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The Florists^ Review 



Aniii. ;;o, I'.n t. 



LEAF DISEASE OF GERANIUMS. 



\\ !• Mil lll.-ti I I IIl; II Ihlc'l M'l III I .■! It' i-"\ Ci 

 :i ~;lll;|p|i' 111 -illMi' l;i'I .•mill 111^ Wllirll lllc 



J I \ i hi; ;i^ ii't -- (iT 1 riiiililc. \'ni 1 lirn- 



V I'.-l I ^ I lir\ h;i \ 1- 1 II .■iit i iil; ill 1 ii I ■- 



v\:i\. Iii'^iii II I !!■_; Ill Ki'Im ii:i 1 \ I'l' M:ili-li 



III. I ■•mil iiiir iiu iiiilil .-il t \\:iv \'K 



1 >i|i ^1 .11 !^ |.|:iiii •- :i 11' lii'il.ii'il I II I 111' 



_;:ill,||,| :|l iillliT Imi|I~i'- .•MI'I .-Mi' \'I'V 



1 ...I |\ licr II mil 1 hi- II u:iMi'. W'l' li:i\ r 

 t 1 ii'.i in II 1,1 nu t lii'iii |ii rl I \ 'I I } :i H'l I Ih'> 

 ') :i \ !■ Ii.hi I ili'iiI \ III riHiiii. Ill \ I'ji 1 - 

 I ,! I'v Kill- In till' l;i-I t III ci' w 1' li;i \ t' 

 _;|.n\ii 'ji'i :i II i mil"- ill ill'' >;illii' lliiiix' ;is 

 liir-r :i|i' i;iii\\li ill. .'llhi llll'Irr rX.'Irtlv 

 Ml,. -;iliii- .cili'lit iiili-. 'I'lli- ili^-i'.-l-c \\;i- 

 iji-I null. -I'll nil xiiiii' |il;iiil-- \\i' Ii<iUl;IiI. 

 liiit niir iiw l: |i|;ilit-- well" linl .'I tl'i'rt T' 1 

 .it th:i1 tiiiii'. Xnw il ll.'i- >]ilr;ii| 1n 

 ill iiilt m'i;i II i II III-. \\ (' ii;i\r il-ri| riii 

 ii'l - ;i ihl l;;i\ r t 1 ic'l -;i llil i II I 111' 

 l.rll.li.'- Illlilrl' tlic imp!-. I»ii Vnll tllillk 

 till' ll'-c.'i-r I- 111 till' ]il.'lllt>. nr i- it 

 .111,- t n till' iiilhl it iiill lit' till' linll'.-r nl 

 III.' -nil ' I'. .V ''. 



'I'lii- li'i'\ ii'W I'lirli yi'.'ir ;it liiis tiiiir 

 iiMTivi's iii;iiiy i|iii'i'ii'< -iiiiiliii' to tlii>, 

 ii.|;it i\ I' 111 ji'iit ,ii<i';iM's nl' ^l■l■.•lllilml-. 

 W'liilr iwltinal i-niii|it inns aii'l -nil< iii;iy 

 -nlili't I 111!'- .MriiPlMll wllnlly. nl' ill ]iart. 

 I'nl till' t inlllili', till' llin-t TiIm'Iv .•;ill-i' 

 ,il' tlm ,|i-i','ii' is tli;it till' |iiiiili;isi',| 

 lil.'illl- lli;i> li;i\i' I II |i|nji;iL;,-|t I'll it: .'I 



l':i 1 1 1 \ \\ ,1 iMi linii-i' .'1 ii'l li't t i II :i 



. IiiW ,|i'il .■nll.iit inn in till' .-1111111:,' 



' ii-lliiin- 1,1'l'nlr lu'llli; -lli|i|M'.| In Vnll. 

