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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



,Iii.v M. 1910. 



BEGONIA CORALLINA LUCERNE. 



That lic^^iiiiia rdrtilliiia ] .lU'iiiir is a 

 ))];int of cxcvyitiunal \;iIh(> tu t lie lia<li- 

 is llic ()](iniiiii J'<iMni'(l by W'illiuiii IVior- 

 stailt (Sc S(]n. S|,riiii:lii'lil", III., a:- tlio n- 



suit of a latlltT cNtcllill'il r\|iiTi('llcc 



witli the varirty. Sd \\i-\\ do thiy thial< 

 of it that tlicy lia\e •wmkr.l up ^\■haI 

 th(>y Ijc'liove to Ik- ihr JaiLi'-i ^tnrk cf 

 this ^ari'ly anywhcit' iu the ^vcp^l(|. 

 fcc'liiiy sure tliat a-- ■^hhh a- it ticcumrs 

 well known it will have a lar^r .ami 

 constant s;il<\ 



|lallyill^ i llii^i i-.al imi. \\hicli i< trniu a 

 I'l.iui L;i(i\\n li,\ l;ici>lai!t iV Sun. Tin 

 -ln'i-iincu is in ;i 1 1' ini-li |ioi and ^tand- 

 ti\ !■ I'i'ct lii^h trom t 111' to)F dl' llh> I'i't. I 

 the dinniclcr ut' the |danl Ih'iiil: smm' 

 tciur tt'i'i. This sjiccinicn has ten tdii'- 

 tcis lit fully i|i'\idiiiu'il tlowefs, \vil ii j 

 nUineriiUS nllirl' (dustn-s in ditfrl'rllt I 

 sta^'i's ut' ilc\ idii|iiiient. Maidi idiislrf i- j 

 I i'iiiM|Mised iif t'runi lil'tv In si'Vriity in ! 



j dividual llnw ei~. rm a I l rd lll inliil'. 'I lir I 



i lea\es ai'e idi\a' i^fren s|iiittrd willi i 



I sihcr. and tuiyht ird hriu'atli. It 



I IdiiiiiU'- .-lint in iiiiusi v .■ind tfreK trmii 



The idiarai-li'f nf l;rui'iiia I ..i-;illina I Apiil tn .\u\ I'lulier. i'\rn small plants 

 Luceiaie is widl sl,(i\\ n jn l he ;ir,MiUI- ; pluduriu" lai-iir rluslrl'^ nt' IdiHini, 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



Seasonable Repairs. 



Carnations and roses are now ])cin<:j 

 thrown out and replantin;,' is already 

 well under way. Even at the hottest 

 time of the year, the llorist always 

 finds plenty to do. There will be lots 

 of beneh buildinj,' or repairinjf. With 

 the increased nse of cement, this latter 

 will be less and less a factor each year. 

 Indoor painting may Vtc a neressity. It 

 is hot work these torrid days, but 

 cloths can be laid over the roof to make 

 it more t(derable fnr the workmen. In 

 winter, when some inside ]iiiintin^' mijiht 

 be done, crops are in the way and the 

 woodwork is moist ivorn frost or con- 

 densation half the time. Summer, there- 

 fore, is till- finly time wi- i-an really do 

 it satisfactorily. Ki'pairin<; ventilators 

 may be lucessaiy. Do it now and, by 

 the way. be sm-,. that thi-y are kept 

 well oiled and ^rreascd, so that they will 

 run easily. This is jiartii-nlarly neces- 

 sarv in houses whrre tin' \entilators 

 are not self-iiiliiiii and up tn date. It 

 makes hard work for the cmidoyees 

 whe;i thi'V ail' .allowid to bri-ome dry. 



