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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Store of Hollywood Gardens, Seattle, During Autumn Opening. 



|il.iiits ;u(' vv.Miilcd in hlooiri ('miIn, it 

 will lit' ii('((ss;i ry to l\i'('|i the sli()ii;;('r 

 slidots |(iiicli('<l ii.'U'k I'or some wi'cks 

 \('1. Do not, ;illow I lie |)l;nits ti) lie 

 ((line pot hound. In sliit'tiiij; tlicrn use 

 a <'oni|iost ol liliidiis lo.-ini, cow ni.'innri' 

 anil sand, to uliiili can lie added a little 

 line l)one or (Hay's I'eit ili/er. I'ot (ii-ni 

 l\ an<l jvcep tlie plants \v(dl up to 

 t Ik' i^lass in a cool and airy lioiise. 

 'I'lie ni^lit tern|)ei at ure rnav \>i- as low 

 as lO dej^rees, and is lietter not to 

 exci'cd 'in dej^rees, it' yon w;int, nice, 

 -■Ic.cky plants. \ spraNinj;; o\ci' on 

 Idij^lit inornin;^s will lie lienelicial, and 

 do noL omit, i'ei,Milar fninit^at ions or- tlie 

 dreaded ^reen aphis will sonii raise 

 li:i\()c uitli tln-ni. 



Hydrangeas. 



The wooil on h\(lran;ieas whiih were 

 pot j^'row II tlil'on;;li the siininier, or were 

 lilt(Ml and jiotled in early tail, slionhl 

 now jje ot' a niit lirowii cnjor, hard and 

 uell rijiened. 11 an earl\ lialch of 

 plants is desire<l, some can lie placed 

 in heat at once. ,\ temperalnie of ,"i() 

 de^^rees al ni^lit will snlliie. Keep a 

 little on the di\- side at the root, Init 



spray freely until the vonnLj sl Is 



push ont ; then j^ive more water al t he 

 iiiols. It, is inad\isalde to ^i\e inal 

 in the <'arly stages of ^rdwlli, lull with 

 shoots well ad\aiiced the t dnperat lire 

 can lie raised ]0 de^^rees, ami \\lien t he 

 llowcr heads jieep t liev can lie forced 

 ijuite hard. It is lietler, liowex er, to 

 I'peii them in ;i somi'\\h;it lower teni 

 peialnre. I )o iml oxcrlnnk the escr 

 Moomin^ liydraiiL;e;i. II. .■irlinr'scens 

 uraiidillora. 'Diis is s|ileiidiil for |iot 

 culture, as well as one of our finest, 

 I'ardy ll<iwerin<^r shridis. 



Calceolarias. 



Those sliowy sjirin;^ liowerin^' ^reeii- 

 hoiiso nnnnals, the calceolarias, succeed 

 splendidly in a cool, <lamp house, one 

 wiiicii sends a cl;iinm\' fetdilii; thriM|i;li 

 aiiNdnc wlieii enteriiiL;' it. Tiny thrive 

 ill a low temper.at lire, and In de^^rees at 

 nijiht is hetter for tiiem than "in de- 

 Ljrees. TIk' cooler they are •^row n, 

 clear of actual free/iiii;, tlie heltei- they 



will lie, and. at the same time, the 

 freer from yreen aphis, which has a 

 special fondness for them. In ptdtini^' 

 use a ('(impost »i' lilirous lo.ain, cow m;i 

 iinic and s;ind, ;iddiijo some soot and 

 powdered charcii;il to it. This latter 

 keejis t h(! i'(ilia<;(' a lieantifiil dark color. 

 I'incii the tops out of the |ilants to 

 iiiake them liiaucli, unless \(iu want .in 

 e;irly lot of pl;inls in sni.-ill pots. The 

 < '. ru;:;osa. or shrulihy calceolarias, 

 which are such ta\(irites for lieildin;,' 

 in liiildpe, .-ire not snlhcieiitly thrown 

 in pots. The\ are splendid either in 

 pots or for cutlin;^ at .Memori.'il da\. 

 Keep these potted on ;ind well pinched 

 fill' some t i me yet . 



Seed Sowing. 



.\spar;ii;iis S|ireiii^dii should now lie 



sown in p.Miis «ir llals of leaf mohl and 

 sand. .M.'iiiN ^^rowers save their own 

 seed. Where this has not lieen done, 

 secure some al once. .\sp.'i laijus |ilil 

 niosiis nanus .'ijso will L;ernii n;it e widl if 

 sown now. ( I lo\i n i;is, if started at once 

 in pans of lif;lit soil, will make e\ 

 (•(dieiit, tloweriii<^ plants next simimer. 

 W'.'iler the pans, sow the line seed care 

 fully on tlie surf.'ice :ind do not water 

 at, all. Kei p coxcred with <^lass and 

 p:i|ier until the seedlings uciini n;ite. .\ 

 few other seeds which cm he sown 

 now with advantai^e are (Jrevillea ro- 

 liusta, .\ralia Si(dioldii, tihroiis rooted 

 lie;^()iiias such as V^ernoii, i'^rCordii and 

 seniperllorens, ant i rrliiniims for .May 

 llowcri 111^, aiiiai\llis and Karly Wonder 

 aster; if a liench can he i,five:i to the 

 latter for an e.\tra eaii\' crop, this is 

 the earliest aster in cii It i \ ;it ion. .Ml 

 these seeds will (feriiiinate tiest in a 

 temperature of (id to (i.l decrees ;it 

 iii^ht. The asters and sua pdr.at^ons must 

 he ino\i'il to cooler (piarteis .after ;,'er 

 111 i ii.at i on. 



Smilax. 



i'ldlialdy a j^ood deal of the Miiilax 

 has heen cut for the holiday trade. He 

 fore rnniiin^' up new strings for the 

 next croji. Scratch and clean oxer the 

 surface soil and j^ive a topdressinj^ of 

 line hone or rotted cow manure, .\llow 

 tli(! plants to start W(dl into growth, 

 howcxcr, heldre j;i\in^ lliem ;! soak- 

 in;^' with water. Ilerein lies ,i cuinmon 

 source of failure in smil.ix culture. Kx 

 (cssive wateriiii^s at. the st;irt. with an 

 idea of startini^ the pliinls at mice into 

 .•icti\(^ (growth, will sometimes rot the 

 plants. Nc'irly all plants enjo\' ;i sliorf 

 rest, with drier conditions at the root, 

 lOr a short time heldre m;ikiuir their 

 next growth. W'e are, of course, refer 

 riii;^' to indoor plants, aiul an entire i;^' 

 norin^ of this is too ofleii the c,-iiise of 

 ilijlir\- to some, ;iiid iii;iy he de.alli to 

 otlnus. Smilax, to do widl, shdiild |i;i\e 

 a ni;_r|it tein per.-it lire ol' (in cle^'iiM's. It, 

 can he j^rowii much cdoler, hut t ho 

 strinj^s erowii in the hi;^f|ier tempera 

 tnre .'ire hetter .iml kicp jnst as well 

 ;is t hose ^rowii cool. 



Stcre of Hollywood Gardens, Seattle, During Autumn Opening. 



