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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JuNi: 23, 1111' 



SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



Poinsettias. 



Ill puiiisotl ins, tlif nld stock plants 

 arc now yicldiiij; an abundanct' ol' ont- 

 tinfj;s. Bo suii- to look o\('i' tlioso twice 

 a wt'i'k, so tiiat tlicy caiiiiot become too 

 loiij,'. 'IMircc iiiclics is a nice len<fth for 

 ciitt inj,'s. Ill making tlieiii, take tlie 

 leaves olV tolerably liare. Leavin»f on 

 a lot of toliaj^c simply means that a 

 lar^c part ot' it will decay and jirob- 

 ably cause the rcdtiiiy of the cuttings 

 themselves. 



Early i)ro])agated cuttings, which 

 would grow too long to be of any use 

 for ]>an culture, must be kept ]tolted on. 

 Or, better still, if bench space allows, 

 plant them out in five or six inches 

 of good loam; soil such as a'ou would 

 gi\e to chrysanthemums will answer 

 admiraldy. When (juantities of late 

 cuttings are Avanted for jians, it is a 

 good plan to jdant the stock outdoors, 

 where, Avith a little wanner and more 

 summer like Aveather. cuttings Avill be 

 pro(|iiced in (juantity. 



Eucharis Amazonica. 



Both wlien grown in jiots and in 

 benclu's, llucharis Amazonica usually 

 gi\es a second croj) of tloweis in June. 

 If in )iots. as soon .-is the llowers are 

 cut give the plants a top dressing and, 

 in order to get an excellent growth on 

 them throu;;h the suniniei' months, ]ilace 

 the p'lts in a colilfi'aine, plunged to 

 their brims in a mixture of strawy 

 manuie and lea\cs. which will jirovide 

 a gentle bottom heat. I'lace shadeil 

 sashes o\er the plants. s|iiay and shut 

 them up suflicieiitly early in the aft 

 ernociii to bottle up a brisk heat. Treat 

 ed thus, eucharis will make a gr.and 

 growth, and, if pl.acc^d in a ilry. inod- 

 eratel\ <-o(il house about the cikI of 

 Sejitember and gixcn a few we(dvs' rest, 

 they can be start(Ml in ht\at to furnish 

 a crop of flowt^rs for <'hristinas. Do 

 any necessary jiotting bet'or(^ jilacini; 

 the ]ilants in the t'lanies. but al\\a\> 

 remember that they llower best when 

 Well polboiind, ill which i-ondition tlie\- 

 should ha\e an abmiil;i m-e oi' liipiid ma 

 nure. 



Late Bedding Plants. 



'I'lii' U n'~e:i>uliabl\' cnld \\e;ilher ]ire 

 \:iiliiiL; .■\er ;i lariie part ot' the i-riun- 

 tr\- ha^ cun<ideralil\- ilelaved bedclin^ 

 out. I ',1 rt.j'' iil:i ily is this true ot' sub 

 triipicii; \ .-I I ii't le^. wliicji sim|i|y starxe 



\\ hel, I he w e;il lie | i ■- cold a tiil wet . 

 'I'lieii I- :iiv\:i\^ nii'le it je-.^ ot' ;i ,\r 



m.'MiM \'<'i bediliiiM -.ii.rk riiiht through 



the Up. lit h 111 .1 line. It i^ a 'J. I pla n 



til -ee. (ii-t. rh;il we li:i\c ;i SMllicieiit 

 i|Uaiiti!y .it' I'.acli \aiicly ie--ei\cd and 

 Jilailleil nut tor oiir<el\e>. ;ini| then get 

 the ) eiii;t i n iiig b.'ilclies III plants gatli- 

 1 !..| tn^ellier ill 1i:illie~, where tl|e\- call 



111 II .■i.li!\ \\ atere.i. l-':i r I .hi nt'i en do 

 We -ee u tew |i|ant^ here ;ilii| there, 

 '-c;i ' t . i'e. I .-ill .abnllt. .•||ii| e II t a 11 i II ;.i- coli- 

 ~i.|i-i ;i ble >.cii 11 M 1!^ ;i i>Mi ihl when :i II \' or 



del ■.„ I ci-i'i \ r. j I I ;i 1 1 1 he pl;i lit •- .'I le 



kei.t ;.L;etl]el-, it i- e:i-.\ to ^'ee wlli'lhei' 



an order can be filled or not. Do not 

 leave em]ity pots lying above and below 

 benches and outdoors, wherexcr plants 

 sold may chance to lie. (iailier them 

 u|) and stack them away neatly accord- 

 ing to their sizes. 



Show Pelargoniums. 



As the show pelargoniums pass out 

 of flower, stand them outdoors. Reduce 

 the water supply gradutilly and, as the 

 foliage begins to take on a gidden hue, 

 lay the plants on their sides and keep 

 them dry for a few weeks, if extra 

 good sized ]>lants are desired for next 

 spring, cuttings can be obtained in 

 abundance now. As a general rule, it 

 is better to wait until August for these, 

 when the wood is somewhat firmer and 

 less liable to damp otf in case of very 

 hot weather. 



