Decembee 28, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



17 



Table Decoration by the E. Wienhocber Co., Chicago. 



iMit utlcctt'd with spot or mildew. Can 

 you siijijicst a remedy? E. M. S. 



St('iili/.ati(jii of tlie soil with steam 

 liefoic idantiiii; is the best way to jjet 

 lid ol (■(dwoniis and (>th(>r pests infest- 

 in,!; the soil. This, of eoni'se. can not he 

 done when the plants are in the henehes, 

 and the next best reniiMly is earhon bi- 

 sulphide. Hore holes twelve to (Mi.diteeii 

 inches ajtart each way witli a sharp 

 pointed stick. This is best done when 

 the soil is damp, as the fumes of the 

 '•■iilion are then more jienetratiuL;. I'our 

 a small teaspoonful of the carbon into 

 each hole and at once cover it. (io oxer 

 the l)ench(>s in this way carefully and 

 you should kill out the e(dworms. Th(> 

 <arl)on costs 2~) cents p{>r pound can at 

 retail. Naked lijihts should not be 

 placed near it. as it is rather of an ex- 

 plosive nature. The earlxin will not 

 harm th(> jdants. C. W. 



KAISJSEIN ROSES FOR EASTER. 



^^ ould a house of Kaiserin roses, 

 reste.j immediately after <'hristnias and 

 jirnned b;i(d\ hard, be in rvii\t fur 

 '■"•ister.' They are L' and .''. years old 

 and are bi<f plants. WouM you advise 

 ■I i'lorouL^h or only a -biiht n>\ for 

 'lien; Ixdore pruniTi!.; ' .1. W. .\I. 



A -!iL;lit rest .•ii'd nn; a thorou;;li on.- 

 woulcl be b(>st. Kaiserin is not a winter 

 rose (p|- excn a sjiriuL: one and yives its 

 '|''>f rcduins in hot weather. It hnnus 

 •ire loimer tli.an most of the otluT 

 roses used for forcing. While you can 

 probably o(.t a moderate Kaster crop, 

 yon w ill },,. in'M-e cevt.-iin of a j^imh] crop 

 ■'>■ ;:i\ii!- ;i ioiiLter rest and holdiuir 

 them for Aleniorial day. .a time wIumi 

 the flowers ar(> just as valuable as at 

 I'aster. C. W. 



GLADIOLUS THE BRIDE. 



Will (il.adiolus The Bride, if planted 

 now in a lettuce housi^ between the let- 

 tuce, be in bloom for Kaster.' 



J. W. M. 



(JIailiolus The Bride, j)lanted now in 

 a lettuce house, where the usual nij^ht 

 temperature is 40 dej^rees, would not 

 be in flower for Easter. It is late now 

 to start these small-flowered gladioli. 

 The proper time is during October or 

 the first half of November. The bulbs 

 by this time must have lost miudi of 

 their vitality. Gladioli such as The 

 Bride, Peach Blossom, etc., to flower 

 early in April, should now be well 

 sprouted, and in a night temperature of 

 I.") to ;")() degrees after .lanuary I will 

 flower from March 25 to April 10, ac- 

 cording to the nature of the season. 

 I>ulbs planted now would not flower 

 before early May in a lettuce house 

 temjierature. C. W. 



BAYS AND RHODODENDRONS. 



Would you please tell me how to prop- 

 agate bay trees, ami what tinn:- of year, 

 and how to propag.nto rhododendron or 

 rose bay.' .1. W. N. 



The bay, T>;iurus noi'llis, is projia- 

 g.itc'd from x\(dl ripened cuttings four 

 to fi\e iti'dh^s long, jdacing tlieni in 

 (bail ^•Mnl! -iiid keeping elci^e •Mil' luoi-^t 

 I'.iitil rooi,\l. rractically .all ]iay trees 

 used in .\merien are import(>(l -from 

 I'elgium. They are planted out there 

 in prepar'd be^ls. lifti^d and stored oxer 

 Minter in light sheds just clear of freez- 

 ing, and then planted out again in 

 spring. 



Rhododendrons arc propagated from 

 seeds, layers and by grafting. For our 



American (dimate K*. nia.xiniuMi or li. 

 Cutawbiense .are the best sto(d<s to use. 

 R. ponticum. much used in Europe, is 

 not hardy here and any jdaiits imported 

 which are grafted on that stock will 

 iiave but a short lease of life nutdoors. 

 (irafting is tiie usual form of |iropa- 

 gating adoided. Little of this i.s as 

 yet done in America, owing to the low 

 prices at wliicdi good Kuropeaii grown 

 plants can be procured and <hdivered 

 iiere. Side grafting is generallv adopted, 

 occasionally cleft grafting. The stocks 

 should be in pots in a co(d greenhouse. 

 Cut the leaves iialfway back on the 

 scions. Ivuly spring and late summer 

 are the two best seasons to do tlie 

 giafting. The stocks sliould not be cut 

 back when grafting is done; wait a 

 year for this; and care must be taken 

 to shade the j)lants ,aud keep a close 

 ••'ud moist atmosphere until the graft 

 lias united with the stock. C. W. 



BOUGAINVILLEAS. 



r have si'XtM.al large plants of Bou- 

 gainvillea Sanderiana growing in the 

 eeiiter lieij in niv ^rcM'nhouse. Tiie\- ;ire 

 \V(dl c-t.iblishecl. having been pointed 

 lliree y(>ars, ninl li:.\'e made 'ire growths, 

 running to ;lie lil^^e. -ixti'Mi t : I't lii^l.. 

 but they do not bloom. The growths 

 are strong .and vigorous. Tiie soil in 

 '■ I'irh tliev If ' ■ ;^iM\\ing is faiil_, rich, 

 l:;;. ] have used no manure or fertilizer 

 of fill >■ Ki'ol. ('an \ nu inform me what 

 I should do with tliein to iinluce them 

 to bleom.' \V IT. U. R. 



Tiougainvilleas ])lanted out as yours 

 are should flower freely. The most 

 probable cause of their not blooming is 

 that they have been kept continuously 



