Jllv 13, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora. 



\v;i\s is A\ aiiiicr tli;iii mic iii wliicli I here 

 i-. nil fdiir rrt (• till' cuiili'^l I'cll.'ir I cvrv 

 l\lir\V \v;is diiy' ill i-l-AV ;iih| li;iil c-irtll 

 \v:ills, for tilt' liuil(liii>; oxer it fxl cinlcil 

 Imp lii'y(i]i(l tlic pit. I'lilcss yiuir sitiia 

 limi is |ii'i-ii liar, xnii iiu>ilil In 'j,r\ -a 

 ii;itur;il i-i icul.-il imi siiltii-iciit ti> k('i'|i tlic 

 air sweet: \<iu ilmi "t want a ilralt. IT 

 \ Mil re(|nii(' .an air rlianj^i', liie Anieiii'an 

 lilower Co., Detroit, makes a little elee 

 li'jcally ilri\('ii .-ifVair llial will iiuinp the 

 oM air out of .'iiiy rooiii, in wliieli rnsp 

 nature ]iiits I'resli .air in .'lyaiii witlmnt 

 iieatiiiy a ilraft. 



The reference to a salesi'ooni niakc^ it 

 appear likely that hotli ;i cellar ;iiiil a 

 refrigerator aie what wmilil lie lirst in 

 this case. Jf stock is not on ilisplay 

 ill the salesroom it isn't likely that 'lis- 

 turners will ever care to an into tlu' 

 cell.'ir to look jit it, ami I know hy t\ 

 jierieiice tli.at people won't care to wait 

 while the stock is liroiiyht np t'or in- 

 spection, one |iot ;it a time. It' ymi are 

 ret;ii liiijx in yonr salesroom, liy all inr.uis 

 ^e1 a yood ilisjilay refiijieiator ami 

 keep your host stock in it; the siiriins 

 anil the seconds can ijo to the cellai. 



A PLEA FOR MORE ROOM. 



.V cuiiimou iiiistiiko iiiade i)y jilanters 

 is to set jduiits too close toyetliiM'. thus 

 )ire\('iitiny their jiroper ili\ eloim dit. 

 'I'liimitoes. for iiistuiice. are t'liipiiMit 1\ 

 planted less than eighteen iinhi's apai't. 

 when there siiotild be a sji.'ice ot at least 

 fiiiii- feet lietwetMi the iil;iiits. An! in 

 ihis city, .'ind many otliers, there are 

 treis on the public street^, and in pri- 

 \ati' lironnds, tliat ha\c :ittained ■■' di- 

 ameter of iiiort> than t(Mi im he>. that 

 are standing less th.iii ei^ht feet l.-oni 

 I'.-ii h other, wliile the inteival should be 

 thirty-five feet or more, whicli woulil 

 L;i\e tiiem room for symmetrical growth. 



Tiie illustration on this )i;i;^i'. repro- 

 duced from a photoyraiili. shows a pl.ant 

 o1' llydran^e.a paniculata u; ;indilior;i 

 that measures oifrhteen .'ind one half 

 feet across, while th(> \vriter recently 

 Motieod a bed six feet in di.ameter. on 

 a lawn here, in which twenty three 

 |ilants of tlie s.'ime variety had been set, 

 no donbt with tlie exj)ect;ition th.'it they 

 would {frow and do well. 



Jn ])lauting trees and shrubs, it is 

 best to use young and small s|ieciinons; 



but those \\ho <lo or direct the work 

 should i-eali/e ih.at ;it inaturitx' the.v 

 will be much laruei'. and should allow 

 them a liberal amount of room in whicli 

 to doveloj). W. '1'. P.ell. 



PLANTS FOR FLOODED GROUND. 



What tree. \ cLiel .a Me or tlowei' will 

 i;ro\\ on ^^i-ouinl that nserliow s six or 

 sexcii feet every two oi' three ^('ars.' 

 The w.-lter stavs uii it a week or less. 



S. (•'. 



Mllrll would ilepelld oil whether the 



llooiliii;^ occurs ill wintei' or summer. 

 I'"e\v trees would be killed or even sel'i 

 ouslv injured by ,a tloodiiii^ in \\inte!' 

