jii.Y :.'i, 1010. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



i'0[i the fronds a fino, rich gri'on color 

 ,ni! might, with advantage, be more 

 .iicrally used, not only on adiantunis, 

 ,iit on all other ferns, as well as palms 

 lid foliage ])lants generally. 



If there is no suitable greenhouse for 

 lowing adiantuins in sumnu'r, a well- 

 laded frame shonld be used. In this the 

 lowth will be far better than in even 

 ■ ,,' best built greenhouse, as the plants 

 .,■ close to the glass, and their growth 

 ill surprise those who have never yet 

 led this method of culture. Look out 

 .1 snails. Scatter lime about their 

 Hints and lay baits, in the way of 

 ihbago or lettuce leaves and slices of 

 H,t crops, examining them at least 

 :ce a day. 



Clerodendron Fallax. 



I'lic clind)ing ch^rodendrons, such as 



hiiiiisdnu' and Balfourianum, are old 



iviiiites and much belter known than 



U<- .slirubby section. Of the latter 



-s ('. fallax. a native of Java, has 



.-.11 a popular pot jilant in Europe for 



•my years, and is to a linnted extent 



luwii in America. It llowcrs during 



'■.r Muniner months, .•md its large, ter- 



Mial, erect panicles of rich scarlet 



i.uiTS are showy and last well in 



' Uu,tn. Th(^ large, dark green cordate- 



\:itc leaves are in Iheinselves quite 



;i 'HNiitue. 



W hile classed as a tropical plant, this 



i'l.Hlendron grows caiiitally in either 



lianie or ordinary greenhouse in sum- 



11 1. Its iiroj>agation is easy; seeds 



.:• I iniiiate readily, and if they are sown 



• hiiiuary, strong blooming plants 



■'•■i\ l>e had the first season. Soft-wood 



■lit tings root in a brisk heat, while 



l^eccs of stem cut up in short lengths 



\ ill also soon produce growths in a 



»:iiin propagating bed. Among summer 



'lowering pot jilants, Clerodendron fal- 



'i\' is well worthy of the attention of 



''orists. 



Genistas. 



•ii'Mistas are making excellent growth 



■ sjiite of the hot weather. Pots are 



■' ii'li better ])lunged to the brim in 



'-lies or loam during the summer 



■'""itlis. This reduces the watering, 



' ' I's the roots cooler and moister and 



'" plants grow much better. Young 



'"■k proj)agate(l in late winter should 



"W be ready to go into 5-inch or 



"it-li jiots. Keep them well jiinched 



d they will do much better outdoors 



' ;i bed of ashes than in the green- 



•'-■I's. Keep older plants well sheared, 



make them thick and bushy. This 



"rk should be done at least once in 



'te weeks. Use the 'hose freely over 



■ [ilants in hot, dry weather. 



MOTHER FORMULA FOR PUTTY. 



' '' n recent issue of The Review a 



■^•"Mbor inquired how to compound 



greenhouse putty, for use in a 



■'y bulb, that will not run in warm 



''lier or heave in cold weather, and 



' will be jdiablc at all seasons." A 



!''\' to this inquiry ap])eared in Tlie 



■ '' icw of .Inly 14, ]iai.'(^ 1>, giving cdtii- 



• 'e directions as to the making of a 



•lid putty with whiting, linseed oil 



■' Japan drier. 



\- C. Canfield, of Springfield, 111., now 

 '"'lits another formula, which is 

 I'e simple, and which, he says, he 

 '" used satisfactorily for the last 

 -lit years. It is as* follows: One- 

 "•d lard oil, two-thirds linseed oil and 

 "iigh whiting to produce the desired 

 •'I'^^istcnev. 



Herbert Grecnsmith. 



HERBERT GREENSMITH. 



