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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Si.i'i i.Mi;i;i! ■".<>, i!M):i, 



TIME TO FLOWER VALLEY. 



Will Villi kiihlly 1111111111 iiM- \[n\\ l.ih'. 

 iT will l:ikc 111 lirillL; i-n|i| >liii;ii;c \:il!r' 

 |ii|iN III liliiiiiii.' I wmili! [i.i'tVr in |ii;ii-i 

 1 lir \>\\'< I'll t 111' lii'lii-li :i> --.1,111 ;i-i |il'ili!i i! 



Alliiw :i ill Ml I t'niir \virk~ in ;i mini ii in in 



llilillT tiMll|i('r,-|t lire hI' ti."i iIi^Hi's tu hlill;; 



mill --tiir.-iyc valley iiiln llnwi'i'. Tlir |ii|is 

 vliiMilil In' [ilaccil in a r:isr umt liralin^ 

 |ii|ii'--. a l;iiiii| liiittiilil liral 1 liln; r~-'i'll- 

 tia!, |iail ictilarly t'lniii (IcIhImt t i May. 

 'j'lii' case slioiiM he ilaikt iicil liy layiii;^ 

 lii'asy [lapcr ovci- it. ami iihiic li^ilit ami 

 air i-aii he acjiiiitti'il lict'urc tlic tlnwt'rs 

 |ic';;iii til (i|K'li. It' yi'ii >laiiil ymir I'ip^ 

 (iiii'i-tly (Ml the liciicli, tiii'v \\ill lliiwcr. 

 lull tlirv will lie .sliurtcp siciiiiiicil ami 

 tal;i' Imiiit'i' tu i-niiir iiitu ilnwcr. (' W. 



! ill .Xiiiciica IT alii'..i I. wlicrc I rmilil ^iM 

 , the sr.'ils.' L. M. 



i 



i Scciliiii^ |i|;!iil:- >i Alaiu-ana r.Xi-cKa 



I -ii'c mil ;is j^ooil as '!,■ --r laiscil t'nuii nit- 

 I tiii'^s (If yi-af'iol I i.nits. Ilic s('('(||iii;4s 

 I liciiiy li;;lit ami tliiii .-.t the linltdiii ami 

 iiiMcli less syiiiincl III :ii than tlmsc jii-dwii 

 I'l'din ciittinys. TiMiialily must nt' tlio 

 seed (if tliis jiiiic IS ;ni[iiirt('i| t'l'ntii Ncr 

 t'olk Island, ami if i>. (ir slmnlil 1h\ 

 slii|)]>(>(l ill tlic colli'. I'.if aiamaiia seed 

 sodii loses its \it,il>i\- after lieiii}^- vv- 

 irioxcd fl'din tlie c"!' in wliii-li it lias 

 u i'o\\ II. 



It is likely that yon i-<iiil(| yet this seed 

 liy «ritiii!4' any of thi- \.\x se('(| linuses. 

 If they have iidt yot 't they will yet it 

 fill vdii. W. il. T. 



COLD STORAGE VALLEY. 



Kindly yivr lis ciiltiiial di rn-t inns f.n 

 (■d|i| stiiraye \alley. W'l' ha\(' had fair 

 success with \alley. luii want ymi In tell 

 lis iidw Idiiy lliey will take tn fnrn' with 

 out in-.-ii. Also tell IIS it' \\c canii it make 

 ai laiiyenients with s,i;ni' cold s'orayi 

 lil'll tn kee|i tlielll all liie year for 1I-, 

 instead df Innilin froii the middh'ina n. 



I!. I'. ( . 



'riieic Wiillld seem to he II i eo id leas. HI 



why \'dii ciiiiiidi make aii aii^e iieiils v\illi 

 si'ine cdjd stiiraye (ivin to k' eji yiiiii' |ii|is. 

