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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



DKCIIMIIKK 1:1. 1911. 



Mi^<i('st t li('in«t'l\ cs Id ;iiiy cxiicriciiftMl 

 ()l)S(M\fr :ui<l ', J .-iiii i-oiifidi'iit llic Imiji 

 w islinl I'oi' s'uci't scclitcil \;iilt'tics will 

 lie lu'it'crtiMl ill the li;iiiils ol' I .niioiiic, 

 lUirhaiik (ir \':in I led. Mucli li.is a! 

 ii'IkIv lit'i'ii (lone; iiitiic will lu' aicoiii 

 |.lisli('(l by (Mrcliil and |ialiiiit workcis 

 ill tlio (li'vclopiiioiit of tin- lldwci. 



AMERICAN BULBS. 



lA pajiii- \,\ !■;. S. 'riiiiiiiii.'iiHi. ..I liihli'ii 

 llarliiir, ]Mi<li.. ii;i(l ill llir IU^•(•lin.^ nl llir 

 A\ fsIiTIi I):ilili:i and < lladidliis Ass.m ial i.ni. 

 ill < •liiraKii. I >«c<ial>. r l.'i, 1!U 1. | 



I'orliaps ttiis suli.icct may not a|ipcal 

 I0 many ul' y(Ui as hciuji ol' special 

 im|i(irtanc(', but t(i inc it is i>\' w'hIv 

 sij;ni(ii'aii('A'. .Always, as tar as diir his 

 toiy is coMccmcil, we have Imikcd to 

 i'luKipo for our bnlbs. '{"Ikmc wt'ic a 

 I'l'W, of course, in the homes id' llie 

 liuo])le, but .as for ^rowinji' them on a 

 scale {'ommeiisiirate with the demand, 

 it was liaiillx tliou>;ht of till einse to 

 the date of the oii<^iiial world's fair 

 .•it ChioJijio, IS'.i;!. Siiiie tli.'it date, how 

 e\('r, liusiness has i^inwii b\' lc:i|is .-iinl 

 liounds, till today we are lai!.;el\- suji 

 ]d\iii<r our own country and alsn e\ 

 jiortiiiy by the inillioii. In tuberose 

 idilbs we be.at the world. {"nun t he 

 sie.itli .\tlaiitic co.ast and from l.dii:; 



work is the desiie of some to be exidu- 

 sivclv superior to their I'ldlow mortals, 

 and it apidies to tin- bulb business as 

 \\i II as to ;i host of other lines. l>ul 

 '• b'esults,'' t iiiiii the standpoint of Tho 

 l»e\iew, (\onie to both by Jitint elfort. 

 and wluMi men who specialize in any 

 eiie line Join t()y;etlier and work for 

 mutual ad\ anci'inent , all are benefited. 



()f late years our leadiu";' seedsmen 

 h;i\c iieen sendin<j all over tlie world 

 for new .and rare things. ('Iiilds has 

 dtdie this to a l.ar^c (>xti'nt, and wi' 

 are "^reatly indidited to him for the 

 m:ir\(dous :iil\;ince in the el.adiolus. 

 I'ar((uh:ir, of Boston, has been doiiijj 

 \aliiable work with lilies. With the 

 aid i>\' I'dirbank and (irolf, as wtdl as 

 idir own Kunderd and Koeiner, |iro<i 

 less is ]iushed (in .•i|i;ice with the i^lo- 

 rioiis <;l;idioliis. What we need now is 

 cciiper.at ion .aiiioii}; growers .•iiid a (lis 

 position to pl.ay fair with results, and 

 by this means ^aiii for ours(d\(>s the 

 ad\ant a;;'es th.at should accrue to the 

 hybridi/.er .and "grower. 



The Bright Outlook in America. 



()iir coiintiN' c.aii produce .almost any- 

 tliiiio ill the bulb line the world pro 

 duces .and we are tnilv onh' on the brink 



Exhibits of A. E. Kunderd and H. W. Kocrner at Chicago Bulb Show. 



Island, thanks to the elitelinise (d' .lohn 

 Lewis (liilds. millions of i;ladiolii> Imlbs 

 :.re exported to idiiope ami other conn 

 I lies. 



The i^re.-itest dilliculty seems lo be 

 10 t^row wli.at IS known ;is the I Mitch 

 liillbs and lilies. Ilowexcr, wc are liiid 

 mil; that the I'acilic indt li w csl , in the 

 \iiMnit\ of l'iiLl(d Soiiiiil, is well adapted 

 lo the i^lowiiiL; of thi'' (d.ass i.l' blllb^. 

 as :i Isii iv t he ii'icliiiioiid dt>I net . on 

 the All.antic laia^l. 'I'lie I'liitcd Slates 

 li-iN ilimalii- .'id \ ;i lit aL;c^ oNcciled by 



none, .and it 1 h oiiIn the canl'ul push 



ot' ^■;lllkee iiiL;eliiiil\ to de\elo|i (dlur 

 liiiev liilb .as iiiiodi. 'filler lilies can be 

 jrowii on the easl Lake Mii- li i^.a 11 (a)a-t 

 as rlnaph and a^ wadl .as in I I ol la ml. 

