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The Weekly Florists' Review, 



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New York Florists' Club on its Annual Outing June 28, 1^10. 



ilu'iii. ;iinl if tlir liiif tlicn is used t'rccly 

 .•iiiKiiiy rliciii, they will m.-iko sui'pris 

 iiij^iy r;i|ii(l ;;iu\vtli. M iL;iioiiott c, ti> 

 sui-cccil licst when snwn iinw, wants a 

 .soini'w liai -•Ii.'kIciI jiicatiiMi. 



Antirrhinums. 



I'lniii |ilaiils set ciiil early, a iiii'C 

 lialc-h di' aiil iiihiiiuin cuttings should 

 imw lie |ii<iciirali|('. 'riicsc, if' r(i(iti'<l 

 and k('[it potted alonj^. Nvill makt' nice 

 I incdi |>iit |dant> liy I lie niicjdle el' !Si'|j 

 t enilier. 



It' you lia\e any plant'^ in small pots 

 voii want to iieiicli eail\. do not allow 

 tlieni to liecoMic potliound. Pineli out 

 the tloweiins^ stems as the buds siiow. 

 Keep the plants in a traiue without any 

 ^ashes over them. 1 1' they can lie pai' 

 tially |ihni^ed in line coal ashes, they 

 will leipiire le^s water and <iiow miich 

 l.etter. 



i-'i'om ;i <,n>o(l strain ot' seed jdaiits will 

 rciuie \ery true to colnr. and if no ent 

 tiniis are )iro<nralile, sow some seed 

 now. It is not possiMe to ;^et as even 

 a strain in I'olor or eharacfcr :is t'roin 

 iMitlin^s. liut tlio s(^edlin<,'s |,i,ss(^ss j^reat 

 \ iii'oi- and if kept jiotteil ahuie' iIk'v 

 will make -^trono '.j.-mts liefoie any of 

 the early mum liem-hes aii' c-nt o\ er. 

 In u^in;^' seedlin:^s it i-, ;i i^uoil plan to 

 mark a few i<\' the finest \aiieiies and 



select cMlttiULls I'mm tlie~e to <,rro\V 

 a loii^ I'or a iml he: ■^ejivdii. 



Bulb Compost. 



It \\ill lie -.ome time iiefore the 

 Piemdi or iMiti-h ImiIIk airive. but it is 

 better to prejiai'e a pile ot' eoinjiost for 

 tliein now. rather than when the\- are 

 oil the plaeo. If you stacked up a pib' 

 ot" sod and cow niauuri^ last fall. <diop 

 tins down and throw it in a lieaji. linlbs 

 liki' a lij;ht and rather rith soil. One- 

 third of the whole should bo doc.'iyed 

 manure. If yon ha\e any spent luitbed 

 manure, or smh as ha-- bi'eu tisod in the 

 make uji of .a miislirooin bee], either of 

 these is excellent for bulbs. A few 



slioxels III' soot and -.nine -h;ilp s;iiid 

 should also be a<lded. ll i-- niiicli bettei 

 to leave out bone .and all chemical lei- 

 tili/.ers. These are more likely to be 

 harmful th.aii helpt'nl. 'I'lirn the pile 

 o\er twice or thrice to t linrouj^hl v mix 

 it, :ind it will be in a line iiiechanica! 

 condition when you want it in Septein 

 lier ,-iiid ( )ctobcr. 



Summer Lilies. 



The Lilium speciosum Inilbs potted 

 last |)eceinber .-lUil ;^rowin^- in :i cool 

 lioux^ will Soon I !■ coming into tlowei'. 