The jiowers that lie iu ( 'inriiiii:it i '■>, 

 ercise a nice iliscriiniuiition in theii' 

 sidection of |i:irk iillicials. It is iicit in 

 every city tii;it the counsels o\' tlie 

 florists are heedi^d in ]iark matters, but 

 in Cincinnati fer y(<ars and years m 

 llorist has been superintendent <it' tlie 

 park syst(Mu; not one llorist, Iml one 

 florist after another. The result of 

 having trained llorists in cliarge of 

 ji.'irk work is apparent in the line C(Mi 

 dition of the Cincinnati p;\rks. nni 

 onlv this yeai' liut in other \'ears, aii'! 

 in increa^^^ing ratio each year. 



lleibert ( ireeiismitli was appninted 

 >^u]ieriutendevt ei' jiarks at ('inciuiiati 

 at a comparat i\ c'ly recent tiate. but hi> 

 training. part icul.arly with hardy 

 ]ilants, li.'is been the wtuk of n life 

 time. Mr. ( ireensuiit li is a gentleiiinn 

 ot' erudition, and Ihei'e are in this coun 

 tr\- \'vw better authorities on liardv 

 ]>erennials. l"<ir years he was asso 

 ciated with the ]")reer establishment .•it 

 li'ivertoii. X. .1. Tlie Dreer iu-~t it ut ion 

 does not otteii let one ot' its men ^et 

 away, but when one does leave ihai i x- 

 ceedingly w ell nian^iged place to go 

 into the service ot' the pidilic, that per 

 tiou of tli(^ public tliMt l:;ijii< his services 

 almost invariably is to be congr:!lu 

 lated. 



Mr. ( ;reensinit h 's couiinc^rc in 1 tr;iiu 

 iii^ r"-~nlted in lii< <piick ;il1iliatioii 

 with till' trade interests ;it ('inciuiiati. 

 and at 1lie last meeting of the Cin- 

 cinn.ati Klorists" Club lie was elected 

 a director of that (U'gani/.ation for a 



! three ye;ii>.' teriii. The portrait r(>pr(>- 

 ' diKeil herev.illi i- t'roiii :i |.hot o^^'rapli 

 niaile vvi'hiri the week. 



SNAPS AND CALLAS FOR MARKET. 



Ill The l,'e\ iew for .liiiie I'.n. the an- 



[ '•wcr to tli(^ iiupiiry ot' .1. (i. y. H. re- 



j garding snnpdragoiis made me think T 



: -honld like to give mv (•xperi(Mice and 



I :ilso ask a few (piestuuis. Last fall I 



i took up .'ind beiiclK'd a lew sii;ips tliat 



j had liloomed in the fiidil. 1 cut fine 



-piiie^ ol' blooms all V'. inter and spring 



until the lir^t part of .Iniie, some s[)ikes 



iiieasining over live feet, and it seemed 



the leiiecr they IiIooiikmI the lietter 



'h.^y got. I always cut them back to 



;ib(.iir three or t'oiir inches ot' the 



uioiind. when they would bn^ak iigain. 



Now. the (piestiou I vvdiild like to ask 



i- 'hi-: Having iunl Mich goo.i success 



\\itli -imp-. vvoiiM it be prolitable to 



uiow theiii t'or vvhole-aie markets, and 



.il-o would callus pav as a v\holes;ile 



'it tlower, a- our soil seems to be well 



:;dapted to their culture.' We .-ire lo 



c : 1 1 e ( i i 1 1 I o w ; 1 . < i . I r . 



In wholesale market- there usually is 

 ^ ;i ;jood demaml t'or siiapilrii^ous that 

 :ire of really lirst cl.-i^^s quality. Long, 

 -iraiu'ht '^teins are :\ iieces-itv. Xothiiig 

 I Ise I- worth sending in. I'ink sidls 

 • liest, after thiit yellow :nid white. Thev 

 j must be put on the market unbruised liv 

 travel if they are to S(dl in coinpotition 

 I with (he stock that has not stood a 

 I journey. Callas are not now as profit- 

 able .a cut flower as thev were before 



