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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



l''i:i;ia aui In. im , 



ti;ii>li lit Ion \\i'i'ks' storks i'uv lldwcriiiL;' 

 ii Mniinrinl (l;iv. Tlic cluiiciT the slrniii, 

 '111- Irss lijiliility ilicii' will lu' nt' an o\i'i' 

 N\ In liiiiiiL; iirriioiulciaiu-o nt' singles. 

 W'hili. la\ciiili'i. blur ami si-arLt arc the 

 iiKist (li'siraMr cuKiis \o Liniw. S(>\\ tlii> 

 ^rcil in a warm imusc. jiiil rrimnf In 

 v'nuiri' i|iiaitcrs soon after m'nniual ion. 

 Stocks, it L;rii\\n warm, will ln' lanky 

 iiul \a]iirl('ss. Ai all staaos of growth 

 :lioy want cool IroatiiuMit ami an almn 

 ■laiirc <if iiosh air. 



Lilium Candidum. 



'I'lir Mailonna lily is Jrss nt a laclor 

 now at Master tlian s(>mr years aL;o. 'I'liis 

 IS lai'ii'ely due to the l; lowers iiiireliasino- 

 the old and worthless ty|ie, which inak(>s 

 hiix bulbs and has narrow t'o]ian(\ weak 

 srcnis and |nier llowers. The broad- 

 li\a\ed ^ariety is -u superiiir to the idlnn" 

 lypL thai no one who has om-e ^rowti it 

 \vill ever want lo see the other a<iain. 

 If y(in ran ■-re the buds [iccpiiiL;' in the 



■ nds (i| the siioois el your candidums 

 tiy Ftdoiiarx' L'o, \ <ni ran lia\e them in 

 ilower b\ ;_;i\ini; I hein an axera^i' ni:^hl 

 'iinperat nil- n| do di^ne-. This i- 

 rather \\aiin treat monr for this lily, but 

 as Eastov ennns unusually eai'ly. it is 

 npcessai'v to subjeri it to harder t'oridiij:; 

 'han usual. I'eid ihi- |ilants liberally, as 

 'hey are stiunuer rooiin^' sidi.iects than 

 ilio lonuitlornms. Do not allow .any aphis 

 'o j::et a tooihold on the ]dant-. .\ spi.-iy 



Uix with a nirotine solution out-e .a week 

 will keej. ilu>^e ]iosts ill the backi: loiiiid. 



Genistas. 



».'enisi;i^ Oil uot take kindly to t'oridne-. 

 Tho cooler tliey are i^rown the better. 

 Presnminu that, the jdants wanted for 

 Master h.ave bo(Mi stored in a eidd cellar 



■ r jiit and kept .inst rlcar of fi'eeziiiu'. 

 'hey slnuild be nio\cd into ;i cool i^reen- 

 'lousc .abmit I'eluuary 1.'. T'ley will not 

 ri'iiiiiie a liiiiher ni;^ht tein|ieral iiri' than 

 d") dei^iiis. The warmer they are i,'-rowii. 

 ■In- mme s|i,Hilily will the ijowers sli.ake 



'ff and f.adi'. 'I'lny can h.ardly be o\ci- 

 A.ateieil. and it i- impnilant ih.at there 

 "' no opportunity lor ;iiem to dry out. 

 IS one ihoiiiuL;h drying; means tli.ai t he 

 olanis nML:ht ju-i as \\(dl br iln-m, n nn 



■ 111 I nbbivii lira p. 



Ficus Elastica. 



I I till! ;in. :, ny I, III plants oi' l-'icus 

 ■la^lii-a carrying- an abundance ot cut- 

 "iiiLis. it I-- a ;;iiod lim<- now to ihoI .a 

 'lumber <if thiiii. .\ month ai^o wmihl 



'i;i\ e bi rli i\ ell 111 t 1 I 1 . bill with .a i;o. nl 

 'lotl.illl he.al p.i--ibli fill' -oliii Wcik- \i!, 



here will 111 111, iioiilde in loniiuLT them. 



\ U I I'lar; Is to put eai h cult iiil: III :> 



J iimIi i-r :J I J inch pot, lilli o will, v|,ii;io 



iiiiii ai.o --aiid. Til lip '111- li:i\i--. -,. 



lial i lie\ Will l;i. closer in I Im |'i "pa 

 uaiiiiL; bio. I'liiii;^!' to the biim in ^anO. 

 '•••aU wi-ll .M!.i lo 1 p w.alilid ML;iiI almi-. 

