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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



Decoration of Fruit and Rubrum Lilies for a Luncfieon Tabic. 



li !:i [iiil\ iMi;!> lit :i . I', i i n-klHiiii i:i ii:i , I '. 

 \CiI>-Lii. .-il.'.ui lil'ly --If,-!.- .il' i'h.mI.i 

 !i(ii'lr(iii>. I ih lii.li ii;^ li'. SmiiIi 1 :in'l li". in 

 IiM-:il:i. I.:ni\ I'Ml.-inini, ' |i'in;ili- iiimh 

 l;ni;i W'il-Min, 1 ',ii Kri i>- Wil-oii;i\ Klicini! 

 A I'A.'iridj :)•, < ol ipiirii-liM' ;i ['|il:i ii:it;i, ;iiii| 

 :i li"<I 111' iirw li>iiiiTi-. ['\nj-, IimIIics. 

 • •(.\ Mr. WiUi.ii iiN,, -,iit lidiii.- ,|ii;inl: 



iK'- III' I.ilnllll lliMi|-\|. I.. ^111 .■llllrllSc, 

 atl'l li. ItlS I injilis i|;i. .-iiiil ^(■llic p|r;i iil' lijs 



uTi :it wiuk iii:iy Im- :^:ii Ii.tciI t'loiii thf 

 t:iri Ili;il. :ir,-,.r,|iii- 1,1 111,- I l;ii .|clii'i>. ' 



.Ma;,M/.iiic. hcsi.lo .•(il|i'ctiii;,f aiiil foruafil 

 iMi,' plants ami ■>•■(■. K, \]]-< luTliariiim sjicci 

 iiif'ns (ifi ihor t\Mi iinirnrys aiihimilfcl \i, 



.TO.fKlll .liC'tS, lll,'s,.'ll,,'A ll.''illU^ .||-.tlli.llll'.| 



aiii.iiig tile llnii-li and < ont iiiciital 

 Jii'rliana. f.oM;; hd'uri' lii< return I'ruiii 

 the si'Cdiicj jmiiiiiy Mr. \\iN(iii".s lanu' 

 h;i'i spnail tliroiiyii(n;t tlic < 'util iiiciit and 

 in Aiiu'rica, and so it wa'^ iml ^iirjirisin;: 

 that h<' u:i.s asked tn undertake a third 

 e.xiicjlitinii t(i China, this time niider tiie 

 direetion (if I'rol'. < '. S. Sareem, ,,t" Har 

 \.-iri| rniversit.v. Tiiis e.xpedit ion, 



financed by Vvni . Sareeiit, Harvard Uni 

 \ersity. and .-everal keen Aniorican and 

 British hortit'ultnrists, was readily under 

 taken, anrl .Mr. Wilson started a^aiii fur 

 western f'hina in De.'etnher, 19(i(i, retnrn- 

 [na in May, l<)(l',t. The ehief aim of this 

 jiiurney was (d Heeiire new ;ind rare tri.>s 

 and Hhrub.s ef hotanieal an<l iiorti.'ult iiral 

 interest. It is yet too early te say much 

 (•"ncerninf> the results ipl'.tanied,' other 

 th.'in that they have heeii heyoml the 

 nx.st panfiuiiie hope.s of the jiVuiiiofers, 

 and e\en the intrepid eoll.ct,,r himself. 

 Nearly .'{O.Ono sh.-ets ,>f lierl.;uium sj-e.-i 

 mens ;,Mve some i(h>a of the richness of 

 the Ihira of western ( Inn.i, aiel it may he 

 meiitioneij th.at new ni;it,MiM|i:is. pvrii'-, 

 priifiiis, herheris, and ceraMi- m eonsid 



erut.le nuild.ers h;i\e I.een cojh-cted. ullile 



'•■'■'•is r.aceniosa and Cal.-ilp:! I'*ar^e.-,i 

 h;i\" f.een loinid. ."^pecimc'es ,,f manv of 



'he ,i,.u pi:,, It-;, si,i;ill (.ll.'S. ,,f c,.u|--e, .-ire 



"■■" I'l cnlli\;ition :u Harvard, K.'w, 

 (il.'Lsrie\in. I'Minl.m ^h. .\ |,|ei,|i:ini 11. .use', 

 Warley |'l;ice, etc., ;ind there j< u line 

 I'Toini-e of th,. addition of manv rr,),„i 

 L'nrden pi;in|s. 'I'i.iv \,'r\ Laid ^talenieni 

 "t Mr. Wilsm'-, unrk iiii.i~i conclude with 

 tte- Ktat.'nieni that he has discovered ten 

 ti.'w ^r,,n,,r;i at lea-l, .-tiid about l.diio new 

 »^('ecies (ir well marked \:irieiies of ,d,j 

 Hpoe.ies. The iCoval Hort nult m .al .So,iet\ 



! 



Ii.is ali'e:ii|y L;|-:iiilec| al'")it lilly i-ei-ijii 

 .aie> and aw.ard- to |i|aiii- lie ii.-is iniro 

 diiced. .and tills nione i n. I ic;i i e~ the ^i-eat 

 \ a hie 111' hi^ I lit I 111 hid imi-. 



MARIE LOUISE VIOLET. 



