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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



May 25, 1011. 



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them where you cannot reach them 

 with the hose. 



Allajnanda Williamsii. 



AUamanda Williamsii is one of the 

 most valuable of summer-flowering pot 

 plants. With the rush of the bedding- 

 out season and Memorial day they are 

 liable to be neglected. If they have 

 been somewhat crowded, now that space 

 is more abundant, spread them out and, 

 where necessary, give them one or two 

 short stakes. 



If you are short of allamandas, they 

 are easily propagated from soft-wood 

 cuttings at this season. Given a close, 

 moist house and necessary shade and 

 water, they will root within a month. 

 The climbing varieties usually grown, 

 such as grandiflora and Hendersoni, 

 are valuable in summer also. The 

 flowers are fine for table decoration. 

 Old plants which were rested, pruned 

 back and are now growing vigorously 

 may need a little tying in. They are 

 gross feeders and a mulch of good cow 

 manure and liquid stimulants twice a 

 week will materially improve them. 



Foinsettias. 



The old stock plants of poinsettias 

 started two or three weeks ago are now 

 giving an abundance of cuttings. These 

 root most easily when rubbed off with 

 a heel. Do not allow them to lie around 

 and wilt before placing them in sand. 

 It has been found an excellent plan 

 to throw them into a tank of cold water 

 for a few hours before putting them 

 in the sand. Keep them well watered 

 and never let the sun shine on them 

 until they are rooted; also, trim off 

 the leaves quite closely before they go 

 into the cutting bench. 

 Gardenias. 



How about the young stock of gar- 

 denias? Have you propagated a suffi- 

 cient number? It is not too late to 

 root a good batch. Eequirements are 

 a warm, stuffy house and lots of mois- 

 ture. A small frame placed in one of 

 the houses, which can be kept shaded 

 and quite close for a few days, except 

 for a little tilt to prevent excessive 

 condensation, will answer well for root- 

 ing gardenias in. You can hardly run 

 them too hot if they have shade and 

 lots of moisture. The leaves should be 

 kept constantly damp and given a high 

 temperature. About every cutting 

 should be rooted within a month and 

 these can be grown along and will 

 make nice stock in 5-inch pots for win- 

 ter flowering. 



Early in June is a good time to 

 plant out gardenias. They do not need 

 a great depth of soil; four and one- 

 half to five inches will suffice. Do not 

 on any consideration use fine compost. 

 Shake out all the finer particles and 

 let it be somewhat rough, so that water 

 will pass through it rather quickly. 

 Any compost inclined to be pasty, on 

 which water will stand or pass through 

 sluggishly, is not suitable for gardenia 

 culture, it will speedily produce the 



yellows. Fibrous loam three parts, old 

 well decayed cow manure one part, 

 with the addition of a little soot and 

 some lump charcoal, has been found 

 excellent for gardenia culture. A suit- 

 able distance for early planted stock 

 is 18x24 inches. If set out in July, 

 12 X 18 will answer well. Make a little 

 saucer around each plant for water and 

 do not soak the whole bed in the early 

 stages of growth. Syringe once or 

 twice a day, using a spray nozzle, and 

 mealy bug, scale and aphis will not 

 trouble at all. 



Left-over Azaleas. 



It pays to carry over any unsold 

 plants of azaleas, as they usually flower 

 earlier and more heavily the following 

 season if given rational treatment. 

 They can be kept in pots and well 

 plunged or planted directly out in the 

 open ground. Shade is not necessary; 

 in fact, the plants grow better and set 

 more flower buds when given the full 

 sun. Be sure the balls are moist when 

 planting out and tramp the soil firmly 

 about the roots. Soil to which some 

 old manure and a good quantity of 

 leaf -mold have been added, is ideal for 

 azaleas, but they will grow well in 

 any ordinary loam, provided they can 

 be kept well syringed all summer, and 

 to prevent excessive drying out a 

 mulch of old hotbed manure, mushroom 

 manure, or any other well decayed ma- 

 nure can be given. In addition to 

 azaleas, such plants as camellias, ericas. 

 Daphne Indica and epacris can be sim- 

 ilarly treated. Do not, however, plant 



THE MUEPHY BUILDINO. 



The business of William Murphy, of 

 Cincinnati, has grown so satisfactorily 

 that a few weeks ago he was able to 

 move into a building of four floors and 

 basement, which he occupies exclu- 

 sively. There are a great many fea- 

 tures of the flower business that make 

 it a decided advantage to have one's 

 own building. There are no instances 

 of complaint because of the fragrance 

 of the flowers, but many a florist's fel- 

 low tenants have failed to approve of 

 the proximity of the fertilizers. Also, 

 strange as it may seem, the tenants on 

 the floor below do not seem to like to 

 have the wholesaler upset his buckets 

 of water. These are among the little 

 vexations that are escaped when the 

 florist has the property to himself. Mr. 

 Murphy has installed a cut flower de- 

 partment on the street floor. The 

 offices and florists' supply department 

 are on the second floor. The third floor 

 is used for sphagnum and green moss, 

 with other articles of similar nature. 

 The fourth floor is occupied by the wire 

 work department. In the basement are 

 the fertilizers, bulbs, and other heavy 

 articles. 



Minneapolis, Minn. — Fred Folden has 

 purchased the business of H. Barsch, 

 at 1501 Sixth avenue north. 



Alvin, Tex. — T. C. Edwards, manager 

 of the Edwards Fruit Co., shipper of 

 jasmine buds, says the crop this sea- 

 son was the shortest in several years 

 and there have been more orders than 

 could be filled, 



Toronto, Ont. — Geo. M. Geraghty, of 

 John H. Dunlop's, has purchased an 

 island of seventeen acres in Georgian 

 Bay. Mr. Geraghty was formerly con- 

 nected with the trade in Denver and 

 later in New York city. Let none of 

 his wide circle of friends envy him, 

 though his new property is said to be 

 an ideal place for restful outings. 



Wm. Murphy's Cut Flower Salesroom. 



