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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Iris Germanica Mme. Chereau, One of the Best Varieties in its Class. 



Keep in a frame until the end of Sep- 

 I ember; tlicn place on a sunny bench or, 

 in the case of flats, on a shelf. A car- 

 nation house temperature is suitable, 

 oO to 54 degrees being as warm as it is 

 •idvisable to keep them. A higher tem- 

 l>erature Avill give flowers lacking in 

 substance. Later batches can be grown 

 10 degrees cooler, and a succession from 

 <Jhristmas until the end of March may 

 be had. 



The finest of all freesias is Fischer's 

 Purity. Pnilbs of this splendid sort are 

 this season scarce, and almost unpur- 

 'hasable. The next best variety is re- 

 tracta alba, which, when well grown, 

 almost equals Purity in size, but is not 

 '■•n pure a white. <^". ^^ • 



IRIS MME. CHEREAU. 



There is an extremely large list of the 

 -o-called German irises, which are not 

 Iris r.ornianira at all, but hybrids of 

 various species. Naturally they vary 

 much in height, time of flowering, size of 

 M()om<. color, etc. They may be had in 

 limosl endless variety, but most of the 

 lealors have cut down their lists to a 

 lozen or two, ^electing nuuc or less ac- 

 •ording tu jicrsonal tast<'s. There is, 

 iiowever. one variety whii-li appears in 

 jiractically every list. This is Mme. (Mie- 

 leau, a hybriil of 1. aphylla. This is the 

 lallest grmver of all the worth-while sorts 

 and the blooms are among the largest. 

 Standards and falls both arc white, ele- 

 gantly penciled with violet, the edges 

 lieing quite dark blue, giving the bloom 

 a most striking appearance. The fra- 

 lirance is no more than slight, and it is 

 the onlv thing in which this flower bfcks. 



The u-e of the so-called dermnn irises 

 is steadily increasing, for they are abso- 



lutely hardy, as beautiful in form, tex- 

 ture and coloring as an orchid and many 

 are delightfully fragrant. They are not 

 particular as to soil. It is an old fal- 

 lacy that irises require a marshy or moist 

 situation ; exactly the opposite is true. 

 They will grow anywhere that any plant 

 will thrive, but they do best in well 

 drained situations. The earliest sorts 

 bloom in May, the later ones in June, the 

 flowering, and )planting. time being roin- 

 cideut with that of the peony. 



GREEN FLY ON VIOLETS. 



1 am forwarding under scparac <i.\.'r 

 -'inie Icaxcs ,ind a small plant oi ,t 

 ilonblo Kngli.-h \ iolct. I never li;;\i 

 had any troul)!e with thoni unt:l this 

 year, but 1 think 1 shall loS(> ot," half 

 of my crop by this disi^aso. 1 ^!!Ol!l I 

 like to have a remedy, if vom can tell 

 uu> about or;e. I liavo plan!-^ that 

 would take a G inch pot, Ian tiie one ! 

 send you is anuuig the poore--t. ^oiai' 

 of them die. C. P. M. 



The \ iohM l('a\t's reccivod wcr<' oov- 

 (■red with greon .aphis. This, in itsolf. 

 is si'tHi'icnt to acconnt for tluur poor 

 condition. As lhe\- are so badly af 



fected, it will pay you to dip tli'- 

 foliage in a pail or tub of tobacco e\ 

 tract before lio\ising them. The nico 

 tine will not ilamage the leaves if you 

 mix it according to the directions on 

 the cans in whieh you purchase it. Yon 

 must also I'ninigatc (Uice a week after 

 planting tlieni inside, in order to keep 

 tliem cltMn. ^'ou will find some of tlie 

 nicotine, papers safe ami inexpensive. 

 Where the foliage ilie< utV entirely and 

 the plants .are sickly, ii will not pa\ 

 \iiu to move them. 0. W. 



GOV. HERRICK VIOLET. 



I -^aw a uoti' in 'I'iie K'eview idr 

 August II ou (inv. Ilrniek violot rlia! 

 <\nv< not ilo tile \,-iriei\ jn-^tii'e. Tlf 

 llerrii-k vi.det -lioiiM be |.|ante.i earlv 

 ainl ^iveii a ni^^lit i > lu piTa I ii I'e of "iil 

 degree< instead el' lo dc L'l'ee--, with 

 plent.x water. a< il i- a s\\;unp violci 

 li\- ii.atnr<\ It' it :- -.' late and run 

 euld the llliWer- will I'e -ll ( ■ II ^ t em lucd . 

 witliout fiaer.-iii.-,' .and lew in numbei 

 I 'ii,a\ e _' .11(11 1 |, I. -I lit - Ml I Im iiiiii-e and 

 am piiking good ilowi i'- wiiii 1 inch 

 ■-tems. T cxpei'f therii to bloom till 

 \lav. whii-h no oiIkt \ iold will o-. I 

 |. irked \:\<\ <iasoii 1:,o.imio i|, .\>. .i-; from 

 I.-'iMi phuit-;. l>oe-. iliai looi, :i-: llioiinj, 

 it ,\,u- not Idooin in t lie w iniei- .' 



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ASTERS FOR FORCING. 



What aie the l'e>i \arieties of a-iei- 

 in la\endi'r, pink .and white, t'or fore 

 in:.'.' Also, what i< the Tiiode of eultute 

 for thi^-e \arietie-.' When sloudd the 

 seed be sown and when should one e\ 

 neet the maiti vvo]> to eome in bhiom .' 



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The earliest forein^ a^ter is Dawn of 