Propagating Flowering Shrubs. 



There are many deciduous shrubs 

 which can now be jirojiagated, while 

 the wood is in a half ripened condition. 

 As a general rule, smtill growers pre- 

 fer to buy these ]>lants from some of 

 the big specialists, rather than boiher 

 with it themselves. The best jiropagat 

 iiig place foi' shrubb(M\- is in ,a cold 

 frame. .\ little warm manuie, to gi\e 



iiii- 



a gentle bottom heat, is an adv;ii 

 The soil should be fairly sand 

 cuttings .and not too he.avy. M,, 

 shades should be used and air - 

 be admitted carefully at all times 

 The following are some of the 

 ties of flowering shrubs which ma 

 lie jiropagated: Hydrangea p.anii 

 and arboresccns, weigelias, I'h i 

 ]>luis Lcmoinei and coronarius, den 

 lilacs, ligustrums, loniceras, ki 

 syin]dioricarpos and viburnums, 

 of these varieties come readilv 

 seed and are therefore of easy pro 

 tion. Others, like the lilacs, root 

 ly, and not at all if the wood is n 

 exactly the proper condition of . 

 iiess. 



CALCEOLARIAS. 



^Vhen should I sow calceolaria i,,! 

 winter flowering? A. ( ), < 



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It is rather early yet to sow se.n m 

 •herbaceous calceolarias. During tin- h..! 

 summer months the seedlings are h ilil, 

 to damp olf. I always have the Imsi 

 success with seed sown about Augn-i 1. 

 in a coldframe facing the north. < i\i! 

 the sash with a board shutter to kci]. 

 it cooler in the frame until gerinin.i! mi: 

 takes place. A lean-to greenhouse i.i, 

 ing north is also a suitable jilace tu put 

 the seed pans. Calceolarias caniiut In 

 classed as winter-flowering pl.n:!-. 

 Their real blooming jieriod is Ajiii! nii.i 

 May. The rugosa section can be il.w 

 ered a little ahead of the herb.o . mi- 

 varieties. It is impossible to t mi 



these calceolarias. Heat will s[ .:il\ 



ruin them. They must be grown 



all the time if good jilants are wair.il 



ADDING LIME TO BENCH SOIL. 



''an 1 safel\- mix lime with iiin carna- 

 tion siiil before wlieeliii:^ il onto the 

 iienche--.' If Ml, hiiw much iiliie vhniilii 

 be ii'-ed for each w lieell in II . i\\ lii;ii|.' 

 Will it impnixe the -oil .' .1. \\ 



Whet her t he .aibliii^ ol' linie will im 



prove \oiir soil caiilliil be del elliil !ir.! 



wiiliiiiit more k iiiiw leiji^e .>t ciiiiil It imis 

 than ymir letter L:i\e-. rmlrr certain 

 CI 111. I it ion-, lime will iinprii\c almost 

 any ^nil, but I hi- c;inniii be -.•lid in aii\' 

 ;iiii| ;ill ca-e-. It' nihii -nil i- i n.-l i ii.mI to 



lie -ii^;;\- ;in<l -nlir. Inn.' will ci l i ;i i lll \- 

 sweeten and iinpinve it. Itnt it' it i- i,\' 

 l^oiiil lextiiie an. I in ;;iioi| niei-|i;ili ical 

 I iiiidi I ion. I Willi!. I init ;o|i| anv lime 

 to it ;it t 111- I iine. It will I e better to 

 wait until vmir plants ha\e in.-nle some 

 growth, .•ilnl Villi c'lli -noil -ee whether 

 the Soil i- delicieiit in pnt.ash. If tln^ 

 stems conie w e;i !< under iiorinal culture, 

 then \oii i;iii .idd lime or wood ashes 

 with ;foiii| re-iilt^. To add |iotash to 

 -nil which i- .alie.-idy well supplied with 

 potash Wniild cause the stems to come 



brittle, and the flowers to lack 

 stance. So do not add anything !■ 

 soil unless you feel sure it is le 

 .""^ee that your soil is rich in iii' 

 by .adding to it a liberal <piani ' 

 humus before you house your 

 tions. Potash and phosphoric ac 

 be added at any time their need 

 tected, ill the sha|i(> of topdressin 



A. F. .1 



THRIPS ON OLD PLANT. 



I'lease int'iirm iiie as to the bi- 

 ed\ for fillips on carnations. \\ ^ 

 been troubled ■\vith this pest la*e 

 as we an .''boiit re;iii\' to einp' 

 houses. We should like to kill t'a"- 

 are on the old plants, e\ en if ' 

 the jdants too, so ."s to h;i\e tie 

 clean for tiie new crep. A\'e ilit' 

 burn all the old ]il;iiits. bill 

 lik: to kill the pest-^ in the l.i" 

 t'ore -we remove the plant-. 



1'. .*. W. ' 



Tf you have only carnations i 

 liiiuseH and \ oil do not need to i-"' 

 •aiMthini; except to exteiinin.'ii ' 



