JDLX 28, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Basket of Shasta Daisies and Asparagus Sprengeri. 



oonservative estimate places the amount 

 at 600,000 square feet; of this probably 

 100,000 square feet is controlled by 

 numerous small growers whose spans 

 contain from 8,000 to 30,000 feet. The 

 product of these houses is of high qual- 

 ity, as must be the case with so much 

 competition. 



"Rochester supports nine retail 

 flower stores located in the center of 

 the city, and many of the greenhouses 

 have salesrooms attached. 



"Rochester is becoming an important 

 shipping point for cut flowers, stock 

 being sent to Cincinnati on the west 

 and Boston on the east, Chicago, Phila- 

 •lelphia, Pittsburg, New York and other 

 important points. More asters are 

 shipped from the Flower City than from 

 :my other center — 50,000 cut blooms 

 >laily in the height of the season is not 

 uncommon. Besides asters, a general 

 line of cut flowers is supplied to the 

 'ocal trade and foreign markets." 



CABFET BEDDING. 



Could you give me a little advice on 

 making an American flag design for 

 my lawn, telling me the kind of red 

 flowers to use, as well as white and 

 blue? The flag is to be 4x8 feet. I 

 live in Massachusetts. T. H. J. 



Suitable plants to use would be Al- 

 lernanthera brilliantissima or A. paro- 

 nychioides major for red. In the way 

 of white-foliaged or flowering plants, 

 you could try Centaurea candidissima 

 for foliage, or one of the dwarf allys- 

 Rums, such as Little Gem or Carpet of 

 Snow, which will flower all summer. If 

 golden foliage would answer in lieu of 

 white, Alternanthera aurea nana would 

 be thoroughly reliable. The echeverias 

 are also sometimes used to good ad- 

 vantage. Blue flowering plants are not 

 plentiful. Ageratum Stella Gumey is 

 persistent flowering, but a dwarf lo- 



belia, like Emperor William or Kath- 

 leen Mallard, should do lilttl where you 

 are located, near the sea. I am afraid 

 It is now getting pretty late to do any 

 of this carpeting during the present 

 season. C. W. 



GODETIAS. 



I am sending some flowers which I 

 should like to have you name for me. 

 Can you also tell me how to grow these 

 and whether they are hardy or hothouse 

 subjects? W. G, B, 



The flowers enclosed are from one of 

 the godetias, most nearly resembling 

 Lady Albemarle. This is a beautiful 

 outdoor annual. The seed should be 

 sown in late April or early May for 

 best results, and a partially shaded lo- 

 cation is desirable. W. C. 



LETS SLOW TO BLOOM. 



I am growing single violets on solid 

 benches, and have been benching my 

 plants about October 1, opening the 

 house and giving them a freezing later. 

 I get few violets up to the first part 

 of February, and then they flower 

 finely. Should they not be flowering 

 well by Christmas, and would they come 

 earlier on raised benches? Do you 



think October 1 too early to bench them 

 and would it be better to give them a 

 good frost while they are in the field? 

 Could the plants be covered in the 

 house so they would not be frozen or 

 injured until the first part of February, 

 without any heat? If so, how would 

 you cover them and how long would 

 it be before they would start to flower? 

 I live in Illinois. E. W. G. 



You have made a mistake, which 

 many other florists are still making, in 

 lifting your single violets too early. 

 They should be left outdoors until they 

 have had a good freeze, say 6 to 10 

 degrees below freezing point; a lower 

 temperature is inadvisable. This will 

 cheek the leaf-growth and when housed 

 the plants will start to bloom at once. 

 From the middle to the end of October 

 is quite early enough for you to house 

 your plants. After housing, keep the 

 house freely ventilated and a winter 

 minimum as near 40 degrees as possible 

 is what they want. 



You could, if you so desired, plant 

 the violets at the time named, and if 

 protected by a coating of several inches 

 of dry leaves or meadow hay, they 

 would come through the winter all 

 right. It would probably pay vou bet- 

 ter, however, to let them flower from 

 the start, as in winter the flowers are 

 worth much more than toward spring. 

 The plants, if mulched with some light, 

 dry material, will not suffer any injury, 

 even if the ground is frozen quite firm, 

 if allowed to thaw out before uncover- 

 ing them. These single violets are 

 practically hardy and will, with a little 

 covering, withstand any ordinary win- 

 ter, if not standing in water. 



0. W. 



Wilmette, lU.— The Northwestern Flo- 

 ral Co. is adding two greenhouses, each 

 26x125. Business is good. 



