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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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View of the Haarlem Jubilee Exhibition, with Narcissus and Other Bolbs in Foreground from J, J. GruIIemans & Sons, Lisse. 





.i! Iicnclii iij;' ;is :i < lifist iii;is cT(i|>. It' 

 \'<\\ li;iv(' 11(1 cuttings ;iiicl wiiiil ;i (|Uini 

 'i\\ of pliints, sow sdiiic seed now. Do 

 iMii iiM' inixtiii'cs. No one wants sucli. 

 ii''t [packets (if one (H' two ilistinc; 



"lors, Mii-li as will sell in any market. 

 I -e the tall \ariety in preference to 



iwarf or so called internu'diat e strains, 



1^ it proilnces so much strony-er s|iikes. 



GRULLEMANS' SUCCESS. 



An ^ tile exliihitors at the i^reat 



tiildlee show at Haarlem, Holland, .1. 

 ■ '. <iriilleinaiis cV Sons, Lisse, liaxc ln-eu 

 oiisiticiioiisly successful, winniiifi three 

 ^old medals and two silver jiilt iiied- 

 iK. The fii)ld medals were awarded 

 lor the best early tiiliits. the hest tii 

 i|is at the oxhihition, and the hest col 

 lection of narcissi. The silver yilt 

 iiedals wtM-e won on named hyacinths 

 ■nd collection of miscfdlaneons hiilhs. 



It is iiitoresti nj; to recall that at 

 he floral exhibition in 1 S.")(i this (inn 

 Iso ohtaineil hiyliest awards for tn 

 ' |is, narcissi and iiyacinths. The Imsi 

 'ess was estaldislied in |s;5i>. hut not 

 nitil 1854 did the firm really enter 

 lie fiidd as Imlh exporters, the fmiiider 

 •t tiie l)nsiiiess makiiii; Journeys 

 hioiiyh Cennany. hefore the adxciit 

 f railways, on liorsehack. The hiisi 

 ""-s is now international in (diarac 

 ei. the present senior partner and his 

 •111- sons travidiny regularly in Kuro 

 "■an countries and .America. .1. .1. 

 'inllemans, Jr., was only K! years old 

 lien he made liis first hiisiness trip 

 ■ America and easil\- took the palm 

 •~ the youngest of the many Holland 

 ' ilh men in .\merica that season. He 

 ■IS since made reynjar joniiiey^ 

 lioiiiih the States and liecome well 

 ii"Wii to many Imlh iiieitdiaiits. 



riie (inn "s catalo<iiie is one of the 

 litest pnhlishe.l in Holland. The liHn 

 'litioii i-ontaiiis |s(i paycs. (inelv 

 "■''if«''l. and in ad<lition to the usual 

 "■'■ 'if Inilhs i-(iiitaiiis a list of manv 

 ''"'■ and choice xaiietirs ,,f mi-cella 



'' - hnlhs ciiltixaled hy the lii'iu. 



^aii-i>si ,-||,. sn-dijoly s|ieciali/,ei| in. 



' '"' 1 ^"i I catalogue conlaiiieil elexeii 



' •■ilieties; the j'.lld catahii;ue. l.-'iUll, jn- 



'"'liiiLi --oii f til,. 1,1(1^1 receiitK in 



'""l'li-'''l -eedlin--. All eNp,,lt t|:|d,. is 



'"III' \\^t/i .\meiica, I'ln-iand, t.ennany. 

 ^ii^liia/ li'ii-^^ia. .\(i|-\va\. Swi^deii. -An^ 

 ' '■••ilia/ Africa. Hi ii i-h ( nhinihia, ( .-in 



ada, etc., anil the catalogue is ]mhlished 

 ill the iaiiyiiayt' ot' each countrw 



ASTER BEETLES. 



Is maniire water hetter for asters 

 than the lotted manure.' Hast yt'ar I 

 used I'otted manure, and a small hlack 

 hu)^' killed Iniiidreds of asters for me. 

 It seemed to he the manure that hied 

 them. (!. K. S. 



While manure water is uood for 

 asters, I would iniirli |)refer w(dl rotted 

 1 (iw or horse manure in the yroiiiid. 'I'he 



Tbe Kdltor is pleased 

 when a Reader 

 presents his Ideas 

 on any sublect treated in 



As experience is the best 

 teacher, so do 'we 

 learn fastest by an^ — 

 exchanse of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are brougbt out 

 by discussion. 



