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The Florists^ Review 



NOVKMBiiU 7, l'JV2. 



sc'iitiug 1 'resident Taft was made of a 

 large, Hat, round jjumpkin. This was 

 swung Jrotu the ceiling liy three wires 

 wrai)|ic(i with Itlue and white crepe 

 liaj)er and an electric light placed inside 

 the puiiiipkin made of it a chandelier 

 throwing a lieautiful yellow light on 

 the tioor of th(> \\indow, which was cov- 



ered with the autumn leaves and cou- 

 tainod, in tall \ ases, yellow and white 

 chrysanthenuims. red, white and pink 

 roses, and red, white and pink carna- 

 tions, togi'th(>r with a few small plants 

 in pots. The hack and sides of this 

 window wei'c also lined with the corn- 

 stalks. 



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Poinsettias. 



T\ni llower luacts will nuw be show- 

 ing on the poinsettias, and now is the 

 time when some additional heat can be 

 applied with l)enetit. Of course the 

 I'lants will still come along well in a 

 temperature of .")() degrees at night, but 

 if you want lirst-class bracts well de- 

 veloped liefore Christmas, give them 10 

 degrees more heat. This also is the 

 period of all others in their develop- 

 ment when feeding tells. For this i)ur- 

 ])ose liquid cow or sheep manure once 

 in four or five days is excellent. He 

 careful not to gi\"e it too strong, or the 

 leaves will suffer. A pinch of Clay's 

 f(>rtilizer. a mldespoouful to an 8-inch 

 jiau, will al>n be found an exccdlent 

 stimulant. It leaves show at all ]>ale in 

 color all over the plant, tone them up 

 by weak doses of soot water, which 

 will mak(> the foliage a rich, dark green 

 color. 



The making uj' into pans, if still un 

 finished, should lie conii)leted at once. 

 Water with care, rememliering that 

 either too nuudi or too little will cause 

 yellow leaves, and poinsettias with bare 

 stems are not salable. Avoid heavy 

 fumigations, as these also are bad for 

 the foliage, if any shoots are still un- 

 su])ported, see to it that they are staked 

 at once. You can have some poinsettias 

 well developeij tor Thanksgiving if re- 

 (piired. To secure these, give the plants 

 O.J to 70 <legrees at night. -\s a rule, 

 however, the sah^ for them at that festi- 

 \al is not actixc as compared with 

 Christmas. 



Lilies for Christmas. 



Cold storage lilies which are coming 

 along for < hristmas should show their 

 liuds by the middle of November, and a 

 house kept at (io degrees at night will 

 suit them. 1, ilium sjieciosum wanted 

 for the same holiday is better grown "i 

 ilegrees cooler. Jveej) all lilies freely 

 sprayed and do not neglect either to 

 f>imigate regularly or else sjtray with 

 nicotine or some other iiiscctici,|c, ]i, 

 keep ajdiis in check. 



Gardenias. 



Anyone can yruw and tbiwer garde 

 nias successfully duriiiL; the spring 

 months, but from the eaily part of 

 .November until the end of January is 

 the time when they lu't th<> most 

 money, as this is the period when the 

 fewest appear on the market. Plants 

 which .'ire budded freely will, with 

 prcjper care, ]irove profitable. \\'heii 

 these are grown in ]iots there is less 

 danger of the buds dropidng, provided 

 pufiicient heat can be given them, (iar- 

 denias, to be grown successfully, need 

 a warm house; a temperature nt (i.") to 



(is degrees at night in winter is not too 

 high, and li'i to (i:^ degrees on sever(> 

 nights should be the absolute minimum. 

 They also enjoy a little bottom heat, 

 and plants in benches with a How and 

 return steam or hot water pipe below 

 them dry out better and are far less 

 liable to have the yellows or dr(pp])ing 

 buds than those Avithout this aid. 



The weiither has been so warm this 

 season that plants are flowering freely 

 thus early, and a sudden sharp drop in 

 temperature may cause disaster; hence 

 the temjierature, watering and xcntilat- 

 ing must be looked after with care. 

 The ventilators should never be opened 

 with a rush, but a little at a time. 

 Close them down fairly early in the 

 aftc^rnoon and bottle up a nice, moist 



heat. Any spraying, which will be lu^ 

 essary at least twice a week, should 1 

 done early in the morning, so that tl> 

 folisige will be well dried before nigh 

 Plants w(dl rooted in jiots will appr. 

 ciate weak numure water, but i 

 benches it will be safer to apply 

 light mulch of soot and old cow manui 

 and omit li(piid applications until th 

 eiul of .lainuiry, when th(> sun will !■ 

 increasing in power. 



Cyclamens. 



There is a comparatively long seaso 

 for cyclamen plants in the market . 

 They api)ear as early as September an. 

 on the other hand, many will next yea 

 be sold for Easter. This means tha 

 there is a sale for them during half th 

 year. It is important to have a gooi 

 batch in as fine shape as possible for 

 both Thanksgiving and Christmas, aiu: 

 in order to have them nicely in bloon 

 the plants must have a temperature oi 

 .'>2 to 55 degrees at night. These earl\ 

 flowered plants will not be so stocky a-^ 

 the later ones, but there is a great ad 

 vantage in moving them before the end 

 of the year and having the bench space 

 they have been occupying for some 

 other crop, instead of carrying the same 

 jdants three months longer. 



Do not let the plants stand too close- 

 ly; each should stand quite clear of its 

 f(dlow. KcMuove any bad foliage, weeds 

 or surface scum which may appear, and 

 give them the fullest possible sunlight 

 and a position well up to the glass. 

 I'eed regularly when the jiots are well 



Hallowe'en-Political Window of Southwestern Seed Co. 



