JANUAHT 6, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Portland, Ore. Portland is known as the 

 Rose City, because the great success which 



ttends the garden culture of roses there 

 fas If'^^ ^^ *^® planting of immense 



'entities of stock. The Rose Society's 

 <<A rose for every home, a bush for every 

 warden" is far too modest for Portland, 

 ^ere for months at a time they have an 

 armful of roses for every home, cut from 

 (he bushes in the garden. 



The accompanying illustration is from 

 a photograph of some Caroline Testout 

 jQses, in Portland dooryards, supplied by 

 G. S. < 'rego, the aster seed grower. 



ROSE RADIANCE. 



John Cook's latest rose is called Ra- 

 diance. The accompanying illustration 

 is the first one published of it and gives 

 an iu<:a of the cut blooms. Radiance is 

 a seedling from Cardinal and Mr. Cook 

 deseri'Des the color as a brilliant carmine 

 pink with a silvery lining. The buds 

 are large and are carried on long, stiff 

 stems. Mr. Cook says the variety has 

 proved a constant bloomer throughout 

 the season. The flower opens well and is 

 extremely fragrant. 



BULBS FOR EASTER. 



We have a lot of Von Sion daffodils. 

 La Eeine tulips and hyacinths that were 

 placed in coldframes October 25. The 

 pots are full of roots and everything 

 looks to be in prime condition. Will you 

 inform us when we should bring these 

 into a cool house to have them in full 

 bloom for Easter, without having to rush 

 them too hard? Also please state the 

 treatment of different plants. We also 

 have some red, white and blue pans of 

 hyacinths that we want for February 22. 

 Have we still time to bloom them at that 

 date? F. P. F. C. 



Keep the tulips, narcissi and hya- 

 cinths in as cold a place as you possibly 

 can until three weeks before Easter. They 

 may require one or two waterings before 

 that time. Even if the surface soil looks 

 damp, they will probably require a soak- 

 ing. Many bulb failures are due to too 

 dry conditions at the root. It is impos- 

 sible to forecast March weather. If cold 

 and dark, your bulbs might need a warm 

 house for a day or two, but as a general 



Roie Radiance. 



rule the space of three weeks in a cool 

 house should suflSce. 



The hyacinths wanted for February 22 

 should be taken into a cool house a month 

 before they are required in bloom. Keep 

 them darkened for a few days if the 

 growths are insuflSciently advanced, in 

 order to draw them up. If placed in soil 

 October 25, they should be finely rooted 

 with strong shoots by January 22. 



C. W. 



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1 ^^^^^^ SUGGE STIONS 



New Year'c Musiogi. 



The cycle of time brings us to another 

 year. When we are young the years 

 seem to be inordinately long, but in later 

 years they pass all too swiftly. We are 

 °^^e'' too old to learn. The man who 

 fannit learn anything, even from his 

 nuffil.iest competitor, will soon be left in 

 ^ne roar of the procession. Each one 



oulil, after reviewing his successes and 



aUures during the year just gone, aim 



^ni;ike good where he failed. The pro- 



^essivg man or woman will never be 



tisfic-d to walk precisely the same 



groove as in the preceding year. It is a 

 case of progression or retrogression. Let 

 us strive to make some advancement. 

 With prosperity in the air, 1910 should 

 prove the banner year. 



There are few readers of the Review, 

 or for that matter of any other paper, 

 who will lay claim to the "knowing it 

 all ' ' which we sometimes hear of. A 

 large proportion of Review readers prob- 

 ably have little to learn from cultural 

 calendars, but each year sees many ac- 

 quisitions to the ranks of the commercial 

 growers, all of whom are not experts and 



most of whom are glad to receive some 

 hints each week, such as the Review af- 

 fords. These cultural notes are rather in- 

 tended for small growers and for begin- 

 ners, but in the future, as in the past, 

 we hope many of the more experienced 

 growers may derive some little benefit. 

 In so vast a country as ours, the weekly 

 suggestions may not seem timely to all, 

 owing to climatic differences. Allow- 

 ances must be made for these things, but 

 every effort will be made to have them 

 seasonable for the great majority. 



Seed Sowing. 



During midwinter, while the power of 

 the sun is at its minimum, seeds germi- 

 nate satisfactorily, as they are not sub- 

 jected to the drying out which is liable 

 to occur later in the season, when solar 

 heat is greater. It is rather early to 

 start many seeds, but there are a few 

 which can be sown with advantage now. 

 Among foliage plants, Dracaena australis 

 and Grevillea robusta are each useful. 

 They germinate readily in a warm, moist 

 house. That beautiful berried plant, so 

 popular at Christmas, Ardisia crenulata, 

 should now be sown. Remember, how- 

 ever, that you must wait fully three years 

 to get plants of salable size. 



All the begonias should be sown as 

 early as possible in the new year. The 

 soil for these and all other seeds should 

 be largely leaf-mold, with a small pro- 

 portion of loam and some sand added. 

 Never use manure of any kind in seed 

 pans. For begonias either pots, pans or 

 flats can be used. Pass the top soil 

 through a flne screen. Press it so as to 

 form an even surface and water before 



