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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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auothcr stretcli of lawn, is leadiiijf toward 

 Olio of its most attrat-tive features, the 

 geysor, with its with; basin and surroiind- 

 injf balustrade. Tlie enibankinent which 

 encloses the basin is I'oNcred with Dorothy 

 Perkins roses, trailinii o\cr the <;round. 

 tirowiny' up tlirou;^)! these are .la|ianesc 

 anemones in white and la\fniler pink; an 

 ex((uisit(» bit of culdr conception, made 

 harsh by a lionhr bejuw nf (alceohuia 

 lujiosa aj^ain., 



Diveryiny to the ii;;ht or left, ayain 

 arc seen flankiny lieds of roses, liedyed 

 in at the rear liy the siiort ])ines and 

 crimson and ])ink hollyhocks, a cliarminjf 

 setting for tlie <Mrray of crinisons. crim- 

 son pinks and whiles of the l.ii f'rance. 



Testout, Druschki, Jacqueminot, Brunner, 

 Soupert and Marj^aret Dickson. Neiyii- 

 l)orin^ areas of like form, bonlered by 

 berberis and white pansies, are a mass of 

 fine blooms of I'aiil Neyron and liaronno 

 de Donstettin, with the above varieties 

 re|ieate(l and tiie addition of a crimson 

 I'lilox Drummondi. 



Standard bays and urns alternate aljout 

 the circle of tlic geyser basin. Peering 

 over the rail brings into view millions of 

 ytdlow and uliite pansy faces, the whole 

 circular space from the railing to the 

 water's edge being a solid jianel of ])an- 

 sies. The soft recesses of white .'uid gold 

 surround the geysei', which throws its 

 sihcry spout high in the ;iir each minute. 



We wish we could say that the 

 have it all to themselves in this <{, 

 nook. Hut assorted gladioli w. 

 here and there against the railii 



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us hojie that they were meant 

 and bulf. 



I'anels of ])ansies, l)lm>-eved 

 with streaks of yellow, backed 

 of rhotlodendrons and other sh 

 now out of bloom, tilled in the 

 around the Agricultural and Man 

 ers' building. Nothing was more 

 ive about the grounds than these 

 ful pansy beds, both as to (j\i; 

 stock ami arrangement of colors, 

 one feels, as ho stands adu. 

 "Somebodv thonvht.'' (iKirrurDi 



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SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. 



The Favorable Weather. 



('ultural notes will soioi be .n linng nf 

 tJK /AS\. for nearly all tiie \arieties. ex- 

 cept the latest, are slinwin;^ color and it 

 is sini|ily a m.nttcr of waiting fur the final 

 development of the Ihiwcis. 'Die season 

 so far has been ideal for opening flowers, 

 with bright days, cdol nights and no fog. 

 i''ogg,v weather often ruins mure good 

 flowers than all other causes combined, 

 and this year so far it has not j^iven tla; 

 loiigsnfl'i'ring ginwer the bcneiit of its 

 cliasteinng influence. 



ruder the inlbicncc at' liir lovely 

 weather, nearly all tiie \arieties arc; 

 earlier than usual, Beatrice .May, .Millei', 

 both bron/.c and yellow, Clori.-i and W. 

 .Meredith being alreaily cut. 



What a glorious flower is Deatiice 

 .M:iyl Xotliing in \\lnte appioaches it, 

 ami if we had some other foli;ii;c on th(! 

 stem \\r wduld ha\e the ideal mum. Ucto- 

 iier i'l'ost, Willowbrook and all the other 

 parlv \vhites are simpiv lost alongside 

 of it. 



Yellow Miller, one of last year's new 

 ones, has estaldislied n place for its(df as 

 a high (dass early yellow and will be 

 largely gidwii next year. The early bud 

 IS not of inuidi use on this \ariety, but a 

 crown late in August |iroiluccs lovely 

 flowers. 



(■loria, .also one of |;ist Year's noxcl- 

 lies, will find a jdai-e. 'Phougli the color 

 may be too light for some tastes, the 

 flowei is handsome and the stem and 

 folia^ie excellent. The cidor is the Kn- 

 chantress shade of j.ink and it would 

 seem that, if (lloria will come as early 

 m'xt year, it deserves to be largely grow ii. 

 .My only regret is that I did not grow- 

 more of it. 



The Coming Exhibitions. 