 ' ' I c, ,|i > -, I i rfi ^IcUi III be liM ^i: ii ,1 I 



luin o ; c -' : iio "111 III. and t In iu i~Im i i In 



'inttoni Til af the ,,liicIo-r tlie\ vvlll !,..,♦ 



Ill -iimiiii I 'hi 1 iii^i iii; nil I iioo , ,| piiip.i 

 ^.■itiiiii i^ !■• 'i- plelerieii. but at llii-- -ra 

 ~i ui \; • ti I'M • !,•■ . if hi'i pla ii III ; t cr and w i 

 ii-c \ii\- ii w ciii i I ii;^-. ' hiio^i- tile warm 

 ■^t i^ai: 111 ;|ii pi opai^at iii:^ bench .and 



III n.ii be ;itl:iid I" keep |1 Well ~.i:iked 



•.\itti w:iler 



Adiantums. 



it 1- :i _; I I da li. u iieii tin- t li iIhN lia\ i 



lii'en lUe'.iv Well cleaned elf an\ ill the 

 idiantiim idaiit-. In ciii ell lie balanci' 



ind keep the pn!- |e|e|:ib|\ dl\ I' O t WO 



or iLrcL Week~ \ le^t a]\\a\- icikes 



them start away niori> visjoronsly ami 

 any repot lino re(|uired can be done diir- 

 iiio- the n^stiiiL;' jieriod. A favorite 

 practice is to di\i(k^ the jdanis wluni 

 they ha\e become unwieldy. ^Ve Imve 

 never found that those divisions niake 

 nearly so oood phanis as such as an> 

 Ui'owii from seedlines. 11. is a mistake 

 to sii|iposo that ]u'a1 in any form is n^- 

 i|uired for ndituitunis. They grow far 

 bi'iter in o(kh1 librons loam to wliiidi has 

 lieeii added smne leaf-mold, spent hotbed 

 manure ami sand, and when the jiots are 

 well lilled with loots a waterinjx with 

 cow or sheeii inannre once in eiiilit or 

 leu d.ays \vill oveatly beneiit them. 'ITiese 

 remarks nd'er ])rincipally to A. cuneatum, 

 A. ifracillimum. A. hybriduni and iliaf 

 usetnl \ariely, A. <'roweanum. 



Show Pelargoniums. 



With the lennthenin-j; days ami in 

 creased solar he.al. sliow pelnriixnu urns 

 .ire makinn- rapid headway and will le 

 i|uire quite fr(>i|nent sjiacino-. rnless 

 wanieil in tlovver late. ]iincliinc^ should 

 now be discontinued. Piittiii"' sh(nild be 

 aiiended 1 o. It is not. a good ]dan to 

 permit, the ]danis to become potbound 

 bel'ore shifting them. li is sur[)rising 

 liow speedily they will get into thai cmi 

 diiioii. unless carefully wat(died. for ;i 

 lin.al potting, .-i compost i-ontainiug two 

 thirds turfy loain. one-third old cow 

 mannre and a I inch jiot ot' line bone to 

 eaidi two busheK o\' soil, answers wtdl. 

 I Main eHiciently ;ind i.am the soil in the 

 |iots lirmly. (irovv cool and airy. Spray 

 once a week with ,a nicotine solution, and 

 you should have some splendid pl;ints tor 



May sales. Hi t do ;iny proi>aL:aiine 



now; the pi'oper time is lu .\iioi!^l 



TEXAS HANDICAPS FLORISTS. 



Restricts Supplies of Its Citizens. 



The ( oiumi^sKniiM ,ii Agrii ultiiie ot 

 liie Stale of Texas, that ^real coinmon- 

 weahh in which ;ill vv i--e soloiis .uice 

 p:i-''-ed a Law ilecieeing that r.ailioad 

 Mam-- must un ler no ci rcumsia iice- be 

 more than a, h.alf lioiir late, li.as under 

 i.-.lvi-n the eiii'orciiin ot' a legishitive en- 

 .icluieiit which will I'lit the llorisls of the 

 -late to ere.-it iiiceiiveiiience. The l.aw. 

 M. briei'. i- inter|iieied to ]irovide that 

 ^■iiipmeni^ of L;reeiihouse ]dants oriniii.at- 

 iiu 'lUtsidi^ the Slate can not be ad- 

 milled 111 the Stale iinle-- t lit' shippi-r 

 iia- liisi tiled will; III. Ti \a- .aiit Inuat ies 

 :i eel 1 i |ic;it e of in-|ie. i loll a ml I'aid a 

 'Icellv,. t, e of •^". 



