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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



l''i;r.i!i'Aitv 'J4. 1!ll(i 



DAHLIAS AND GLADIOLI. 



\\ r ,ll(' »|M'ci,'lli>tS III swict |II';|S, Msll'l--. 



|i:i ii^ii'--. I'tc. hilt liaxc lu'Ncr ddiic aiiv 

 tliiii^X with 'lalilias and jxladioli and arc 



'liinkiiiL: III' l;iii^> i '11^ smiii' uf tlic'^c. linlli 

 loi till' liiilli^ Mild till' i-i:! lliiwn-s. We 

 ^IkiII lie i;i:il(riil il' vmi will iiil'iinii ii'^ 

 it \vllolrs;i Ir .-iiid iil.-iil lliilisis liliv iill 

 d;ilili;is III' L^hidiiili in inixi'd i-olors. WC 

 kllnW. Ill' r.inr~.c, lli.-il III ;istris ;ilid sweet 

 |>e;i- 1llr\ ild iiul. I -; it ;i^ | ii;ic1 ic;i 1 lu 

 .;lii\\ d.'ddi.'lS Iriitii .>eei| ;i< I'rnlll lnillis ol 

 I'lmii )(iiit<? Will \u|l kiiuljv ii.-iiiie ;i I'ew 

 il the l)e^t diililiii^ iiiid ylndiiili t'nr eillier 

 'lie rot.nil (ir wliole-^alo cut flower market? 



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.\i It hel W lidli'Mile liul rit:n I llnli^ts 



will care t" liaiidle eitlicr gladioli or 

 l.ililia^ ill iiiiyi'd .-.iliii-. \(i inalter wliai 

 ill i\ei~ Villi L;riiw I'll! iiiarkel. ihey iinist 

 lie l.ihicjhd ill -ipaiali .-iiler--. nr lliev 

 ,11" |ii ai-t i.-;iil\ liiisa la 1 lie. Malilias are 

 ' a-' I \ I a i-i" I I ' iMii ■~eed a iii| will llew er 

 'I, I' h'-t M'a-eli. lull Villi will L;e1 e\er\ 

 I II a 1^1 iiaMe eiildi' aihl 1 > | le I'nuii seeij 

 -III d. liad and i ndi i'l'i I iiit . the t w 1 1 lal 



■I'l i-la-»i - ,|Sll,-|||\ |irei|nlllilial ille. I) is 



lUelialili' llial |i-W Wnllld lie i i t' Siudi ccdill'S 



a< llii iiiaiki't i-allid lur. In 1 he case o1' 



;^ladi|iil. it lakev lender le llnwer )ndl)s 

 lai^ed t iiiiii -I I'd and i' i^uiilv -pe.-ia li -I -. 

 A III • '.jiiiw I hem 111 1 Hi: i|iia lit it le^- a lid 

 wliii uii 111 I'll' e-iiiss t'eit i li/i n^. wliii trmi 

 lile III raise them in this wav. 



1 yell want In ulew dahlias and L;la- 

 ili. try the I'd'ers ,,r Inillis from re 

 lalih S|i(^-ialists. liestrirt ymirselt' tu a 

 lev \arieties and i^rnw these in ijiiaiitity. 

 hdilia lalainunes eniitain tin times loo 

 in;i|iy varieties and these are ei m t'lisi 11;; tn 

 anvnlii' larkilli; a klmw lrdL;e nf lliem. 



I an lie eonfideiitly rceoinmeiided : Cniiii 

 less of T>oiisdale. Clara (i. Stredwiek, 

 llarliiir l.ielit. Keynes' White, Kricni- 

 liilde. Stiahleiii Krone and 11. J. Jones; 

 in deeoratives (atheriiie Diier, ^Inie. Van 

 den Dael. Souvenir de (instave Douzon, 

 ll( iirv I'alriek and Nyniphtea ; in peony 

 Ihiwei'ed, Glory of liaarii. (^ueon Williel 

 miiia. liaroii (1. de (Jraiu-y and liertlia 

 \'(iii 8iittiier; in double shows, (iraiid 

 |)iike Alexis. A. I>. 1/ivoiii. ,lohn Walker 

 and Mrs. haii;itry. The daiidy little 

 |ioiii|ions are line 1'or cultiny. A I'ew 

 ;;nud Ports are: N'ulean. White Lady. 

 < atheilne. (diidiny Star and Little Her 

 man. ('. W. 



AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY. 



The accompanying- Illustration is of an 

 aiiteiiinl)ile nsed by the S. S. Pennock- 

 Meehaii t'o.. rhiladel)ilila. tor the past 

 three months for deliveriii;; orders. Tt is 

 a t w 11 eyllndei'. twonly liorse-])o\ver ear. 

 with a iiiaxlinnni spccii of thirty-elyiit 

 miles an lionr. A ^iovernor sot for Iweu- 

 ty miles an hour is used to rednce the 

 -peed to the law requirements, within the 

 1 Ity limits, the governor set for this 

 s|ieed being proof that the law is not ex- 

 i-eeded. The vehicle was made by the 

 .\ntocar (Jo., of .Vrdmnie. l*a. It lias 

 slldlii^i ye.ar. v;i]\e t ransiiiissinii and solid 

 tires. It will carry l'.ihiii pmimls. a ca- 

 pacity double tliat iif ail ordinary ibdivery 

 wagon. I'^lve cases of wild sinllax can be 

 ]iiil on line lead. Thei'e js an adjustable 

 shelf that can be init in position or re- 

 mii\ed .'It will. 



