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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Casket Cover of Valley and Sweet Peas. 



Photo Copyrighted by Charles Henry Fox. 



iiu'ir own foliayt' iiiKloriit'atli, and 

 ' white swoct ]i('as. liordt'rod with 

 iiiiiiis Sprcnjioii. A few cattlcyas 



'd the whiteness. Tlie ])ri('0 of this 

 • rpiece was .t.ldii. It was arranjjjod 

 ' \< ciitecl liv Charh's Ueiirv l^'ox. 



Phil. 



NOTES FROM SCOTLAND. 



luiyal Caledonian lloit icidlural 



i> has just (•el('l)rated its cenlrtiaiy 



iiidimyh. The usual autumn show 



>li'd the centenary sliow and four 



i.ny ciiii-i were awarih'il to |ii'i\ate 



'ii'y< for excelh'nce in eultiire nt' 



il'iwiis, ])hint.s and vcj^etahles. At 



"ini 1 .1. \V. Meilattie. l-;dinl>nr<;li 



^:iidener, |iresi(h'<| and the quests 



•d I'l'itT I'.arr. tiien still hale ami 



. liiil whose deatli followed in a 



i.vs and was recorded in tlie IJE- 



I ><i'|itenil)er -'■'>; .lames (liiexc. tlie 



'■•■ lh>rist of l'Minlinr;^h, wlio has not 



' :i -•liow dnrin;^ half of thi' s ici 



'■\ist(Mice, and other well known 



I- of the trade. |). \V. 'I'liom-^on. 



iiliant, l']dinl)nryli. trai-ed t he 



^^ of ilic s'iciely t'rom its in'-e|i 

 i l^o!) to the present date. 

 'lainl has lost one of its (dilest. 

 '|"^^n an(l most respected nursery 

 'I Ilie death of John Forbes, of 

 '<■ < >f splendicj |iiiysi(|in'. n|iri<;iit 

 ''■r :i iKJ open .-ountena in-e, he en 

 I i'im^elf liy his sterling' (jnalilies 

 "ill: whom he came in contact. .\s 

 '^'i' of phloxes, pentstemoiis, p;ui- 

 ^i'das. c;n nations, etc., lie was 

 ' k:io\\n and at the St. j.onis \',\ 



|iosition of 19(14 he was awarded a jijold 

 medal for jthloxes. |-;;ist Lothian stocks 

 and other tlouers. 



{•'raiice also is inourniiio o\er the <;ra\c 

 of N'ictor l)etri(die, a . veil known name in 

 the nursery world. lie dird at .Xnycis 

 after a \erv Inief illm'^s. I'.I'.K. 



EASTER LILIES. 



I lia\e a liatcli of Master lilies that 

 were potted the hatter part of .hdy and 

 wiui-h were plunyed in soil in a north 

 i(ddfiame and c(j\ere(l with four inches 

 of straw. The sash was then rcplacecj 

 anil they were shaded with hoards. I 

 now lin<l that they ha\e made rri-owth^ 

 of from one to six iinhrs, the taller ones 

 slioolinj^ up thiou<;li the straw. Are tin' 

 latter sjioiled.' If not, how should they 

 lie tre.ated to hold them for Faster.' I 

 have i'emo\('il them to the lloor of a rmd. 

 liylit cellar to keep thein from the jires 

 eiit hot weather. This is my third yrar 

 ^rowiny Faster lilies and I have had sue 

 re-s het'ore, liui I Started later and hail 

 to resoi't to har<l foreino to ;;et them in 

 on time. I potted liiein early this season 

 to allow f(U' Fastt'r coaiin;; earlier than 

 last yeai-, aucl the hot weather starte<l 

 iIk'UI ((uieklv. lint the\' .are \\ell I'ooteil. 



i;. s. II. 



of Octolier. After that lot them have 

 a ni<;ht temperature of 45 to '>0 degrees. 

 ^■ou do not say whether you are <;row'inf; 

 llarrisii or loiioitloruin lilies. The 

 former natnr.ally eonie alon>i' nimdi earlier 

 than the lon;iitloiums. Ivister comes 

 .Marih '27. If yon can count the liuds on 

 your plants during; tlu> first two weeks in 

 i'eliruary, your |ilants will he all right. 

 I'rolialily part of your plants amy want 

 some pushing or retarding. \un can 

 lell ;iliont Christm.'is how thev will lie. 



C. W. 



A cellar is rather ,i dark phua' for 

 yoni' lilies. It will make them spimlling. 

 I'laee tlii-m in a fr.ime .ami sh.ade th<' 

 gla~s for a few days until the shoots 

 ha\e lieconie green ami lirnier. They can 

 lie hehl in the t'ranii- unlil the niidille 



THE NATURAL GROWER. 



\iany arres ol' glass ha\e lieen con- 

 st nuted of late years and many itnprove- 

 meiiis have sprung up in their i-onstruc- 

 tion and, ;is our trade is progressing s<i 

 r.apidly. the men who are pl.aied in ch.arge 

 ot' these l.asi growing (itdds nt' glass nuist 

 im|ii'o\ e ;iccordi ngl>'. 



No man i-an le.arn to grow plants t'rom 

 readino liooks. nor ean he expect to g(>t 

 lii^ kniiwli'i|oe from w.atching others. He 

 can uei help and suggestions, o I' course. 

 In;' the prolijems he must work mit for 

 hims:'|f. There is im such thing as luck 

 in throwing roses, c.arnalioTis or any other 

 pl.iiits. although il often looks that way. 

 ( )ne crowcr suet fcds liec.ause he has the 

 necessary kmiwledg<' to see the little 

 things ami makes the nm^i of them. 

 .\n<i|her fails lie<'a\ise iie does not see or 

 feel this impiirtam-e of the every lioiii- 

 occniiing things which are necessary to 

 m.ake the pl.ants grow and thrixe. 



It is no: -^ntlicient io nnderstaud liow 



