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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



.TlLV 121, 191«. 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



Lorraine Bcgomas. 



I.niiaiin lin^niiia-. wliiin limy may 

 mil appear in Im iiiakiiiL; llm |inmross 

 \\i' siiDiiPt PiUi. 1,1 ^(M-. will sdiin mako 

 up inr il wlmii tin- lirst rfiol iiiiiht of 

 aiiiiiinii arri\i'^. < I rowers nut well ac- 

 ipKiiiileil wiili ilie>e hee(,iiias anil 1 heir 

 i-haraereiist i,-< ^mnelimes Lieoomo dis- 

 eiiiiraeeil at their slow r.ate of jirowth 

 in the holiest summer montlis, but PO 

 Ioiil; a- they are health \ no eoiieern 

 iK^eil lie t'elt. 



|)(i m.i allow them lo uei potbonnd 

 liet'ore :^ivine ihem a --hit'l. lie sure 

 mil to n<i' a <tit1', heavy eoiniiost. What 

 they re\ .'] in is a soil comiioseil of eipial 

 parts oT lihrons lo.'im. llaky leaf-mold 

 .'iml well deciiyerl i'o\\ manure or screon- 

 iiiL,'- I'roiii an oh| liotlied. aiMin;^ a fjood 

 • la^h ol sliarp -ami. .\ liyht, rich and 

 poriMH eonipost is what" thoy siieciaily 

 like. i\ei'|i runaway shoot? jiinched 

 liaek. l\emo\e all tlowers. 1 )o nut al- 

 low si-nm to 1'orm on the surfaee of liic 

 -oil. (iive tli(> plants a fresh stand be- 

 t'ore they i-rowd eaeh nthei'. and ^row 

 them moiliratidy warm. 'I'liev like a 

 plaee ipiito close to the ;^lass and should 

 not be hea\ ily shadeil. 'riiouf^li heavy 

 -hadiiiL: mii.dit' in'odiiee ;^reen looking 

 plants, I hey would be soft and spiiid- 

 line' compared with tho^e thrown in 

 -t rmi Uir liuhl , 



Cyclamens. 



While Inirid weatlie) colilinue-, eyc- 



iaimn-. provided they are beinfj <frown 

 ill ciddlrallles. will lie mueh better with 

 Mill ali\ -a-hi'S over them at all. exeejit 

 when ihere ale si},nis III' torrential rain. 

 It lath shadin^,fs are used and run 

 o\ cr the lieds dnriii;^ liiiyht siinsliine. 

 the plants will be cooler and do inndi 

 iK'tter without any i^la-s cnveiine. play 

 the ho-e over the sliadine twice or 

 thrice a day. just suHiciently to daniii 

 over •■ind at the same time cool and 

 refresh tlie plants. lie sure the shad 

 ines are raised so that a eood current 

 lit' ail can blow in .at both the top and 

 boltom; lour to -ix inches of ati tdeva- 

 tion will siitlice. 



•'vclameiis do not like hot weatlier 

 and. like ijuite a few other )il;ints. do 

 iKit make rapid headway in .luly and 

 .\ii^ii>i. The most forward plants 

 -Imnld now be sullicienily strong to go 

 into >'i inch pots. In ]iotting. do not 

 liuiy the corm; it should Ix' iiist siiUi- 

 cienih deep in the sidl to hobl tlie 



plant lii'iii. 'I'lHi hi^h an elevatiiui, with 

 a shaky top. moans a worthless phiiii 

 .'iiid is (".en Worse than burying it. The 

 soil should be well firmed iind lie sure 

 to allow a libi'ral s]iaco for water. Two- 

 thirds goixl fibrous loam and one-third 

 decayed cow m.iiinre, ]iasseil thfougli a 

 half-inch screen, forms a good ]iotting 

 inedinm. .Add lo the foregoing some 

 sharp s.ind. fine iiroken idiareoal and a 

 ;'. inch jiotful of (lay's fertilizer to each 

 bushel of soil. 



Poinsettias. 



(Juttiiigs of poinsettias can be in- 

 serted until the middle of August, and 

 the lati' ones, while they will not make 

 large bracts, are really ]ireferable for 

 making up into jians, owing to their 

 dvvarfness. In putting in cuttings dur- 

 ing this hot we.'ither, trim the leaves 

 oil quite (dosely ,ind let the cuttings lie 

 in a pail of water half an hour, to liel|i 

 |iluiii|i them up. If the sand is sharj), 

 so that water passes away freely, there 

 should be little trouble from damping 

 olf. He sure i,, examine the cuttings 

 frequently .and. just as soon as they 

 have made roots an ineh long, p>ot them. 

 If left longer the roots will be broken; 

 the cuttings will soon harden and never 

 make as s.atisf.actorv plants as if potted 

 more promptly. 



The earlie-' I'lioteil c||1ti|ies are. iH' 



-ooii should be. pl;iutei| out in benclies. 

 This is the w;iy to get big bracts foi 

 I'hristnias, but be sure to grow them 

 in a house where a minimum teinper;i 

 lure of (id to (!." degrees c;in be main 

 l.'iined while the bracts are developiiiL; 

 .\t\y compost suitable for c'lrn.at ions oi 

 chrysaiit liemums will grow liist-clas> 

 poinsettias. Plants in pots shcuild not 

 receive any shade when once they ha\e 

 become established in their tirst pots, 

 .\o plant reipiiies more careful water 

 iiig if good foliage i- wanted. The 

 draiiuige in the ]iots or ]p;ins should bi 

 fairly liberal. A\oid using too iniich 

 maiinre in the soil, as if is better to 

 supply this l;iter. in 1 lie w.ay of top 

 dlessines or vvaterini;s with liquid 

 inaiiiire. 



Achimenes. 



.Xchimenes :ire not a -teat deal grow ii 

 commercially, but .are uset'ul in .liiU 

 .and .\ugust. wliiMi tloweriug plants are 

 none too plenlifiil. If in pots or pans, 

 light stakes should be msimI for (>ach 

 lloweriii;^ stem before ilie blooms stall 

 'o open. Leave lli(>se ;i little longer 

 than the shoots are. as they will be the 

 better ot' another tie later, to keeji them 

 elect. These ;ire e\c(dl(Mit basket 

 plants, and to display their full beauty 

 they should be grown in this wav. 

 where lloweriiig basket plants can be 

 used in summer. Treatment such as has 

 been advised for gloxinias, in former 

 issues, answers w(dl for achimenes. A 

 cool, airy house, well sh.aded, is what 

 they want in summer. Too often they 

 are seen in so called stove houses, 

 drawn and spindling, a mere ghost ot 

 what they should be. Fiu- window or 

 [liazza boxes, where they are not ex 

 ]iosed to sun or wiiul. achimenes an 

 satisfactory summer jilants. The large 

 flowered varieties are the onh ones 

 worth growing. 



Adiantunis. 



The sale for maidenhair fronds is 

 now at its lowest. Kvery etfort should 

 be m:ide to build uji strong plants, 

 which will have an abundance of firm, 

 dark green, well rijiened fronds when 

 the real selling season again opens. The 

 houses should have sufhcient shade to 

 make the fronds dark in color. The 

 pots should never siifl'er from want of 

 water, or a lamentable loss of foliage 

 is bound to result. IVeding should be 

 given regularly. A good liquid is soot 

 and cow manure. The former helps to 



Cincinnati Florists' Society at Gus Adrian's, July 11. 



