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The Florists' Review 



AfGUST 27, 101 1 



SEASONABLE NOTES. 



L3elia Anceps. 



Lii-liu aiu'e2>s requires mtrely suffi- 

 cient shade to ]>rovent its foliage from 

 becoming burned. The plants should be 

 hung as close to the glass as possible 

 and sprayed each afternoon. Where 

 but a few are grown, dip])ing the pans 

 or baskets in a tul) of water goes ahead 

 of pouring water on them from the 

 hose. Plants whidi were repanned last 

 spring will not flower freely, like more 

 established stock. 



Masdevallias. 



The curious and withal interesting 

 and pretty orchids, the masdevallias, 

 need at this season the cooler end of 

 the cooJest house, whatever that may 

 1)6. Protect them from the sun 's rays. 

 Keep them a little dry at the roots dur- 

 ing the hot weather. Keep the ven- 

 tilators wide oi)en all night where they 

 are growing.. 



Cypripediums. 

 Many of the cypripediums love a 

 moist, hot greenhouse. Others, such as 

 the old, reliable C'. insigne and its 

 varieties, do better in a cooler house. 

 In fact, I have never seen finer plants 

 anywhere than some that were grown 

 outside under the shade of trees. They 

 never heeded wind or weather and 

 always flowered splendidly. AH cypri- 

 I)ediums love a spraying once a day. 

 but it is better that they should be 

 dry before nightfall. The flower spikes 

 on some of the winter bloomers will be 

 showing in a few weeks, especially on 

 insigne and its many varieties. A 

 striking cyi)rij)edium now flowering is 

 ('. caudatuni. an old sort but interest- 

 ing. Tlie sei)als an<l ])etals are yellow 

 ish brown; the scape is twelve to fifteen 

 inches high, carrying two or three 

 flowers. The tail like petals are twenty 

 four to thirty inches long, and a plant 

 of this species in a store window would 

 draw crowds of visitors. This cypri- 

 pedium, or seleni|)ediuni, as the bota- 

 nists term it, is of easy culture, doinj: 

 well in a ]>aii or basket of forn fiber 

 and chopj)ed sphagnum moss. 



FORCING AZALEAS. 



When shoulil Azalea Indica imported 

 from Belgium be forced to have them 

 in time for Christmas, and also for 

 Kaster.' F. & L. 



Some varieties of Azalea Tndica can 

 be flowered for Christmas. Among 

 them are Mme. Petrick, Charles Kncke. 

 Deutsche Perle, Apollo, Simon Mard- 

 ner anil Verva'noann. Start as soon 



as received in a brisk, moist heat and 

 keep the plants freely syringed. For 

 Easter, start eight weeks in advance 

 of that date. Give plenty of heat at 

 first, later a lower temperature. Good 

 late sorts are Vander Cruyssen, Niobe, 

 Empress of India and Schryveriana. 

 Owing to the European war it is doubt- 

 ful if many azaleas will arrive this 

 season from Belgium. ('. W. 



SHASTA DAISIES FOB MABKET. 



I should like to know how to grow 

 Shasta daisies profitably. I intend to 

 grow a good patch next season out- 

 doors. Can they be raised from seed 

 and when should the seed be sown here, 

 in eastern Missouri? When would bo 

 the best time to start them from 

 cuttings? P. J. G. 



The various forms of Chrysanthemum 

 maximum, or Shasta daisy, are easily 

 raised from seed. If sown at once, you 



Avill have nice plants before col,} 

 weather. Of course, had you sown a 

 month ago, it would have been better 

 but it is not too late yet. The Shasta 

 d&1n||^ are also easily propa,gate(l by 

 divia^ of the roots. Ahwi^a and King 

 Edward VII are extra flneWarieti* ,s of 

 the Shasta daisy. C. W. 



BUDDLEIAS. 



At this season, when really ^ood 

 flowers are not overabundant, buddieias 

 l)rove of great value as cut flowers. 

 Comparatively few country florists 

 realize how useful they are, or even 

 know them, and for their benefit let 

 me say that they are Chinese sluubs 

 which propagate almost as easily as 

 coleus, are of rapid growth and bloom 

 most profusely in July, August and 

 September. The handsome reddish- 

 violet racemes are nine to eigliteen 

 inches long and are splendid for cutting, 

 or in funeral work. A wreath of 

 Buddleia variabilis rising from a loose 

 bed of Lilium specioaum album would 

 charm anyone. B. variabilis is the best 

 variety for florists. The finest forms 

 of this are Veitchiana and superba. 

 The ]dants will grow six feet high the 

 first season in good soil, and withstand 

 a temperature of 20 <legrees below zero. 

 They usually <lie down to near the 

 ground, but they do much better any- 

 way when cut down hard each spriug. 

 There is a pure white variety, B. 

 Asiatica, commonly called white winter 

 lilac, flowering in December and Jan- 

 uary. This is suitable for culture in 

 pots or tubs. All the buddleias are 

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Poinsettias. 



The latest batch of poinsettia cut- 

 tings should have been potted up before 

 now. As soon as they become estab- 

 lished in their pots they will be found 

 useful for making up into small pans, 

 <)-inch being a serviceable size. Plants 

 which are to be grown singly in 5-inch 

 or 6-inch pots should now be in their 

 flowering pots. None of the poinsettias 

 should be given much heat; a cool, airy 

 greenhouse or even a coldframe is what 

 they need until the nights become 

 colder. The time when they really 

 need a good heat is after the bracts 

 show. T'ntil that time arrives they do 

 well in a comparatively cool house. 



French Bulbs. 



Just as soon as the Paper Whites 

 and Roman hyacinths arrive, a good 

 l)atch should be placed in flats. The 

 Paper Whites will not need any cover- 

 ing with loam or coal ashes, as they 

 start readily without it, but the hya- 

 cinths shouhl be buried for some time. 

 .V place in the open air is just as good 

 as any other at this season. Any rains 

 which fall will not harm them in the 

 least. A number of growers have tried 

 the French Golden Spur and other nar- 

 cissi on a small scale of late years, 

 and nianagO/ to flower some for Christ- 



mas. All the bulbs may not bloom, 

 but as the price at or before Christmas 

 is inviting, they pay fairly well. The 

 Guernsey bulbs are likely to cut more 

 of a figure in future years. These 

 flower much more freely than the 

 French bulbs, which they immediately 

 follow. A good many of these are now 

 imported by way of Rotterdam. 



The great European war will nidiv 

 or less delay bulb arrivals, but 1 do 

 not look for any shortage of these; i'l 

 fact, the prices now quoted are apjire 

 ciably lower than in the spring. The 

 countries at war will, no doubt, camel 

 many orders, and America, as one of 

 the few neutral countries, will probally 

 be flooded with surplus bulbs, to 1"' 

 sold on commission. The markets aie 

 likely to be well supplied with bulb'Hi"^ 

 flowers in the coming winter ."'I 

 spring. 



Cinerarias. 



Now that the nights are grow in;! 

 cooler, cinerarias are making nuifl' 

 more rapid growth, .\nswering recti't 

 inquiries regarding the time to >*'>^* 

 these plants, I would say that whilt' 

 the seed will uow germinate freely, tli'' 

 plants will be somewhat late. Cii><'; 

 rarias, to Vjlooni in the early part "* 

 the new year, should now be in .'')-iii'''' 

 jiots. They make rapid headway fr'i" 



