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The Florists^ Review 



Sei'tkmber 24, 1914 



HOW TO HANDLE THEM. 



Unpack at Once. 



Tlu' IJiitfh liullis have all coiiio to 

 hand ((iiitc a little earlier tliaii usual 

 tills year. The thiil'tv lldllainlers ha\e 

 made earlier shipments in order to cati'li 

 steamers still riinnini;. and because to 

 America tliey must naturally look for 

 an outlet lor tlieir heavy croj) owing 

 to heavy cancellations by the countries 

 at war. A heavy sMrj)lus seems a cer- 

 tainty, but if newspajier dispatches are 

 correct, tulij) Hour added in the propor- 

 tion of one part to tiiree of rye or wheat 

 is being used and is found toothsome. 

 Tliis is certainly vastly l)etter than de- 

 stroying the bidbs, as was in some cases 

 advocated. 



Xo time should be lost in unpacking 

 and spreading out the bulbs. There 

 were numerous complaints last season 

 that narcissi and tuli|)s did not tlower. 

 This would no tloubt follow too hard 

 forcing when insulliciently rooted and 

 started, but was more probably caused 

 by the bulbs being kejtt too near the 

 boilers, becoming heated in transit. 

 Some of the narcissi, such as Victoria, 

 poeticus ornatus and Ilorslieldii, are 

 easily injured by lieating and should be 

 carefully e.\amined after unpacking. 

 <'ut one or two of tiic bulbs across tlio 

 center witli a knif(> and if the embryo 

 buils ;ire t resh the buli>s are all right. 



Good Demand a Possibility. 



It is too early yet to plant V)ulbs out 

 doors, but for forcing purposes the 

 sooner they are in the soil the better. 

 We hear some pessimistic talk regarding 

 a probable glut of bulbous llowers the 

 coming season, which may not be well 

 founded. Wealthy .Americans will be at 

 home and not abroad this winter. We 

 niav Lave to worry along without lily 

 of the valley, and white bull>ons flowers 

 such as treesias, l\N)m;in hyacinths, etc., 

 will have, in a larg(> measure, to take 

 its i)lace, along with sweet peas. The" 

 azaleas may l>e fewer than tisual and 

 for tliis reason there may be a better 

 call for other bbxuning jdants, Dutch 

 bullis included. 



Storing in Flats. 



.\s a general rule flats four to live 

 inches deep answer well for al>out all 

 bulbs; a convenient size is 12x24 inches. 

 Where to stand the bulbs after planting 

 is anofher .juestion. If no spei ial place is 

 readv, stand them outdoors. Soak well 

 with water; then gi've the flats a cover- 

 ing of sand. Over this lay two or three 

 inches of coal ashes. If later on more 

 ashes are added and then a tliick bt'd 

 of straw or leaves, tlie bulbs can be 

 kept out all winter wliere the climate 

 is not too severe. One would advise, 

 however, storing in coldframes or cel- 

 lars, where such places are available, 

 as they are more readily got at during 



severe weather. Jf, however, the bulbs 

 are needed quite late, say for Easter, 

 a good plan is to make a dug-out for 

 them on a southern slope. Bury well 

 with soil as cold weather advances and 

 later with a warm mulch. iXevertheless, 

 one would always prefer a good cool 

 cellar, as each year we are able to keep 

 back hyacinths, tulips and narcissi as 

 late as the middle of May in such a 

 place, and there is no frozen earth to 

 dig away when a batch is needed for 

 forcing. 



Hyacinths. 



Hyacinths are not of great value com- 

 mercially, compared with tulips and nar- 

 cissi, but there always is a fair call for 



Judge the Tree 

 by Its Fruit 





In sendiot; you reuiiltance to pay 

 for two insertions of a 4-1 ine Clas- 

 sitied ad. we can say that this SO 

 cents sold for us an even $100.00 

 worth of poinsctlias. 



Hkim. & Wi:i!i:k. 

 Sept. U>. liUl. Terre Haute, Ind. 



fhem. I'or cutting the mini.atnre bidb> 

 are ine.\[)(>nsi\ c .-nid to be recommended. 