When asked about the value uf the car 

 freiii a business i)olnt, of view. .Mr. Pcn- 

 nock said tlint it is a cunveiileiice In do 

 liveilng Ihiweis iiuleklv to i||st:int points. 

 Iiii* that it has nut vet proved an econ 



Delivery Autocar of the S. S. Pennock-Meehan Co., Philadelphia. 



iiladinl; are less niimernii-. Smne excel 

 lent V .liietle, ut' the latter are rather tno 

 high prii-ed tn pl.aiit tor sn|i|ilylng cut 

 tlnwei-. but It will pay vmi to work ;i 

 nnod -tnrk ll|i fill bulb-. i'or eiitting. 

 tjie mixtures of white, scarlet, pink ami 

 .■riin-nii .are often planted; wiiiti' and 

 jiink all' |iiMli;ibly tlie best stdlers. scarlet 

 follow i n;:. 



Tin- t'liljovvili;: ;^laiiioi| III iiamei] sorts 

 ai" snltalile for vmir purposes: .\iiier 

 ica. llie most |iopiilar of all market sorts; 

 \ii;;usta. .May. Shakespeare. ( 'eres. 

 I'.i iiilihyeiisis and .Mr-. Francis King. 

 Ill d.ihlia- the follow iiie ea<diis varieties 



fiiiiy. I!" attaelied Impoitaiice to keeping 

 the i;ir moving, saying tli.'it when iille for 

 any hiiglli of time during tiie day it lep 

 resents a loss to the business, just as does 

 unused tlooi -ii.ai-e in the store. I'liii,. 



HANGING BASKETS. 



Will villi give us some idea as to the 

 time to stait hanging baskets, with sug- 

 gestions as to the best jilants for the 

 |iUr)Misr .' M. \- ,1. 



Wile baskets t'lolll tell lO elgiiteell 



imdies III diameter are the best to use; 

 popular si/c- ale iwfdve to foiiiroen 



inches across. It Is best not to fill tb 

 until two or three weeks before you ii 

 them. 1 11 onh'r to hel|) keep nioistun 

 tlieni, jilace a layer of rough sphagn 

 or wood moss next tiie wire. This a 

 helps to keep the soil from washing (, 

 Tiio soil siioiild he tolerably rich; tv 

 thirds loam and one-third rotted cow n 

 nure is about right. 



You do not state whether you wa 

 baskets of green or tlowering ]ilants. 

 the latter, some useful varieties to u 

 are: Ivy leaved geraniums, Lobelia gr 

 lilis. .\ubutiloii vexillarlnm. Pegonia V 

 snvlns. and for tlie i-enlers of the ba 

 kets tuberous rooted begonias and tho- 

 of the fibi-ous section, such as hlrford 

 and N'ernon. fuchsias, petunias, lantana 

 ;ind verbenas. 



Among green jilants, lioston swor 

 ferns make gooil centei- jilants. Otlii 

 ferns may also be iiseil. As|)aragus Spren 

 neri makes a s|deiidid basket plant wliei 

 grown by itself. Iluglish ivy, \arii 

 gated .and green v iiica, glechoina, Kenii 

 worth Ivy and maiirandlas are also fiiH 

 lor this jnirpose. it Is better not to mis 

 foliage and llovv(>ring plants. All tin 

 baskets will be better if protected from 

 the sun's direct lays and require copious 

 ■supplies of water. Liquid manure, in 

 addition, will greatly assist them when 

 I lie baskets are crowded with roots. 



W. C. 



ASPARAGUS VS. CARNATIONS. 



Does it jjay better to grow asparagus 

 than carnations? If so, what is the best 

 way to grow it, in strings or bunche.-f 

 Wlien is the best time to plant it? How 

 lone' will it be when lit to cut and shl[iT 



.1. B. 



I would certainly think that it will paj. 

 you much better to grow carnations than 

 .asparagus. In growing the latter there 

 is a cousideralile wait after jilanting be 

 fore you can cut a string. Then it re 

 quires much more fire heat than carna 

 fions. The strings are usually sidd m 

 lengths of six to eight feet and buuche- 

 contain twenty-five .sprays each. If. as I 

 assume, you are a comjiaratively small 

 grower, my ad\ici> would lie to loa\(> thi 

 asparagus to the lag specdalists and stick 

 to carnations, ^'ou will find the latter 

 are more of the bre.ad and buttrT type 

 than the .asparagus. 



If yon ri'fer, however, to .\sparagus 

 Spiengeii. It will pay you better than 

 carnations. es|iecially if your house is not 

 ,'in u|i-to-ilate one. 'I'lie Sprengerl will do 

 well in even a dark, almost sunless house. 



('. W 



ASTERS ON CORN LAND. 



I li.ave a lot. TOxlOU, in northeastern 

 lllliioi-. which was planted to corn last 

 veai'. Would you advise me in plant it 

 to asters this year? How much see<l vvill 

 I need and how sliould thev be planted .' 



W. J. K. 



Asters should do well on the land you 

 speak of. Plow it, manure it liberally. 

 ;ind thoroughly harrow it in April. If 

 li.irnyard manure cannot conveniently be 

 procured, use a good commercial fertll 

 i/.i'r, ;it tlie rate of 600 to 800 pounds per 

 acre. I{iin the rows thirty inches apart 

 for such strong kin<ls as VIck's Branch 

 Ing, Cregci and Semple's. Comet and 

 (^iieen of the Market can g<i a little clos- 

 er. .Assuming that you allow thirty 

 Indies between the rows and nine inches 

 Ix'tweeii the jdants, you will require about 

 I'.tido plant-. < >ne ounce ot' good seed 



