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SErXEMBEK 23, ISIO'J. 



ThcWcckly Florists' Review. 



Establishment of Sidney Hoffman, at Cambridge, Mass. 



in February. They want about forty 

 days from the time the buds show till 

 flowers open in a night temperature of 60 

 degrees. C. W. 



WINTERING ECHEVERIAS. 



How shall I keep echeveria (hen and 

 chickens) over winter? G. H. P. 



Keep the plants in flats of sandy soil 

 in a tool house and afford little or no 

 water. Do not syringe them overhead. 

 A little moisture during the winter 

 months will start decay. They want a dry 

 atmosphere. A shelf well up to the glass 

 would be an ideal location. C. W. 



DAHLIA CUTTINGS. 



Will you please tell me when to take 

 dahlia cuttings? L. A. M. K. 



We presume you wish to know when to 

 take cuttings so as to form pot roots or 

 tubers suitable for carrying over the 

 winter. It is now much too late to take 

 .my cuttings. June and July are the 

 most suitable months. As soon as rooted 

 in the cutting bench, pot off into 3-inch 

 I'Ots and plunge in a frame where they 

 tan root through into some old, well de- 

 cayed manure. In such a location they 

 will thrive amazingly and make nice solid 

 tubers, which practically fill the pots. 

 These are excellent for shipping purposes 

 and winter better than the large ground 

 roots. 



If you referred to propagation of cut- 

 tings for plants to be grown outdoors, 

 this work is best performed in March and 

 April, giving the cuttings a good bottom 

 heat. C. W. 



CHRISTMAS SWEET PEAS. 



Please state what are the best white 

 :>nd best pink sweet peas to plant after 

 ' hristmas, good strong flowers on long 

 ^^ems. G. M. C. 



In the Keview of September 9 it was 

 stated, under the head "gweet Peas for 

 -^larket," that one should "sow about 

 ^eptember 10 to be sure of having some 

 llowers for Christmas, in a temperature 

 ^t night of 46 to 50 degrees. Suitable 

 ^orts are Christmas Pink, pink; Mont 

 i^lanc, Florence Denzer and Watchung, 

 White, and Mrs. Alex. Wallace, lavender. 

 • eed can be sown either in small pots, 

 iwo or three to a pot, f)r, as some large 



growers prefer, in flats of sand, trans- 

 planting directly from the flats to the 

 beds where they are to flower. Allow 

 the individual plants three to four inches 

 apart in the row and they will give you 

 much finer spikes than if planted more 

 thickly. ' ' 



HOFFMAN'S HOUSES. 



The accompanying illustrations are re- 

 produced from photographs made at 

 Cambridge, Mass., and serve to give an 

 idea of the improvements made by Syd- 

 ney Hoffman during the present season. 

 In addition to his store at Massachusetts 

 and Commonwealth avenues, in Boston, 

 Mr. Hoffman conducts the store and 

 range of glass shown in the illustrations. 

 The exterior view shows only the front 

 house of the several which have been 

 added to the range this season and pre- 

 viously since he took it over. The in- 

 terior view shows this front house as it 

 appears from the entrance from the 

 store. 



It is interesting to note that these pho- 

 tographs were made exactly six years 

 from the date Mr. Hoffman started in 

 business. He has taken the property at 



Cambridge for a term of twenty years, 

 and with his increased facilities there 

 will continue to grow a special line of 

 pot plants for the Boston store. 



PLANTS FOR HANGING BASKETS. 



Please give a list of plants most suit- 

 able for hanging baskets. C. E. G. 



A few good plants for hanging, bas- 

 kets are: Asparagus Sprengeri, varie- 

 gated vinca. Lobelia gracilis, achimines, 

 ivy-leaved geraniums, petunias, oxalis, 

 mimulus, hedera (English ivy), glechoma, 

 lysimachia, Bro^jallia speciosa major, 

 Abutilon vexillarium, Senecio scandens 

 (German ivy), Maurandia Barclaiana, 

 Ficus repens. There are several begonias, 

 and one or two fuchsias of a trailing na- 

 ture, which make fine basket plants. The 

 foregoing is only an abbreviated list of 

 some of the better known varieties. 



C. W. 



Denver, Colo. — Bernard Beer, a florist 

 of this city, has purchased the Henry M. 

 Teller ranch, comprising about 400 acres, 

 near Boulder. The consideration is stated 

 to have been $50,000. 



Interior of Sidney Hoffman's Front House. 