 White is the leailing color; then pink 

 and blur. For cultuie in pots, pans aiul 

 glasses, n.amed varieti(>s are preferable, 

 as they are sine to be tlie same sha<le 

 of color. Thev cost a little more than 

 the unn;imed sorts sold for lu'<lding and 

 t'orcing, but are well worth the differ- 

 ence. Double hyacinths are of little 

 \alue coiumercially. .\ few good, inex- 

 j)ensive singles are: Gertrude, Charles 

 Dickens and Moreno, pink; L 'Innocence, 

 Daroness van Tuyll and firandeur a Mer- 

 veilh\ white; (^iieen of the Blues, Grand 

 Lilas, light blue; (Jrand Maitrc and 

 King of the P.lues, dark blue. 



Early Tulips. 



Tulips are of great value, both in 

 I)aT's and for cutting. By using a proper 

 selection, flowers can be had from 



Christmas until Memorial day, whic.' < 

 a fairly long season. The little Due a 

 Thol, which is grown in such quanti' •; 

 for the European Christmas markets i- 

 not much used here, but is worthy f 

 increased culture. Forced in flats u .>\ 

 later made up in pans with some sn 

 ferns among them, they make desir;i 

 (.'hristrnas jjlants. 



Among the early tulips La Reine, ji 

 early in the season and white later, is 

 far the most popular. White Hawk, 

 also called Alliion, is a beautiful pi c 

 white sort which can be had as earlv i^ 

 La Keine. It is more expensive, lie \ 

 ever, but makes a more fancy flower, A 

 few other good forcing tulips are: \ ■ 1 

 low Prince, golden yellow; Vermil >n 

 Rrilliant, rich scarlet; Thomas Mo('C, 

 apricot orange, fine for cutting, a po;'ii- 

 lar shade; Mon Tresor, a splendid yell-w 

 for cutting or pans; Keizerskroon, <■■] 

 and yellow; Cottage Maid, white 1 "i 

 dered pink. 



A few tiilii)s a little higher in join 

 which are good for market are: 1 ii- 

 mingo, pink and white; Brosjierity, d. i p 

 pink; Kose Hawk, white tinged pii v; 

 Prairie (^ueen, sulphur yellow; Queeti if 

 the Netherlands, delicate pink. 



Only a few doul les are of value. T'li' 

 liest are: Couronrie d 'Or, yellow, tinned 

 orange; Murillo, deep pink, grand !'ir 

 cutting and p.aiis; Tea Kose, also ca cil 

 Bri?ustone Beauty, beautiful saffron ■ el- 

 low; White ^luriilo, also called Sclu n 

 oord, pure white; Imperator rubrot 'ii. 

 bright scailet. 



ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. 



Flower Show Makes New Record 



The Illinois State l-'air, at Springti 

 is on this week and tin* flower sho\' 

 m.aking a new record. It is larger, ' 

 ter st.ageil ;ind nK)re interesting t 

 e\cr before. A number of new exhi 

 ois have appeared, for the advert i^ 

 \alue of the show, in a retail way. 

 <-ome to be widely appreciated. It 

 little tr.-ide advertising value, since 

 attendance of florists -is limited p 

 tically to the exhibitors, but to the !■ 

 lloiists it is the great (diance of 

 year to get before the jieople. .Ms 

 winning at the state fair has adve 

 ing value to retail florists in other to 

 th.an Springliehl, which rc^sults i: 

 larger number of entries. 



•lohn I'auscher, of i-'reeport, is jml. 

 the show this year. Otliei' florists 1 

 outside Springfield whose presence 

 noted imdude: 



Kiilil. Ceoifrc A., mill ;is>iisl!iiits. I'fkin, IL 



I ()ii;.'r<'n, A. K., Chh'.mo. 



Peterson, r. W., .Toliet. III. 



IIcv, Allioit T.. wife mill t«ii sons, Maw 

 III. 



IfcinliiTir. Potcr. Clilcnsn. 



<;nllrlt. C. ].., I.incdiii. 111. 



Pocl.lfMiinn. .\iiirnst, Mmtun Criivc. Ill 



.\niN rv,,n. C. C . Morton Ciove. 111. 



.\iiili'rsoii. A. K.. Moiton i;rove. III. 



Patitly, Win., Wilmctte, 111. 



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