 I'llless. lidweMT, ynii aie laryi. oi-.mi.|>_ 

 I \ iiiiM aihise ynii |:i ^et cdld sinianc 

 sil)i|ilies direct tldin ;| lelialiie I'ealer 

 who in.'ikes a s|i('ciaity nf this wmk. ^'oll 

 CO, lid ha\i' them sent weekly, I (Hi iiinht i v 

 or ni'inthiy, as desired. I'liis wnild really 

 he hetter, t'lif vim wniild imt then have 

 I 1 pay storaiie rent nr \'. eirv aiioiit 

 wliether tile I'ijis had ^jiis' \i:r rinht leiii 

 |iei:itiire or \\h<'tlier they \\diilil -tart 

 Well when forced. 



X d I :isk lldW Idlin v.'ijley kiji) in iiilil 

 sliriaye will take td foiee wi'huiit lu-at. 

 Maeii de|ieiids nil i!ie -i :is hi nl liie xcar. 

 I'm -i\ nioiitlis they v'ill cune almiy in 

 friiia id.ir tn six wiiks. \ hile fur the 

 dtln r h'llt' il Wd|i|,| I,,. h.i/,,ii d-ms lo dlfer 

 aii\ --iiuyest idiis wit'iMiii kiMwiiiy tie- 

 teM!|M'r:itiire \'dll |ird|id'^e ei\jni; them. 

 \':il|ey idine-. intu tinner vM'hiii a imiiitli 

 ill .1 jidt III a warm lidi;-.i'. In n si met a re 

 lielil :it "lO Id ("id deniees, v.ilh mi hiitldin 

 lie.ii, 'Miiwih wdiihi he -,!in\ in wiiiiia'. 

 W'e Wdiild aih ise \dii I 1 use Iditoii heat 

 ill winter at .all events. !uei.iiiy the pi)!-- 

 (lai i 'M'.l tor t iir^e iniiit :i> of the t ime. 



l'!:iii' tlieii ill 



lean -aie 



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ARAUCARIA SEEDS. 



Kindly let mo know if Aiauctiiia e-v 

 cel-a raiseil fniiii seeils is as ynod us if 

 r;iisi'.[ from ciittines_ Where coulcl 1 



lileriile seeds.' I ha\e lic'lld that SOIIlC 



nidweis i'l liollaml and llejiii'iiii inijioit 

 aia'iciria -eeds fidin .Xorfolk Island. 

 ( nnl.1 ydii ret'er me tn ,-i seedsman, either 



PROPAGATING FICUS. 



W'e lia\(' two riihher idnnts in In im-h 

 puts, :iii(| sexcral iiKintJi- ayo we cut them 

 olf so there was oiiiv a stlllll|i aliollt a 

 loot hiyli. They ai tiow covered with 

 small sli|:s tilioiit twe .r three inches in 

 leiidfh. Will you . le.i^,. tell us if wo 



were to take them out of the pots ; ij 



plant them in the ground properly ,,. 

 layerinn. wculd lliey root.' S. ,1. I 



The iiiclhod proposed would not h ,| 



satisfactory one for the pi'opiiytit ion ,| 



the fi(ais, and it would he hotter to w i 



until the sliodts ha\(' made four or ■ ,. 



leaves, and then to moss thoiii up ; ,[ 



rout tliom OH the plant. 'JTic ojierai u 



df iiidssiiiy licus shoots is doiio as folio ; 



Cut the shoot iiliout half throujrli w h 



a sharp knife, koopiny the out open \\ I, 



a tiny (diiji of wood, for exain|ilo, ;i i 



of matcli-st ick. Then bind a small ha; I 



fill of damp moss ariMiml tli(> shoot so s 



td cdxcr the cut thorouylily. Keep • r 



moss moist, am! the ]ilaiit in a proteci d 

 portion of the oroonhousc. In a tw 



weeks the roots should appear tliron h 



the moss, at wliitdi tiin(> the slioot sIkm i| 

 he (Mil otf ami I'otted. W. II. T 



SNAILS IN GREENHOUSES. 



Is there any remody for snails in V.i 

 yreenhouso.' .My place is infi'stcd \vi:h 

 them iind tlioy are doiiiy much daiii.a-e 

 to the youny plants. K. S. IF. 



