June 30, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 







Schizanthus Wisetonensis, the Cut Flower Possibilities of which are Neglected. 



a second crop, but we would prefer to 

 pull them out and plant another batch 

 of later seedlings. The plants will re- 

 quire staking; if once the stems beconje 

 bent and twisted, they are of no value 

 whatever. 



Such soil as you would use for chrys- 

 anthemums -will answer for snap- 

 dragons, and a winter night tempera- 

 ture of 45 to 50 degrees should hot be 

 exceeded. These plants are easily in- 

 jured by fumigation, hydrocyanic acid 

 ^'as being especially damaging to the 

 onds of the growing shoots. We should 

 say a blooming season of eight to ten 

 weeks is as long as would be profit- 

 ;tble. C. 



SCHIZANTHUS WISETONENSIS. 



One of the best annuals for cut 

 flowers in winter, or for use as a pot 

 jiant for house decoration, is Schizan- 

 thus Wisetonensis. If wanted at 

 < hristmas, the seed should be sown 

 'luring the first week in August, in pans 

 or flats, in a mixture of loam, leaf- 

 mold and sand. As soon as the seed- 

 I'-ngs can be handled, put them in 2i/>- 

 inch pots. Keep them potted on and 

 flower them in 6-inch pots. When the 

 pots are filled with roots, manure water 

 should be given twice a week until the 

 plants show color. 



If large plants are wanted, they can 

 l>e shifted into 9-inch pots, and, if 

 grown cool, they will make plants 

 Pleasuring two feet or more through, 

 ye find, however, that the 6-inch size 

 's the most convenient to handle. 



A. later batch can be sown in Sep- 



tember, to flower in February and 

 March. These can be grown in pots 

 or planted out on a light bench, ten 

 inches apart, in a sandy loam. They 

 should have the same culture as stocks, 

 with a night temperature of 45 to 50 

 degrees. They need plenty of water 

 when established. If allowed to dry 

 out badly, red spider will attack the 

 plants. After the flowers are cut, there 

 is ample time to follow with stocks for 

 Memorial day. 



Nicely flowered plants of this annual 

 should sell on sight at Easter. If flo- 

 rists would but give these a thorough 

 trial, I am sure they would grow more 

 of them. Wm. Swan. 



EUEOPEAN NOTES. 



Germany has lost a well-known and 

 stalwart representative horticulturist by 

 the death of Heinrich August Koene- 

 mann, Rheingau, Niederwalluf, of the 

 firm of Goos & Koenemann, who are in 

 the front rank as raisers and introducers 

 of new dahlias, irises and hardy flowers. 

 Mr. Koenemann was in the prime of life 

 and held in the highest respect. At one 

 time he was in the habit of making busi- 

 ness trips to the United States, but lat- 

 terly relinquished American journeys 

 on account of increasing pressure of 

 work in the management of the nur- 

 series. 



England imports tons of asparagus 

 from France every year in the early 

 part of the season, but the markets are 

 now fully stocked with fine home-grown 

 bundles of this table delicacy. Evesham 

 is the center of asparagus culture in 



England and an asparagus show is held 

 annually, prizes being given for the 

 best bundles of 120 heads. At the close 

 of the show the bundled are sold by 

 auction. The best sample this year 

 came from George Knight, who wa» 

 awarded the championship cup. His 

 bundle weighed nineteen pounds six 

 ounces. The highest bid for it was $25,. 

 the highest price ever given for the 

 championship bundle. There was a 

 heavier bundle, twenty pounds six 

 ounces, from C. Falkner, but the quality 

 was not equal to G. Knight's. 



John Waterer & Sons, Bagshot, are 

 now holding their annual show of rhodo- 

 dendrons in a huge tent at the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, London, England; 

 2,000 plants are on view, with approxi- 

 mately 100,000 flower-trusses of every 

 known shade, size and character. 



To demonstrate the utility of carna- 

 tions as bedding plants, the English Per- 

 petual Flowering Carnation Society is 

 again conducting a trial of carnations at 

 the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Na- 

 tional Dahlia Society and the National 

 Chrysanthemum Society are each con- 

 tlucting trials of their respective flowers 

 and, still greater than the three men- 

 tioned, the National Sweet Pea Society's 

 trials are in full swing. 



The great annual show at York, one 

 of the largest in England, was opened 

 June 15 and on that day there were 

 11,280 visitors. There were 145 ex- 

 hibitors. Bee. 



Yorkville, 111. — Jeter & Boston are 

 building a greenhouse on their prop- 

 erty near the railroad station. 



