Max 7, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



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to play the hose on it. Seedlings which 

 are in flats must be potted off before 

 the leaves crowd. Use a light compost 

 containing plenty of leaf-mold, some 

 pulverized rotten manure and sand, and 

 grow on in a warm, shady house. To 

 secure really fine bulbs for flowering a 

 year hence, the best plan is to plant the 

 seedlings in coldframes early in June 

 in light but rich soil. Keep the sashes 

 tilted at top and bottom, and shaded. 

 Give the soil an occasional stirring up 

 and weeding. Fumigate once in ten 

 days to keep thrips in check. A sash 

 3x6 feet will cover not more than thirty 

 plants, as they make wonderful growth 

 and carry flowers double the size of 

 those produced on pot plants. 



Shading. 



The sun is now steadily increasing in 

 power and where shade has not been 

 given to certain plants they are sure to 

 suffer. All palms and ferns should have 

 been shaded before now; so should the 

 general line of foliage plants carrying 

 ornamental leaves. Orchids all need 

 protection from the direct rays of the 

 sun now, but cattleyas do better if the 

 covering is lighter than for cypri- 

 pediums. Carnations will hold their 

 color better and be less subject to at- 

 tacks of red spider where some shading 

 is afforded, to say nothing of the saving 

 in watering. Flowering plants of nearly 

 all kinds should have full sun until the 

 blooming stage is reached; exceptions 

 to this rule are calceolarias, begonias of 

 the tuberous section, gloxinias and one 

 or two other varieties. Antirrhinums, 

 which are in full crop, need some shade, 

 but make it light; clear glass will soon 

 take the color out of the pink varieties. 

 A good shade is made of kerosene and. 

 white lead. This sticks well, but is 

 easily washed off when desired. Do not 

 use lime wash on any consideration. 

 For a temporary shading it is easy to 

 syringe on some water in which clay 

 has been stirred, or ordinary whiting. 



Primulas. 



The early sowings of Primula Sinensis 

 and obconica should now be pricked off 

 into flats. A house kept at 50 degrees 

 art night, and lightly shaded, suits them 

 to a nicety. Pot off singly before they 

 crowd one another in the flats, and grow 

 them close to the glass. It is not yet 

 too late to make a sowing of these 

 primulas, and, from seed sown at once, 

 nice plants in 5-inch pots may be had 

 for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It is 

 too soon yet to sow Primula malacoides, 

 a beautiful variety which has grown 

 wonderfully in popularity and which 

 seems likely to give P. obconica a close 

 run for favor. The first week in June 

 is sufficiently early to sow P. malacoides. 



FUCHSIA AND BBCK)NIA STOCK. 



What is the proper summer care for 

 fuchsia and begonia stock plants? 



S. & S. 



Fuchsias could be summered under 

 glass, but do much better if kept out- 

 doors, either planted out or plunged in 

 partial shade. I do not know what 

 begonias you have in mind. Lorraine 

 and Cincinnati are of no value kept 

 over summer. Any propagating of these 

 must be done not later than early June. 

 Such sorts as Vernon, Erfordii and 

 Oloire de Chatelaine can be planted out 

 and succeed equally well in sunshine 

 or shade. C. W. 



THE MEN YOU MEET 



♦ ■■•^ 



M. HENRY LYNCH. 



M HENRY LYNCH, vice-president of the Dingee & Conard Co., was born and 

 • raised in West Grove, Pa. He has been connected with the company for 

 thirty years, having entered the greenhouses when a lad. He may fairly claim 

 to have advanced from boy to vice-president up the steps of the ladder of pre« 

 ferment. Today the two brothers, P. Joseph and M. Henry, control the destinies 

 of the oldest rose growing establishment in America. As the former has other 

 responsibilities in the west, the immediate supervision falls on M. Henry Lynch. 

 The place, under his care, is better equipped today than ever to supply rose plants 

 of every good sort, new and old, and many other varieties of plants as well. Mr. 

 Lynch was married in 1901 to Miss Carey, of New York. They live on a com- 

 fortable farm close by the greenhouses. Their home is brightened by their little 

 daughter, Marie. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



There seems to be a rift in the clouds. 

 May was ushered in with sunshine and 

 other evidences of spring. The market, 

 in a seriously weak condition, showed 

 evidences of convalescence Saturday, 

 and a fairly good day gave hope, for 

 the present week, of encouraging im- 

 provement. Surely the depths have 

 been sounded. It should be midsummer 

 before the level of prices of the last 

 four weeks is reached again. 



Mothers' day is expected to clear the 

 market of every white carnation, and 

 wh e n these are gone the other colors 

 may be appropriately worn. Many of 

 the large daily papers are giving the 

 observance of the day encouraging pub- 

 licity. • 



There are still plenty of roses, but 

 the unreasonable sacrificing of complete 



boxes at ruinous prices is, it is hoped, 

 over. The quotations of last week for 

 roses need no special changes. There 

 is no certainty that the slight uplift of 

 Saturday will be maintained. Carnation 

 prices have not improved. Many were 

 sold at and under $10 per thousand. The 

 finest of the novelties, even in small 

 quantities, seldom sold above $2 per 

 hundred. 



Lilies, some days last week, sold as 

 low as $10 per thousand, an unheard of 

 quotation hitherto; $3 per hundred was 

 the top, but few found it. Valley fell 

 to $2 and under. Gardenias are on their 

 way to the street and downward. There 

 ha»~been no advance in orchids and 

 most of them are selling at half their 

 value. Callas are as little appreciated 

 and are selling fifty per cent below the 

 values of other years. 



Southern lilac is here in large sup- 

 ply. Bulbous stock is abundant. Gla- 