S( 

 uiiih 

 siiai 

 ture 

 .and 

 turn 

 they 

 once 

 you 

 plan 

 a w; 



•after air slaked linu? or fine s;ili 



'r the heiiidies. These will kill ai:\ 



Is which they touch. Vou ciin caj- 



mtiny hy layinj>- baits, such as Icttii. ■■ 



cabhayo loaves or slioes of potsttoe-. 



ips ami carrots, on lioiudies where 



;ire trouhlesoino. Kxamino tlies ' 



or twice a day and kill all snails 



see. .\ny bonclios cloiirod of pel 



ts can be dusted with lime, or yixi n 



teriiiy with salt and water. ('. W. 



CARNATION NOTES.- EAST. 



Withered Foliage. 



I'lants lifted soon 'iier a liea\ \' rain 

 tall (plito often lose . pdi'tioii df their 

 Idwcr foliayo diiriiie i ■ • --tahlishmeiit. .\ I 

 times, when ]ilaiils .ii" n the best cdiidi 

 tidii for lifting and iei' - heeu yixon i-ari 

 fill attention, a consi'h r i hie iiiimher ma\' 

 hy reason ot' extreme .lenthor conditidiis 

 come thrcuiyh \\itli ;i t ■ \\ withered leaves. 

 These should by all ,:e.ans he remnvcd. 

 for if left oil they pi'-\eiii full circula 

 tidii dt' air. furnisli .i 'idyiiiL; place fur 

 iiistiiiites and detract greatly fidm the 

 •a ppea raiice nf the j>!;ints. W'e must 

 admit that it is im le--'r;ilile pniposition 

 to leiiidve the dead t'nli.-in,. frdiii se\|.i';il 

 llidiisami plants, hiii. f taken in hand 

 after a nentle sprav-ny siitlicieiit td 

 render the loaxcs plnd i.-. the opeiiition 

 loses iiiindi dt' its te iidiisness and lia- 

 bility (II iiijiiriiij; the h.irk nf the si,.m 

 by peeliny is nr(.;itl\ !• -sonod. 



Supports will soon nei'd piittine in 

 |daee and it is obxioub that the removal 

 III' dead leaves shouh! be done hefore- 

 liand, as alsn the appin-ation of hune 

 meal. pr<i\ideit the adoption nt' the plan 

 recently disiaissod in fli.'s,. imtes Ims heen 

 cdusidereil ;id\ isilble 



Method Not New. 



This ideti of w ithlioldiny bono im ; 

 until pl.'tiits have hecoine establislii'd i 

 not a new one. it having boon advoeati 

 by e.N|ierionco(l growers se\er!il years tie 

 and. while we did not adopt it iit oik ' 

 e\])orinieiits were carried on each yea 

 with the result tlmt w<' would not :■ 

 present care to return to the old metlie 

 of mixing \vitli the soil ,at iM'iicli-filliii 

 time. 



j A Necessary Precaution. 



I These exiioriinents, however, jirov od tl 

 ! necessity of being ciiroful to purclnise 

 I ertide of bone carrying a good porcentaij 

 I of phdsjihorie aciil in aviiilable fnrn 

 J dtherwise the ]ilaiits can derive but litt' 

 I heiiefit until the atdd is made soluble I 

 I (leconipositioii. which t.akes time. Aft' 

 having ex|ieriiiieiited with iiumerin 

 hraiids. we li;i\e cdine tn regard any ca: 

 rying less than eighteen per (a'lit availi^ 

 hie phosphdric a(Md ;is iinprofitable to u- 

 at any price when following the jdan i 

 (|uest ion. 



Manner of Applying. 



If the siiit'ace o1 the bench soil i 

 Idiise by reasdii of (|iiite recent cultiva 

 tioii. tie' bdiie may he !ip]>!ie(l (dear a 

 the r.ate nf ;i .'! inch potful in ea(di sptn ' 

 h(Mweon the rows across a 4-foot beiidi 

 but we prefer its mixture with the sed 



