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TheWeekly Florists' Review. 



Si:i'Ti;Miii:K 1, I'.UO. 



AN AVERAGE CROP. 



]l()\v many Mnoiiis per siasuii wiuiiil 

 111' coiisideird ail a\ria;;i' rrup IrDin tlu' 

 I'ollowiii;; raliiat inns : liiidiaiit I'css. 



Lawsciii, Lail\- 1 Iniiiit il'iil, I larlnwar'lcii. 

 M. A. J'atiiii, (Jiiffii Loiii.c aihl \'ic- 

 t(.rv.' I.. .M. P.. 



It' \(Mi l;i'' \iMir i-ariial iiiiis all inti) 

 "•lu]i I (ilcraliK' rails', tlicri' will imt In' 

 a, i^rcat dial n\ dillci ciici' in I he iiiiiiilici' 

 iii Idonllis \iiu will '^rt JnT |ilaill tlnlll 



lacdi \ari('ty. Tlicy will likrly niii 

 ainiit as I'cilldws, ill ]iiiiiit lit' ]inidiii- 

 tinii: l^iicrii, .Mrs. l.awsiiii, 1 1 a,i lnw ar 

 din, J.ady linuntil'iil. Mmdiaiit less. Mis. 

 .M . A. I'attrii, \'ii-tiiiv. .\ii a\i'iayi' i-nt 

 liiiiii (^uciii wiiidd 111' in tlir nri^lilior- 

 liuiid lit' lwi'nt\- liliiiiins \n'V plant, while 

 that friiiii \'ictiii\- wmilil iipi snirir- 

 wlicrc aioiind t'niirt itii, with ihi' uIIi'T 

 ^mts stiiin;^ aliiiin' lirlwfi'ii tlmsi' two 

 !i<4iii-r-^. ^'iiiir rut may \ a ly smiii' I'lniii 

 t hrsi' ii^lirrs, ;nTiiidili^ lo 1 lu' i|lialit\' 

 • i{' \iiiir irratini'iit and iIh- adajit aldl it ;. 

 nt' t hi' \aiii-ty til yiiur rliinatr, idr. 



1 want til i-anliun ymi hrri' ai^ainsl 

 lii'iii;^ li'il astray hy sunn' id' tlmsi' JJarmi 



.M iilich.'iilsrM still irs wiii'di ha\i' 1 n 



piintrd liiiiii tinii' In tiini' aliiiiit phr- 

 iiiiiiiciial rills 111' liliiiiiii>, lii-sidi's alli'Lli"! 

 riililiiii;^ 111 i-nttiii;:> lii'Miinl 1 hi' a\fraL:i' 

 priidiu-t inn 111' t hf plants. Ilnw any in- 



ti'lliyi'iit lining i-aii ^iv il siu-h tiLjiifi's 



as I'ai-ts. is mm" than 1 lan iindi'i'st and. 



•'ritainU' nil nX prlii'in-fd ;_MiiWi'I' Wiillld 

 Indii'N I' t lirm. I sprak nl' 1 hal lirli', lii'- 

 i-aiisi' siirli talrs ail' siiii' In caiisi' mnri' 

 ,,1 los tlnlllili' I'm- ^liiui'is w hn .-111' 

 cmplnsi'd liy iiwiicis (if ^li'i-lihnll'-i'S \\\\i> 

 Uiinw-littli'' 111' sui'h ni.alli'is. It Jrad- 

 thrill tn think that thry ail' iml i^i'ttin^ 

 l';iir M'turi.s I'rnni thnir ;:las>,, w In'ii jn'i' 



liapS thrv all' L^i'tlilin )hi' lir^l li'tllllis. 



.\. I". .1. i;. 



THE NORMAL TEMPERATURE. 



]\iniilv state t lie Inwest temperature 

 ill whiidi caniatinns ean lie Mirresst'iilly 

 orown ill the middle wevtrin states; 

 .al-n the lii-iii'sl piart ira Ide tempi la- 

 line. '■■ J'- 



'I'llO a\erai,M' run nt' i-ai liMtiniis seem 

 1,, ,in theii" l.est in a t em perat 11 re 

 arnuiiil '<- decrees. When ymi n,, iniieh 

 aliove that li;,nnf. you do it at a sairi 

 flee of quality. The Idnums iaek sul.- 

 stame and size, tlio steins (-niiii' weak 

 .■n.il the plants lose in \ itality -eiierally. 



