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The Florists' Review 



OCTOBEB 1, 1014_ 



LONG MAY IT WAVE. 



So many photographs of automobiles, 

 natural and decorated, reach The Ee- 

 view that, if all were printed, there 

 would be little room for other illustra- 

 tions. The feature that saves the photo- 

 graph reproduced herewith is that the. 

 occupants of the vehicle are a JSfi,mily 

 of widely known but modest norists, 

 whose pictures probably never before 

 have appeared in print. The driver is 

 Herbert Hildesheim and at his left sits 

 his father. Max Hildesheim, the two 



being the active spirits of the Imperial 

 Seed & Plant Co., the Shellroad Green- 

 houses, Orange, Md., a business which 

 was established in 1877. 



The car was decorated for participa- 

 tion in the parade at the time of the 

 Star Spangled Banner celebration in 

 Baltimore, and was awarded third prize 

 out of twenty-four. In the back seat 

 is Miss Hilda Hildesheim, with J. Klein 

 and Mrs. D. Jaecks, the group repre- 

 senting Uncle Sam, Columbia and My 

 Maryland. 



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Begonia Oloire de Chatelaine. 



With a shortage of azaleas a possi- 

 bility there is likely to be an improved 

 call for other flowering plants the com- 

 ing winter. In addition to Lorraine and 

 Cincinnati begonias and such new varie- 

 ties as Florence Davenport and Melior, 

 there is another variety of French in- 

 troduction — one of Lemoine's, I be- 

 lieve — which should be far more widely 

 grown both as a pot plant and for bed- 

 ding purposes; it is B. Gloire de Chate- 

 laine. The color is a rich pink. The 

 plant is bushy in habit. It can be 

 propagated with the greatest ease and 

 is never out of flower. A well known 

 grower of my acquaintance told me that 

 he retailed his plants in ff-inch pots at 

 $2 and $2.50 each for Christmas, which 

 is as much as Lorraine would bring. 

 For bedding purposes it is distinctly 

 superior to all others of the fibrous- 

 rooted section. 



Peonies. 



While it is much too early yet to 

 plant the majority of hardy perennials, 

 the peonies do far better if divided and 

 replanted early in autumn. Planted 

 thus early, good sized divisions will 

 bloom quite well the following summer, 

 Peonies, like all other perennials, delight 

 in a deeply trenched and well manured 

 piece of ground. I have also found it 

 a good plan to add some quarter-inch 

 bone to the soil. The benefit from this 

 will be more apparent the second than 

 the first year after planting. Be sure 

 not to cover the crowns too deeply. On 

 the other hand, insufficient covering will 

 mean their upheaval by successive 

 freezings and thawings in late winter, 

 unless the plants are well mulched. A 

 covering of four inches over the crowns 

 will be found about right. 



Planting Iris. 



All the iris family do better if planted 

 early; especially is this true of the 

 German and Japanese sections. I have 

 had even better results in planting 

 these from the middle to the end of 

 August than in September, but the pres- 

 ent month will give good results. All 

 these irises need well drained ground 

 in winter. The Japanese section en- 

 joys a semi-aquatic life until after flow- 

 ering, but continuous wet feet in win- 

 ter will cause rotting. Divided and 

 planted carefully now, irises will be- 

 come well established before freezing- 

 up weather arrives. 



Primulas for the Holidays. 



While primulas will continue to make 

 splendid growth in coldframes for some 

 time, it is time to house a good batch 

 in order to have them nicely in flower 

 for the holidays. Select colored varie- 

 ties for this purpose, both of the Chi- 

 nese and obconica types. Give them a 

 bench, or even a shelf, in a house where 

 a minimum temperature of 50 degrees 

 is maintained and they will carry a 

 nice lot of bloom before Christmas. The 

 Sinensis type will not stand such strong 

 sunshine as will obconica and for this 

 reason it should have a position where 

 a little shade can be afforded for a few 

 weeks longer. 



Primula Malacoides. 



If seeds of Primula malacoides were 

 sown early itt July, as advised, they 

 should be in 4-inch pots and» ready for 

 a shift into 6-inch pots or pans. Use a 

 light, moderately rich compost. Keep 

 the plants in -frames for five or six 

 weeks longer; then give them a light, 

 airy and cool house. Sown thus late, 

 the plants are moderate in size and 

 less subject to the rot which affects 



blooming primulas for table and other 

 decorations and it jumped into j^reat 

 favor last winter. It is of sucii^eaav 

 culture that no one should be with )ut if 



Poinsettias. 



Any late propagated poin^^ottias 

 should be made up into pans at once 

 Use a few small ferns, cyperus or As- 

 paragus plumosus in making up these 

 pans. As nights from this time on wju 

 get much cooler, care must be tak( a not 

 to subject the plants to low tempera- 

 tures. A fall in temperature, accom- 

 panied by careless watering, will soon 

 cause a loss of foliage. The plants will 

 do well for a while longer in a miiiimum 

 temperature of 50 to 55 degrees, but 

 as soon as the bracts show, increase the 

 heat to 60 degrees and keep it at that 

 figure until the bracts are well devel- 

 oped, when the temperature can be 

 gradually lowered a few degrees. 



Cyclamens. 



It is always nice to have a good batch 

 of cyclamens for Christmas and, in some 

 cases, quite presentable plants carrying 

 a few blooms may be had as early as 

 Thanksgiving. The demand at the lat- 

 ter holiday, however, is more for cut 

 flowers than for plants. To have as 

 many flowers open as possible, the 

 plants must have a light, sunny house, 

 be near the glass, and have a night 

 temperature of 52 to 55 degrees. Do 

 not keep them any warmer than this, or 

 the foliage will suffer. With the plants 

 well established in the pots, a little 

 feeding with weak liquid manure will 

 be found of much benefit. Plants for 

 later flowering are better kept in cold- 

 frames or a cool, airy house some time 

 longer. Do not omit an occasional 

 spraying or fumigation to keep the 

 plants clean. 



Begonias. 



This is the season of really rapid 

 growth with Lorraine and Cincinnati 

 begonias. Water them carefully, re- 

 membering that it is safer to go on the 

 dry side from this time on. If a plant 



A Florist Family Ready for the &ar Spangled Banner Parade at Baltimore. 



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