 \1 n-t nt' t lli'-i- t I nill.li'- l;:i \ .■ I lli'll' nl i 

 jlh III Ihl' illttllli: lii'lirh. Tills ilni'S 



lint .■il'l'ly 1" ui'i ;i II I mil- mily, I nit In 

 in:iii\ ntlit-r pi.-inl-. A |Minr -ml is |,,-s 



illM'ly to -tail tinlllili' nf till- -nit 



' lia 11 is mi ii\ ri lull niii'. 



I \\nll|.| -ll'JUi--t tlllnwiliL; ,Ti\ ;iy IIh' 



,\Mi-t .-illi'it .■•! |>l:iiit-. Ki'i'|i till' nthiT- 

 :,,, K,..| 11', 1-1 ;i ii.i w I'll -],;ir.-.| :i |p:i i i . 

 ■-j,|;i\ ,-ill .'illii-li'.! |.|.ilil- .•ilnl. Inr 

 -.'I I 1-1 \ . \ nil ! mil I 1 .• Ii,'lti-Ii with a i;nn,| 

 ' II II _; 1. |. |i . -i;. il ;i - I !nl ,|i':i 11 \ in i M il I i'. 

 I'w 11 I,' Hull- a|i| 'I nal mil- ina \ 1 -i- in'i- 

 ■--:il > . I '.1- -111 .' t III' t nli.Tji- I- I'l'l- 



■ (-1 I l\ , 1 1 \ w lirii i ' I - a I '|>l il. 1. 1-1' I hi' 

 • •ii.i.'.v ai till |,i I'-ri I lii-,| -lri'ni;tli. 



.'\i-.'[- \ii,i Ii,,.|-.-- wi-ll \ 1' nt i l.'i I r.i aii'i 



! 1 \ . a ll.| ' ." lint a llnW ,'1 1' \ . Ii-l ,| i - In l,i' 



■ li: i.\v II l,..|i,\\ t h,- Ih-im-Iii--. \ nt hiliLT 

 .\ I II .. ari.ii I a Ui ti,li_;ni.i ,|;-i-a-i-- Innlr 

 • !,:in . li'i-; \ i n .: \ , .j..t at mii lii.lnw 1 1n- 



,,-n In--. I '.1- 1 .".-rnl ;., -,-1, . t ■■ntt ini:- 

 ' ,i!ii '• li'.'i II plant- I 111 I ;. . ' \V . 



WORMS IN GERANIUM SOIL. 



1 ll'i-i .'1 uii'.'it ii:;iny -in.'ill wnrm- in 

 111' -nil nl' iii\- l;i'! ;i n i mil-. Th.- wniins 

 .;i\i- .'1 lil.'iik lica-l. lint .'111- lit iii'i \\ 1-1' 

 iliinit till' rnlnr nl' 1 Im ln'W iimt-. ( .-in 

 , nil tell me nf sninct li i Ii.L' wlii'li \\ill ''N- 

 'iTinin.'it" 1 licsr .' I li;n c ii-."! Iiiia' 

 v.-itcr \^lt!lmlt suci-rs-. .'. I. H. 



.\s lini" docs not ^I't rill nl' tin* worms 



rol'orr.al In, ^ivi> tin' ]il;iiits a WMtfiinj,' 



Nvitli \'» viiiiiH', wliii-ii ilcstroys tlieso ami 



itlior soil jicsts. I'so ;it the r;iti' <pf mik; 



••)art of ViTiiiiiic tu 2.30 iiart-^ nt' water. 



< .'irliiin liisiil|ilii(|(' ami \ :i|tnriti' ain .-ilsn 

 ii-i'i| In cxtcrmiiiatt' snil iicsts. ( '. W. 



GERANIUMS LOSING FOLIAGE. 



Will ymi kimll\' ;ji\(' iiic :i liltlr iii- 

 1 ninn'it inn ic^ii 1 1| i iil;' my n,.|-ani n ms .' 

 Till' rmi- nl' the I il'.'i lli-llcs seem tn lir- 

 ininr |.|,,st('i|. Till' new Icaxi's, \\ limi 

 .•iliniM mi,' Innrtli i^rown, m't sjiotlcil 

 ami III a tnw ilays turn lirnw n ami ilii'. 

