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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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kept at 4S to 54 degrees, according to 

 the variety. 



Feed sparingly, but often, rather than 

 give a heavy feed occasionally. In feed- 

 ing, use only well rotted cow manure or 

 pulverized sheep manure, as 1 prefer 

 these to commercial fertilizers. Keep 

 the plants in a steady growth, but do not 

 cause a sott growth to bo made from 

 overfeeding or high temperature, giving 

 as mucli air as possible during the day. 



It may be ncc6s^ary to keep the steam 

 circulating through the pipes to keep 

 up the temperature, so as to allow the 

 ventilation to be open to give the plants 

 as much fresh air as possible, espe4ially 

 on bright, .sunny days. I 



Cutting Carnations. 



W'iien the bloom icnciies the j)i'oj)er 

 stage of development, wliicli is not quite 

 fully developed, it .should be cut witli :\ 

 sharp knife between the joints. 



As soon as one or two hundreds are 

 cut, they should be immediately taken to 

 the packing shed, where they .should be 

 placed in water. Have the stems in from 

 twelve to eighteen inches of water, if 

 possible. A cold cellar for .storing cir 

 nations, where the temperature is about 

 45 degrees, is best. 



Never ci'owd too many t-arnations into 

 one jar, but give them plenty of room to 

 absorb as niurh water as possible before 

 shipping. 



From three to li\e liours I L-onsidcr 

 would be long enough for carnations tn 

 remain in the water before packing them, 

 according to the distance they would have 

 to travel. In cases where they are 

 shipped J, 000 miles, requiring forty 

 hours to make the trip, flowen-^ would 

 be best in water from four to six hours 

 before shipping. 



Use strong wooden boxes for packiiiL; 

 them in, lined with paper inside. 



Packing Carnation Blooms. 



Now as to packing. There are a 

 variety of ways, some jiatking flat witli 

 wet paper over each layer of stems, otlier.-^ 

 in bunches of twenty-five with a piece ol 

 ice laid on paper on the steni.s; others, 

 again, with no wet pa])er or ice. I h.axc 

 unpacked thousands of each, and noted 

 results of each way. 



1 prefer them laid flat with the steins 

 in the center of the box, and wet paper 

 across each layer until the box is full. 

 By wet paper, I do not mean a piece of 

 paper sim{)ly put in water and taken out 

 jigain, but one that is soaked through ami 

 through. 



Then ])l:ice two cleats across the steins 

 and nail them down .securely, so they 

 cannot shift. The box is now rendy for 

 the lid. 1 jirefer the box covered with 

 paper, thus making it as air-tight as pos- 

 sible. 



The carnation is the same as everything 

 else; it will only stand so mucli mis 

 treatment, and the nearer you can keeji 

 it to nature tlie better results we shall 

 have; the better we grow the carnation 

 the more popular it will become and tlio 

 'looiHM- it will y)a\e the wny to bo one of 

 iiiir n;it ion.'il llnwer-;. 



Roses, Sweet Peas and Violets. 



I do not propose to s;iy much about 

 the care of roses, the cutting and packing 

 being practically the same as for car- 

 nations, except that in long distances a 

 ]iiece of ice is preferred. 



As regards the packing of sweet peas, 

 as soon as they are cut. place them in 

 water for two or three hours in a cold 

 rnnm. nt nbout "0 deijrees ; then ]iack 



Gloriosa Rothschildiana. 



them \vith wax [)aiier and no ire. I'I.h-i 

 a sheet of wax paper ln'twecn cmtv ro\ 

 of bunches. Use flat boxes and only ono 

 layer in each box. 



Sweet peas handled in this way can lie 

 shipped 1,000 miles and more with goo'd 

 results. 



in warm weather keep them ns dry .i 

 possible and if they get soft in tr;iiisit i; 

 will not hurt them if they ate put in 

 )vater, and placed in an ice box as soon 

 as unpacked. 



The same also will apply t.i \ idiots. 

 with the addition o| wet p:iiiei Mioniin 

 llie stems. 



Unsatisfactory Express Service. 



I feel 1 cannot (dose this ]>;iper uitii 

 out reference to the necessity for liettei- 

 eciuipment for transit, and perliap> iiioio 

 care in handling while en route. 



Fxpress cars are not properly equipped 

 lor handling flowers, especially those oi 

 through tr;nns, such as ''Toroido and 

 Winnipeg."' In the first place, cars a re- 

 loaded full and it is neces.sary for mes 

 sengers to shift flowers from one jmrt of 

 the car to another, when sorting express 

 matter for the many routes throughout 

 the west. It is impossible to maintain 

 one tempertiture, or nearly so, as re- 

 quired for safety in handling these .shi|i- 

 ments during cold weather, unless ]>ro]i 

 eriy })rote(ded. 



The only way llowers c.an be liauilled 

 with «ritist'action under <\\\-\\ .•iri-iiui- 



•-l.-iiice- i^ that special coinp.art 'ii.Mits be 

 built for them ill thrcuigli car<. alioiit six 

 feet t'roiii tlie side iloor, in the foie part 

 of till' car (this neeil not be a lixture). 

 .and when pl;ice<l in this compartment 

 they c;in be ke|)t at almost one teiiiperii 

 ture tiiid not subjected to draft as at 

 prevent, while messengers ar^' working 

 loe:i| stations 



GLORIOSA ROTHSCHILDIANA. 



At recent . xliibitions in the east, and 

 pariiciilaily at Hostoii. (doriosa b'oths 

 ejiildiana lia> been a center of interest. 

 1 1 is ;i iiieiuber of the lily family which 

 lip to the present season iias been offered 

 ill only limited numbers tinil which Sel 

 doiii lias been seen outside the larger pri 

 \air e-t,aiilisiiments, but it is stated that 

 I'v'ii^lit \ Struck, New 'S'ork, ha\e this 

 ■-e:isiiii come into possession of a qiuintity 

 'I tour year (dd btdbs. The following 

 culturtil notes tire by Artliur Griffin, the 

 Will known gar<lener at Newport, K. I.: 



■"When it becomes gencrtdly known 

 lio\v etisily these betuitifiil phmts ciiii Vie 

 ;^rown, there will be few private places 

 without them, especi.ally ;is they can be 

 dowered at various months in the year to 

 suit the grower. Witii sufficient tubers 

 st;>rted at intervals they can be had in 

 bloom almost the whole ye.ar .around, and 

 the beautiful efl'ect they luive when 

 trained either on the nxd' op as specimen 

 )d;infs h;is to be seen to be appreciated. 

 Their beaut i fid coiiibintil ioii of color, 



