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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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il IS liiUil, I lid not think many pooplo 

 liiuo reason to i-omiilaiu of inattention, 

 wiicu the nuiiilier o1' inistoniers is taken 

 into eonsideration. Salesmen in lh)\ver 

 -:hojis are far alxne the average. 



In eunchision, J am of the oi)ini()ii, as 

 stateil in my oj)eninj^ remarks, that, \vhen 

 >to(k is }ilentiful, ijnality yooil and prices 

 rij^ht, a barj^ain sale ah)ny tlit.'se lines will 

 lie a Ijenefit to tlie juiblie and to the 

 tlorist, as an educator in the way of get- 

 ting more ]ieo])le to love flowers, antl at 

 the same time bring Imsiness to your 

 -^Tore. 



ZIMMERMANN'S WAGON. 



'Die illustration on jiago 11 shows 

 the delivery outfit of William C. Zim- 

 mermann, the well known Milwaukee flo- 

 rist, decorated for the parade which was 

 a feature of the celebration of home- 

 coming week at Milwaukee. The wheels 

 were covered with asters, which also 

 were used on the harness and to outline 

 the mirrors of the wagon. The top of 

 the wagon was filled solidly with gladioli 

 in l)right colors, and there were large 

 bunches of gladioli at the whip sockets. 

 These, with chiffon, made the vehicle one 

 of the most attractive in the parade. 



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SUGGESTIONS 



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Primulas. 



If your prinmlas are still in frames, 

 they will recpiirc much more careful wa- 

 tering. Anything approaching sogginess 

 at the roots will ([uickiy cause yellowing 

 foliage. The plants, if space permits, 

 hacl better now be Jiioved to a cool, airy 

 house. On hot davs a little shade will l)e 

 iiecessarv, ])articularly for the Chinese 

 section. ' Obconica and Kewensis will 

 ^taiid stronger sunlight. Plants of P. 

 Sinensis arc good sellers at Christmas ami 

 the \ew Year, especially the scarlet and 

 .rinison shad(>s. To haVe these in nice 

 liloom, stand a batch of them in a carna- 

 liim temperature. •',() to T.-J degrees at 

 ui.-ht. To keep tlie ftdiage dark green, 

 use some weak sont or nitrate of soda 

 water one a week. 1»" not crowd lie 

 plants- let tiieiii stand so that their toli- 

 aMv will |ust cl.-ar eacn other. P. Keweii 

 <i'^ is a much stronger grower than the 

 ,,thcr winter blooming primulas and 

 ^iimild not be flouere.j in less liiau tl-iucli 

 puts- fine s|ieciiiieiis can be grown iii 

 7 inch and X-inch jiots. This variety re- 

 .|uires twice as mu<-h wat.-r as P. Sinensis 

 :iiid more fre(|ueiit feeding. 



Azaleas. 



The bulk of the. Indian azaleas are 

 now to hand an<l jKjtted. It is time to 

 start any jilants wantcl for Christinas 

 blooming. There ai<' only a few vane- 

 ties which it ]>ays to buce thus early. 

 The best seller of all is AjjoIIo, orange 

 scarlet in color. All bright shades are in 

 <l)ecial d(>mand at the holidays. Deutsdie 

 Perle is the earli(>st white, and can Ite 

 liad ill excellent Mower for Christmas; 

 also Simon Mardiier, silvery rose. Mine. 

 Petrick, bright rose, and V.-rva-ueaiia. 

 dcuibie wiiite witii salmon cent<M-. The 

 small flow ere, I varieties ha\e be<(iiiie ex- 

 tremely ))oj.ular ot' lale years. Ilexe. <ir 

 Firefly, reddi-^li rrinison, and Charles 

 i'.iicke, pink, make beautiful little pot 

 plants; Ilexe esipe.-ially is a fine Christ- 

 mas scdier. 



I'lants f^r eaily tun-ing should ha\e 

 ., house with a night teni|per.-it lire of <)<> 

 to O.'t degrees and should be si>rayed 

 iwi<-e a day during bright weather. Hub 

 ..lit anv growths \\lii<-h may start in ad- 

 v.iiice uf the How el-;. There are now only 

 iwn months left until Christmas is iiere, 

 and remember that solar heat is steadily 

 .L.^liniu"- and davli-ht lesseTiiug; there 



fore it liehooves iis to push the jilants 

 now, 3-atlier than a montli later. 



Pelargoniums. 



The show pelargoniums can stay iu 

 coldframes for a few weeks yet if the 

 greenhouses are crowiled. If potted over 

 when reconniiended, they will now be 

 rooted nicely around the ])()ts. Keep 

 them aired freely during the day and 

 only close the sashes on frosty nights. 

 Scratch over the surface soil. liemove 

 dead or moldy foliage. I'umigate once 

 in eight or ten days for aphis and run 

 the jilants somewhat on the dry side un- 

 til they go into the grei>nliouses, when 



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more moisture can be affor^ 

 Young i)lants from late sunim- 

 will ju-obably need a pinch ;; , i. 

 sized pots. When housing thei. i,,' "'■ 

 to let them have a cool, airv >,^, 

 degrees at night will suit tlu 

 ter than 10 tlegrees higher. 



Poinsettiat. 



The bra(-ts will be starting i ,,,^^ 

 the poinsettias now, and to a- ,|,,|^' 

 to their fullest development lii-i,,,' 

 feetling Avill be necessary. 1', ~,n;. I, 

 if well rootcnl in their j^ots or •,. I 

 joy waterings with licjuid cow ] 

 manure once a week. Use ever 

 tion in watering, in ortler to 

 foliage as green as ])ossible. 

 abundant or insufficient water upi,'. 

 will speedily cause a heavy -s i,i 

 foliage, and without leaves p.: -rtti.i. 

 are a hard proposition to sell. ■, t,.!,, 

 peraturo of 60 degrees at ni;^ . hha 

 that the bracts are forming, ,11 i„ 

 found about right. In a cold, tu.y.^, 

 the foliage is more difficult to ke^ ,|;ii;^ 

 green in color. Avoid heavy fuiii .itir.ii.s 

 wlier(> jioinsettias are growing, ^iiiuk- 

 from tobacco stems, especially wij 

 (•aiis(^ a heavy loss of foliage. 



Poinsettias, while comparativii . ir,. 

 from ])ests. are occasionally fei il in 

 tested with mealy bug, thrips aui mci i. 

 aphis. The latter is easily eveir.n!!' Iv 

 light fumigations or spraying \ iili : 

 nicotine solution. Thrips will soiii'tiiiii - 

 attack the bract Just as it forms, ,i!hl ;ii' 

 hard to kill. Xicotine sprayings ai, tl.i 

 l)est remedy. Persist in them tiiiil il, 

 pests are j)ut out of commission. I'-r : 

 spray nozzle and cidd water to bl,u oil 

 the mealy bug. Keep pans re intly 

 made up close to the glass, in oniir t, 

 get as stocky plants as possible. If 

 there are still any plants in small i"it-;. 

 make them up into pans, using -ihmII 



William A.Adams. 



