JL.NE 2, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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|.iriu;i) Japonica or some of its im- 



VL'inents for cutting for Monioriai 



\. von will probably bo i^otting ready 



n to throw away tlu; [)iants. It is 



,. tliey cau be bouglit inexpensively. 



V i-au also be grown at a low cost 



i.t at our own doors. Select a j)iece 



licli. rather moist ground. Chop 



lai\\jer clumps iu two with a sliarp 



i>' antl i)lant them out in jiurseiy 



. - thirty inches apart, allowing lif- 



u inches between the plants. Keej) 



:| cultivated. By the eiul of the 



cihl season you Avill have big, heavy 



iiips. whicii will need dividing into 



■f ur four in some cases, and these 



flower far better than any you 



liiiy in Holland or Belgium. Jf you 



-pare the ground, grow some of your 



spira'a clumps. Vou will be sur- 



~i'i| to see how well they gi'ow and 



A finely they will force. 



AstUbe Queen Alexandra. 



^pr.iking of astilbes reminds us that 

 ill' the glorious peach-pink variety, 



■ en Alexandra, is as yet seen only iu 



■ •{(Mate quantities commercially, it 

 uctting cheaper each year and is 



iiinl to have a trcmemlous sale. 

 ;.>'ii.illy at Memorial day. l'rol)ably 



• white forms will continue to be 

 ^ "it'd at l-laster. This astilhe does 



• ' fnke ]<indiy to eaijy ami hard forc- 

 l;. liui if allowed to come on iu a 

 ■'I house it is superb at the end of 



Jt is of vigorous habit and 5- 

 ]"tts of it will carry more spikes 

 any olhei' astilbe, either pink or 

 The plants want a shaded 

 v.-lien opening, to prevent the 

 i:i'ling out of tlie flowers. Every grower 

 -IhiuM ]dan to buy some of these and 

 uin\\ them for Memorial day, 1911. 



Lorraine Begonias. 



It you do not propagate your owu 



I 'Maine begonias — and it is far bet- 



'■ 1 for many snmll growers to se- 



■ ''le stock from some reliable special- 



' ' -the present is a suitable time to 



I ircluise a quantity of young plants. 



I ''Cp them in a rather warm house 



iiicli is not heavily shaded. When 



'ting use j)]euty of flaky leaf-mold. 



•iraine begonias like a light and 



•dcrately rich soil, througli which 



tcr jiasses freely. It is not yet too 



1' to take cuttings from any old stock 



lUts. Some good bottom cuttings are 



■v being produced and these will root 



idily. The slow rate of growth on 



'iraines during the early summer 



iiths is discouraging to beginners in 



•ir culture. They make rapid head- 



y with tiie coming of cooler even- 



-:^ in August. 



Tender Nymphaeas. 



I'hc weather is now sufficiently settled 



allow the jdanting out of any of the 



nder water lilies. Of the day-bloom- 



L,' v.irieties a few of tlie best are: 



• Capensis, Cape lilue water lily; N. 

 '•rnlea, l)hie Egyptian lotus; N. Zan- 

 liariensis, deep blue; N. Zanzi- 



•iriensis rosea, rose; N. pulcherrima, 

 i,dit blue, a hybrid of N. caTulea; Mrs. 

 . AV. Ward, rosy pink, very fine. Of 

 ight bloomers a few good sorts are: 



•■ rubra, purplish red; X. Stnrtevantii, 

 ink, sometimes red; N. dentata, white; 



•. dentata magnifica, creamy white; 



■• 13eaniana, light pink; X. Devoniensis, 



"d. 

 Tjilics do best j)]anted in natural beds 



'I mud, but, as this is not always at 



""iinand, half barrels answer well for 



A. Alost. 



a season, also ]iox(>s three to ii\e feet 

 square and a foot tieep; six to twelve 

 inches should be allowed between top 

 of boxes and water surface. l^se 

 half cow Tuanure and half loam for 

 compost, (.'over with three inches of 

 sanil, to juevent washing away after 

 the plants are jilaced in them. Xevcr 

 ]dant water lilies in a shady spot; they 

 want the fullest sunlight. 



ALOST OF NEW ORLEANS. 



A. Alost, ]ir('sii!('nt of the Xew Or- 

 leans Horticultural Society, started 

 •lune 1 for a ttiur of l'hiro]pe, to occupy 

 the greater part of the summer. He 

 will visit all Iho larger horticultural 

 establishments in I'lurope in the inter- 

 est of his ))i-ivat(' business and at the 

 same time to exploit the horticultural 

 department of the I'anama Exposition, 

 to be held at Xew Orleans in 191o. 

 The Xew Orleans Horticultural Society 

 intends that in so far as horticulture is 

 concerned this exjiosition shall 1)0 the 

 grandest ever lield in America and it is 

 earnestly desired that all leading hor- 

 ticulturists, not only in this country 

 but in Europe, participate iu it. 



It has been the annual practice of 

 Mr. Alost to entertain the society at 

 dinner at Rose Villa X^ursery. The 

 event coming just before his departure 

 for Europe, the society expressed its 

 love and esteem for its president by re- 

 sponding to the invitation in large num- 

 bers, there being more than 100 mem- 

 bers and guests seated about the tables 

 when the festivities began. While the 

 steaming dishes were being served Sec- 

 retary C. R. Panter presented Mr. Alost 

 with a silver tea set and also a hand- 



sonu' tra\i'ling bag. His ri'inarks on 

 behalf of the society were expressive 

 of the good will that went with the 

 gift. This little incident unnerved the 

 host, but lie responded happily, and 

 resigned liis office as toastmaster in 

 favor of Secretary Panter, who acquit- 

 ted himself with dignity. 



Atnong those who spoke were P. A. 

 T'liopin, U. J. Virgin, C. \V. Eichling, 

 .loseph Steckler, Ed. Baker, Harry Pap- 

 worth !ind several guests not members 

 of the trade. A toast was [>ro[iosed to 

 .John El)len. the treasurer of the so 

 ciety, who was detained at home. 



After the dinner the guests w(>re 

 taken about the establislnnent and 

 ujion returning to the house were again 

 treated to light refreshments. The la 

 dies of the house entertained with songs 

 and music and dancing in the big par- 

 lors. The I'rowds left Rose Villa long 

 after dark atul were brought to their 

 res|H'ctive destinations in the l)ig 

 wagons of Joseph Steckler. 



The Xew Orleans Horticultural So- 

 ciety is L'G years old and a local news- 

 jiaper, in an account of the dinner, said 

 the society lias done more toward beau- 

 tifying iSew Orleans than any other or- 

 ganization. 



The officers are: A. .Most, president; 

 Herman Doescher, vice-president; C. R. 

 Panter, secretary; John Eblen, treas- 

 urer. 



Corry, Pa.— :Mrs. :Milton Caldwell has 

 opened a flower store in the traction 

 office. 



Des Moines, la.— The Iowa Seed Co. 

 is planning an important addition to 

 its greenhouses this season. 



