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Freesias. 



It is now getting late to plant freesias. 

 Of course, bulbs can be started as late 

 as January and still give flowers. It 

 will, however, be noticed always that the 

 earliest bulbs in the soil give the strong- 

 est flower stalks. The earliest pans and 

 flats are now full of roots and a weak 

 lose of manure water once a week will 

 keep them toned up. Freesias want an 

 ibiindant water supply and are bene- 

 fited by feeding. Strong manure water 

 is often the cause of the browning of the 

 ends of the leaves. A heavy fumigation 

 will also injure the foliage. 



Let the plants wanted in flower at 

 'liristmas or New Year's have a genial 

 warmth — 52 to 55 degrees at night is 

 ample — and support the flower stems be- 

 fore they fall over and become bent. 



Fuchtiat. 



There seems to be something of a 

 eoming-again of the old-time favorites, 

 fiulisias, and it is cheering to find re- 

 uewtd interest in them in so many di- 

 verse quarters. The flowering season is 

 now almost over and the plants should be 

 kepi outdoors until they get a light 

 trei'zing, just sufficient to remove the 

 lea\ 's, when they can be stood in any 

 '•ell 1 1-, frame or pit which is frost-proof 

 ami ijry, and here they can remain until 

 tin.i for forcing again arrives. Any 

 "*•' place suitable for hydrangeas will 

 •'<• leal for fuchsias. The plants must 

 not oe allowed to get too dust-dry over 

 ^^" r. A light watering once in two or 

 fl'' weeks will keep the wood plump. 



Bay Trees. 



•ile we are still enjoying compar- 

 ^' 'y balmy weather, we can never tell 

 '" soon these conditions will change. 

 •^ rule, it is not safe to leave tubs of 

 ''• > trees out in the northern states 

 " r the first week in November, A few 

 1' ecs of frost will not harm them, but 

 ' ' »p to 15 degrees above zero, accom- 

 I' f'd by heavy jnow, such as we occa- 

 '^'ly get in early November, is liarm- 

 • o them. Tubs containing boxwood 

 s hollies, Araucaria imbricata, Por- 

 "1 laurels and other evergreens can 

 ■f'^y out a little later than the bays, but 

 ■'fc better in winter quarters by the mid- 

 "'^ of November. 



Camellias. 



It is pleasing to note a return to popu- 

 larity of the camellias. Any which have 

 arrived with azaleas should, after pot- 

 ting, be placed in a house where they 

 will have a genial but not forcing at- 

 mosphere; 50 degrees at night should not 

 be exceeded, or a loss of flower buds 

 will inevitably result. TIiq only time 

 camellias enjoy a warm, moist heat is 

 while making their growth. Any at- 

 tempt to force them like azaleas will en<l 

 in disaster. At Christmas an increasing; 

 call for these plants is noted at the bet- 

 ter class stores, and plants in 6-ineh to 

 7-inch pots, with three or four flowers 

 expanded, have sold well during the last 

 two or three seasons. 



Cyclamens. 



The flower spikes are coming up nicely 

 on the earliest cyclamen plants and 

 these promise to be in capital bloom 

 for the holidays. As Christmas is the 

 best selling season for these popular 

 plants, efforts should be made to get in 

 as many as possible for that date. Space 

 the plants so that the foliage cannot 

 crowd. The better shaped and more per- 

 fectly formed our stock is, the better it 

 will sell. Weak manure water, alternated 

 with pinches of Clay's fertilizer, will 

 keep the foliage vigorous and dark 

 green and strengthen the flower stems. 

 If spraying with nicotine or fumigation 



is attended to, there should be no trouble 

 with thrips or other pests. 



The little seedlings intended for 

 blooming a year hence will soon want 

 transplanting or potting. Keep the soil 

 stirred about them and the flats well up 

 to the light, to render the plants as 

 sturdy as possible. We prefer to trans- 

 plant into shallow flats, two inches apart 

 each way, rather than pot while the 

 seedlings are small. A compost of loam 

 and leaf-mold in equal parts and plenty 

 of sand answers well for them. 



Fancy Caladiums. 



Gradually reduce the water supply on 

 the fancy caladiums, as the foliage be- 

 gins to decay. Any sudden withdrawal 

 of moisture will destroy the tubers. Yet 

 we often see growers who ought to know 

 better throw plants on their sides to rest 

 with the first signs of ripening or decay- 

 ing of foliage. The same holds true of 

 gesneras, tydseas, gloxinias, achimines 

 and tuberous begonias. In every case 

 withhold water gradually. This will in- 

 sure the proper ripening of the bulbs or 

 corms. All such plants, while being rip- 

 ened off, want a sunny location, and the 

 poorest place to lay them when dried off 

 is under the greenhouse benches, where 

 sow bugs, roaches and other vermin can 

 prey upon tliem. A heated shed or cel- 

 lar, kept at 45 to 50 degrees, will keep 

 the aforementioned roots nicely, with the 

 exception of fancy caladiums and ges- 

 neras, which should be rested in 10 de- 

 grees more heat. 



FREESIA PURITY. 



When should Freesia Purity be planted 

 to bloom in February? J. G, 



Purity freesia if planted in flats now 

 will be in flower in February, The flati 

 can be kept in a coldframe until No- 

 vember, and if given an average night 

 temperature of 50 degrees after then, 

 will flower at the date named, C, W, 



Jacksonville, Fla. — Since the incor- 

 poration of the company known as Mills 

 The Florist, some of the acquaintances 

 of C. D. Mills have formed the impres- 

 sion that Mr. Mills has retired from the 

 business. As announced in the Eeview 

 at the time of incorporation, Mr, Mills 

 is president of the present organization, 

 C. L. Bragg is vice-president, C, L, Whipp 

 is secretary and W. W. Key is super- 

 intendent of the growing department. 



Grocer's Wajon Decorated by the Fifth Avenue Floral Co., Columbus, O. 



