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AspiirMgiis pliiiiiosiis 111- ferns 



ihciii. 



Freesias. 



\ii 

 ■III- 



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nil 



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I iKiw ffi'ttiiiff lato to |)l;int ficcsias. 



'.use, bulbs can bv started as Jatc 



■ iiiiary and still {>;iv(! fio\v<MS. It 



iiiiuover, be noticed always tbat tlic 



I bulbs in the soil tjive the stiouji 



I wci- stalks. The earliest jtans and 



i.rc now full of roots and a weak 



■ .ii manure water once a ucek %vill 



' ilii'in toned up. Freesias want an 



'i.l;itit water supply and are Ikmic- 



I bv feeding;-. StronjT juauure Mater 



fiiii tlie eause of the browning of tlii> 



^ "1 the leaves. A heavy I'uuiijfation 



:ii^n injure the loliaj^e. 



It tlie jdants wanted in flower at 

 i^iinas or New Year's have a {^cuial 

 mill — ;")L' to '}'} degrees at niglit is 

 •l< -and sujiitort the flower stems be 

 iIk'v fall ovvv and become bent. 



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iii.-i, 



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Fuchsias. 



M If seems to be somethinj;- of a 



iii; again of the old-time favorites, 



HIS, anil it is cheering to find re- 



•' interest in them in so many di- 



'liiarters. Tiie flowering season is 



I 'most over and the jdants should be 



outdoors until they get a light 



■ig. just sufficient to remove the 



when they can b(! stood in any 



frame or ])it which is frost-|>roof 



''v, and iieri! they can remain until 



J or forcing again arrives. Any 



i'lace suitable for hydrangeas will 



•d for fmbsias. Tlie jilauts must 



• allowed to get too dust-dry over 



A light watering once in two or 



>eeks_wijl_4cj^(.ji the wood ]>bimj». 



Bay Trees. 



ii \ve are still enjoying compai 



lialmy weathei-, mc can never tell 



"in these <-onditions mIH ciiangc. 



ide, it is not safe to leave tubs of 



"■«'s out in the northern states 



III' first week in November. A few 



• ^ of frost will not harm thoni, but 



r to 1.") (jefrrees above zero, acconi 



' by hea\y ^now, such as we oeca 



ly gi't in early November, is barm 



' them. Tubs containing boxwood 



hollies, Ai-amaria imbricata, I'or 



h>ur«ds and other evergreens can 



"Id a little later than the bays, but 



'^'tter in Avinter (luarters by tht> nuH 



'' Novendier. 



Camellias. 



II is ph'asiiig to note a icturn to po])u- 

 1 ;irity of the caimdlias. .\ny \vliicli lia\e 

 :irri\ed with azaleas sboubl. after ]iot- 

 t in<;, be ])lMced in a liouso w liere tlu'V 

 \\ill have a genial but not fdriiug at- 

 mosphere; ')[) degrees at uiglit should not 

 I >(> c.Ncee(U'(l, or a loss of llowcr buds 

 N\ ill inevitably result. Tliv oidy time 

 »-aiiicllias enjoy a \varni, moist heat is 

 while making their oroutli. Any at 

 1 (Miipt to force them like azaleas will <'nd 

 in disaster. At (.'hristiuas au increasing 

 <-all for tbesc i)laids is noted at the bei 

 ter class stores, and )dants iu (! iiu-b to 

 T-inch pots, with three or four tlowcis 

 «'X|ianded. ha\'e sold well diii'iiig the la"-! 

 two or tlu'ec seasons. 



Cyclamens. 



The tbiwer spikes aro eomiug up nicely 

 on tlie oarliest cycdamen ])laiits and 

 those promise to be in eai)ital bloom 

 for the liolidays. .\s Christnms is the 

 best selling season for these ])(ipuhir 

 ])lants. efforts should he made to gel in 

 :is many as possible for that date. Space 

 the ]dants so that the foliage cannot 

 <-ro\vil. The bett<'r shaped and more jier 

 fi'ctly foi'Uicd oiu' sto(d< is, the better it 

 Avill sell. Weak manure water, alterii.ited 

 ■\\\\\\ pinches of (lay's fertili/er, will 

 keep tho foliage \ iooious and dark 

 jiriH'M and strcMiglhen the Ibnver stein-^;. 

 If spraying with nicotine or fumigation 



is attended to, there should be no trouble 

 with tlirips or other pests. 



The little seedlings iutend(>d for 

 blooming a year hem-e will soon want 

 t ians|dantiug or ))otting. Keep the soil 

 stirred about them ami the flats w<'Ji up 

 to the light, to render the plants as 

 sturdy as possible. \Ve pr(d'(n- to trans- 

 |ilant iido shallow llals, two iindu's apart 

 each way, rathei- than ]iot while the 

 seedlings ar<> small. A compost of loam 

 and leaf-mold iu (Mpial parts and [deuty 

 of sand answers well for them. 



Fancy Caladiums. 



(iradually I'educe tiie water suji|)ly on 

 the fancy caladiums, as the foliage be- 

 gins to decay. Any sudden Avithdrawal 

 (d' nu)isture will destroy the tubers. Vet 

 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 sauu' holds true of 

 gesiH'ras, ty(keas, glo.xinias, acliinnnes 

 ami tid)erous begonias. In every ease 

 withhold water gradually. This will in- 

 sure the propel- ripeiuug of the bulbs or 

 conns. All such plants, while being rip- 

 ened off, want a sunny locati(ui, and the 

 jjoorest i)laeo to lay them when dried off 

 is under the greenhouse beiu-hes, where 

 sow l,)ugs. reaches ami other vermin can 

 ])rey uixm them. A heated shed or col- 

 lar, kept at 4o to .10 degrees, will keep 

 the aforementioned roots nicely, with the 

 exception of fancy caladiums anil ges- 

 iK'ras, which should be rested in 10 de- 

 gre(^s nu)re heat. 



FREESIA PURITY. 



When should Freesia I'uiity be [danted 

 to bloom in l'"(d)ruarv ? J. G. 



Purity freesia if jilanted in flats now 

 wdl be in flower in {-'(diruary. The flats 

 can bo kept in a c(ddfraine until No- 

 vember, and if given an average night 

 temperature of .jU degrees after then, 

 will flower at the date namoil. C. W. 



d.vcKSo.NViLi.E, 1'"l.^. — Sincc the incor- 

 poration of the eomjiany known as Mills 

 The Florist, some of the acquaintances 

 of C. D. Mills liavo formed the impres- 

 sion that Mr. Mills has retired from the 

 business. As announced iu the Review 

 at the time of incorporation, Mr. Mills 

 is ]iresident of the present organization. 

 <.'. L. Hragg is vice president, C. L. Whipp 

 is secretary and W. W. Key is super- 

 intetulent of the growing department. 



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