(iood pciiniiinsliip. spoiling and 

 fTraniinar, though desirable, are not 

 nocessary. Write as you would talk 

 wlu'U doing your best. 



WK SH^LL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM TOU 



/ 



hlaik heetles, which I pre-uiiie are the 

 pe>t-- nd'erriMl to. do not lome in ! lie 

 maiiiire. I'liev . linw ex er. sei'iii lo hiecii 

 -poiit a iieuii--ly where any a^tei-- are 

 planted. Hand picking is a p.artial re 

 liel Iroiii tiieir atlacd'is. wliicli are 

 iisu;illy I lie worst when the flower- are 

 i'|ieii i n^. I li;i \ e I I leil a \ a liel \ ol 

 r.''i;edie> and liinl H.-iii- ni-ren, at lie' 

 late of one pound In L'.")!' oaHo:;- o! 

 w.ater. m i "-mall ^iHionrnl to ;i 1:.' (piai' 

 waie'i;i.^ ca;,^ -placed o\er the plaiil- 



will idetiii them out in short order. This 

 poison will c(dor even white (lowers so 

 little as to he hardly iioticeahle. It is 

 readily renioscd hy (lii)piiij> the flowers 

 in water. I'se a (iiH> spray noz/.le. when 

 apidsiiiu- the poison, aiol he sure to wet\ 

 all the flowers. 



Other poisons tried iliscidor the 

 foliaye too much, hut .\ou will (iiid the 

 Paris j.>i'eeii in water will prexcnt your 

 tiowers from heinji (dieweil to jiieces. 

 Do not s])ray when rain is imminent, if 

 the poison can stay on a few hours, it 

 will do its work tlioroiiyhtly. ( '. W. 



AMARYLLIS AFTER FLOWERING. 



.Vfter fl()werinj> amaiyllis. they often 

 are sa<Hy neglected and stood in almost 

 .any out of the way jdace. This is all 

 wrony. On tlie treatment they reeei\-e 

 durinjj the yrowiiiy season the (iiiality 

 of the next crop of sjiikes chiefly de- 

 pends, if heiudi s|)a<-e can he sjiared, 

 ;in exccdlent plan is to iiliiiiyc the pots 

 to the hrims in jiartially decaytvl leaves. 

 This keeps the roots co(der and more 

 iiKMst and only a fraction of the water 

 ill" is necessary. If greenhouse space '\ 

 is not at conimand. any c(ddframe with I 

 proptM- liea<ii'oom will answer just as 

 wtdl. Keep sashes (ui all the time, hut « 

 never (dose tluMii. Syrinuc the jdants 

 e\er\- afternoon and feed e.\er\- foui" 

 or (i\e davs all siuli as .are w(dl pot ■ 

 hound. \'ou will he sur|irised at the 

 way the hiilhs will iiicreas(> in size un- 

 der this treatment. The sashes should 

 lia\e .-I co.Mt of whitening, hut of onh' 

 moderate tlii(d<ness. 



LATE GLADIOLI. 



'I"he hist jdaiitiiin' ,t\' ohidiidi should 

 now he made. ( (f c(Mirse, hulhs niav he 

 kept as late e\en a^ .July, hut there is 

 little ad\aiitaye in it, as the earlier 

 I'lies .ire of hetter <pi;ility. Let the 

 hnlhs he co\-ere(| not less than six 

 iiiclies niid they will withstand the 

 -iiniiiier drought mindi hetter. It is a 

 common error to pkaiit loo s|i;i||,,\\, 

 Keeji the earlier pkinliii^s m the fi(dd 

 VM'JI (lilt i\ atcd. These .-nr this season 

 '"iikiiiU part icnlarly pr(Miii,si,uy... -t |r,'l ii'irs" 

 to the (■Oi(j,.n.|ot"ST '\'<i\lf fler espeiiellced. 

 The ..t'l'icreasino interest in lli's ilowec 

 I i''i\ w ;i I I ant s t he loiinal ion (>f a spe 

 '•lai s((( iel \ 1,1 o|i;n-,| nnd ad wince its 



I 'It (lest s. and We wish e\e|\ sue. -ess j,, 

 I he few l\ ferine. I ( \ ladidhis Sociel \ , 



