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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



13 



Gold Medal Group of Orchids Grown by W. N. Craig and Exhibited at the Boston Midwinter Show. 



>.inlfnr, luignoiictto, Caleoolariu (loldcr. 

 ! ' ililcr, laiitanas and ayoiatiiiii. Tlowcr- 

 :: l: <j;('raiiiums do not succeed well in 

 -'i.kIc, but Mine. Salleroi and Jiijou can 

 I' jfn)-\vn for t'oliaj^c ^fany j^ra^^ses, 

 -mIi as I'ennisetuMi Hupelianum. and 

 -Hiiic jierennials, like i-^nikia suhcordata 

 •iiieoata, can al;<o he j,froA\n. 



C. \V. 



NAME OF PLANTS. 



J 'lease lind en(dos(>d sii)i of f(diage 

 1 1. Pin {''lorida, for widdi am' would like to 

 i;.i\i' llie iiairie. A lail.v yave it to us 

 limn I'lorida and slic says they have it 

 l"«n tliere as a border [plant. It reseni- 

 i'li's the clo\er leaf. I am also sendiuff 

 >"M a fern Jeaf. Will you kindly give 

 the name of it .' d. J^ C 



I'lif first d(>serilied ]ilan| is a ]iteris, or 

 l''lla'a adiantifolia. and the second is 

 •111 adiaidnm, luit 1 laniml lie certain of 



:'- idi'iititv. 



C. W. 



OUTDOOR ASTERS. 



VN'ill you kindly p;ivo nio information 



to iiow 1 should manaiiC a jiiece of 



"■\. something Ic'^s than an acre, whicli 



•\i>h to jml into asters.' 1 ha\c' no 



'^s this year. < an J, hy starting' the 



'Is .-IS early as possible outdoors, se- 



'• iii.-ints that will fjixe me a <,Mod 



iiiMTci.-d crop ill Connecticut.' The 



i frost in spriiif^ comes ;iboiit .May 12, 



the lirst in the fall of last year uas 



It the middle of October. 



^\ hat \arieties would yon snsiycst ? 



• 11 do such tlowers command at wliole- 



' .' I am a dahlia oidwcr :iii<l ha\i' 



I cdiisiderable experience uinler <.^lass, 



no experience with asters outdoors. 



'h ;i noiid "inde of seed. :iboiit how 



I'V plants coiihk one ilepend u|ioii 



■Ml an ounce of seed .' 1 1. H. ( 1. 



I the piece of land is in ;,'iass, it 

 ihl lia\e lieeii lietter ]do\\ed ;ind al- 

 I'd to remaiu rou<ih over winter. 



Failing this, break it u]> as soon as 

 the ground is in a fit condition in spring, 

 (iive it a good coating of barnyard ma 

 Tiure — well rotted cow manure if the 

 land is light, or horse manure if lieaxy. 

 Harrow tliis into the groun<l thoroughly. 

 Later use a smoothing harrow. Some 

 complete fertilizer may also be used in 

 addition to the m.anure. We wnnld, jiow 

 • 'xcr. ]int this (Ui when tlH> jilants are 

 \\('ll established and growing, I'liniiing 

 the ciilti\ator through the rows after- 

 w.ard; .'!IMI to 4(M) jioiinds jier acre 

 shouM sullice, or lliii pounds of guano 

 will also answer well. 



If you iiave a cidilfranie. ymi can st.art 

 seeds early in .\piil. t raiispl.ant ing tiieni 

 from the middle to tiie end of .M.ay. If. 

 however, you Avanf to sow altogether out 

 doors, y(ni can do so ;iiid secure excellent 

 results. I'or tiie earliest \;irieties. siicli 

 as (^ueen id' the Market, sow .•liioiil April 

 L'd. I'se s(une (dieeseidotli fiu' protection 

 in case of late frosts. The midst'.asoii 

 and Late branching sdi-is <aii lie sown 

 from the iieginiiiiij: to tiie miihlle ot' 

 May ;iiid transplanted nii moist. iliiiid_\ 

 (Lays when of siillicient size. 



