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The Florists^ Review 



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Azalea Indica. 



A jiood many azaloas I'loin BcMjiiuiii 

 liaxc already arrixcd in Aiuciica aiul 

 many iiu)re will unduuliti'illy t-onie to 

 hand this fall. A lew -wctd^s aj^o it 

 stHMiiod donlitl'ul whether we wtiuld <fet 

 :iny. Such as are arri\in^ will cost ini- 

 porteis some fifty jiei- cent more tlian 

 normal in fi'eic;lits. 'J'liis mn_\ somewhat 

 increase tlieir selling.' jirice. Imt we are 

 assured of at least a moderate su]ii)ly. 

 dust as soon as azaleas ;nii\e, the balls 

 sliould 1)0 stood in tubs of water and 

 thorouLrlily soaUed. Tiien they can l)e 

 -food (losely on the llooi' of a coltl i)it 

 until jiotted. The wori\ of jiottinj.^ 

 should be done ,iust as soon as jxissilde, 

 lor the jdants will only lose f(dia,iZ(> if 

 allowed to remain loni; out of the pots. 

 Drain tlie jiots W(dl and ram the soil 

 firmly about the ball>. Soal; well with 

 water latei-, to settle the soil. 



.Some of the earlic'^t a/aleas. suidi as 

 Mine. TetricU. rirelly, ('liarle< i:n(l<e 

 and Dentsidie I'erle, >lMPubi i^n into heat 

 at once, (^uite a t'cw will llower tin 

 ■i"li:iid%s^i\ in,L: aiitj a lar^e numbei- Idr 

 (Christmas. Spi'ay these eaidy plant> 

 freely and inb out any ;^i'owths which 

 may be m;i'le in advance i.t' the llowei's. 



Rambler Roses. 



Willie |r(it -.i^rciwii i(i>e^ aie always tlic 

 be>t lor early forcinij. plants wlii( ii 

 ha\(' lieen field yro\vn and arc duLT n)> 

 now and carefully jiottcil will run them 

 ;l 1 1(i^(> second. Sa\e all pd^'-ible roots 

 when jiidtiuL,' .and du imt allnw tlicni tn 

 lie .-uiiund and become ciried up lii->t. 

 I'ot liiinly. \i--inti a uooij soil. Iiea\ a- rath- 

 e?- tli;iii li.iiht. Stand ttiein outdonis 

 m an open, sunny sp(d. This allo\\s the 

 scdl to become wanner ih.an w heic shade 



IS Mll'olded, and the rooI-~ become acti\e 



almost immediately. Thes,. |.|ants will 



beconie nicely e^t ,a Id i ~lied bel'oi'e the 

 c(dd \\e;ither arrixe- and will bre.al; 

 cailiei and mol'e stiom^jy than bate ]pot 

 ted one- Inun peri'ecil\ doim.anl -lock. 

 \^ hcMi the plants ce;ise wiltini: ;ind are 

 ■ ■^tablivliiiiM t hem^(d\ !■-. Liiadually de- 

 c'e;is|. the w.ater supply in order to ripen 

 otV the wood btdter. 



I\\ci\ Lirowei has hi^s|"cial l';i \oiit es 

 in lamblers, but it is safe to s;,\- that 

 'i'au-end--clion i- today the most "populai' 

 ■,ariet\ We haxi' lUr pot cultiiie. l>or- 

 Mtli\ I'eiKiii-. White l)orotli\. I..ad\ l.a\. 

 1 1 law .'iI iia and the old <'Min-oii liundder 

 • Me ;iNo lavoiite-. I'ink \ailc>tie^ s(dl 

 rnucji better- Ih.an ciini-on one^. not oiil\' 

 it l-,:i-ti'i. but on all other occasion--. 

 I >o not oveilooh the -o called b;ib\- lam 

 blei .. ^uch as (hiean-. Mine. Xotbert 

 Lev ;n ;is-eu|-, j'.aby |lo!(itli\. .Mr-. W. 11. 

 < lltbii-h. ('atlielille /einiet .and other-. 

 The-e all make i.|,.al little pot pl.ants. 



Lily of the VaUey. 



'I'lieie ;ip|M',ar- to be an .adeijuati' -u|e 



ply ot cold stoiaue \ .alle\ pipS ill .\nier- 



ic;i to cany us aloni: until widl into the 

 new year, ami probably by that time 

 -ome means iriay be de\ ised ffi ;.:et addi- 

 tional slii|iiiients from (iermany \ i;i ])en- 

 mark or Holland. The shortaee in val 

 ley will probably be more f«dt in ll'KI 



llowe! it, in an avoraf,'o tomperatuic 

 bd degrees. 



Pancratium Maritimiun. 



Another liulbous ]dant closel,v a I; 

 to the oucharis is Pancratium mai 

 mum, which is now coming into bio 

 It is particularly valuable for use 

 woddini^' l)ou(|uets and funeral desi; 

 1 find that one large flowering bulb 

 au S-inch jiot gives good results, or tli 

 and ]!)17 than in liUij. ^Vith all able- may go into a lOduch pot. For ce 

 bodied men under arms up to 45 years jiost use onedialf fibrous loam, onc-fou- 

 of age, all industries must sull'er and old cow manure and the balance Ic. 

 the likelihood is that valley ]»lanting mold and sand. By keeping the plai 

 will be no exception to the rule. somewhat dry during August and S. 



