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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Maim II Jl. r.Mu 



<,';isoy. it \\:>s .1 jiiylit loiiy to he rc- 

 iik'IIiIm'I'imI ;iii(1 iilU'clcd i^i'cat crcilit ii|iiiii 

 \V. ]■'. Sli('ii(|;iii and .1. H. Nu^X'iit. .Ii., 



wliii had cliai^r 111' the arraiij^t'iiiciits. 



FLORISTS' COURSE AT AMHERST. 



'I'hc slidii rdiiisc in lldrieiih ui'c al the 

 Ma-^siirliiisrHs Aui iciili iiial t'dllciic, Aiii- 

 li.T'^l. Alass.. . ldv,.d Mar.li 1 I. It is to 

 111' if^iTi led lliat so I'rw took adxauta^c 

 of till' i'X(.-<.'ll('iit o|i|iortuiiit it's 1(1 avail 

 t Ih'iiisi'I\ cs ul' jiractii-al and 1 licorct leal 

 iiii'oi'iiiat ion alopd tjorii-ultuval lines, and 



■ t. is lio|H'(l Ihc toiirso may lio more 

 lai'drly alliinlcd iioxt yi ar. W'liili^ it is 

 diliicull \i> anaiiL;!' a rourse wiiieli will 

 meet till' iici'ds of all classes of students, 

 ilie aim i^ I0 di\,. the lii-eiiiiier ;is much 

 I'leiiieiil.ary in formal ion as jiossihie, witli- 



■ lui aeL;lec1ind- ihose who nvo more ad- 

 \ allied. ;ind at the same time I0 make 

 liie woik sniiieiently srientilie to s.atisfy 

 ihe in'(,'ds of t ho^e who lia\(' liei^n loii;^('r 

 jii the luisines-^. 



The talks liv the \;irions |.ra(lii-al men 

 who ha\(> dcnei'diisly .assisted in tlie 

 eoiiisc ha\e ;i^ain ]Hd\i'd most valuable. 

 Aside from the sjirakers |previotisly m.tted, 

 < ■. II. 'J'otty, of Madi-oii. \. .1.. oave a 

 most exi/elleiit talk on i-hrysant hemiims. 

 .1. K. Shaw, ot' the hori jcailt ufal dixision 

 of the ]\xjierimeiit Station, sjioke on the 

 |iiinci]des of jilanf ll^eellin^^ anil J[. I*. 

 Ilaskins, of the ehemiral division of the 

 I'lxperiment Station, f^ave a \alualile talk 

 on fertilizers for dicmliouso erojis. 



.\ll the youiid men had jiositioiis when 

 the eoufse was eoni|deted and --evoral 

 more mi^ht ha\ e lieen jilaeod. The de- 

 in.and for men was Liie.ater than the .sup- 



I'l.v. 



Some iiniiort.ant ihan^i/s are |ilaniioil 

 for the ( nurse next year. 'J'he mornini^ 

 will lie oi-i-iipied in 1 lass room wurk and 

 lectiir<'s will III' eiveii on such subjects 

 as the ni,ana;^oinent ot' jireenhouses, green- 

 house cru]is, fertili/<'rs, insects, diseases 

 and like snlijects. In the aft(^rnoon the 

 class will lie di\iiled into two sections. 

 ( )ne section will consist of those students 

 who ha\e little knowledge of liorii'ultural 

 work, and the time \\ill lie spent in jjrac- 

 tical Avork in the greenhouses. The other 

 section will ciinsist of men of consider- 

 able ].r,-ictical training, and the afternoon 

 will be spent on assigned readin;,' or some 

 special blanch of roeaich. It is hoped 

 III this way to meet the lleeiN of .all 



lakin;^ the collide. 



The Saturday observation trips proved 



especially profitable. 'J'he followinjr are 

 among the ranges visited: II. W. Field's, 

 \orthani])ton ; A. N. JMerson's, Crom- 

 well. Conn.; the .Montgomery Co. 's, llad- 

 ley ; Smith College (\)nservatories, North- 

 ampton; Mt. llolyoke College Conserva- 

 tories, South Iladley; Wabau ]?oso Cou- 

 servatories, A'atick; Wni. Nicholson's 

 ami S. J, Coddard's, rraminghaui; liut- 

 terwortli"s, South I'raniingham ; I'eter 

 Fisher's, Ellis; Ceo. Sinclair's, Holyoke, 

 and W'm. Sim's, Cliftondalo. Full notes 

 on e;ich of these trips were required. 



The Massachusetts Agricultural Ccdiege 

 stands ready to assist the state llorists 

 in every way jiossible; the mission of the 

 lloricultnral department is to be of serv- 

 ice to the practical growers and retail 

 men. This can be accomplished only 

 through the nuist cordial coiiperation. 

