Al'RIL 14 



IfllO. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



iiiipcriiilis ;i»iil C cyaiius, (•.•iiidytutt . 

 ooroopsis ill ^■;llioty, swoot alyssiim aiul 

 scabios;i. Tlicsoil lor all those seeds 

 slioiilil bo Ihormi^lilv |)ulvorize(l. Avoid 

 thiek sowiiio-, or, it' you j)rct'er to sow 

 thickly, tliiu sovm-ly wliile the scedhnj^s 

 are quite sm:«. 11. 



Dimoi-pliotheca Aurantiaca. 

 DiiiunpliiitHieciaurnntiacn, t'lie new and 

 nttra.tivc ;ii iiunrt J'roiii .Xanuujualand, 

 South Alrica, whicli lias appeared in the 

 lilt 'tlowcr HI iirkt'ls to a liiiiitetl extent 

 (luring th('la^-^t wiiit t-r, is well worthy the 

 attention ut t lie Irmti'. The plant has 

 a neat braiud iiii»- iiii bit. The Uowors re- 

 soiutde iiiar;;i loriU's. liut are iiuieh more 

 uraeetul. Th** riili uraiific-oohh'u llowers 

 averaiio t«o mid uiiohall' iuehos in 

 <lianietcr and aio bo rut' in the greatest 

 protn.-^ioii. P hi' ilark zone in the llower 

 ronders it ;ill tlii' iin)n' striking;. While 

 liie douor lia>-5 tlu' Imbit of i-losiii"- up at 

 iii;iht ami ik a riiij;' »-lou(ly days, wo liud 

 tliat attor lii'i u.y cut forly-ei ojit hours and 

 kept ill a war »ii room it will roiiiaiu open. 

 Its keopiii;; i|ualiti«.'s ari' roniarkable, 

 llowers histiiij^ lour t)r live days in <joo(l 

 ooMilitioii. As tliis annual eau be bloomed 

 I'roin sooU in ei};lit to nine \voeks, it is 

 likely to Ikmii mliinore widely ^rown an- 

 otiiei- srasdii. It sut-<-ei'(ls as well in the 

 open Imnlor a :-; in a t^-roi'iiiiouso benoii. 



Peonies. 



reoi'iios |irt_jniiso to be exroptionally 

 oariy this soas on, lieiujr already in active 

 nrnwtii. 'ilic *iruiiiui aiiion^ tiieni should 

 111' cillior lurk: Oil over or eiiltivated. As 

 a ^^eneral rule-, w ml vise a dressino- ot 

 \M'i! )-i)ttiMhiii niiiiv t>n the hods arrows 

 late ill till' fi ill. Tt> i'iiooiira<;e j;ro\vth 

 still I'lirthcr, si sjiriiikhiij,' of nitrate of 

 Ml, la .It till' rat o of I'oO to 3(»0 pounds per 

 acre. a]i|ilii'il now, wi 1 1 materially improve 

 tlio douors. _\iiy plaiitinjr omitted for 

 any reason ii» tlir I'all sliould be eum- 

 jdoted witliiiut (k'hiy. Spriuy planting; of 

 ju'iiiiies, lioui'\-er. is ±"ar less satisfactory 

 than fall sottinj;. 



Smilax. 



Tot oil' till' littlo smilax seodlings be- 

 fore thoy hii(Tr-»-ne too erowdo<l. Tbey en- 

 joy a toiii|ii'ri xture of (lU tlej^rees. As 

 crops in the l>«j'<ls are eut down, fjjive the 

 plants a lew x-vecks' rosl bofore starlinii; 

 tlicm u[) af^aiii. Alst) apply a mulch of 

 decayed cuw inanuro. He sure to <;et 

 new striiiijsiii jiosition hel'ore the new 

 };rii\\ths t-aii 1 >ociiiiie oiilaiij^led. Smilax 

 is less in dciii:«. ml lliti ii it used to be, but 

 the averaj,'i' e ouiilry llorist can always 

 iiiid use I'lir a J'ou ildzons or liiiiidnMls of 

 strings per sc;i. son. 



PENNISETTUM RUPELIANUM. 



i have sonic b'lipcli :i iiiiin (^|iur|il(' foun- 

 tain ^ra^s) u liiih \\ :is sown in .March 

 and is thrcr i ndics lii;;li. 'fhis is iny 

 lirsi exiierii'iicL* with it. I want it for 

 biii'ders i)f I'a-nna botls. 1 )oos it stool 

 iMit. i>r ili.rs it j^rmv ii|i >iii<4ls. ;iiid Irow 

 ilii^i'l\ shmilil it ho j~t>t .' 1 am i)ottinir 

 thciii uiiw siii!^-lv in ri iiK-h ]Hits. 