■fhe llori-l- III tiie State o t' Texa- le Ver 

 ■'ave been aide !o ^|oVV all tlle vliick tllev 

 ilei'd. and diilll il le-.- never will be able to 



"lake -ipply tit the vaiymo demand. :inv 

 iiime t hail t he l|.i| i-t- el ot her Stale- .il e 

 aliii I,, do. and the eiiicl ol' the l:iw a- 



1 III I I pi et ed V\ I I I lie t .. hand 'ca p i lie .It 1 . 



■ell- e| 1 ho >I.'ii I . 1 :il hi ' t h.aii I . hei; ,.!• 



j.r, .',..■: them 



I he :ic! ill . 111. .-1 loll i- I he ( Il cha 1 .1 a In I 



\ II I - -1 \ I ii-l .1 it h .11 I .; 



I w . j'.a- 



d \lalcli 



II. I •.'"'.'. i.iil il I- ell I V I .CI. Ill I V that ai 



'empt ha- been ni:ide t,, enlofci l'- pro 



V I- 1.1 II- a- :ieaiii-I llnii-t-. \.ivv lln.-e 

 who -liip e I |.,.||hiiii-|. phiiil- linni iiiit-nle 

 ..f Te\;i- t.. ihui-l- III thai Stale re 



.eiv .■ let tel - Il .illl tie I . . II I 111 I -- i . 1 1 1. ■ I . . f 



\ e I i.-iiii II I e -Illl : la I : . . tin- follow i n^ ; 



1 ii|..ri II '.II- 1.. Illl- ..III. . I lim .' ..11 



h:i\. II ;i.|.. :i -Il i|.l.|. Ill .■! lt..r.il rliiii-. nr iiiir- 

 .'I.v ~ I . . k '■ ■■ I . \:i- v\ 1 I II. .11 1 -h jpcili:; Iiil: -Ii.'W 

 MIL- li |.iiliicil ...|.;. ..I llic 'jcVii- I'l'l-liiil :iiu Imri/, 

 llcj \..'! 1.. Mill -.1.1 l.il-i.i. -- III llii- .-liilc. 



I ii*. .inLi-iCL; v.. 11 :i '•■\'\ •■i 11..' TiMi- 

 (II. 1 111. I iiini .\iii-.|.\ I ii-|.c.l i..|i l.iivv. vvlii.h 

 \ ..p will |.|cii<. ; ..ml .im liillv . 



I I., l: i.. i.lv -. V...I Oiiii iii.v fiirtl...r sliilj 



iiU'iils rcct'ivi'd in tliis slate will Im li. 

 siiii.loct lo inspoi'tiou. All oxpi'i's.s nu.ni 

 ln'cii iiotiiii'd to tliat cITccl. ami aii.v siicli 

 linn wilt cost a local iMspcclioii iCo in .i 

 lo ilu' I'i'i' rciiuiri'il for laUiii.i; out pcriiiii 

 -lalo. 



I'loasc road llic law carol'iill.v and v. 

 ascorlain exactly what is iK'ci'Ssar.v i. 

 to do to comply willi our law. 



Avvailin.u .\oiir jiroiupl and early rejil.i 

 lakin.i; liirllier stc|'- with rcl'ereuco to .v..i 

 \ inns sliipinents. I lici; In icinaiu nm-. 

 \ nlll>. 



KO. IJ. Ki 



The paragraphs of the law wliid 

 on the llorisls of the country, bin 

 especdally on tli.'se of the Stale ot I 

 .ii(' as ftdlows: 



.Scclinn '■'•. .\o iiuliv idiuil, iiinincrshi|i . 

 poralinii niilsiilt' the slate .-hall tie pee 

 lo ship niirsiT.v stocti into lliis slate v\ 

 lirsl liliiiL; with the I'oinuiissiniuT ol' .\mi. 

 a eerlilied copy ol' iiis or tlu'ir cerliii,: 

 inspection issued by llic proper antlioiiii 

 I he slate in which the proposed shipnieiii 

 nates. 'I'liis eerlilieate must show line, 

 sleek In lie shipped has lieeu examined l.v 

 propel- ii|licer>. of iiispeelinu in that Slue 

 pinviiicn, and thai the stnek is apparentl.v 



I rem all dam;eroiis insect jiesis or eontay;ioii- 

 .11-1 : iiiiii lliai when liinii..;al inn is rcc 

 '■1 llic I'nminissioncr ol .X.^rieiilture. lino 

 -lick sliiill lie properly i I'liii.uated. Imnu'di 



ipnii reccipl of llie lilin.c with the t'oiumi-- 

 ..| .X'.iieiillure of this ceitilieale. he shaU 



iililil imi. III, ike such fnriher inve-l imil ion i 

 ilif III... Ill slaiidiiiL; and iiilcL;ril.v .if ihc appl 

 11- will -iilisfy him thai llic uppli-.-anl i> eiii i 

 lo leceive a eerlilicale, .V Ice .if .•j;,'"i 

 lie requiri.t from Ihe api'licant. upon r.'. 