 I 'In lint knnw the i-aiisc -al' tliis. I 

 Im'i'P tin' )il;iiits mi the iliy siilc ;iml 

 '.:i\i' thrill ;ill |Hissili|r air ami a ni.Liht 

 1 mil [ii'ial II II' nt' l."> tn ."ill ili'yrccs. iu'\ cr 

 ,'iImi\i' ."II i|c;j iiM's. .\rniiiii| wIkm'c these 

 Were alleiteil there is a |e;ik in the 

 hn-i ami. al'Ier w .'i teii iil;-, thei'<> Avill lie 

 a |im|ille nt' water tlieie I'or several 

 hniii-. .\si,|i> I'rmii that, tiic llom' ami 

 .'it mns|ihei'e are ilry. Also, about mie 

 li;ilt' 111' my olil stork ]ilaiits seciii to l:i> 

 liliml. The leaves are iiiisslia}ie.l ;imt 

 the emls ol' tlie shoots turn lirovvii in 

 .■ilioiit till s;!iiie iii.'imier ;ts the other 

 L;eraiiiuins. W. ]■;. 1 1. 



the Icises of the jilaiits, mi;;ht in some 

 measure li(> ai-i-omit;ilile tOr the disease. 

 If your soil is ;ill riylit. your iiouse a 

 suil.-ilile one ami well \eiitilat('d, and 

 if other comlitioiis are all riylit. you 

 shoiihl soon master this trouble. 1 

 wdiild ;i ivise I hrovv-i iii^' away tli(^ worst 

 pl.aiits. (!ive ;ill the afVectod ones a 

 s|ir;iyiiiL;' with ;i t'uiiLiiiide. Continue to 

 keeji the air ,iml l'oliaL;(' dry, water 

 i-;ii'efuliy. removi' weeds .and bad le;i\es, 

 keep all lel'use away I'roin Ixdovv your 

 benrlies too m.'iiiy llorists tlii'OW si(dv 

 and useless pl;iiits there — preser\o 

 i-lea iiliness. .-ind your plants should soon 

 improxe. The old, blind stoek jdants 

 would better be discarded. (Ii\'e tlio 

 others some suit.able t'cedin<T, sucli as 

 liiH' bone, to brai-e them tiji. C. \V. 



if 1 knew the nature of the soil in 

 wliiidi your jil.ants are jiotted .and had 

 some idea of their jiresent \ iijor. 1 

 rmild answer your (piery more intelli 

 Lieut ly. The jiuddle of water, if about 



DISEASED GERANIUMS. 



1 am semlin<;' some <,'ei'auium leaves 

 wliieli .are afi'ected with some kind of 

 disease or insect. Ivimlly let me know 

 the nature of the trouble and tlie treat- 

 nietit for it. As yet it is not bad, but 

 1 am afraid it will spread and ruin inv 

 crop. A. I). K. ' 



'I'lirow .awav the b.adly .alVected 

 jilants and jock over the balance. Keep 

 the .ntmospliere dry .and \'entilate 

 I'reidy. (iive jdeiity of sun; do not 

 sli.ade .at ;ill. I'mlerwater the jdants 

 rather than the reverst>. Do not spr.ay 

 ovciliead with the hose. Kee)) the 

 Lirouml ludow the bemdii>s clean; any 

 lubbish thrown tlier(.> will produeo 

 moldiiK^ss and ajiyraxiite th(> trouble. 

 Spiayinv the jdants with I'.ordeaux 

 mixture in.ay ludp to remedy your 

 trouble, and I h;i\e found Fiin^ine .an 

 excellent remedv. (,'. W. 



