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ThcWeeldy Florists' Review. 



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General View of the Rose Show at Tacoma, Wash., June 23. 



(From a photograph, eopyrlffhted 1911, br BenJ. A. R«ed.— The splendid display* by the Tacoma florists occupied the apace under the balcony.) 



weeds occur and be destroyed before 

 the seed is sown. If you did not save 

 some specially good seed yourself, 

 purchase a good strain now. 



The present is a good time to make 

 an outdoor sowing of mignonette for 

 fall flowering. Outdoor mignonette 

 never produces such spikes as we get 

 under glass in late winter, but it comes 

 in serviceable to the average country 

 florist who has a constant call for flow- 

 ers, and scented flowers like mignonette 

 are always popular. Give a rich piece 

 of ground and do not sow the seeds 

 thickly. 



Transplanting Perennials. 



Take the opportunity on cool, cloudy 

 days, when the ground is moist, to trans- 

 plant hardy perennials and biennials. 

 Be sure that the roots are moist when 

 transplanted and firm them well. If an 

 early rain seems improbable, a few cans 

 of water applied carefully will give the 

 little plants a start, but the surface 

 soil should be well loosened about them 

 later with hoe or cultivator. It is some- 

 times necessary to transplant when soil 

 and atmospheric conditions are not ideal. 

 When this is so," dip the roots of the 

 seedlings in clay and water, or any other 

 soil will answer to make a puddle. The 

 loss from seedlings thus treated will be 

 trifling compared with other's which 

 were undipped. 



Propagation. 



In summer, while the propagating 

 house is often untenanted, is a suitable 

 time to increase the stock of show pel- 

 argoniums. English ivy, variegated 

 vinca, crotons, dracsnas, pandanus and 

 dieflfenbachias. A number of deciduous 

 flowering shrubs which root freely from 

 half ripened wood, including such va- 

 rieties as syringas, deutzias, ligustrums, 

 lonieeras, spirteas and many others, can 

 be propagated in this waj'; also gar- 

 denias, allamandas, abelias, oleanders, 

 begonias, such as Gloire de Lorraine and 

 other fibrous rooted sorts, hydrangeas, 

 fuchsias, etc. Greater care is needed, 

 of course, in July than in .January. A 

 close, moist atmosphere, with frequent 

 sprayings overhead, is necessary for the 



bulk of the plants named, and of course 

 the shade must be heavier than in late 

 winter or early spring. Greater vigi- 

 lance is also necessary after the plants 

 are potted. A dozen times a day they 

 may need a light spraying to keep them 

 fresh on hot days. Then again, if it is 

 dull, they may not need any moisture at 

 all. 



Compost Piles. 



There will now be a constant' drain 

 on the compost pile, and no matter how 

 big and imposing it may look in early 

 spring, it usually shrinks to small pro- 

 portions before fall potting is done. 

 With the pressure of other duties there 

 is a likelihood of the compost heaps 

 being somewhat neglected, in that they 

 are allowed to become overgrown with 

 rank weeds, which will soon eat away 

 much of their richness. Keep the com- 

 post pile clean and you will find it to 

 be money well invested. 



Outdoor Work. 



Apart from the necessary emptying 

 and refilling of benches preparatory to 

 planting various winter crops, the out- 

 door department will now require con- 

 siderable attention. The carnations and 

 violets can hardly be overciiltivated and 

 a hand weeding once a fortnight is also 

 necessary. Asters and other annuals 

 will soon suffer if the ground is allowed 

 to bake about them. After every rain 

 stir up the soil as soon as possible, to 

 conserve the moisture. Even if it does 

 not rain for a month, it is indeed sur- 

 prising what persistent tickling of the 

 surface will accomplish. The more the 

 soil is stirred, the faster the plants seem 

 to grow. 



BOSES AT BAGATELLE QABDENS. 



Readers of The Review are familiar 

 with the annual trials of new roses that 

 are held at the Bagatelle Gardens in 

 Paris and will be interested in the re- 

 sults this season, especially as E. G. 

 Hill Co. was again a winner: 



"The judging of these took place 

 June 14, under conditions that were as 

 favorable, as could be expected, consid- 



ering the long spell of dry, hot weather 

 that has prevailed. The varieties of' 

 1910, seventy-seven in number, came 

 first under review, and two gold medals 

 were awarded, one to Beaute de Lyon 

 (Pernet-Ducher), and the other to Jonk- 

 heer J. L. Mock (Leenders). The first- 

 named belongs to Mr. Pernet-Ducher 's 

 series of hybrid briars. .Tonkheer J. L. 

 Mock is a hybrid tea with large, well 

 formed red and pink flowers. In addi- 

 tion to the medals, three Certificates of 

 Bagatelle were awarded as follows, in 

 the order stated: Viscountess Enfield 

 (Pernet-Ducher), salmon-rose, in the 

 way of Lyon rose; May' Millers (E. G. 

 Hill Co.), a salmon flesh hybrid tea, 

 and William Speed, one of Messrs. Dick- 

 son 's hybrid teas. An extra certificate 

 was awarded to the climbing Wichur- 

 aiana Desire Borgera (Barbier)." 



THE TACOMA BOSE SHOW. 



The first annual show of the Tacoma 

 Rose Society was opened in the state 

 armory Friday afternoon, June 23. 

 Everything was in readiness at 2 

 o'clock and over .3,000 vases of the 

 finest roses, comprising about 2,000 sep- 

 arate entries and showing 1.50 varieties, 

 were on exhibition. 



The armory was decorated by the 

 Jlorists' Club after the general plan 

 suggested by E. R. Roberts. A 20-foot 

 circle of tropical plants in the center 

 screened the orchestra from view. 

 Around this, and filling the main floor 

 space, the rose exhibits of the ama- 

 teurs were arranged, while the displays 

 of the local florists occupied all the 

 .space under the balconies. 



.\mong those exhibiting in the latter 

 class were: The Smith Floral Co., 

 Northwestern Floral Co., Mrs. M. E. 

 Hayden, California Florist, Van Slyke 

 & Seamons, Henry Benthein, A. ' A. 

 Hinz, Louis F. Tschunko, John Watson, 

 H. W. Manike and the Fern Hill Green- 

 houses, 



La Salle, 111.— Miss Ella J. Porter has 

 removed to a newly remodeled, hand- 

 somely arranged store in the Schlaeg- 

 etor building, on First street. 



