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January 11, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists* Review. 



29 



Lorraine Begonias. 



The propagation of Lorraine be- 

 gonies, if not yet commenced, should 

 be no longer delayed. It is to be hoped 

 that sales have not been so close that 

 insuflSlcient stock has been kept for 

 propagating purposes. Leaf cuttings 

 are best at this early stage. Take off 

 the stalk of the leaf. I like to cut a 

 little piece of the stem attached to the 

 leaf stalk also, but this is not necessary. 

 Let the leaf just touch the sand, which 

 should be of a porous nature. If too 

 fine, the leaves are more liable to rot. 

 With a brisk bottom heat, a top tem- 

 perature of 60 degrees and one good 

 watering a day, few of the leaves 

 should fail to root. Do not overlook 

 Glory of Cincinnati. It has come won- 

 derfully to the fore this season and 

 will be even more in evidence a year 

 hence. It is going to give the old Lor- 

 raine a close call for first favorite. 

 Glory of Cincinnati was given an 

 award of merit last month in London 

 and the papers in Europe speak flat- 

 teringly of it. 



Spiraeas. 



A batch of spirajas should be started 

 now in a warm house. If they have 

 been exposed to frost for some time 

 they will break more uniformly. Give 

 an abundant water supply. When 

 growth is well started, be careful not 

 to give the plants any heavy fumiga- 

 tions, or the foliage will be scorched. 



Poinsettias. 



Flowers of poinsettias are of little 

 value when Christmas is past and it 

 will be just as well to lay the plants 

 to rest under the benches; or, if the 

 stock plants are planted out, lift them 

 and pack them close together in boites 



Emil Buetlner. 



(One of tlir Ko8t> Society's .ludfres at Ut-trolt.) 



Richard Witterttaetter. 



(One of the Judges of the American Carnation Society.) 



in a frost-proof shed for the winter. 

 As soon as the plants in pots or pans 

 have dried out well, they can be shaken 

 out, packed close together in flats and 

 stored in a dry but not too warm shed 

 or storeroom. If left under the 

 benches in the greenhouses too long, 

 the constant drip may rot some and 

 start others into premature growth. 



Fuchsias. 



Fuchsia plants which have been rest- 

 ing for some time should now be pruned 

 back a little and placed in heat. Spray 

 freely, but do not water much at the 

 root until the growths have started. 

 There will soon be a nice crop of cut- 

 tings ready, and these, if placed in the 

 cutting bench, will produce nice 4-inch 

 plants for May sales. The fuchsia is 

 an old-fashioned flower, but retains its 

 popularity. The late Victor Lemoine, 

 among the hundreds of novelties he 

 raised, gave us the first double fuch- 

 sias and the first double zonale gera- 

 niums, which I believe would entitle 

 him to the gratitude of American trade 

 growers. 



Lily of the Valley. 



In January it is safe to start the new 

 crop of valley pips. They come away 

 irregularly if placed in heat earlier. 

 Flowers from the new crop are easily 

 distinguished from the cold storage 

 ones, being stronger and finer in every 

 way. Be sure that the pips are given 

 a good bottom heat, say 80 to 85 de- 

 grees, with a top heat 20 to 25 degrees 

 lower. Use six inches of clean sand 

 to plant them in; this retains the heat 