 The sujiporl the college is receiving from 

 these practical men is most gratifving. 



TEN WEEKS' STOCKS. 



should ten weeks' stocks be grown 

 in fiats or singly in pots and are they 

 used for cutting or jiot plants.' I]. C. 



Ten Aveeks" stocks can be pricked (dV 

 in llais or ]iot1ed singly. Tlu' latter 

 inelhod entails more labor, but is the 

 more sat isfactoiy. These stocks can be 

 ^old as ]iot jilants. Imt are but little used 

 in this way. Tlie.v are excellent for cut- 

 ting. Outdoor grown llovvers ;ire usually 

 infei'ior in length of stem and juirit.v of 

 llovvers to such as .are jiioduced under 

 glass. ]>y sowing seed at mice .and bench- 

 ing when of sntlicient size, you will get 

 a crop by .lune. If, jiowever, you ha\(> 

 seedlings ready to transplant, you could 

 get them ill for .Memoiial day in a night 

 tempeiature of ■b'j to ."(• degrees. 



c. w. 



LUPINES FOR WINTER. 



When sliKuld si'cd of the blue Ini)ine 

 be sown to get stock for winter forcing.' 

 I'le.ase give brief (ailtiiral directions and 

 state the tcmjierature I'efjviired. 



F. C. 



Seeds of the annual lilue lupine, if 

 wanted for ('hristmas or during .Fanuary, 

 should bi' sown .alumt August L'O. The 

 annual jiink lupine is ;i better winter 

 bloomer and liy getting in the seed about 

 Septemlier Id it can be had for Christ- 

 mas. Seeils sown during October will 

 liloom during i'ebruarv and .March. Sow 



the seeils on a bench and thin the bl 

 varieties out to ten inches apart in t: 

 rows, allowing eighteen inches betwd 

 the rows. Tln^ pink varieties can - 

 much (doser, being of more slend 

 growth, with small foliage. A cool hons 

 not over 45 degrees at night in vvinti 

 suits them Jiest. While the pink vai 

 (>ties conu' in croj) almost at once, tl 

 blue forms bloom for a number .. 

 weeks. Soil such as is used for chrysai 

 Iheiniims is all right. ( '. W. 



BEDDING PLANTS IN SHADE. 



I lia\e several beds to plant J'or cu 

 tonuM's and want to get the right stock ;■ 

 soon. Some of the beds are situate, 

 either jiartially or Avholly in the shade o; 

 trees. .\.side from zonal geraniums an. 

 coleus, what other jilants could be usei 

 to good advantage in such places? Wil 

 .voii name a half dozen or so good carpel 

 bedding plants, also a few of the best 

 fiovvering caniias tlnit could be used it 

 partial shade? F. li. K. 



While tlie bulk of the beilding jilaiit^ 

 prid'er lull sunshine, there are (jiiite a 

 number which will sncoee<l Tvell in partial 

 shade, while a few do well in quite heavy 

 shade. l''or the latter j)o.sition tulierous 

 rooted begonias are the most showy, per 

 sistent tlovvering and generall.v satisfac 

 tory plants. Fuchsias do well in fairl} 

 heavy shail(>, but are a failure in ful! 

 sunshine. The fibrous rooted begonias 

 do splendidly, no matter whether planted 

 in fidl sun, parti.al shade or heavy .shade, 

 and flower continuously until cut down 

 by frost, (iood varieties of these are: 

 \'ernon, Frfonlii, \'(>suv ins and gracilis 

 rosea. 



None of the fiowering caniias do well 

 in shade, but vvhei-e tiiev will get two or 

 three hours of sun dail.v llie.v will bloom 

 satisfactorily. .\ few reliable varieties 

 are: Souvenir d'Atitoine Crozy, Crimson 

 l>ed(lei-, Antoine AVintzer, Tarrytown 

 (^ueen f'harlotte. Alphon.se Bouvier, 

 Beante Poitevine and Yellow Bird. 



A few carpet liedding plants you could 

 use in partial shade are: Alternanthera 

 brilliantissima, A. aurea nana, Santolina 

 nmritiina. Ivdieveria metallica, E. se 

 (Hilda glaiica. Lobelia Emperor William, 

 .Vlyssuin Little (!em. 



The following other jdants will grow 

 and (lower satisfiictorily in ptirtial shade: 

 Salvia sidendens, \'inc;i rosea, V. alba. 

 Verbenas, ]ian ies, Nicotiana afiinis, X. 



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Short Course Students in Floriculture, Massachusetts Agricultural College, Winter Session, 1910. 