W. H. S. 



The I'cmrhct uni Rii jx'liaiuim will stool 

 luil .ami lliiwi'r 1 lie lirKt scasini I'roni seed. 

 Had y nil snu I I the seeds in Januarv 

 hii\M'\cr, they wmild liavo tlono better. 

 Thr b.'sl iiii'ili <id (if jiropn <^;ition is to 

 lib a iimiilicr I » f the x*hl plants and store 

 anywhere mcr winter, ont of the reach 

 ot frost. ili\i,| ill;' iln'se in .lanuarv or 

 I'cbriiary. and M;iit in tints of slindy 

 l":ini and hiu- r imttin- tlieiii. Those 



Charles H Vick. 



(SiiixTiiitemleiK ol llio Tiadis Displiiy at tlie Hoclieslci Cnti \ c rjllor 



divided jMUtions prove much better for 

 bediliiio- than seedlings, I'lant the latter 

 tAvehc to lifteen inches apart. V. W . 



CHARLES H. VICK. 



A familiar face at the S. A. F. con\eii 

 lions, us well as at the meetinjjs of the 

 American ISeed Trade Association, is that 

 of Charles H. Vick, of Rochester, N. Y. 

 Since boyhood, .Mr. \'iek has been iden- 

 tified witii the seed business, receivinii his 

 e.aily training- with his father, .lames 

 \ ick. than whom no better known uor 

 more highly jimiored seedsman ever served 

 the American people. Charles II. \i<k 

 became actively identified with the firm 

 of .lames Vick's Sons after the death ot 

 bis father, and li.as lieen uninterruidedly 

 associatei! with the business for nearly 

 thirty ye.ars. His wide experience in Imr 

 ticultiiral lines gi>nei;dly made him .a 

 most v.aluable man to the directors of the 

 St. biiuis llxposit ion. and the appoint 

 ment of snjierinteiident nf hort iciilt lire 

 was only a slight token of the esti^'in in 

 which be was held by the manager.^ i'\' 

 tluit expositidii. 



•At ibe exhibit ion held by the K'oehe-Ier 

 Florists' Association in November, \U"\K 

 only one name was mentioned for ni.an 

 ager, and thai was C. U. Vick; the great 

 sneeess of the exhibition, both financially 

 and educationally. w;is due in .a large 

 measure to his untiring efforts. 



.\t the recent meeting of the executive 

 board of the 8. A. F., .Mr. Vick was ap 

 pointed superintendent of the trades di>- 

 id.-iy to be bold in connection wiftT t'be 



'■"llVOlltini! ill .\iiuust. 



Mr. \i(d\'s inif.'iiling ciuirtcsv. his op 



tiuiism. his good nature .at all times, make 

 him extremely popuhar with liis asso- 

 eiates. :iml no gathering of loeaj ^immIs 

 men or fbuists is complete nnles.s " ('. [{. ' ' 

 is pri'M'iit. .Mr. Vjck will he a busy man 

 dining convention weidx. but eveiv vis 

 iter will be sure of ,i "glad li.aiid'' and 

 a word of weleume frnm tlii' trade's su- 

 perintendent. 



CUTTING BACK BEGONIAS. 



1 have SI. me tall begonias that 1 have 

 used for decorating. Can 1 cut them 

 baik.' If s((. when and what is the best 

 tre.atmeiil to brinir th,.,,, j,, Houer f.ir 

 tail ;iiid winter.' |' j y 



^^lll• begonias ;ire presumably of the 

 libroiis runted seeiinii. siieli as "gig.anti'.i 

 rnsea, iiitida .alb.i and I 'reshlent^Carnot. 

 Any ni- all nf these ean be cut back quite 

 li.ard .and planted oiitdonis .after danger 

 of frost has gone. Lift .about the cnd"of 

 Se|itemlier. If ydur pbants ;ire getting 

 <<f^ unwieldy proportions, it would be aiP- 

 ^isable to i.ake cuttings of each kind. 

 These rodt easily and can be grown along 

 intn nice pl.ants in (biiicli pots before wind- 

 ier, either in a cool greenhouse or a cold- 

 fr.ame. ' q ^' 



INDIANA FLORISTS. 



Tlie Xort belli Indiana Florists' .\sso- 

 '•iatinii v\ill hnbl i(s regular meeting in 

 h'ni liester. Ind., .\pril I'll, HHo '^The 

 Ihnm Co. and ,T. H. Shelton, city florists, 

 Will entertain all visiting Ibuists at one 

 n'elnek luiudieon. This prmnises to be a 

 very iii1ere>t iiig nu^etiiig. 



d. IT. Siii-[ Tox, ."^Jec 'v. 



