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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



l.'fil si)i(ltM- may ii|)iu'ar iicai- t lie licatiii;; 



iiaii:^. Iiiit iiol ir t lie spray iin/zli' is 

 ii-i,| jiMlii-iinisly. Aphis must lie kc]]! 



M cliocU liy \\('('i\l\' I'liMi iya t ions with 

 [.iliai'i'ii ilust, loliaecd stems ny iiiconnc 

 ,\liart. A mihl dose iiiirc a wcrk will 

 i>iT]i 1 In' Imiiisc clt'aii. I like iiicDt i lie 

 .■\liai-t, as it (Iocs iidt Icaxf aiis ilis 



i^it'calilt' (iilur (III the lldwcis, as the 

 -icms iln. 



( )ii iliill tiays ill wiiitor koi']) the tcm- 

 pciatiirc •")•") 1(1 ."is (!('>; ici's. On bright 



lay- it can niii from (In to (!.") dcoitM's. 

 with \(Miti lat ion. Do not ;;r(>w the 



iiiw- too close loj^etlier; the farther 

 ■I pa It they are. the better will the 

 plants sucker out from near the base. 



C. \V. 



MUM COMMITTEES GET BUSY. 



Allhoii^h I'reshleiit I'lliiier J). Smilli. 

 i| the ( 'hrysaiit liemnin Societ\ of 

 \iiierica, liais not xct aji]iointe<l the 

 .ily comniittoes to . indite the season's 

 novelties in miiiiis, he has set some 

 work t'or them to do and is piittiii;^ it 

 up lo the last xc.ar's committees. lie 

 tore the < i iici ii iiat i committee Aiiyiist 1.'7 

 III- linn, !•;. I). Smith eV ('o., Adrian. 

 \li(di.. e.Nliibited Smith's .\d\ance, an 

 i\lrein(dy earl\- white, Japanese re 

 ilex. \\ lii(di was scored as follows: 



SMITH'S NE"W "WHITE MUM. 



Al the S. .\. I', convent ion at J\'o(dics 

 111. .\iioiist Id to 10. one of the siiuillcr 

 I \liil.its, but one whi(di iie\'ertheless 



illracteil miudi attention, was a \ase 

 of the white (dirysa lit heniiim shown in 

 ilic acc(im|iaiiy iiiy illustration. It is 

 Smith's .\(l\ai!ce. The color is white 



iiid the varietv is in this tdass what 

 • ■ohlcii (ilo^v is amony ycdlows. 1'(M' 

 1 ho-e who have use for early (dirysan 

 Miemiiiiis, it brinj^s the opeiiiiio nt' the 

 -easoii for whites se\-eral we(d\s ahead 

 "I the |ire\ious date. 



Sinc(' the convention the \ariet\' has 



Chrysanthemum Smith's Advance. 



been exhibitcil befoie ;i niimber (d' tlo 

 lists' (diilis, at Detroit .Xiiynst liH the 

 local llorists' orj^aii izat ion there liav 

 illy an exc(dleiit \ase of it ami yiviiiy 

 it s|iecia I commendal ion. 



SCALE ON FERNS. 



'v\'e ar.' -eli(|iiiy vnii ;i fern leaf w hi(di 

 'i:i- -(^me small, white object on the 

 iiioler side (if it. I'lease tidl lis what it 

 I- :Mid ;i remedy for it . S. }■'. < . 



'I'lie in-ecl (III t he fern lea t' i- oio of 

 'he -c;ile insects, wlii(di (lo milch iiijiirv 

 'o I'eriis .-Mid are rmt easy to dispose of. 

 The while dots are the voiiny insects, 

 •■iiid ,-is the\' mature thev turn to Mat 

 -c:i |(>^ (,t' ;i Ii yht brow II color. 



It Wdiild lie iiest to cut olf all leaves 

 Ih.-it are as badly infested as the speci 

 men forwarded, ;iii(l then to di|i 1 li(> 

 |d.Mits in a solution of Ivose l.e.'l' l'!\ 

 Ir.-ict ot" tobacco, ii-ine' the soliili.in in 

 the pioportion of one part of the e\ 



tract to lit'tv |i;irts dt' w.aler. and repe.at 

 iny the dipping .after ;i weid< li:i- 

 passeil. 'I'liis dip may injure the I i p- 

 of the vdiliiy leave- -liyhtly. iml ,i 

 weaker sidiition weiiM not do much 



crOOd. W. II. 1'. 



CARE OF HOUSE FERNS. 



We should like to kiio\> about the c.are 

 o|' ferns, onlinaiv v.irielies, in a store 

 or house. What foml woiib! ymi recom 

 nieihl t'or ferns, palms, etc..' V. S. 



The (dii(d' point in the c;ire of ferns 

 in a si(ir(' or house is to s.M' tli.at liny 

 .are k('pt moist, taluiiy into coiisid('r.a 

 tioii tlie fact th.at the ;i1 mo-phere ol' .a 



dwadliiiy i- iiinch drier than that of .a 

 y reeii lioii-e, .and ciiii>e( picii t ! v the pl:iiit> 

 are likely 111 reipiire water more tie- 

 (pieiiily. There is al^d more or les- dust 

 ill the .at ino-|iliere, .and as llii- settles 

 on ihe plants it (doses the pores of the 

 le.av;'-. inakiiiy it nece-s.irv to yivo the 

 |ilant- either .a spoiiyiiiy or a yooij dip 

 piny in a tub of water .about mice .a 

 week, or -oinet iliies oftener. 



I'olliiiund p.allll;'' aiol lio-ton t'erii- iii.av 

 I'c fed once in two weeks with iiiannic 

 w a ! er or sol lit imi ol d ric' ' blood. 1 he 

 lalter beiny ii-ed ill t lie p' (ipoit ion dt' 

 one ounce lo two yallons of wale!', but 



('it her of 1 h.'-e felt ili/el- h;,., ;i II lib 



jeclioii.able odor, so th.at it i- loii w(dl 

 to Use iheiii ill the hoil-e. .\ we.ik -olii 

 lion of -nlphate nl' .amiiiMiJia inav .al-o 

 be i;-e.| I'or ihis piiipo-e. ;il Ihe r:ite of 

 .■i n iiiinre of the -iibili.ate lo lliiee y:ill(iii- 

 et' will el'. ;i II. I till- I le; 'a : :i ' noi h.i-. I n 

 II ■ II.. odor. \'v'. II, T 



TO PREVENT REVERSION. 



What can be .lone to jn e\ eiil Nephrol 

 epi- Whillli.aiii and like -..arielic- of 

 fern- t'roiii rei ii in i n:^ lo the llosimi.' 



1'. S 



l''roiii t he fai't I h.a t \epli rolepi- 

 Whitm.-iiii .and sevei.al 'iiher v.arietie- 

 are siniplv -ihmI- oi v a r ia t iohs fr.im the 

 I'xistoii fern, there i- .a I w a v - some Ti''k 

 ot' revi'i'sion, .and little can b(> doiC to 

 prevent this, except to sc|, ,-i c,' j-t'f nil v 

 when prop;iyat iny and then to koe]> the 

 -lock yrow iny t'leidv. W. II, T. 