The shows will soon be with us and it 

 will not be long Ind'orc we shall see how- 

 others of the new ones of last year will 

 turn out, but at jiresent, so far as I have 

 seen them growing, they are the finest 

 looking lot e%er known and novelties this 

 year will have to climb high to get in 

 line. The only regret caused by the 



]iresent lo\ely weather is that it rushes 

 the liea\y exhibition lloweis o]ien too 

 (|uickly and they are not coming as deep 

 as they sh.oidd. It wculd seem that many 

 of the finest things will be o\er by the 

 time the national society meets, .Novem- 

 ber 10, unless the weather so(m changes. 

 -Market conditions seem brighter than 

 for some years jiast, and flowers are sell- 

 ing readily at fairly good ])rices. One 

 reason ni.ay be that there are not so many 

 grown this year as last, some of the grow-- 

 ers getting disgusted and not planting so 

 many as formerly, or it may be that busi- 

 ness conditions generally m<\an that more 

 (lowers are being sold, for all of whi(di 

 let us "ive thanks. Ciias. 11. Tunv. 



A VEGETABLE FORCER'S VIEW. 



I A papir liy ]!. II. 'lliuriio. of Woostcr. O., 

 I'shI Ijcforc tlK' <;m'cii1iiiiis<> Vcpt'talile (Iiuwcrs' 

 Assipciiiiloii lit its (•(in\tntion at As^litabula, O., 

 Octulicr li; to 11, 190'J. ] 



Owing to the nature of the chrysanthe- 

 iiiuin, and the mature of the crops grown 

 mostly by the florist, the chrysanthemum 

 belongs more to the vegetable forcer than 

 it iloes to the florist. 



The chrysanthemum is jilanled in its 

 jiernianent quarters any time fi-om the 

 first [lart of June until the first part of 

 .August and is out of the way in October 

 and November, Avliile the florist plants 

 his roses, carnations, smilax, etc.. from 

 June to August and they occupy the beds 

 until the next June. The chrysanthemum 

 also makes an excellent crop to take the 

 plai-e of a jiart of the fall lettuce. 



-Mthough the chrysanthemum is easy to 

 grow, it is insistent in its demands upon 

 your attention and unless you are pre- 

 jiared to give it daily attention I would 

 not ad\ise the vegetable grower to try it. 

 .\s there is plenty of literature on the 

 (dirysanthemum, I will try to treat the 

 sul)ject more from the standpoint of the 

 vegetable greenhouse man. 



Culture From Vegetable Forcer's Standpoint. 



The chrysanthemum is started from 

 cuttings taken from stock plants. The 

 stock plants can be procured of a large 

 nnmber of florists and it w-onld be well 

 to consult them and the wholesalers in 



the market in which you ex[iect In -■•: 

 for(> deciding on \arieties. Ivicli \:ii 

 comes in at a certain date in the t;ii' 

 matter when rooted or pl;inte<|. Tlie . 

 exception to this is (lolden (dow. \i 

 blooms a certain length of time ., 

 rooted. 



Plant your stock plants in a cool }■' 

 wh(>re they will get a fair anionii: 

 sunlight. When the stock plants !■ 

 to grow, take cuttings as fast as the 

 three to four inches long and iilacc : 

 in a cool house. Shade the cutting 

 a few- days. When the cuttin^is : 

 roots half an inch to an inch Ion:;. 

 them up in I'Vi-'nch jiots, or plant in 

 or even beds; after they have gre 

 few- inches cuttings can be taken 

 the tops of these also. 



Cuttings can be taken any time 

 December to July. Late winter an<l 

 spring is the best time to take the 

 cut flowers. Two or three flowi'i 

 be grown on these, while only one <• 

 grown on May or .7nne cuttings, 

 plants of the taller varieties froi' 

 early cuttings should be cut back in 

 or Jidy or they will make too much 

 K'ooteil cuttings cost 2\<> cents to :: 

 each, so it will save you money to hu} 

 plants and make your own cuttiny-- 

 plants must be kept growing and n 

 allowed to suffer from lack o\' w;i! 

 jilant food or the wood will hardi ' 

 infcM'ior flowers will result. 



.\s soon as danger of frost is o\ 

 little plants can be put in .I indi 

 and jilunged in soil outdoors nn' 

 beds are ready for j)lanting. *'ii' 

 rooted in June can lie flowered in 

 ])ots if desired, one flower to the pe' 



Tomatoes and cucumbers are ' 

 done before the last of July, but i 

 chrysanthemum plants are kept gi" 

 nicely they can be planted in the ,:j 

 house the first week in August anW 

 make long enough steins and first 

 flowers. 



Planting and Staking. 



The beds in the greenhouse can bi 

 pared as usual for the vegetable ' 

 and then mulched with two or ' 

 inches of good manure. The chrysa' 



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