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The Florists' Review 



Mabch 26, 1914. 



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Marguerites. 



Where a batch of marguerites are 

 wanted for next Christmas, put the 

 cuttings in now. Keep these potted 

 along and constantly pinched back all 

 summer. The best place for them after 

 danger from frost has passed is plunged 

 in a bed of coal ashes outdoors. These 

 plants, if housed early in October, 

 given a temperature of 48 to 50 degrees 

 at night, well watered and fed, will be 

 in full bloom before Christmas, at 

 which time they will prove salable. 

 Mrs. Sander and the large flowered 

 white varieties are of no use for grow- 

 ing in this way. They are poor winter 

 bloomers and do not make as shapely, 

 bushy plants as the older and smaller 

 flowered ones. The yellow marguer- 

 ites, popular as they are for cutting, 

 are of little value as pot plants, as 

 their habit is not shapely. 



Boilgainvilleas for Easter. 



If bougainvilleas are only showing 

 color now, they will need hurrying. 

 Give them 60 degrees at night until 

 they are fairly well expanded; then 

 move them to a lower temperature. 

 Bougainvilleas are popular Easter 

 plants, although their color is not such 

 as to appeal to many people; others 

 also object to the flowers as being too 

 paper-like and artificial in appearance. 

 They are really remarkable keepers 

 when in bloom, and they are among the 

 plants which should be fully expanded 

 before being placed on sale. 



Shade for Palms and Ferns. 



The sun is now strong, and, if shade 

 has not yet been given to palms, ferns 

 and other foliage "plants, it should be 

 applied at once. Give a light coat of 

 kerosene and white lead; a heavy shade 

 is inadvisable thus early, as it only 

 tends to draw up the plants, and we 

 are still likely to get spells of cold, 

 dark weather, when we may wish there 

 was no shading on the glass. Take 

 advantage of any spare time to do any 

 necessary repotting of the foliage 

 plants before the strenuous season ar- 

 rives. Also, any sponging and trim- 

 ming of the foliage should be done 

 now, as there will be little time for it 

 later. 



Violets. 



Easter comes a good deal later than 

 a year ago, and it will not be easy to 

 keep single violets until that date. 

 They can be kept much cooler, however, 

 and the flowers will hold their color 

 better if the glass is given a shading 

 of kerosene and white lead. In order 

 to cover a large house quickly, where 

 brushes would be entirely too slow, use 

 a force pump with a fine spray nozzle, 

 being careful to close the ventilators 

 during the operation. There will be 

 no trouble in holding double violets 

 until Easter, as they bloom later than 

 the singles, but they, also, will be bene- 

 fited by some shade. 



PLANTS FOR VACANT LOT. 



A friend of ours has a small vacant 

 lot on the main street of our town, lo- 

 cated in southeastern Ohio. Some time 

 ago we suggested to him that we fur- 

 nish the flowers if he would plant them 

 and care for them during the coming 

 summer. He has retired from active 

 life and would greatly appreciate some- 

 thing of this kind. Although we are 

 in the trade, what we know about flow- 

 ers would make an extremely small 

 book. We would therefore greatly wel- 

 come a few suggestions as to what 

 varieties we can start from seed for 

 this purpose, when to start them, how 

 to get them ready — whether in flats or 

 pots — and a suitable arrangement for 

 the plants in the beds. We want just 

 a neat, plain plan, nothing elaborate, 

 and shall be thankful for any sugges- 

 tions you make make. The space to be 

 planted is about 30x40 feet. A few 

 seats can be placed in it, and it can 

 be made an attractive little spot. 



H. B. 



I have drawn a rough sketch of the 

 plot of ground, assuming that it is 30x 

 40. I have run paths and made all beds 

 on straight lines. This may not quite 

 suit you, but you may get some ideas 

 from it. The paths can be either of 

 grass or stone. Grass would look the 

 best, but more labor would be entailed 

 in caring for it. 



If you wish to use annuals altogether 

 for this garden, the following are suit- 

 able: Petunias, verbenas, balsams, Sal- 

 via splendens Bonfire, asters, stocks, 

 marigolds. Phlox Drummondii, Vinca 

 alba and rosea, zinnias, salpiglossis, 

 ageratums and ricinus. The foregoing 

 should be started under glass. The 

 ricinus you need sow only a few seeds 



of; one plant in each of the four cen- 

 tral beds would give added height and 

 a more tropical appearance. Any of the 

 foregoing wUl do as well from flats as 

 from pots, except the ricinus. Among 

 annuals that can be sown outdoors, if 

 desired, are these: Alyssum Little Gem, 

 annual larkspurs, calendulas, Gaillardia 

 Lorenziana, candytuft, mignonette, an- 

 nual chrysanthemums and scabiosas. 



It is diflScult to give a planting plan 

 which will provide for all the varieties 

 I have mentioned, but I submit the fol- 

 lowing arrangement in the hope that 

 it may at least contain some suggestions 

 for you: 



Bed No. 1. — One ricinus in Center; 

 balance of bed Salvia splendens Bon- 

 fire; border of light blue ageratums. 



No. 2. — Bicinus in center; balance of 

 bed yellow zinnias or mixed zinnias, 

 with border of white ageratums. 



No. 3. — Same as No. 1. 



No. 4. — Same as No. 2. 



No. 5. — American branching asters; 

 border of white alyssum. 



No. 6. — Giant ten weeks' stocks, 

 dotted with salpiglossis; border of 

 white alyssum. 



No. 7. — Verbenas. 



No. 8. — Vinca alba and roseS. 



No. 9. — Asters; border of sweet alys- 

 sum. 



No. 10. — French and African mari- 

 golds; border of alyssum. 



No. 11. — Phlox Drummondii, dotted 

 with balsams. 



No. 12. — Calendulas or gaillardias. 



A few taller growing plants dotted 

 here and there will help to break up 

 any flatness. C. W. 



DEUTZIAS FOB EASTEB. 



What is the proper temperature for 

 Deutzia gracilis, and how should it be 

 treated to come in for Easter? Should 

 the plants be in the house nowf 



A. G. S. 



Bring Deutzia gracilis into a cool 

 house now. It can be flowered in six 

 weeks by forcing it in a brisk heat, but 

 the quality of the flowers will be vastly 

 improved if it is not grown too warm. 

 You will find 50 degrees at night suffi- 

 cient. C. W. 



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