jANUAnv 30, 1913. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



Tulips and Cyclamens Given a St. Valentine's Day Touch by the Accessories. 



in? ]!' so, T tliiiik 1 could jict it. Any- 

 way, J foulil {^ct sliaviiiijs from ;i iilaii- 

 infj Tiiill. I woiiM iirct'cr to use tlic 

 hay if it will ijo. Any int'ormatinn on 

 the snKjcct will ho f^ri-atlv a|i|>riM-iat('(i. 



F. M. I). 



^'ou liinl ^■o^l^ roses projiei'ly stored 

 in the first i)lac(\ ami all the attention 

 needed was to shake the lallinj,' lea\es 

 from them. Keep them uidl aired and 

 maintain a low temi'erature. i'lolialdy 

 you have xcntilated them insulliiiently. 

 If kept at all riese. iioth loots and 

 shoots are loniid to start. 'i'he tact 

 that they were makiiii; siime roots 

 was no reason for mo\ iny them, 

 and the aihice to store them in straw 

 was not i:i\»'n Wy an\' practical man. 

 for you could liaiiliy adopt any plan 

 Avhicli w<iulil sooner dry out ;ind kill 

 your plants. 



Pack your roses eithei- in danip soil 

 ■or sanil. Keep them freely aiicd and 

 the tempei'ature as lu'ar freezing' as 

 vou c;iii. or i'\en a little h(do\\ it, ;in<l 

 tli(>y will i-ome tlirouLih all ri^^lit. Some 

 people tie the plants in liuiiilles and 

 pa(d< damp moss .-iliout the roots, Imt 

 .moi--t earth or >aiid is much liettei. 



<•. W . 



NITRATE OF SODA FOR ROSES. 



I'leaM' pnldi^li the amount ot' nitrate 

 vd" --od-l tli;it should lie liiveii ro^e 

 iillslles ill the Liaideii. and ^tati' wiietliel 

 It vhoiild he liivi'ii ill Wilier or --prin 

 kled dry on the ^iciiliid. W . l!. -1. 



Nitrate o|' ^od;i i~^ ii(d a I'ertili/er I 

 U'cMiJil -.iiLiLiest lor haiiiy ro-e^. When 

 used at all it mii-'t he ii--ed with L;reat 

 care. oi- it will do l";ii- more hai'iii th;iii 

 S^ood. If used .a^ a liiplid, one pound to 

 thirty or I'oity gallons sulliies. 1 1' ap 

 (died as ;i top (i ressi ii;4, do not ;j i \ e 

 more than at the rate ot l.'n to I'lio 

 jiouiols per aire. I >o not continue ^'i\ 



ing the jilaiits dos(>s of nitrati' of soda. 

 It may stimulate a rank, soft j;r(jwtli, 

 hut that is not what you want. ( 'ow 

 manure applied in a fresh or yreen con- 

 dition is far superior to nitrate of soda 

 fiU' roses, hoth under ehiss ami out- 

 doors. iSoue and (hied hlood are other 

 us(d'ul fertilizers for hardv roses. 



C. \V. 



SINGLE VIOLETS. 



I wciiij.l like to ask it' siiiLrh' \ iolel-;, 

 to lie erowii sui-cessf III ly, i-;in he hoU>e.| 

 as I'ai'ly ;is Septemhi'r I: aUo when 

 i^ tJK' hest time to do so.' What i- 

 tlie hest variety ol' silli:le \ iolet .' llnw 

 t;ir .'iiiait slionhl they he planted.' AImi. 

 i|o |ilants ill the ti<dd ri'i|iiiie a n \' ^iiad 

 ill-.' A. d. S. 



It wiiiild he a yreat mistake to hiuise 

 viii;;|e \i(dets ;iv early as .'"^epteiii her 1. 

 The I'eslllt would ilie\ifahly he .a hii; 

 cicip ol' f(di;i;^e ;tni| lew tlowel-. Tlie-i' 

 \iolets, in order to have the he-t le 

 suits with them, should he left out 



until they ha\e had one or two mod 

 erate freeziuy;s litd'ore lifting'. r>ually 

 tli(\v can he lifted during: <)etol>er, al- 

 thou'^h some "rowers lea\e them out 



e\('ii later. I do not care to subject 

 them to a lower temperature than 2t 

 i|et;rees. althoueh the plants will sur- 

 vive one as low as zero. If you lifted 

 voiir plants early and they are Idoom- 

 ini; |iooily. \-ou can improve them by 

 allowing' them to I'ree/e for a few 

 Ikuiis. I vvinild not let the tempera- 

 ture '^o h(dow L'S i|ej:rees. TMants ill 

 the li(d(| iieecl no shadinjj;, hut refjuiro 

 coii'<t:iiir cultivation throu;.di the liot 

 month--. V. \V. 



VIOLET BXJDS NOT OPENING. 



I!iic loseil yon will tind three violet 

 hiids ot' ditVereiit sizes, one wiien the 

 hud has |Ust started fnun the crown, 

 the next when it is half ;irown an<l the 

 third w hi'ii it is almost readv to <le- 

 V elop. 1 sliouhl like vou to inspi^'t 

 the-e lubN and helji us to locate the 

 trmiiih' wliiih we are now haviiiL'. The 

 |p|;tiit-; are ill pert'ect condition and fidl 

 (it hiids. hut when the hu(|s rea(di a 

 cettaiii size, almost ready to oiien, they 

 -eem to stoji "Vowing aiol to wilt. Thev 

 h.ive kept oil the same w;iy f(ir the la^t 

 live \M'cdx-. it Jiuzzles me that the luids 

 ;ire ^Il■(ln^■ and healthy when they are 

 aliiio^t I'lill iiidvv n. I also ^ctul you a 

 ^Miall aiiKMint of sidl. i'lea^e look ;it 

 that; 1 think it i^ i^ood for \iolets. 

 Aii\ in fiirmat ion I'CLia i(li ii;:' this trmihle 

 will he iiiijlily a|ipreciate(i. S. {!. 



The \ iolet stems are nf ^imkI ;iveraj.'i' 

 leiit;tli; some of the stioiiLiest are t<'ii 

 ill! lies loii^. They appear piTt'ecdlv 

 healthy. The reason for the hmls t'.ail 

 iiiu til o|ien i^ hard to deieitnine, as i 

 (|(i not kimw anvthinu' <il ynir I'ulture. 

 The ^oil niu--t he pretty ^imkI. or you 

 wouM not '^et sikIi stems. What tern- 

 peiatni'e are you ;iiv iiiLT your plants? 

 The ni^ht readiii;,' should he as m'ar In 

 (h'^rees a^ possible. ( )n warm ni^'hts it 

 i-- not possible to ket>|i it .as cool as this, 

 hut the \entilators sliouhl he wide open 



