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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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PRIZE-WINNERS IN PARADES. 



Twu |ilu)t(>>;r;i|)hs Mi'c licic ]('|U'0(liicc(l 

 whii-h show tlic succi'ssl'ul iiiiuiiier in 

 wliicli Adolph Jirjx, of St. Louis, .Mo., 

 plll'tii-JliattMl ill iccciit street ));ir;i(les. 

 Such photoj^rnpiis iiiiiy Justly ho con- 

 sitleicd Miluahlo as testil'yiii^ in xarious 

 ways, (lireetly or imlircetly, to the energy, 

 ailvortisinff ability, nfio,] taste ami sue 

 cess of the llorist, who designed the oriy 

 iiials. The (•anoj>icd float, \vhiidi is dcco- 

 rati'd- ' ' deforatcd ' ' is jnccisely the ri<;li1 

 word, is it not .'— liy seNcral ]i\iii<i lijrures 

 as well as liy the (lowers, \\as used in the 

 liusiiK'ss men's parade, .\iiyust 11. The 

 autt)iiiolii|e de!i\cry way<in, with .all its 

 ^■rac(>fnl accessories, was used in the 

 ■'Made in St. Louis'" |inrnde. August L'n. 



STOCKS FOR WINTER. 



n ;ii-owin;^' ten weeks 



jirinji crop. Iiut would like 



We lin\e 

 --locks tiU' a 

 lo t^et ilieni ill for :i fall cidp and for 

 winter, if jiossihle. <';in the seed of 

 stocks lie hail now, jdaiifed in Septeniher, 

 and whiMi will the croii he i-e;i<ly for 



HOUSING FIELD VIOLETS. 



Will you kindly ^i've me, in an early 

 issu(> of the Eevikw, full instnu-tions as 

 to the planting of violets? A. T>. ('. 



This (|uerv. coming now, must ol' 

 course refer to \icdet.s gi'ow u outdoors 

 during the suininer, a jiractice that the 

 larger growers have long siiue abandtjiied, 

 as a rul(\ ha\iiig found that growing 

 them in the house all summer is a much 

 better way. Having grown them (uit- 

 doors, y(Mi will want to jiut your house in 

 shape at once, if you Iwnc not already 



Motor Deliver'/ Car of A. Brix, St. Louis, Decorated for a Parade. 



market .' I'lease give us brief cultural 

 directions. W. & K. 



Seeds of stocks can he had now. Sow 

 at once in tlals in a frame or cool house, 

 i'ot off into L''.. iiieli pot.s wlieu of suf- 

 ficient size ami they will be ready to fol- 

 low chrysanthemums. Vdw cannot get 

 these in for Christmas, but they will come 

 III useful during .lamiary ami I'ebruary; 

 possibly ;i few may lie had at the end of 

 Decemliei. A temperature of 4."i to ;"i() 

 degrees a1 nigiit suits them. ^'(Ui must 

 not exceeil these ligures. howe\ei-. 



I'ull nut single tloweriiig plants as ^oon 

 IS ymi can detect them (they .are of 

 little Miliiei. in order to gi\e ilmibles 

 ample rodiii. .\ similar S(m1 to th.at nseil 

 for mum~ and caiiiat i(Uis will be all right. 

 (;i\e tliein tiill siinshiiie ;ini| abundant 

 \ ent i In' iiui. < '. \\ , 



SMILAX AND ASPARAGUS. 



Wdl \oll please tell 11-^ whether or not 

 I is prolitahle to mo\e smilax and a-- 

 liarasiii- into new ipiarters at tliis sea 

 -on.' (i.T. 



It would be |iossib!e to lift both sllli 

 lax and :is|i;iragns if not more than one 

 vear (d<l. but it is more piiditable to 

 iilaiit \(iung stock. IflHK.s. 



done so. and get the plants in as soon 

 as piossible. This a[)plies to the double 

 varieties; many growers think it best to 

 lea\e the single \;iriety out as late as 

 |Hissiblt\ 



Before t.aking the soil into the house — - 

 if you liave not .-ilready ttiken it in- -be 

 sure to fumigate the Inmse thoroughly 

 with sulphur, giving it a good, str(mg 

 dose and keeping it c losed all night, tiiiis 

 sweetening the house as well as killing all 

 the "live stock" possible, in the way of 

 >ow bugs, centipeds, snails, etc., of w liicli 

 there is usually a more or less abundant 

 supply. I )o not neglect to use )>l(Mity of 

 lime, dusted freely under the benches, in 

 the paths, etc The moisture in the soil. 

 et<'., is usually siillicient to slake it, 

 making it nua'e elfeetive than if air- 

 slaked lime is used. Of course, before 

 bringing in the soil, you sprayed th(> 

 benches or borders with freshly slaked 

 lime while it was hot. 



Before lifting the ]daiits, the house 

 shiuild be well shaded, and should be kejit 

 so for a i\'\v days, until the plants have 

 become established ami coinmeneed to 

 grow, and then the shade should be grad 

 ually thinned olf and entirely removed in 

 a few days, so that the plants may make 

 a sturdy, healthy, strong growth before 

 the short, cloudy days of fall and winter 

 com<> on. 



See that the jdaiits are lifted with care, 

 retaining a good sized ball of earth if 

 possible, and do not get soil in the 

 crowns, or crack the leaves or steins. 

 (,'leaii them of all old, yellow foli;ige and 

 runners, also the llower buds now show 

 ing, cutting them otf cleanly with a sharji 

 kiiif(>. Do not pull them (df, thus tearing 

 and breaking (he plant more or less and 

 so putting it in goocl condition for rot 

 and disease. 



Hiuing (iriiKMl tin; ]il;iiits well in jdace. 

 follow after a short interxal of time with 

 the hose, settling the earth well into 

 jdace about the roots, taking care not 

 to have the water turned on too hard. 

 Also at this time wash out the crowns 

 thoroughly, to remove any loose soil that 

 may h;i\e rattled in more or less. despit<> 

 your care to pre\-ent this from happening. 

 This first \\ateriiig should be thorough, 

 so that all that will be required for the 

 next few days will be to kee|> the air 

 well moistened \\itli a line, misty spraj 

 during the warm, sunny parts of the day, 

 so as to keep the plants from wilting and 

 drooping. Of course, watering is a par- 

 ticular jol), to be doiK! with great dis 

 cretion, and the conditions obtaining out 

 doors at planting time largely control 

 your work with tlii' hose. Mmdi good 

 judgment must be tisecl. 



Industrial Parade Float Decorated by A. Brix, St. Louis. 



