

 mittees I acknowledge a debt of grati- 

 t^'le for the hard work they have done 

 ami the results secured. 



To Mr. Kudd, the efficient secretary, is 

 largely due the credit for the advance 

 ^'i" society has made during the past 

 yi'iir. His years of experience with the 

 s<j iety have made his counsel invaluable 

 ^f''l I have frequently profited by his 

 a': vice. 



fhe society is larger and richer than 

 ^^ r before. Let us work together the 

 c< iiing year and see if we can not greet 

 ■•^ esident Pierson with a membership of 



2,000 at Rochester, instead of 1,000, as 

 at Cincinnati. 



Reports indicate an unusually prosper- 

 ous condition in all parts of the country, 

 and the outlook for the immediate future 

 is encouraging, but history should teach 

 us that booms are followed by depres- 

 sions. Let us, therefore, use present prof- 

 its in a conservative manner, so that, if 

 hard times should come in two or three 

 years, we shall have money in the bank 

 instead of ranges of new glass that are 

 not yet paid for. 



With cordial Christmas greeting for 

 every one of you, I am enthusiastically 

 yours. J. A. Valentine, President. 



HOUSE FOR VIOLETS. 



I have a small house in which I want 

 to try growing violets, but do not know 

 whether it is the place for them or not, 

 as it is somewhat shaded in the morn- 

 ing by two large houses and in the aft- 

 ernoon by the dwelling house. I have 

 never grown any violets, but have been 

 reading about growing them in cold- 

 frames and dugouts, so I thought that 

 this would be a much better place. 



J. E. S. 



Of course, a house where there would 



be no shade would be better adapted for 

 violet culture. They require all the sun 

 and light possible in winter. Roses and 

 carnations would not do at all in such 

 a house, but there is no reason why you 

 cannot grow violets in it with a fair 

 amount of success. Your pick during 

 midwinter will be materially reduced on 

 account of the shade, but it will have 

 an advantage over stock in coldframes, 

 which can only be depended upon for a 

 small fall and heavy spring picking. 

 Maintain an average night temperature 

 of 40 degrees and give abundance of 

 fresh air. Princess of Wales, single, and 

 Lady Hume Campbell, double, are two 

 reliable varieties. W. C. 



SPIRAEAS FOR EASTER. 



How should I treat spiraeas so as to 

 have them in bloom for Easter? What 

 temperature do they require and when 

 should they be started for the Easter 

 trade? G. H. P. 



Keep the clumps cold and exposed to 

 frost after being received. They can be 

 potted any time after the middle of De- 

 cember and should be held in a cold- 

 frame or pit. Easter Sunday comes 

 March 27 next year. By starting your 

 plants in a night temperature of 60 de- 

 grees on or al^ut January 20, they will 

 be in season. The old variety, S. Japon- 

 ica, will come into bloom a few days 

 earlier than such varieties as grandiflora, 

 Gladstone and astilboides. Pink kinds, 

 such as Peach Blossom and Queen Alex- 

 andra, should be allowed twelve weeks. 

 They are not as good early forcers as 

 the white varieties, however. Spiraeas will 

 stand hard forcing and can be powered 



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