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Febhuaby 10, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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moved from several all-tile-beneh houses 

 one entire bench and substituted a pecky 

 cypress raised bench. This was done in 

 b ith carnation and rose houses. 



This winter White Killarney fills a 

 }i use containing one tile bench and one 

 r; ised wood bench. Bridesmaid is planted 

 s, nilarly. At the present time the crops 



i the wooden benches are decidedly the 

 tst. Each year the raised wooden 

 l-nch makes the better showing until well 

 ito the spring. After that the tile 

 l)'nch has the advantage of the wood 

 I; nch, and is more easily cared for. 



If any person will take a bench of Kil- 



1 rney and, for six weeks during the win- 

 t r, use a heating pipe under one side of 

 ! e bench and not the other side, he will 

 I'scover a decided improvement in the 

 s de that has received the heat, as com- 

 ] ired with the other side. We are con- 

 vinced, beyond question, that the grower 

 vho wants winter flowers should use the 

 i;dsed bench with heating pipes under- 

 I'oath, which he can use at any time. 



Carnations present a different question, 

 iind we are still trying both makes of 

 lipnches. We will not discard the tile 

 benches, but will not build more at pres- 

 I'nt. 



I can understand that in a higher alti- 

 tude, where the air is more rare and the 

 t'vaporation is more rapid, or in a drier 

 climate, experience might be different 

 from ours. Even the soil might have cer- 

 tain ingredients that would make a dif- 

 ference. W. J. Vesey, Jr. 



VIBURNUM UTILE. 



One of the new hardy plants from 

 western China, which has this season been 

 distributed in the trade by James Veitch 

 & Sons, the well-known British firm, is 

 Viburaum Utile, shown in the accompa- 

 nying illustration. This is an evergreen 

 species with ovate coriaceous leaves, dark 

 glaborious green above and tomentose 

 beneath. The flowers are white and 

 freely produced in terminal corymbs. The 

 time of flowering is early in April. Those 

 who have seen the plant flowering in the 

 f'oombe Wood nursery of Veitch & Sons 

 consider that the neat and bushy habit 

 renders it a most desirable addition to the 

 hst of hardy flowering shrubs, and the 

 Gardeners' Chronicle in a recent issue 



Viburnum Utile. 



commented that "the glossy leaves, pure 

 white flowers, florif erousness and neat ap- 

 pearance of this shrub will undoubtedly 

 gain for it many admirers," when it be- 

 comes known. It has not hitherto been 

 illustrated in America. 





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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



Heliotropes. 



It is always safe to propagate helio- 

 upe plants liberally, for who is there 

 ith any garden who does not want at 

 ast one or two of them? There should 

 >w be a good batch of cuttings on the 

 ock plants. These in three weeks, in a 

 arm cutting bench, will be fit to pot off 

 to 21/^-inch pots. Given a later shift to 

 inch pots and pinched a couple of times, 

 oy will make fine, bushy stock for May 

 les. Propagation of heliotropes is 

 inely right up to the middle of April, 

 ice little plants can be had rooted even 

 that date. 



Azaleas. 



The azaleas for Easter should now be 

 placed in a slightly warmer house. As 

 a rule, six weeks in an average night 

 temperature of 58 to 60 degrees will 

 suffice to bring any of the naturally late 

 varieties into bloom, but there are some 

 sorts, such as Deutsche Perle, Mme.. 

 Petrick, Apollo and a few others, which 

 will require but little forcing. It is 

 always better to hurry them now, rather 

 than later in the season, as a few days in 

 a cold house before being sold makes 

 them better fitted to withstand vicissi- 

 tudes of temperature. Spray the plants 



over twice a day during the bright 

 weather. Discontinue this as soon as the 

 flowers begin to open. Pinch out any 

 young growths the plants may make be 

 fore flowering and never allow any of the 

 bulbs to become dry. 



Spiraeas. 



Plants of Spiraea Japouica, graudiflora, 

 Washington and astilboides should now 

 1)0 in a warm house and starting nicely. 

 As they grow rapidly, see that they get a 

 fresh stand every few days. The pots 

 fill with roots quite fast, and as a conse- 

 ()uence copious, waterings are needed. As 

 has been previously stated, it is safer not 

 to use any tobacco smoke where spiraeas 

 are growing, their foliage being quite sus- 

 ceptible to injury. 



Dutch Bulbous Stock. 



It is a month too early to start nar- 

 cissi, tulips and hyacinths for Easter. 

 Let thorn remain where they are until 

 oarly in March. Look over the fiats and 

 pans, and water any showing the least 

 signs of dryness at the root. A batch of 

 (JIadiolus The Bride and Spanish iris 

 ."■hould be housed once a week, to allow 

 of a steady succession of spikes for cut- 

 tings. La Beine tulips, Golden Spur nar- 

 cissi and other market favorites should 

 ho brought in every week. 



Ten Weeks' Stocks. 



From the middle to the end of Feb- 

 ruary is a suitable time to soiv a good 



