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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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



: second crop, but wc would prefer to 

 •nil tlicm out and j)lant anotlier batch 

 r later scedlin<^s. The plants will re- 

 Miiie staking; ii' once the stems become 

 I'ut and twisted, they are of no value 

 \ hatever. 



Such soil as you would use for chrys- 

 mtheniunis -will auswer for snap 

 iragons, and a winter night teuipera- 

 ire of 45 to 50 degrees siiould liot be 

 xceeded. These plants are easily in- 

 ired by fumigation, hydrocyanic acid 

 as being especially damaging to the 

 'ids of the growing shoots. \Ve should 

 ly a blooming season of eight in li'ii 

 i"ks is as long as would be protit- 

 Me.- C. 



SCHIZANTHUS WISETONENSIS. 



' »nc of the best annuals for cut 



\\i'is in winter, or for use as a pot 



lilt for house decoration, is Schizan 



IS Wisctonensis. If wanted at 



listmas, the seed siiould be sown 



I iiig the first week in August, in pans 



Hats, in a mixtiiie of loam, h'at'- 



111 and sand. .\s soon ;is the scoil- 



i:s cMji be hanillccl, put l Ihmm in J'j- 



h jiots. Kee|i them ]i(itteil on and 



^v(>r them in (i inch pots. W'lu'ii the 



's are filled with roots, nianmi' water 



'^tild be given twice a week until the 



"its show color. 



If l;irge plants nr(> wanted, tlicy can 



shifted into 9-inch pots, and. if 



'Wii co(d, they will make j^lants 



■'■isiiring two feet or more tlirough. 



"•'" find, however, that tln^ (i-iiich size 

 'he most convenient to handle. 

 A later batch can be sown in Sep- 



tember, to flower in Feliruary ami 

 March. These can be grown in jiots 

 or planted out on a light bcndi. ten 

 inches apart, in a sandy loam. 'I'liey 

 should have the same culture as stocks. 

 with a night tem]>erature of 4.') to "lO 

 degrees. They need jdenty <>{' wat'i- 

 wiieii established. If allowed to dry 

 out badly, red spider will attack thi' 

 plants. After the flowers are cut, tlicrr 

 is ample time to follow with stocks tor 

 Memorial day. 



-Nicely flowered ]daTits of tiiis .innnnl 

 slnciild sell on sight at l';ast<i-. If flo 



lists would but give these ;i l hoidugll 



trial. I am sure they would grow more 

 ol' them. Win. .'~^\\;iii. 



EUROPEAN NOTES. 



(lermany lias lost ;i wc^ll known ami 

 stalwart re]>resentat ive Inut icnli nri-^l l'\ 

 the death of lleiniicli Aii^ii^t Koeni- 

 iiianii. h'heingnii. N ic^derw aliiif. ot' the 

 firm of (ioos & Koeneni;inn, who .-iie :n 

 the front rank as raisers .-iiid i iit lodnrn- 

 of new dahlias. iii>es ,'in<l h;iid\ lln\\i i-. 

 Mr. Koenemanii was in the joiiin oi' lite 

 and held in the highest re-|ierr. At oii'' 

 time lie was in t!ie h.-ibit o|' in;ikin^ Im-i 

 iie^s tri|is to the I'nited State-. I nt Lit- 

 teil\- ridiiii(ni>hed .\ meiica ii jonnic}- 

 on account ot' incre.'i^ing |.re-~iire ot 

 ^\"olk in the m;i niigenieiil ol' \\,r inn 

 series. 



Mngk'iiKl ini|.oli< toll- ol ;i-|.:il :iuii- 

 I'l'oiii I'r.'iiice e\<'ry ye;ir in tiie e:iily 

 part of the -('.■isoii, but the ni;iiki>t- ;ire 

 now fully stoi-ked with fine lioiiie ^lown 

 bundles of this table delicacy. i:\e-li;im 

 is the center i>f ;ispar:igns .•iiliiiie in 



Kngland and an asparagii- sliow i- lielc 

 ;iiinii;illy. pii/.cv l.cing gi\cii to;' the 

 he-t Inindle- of iL'n heads. At the .dosr 

 ot' the -how till' Inindle- .'iie moo by 

 aiiciioii. 'I'iio hi'st sample thi- yeai' 

 c;inie t'roin (ieorge Knight, who was" 

 awai'ded the cdia iiipioiislii p cup. [Ii? 

 liiindle weigheil nineteen poiimt'^ siv 

 ounce-. The highest hid t'or it was "*l2." 

 till' liighe>t price e\ei- ^i\cii I'oi the 

 cliampioii-|ii|i Inindle. Tiiei'- u;i;'< :: 

 lienvi. r luindle. tweiitv pounds si.v 

 ounce-. i'i-oin < '. l-'alkner. hut the ipialit> 

 wa- not ei|n;il to Ii. Knight V. 



.lohn W'aterer A Sons, Haosjjot. arr 

 now liohling ilieir :innu;il -how ot' rhodo 

 deihlicins in ;i huge ten! at the lloya; 

 ltoi:Miic (lardeiis. koiolon, England". 

 eo.Hi |)|;ni's are on \iew. witli jipproxi- 

 inaiely loo.nnii llou er-t rn--e- ot' ever;-' 

 known sh.'iile. size and (diar.-oter. 



To dennoi-t r;ite the iitilit\ o! c.'irn;! 

 I ion- .-i-; lied'l i n^ pl;i nt -. 1 ho 1 inuli-ii i 'er 

 petii:il !-"!iiw cri ng ( 'ai ii.il ooi Soriciv. i- 

 ;iu;i i n roihiiirt i ng .'i t ri;ii oi r:i i e.-it iom- af 

 llie li'o\,-il llofanic (iai(|eii-. Tn, .\,i 

 I lioii.-il |l;ilili:! Society :ind 'i,o .\ .'i 1 1. ■li.-i . 

 I !i r\ -:! lit lic'!M II tn .^oi-iot\ :iie o;,.-!, "on 



(liictiiiL: trial- ot' t.heir ic-| <'.\, ilo.wrv 



:i ihl. -I'll ■_ I'ea I ei ' h:i ii t ho ; h i e. u.t'U - 

 I I'ol.il. I ho \ :i I io|i;i i Sw cot I '.■;i Siii- 1, t . '> 



I fii I- are in I'lill -u i lo.^. 



The 'jri':it ;iiitiii:il -In-w .i ; '^l>^i^. "UC 

 mI the l:il^e-t ill l\n:^ l;i lul . \> .1 - ojHfH't, 

 I .lime 1 "1 :i 11. 1 oil ; liii t d:i \ i lo'i'i' >v ef« 

 I 1 .L'vo \ i-ilof-. There w o'e 1 1;, o.\ 

 hii'iiors. (wo. 



Yorkvillc. Hi. .leior a llo^-io; arc 

 liiii I'l i Ol; :i l; 1 eoiilioii-e on tiieic i^rop- 

 oit V lie:: r t h.' 1:' i li o;hl ^lat ion. 