When it enllies tn liiWelillL' the tem- 

 perature the (dl'ei-t is .jii-t the np|.o.-lte, 

 .•IS Iniij^r ;,s vou kee|i within i easniialde 

 limits." The I. looms eume laryer, with 

 ainro siilistam-e, and the stems arc 

 strnimer. This, however, will Ik' :it tlio 

 exiieirse nf .piantitv. and the Inwer you 

 ^r„ the mull' you will eut, down tluMiuan- 

 Titv while t"liO imiirovemeiit in quality 

 Nsiiriiei-iiine sljnhter the farther you ^et 

 awav I'lnin tlio tmrmal. In fact, alter 

 yuu'ii"'' 1-t'lnW IS deu''<\f^^ I'"''''- '^^■'" ''*-' 

 ill) imiiroN emont in «iii'ility. 



It has licen est alilisheil that the 



sli;,dit impinvement in quality will Tint 

 ollset the derre:i-e in quantity resilltilit; 

 I'inii; a I ell) |iel ;il lire liiuidl helnW imr- 

 llial. \shii h i < "lO In ."I'J de;^rei'S. 



A. I'. .1. r.. 



LILIES rOR EASTER. 



Please tell m" the liest kind, -ize and 

 planliiij^' time nl lilies, tn he i^mwii in a 

 tempi ratnre nt' ."iO decrees, I'nr Master. 

 I shniild like tn lia\(' fro;ii Iwn to li\e 

 lilnnins t n t he pl.aiit. A. (.'. 



The iiinst sat isfaetnry lily fur ynii In 

 nrnw idr I'laster next year will lie L. 

 lniiL;illnriim ^^inanteiim. ]'>nllis nl" these 

 ;ire iinw said tn be on their way 

 linm .Japan, and, if imtted any 

 time liefnre the iiiiddle oi Oidn- 

 lier, will he in seasnii fur Master, 

 ]!»11. The size 7 to !> will -ive 

 villi nii-e steins and ynu ean plant mie 

 eaidi in li inrh jnis. Keeji tlieni ii:irk 

 and .nnl until well runted and startiii;^ 

 tn ;irn\v, lieinjf e.ari fill imt tn jiive iiundi 

 water until the puts are w'll tilled with 

 runts. It' _N nil ]iut yniir I'lants in a teiii- 

 peratin-e of '>n de;_'rees at (liristinas 



thev will i-nllie nil ill i;niid -easnli. It 

 takes lil't,\' days tn hlnnin them, fnun 

 the time the hiids ran he cniinted, in an 

 averaj^fe iiinjit teinperat lire of '>'> de- 

 crees. C. W. 



POT PLANTS FOR CHRISTMAS. 



I wish ynii wmild tell mo what are 

 the he^t |.l;illls tn i^rnw I'nr Jiot plants. 



tn he ill hlnnm .'it ('liristiiias. I have 

 primulas, ex clameiis and .lernsalem '-her- 

 I ies, and also w ill lia\'e hyai-inlhs. When 

 should I i"it them ••iiid wiu n should I 

 hriiiL; them III the li^ht tn ha\e theiii 

 ready for < h ri^t mas .' .\re there any 

 nlher plants Ih.at I eould ha\e ready 

 to sell at < hiisi mas .' I,. II. T. 



h'oiiiaii hya'Miillis .•niii Paper While 

 narcissi, ]iotiel or placed in pan-- any 

 time helween now and the niiddle nt' 

 .Septemher. will e.isilv llnwcr forf'hrisi- 

 mas. The |)iitch hiilhs, such as nandssi, 

 tiilii.s and hyacinths, are ttfcasionally 



I'nrced intn hiniiiii I'lif ( ' ln'i ^1 IIUIS, hlit 



.•lie not nl' really '^ 1 quality. The 



r.-ljier Whiles can he kept in the linhl 

 ;ill the lime. St and 1 hem under ;i Ljreeii 

 hniise helich nr iiraiiN' slied or cellar. 

 The hyacinths must he kept dark, 

 lioiise them five weeks hefore you want 

 them :iiiil ui\e .'in avera;,'e iii^lit teiii- 

 jii'iatlire 111' ."ill deniees, or .allow fniir 

 weeks if kejit ;it t'lO di'^Tecs. 