If \o\\ li.'i\i' not bi'l'nii- fonnd time to 

 do it. ric'in up aiiiund tlif hoic-rs well. 

 j)o not ii'a\i' any i-ni|ily pot- or llats 

 Ivin!! around. < M't rid of .'iny s'-.-it t eiin;; 

 licddin:: |dant-. \\liii-|i no oro- will want 

 now. <o't rid of till' wred'-. Ki'fp the 

 lawn- iiimwc'iI ;ind ilio :^ia-- cd^c^ 

 triinii'd. All tin- iiuiy not briUL.' >iiu 

 in aii\ Mionrv i!;^lit :i\\ay. but ii \vill 

 t,dl 1,-iti r. Till' niai'iiiiy ol' i-ii-t ntmrs 

 ](]\c iii-.i ' :ir-- .inij |i!i-ti-i III |i:il iiiiii/i- a 

 \V(dl K'l'i r-I :i M ';-li ihi'iil in onr \\ In-ii- 



ti|c'\ .'III' pi'l pi'I lia II \- diid^lll;^ w I-. 



^t oni - , I' '•' III lii''i p- a lid -II lid r\- i I'l-op 



t .'lido-. ^'i'-. ■' |ia\ - lo l.r lll'lll liol I 



in til' 'J ii-i'iilioii-i - :iiid oiii-idi'. ;ind 



tile Il.o-t ; il M-pi-l I'M- ilnli-I-. \im; will 



iioti'. .'Ill' ;il\\.'i\- tlii'-i' \\ lio toMou I lii"-i' 

 pri lu-ipli'-. 



Outdoor Work. 



Willi.' liipii-i'- ail- bi'itiL' iliiptii'd .'ilid 

 rclilli d, M ina;. br xvi'll diilinL: iIm' Imt 

 test foiii- ot' till' day to .-.■ill .'i briof 



h;ilt 111 llii-- wiiik and ui\r i Inl at 



tiMitioli to outdooi o|.i'i;it ion-. \o inat- 

 trr how hot .'ilid dry tin' \vi'athi'f. Weeds 

 will ;:ii.w npai'c. 11,'ind or lioi-i' i-ulti- 

 \atioii w i]\ t.'iki' i-arc ul' many oi' thcs''. 

 liut I'ot all. Till' hand lioo .'uid wi'edcf 



must be useil amon^r the jilants not less 

 than once in two wetd\s to keep them 

 I'lean. The l)iif weeds will nerd pulling' 

 by h.'ind; smaller ones the hoe will ac- 

 count for. Jt is not ]iossibl(' to mlti- 

 vate the ground too miu-h thesi^ hot 

 days. The more the soil is stirred, the 

 lietter will the jdaiits tlii'i\-e. and esjie- 

 I'iall.N' necessary is it to t,n't over the 

 soil iifter hea\y rains, which bake the 

 surfa.ce. 



W.'iter the sweet ]i(»as if you would 



piolong their season in dry weather, 

 ■I lid if you have them well mulched, as 

 pie\iously advised, they will stand a 

 -evi'ie drought remarkably well. He 

 -nil', however, to keep all seed pods 

 1 riiioN ed. 



Ndii may wtint to sow some seeds 

 iintn your best delphiniums, foxgloves, 

 lupines or other hardy plants. Sow the 



s Is at once and you will get nice 



plants j)efore fall. Any seed ])ods not 

 needed should be removed. In the case 

 of del|duniuins, this will insure a good 

 -irond crop late in August. 



I'jiless your .lapanese irises are in 

 null St ground, water them well to im- 

 pro\e the liowers and prolong the 

 liloouiing season. 



i:arly asters are starting to flower. 

 The black beetle attacks are generally 

 worst in August. The best remedy is 

 111 spiay with I'aris green, an ounce to 

 iwidve gallons of water. This will not 

 linit the plants or discolor the flowers, 

 but it will settle the beetles. 



Hose beetles are troublesome at this 

 se.'ison. To protect roses, especially the 

 white ones, a good plan is to use a few 

 ot the early liowering Hydrangea ar- 

 borescens. The beetles will attack 

 t lies.' ;nid spare the roses. 



Hydrangea Arborescens. 



Mvery tlorist should plant some of 

 the hardy early and perpetual blooming 

 Hydrangea arborescens grandiflora. 

 There have been several more Latin 

 names tacked on by botanical experts, 

 lint the foregoing is sufficiently long 

 for any ordinary grower. This hydran- 

 gea does not winter-kill. It flowers from 

 .luiii' until frost. The flowers are pure 



Begonia Corallina Lucerne. 



