SEPTEMBEtt 5, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



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Jerome K. Stock. 



with sonic ball and, aft(M- potting, 

 should not require shade. Keep outdoors 

 in an open, sunny spot, water well and 

 spray freely and they will soon recover 

 from the check of lifting. 



Cyclamens. 



The first half of September is the 

 best time to make a liberal sowing of 

 cyclamen seeds. If given proper treat- 

 ment, plants started now will prove one 

 of the best investments for the Christ- 

 mas trade of 1913. It is most impor- 

 tant to purchase the best seed. Do not 

 take mixtures; they will probably con- 

 tain some good colors, but others will 

 be included which no one will want. 

 At the holidays the red shades are al- 

 ways in keen demand and, while whites 

 and pinks do not then move so quickly, 

 they are salable if grown cool until 

 Easter. Do not omit the salmon pinks; 

 they do not carry as large llowers as 

 some other varieties, but the color is 

 decidedly taking. 



Having secured g(iod seed, projicrly 

 prepare the soil for its reception. A 

 light, porous loam and leaf-mold in 

 ecjual parts, with some fine sand added, 

 will be found suital)le. Either pans oi 

 Hats maj- be used for the seed, but be 

 sure the drainage is good. Make the 

 surface fine and even and scatter the 

 seeds evenly, just barely covering them 

 with soil or fine sand. After watering, 

 cover with paper and ])Iace in a warm, 

 moist house, well u]) to the light. If 

 the seed was good and water carefully 

 given, nearly all the seeds should ger- 

 minate. These seedlings will make ex- 

 cellent stock in G inch pots by the end 

 of next year. 



The cyclamen plants intended for 

 earlv winter blooming will alreadv be 



throwing some flowers. If these are 

 still in a coldframe, they should be 

 moved into a greenhouse with a mini- 

 mum temperature of 50 degrees. Do 



not coddle them, but air freely. They 

 still will require some shade on clear, 

 warm days, but it need not be heavy. 

 It will be ])ossible to have the earliest 

 plants in fairly good flower as early as 

 Thanksgiving, if given a housii with 

 some shelves well up to the glass. In 

 such positions they require more care 

 in watering and will also be benefited 

 by a sjiraying in the early afternoon on 

 warm days. Cyclamen should always 

 be grown as near the glass as possible, 

 for if the least drawn they lose much 

 of their beauty. 



STOCK AND HIS STORE. 



.lerome K. Stock, president-elect of 

 the Detroit Florists' Club, is 35 years of 

 age. In 1895 he was employed by 

 Pitcher & Manda and during thb follow- 

 ing two years he was with A. N. Pier- 

 son, Cromwell, Conn. On his return to 

 Detroit he built several greenhouses and 

 opened a store on Putnam avenue, west. 

 Last fall he acquired the property on 

 Warren avenue immediately in the rear 

 of his Putnam avenue houses and built 

 a modern store with residence above. 

 Mr. Stock has built up a fine business, 

 is well known to the trade, and when- 

 even- he has had the floor at the club 

 meetings has commanded respect from 

 all and will no doubt make a splendid 

 ]iresiding officer. The new oflicers were 

 installed at the meeting Tuesday eve- 

 ning, September .">. if. S. 



CUTTING BACK POINSETTIAS. 



Could you do me a favor by letting 

 me know if I could cut poinsettias back 

 as late as September 15 to produce 

 two stems and medium flowers? 



J. C. F. 



It is now rather late to cut back 

 the poinsettias. This should have been 

 done at the end of July. C. W. 



New Store of Jerome K. Stock, Detroit. 