 ..f which Ihe I'eiimiissioner ot .Vi;rieullur.' 'i 

 i — lie a . ell ilieale permilliu.L;' tlie applieani 

 -hip into the Stale. l-;acli linx. hale nr pad ■ 

 ..I' nursery sincU from niil-iile llie Slat.' -i 

 ii.'iir a la,^ on which is prinl.'d a cpy c.f . 

 .-.•11 ilical.' ..f this Stain, mid al-.i a copy of . 

 cii ilicalc n\' the Slate in vvlii.h ii .iriuiuan 



XiioIIkm' section i- held to i-|;|ss n|,., 

 hoii-e plant- :is niii-eiv -tuck. It i- 

 follows: 



Scclinn >. file term, 'anir-ei.v -iiocU, i\.' 

 ihe nicanin,^ v( lliis aci. .-liaU incliid.. all e 

 liees aii.l vines; shade irecs and forest In 

 uheihir such shade or fore-r iic'S Im i.spci i . 

 uiovvn for sale in a nursery. ..r laken from • 

 lorests and olVered for sale: all s.ions. -cedli 

 .r iirop:i;,:alioii sleek; all classes of lieir.\ pin, 

 ins( s, evergreens, slirubliery or oniameiii al-. 

 -lull i;ri'euhoiise iilanls, cur tlovv er.s laUcii i: 

 plants, liiishes. shrubs or oilier trees ur...^ 



II this Sl.-ile. which may be a mciliiiiii 

 li-is;'niiiialinj: injurious iiise.l jie-ls iiml 



I, mi. Ills diseases. 



The . .iminissiouei t liiiik- I he lac. 

 plain a- deliniiin n|,.iailioii-i' pl;iiii- 



lllllsciv -I ock. bill lie li:is nut vet i . , 

 llie l.aw as decl:i li ul; ihat cut llovvi i- 

 iiiirsery simk, altlioiinh llie words "' 

 llowers'" immediately lollow the vv..i 

 ■ ■ greenhouso jdaut-*" in Section •'. i 

 meaning of the hivv i- siiinevvliat ob-cir 

 by its ]i|ii';iseidog\ . but i' -eem< i|Ue-i; 

 :ible if the courts would iipiiold ihe .• 

 missioiier's interpretation, l'!\en ihe . 

 missioner doe-- not con-nler the pn-.-' 

 ity Ki\' ciil llowei- sl.;piii(.||t - h;iilHir!iin 

 liirions inseds a- \v;irr;iiil iiig reijiio 

 their eel t ilic.atiiiii. even it' the wor.l 

 :i|ipe:i r in t he law . ;■ ml it i- . .pen in .| 

 lion if L;reeniioii-e plant- ever 



kllnvv II In ca I rv I li-ecl - -iithcieiil I v 

 jilliniis ii|- dise:i-es sii fli.-ieiil ly ..nilai; 

 in iiri 11:^ I Immii w i' h i n the mea ii i iiu; ■ 

 -I;itllti. .|e-iL;lic.l I.. oii.Ie.-l a ^ 

 an:iiii-t >:iii .b.-e -i:ile, \- a inaHei 



f:|cl. s.ilii,. ,if the !e:|.||l|e >I;iln- ,il 



riiioii. tloiiciili iirally -|ie:ikine. .].. 

 in-pe.-i ^reeidioii-i s nc .-..ii-nier apv 



ihe iil-ecl |.e-I- or .li-ea-eS of .^leelil 

 pla 111 - a- 1 . 1 -iiflicieiil Illl pi III a tic 

 l.'i|ilire leni-lalinll :ii;a ll-I then -pi. 

 I'.iit :i t.-I nt 1 he Te\:i- law. ..r H - 

 I el prel;il ion. it ever llimle. will il.l^' 

 be inst itiite.l iiv I he lloi i-ls ,,| T. 

 lather than bv nut si. ler--. I'.'w ih't 



-hip ellnllnh ^1 .■ellln .||-e plant- |.. 'I' 



I .. make it vv ni 1 h w liile Inr I hem in 



..III :i Texa- li.ell-e. eVell at the -1 



iii-t of >."i all tjiat the nio-1 of i* 

 will do i- to I ei|ii i re .-:i-h ill ;idv ;i in ■ 

 :ill shipnieiit- in Texas :ind !rt '-ke ■ 



I nlller i II Texa- llullt it n||l W I I II t lie ' 

 ■Mil 111 il'i t ie-. 