 ( )t ladllse we have to lonleiid with the 

 rhea |i la for of id her cdiiiil 1 iev, lull we 

 have ail <dfset in the -.a\ili^ of Irei^lit- 

 ami the derreaseil lo-s ill c.ailia^e, 



which ol'leii le.avi's .a ;_. | maiL;iii ol' 



profit id it^ell. 



Results from United Effort. 



( )||c id' I he '„' le.atesi d illiclllt ii's w e 

 liaxe to eliiani lit er is the sloLiaii de.ar 

 to t he heart of ni.aiiy. ' ' I mpoiter. ' ' as 

 ihoiiLlh somethiiiL; imporled \\;is \.astl\ 

 -~ii)peiior to .aiiythiiiii i^iown in the iisu.al. 



(■\ el \ da \ c. .a \ , at home. ( ii I' 1 lie 



obst.achs to |iriiL;ress in ;iny line ol 



of the o|',.;it stream of success, not only 

 willi the Ljladiolns .and dahlia, but with 

 liumendis (dliers id' the world's I'.a \ (d 

 ites in llowi'is produced frinii a biilboiis 

 or rhi/ome root. <'.alllornia .and the 

 I'acific coast, the fniit belt of M iidii 

 ;;aii, Loiil; Isl.and and the sniith Atl.antic 

 co.ast, are prodiici iil; tod.av \,i^t i(iian 

 tities of bulls tli.at know no sn|ierioi, 

 .and other pa |-| s ot mir coimlry .are coin 

 ino to the front in an cipially nieii 

 toll oiis ma II III'!'. 



Brothers, lot us sj;o at this matter 

 with a (leterniinat ion to o;(>t the best 

 out of it and nothiiifj will stop the 

 ]d'oc;ress. Our slogan should bo "(Irow 

 (dir own stiilf, " and we can if wo will. 

 I b(dievo our cataloi^ue men would 

 j^ladly patroni/.o home ifrowors, ditl wo 

 but produce! as W(dl and .as i'oasoiial)ly. 

 A Louj;; Island f^rower, now in I'rance, 

 wrote a letter dejiloriiic; the shortacji! 

 of seeds in l"]uropean in.arkets this sea- 

 son and sayinif that ".\merica must 

 i^row her own S(>e(ls. " How about our 

 own bulbs? 'J'liev are of e(pi:il imjior 

 tar.ce and deser\e cMpial attention. The 

 ti(dd is broad and valuable, and by no 

 means (xaaipied. Let us, durinjij the 

 (aiininj^' year, try out more of the varie- 

 ties sold by see(lsmen in this country 

 and come up here? another season with 

 a show of bulbs that will f.airly t.aUe- 

 the tradi' otf their feet, for \alue. 



Seasonable Suggestions 



Gardenias. 



To successfully llower gardenias in 

 midwinter ro(piires considerable skill. 

 The idea that plenty of heat and mois- 

 ture ar«! the two essentials to success is 

 entirely wron<^. l*ro|ier soil, whiedi 

 passes the ivater readily throuf^h it, is 

 OIK! necessity. Jf the l(>ast pasty it is 

 sine to become nu)re or less sour and 

 this will me.an a hea\y droppiiiff of 

 buds. Water iiiiisl, be c:ir<d'ully j^iveu 

 ilui'in;,^ the short davs, .alw.ays allowin}^ 

 the benches to dry (Uit \V(dl between 

 w.ateriiii^s. .\ ni;.fht teinperatur(! of <)■"> 

 decrees to (!S (|(>i|rees should b(^ main 

 tained and tlu! |il:inls should Ik! spr.ayed 

 well twice or thri'e times a week to 

 keep Iiiiijs .and scale in (dieck. l)o not 

 keej) tho house too stuffy and moist. 

 l\ais(> the ventilators ji little at a tiiiu! 

 and (dose in the same way. Those h.av 

 in^ some bottom heat for tlu! plants 

 are least lik(dy to have the ytdlows 

 .and did]! the buds, as the roots of 

 y.irdeiii.as like to be w.arin. In |>ots 

 the ro(ds .are under b(dter control than 

 when in benches and bud dropidni^ is 

 less likidy to occur. .\\()iil lie.a\y syrinj^ 

 in!4. .\ I ways use a spray no//.le and 

 see that the foliaj^e dries (Uit before 

 ni-lit. 



Show Pelargoniums. 



This iv the season ot' r.apid growth 

 \vitli the show |iel.aia;(miuins i>v L.ady 

 Washington L;cr,i ni nnis. as they are still 

 commoiiL called b\- ni.anx. I'liless the 



Exhibit of Central Seed and Bulb Co. at Chicago Bulb Show. 