I'.e;^'niiia <dniii' de Lorraine is ;i ^okk] 

 ('hristmas ]il;int. Purchase some yoini;^ 

 iilaiits now and pot lliem on. I'ninset- 

 tias are |io|iular .'it < hrist iii;is, owin;; In 

 the hi'illiaiit coloring; of liieir hracls. 

 TJiev need a temperature of not less 

 t,h;iii <in decrees to jiroporly ilevein|i 

 their hracls, Imt c;in he kejit in ;^nnd 

 coiidilinii I'nr Weeks in a cool house 

 while in llower. 



Some of 111" varieties of .\zalea Fn 

 dica, sucli as l''iri'lly, .Mine. I'etrick and 

 Deutsche I'erle, force well for (Christ- 

 mas. These arrive usually duriiijr Oc- 



tober, and after iiottiiiL,' they need a 

 uariii, moist house and frequent syring- 



Zontil geraniums, l)oth single and 

 .louhle, iire tine for (Jliristinas. Keep 

 liie llower trusses picked oif until the 

 middle of November; then let the plants 

 have ;i bench where they ean get full 



.-nil. 



I'Crica melanthera is an easily grown 

 heath, which Mowers for Christmas. 

 It needs a cool house. There are some 

 ,,tlier Christinas ])lanls, but perhaps you 

 111,1V h(> able to fill your requirements 

 iin'ni the fnregoing. C. W. 



WORMS IN SOIL. 



I am tinnnyed witli a llaek gnat, 

 which in.akes a tiny white worm in the 

 soil. 1 have tried' kerosene emulsion, 

 tilso toh.acco. but neither has done any 

 "iind. Can vou tell me what to do? 



C. L. S. 



Lime wtiter should clean out the 

 unrms in ipiestion. Failing this, get 

 ,1 can of ('.■irbon bisulphide. A few 

 ilrojis will kill all worms or larva' in 

 a )i()t six to eight inches iu diameter. 

 Simply make a liole with a pointed 

 stick, pour in the carbon tiTid imme- 

 diately cover it up. Tlio fumes are 

 pellet rating. In the lieiiehes or ojien 

 ground, make holes eigldeen inches 

 apart each way and six iiudies deep. 

 I'lit ;i te;is]ioonful in etich hole. When 

 t lie snil is damp, the fumes are most 

 ]iini'trat iiig. Keep n.aked lights away 

 when using tlie carbon, as it is liable 

 to explode. Tlic> use of it will not in- 

 jure .'iny jilants in the least degree, but 

 il will surely kill anything living in 

 the soil througli which the fumes jien- 

 etrate. C. W. 



MISS MARGARET ARMSTRONG. 



Miss M.'irgaret Armstrong, oiF Spo- 

 kane, Wash., is not only acknowledged 

 to he one of the most succ(>ssful busi- 

 ness AV(unen of the city, but she has 

 the fnither distinction of being the 

 pioneer business woman of Riverside 

 :i \ eillie. 



Seventeen years ago, when she began 

 •-ejling flowers, her entire stock in trade 

 w;is ilisplayed on :i stand with aliout 

 as much siirf.'ice ;is ;in ordinary desk. 

 Tiie stand occupied a corner in a store 

 III the .I.'iniieson block, then .just com- 

 pleted. Now she rents an entire store 

 at S()7 IJiverside avenue, where she con- 

 ducts a business that re(piires a force 

 of from twelve to fourteen .assistants, 

 including two exjiort decorators. And 

 it is s;iid that she jiossesses in a rare 

 di'uric that executive faculty or in- 

 stincl, (|ui,.t but forceful, which enables 

 the hciid of an establishment to control 

 every detail of a business without 

 being personally consiiicuous in the 

 management of it. 



At the date when :\Iiss Armstrong 

 enfred the florists' field, Spokane was 

 absorbed in recovering from the great 

 fire ••ind had no leisure, apparently, for 

 the I'roper appreciation of the fragrance 

 and beauty of flowers. Hut Miss Arm- 

 strong, with true courage and fore- 



^'t{''f. I'l: 1 her little stand on the 



brink of the mercantile current. The 

 displ.'iy of flowers was slim and the 

 choice limited in those days. Nobody 

 thought of growing flowers' in or abou't 

 Spok.ane then. They had to bo shipped 

 frn.ii J'orthuKl and (Jhicago. There were 

 other drawb.Tcks. but Miss Armstrong 

 stood by lii^r little stand in the corner. 