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 i ^ SUGGESTIONS j 



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Stevias. 



li .-111 adeijiiate supply of stevi.'i cut- 

 iiii'j- li;i- not been jnil ill. it is mit yet 

 Inn l;ite to ni.'ike uji .■iiiy .jeli.-iem-y. This 

 I- .-III ea-y llnwcr In Lirow and. while 

 -niiii'wh.at rnminnii. is :i|l but imlispen- 

 -able nil .'I pl.n-e where the -tm-k L'rnwn 

 ,- 1 i-t ;i i le,|. Mveiy bniii|lli't i\^ llnweis 

 ,iml every lloral desiLiU cm be t'ur- 

 iii-he.l in |i;itt by this useful little 



llnW I'!'. 



Rambler Roses. 



.\ iii'W siijijily 111' r.'imblei's -hoiiM 

 anw 1m- -i-.-nii'd fnr next -i-a-mi. il lln-y 



h.'iVi- lint .already been liniiLilit. Snliie 



till an I'.iily cin|i aie bi-ttm put Liinwii 



tliln:i_;li tin- -.a-nii, -taitlim thmi: in- 

 .|n.ii-. iiittiiiL; li;e-,s In within a \v\\ 

 in,-|:i-- nf the )inl-. allnwiliu the ynillii,^ 

 , aiii'- tn iiiiiii' lip ami jiel ii- 'mii-l v re- 

 in, iiil: till' niimbi'i nf thi'-i-. Till' plimts 

 all' ill tli-r ki'pt imlnnis until the middle 

 nt .Iniii' and then plmiLred nlltdnnrs, 



wlii'ii' llii'v cm be kej.l wi'll -upiilied 

 v'vitli water. .\l-n. In ki'i'p the canes 

 I'li'i-t -n that tlii'V will lipell lip thor- 



niiulil;-. snme -iijijimt- mn-t be Liiven. 



Wlii'ie pot riillnre i- not re-nrted to, 

 .'I LTiind |il:in is to buy the jdants now 

 ;ind. if a well mamiii'd. siiiiiiy jdece of 

 ■_Maiim,| i- ;it disjins.'il, pl;m1 them there 



;md keeji the c.'ines erect to .assist in 

 maturing the wood. 'I'o jiroduce stand- 

 ards of any jiart iiular \:ii'ieties, select 

 one -tout cane, cut avvav .all others, 

 le.-iviiiL; the -iiiLile c'liie of any desireil 

 lieiL;lit, .and letnovY' all Lirovvths excejit 

 -mil ,'!- will form ;i snitabh^ hcid. 8iieh 

 roses .'IS lininthv I'mkiiis, T.ausend- 

 si-hmi, Kxii'lsa. l,.iily (lay. White Dor- 

 nlhy. 11 iaw .it h.i, Newjimt I'eanty and 

 Anieiic.'in I'illar are all suitable to 

 L;idw !'nr fiii'iiiiL; puijnKcs. 



Poinsettias. 



\\'liere jinin-et t i:i- .'iii' vvaiiti-,| with ,a 

 i-nn-idei .'I ble leiiLlth nl' stem, the old 

 Innt- -hoiild now be shaken nut, |inttei|, 

 primi'-i b;ick and -tailed in :, : i'iii|ier.a- 

 tuie '\'i ."i-"i to fi'l dcLilei's. \ w.'iriiier 

 linii-i' i- not tn be 1 1'l nmmemli'-l. as the 

 niltiliL;- are then le-- stfickv. \\';iter 

 -nmewli;it sjiariiiLlly until L'lowth stiirts; 

 then w.'iter ninre freely. <'iiltinfj3 

 iiibbcl olV with a heel root with tJiC 

 least liniible .and .arc less liable to ilamp 

 nfV than such ;is ;n-e cut below .a joint. 

 Whi'ii' pans not exieedin^ eiti;liteen 

 inches ill height ;iie vv.'mted, the roots 

 nei'il not be st.'irted fnr a month yet, 

 but if any are to be i^rown in benches 

 or ;is single sjieidtnens in (iiiicji pots, 

 now is the correct startinj' time. 



