FKBltUARY ;>, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J3 



\lr. I'ciitty ;iii(l lilt' i( s ilut ii)iis |iiissci| liy 

 ■ H' Ihi;i III : 



I'll l^liiji ;;. r,i.. ,l,ni IJT. Illlo 

 i; I'll iM.ii. rri'siili'iil , 



Siii'ii'lv .'I' AiiiiMiiMii l'liiii--l>. 

 I'mi I'ill lliilfl, ( ilv. 

 II,. n Sir: I ln'iiliy IrinliT iin ic^iu ii.i I i'lii a- 

 ,,,-iii(r ul lliv Sill ;i'l.\ nl Aiui'iiriiii |'|iiri>l^ 

 ,; I irii.'iiiirii^il I li i I iciil I iiii^l --. In l:iki' ilTrc! 

 ^,.111 .1^ iin ^iiic (•-•-. if (Mil III' ill. (I'll .'iinl 

 ililiril. 



\, A l.'iru'' i.i.i.ii'iily III liii' liiri'iini-, nl' llir 

 i, H ,-,ii' ill IIm' lily, I lni>l ih.'ii Mill iii.iy In- 

 I, |.. m'l llii'iii lii;;i'llii'r liiii:i> m 1 1 uiiiiri-nu . 

 ilr I ni\ Mii-i i'>Mir. ,-is I ili'^irc in iiini nxci 

 liiiii!^ Ill' Ilii' --iirirly .■i> Mini :is |ii^ — ililr. 

 ^'||||l■s \i'V\ IruK. 



II. I'.. lilOATIV 



WllKlIKAS. TIlc IvXCrllliN (• < niillllit tec iit' 



,■ Society of Anicricnii Ploiisl^ ainl 

 llMllH'Iltill llort iiulturists li;is icrciscil 

 ,1' resif>ii;itiuii nl' .Mr. II. I",. I'lCjitty. ;is 

 '.istu'cr (if the siM-icty, 

 riicrcfdrt', 1)1' it iTsoKcd, tli;it in ;ii- 

 I'tiiiji' tills !■( siyicitioii we (Icsiic lo 

 ■nc oil vcconi (iiir ;i|(pr('ci;itiiiii nf his 

 j\lX anil \aluril scrvicfs to the socictx 

 111 liis iiiiliouiiilcil lilicralitv with the 

 iicc. 

 Wo part with him with the ^rcati'sf 

 ujrc't, w iiich wo t't'cl sure will lie sharcil 

 \ every nioiiilier of the society. 

 It is only our consideration fur his iui- 

 ired health, which we are assured i^ 

 ic to overwork in his many interests, 

 at compels us reluctantly to accejit his 

 ."ij^nation at this time. 



U. P.. DOKXKK. Sec 'v. 



GREENHOUSE PESTS. 



We have always plenty of lireenhoiise 

 ;'i sts to contenil with. In winter some 



re more destructive than in summer. 

 !i'iiaches ai'e in their element when lire 



ii'Mt is at its ma.xiimun. They do «^r(>at 



laniaj;-!! to roots, tlowers and tender 

 iidiaye, beinff especially damayiii;^ wliert> 



'ichids are <;rown. It is almnt inipos- 

 mIiIc to exterminate them, hut their num- 

 liiTS can be reduced by trappin<;' them 

 :ii ulass Jars sunk in the jiround to the 

 'iiinis and usiiifj slices of stale bacon or 

 molasses as liait. Snails are also tmuble 

 -lime where adiantums art> j^rowii. liaits, 

 ^iich as lettuce and cabbaiie leaves or 

 -lices of ]M)tato or <-arrot. laid where they 

 • ire workinc; and examined once or twice 

 I d;iy, will soon decrease their mimliers. 

 Mice are sure to appear at this season, 

 "hen seed sowinti cummenc(>s. unless ytni 

 iiiive extra vif>ilnnt cats. Traps will ac- 

 'iiiint for many. Imt some burnt shorts or 

 nieal moisteneil and mixed with white 

 :iisenic or potassium cyanide will make 

 'lie siieediest (dearanec. 



ASTERS UNDER GLASS. 



In the Review of .Tamiary (i a ((uestnm 



■WIS asked in re^^ard to asters for Me 



|||"ii:il day and the reply by ('. W. was 



'liat it is now too late to sow for that. 



i \vnnl(l like to know bow e;irly the \ari- 



'11^ mentioned can be broUL^ht iiitu 



"'Oii under j^hiss. also whrilier lite lar^e 



.■iMcliiiifT vai'ieties can be ^irnwii siic 



■ -~fnlly indonrs. lluw early cm seed 



' sown and tn what e.sieni wil' they 



•iiid forcinfj? Scott '.- Maiiu;il slates 



:il fur tjrowin^ on ^rei'iihouse benches 



' seed should be sown in the iniddle of 



■ briiary and i;i\es one tlie impression 

 It these ari' \<i be biiiUL;lit into bloom 



■ ' Jiltle earlier than out of doors. 



