jULi- -S. 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Basket of Shasta Daisies and Asparagus Sprengeri. 



luservative estimate places the amount 

 it G00,000 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 ease with so much 

 'ompetition. 



"Rochester supports nine retail 

 ilower stores located in the center of 

 the city, and many of the greenhouses 

 have salesrooms attached. 



"Rochester is becoming an important 



^hipping point for cut flowers, stock 



'leing sent to Cincinnati on the west 



ind Boston on the east, Chicago, Phila- 



■lelphia, Pittsburg, New York and other 



important points. More asters are 



hipped from the Flower City than from 



■ ny other center — 50,000 cut blooms 



■laily in the height of the season is not 



mcommon. Besides asters, a general 



ine of cut flowers is supplied to the 



ocal trade and foreign markets." 



CARPET BEDDING. 



Could you give me a little advice on 



laking an American flag design for 



ny lawn, telling me the kind of red 



ilowcrs to use, as woU as white and 



'line? The flag is to be 4x8 feet. I 



ive in Massachusetts. T. H. J. 



Suitable plants to use would be Al- 

 iernanthera brilliantissima or A. paro- 

 nychioides major for red. In the way 

 of white-folia'ged or flowering plants, 

 you could try Centaurea candidissima 

 i'or foliage, or one of the dwarf allys- 

 ^ums, such as Little Gem or Carpet of 

 Snow, which will flower all summer. If 

 Ljolden foliage would answer in lieu of 

 white, Alternanthera aurea nana would 

 be thoroughly reliable. The echeverias 

 '\re also sometimes used to good ad- 

 vantage. Blue flowering plants are not 

 plentiful. Ageratum Stella Gurney is 

 persistent flowering, but a dwarf lo- 



belia, like Emperor William or Kath- 

 leen Mallard, should do T*tll 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 mo. 

 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. 



VIOLETS SLOW TO BLOOM. 



I nm 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 

 wellby Christmas, and would they come 

 earlier ou raised benches? Do you 



think October i too early to bench xuem 

 and would it be better to give tbem 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* 

 1 live in Illinoifi. E. W. C 



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 belcw freezing point; a lower 

 temperature is inadvisable. This will 

 check the leaf-growth and when housed 

 the plants will start to bloom at once. 

 From the middle to the end of October 

 is quite ear'y enough for you to hous^' 

 your plant-. After housing, keep the 

 house freely ventilated and a winter 

 minimum as near 40 degrees as possible 

 is what tb-:-y want. 



You couid, if you so desired, planr 

 the violets r.t the time named, and if 

 protected oy a coating of several inches- 

 of dry leaves or meadow hav, thev 

 w^ould come through the winter all 

 right. It TTOuld probably pay you bet- 

 ter, however, to let them flower from 

 The start, -s in winter the flowers are 

 worth mucii more than toward spring. 

 The plants, "f mulched with some light, 

 dry material, will not suflfer any injury, 

 even if the ground is frozen quite firm, 

 if allowed to thaw out before uncover- 

 ing then:. These single violets are 

 practically uardy and will, with a little 

 covering, withstand any ordinary win- 

 ter, if nor "tanding in water. 



C. W, 



Wilniette, Ili.— The Northwestern Flo- 

 ding two greenl 

 j'l^iness is good. 



7 " --...V -*' \/» fc.4j K* to LCI 11 a: f\r- 



ral Co. i? adding two greenhouses, oarh 