The (>arly sorts can ^n suniewhal 

 idoser than the late ones. I.im the lows 

 ot' tiie early ones be iweiitv tHiir to 

 thirty inches apart and .-iljow nine iindies 

 between tiie plants. Tlie late sorts 

 should li:i\e thirtv six inches iielween the 

 rows, to ]ieriiiit <it' e;i>y i-iilt i\ at imi. and 

 the plants c;iii lie -et twehe lo lit'teen 

 iindies ajiart. 



There is more nione.v in early and lali' 

 asteis than in midseasoii ones. Seeing 

 that \oii cannot piiidme earlv ones, :is 

 those can who lia\i' greeiiiiouscs or 

 frames to sl.art their seeil in, it will In' 

 belter to di'pend (Ui the Late \;irietics. 

 <l| these. \'iik's Branching. Sein|i|e'^. 

 I'iiik IJeaiity and < reyu's (;i;iiit ('omel 

 are lirst class sorts, the lirst two beiii;^ 

 deser\eiil\ popular coinmercia I ly . 



Trices \;iiy according to supply .and 

 demand. Last year the e.-irliest llowers 

 wouM Ining •fl' per hundred, \vith ;i 

 oi'adiial drop to *1. 7.') cimts. ."0 cents 



and even lower; pi'obably '.','> cents pt>r 

 linndred woiihl be a f.air average price 

 lor \(Mir crop, taking it right through, 

 it' they grow and flower s.atisf.-ictoi'ily, 

 they will j(ay well ;it this low ligure. 

 I'iist (dass llowtrs of the late varieties 

 often bring .-fi' to if:! jier hundred, lint 

 1 he e'lier.al average is much lower. 



I's" a horse or haiel cultivator freidy 

 all suinnier. This is far better than any 

 .attempt at v\;itering. Willi j^ofiij soil 

 and keepiiji^ the surface constantly 

 tiidvled. .-isiers will stand a sur|uasing 

 aniouiil of drv weather. I.ast siimiuer 

 w;is all exceptiouall.v drv one. iuit ;ister^ 

 were more niiiiKroiis and ot' belti'r ijiial 

 ity than ever bet'i.re. 



Asters ;ire I'ailly h.-irdv and v\ill v\itli 

 st.-iiid several decrees ot' I'lost without 

 in jury. In purchasing seed, secure the 

 li4'st ipialitv only. Terluips some other 

 l.argi' .-ister lii'owers can give an ide.a how 

 many aster plants ;in ouiii-e ot' good 

 seed slioilld in'oiliice. W . ( . 



OUTDOOR LILY OF THE VALLEY 



1 have a line lot ot' lily of' the valley 

 in the open ground and 1 want In prupa 

 eate. When is ilie best time to ti;in«- 



plailt and how should they be tie.-ited,' 

 1 want tiii'in altoeether \'ni iiiitd>>ii|' ^^inw 

 iiiL; 1 live in Indian.-i. 1'. T. 11. 



i-'all is the be^t t line tut i ansp|:iiil lilv 

 et' the valley, (tc-tnlier lieiliy ;ii; eXi-elleli! 



month. .\e\t to that peiiiHl. iian-pLant 



ill^ Is nio^t SUccesstiil it fjiiiie ;i- -.uon ;i s 

 possilih' ;il'ter I'fosI |e;i\r> ]\\,- i^lound. 



wldidi with yen should lie in the ejirly 

 part of .\piil. The ground s||,,u|.| be 



|doV\ed or s|,;i(h'i| deeply ,-ind liberall.V 



iiianiiied t'lir the bi'^t residts. It set out 

 in rows ;ii-iii<< the tiehl. iilli.u twenty 

 tour inches betucen the ruws .-mil srt the 

 pil'S live to six inches ,-|p;irt. If ill beds 

 yon can plant rows twelve inches .aiiart, 

 .allowing a L' t iiic-li |i;itcii lietween every 

 lit'tli row. (live the |d;iiils;i li bera I mulcji 

 lit W ell dec'iV ed iiiaiiiire each fall. O, 