V. n 



\siers I'lir iltiwerini; under LTJass can 

 suwn at (Uice. The impression you 

 \e ;^ained th.at they do not llmvcr much 

 lier t li;in the mit door crop is tea lari^i^ 

 lilt cuirect. I ha\(' not. succeeded in 

 ini;;- reallv ■■ouil llowei's before the 



Wm. F. Kasting. 

 (XewTreiiswier of ttie Society of AmericMii Florists./ 



early part nt' duly. The \arieties whieli 

 lia\(' done well under e|;iss are (^ueeii uf 

 the .Market, ('(unet. Ilohenznlleni ami 

 .ViiKM'ican Uramdiin^. 



(ircenliouse culture, it is trui'. does not 

 forward the asters much hut niitdoor 

 ones. The advantages tu be imted. li^w 

 e\er. are (dean lliiwer> at .-ill times, ihe 

 i-ertainty of ;in excellent crop and the ex 

 i-elleiit (|uality iif the tliiwei-. It" extra 

 lar;;(' blooms ;n'e wanted, disbiiddiii;^ 

 shiMild be dmie. but I'i'i' i iri 1 1 ii;iry pur- 

 puses it i.s just a> well III alliiw e\ery 

 shout to r.-iiry all it will. The i^iiiwer 

 wliii lias a bcMich m' hnii^e nt' nice .asters 

 is indeiiendent ot' liiiie-. il.amp. sunh ss 

 sp(d|s of we.-ither. a^ well .a^ nt' storms ui' 



wind ;iiii| r.'iiii. which sp jily rum the 



oiitdmir iTii]!. .Nstevs like nnirh the same 

 tretitmeiit as ehrysant heniiiiiis and ilo nut 

 t;ike kindly tu t'nrrinu'. They want an 

 .■ibiiiidaiice lit' I'resli air all I he i ime. 



• . W 



VISITING THE FATHERLAND. 



M. St;nieh, t'ormei'ly eeiieral manager 

 t'or the .liiy l'lor;il ('n., \;i<h\il!e, Teiiii., 

 but iiiiw xisitiiiL; his n;iti\(.' coiintr\. <h'|- 

 ni.iny. writes interestingly as t'olluws, un- 

 der date iif .l.-iniiary 7: 



■'Thank ymi fur yniif |iiniiipt lie--- in 

 till w aidiii:^- the b'i:\ ll.\'. . 1 ;iiri\eil :it 

 mv old huiue — Kallstadt, Jilieiu i'fal/. — 



nil < nll>tlli;ir- e\(' .and fnllllil e', ery ihillL' 

 lii\ely. The we;itlier here has been re 

 iraikably mild. Thus tar. there ha- 

 been III! siinw ;iiii| hardlv ali\ t'rost. I 

 am h.-iNiii;.; ;i tine time; iie\ ert lieless. it 

 dni'S lint feel like .\liieliia and I all 

 bei^iii|iii|n tn eel Immesirk. 



■ ' 1 li;i\ e -eell ^illlle lif I he |;ir^e plaei- 



.11 i l.milnir.; and a I'lw .-it I'.eilm. Th(,'\ 

 ai" iinthiiiLi eniiipaied with niir .\mericai. 



Ureelihnii-e Jilaees. thiiun|, there is nn OIH 

 ill .\llielira. I vuppuvi-, wh,, m|-,,us a- 

 ;inii-li \alley a- .\eiiliert. at I lanibiir- . I 



s|ia II |ea\ e till- \ irinil y sniili ;|||,| tr\ 

 tn ^1 ■■ snliir u| |||r rallm'-- wlnle rllt lln\\ 



el - :i|e L'll i;el\ L'l'nw II. 1 '.eiiiii aiid Han. 

 blllu i:it pi art ii.-illy all their i nve^ ate, 

 i-ai iiai 111!.- tiniii sniiihi 111 I'laine. The\ 



ma I.e a I r -In i\\ i n .niiipa l i-i ni w it i 



-\ Illi'lii-.-in tlnWel-. \:'] I -,i\\ -line nin 

 bi i;niii;i pj.iiit-. a- Well a- I inlih liv:i 

 lint lis ;iinl -mill ni iiei-. Tii- | luiih h\ .-, 

 ■ ■I lit lis .lie n 1 nw II III -,ii|i im! I, I 'i .-I ,,,.,. :i 1, 



-h"" i; 1 -pike-. There I- al-.i : n 



-iiii rabh ipi.-iiilit \ n|' h|:n' I'lired l'.,: 

 ( hrisiaias. 



NAME OF PLANT. 



•'an ynii tell me thr' name .,!' ,'ne er;- 

 'dn^e! pl.-int ' W. p.. 



riie jilaiit I- I'hys.alis I'r.anchel i . tii^ 

 Japanese winter chcrrv. 