 •and many would not mind ;i similar 

 Hood in summer. Shrubs wnuld be 

 likely to sillier sevei'ely from suiiimer 

 floods, but it' they come when the iilant-^ 

 li.ave no, folia^:e little il;iliia;;i' will be 

 likely to\-esult. There are tew vege- 

 tables which wuuld -^urvivi' a -week's 

 floodinii'. If ill yi'owth at the time, all 

 would |irob;iblv be di"-t roved. few of 

 the hardy lu'rbareou-- plants would be 

 killed by even ;i week'> llood i |' it came 

 in winter and the ground dried out well 

 afterwards. < »f course. 1 1' the L^rouiid 



;ifter beiny flooded had .i thick deposit 

 of mud left on it. the likidihood of dam 



ajie would be L;ri'atlv i ncre;i>-eil. 



C. \V. 



SOIL FOR PALMS AND FERNS. 



I ;iiu :i ret.ail tlori^t and have a small 

 riin-^erv ,a1 ory in the rear ol' inv store. 

 1 li.avc (jiiite a few tciii'~ and jialms 

 lel't n\er irom l.a^t -ea-^oii :iiiil should 

 like til ^row them mi tor next I'.'ill 

 ()un (it I Miiladelphia ''- leadiii;^' ;^rower^ 

 advi-<ei| me to live llie I nl li iw i ii;^' com 

 I o^t : Two .and one halt' I. arrows ol 

 soil. (Hie b.arrow ol cew iii.aniire. one 

 liiicket ol' sheep niaiinre. one buid\et^ ot 

 liiiiie. (iiic barrow ol lior-e manure and 

 one liiii-ket (if blood. 1 -Imnld miKdi 

 like to k now W liet her t lle-^e prii]iiil- 

 t ioii> a le ciiirect . M . .1 , < '. 



Smdi a com |iii--t a- thai ^ii^^ested 

 niie;ht be ii-ed tor a 1 1 ii i 1 1 le^^i n^' ,,|| 

 p;i I in^ t h.al a re m iic ii pot Imii iid, bill 

 Won 111 not be i|ii it e a >a le | iicpa lat ion 

 to use :iv .1 |ioItin;: ^oil I'oi pabii^ .aiel 

 ierii^, tor the leasKii thai the prnpni 

 tioll III' liltroi^eli i^ too lal^;e. It would 

 be better to le.ave out the (hied blood 

 eiilirely .ami to u--e h.alt' iIk- ((liaiitifv 

 lit the other I'ert i I i/.e l -. Veil Would 

 thus have .-1 coinpii^t iha! uoidd be 

 ■A bii iida lit 1 \ lie h tor all iii'(| i iia rv pin 

 |.ove~. ■ \V. li. T. 



THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT. 



The acciini p.a n V 1 11;^ illii^tiation >how- 

 the establishment nf lleiiiy haut. at 

 |)ecatur. 111., which i^ typical of .a larL;e 

 cla.-s ol' florists' pl,•|l•e'^. Mr. and .Mrs. 

 I>;iiit are shown in tin piiture. Tliev 

 do .a l.ariie part of the work themselves 

 and a i^ood p.irt ot' the -tocl: .Mr. l»aiit 

 pei'soiially plants on the ei'iimnis o|' hi^ 

 ciistoini'rs. lie handle-. practical); 



I'V erythiiii; in the plant hue. iiicludine 

 uiirserv stock, and the i ree beiicatii 

 which ,M IS. l)aiit stands '^ one he 

 plaiiT('(l himsidt' and whidi he cites a- 

 an evidence that hi^ trees i^inw. The 

 picture is tiirtlier i har.artei'ist ic oi' 

 establishments o|' this class m that at 

 the 1 i nil- t he photo^'ra ph w a< nuol' 

 iheie were idled Up back' ol' the I'ence. 

 W llel e ills! line cniuel (i I I lie <la(d\ 

 --hoWs, ."..ililll feet ot' |i;\L'i -las- liir Use 

 I II a h .a ( Hit ion til I he hoiis.... 



Kalamazoo, Mich. -The Ka kama/o.. 



I'liiial < II. li;is been i licorpi ii a t e( 1 , with 

 •i (■■luilal -lock III' -ijii.oiiii 







Establishment of H. Daut, Decatur, III. 



