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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Ridge and Furrow Range of Floral Exchange at Edgely, Pa. 



THRIPS ON POINSETTIAS. 



W'l; ar" sciiilin^ yuii hv cxincss a sain- 

 j(l(! stalk ul' jioinsi'ttia, cut at uur <jroon- 

 Imuscs, the end of wliii-li is disca'^Cfl, 

 liardciKHl aiid \\(_iit!il('s<. It scciiis to be 

 almost petrified, ii is so hard and dry. 

 Will you kindly ad\ ise what the trouble 

 is, and the reiiietly .' Jl. ic O. 



i'hrijis arc undoubtedly' the cause of 



I drying of tiie ends of 

 'I'lic same trouble has 

 in other jihices this 

 duo to the lonjr cou- 

 expericMieed. AVc had 

 pest on ])oinsottias bo- 

 season, but it m'ts its 

 \iid\iio\\n to us. As 

 |Hiinsettiis are injured by anvlhin^' :ip 

 pi'oaeliinjx hea\y fumii^alion, we woulil 

 ad\is(> s|)ra.\in«i the alVeeted lops with a 

 nicotiiii' solution. (Jnc! application '.vill 

 not sullice, but if jiersisted in daily for 

 ;i \\e,'k most of the thrips should be 

 killed. <■. W. 



the liarcU'nmcr am 

 your jioiusettias. 

 bet'U exi)oricnced 

 season, jiroiialdy 

 tinned dry spell 

 not uoticeil this 

 fof(> iht^ ])reseiit 

 work in almost 



me. The house is ])lanted chiefly with 

 \ly Maryland roses, some of which are 

 liinly seen. Certain lines in the picture 

 Midicatc the method of tyinff the house 

 io<rether. This house is (i4xL!L'8 and con- 

 tains 12,000 plants." 



BEGONIA INCARNATA. 



P>eyonia inearnata is a wonderfully 

 iloriterous and attractive winter blooni- 

 inj; begonia; not a few good growers pre- 

 fer it to I^orraine. The improved or 

 '^randi flora tyi)e, referred to some years 

 ago in the liEViKW as originated with 

 Charles Sander, Brooklino, Mass., is vast- 

 ly superior to the ordinary type. It is 

 surpiising that smne wideawake com- 

 mercial grower has not worked up a large 

 stock of this and placed it on the mar- 

 ket in adequate quantities. It is a vig- 

 orous grower, propagates with the great- 

 est ease, requires less warmth than Lor- 

 raine at all stages of growth, and from 

 • 'hristmas to February is a jx'rfect mass 

 of its beautiful light pink llowers. 

 Plants in (j-inch pots should bo salable. 

 Such can be easily had from cuttings 

 rooted in Februtiry or March. Give your 

 incaruatas a house not warmer than 50 

 degrees at night, full sun, plenty of 

 water, liquid manure once a week, and 

 vou will have capital plants for Christ- 

 mas and January sales. C. 



IThe Review would like to hear from 

 anyone who has stock to offer of San- 

 <ler's improved form of B. inearnata.] 



cess for the last fifteen years until three 

 season.s ago, when 1 came to grow them 

 here in .Massacluisetts. The pots are 

 jdunged in tobacco stems and 1 have 

 watered them with nicotine water an<l 

 fumigated them. 1 can see no thrip on 

 them. W. L. P. 



The leaves forwarded show unmistak- 

 able evidences of the dreaded cyclamen 

 mite, which each sea.son ruins so mauy 

 batches of plants. Having tried every 

 imaginable remedy. 1 am bound to con 

 fes.s that I have failed to discover any 

 remedy for this troubh>. Many good 

 growers in your state are each year 

 obliged to throw away their entire batch 

 of plants, in s]iite of every effort to suc- 

 cessfully combat it. 1 regret that I can 

 hold out iHi ]ir(unise of relief in ycuir 

 case, and can oiUy advise throwing ;iway 

 the plants, which will be unsalable if 

 kept until they bloom, as most of the 

 llowers will come deformed, and utilize 

 the si^acc vacateil for some other crop. 



C. \V. 



ASPECT FOR HOUSES. 



I have a piece of land between a main 

 road and a railro.-ol. running not (piite 

 directly north and south, but a litth; 

 west of north. A sidetrack from the rail- 

 road runs across the west end of the 

 tract, dividing it into two parts, the 

 larger to the south. How should L set a 

 range of greenhouses to get the best 

 asjiect .' G. R. 



To get the full benefit of the sun, th(> 

 houses ought to run cast and west; that 

 is, they should face the south. There 

 may be conditions which may make this 

 arrangement imjiossible. such as a heavy 

 slojie to the north. By running your 

 houses from main road to main railroad 

 you have the ideal aspect, if the ground 

 is suitable for this arrangement. 



RiBES. 



Mast Cambridge, Mass. — Matt Far- 

 rell, an experienced florist with a con- 

 .siderable acquaintaiu'C here, has opened 

 a store at 91a Hampshire street. 



\ViiKi;i,i\(;, \V. \'a. Arthur Langhans, 

 of A'ii'ginia avenue, has Just received a 

 handsouK^ new deliNcrv wagon to handle 

 his rapidly growing trade in flowers. 



CYCLAMEN MiTE. 



I am seniling you a sami)le of cyida- 

 irien leaves. I grow about l^no cyclamen 

 plants from seeds, partly iin|ioited and 

 paitly l)ought lieic, and all from the 

 most celebiated cyclamen growiu's. I 

 have good luck with them till they get 

 into their flowering pots. 1 use a com- 

 post of leaf-mold, cow manure, rotted 

 <i>(\ and sand. .After the nights get cool, 

 the temperature often goes down at night 

 to 4") degrees until we get steady filing 

 aliout IS'ovemljcr 1, when 1 "'an get a 

 ■steady night temperature ol' (ID degrees. 

 About eighty per cent of the ]ihints ha\e 

 twisted, wrinkl(Ml leaves, starting i'rom 

 ihi^ corn or bulb. Js it the; cyidamen 

 mite? If .so, what is the cure for it' 

 1 have grown cyclamen with good suc- 



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