OCTOltl'.K ];!, I'.dO. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



13 



Establishment of W. A. & J. S. Bitler, Kokomo, Ind. 



A KOKOMO ESTABLISHMENT. 



At Kokomo, Ind.. W. A. & J. S. Bitli'r 

 <lii a pi'Dspcroiis retail trado, {^rowiii^ a 

 (lai't of tlioir stock, Imt Imyiiijj imich 

 more from \\iiolesaie Horistw. Tlie ac- 

 '•oiii[>aiiyiii<j illustration {jives a view of 

 I heir jdace, wliicli consists of tlii'ee 

 houses, one l(ix7."), one 'Jdx?.') and tlie 

 le;tn to Hi.\7.").all coni|iaiat i\ cly n(>\v and 

 erected with material snp|died liy tlie 

 • l(din ('. Moninjjer < 'o., ('liica<i'o. Tlie 

 Imildinj'' for Ixiiler and |)ackin{j; is iSx^'ifi 

 feet and there arc two li\in<>' rooms ad 

 jcdnin";'. 'I'iie uicen houses are de\'oteiI to 

 i-arnations. mums, \ ioiets and heildinj; 

 stock. The }dants seen in bloom in tlie 

 front of the jjreenhoiises are jjeraninm 

 stock plants, the photo^jrapli h.iviny 

 l>een made Aujjust I'd. litKi. 



GYPSOPHILA FOR FORCING. 



Would it 111' possilde to yet (iy|isii 

 ])hihi j)anicidata in liowei- duriny the 

 Tvintor.' Jf so. how should I proceed.' 



.1. \V. < . 



< iypsophil.-i paniculata can lie forcecl. 

 lint cannot he had until late winter or 

 early spriiii;'. Dijj up and pot the idots 

 after they have had a jjood free/.iny. or 

 |ilai-e in lioxes six inidies deeji. several 

 together, (iive them a iiiyht tempei;i 

 ture of \~> decrees when started, which 

 >ihould not lie before Christmas, r.iisiny 

 this to o" to .")l.' de<;rees when the plants 

 b;i\e started wtdl. A hij^'hcr tempei'ature 

 ■•hould not lie yiven, ;is it will sjioil 

 them. A- the (lowers open, a riioler 

 liouse will ::i\e them more substance. 



< . W. 



SPIRAEAS FOR SPRING. 



I'lease let me know tiie rijjht treat 

 iiii-nt for Sjiirjea ( ilmlstone, S. comjiMcta 

 innltitlora and S. t^ueen Alexandra for 

 K.aster and Memorial day blooming;. I 

 h.Hve no foi-cinj; hcmse or cellar for 

 ^toriiiff. I'. M. K. 



Leave tli«' clumjis where they can <;et 

 one or two {jooil freezinjjs before jiot 

 tinjr. Kaster comes .\pril 10 next year. 

 If you have no forcing; house, allow 

 <!la(lstone and compac-ta multiflora nine 

 to ten weeks in an averajjo nijjht tem- 

 perature of ")(i dej^rrees. ]f yon can yive 



them ()() di'jjrees, they will Mower in 

 eiyht we(d\s. (dueen Alexandra takes 

 lonjrcr and should bo allowed ten to 

 twelve wecdvs. ]t comes much better 

 later in the season when allowed to 

 come on without any forcinjjf. and is 

 nuich better for Memorial day than for 

 I'.aster. Allow it ten weeks for the last 

 named holiday and the two white vari- 

 eties seven To ei<>ht weeks. All the 

 s|Miieas want a copiims water siipjily 

 while {jrowiny and they appreciate 

 lioses of li(piid manure. As their foli- 

 aye is tender. stron<j f uinifjatioii will 

 s.drch it. <'. W. 



MARGUERITES FOR EASTER. 



Will you |dease tell me when is the 

 proper tinu- to make inar<juerite ciit- 

 tinjjs.' r ha\(> L'no now in l2 iiKdi jiots. 

 Will these jdants lie in time for Kaster.' 

 1 ha\(' them in the sweet pea lumse 



now. Also ti'll Mie wliiit temperature I 

 must oive them. .1. (!. 



Wnw inarijuerites whiih ;ire now in 

 1' in(di jiots will make ex<-ellent plants 

 for Kaster. They should be potted on 

 into 4-incli and later into <i inch jiots, in 

 which size, if kejd well watered and 

 i\'i\. they should IIowim- well. If you 

 want larjjer |)lants. you can yrow some 

 in s inch jiots. You do not state whi(di 

 \ariety ,\du are {jrowitiy. (^ueen .Vlex 

 ;indra llowers later tli:iu the older varie 

 ties. .\ tem|(erature of |ti to ."ill decrees 

 at iiiyht is suitable for the plants, and 

 they will reipiire some iiiiKdiinjr until 

 t he middle of ,lanu:iry. 



^'ou can t;ike cuttinjjs any time be 

 tween now :ind (liiistmas and <(row 

 them on into nice plants in 4 inch or ."i 

 itii-h pots for hlaster, wliiidi comes next 

 \-ear later than usuiil, Ajiril Ki. 



f. W. 



mmm 



SCALE ON FERNS AND VINCAS. 



We ;ire sendiue \(iu a t'ern and \inca 

 leaf. Will yon tell us a icmedy for 

 such scale? We ;ire j,'re;ill\- troubled 

 with it. 11. K. K. 



The scale on the \in<a max li«' o\cr 

 come liy <lii'liin{r the plants in a sidution 

 of toliacco I'Xtract. usiuj; one jtart of 

 Hose lieaf Kxtract to forty parts of wa 

 ter. A somewhat weaker solution m.ay 

 be used for the s;ime i>ur|iose on the 

 ferns — one jiart extriot to tifty of wa 

 ter. 



.Nfore than one dipjiiny will iirob.-ibly 

 be Jieeded. an<l if the plants are i>ro 

 tected friuu the sun while the foliage 

 is wet with the solution, they are less 

 likelv to be injured bv this treatment. 



\V. II. T. 



NEPHROLEPIS. 



It is lime to lift ne|>liriilepi> planl- 

 from the benches :ini| yet tlieni some 

 what established in their ]iots before 

 stdliny them. It i-< .i mi^-t.-tke to use. a 

 liyht. leaf moldy ;Mid peaty <Mimiiost 

 for these feriix. They w:int s.imothiiie 

 heavier. (loud, well dec.iyeil. tibrcuis 

 loam, to whi<-li is ndded some sand nnd 

 some thoronyhly decayed m:inure which 

 will re.adily •rumble thronyh the hands, 

 will make a soil whiidi lU'phrolepis will 

 revel in. I'o n<it keep the plant- 

 heavilv sliaiU'd. It may nnike the fronds 

 dark, but it will at the same time ren 

 .ler them more l>rittle. especially siudi 

 sorts as Whitmani ami eleyantissima. 

 If the ]ilants nre lifted with a nice ball, 

 the soil carefully tilled in about the 

 r<iots when pottiny atid the whole well 