 In the sunmier months, while the de 

 m.'ind for llowei> is comparatixcly lieht. 

 then' is nex'ert lieless a taiily constant 

 c.all for (dioii-e blooms. especiall\' I'or fii 

 neral work. L. speciosnm .-(Ibum is one 

 of the most useful ol' .all pure white 

 Ibiwers for this purpose, .and by ictard 

 ine- some (d' the [)l;ints a quite lone- sue 

 cession of llowers is possible. The stalks 

 also are well adajited I'or cnttinij;, as the 

 buils will o|ien up iiicelv in w.ater. He 

 sure thiit yreeii aphis is not allowi^l to 

 yain a foothold at this time, or the re- 

 sult will be seen in discolored and de 

 fortiu'(l blooms. I'or I-. speciosuiii rn 

 brum the call is less than tor the ]iurc 

 white x.ariety, Imt there is also ,a t'airl.v 

 yood call for it. Kceji the o|;,v,s ^vell 

 shailed where these lilies ;iie oi-nwiii;^ 

 anil bi' sure to alfoiil tlieni an abund.ant 

 water supjily. 



The present is ;i siiit.alile lime to se 

 cure ,aiid pot up ;i b.alch ot' retarded 

 bulbs ot' 1.. Inneiilniiiiii .and s|,i.,- iosiiin. 

 The former can oo sine|\ in ,"i inch pots; 

 the l;itt(M' three to li\e in a 7 inch oi 

 "< inch |>ot. Stand them on .a cellar 

 floor, or in a coldfraine. W.ater well 

 and kei^p d.'irk. in a cidl.ar the pots 

 need not be co\eri'd, but in a t'raine. 

 where the pots will dry out more, cover 

 with -ome shoit, littery stiaw or e\ 

 celsior. 



The 'Slum Manual, by Elmer D. Smith, 

 for 4it cents sent to The Keview. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



I 'oi da \ - 11 has lireii rlo^,. 1 1, | {i^ 



threes ill I he s|i;ide. .Moiidav. t lie lioli 

 day. at'ier the morning; mark el. was o,.|| 

 elallv" oliscixcil. lie.aiK all I'le w lioles-i |,. 

 and ret.ail stores bein^' closed. The price 

 ot' Ameiiran Heauties t'or -eiec'ed sto.k 

 liidils .-il la^t wiadv's cpiot a t iolis, aii<l this 



applies also to all other selected stock, 



but t'or .aiiythiiio int'erior it i- iisidess in 

 iplote anv V ;i lll.a i ion. The •pieslioii I- 



how |o '.jet lad ot' it at anv price, (.^ii.al 

 itv has depreciateil with tin' abnormal 

 spell of hot weather, whicli, .■onple.l 

 with linmiility. is causing; ni.aiiv pros 

 tiatioii., :ind addino' to the iiiililt'w ,and 

 del el ior,-it ion ot' stock :il :iii alariiiiii:; 

 rate. There is no .adv.aiice in the price 

 ot' ca I lial iolis. In ipi.antHy. the best 

 have sold ;is Inw as s|o pel' llions.and. 

 while o|' the slee|iy and int'erior of.adcs 

 the s;ilev .-lie macle in bulk; the -I leet 

 nierchants hand cat ii.al ions out at '> 

 ci'llts .-1 .lo/eii, and s\\eer pe:i- at '> cents 

 :i bniic-ii. I'of the laltei they pa v a> low 

 as *o pel' thoiis.aiol bunches. The se 

 lecteil sweet pea sleek, liowever. main 

 t ailis il - value a lid the 1 1 iiiilcil s|ipp|\ 

 o| the lie-t oiade meets with a leadv 

 ^ale. 



There I- i!o let ll|i ill 1 lie s], i pniellt of 



oichiib. and prices ale sei'kiiio their 

 siinilllei lev el. Lilies a lid V .a I lev are 

 .ibiiiidaiil .and prices are low. tilaiiioli 

 .are .arriving in larger '(uanlitv d.ail.v, 

 ;ind |irices ;i|e t'asi recedilio. It will not 

 be lone until the local growers be<riii 

 their niiineiise d.ailv sli ijiMleli t ~ :il *o 

 pel' t hoiisaiid. 



■Various Notes. 



The vacation ^e.asen i^ heie in earnesi. 

 To list the liappy i^ait icip.ant s woiihl til! 

 a |iai;'(\ With the usual liberalilv ot' the 



u'.inriinicii • II l';i^'' i:."..j 