\\i\\ voii kindly ei\e nie biiid' <'ultural 

 di iivtions for Marie i,oiii--e \iidets just 

 planted t'roiii L! ' ■_. inch pot-, m coldf rallies 

 in vicinity of New \nyk ciiv? ('lease 

 st.ite detiiiitejy as to sli.adine. I', (i. S 



Keep all riiiiners icnioved as they aji- 

 pe.ar, ;ilso any decay ine ,i|- spotted foli;'.^o'. 

 Stir th(> soil freipiently and never perniif 

 it to ti|i<'onie ill ;iny way hard or baked. 

 'ii\e abiiiid.aiit ventilation all tin- time. 

 •S.ashes can be hd't olV. es[ieci,ally ijuriiit; 

 warm d.iys. but are better kept on at I 

 niylit. The heavy ni;,'lit dews with su<' 

 ceedincr Imt days are by many hehj riv i 

 sponsible for the spot dise.ase SO eoinnioii 

 on this variety. 



.\s cold Weather arrives \oii fiiu--t. of 

 c.ilir>.e, piiivide liecr'-saiv protection. Imth 

 "11 !l|e -ides ;iiid tiipv iif the frame-, but j 



in case of snow falls uncover and air out 

 a- soon a- po-sibh. The plant.-. re(iuire 

 II" -hadine- .-n this seai-on. but toward ' 

 -plillL;, V\ Im'Ii thiv ciiliie III he.-ivv crop, ;i I 

 'iLlh; c.ivei 111^ 1 elp- I,, hold the Color ill 

 the lli.wel-, :i- Well a- keeplllir t lie fraUleS 

 c.iiil,'!.. ('_ \V. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 

 Registration of Berberis. 



I'llMic imtii-e is heieliv -iven that M. 



■' '^ 'I'l I iiw. 11, 111' t he I 'out mental 



Nurseries. J-'ranklin. .\I:i--.. oIV.t- tor wj; 



i.-i i:it i.in I he phnit d"- " 'bed l.el'i\-. .\ f._. 

 pel'Mili ob|ecII1i^ to Mil' I'l'i^lSl r:i 1 . f . i'"' 



to the u-e of the pri.|i.i<ed ii.ame, . f'. 

 (JlieSled to conimunicatc with Mie uj.der 

 -•iened at, once. {■'ailing to receive ot. 

 jectioii to th'.' ret^ist rat ion, the -attie v.;! 

 be made three weeks from this dat' . 



Description Originated in tln' -jrii.^ 

 of I'.MlS, when it made its apiie.aran. .■ .:■ 

 .■I bat(di of seedliii;:s of I'.erbens Thiiii 

 beri,'ii. In inaniier of growth it doselv 

 resembles a. compact form of tin- I'-er 

 beris 'I'hunbereii, makiiiLr a stnui;,' Ittera' 

 •^^rovvth from the new wood of' tic t<,ani. 

 season. Development in spriiitj; fr.i'ii '.In 

 dormtint wooil shows a inasr^ "t" wixy 

 white tinted with junk branches, ishiei.. 

 in turn, develop into l'oliai,'e of tie' same 

 hue and eolor. wliiidi, coinini^ ;o ma- 

 tiiritv, shows a pencilinu- of emerald 

 ;_'r<:'en, Ijecomiii;,' soinewh.at deeper and 

 stron;,'<T during' the latter p.art ol .-Vt.'- 

 oust and Ht.'pt.'iiilier, then tarf\ir_' ii' u 

 decided purplish ;,rreen of the color ot the 

 Kerbt ris purpurea. It- berr.e.- .an- of 

 a coral red when ripe ami otteii n. .arly 

 round. .Name- Herberis TlnMiberLTn. var. 

 Silver Iteaiity. W. N. I'Tl'l". ^'"^ 'y 



Septeiiibei 1(1. lOU'.l. 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



1 have a hjt of Canterbury fudls taat 

 vv. re starti'd last year, wiiitereci inside 

 and set out last sprin;.'. Many of them 

 did n.it tlower this ye;ir, but ^'rew large 

 and formed :i lot of erowns. Some fir.' 

 as lai<:e as a half luishel basket. Will 

 these Mower next year? Would they be 

 -iiitable to force ;iud will they have Mmr' 

 than one -pike of b|ii--i'ni- .' 1 ii •• ii 

 I he -tale ol' \'i'rmont , C i- > ■ 



I am afraid the Canterbury .'nfL- ■'-<!i 

 be i.ither lare;e for forciiii;. Tlie-e -.vd! 

 all blooni next vear if you winter tin tr, 

 -iicc,-sfi,lly. In your cohl state I \s..iih) 

 advise die^itie- them \\\) and planting in 

 a cohll'rame .about the middle of Octeber 

 Sell it -ome of till' smaller si/e- t' ir pie 

 iiiiu Till' lar;_'er plant- w A\ thr.ivs i;; 

 sevei.-il spiki s ot' flowers. I »o re I .'...Mle 

 them in the winter; ,air mi eveiv ti.e' 

 able op[)oituri ity . 'I'he plants will r,.* :; 

 tln-v becoiiK daiii[' ;ilid t'c- lla'i.e .- '' ■' 

 ai ri d t'rt'elv ' •*< 



