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JIjc Weekly Floriste' Rcyiew._ 



NOVBHBBB 30, 1911. 



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SyCGESTIONS 



Cyclamens. 



The small seedlings should receive 

 a little attention. Those started in 

 August are now making their second 

 leaves and are ready to go into flats of 

 ligiit, sandy soil, containing at least one- 

 half leaf mold. AUow them two inches 

 apart each way and keep the flats on a 

 shelf close to the glass in a night tem- 

 perature of 55 degrees. Scratch over 

 the surface soil occasionally, so that 

 no scum can form. 



Any who may have omitted the 

 sowing of cyclamens can still sow the 

 seeds and get nice plants in 4-inch and 

 5-in6h pots for Christmas, 1912, and 

 later. Do not buy a cheap strain, and 

 buy separate colors such as red, white 

 and pink; the dull purple shades no 

 one wants at any price. Give the 

 seeds a moist house kept at 60 degrees 

 at night. 



Polnsettias. 



The bracts of poinsettias now are 

 developing nicely, those kept at the 

 warmest end of the house being in 

 some cases nearly fully expanded. 

 Water with care, as after building up 

 a good plant with clean, dark foliage, 

 it is too bad to have a crop of golden 

 leaves come just when the plants are 

 salable. Use liquid manure twice a 

 week while the bracts are developing. 

 Some soot added to the cow or sheep 

 manure will help to keep the foliage of 

 a rich green color. While the bracts 

 are expanding, the plants should have 

 a good heat, 60 to 65 degrees at night. 

 When fully opened the temperature 

 can be gradually lowered 10 degrees; 

 the bracts keep much better in water 

 when this has been done. Endeavor 

 to get all the poinsettias well opened 

 for Christmas, as you can hardly move 

 them at any price when the holidays 

 are over. 



Schizanthus Wisetonensis. 



Now is a suitable time to make a 

 sowing of Schizanthus Wisetonensis, 

 a pretty annual and excellent pot plant 

 for Easter flowering. Sow in pans or 

 flats in a cool house and pot ofE singly 

 before the seedlings can become drawn 

 or crowded. Always grow schizanthus 

 cool; 45 degrees at night is ample, and 

 the lighter the position it has the 

 stockier will be the plants. A little 

 judicious pinching in the early stages 

 of growth will make the plants more 

 shapely. 



Oinerarias. 



From an early sowing it is possible 

 to get some cinerarias in flower for 

 Christmas. Such plants shotlld now be 

 afforded a temperature of 50 degrees 

 at night. To advance them, a spray- 

 ing overhead on wariki days will be 

 found beneficial. Give an abundant 

 water supply, and liquid manure twice 

 a week will be appreciated. Later 

 plants should be kept potted along be- 

 fore the balls become too much matted. 



Use a rather rich compost of three- 

 fourths loam, one-fourth cow or horse 

 manure, well decayed, and a dash each' 

 of fine bone and sharp sand. Press 

 the soil quite firmly in the pots. The 

 cooler and airier cinerarias are grown, 

 the better they will be. 



Mignonette. 



With more steadily cool weather the 

 spikes of mignonette are improving in 

 quality. Mignonette, to be seen at its 

 best, must be grown in a low tem- 

 perature and the minimum should be 

 kept as near 40 degrees as possible. Do 

 not make the rather common mistake 

 of keeping the house 5 to 10 degrees 

 warmer with the idea of getting in a 

 good Christmas crop. This will only 

 weaken the plants and spoil the quality 

 of the spikes later in the season. Be 

 sure that the supports are always 



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placed in position before the stems 

 have any chance to get twisted. Car- 

 nations supports are useful while the 

 plants are small, but later galvanized 

 wires, running lengthways of the house, 

 with cross strings as for carnations, 

 will be found a satisfactory support. 

 Mignonette likes a good water supply 

 and the soil should never approach dry- 

 ness. A mulch of well decayed manure, 

 if not yet given, should now be applied. 

 Fumigate lightly, as mignonette is 

 easily scorched. 



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With the passing of Ilianlail^iving 

 there will be some bench space which 

 can be given to the large flowering 

 gladioli. Of these the following will 



be found excellent indoor varieties and 

 good sellers in the market: America, 

 still the most popular of all, the price 

 now so moderate that anyone can af- 

 ford to grow it; Mrs. Francis King, 

 red; Shakespeare, white and rose; Au- 

 gusta, an inexpensive white variety, 

 the most popular of its color; Brench- 

 leyensis, still one of the best light 

 scarlets, and May, white flaked crim- 

 son. This makes an excellent half 

 dozen for forcing. There is no need to 

 renew the chrysanthemum soil; give 

 it a dressing of well decomposed ma- 

 nure and spade it over. Do not use 

 fresh manure, as it will be found harm- 

 ful to gladioli. A night temperature 

 of 50 degrees will be found about 

 right. 



If not yet housed, get a few flats 

 of the small-flowered gladioli in heat 

 at once. These will not stand hard 

 forcing; 50 degrees at night must not 

 be exceeded. Such varieties as Col- 

 villei The Bride, Blushing Bride and 

 Peach Blossom, if sprouted a couple of 

 inches, are all right for housing. 



Iiillum Oandidmn. 



Easter comes rather early next year 

 and in order to get Lilium Candidum 

 in flower at that time without hard 

 forcing, some of the plants, which 

 prior to this should have been exposed 

 to considerable frost, should be placed 

 in a cool greenhouse; 45 degrees at 

 night is ample for a start, with a rise 

 of 5 degrees a little later. Never at- 

 tempt to force them as you would longi- 

 florums, or you will spoil them. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



A better tone characterized the cut 

 flower market last week and the im- 

 provement gives evidence of stability 

 as the new week opens. There is a 

 shortening of shipments and a good 

 demand for everything, but up to date 

 only a slight advance in prices. Large 

 shipments of everything were pre- 

 dicted for Wednesday. Violets were 

 the possible exception. These seemed 

 likely to touch $1.25 per hundred and 

 $1 seemed assured for all first-class 

 stock. A good many of the Bhinebeck 

 growers now ship direct to the smaller 

 cities. All last week the specials held 

 steadily at 75 cents. The quality now 

 is perfect. 



The shipments of chrysanthemums 

 continue large for so late in the 

 season. Prices have not advanced 

 materially, with some splendid 

 stock of the older varieties as 

 low as $10 per hundred, while $3 per 

 dozen is the exception rather than the 

 rule. The pompons sell at 20 to 30 

 cents a bunch, which is about the rate 

 at which the Paper Whites are sold. 

 Of the latter there is an early and an 

 abundant supply. The orchid supply 

 consists of vandas, oncidiums, cypripe- 

 diums, phalsBnopsis and cattleyas, and 

 prices have been firm at the advance, 

 with 75 cents to $1 as the top for selected 

 cattleyas. There is a good demand, in- 

 cluding considerable shipping, with 

 many out-of-town orders booked for 

 the holiday. 



Carnations are on the up grade and 

 good stock of the specialties and new 

 varieties brings $3 to $4 per hundred. 

 Little -of the carnation shipmeots now 

 arriving sells as low as $2 per hundred. 

 Some of the novelties bring $4 and 



