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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



57 





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HYDRANGEA. TEAS' SNOWBALL (H. Oinerea SteriUs) 



NEW HYDRANGEA 



Teas^ Snowball 



(H.Clnerea SterlMs) 



A Bport (rom ttie native H. cinerea. with larger 

 and flatter beads, of the purest white, than (hose of 

 H Arborescens Grandlflora. A new, hardy, whlte- 

 tlowering shiub of the greatest valae, blooming 

 from the last of June until the end of August 



Strong, 2-year plants, 50c each; $5.00 per doz.; 

 $40.00 per 100. 



Hydraneea Arborescens GrandUUlora, strong 

 2-year plants, 2 to 4 ft., $20.00 per 100; smaller 

 plants. SIO.OO and $15.00 per 100. 



Barberry TliunberBii< k to 12 in., transplanted, 

 $20.00 per 1000. 



Barberry Ttiunberell, 1 to l>s ft., transplanted, 

 $40 00 per 1000. 



Spiraea Van Houttel, 1 to 2 ft., extra fine, $25.00 

 per 1010. 



California Privet, 2 to 2*2 ft., branched, $25.00 

 per 1000. 



California Privet, 12 to 18 in., branched, $16.00 

 per 1000. 



Amoor River Privet, 1 to 2 ft., fine, $3.00 per 100. 



Regellanum Privet, 1 to 2 ft., fine, $8.00 per 100. 



Peonies, 40,000 roots in 100 choice varieties, 

 cheap for fall shipment. - 



German Iris, a superb collection in 20 named 

 «ortH, true to name, for fall delivery. Our selec- 

 tion, $20.00 per 1000. 



German Iris, choice sorts, mixed, $10.00 per 1000. 



Iris Siberlca, blue— dark rich blue, $20.00 per 

 1000. 



Lily EUesans, a hardy, showy lily, succeeding 

 everywhere. Blooming bulbs, $20.00 per 1000. 



Gladioli, a large stock— Childsii, America, Prln- 

 cep8 and others. 



Alice Carey, the best white gladiolus in culti- 

 vation. 



Price list free. 



The E. Y. Teas Co., CeRtsnille, Ind. 



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New York State Grown Roses for Forcing 



GENERAL VARIETY OF NURSERY STOCK 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



63 Years GENEVA, N. Y. 700 Acres 



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without luueh water, this is probably the 

 hpsi time of the year to propagate them. 

 Use only the young tips, and place the 

 cuttings closely in flats. Trim oflF most 

 of the foliage, and put the flats in par- 

 tial shade. Don't give them much water 

 for a couple of weeks, and then only 

 sparingly for two weeks more. If the 

 *to( k plants have been grown with con- 

 sidiiable moisture at the roots it is bet- 

 tPi not to make cuttings before Novem- 

 ki, when the wood will be riper. Re- 

 gavding frost, there is but little to fear 

 0" that score in Cali-fornia. Occasionally 

 fli' tijis of the cuttings are nipped, but 

 "" ^f'rious damage to them results. Ci. 



HOLLY FROM SEED. 



Your article on "Budding the Holly" 

 ''15 just what I was wishing for. Will 

 J' '; kindly give, in an early issue, direc- 

 ^' 8 for correctly growing from the seedf 

 It growing the seed, do wo have to plant 

 ^''^ h male and female trees in close prox 

 .m 'ty to insure fertilizing the blooms? 



G. G. 



There is little difficulty in raising holly 

 ^rrm seed, provided the grower has pa- 

 f"'nce enough. Although all the holly 

 I' "nily are more or less diceciously polyg- 

 anious — that is, the male and female flow- 

 ^'■^ occur on diflferent plants — I have 

 "'^ver had any trouble in germinating 



Beed. They are apparently always fer- 

 tilized in the usual manner and I have 

 used them indiscriminately from a dozen 

 or more widely distributed trees. 



The best success will always be had 

 from seed that has remained the longest 

 time on the trees. Pick it when it gets 

 ready to drop off, which will be late in 

 the season. Soak the pods about ten days 

 in water and do not let them dry out 

 again before planting. I always use flats 

 made of inch thick redwood, four inches 

 deep, eighteen inches wide and two feet 

 long. I use inch redwood, as it takes a 

 season at least to germinate the seed, and 

 if anything thinner is used it will prob- 

 ably not last until the young seedlings 

 are ready for transplanting. In such a 

 flat, plant about two handfuls of seed 

 pods. Pack them down well and cover 

 with half an inch of clear sand. Wet 

 them dow n well and stack the boxes, one 

 above the other, in any situation that is 

 not too shady. They are much easier 

 kept damp this way than if they are 

 strung out in the open. About once every 

 ten days take and repile the boxes, after 

 giving each a good watering. They will 

 keep sufficiently damp in this way until 

 the next watering time. Always lay a 

 damp* piece of burlap on the top box and 

 in changing let that box be put on the 

 bottom of the new pile. 



After about six months in the latitude 

 of San Francisco the seeds will be found 



to have commenced to germinate, whea 

 they should be put in a coldframe 

 or unJer a lattice house. See that they 

 are kept constantly moist and the little 

 seedlings will be found to keep coming 

 out of the ground for another four or 

 five months. It is usually a year after 

 they have^been planted before the last of 

 them show themselves. 



They grow slowly at first and should 

 be left in the seed boxes for another year 

 at leaat before they are transplanted out 

 into the ground. Do not be afraid to 

 give them plenty of water and keep them 

 in partial shade. 



It is a long and tedious undertaking to 

 grow hollies from seed and the imported 

 plants can be bought at a fraction of a 

 cent each in Europe. It is a queer con- 

 dition that it' seems to be impossible to 

 replace well berried plants by carefully 

 growing from their seed ; the only way 

 to be sure is to bud or graft on seedlings 

 with scions from heavy fruiting plants. 



G. 



Taunton. Ma.ss. — N. B. Moxon has 

 purchased a 12.1-foot greenhouse from 

 Tieon D. Lincoln and intends to start in 

 the business. 



South Hadley Falls, Mass. — Galli- 

 van Bros., the Holyoke florists, have 

 leased the Charles H. Bates greenhouses 

 for a year. Herbert Bennett, will co»- 

 tinue in charge for the lessees. 



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