Cold storage valle,v does not need bot- tcmbcr, a crop of spikes can be had 

 tom heat. A top heat of 60 degrees is October and November. These old-wo: 

 ample. Keep dark until the spikes are bulbs are liard}^ in the warmer parts 

 pushing up about halfway; then grad- the United States, but most of us w 

 ually give more light, so that the plants need to grow tliem in pots. A f, 

 will have i'cttiM' foliage. It makes little ])lants do not take up much room a: 

 difference what material valley pips arc an ordinary greenhouse will grow a 

 planteil ill. Sand is the easiest material llower them just as well as a more tr^ 

 to use and the most cleanly. A good ical one. Large specimens of pauci 

 Avatering a day will sullice and care tiums in j^ots are occasionally seen a' 

 must be taken not to wet the flowers make a beautiful show while in flow. 

 o\-er A\ hen once they aie exiianding. It is best to remove the pollen mass 

 A'alley is in good demand in October and from the flowers as they expand, to ju 

 XoNcmber for weddings. It takes from \-ent the flowers from becominjr di 



three to four -weeks at this season to 



ccdored. 



Mews' from 



ro^ 



Reading, England. — Sutton iV. Sons 

 have sent seventy emidoyees to the 

 colors, including two sons of Leon.aid 

 Sutton, who .are lieutenants. 



London. England.— The hall of the 

 lio,\.al Horticultural Societ,\', which has 

 been used by tidops, has been turned 

 b,-i(-k to the societv and the regular 

 proLiiam id' shows Ims been i-esumed. 



Orleans, France.— lO. Turbat & Co., 

 successors to .Tules (oiuchault & Turliat, 

 st.ate that they see no i-eason wliy the 

 ii-u;il shipment- oT nursery sto(d\ should 

 not proceed from the Hi jeans district. 



Ghent. Belgium. -Alt honudi the (b^r 

 ih.in army pa--ed throimli this liistrjct. 

 prai-t ic-i lly i:o d;iniaL;e w;is done llic 

 1.-"' I' liMi t IciilTiiral e-tabli-hiiieii1s or 

 iheii clop-. With motors in many in- 

 -t;ince- takiiiLT the place ot' horses, the 

 UMi\ ill- coluiiii.- -tick to the highwa,\'s. 



Rotterdam, Holland. <.ermaii houses 



li;i\e e-t.-lbll-hed I'lltch aLlelicies to at- 

 tempt to hoj.l l-ai-li-h i-u-toiri, but the 

 r.riti-h hoi t iciiltiiral trades ;il-e deter- 

 mined to L'et aloni: without (M-rman 

 supplies ibiiiiiL' tile w.-ir. The I'.ritish 

 uardeiiiiiL; pit's- coii-tantly urges jdant- 

 er- to -iiiipoit the trade in this action. 



rile Ibitish no\ el- 

 ie|i.ared stock for 



London, England. 



t\ raisers who had 



I'.ib") are ijoinij .'ihead ;is though notliin 

 h.ad happened. <'ocker iV Sons, Aber- 

 ■ leeii: hobliie iV ' o., IMinbiirgh; ('on|ier, 

 Taber \ ' o., I.oiiiloii; W'.atkins ^: Siiii]i- 

 son, London: Laxton Ibos.. itedt'uril; 

 Kelway \ Son. Lanniioit; Saniind Mc- 

 • oedy iV Son. I'ortadown; ilurst tSc Son. 

 London; ( haile- Sharpe \- Co., Sleaford, 

 and others, have their usual lists of 

 no\ (dties. 



Guernsey, Channel Islands. — C. I 

 A. \:iii der Sluys grows annually i 

 half-million pbants of American an i 

 ibitisli carnations for export. Trad" 

 with the colonies has not been iiife 

 riipted by the war .and orders from V.nj 

 land are again coming, but business vvii- 

 the continent has ceasetl. 



London, England. — At Covent (iardc: 

 market those who offer really good spra\ 

 chiysantlu'iniims admit that the genera' 

 a\'er;ige rid urns are e(pi;il to other sc, 

 sons. -Ml good mums are selling at ]ia 

 iiig jiiices. Mrs. (,'harles Kusscdl rose 

 of bright color, but seems to suffer gre;i 

 ly from mildew. Considering all thiii'j 

 plant trade is excellent. 



Ghent, Belgium.— .\ it hur De Sm. 



president of the tr.ade syndicate, ;ii 

 his e.\eciitive committee, have had 

 busy sixty days. Almost daily mcetiii: 

 have been hidd .and the trade's intere- 

 sateun.arded as far as could be, with a 

 vice and ;issist;ince given individii. 



wherever possible. b'ecelltly conditio 

 h:ive ileared tn a consii|er;(ble degree. 



Haarlem, Holland. The stiongiM < 



porters have ce;isi'd to push bulbs oli 



either the iJritish or .Xnieiic.an ni.arket 

 A coiisideialde percentage ot tin' ci' 

 remains unsold, but it is not desir.al 

 to demorali/e the inarkids ;nid bii: 

 loss to I'l'gidar i-iist (liners. The sh' 

 meiifs fo ;iuction houses .-ire ]irin('i|ia! 

 by weaker house- or those wlio ha 

 no regul.ar oveise.-is customers. I ' 

 luiste with which shipments were sc 

 out Itd't the grower who usuallv sc: 

 lo exporters with consider;ible stock, 

 the eX|iorters did n(d w;iit to buy t' 

 items they do not tlieiiis(dv es grow, b 

 filled orders as best they could wi 

 what was in their own warehouses. 



