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ThcWcckly Florists' Review. 



Januabx 4, 1U12. 



draft the mildew will be all the worse. 

 This is partly because it gives a check 

 to the growth of the plants and partly 

 because it is favorable to the develop- 

 ment of mildew. 



About the only plants which are 

 known to take in nitrogen through their 

 roots (except, of course, as a nitrate 

 in solution) are the leguminosae, and 

 the reason for the roots of plants seek- 

 ing the bottom of the benches is that 



the soil there is less likely to be wet 

 and soggy and, being better ventilated, 

 the roots can more readily obtain a 

 supply of oxygen. 



Sufficient artificial heat should be 

 supplied to permit drying out the soil 

 and prevent its becoming sour, but if 

 this has proper attention and the ven- 

 tilation is attended to, there should be 

 no trouble either from soggy soil or 

 drafts of cold air on the plants. T. 





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PROPAGATION OF FAELEYENSE. 



I should like to get some informa- 

 tion regarding the propagation of Adi- 

 antum Farleyense. I have a few plants 

 of this fern on hand in 6-inch pots. 

 Would it be best to divide these, or 

 what would you suggest? What tem- 

 perature suits them best? Could I grow 

 them in the same soil with A. hy- 

 bridum? H. B. 



The best method of propagating Adi- 

 antum Farleyense is to divide the 

 crowns into small pieces, cutting off the 

 foliage at the same time, and then to 

 plant out the divisions in sand on a 

 warm propagating bench. The divisions 

 will soon begin to grow, if the condi- 

 tions of heat and moisture are right, 

 and when they have made one or two 

 small fronds they may be potted off the 

 same as seedling ferns. It is too early 

 to divide the plants now, as they are 

 not ready to go ahead at this season, 

 and it would be better to wait until 

 about the beginning of April. 



Adiantum Farleyense enjoys more 

 heat than A. hybridum, for the first- 

 named should not go below 60 degrees 

 at night, while A. hybridum will do 

 nicely at 55 degrees. W. H. T. 



CATERPILLARS ON FERNS. 



Will you please tell us what we can 

 do to get rid of green worms in our 

 greenhouse? They eat the young 

 leaves on our Boston ferns and do a 

 great deal of damage. M. B. 



Hand-picking is the safest method -to 

 get rid of caterpillars on Boston ferns, 

 as the dusting of insecticides on the 

 foliage of the ferns will make them 

 look dirty, and consequently they will 

 be unsalable to a critical customer. 

 Putting Paris green on lettuce or cab- 

 bage leaves and laying the leaves 

 among the plants may get some of the 

 pests, but it is not safe to use this 

 poison on the fern fronds, from the fact 

 that it is liable to damage the foliage. 



A DENVER DESIGN. 



The accompanying illustration is re- 

 produced from a photograph of a 

 wreath made by the Gross Floral Co., 

 136 Sixteenth street. Mr. Gross thinks 

 it pretty good and so, I am sure, will 

 the editor and readers of The Review. 



M. R. J. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



For several days following Christmas 

 cut flower supplies were light. Business 

 also was quiet, but arrivals are now 

 more plentiful and the new year opens 

 with a quite active business. White 

 roses, which were hard to move at 

 Christmas, are selling better, there be- 

 ing many calls for funeral work. The yel- 

 low varieties, such as Hillingdon, Ward, 

 Mrs. Waddell and others, continue to 

 sell as well as anything in the market, 

 and there were never so many yellow 

 roses seen in Boston. Some fine Rich- 

 monds and Rhea Keids are coming in, 

 and White Killarney are of splendid 

 quality. It is noted that many buyers 



prefer the old pink Killarney to the 

 newer deep colored sort. Carnations 

 are in good supply and demand, prices 

 being a little better than a year ago. 

 There are still a few straggling mums 

 coming in, but they do not sell well. 

 Violets are harder to sell, due to the 

 colder weather, which always hurts 

 their sale. Sweet peas are overabun- 

 dant. Valley of the new crop is good 

 and moves a little better. Yellow daf- 

 fodils and tulips are not yet abundant 

 and sell satisfactorily, but there is an 

 oversupply of Paper Whites, Romans 

 and campernelles. Of stevia there is 

 far too much. Freesia is of fine quality, 

 but prices have dwindled to half of 

 Christmas prices. Liliums and callas 

 are not selling well, but marguerites 

 are always cleaned up quickly. There 

 are too many calendulas, and of snap- 

 dragons and mignonette there are now 

 some splendid bunches seen, as well as 

 some of inferior quality. A few for- 

 get-me-nots, bachelor's buttons and 

 English primroses have appeared, and 

 there is an abundance of pansies. The 

 demand for Asparagus Sprengeri and 

 plumosus is good. Plant business, as 

 is usual after Christmas, is quiet. New 

 Year's day saw a good call for violets, 

 valley, gardenias and carnations. 



Ths Detroit Convention. 



If all Boston and New England 

 growers who are planning to attend the 

 Detroit rose and carnation conven- 

 tion will communicate with William 

 Nicholson, of Framingham, he will se- 

 cure berths for them on train 13, called 

 the Wolverine express, which leaves 

 Boston at 2 p. m. Tuesday, January 9, 

 arriving in Detroit at 8:10 a. m. 

 Wednesday. Fare $17.40, lower berths 

 $4, upper berths ^3.20. For parties of 

 ten or more traveling together on one 



Wreath by Grou Floral 0>^ Denver. 



