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Apuil 21, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Six Hundred Lilies on an Automobile. 



Perhaps the most ornamental of all 

 bog garden plants from the far east are 

 the senecios, and Mr. Wilson would have 

 done a good work for horticulture had 

 he only introduced these. Senecio cli- 

 vorum is a singularly beautiful plant, 

 with foliage a foot or more in diataeter 

 ;ind rich golden yellow flowers three 

 inches across, on branching stems live 

 feet high. S. Veitchianus has large 

 foliage and bright yellow blossoms, which 

 are produced on the upper portion of 

 the stem for fully two feet, and S. Wil- 

 sonianus, wliich is similar in habit, has 

 smaller flowers in much larger numbers. 

 As single specimens or when planted in 

 groups, these three plants are unsur- 

 passed. 



A WHITE SALVIA, 



Salvias are so indispensable for bed- 

 ding that a different color from scarlet 

 seems desirable. Many a florist may 

 have pictured in his mind a salvia of a 

 golden yellow color as desirable, while 

 others may have wished for a white 

 of the same general character as our 

 scarlet ones — a regular snowdrift when 

 planted in masses. The white salvia, 

 which is being introduced this year, 

 .shows so far every character of the well- 

 known Zurich, though the spike resem- 

 bles more that of the Fireball, being 

 somewhat heavier than the spike of the 

 Zurich. The originator says that the 

 white salvia is a cross with Fireball, 

 but does not give the other parent, and 

 he introduced it under the name of Ba- 

 varia. The color of the spike and calyx 

 is cream, while the flower itself is a pure 

 white. The growth of the plant re- 

 sembles that of the well-known Zurich 

 so much that the name White Zurich 

 would be more appropriate in our coun- 

 try. 



While we do not believe that this 

 new Salvia Bavaria will over get such a 

 wide distribution or be as popular as 

 the scarlet varieties, it might be worthy 

 of a place with the retail florist and a 

 trial should be made. J. L. Schiller. 



HARMONY. 



[A paper by Mrs. E. Young, of Dayton, O., 

 read at the annual banquet of the Dayton Flo- 

 rists' Club, April 14, 1910.] 



The subject that has been assigned to 

 me is an important theme to touch upon. 

 The questions arise: "What is the Flo- 

 rists' Club? For what purpose was it 

 organized? Was it for the purpose of 

 providing a place of meeting where we 

 feel compelled to go once a month, or 

 wlierc we go to be entertained while we 



look on and criticise?" No, it should 

 be a meeting where harmony reigns su- 

 preme; where we should come together 

 with one purpose, that of friendship, 

 and to work toward the elevation of our 

 profession. 



One of the first things in a true and 

 happy home is harmony, not strife. So, 

 in our Florists' Club, we must have har- 

 mony in order to succeed. Each mem- 

 ber has his or her rights, and they are to 

 be rejected, but his or her rights are 

 not the only rights; so, if we must dif- 

 fer, let it be done in harmony, ever striv- 

 ing to help one another. 



IJ we are harmonious, we cannot help 

 spending a pleasant evening together. 

 We all know that flowers are grown the 

 most perfectly in good soil and sun- 

 .«hine, so let us all bring sunshine to our 

 club meetings. There is inspiration in 

 every word spoken cheerfully and smil- 

 ingly; in such an atmosphere we find 

 harmony. 



The Great Desideratum. 



The one thing we need most of all is 

 that the members take an interest in our 

 club and be regular in attendance at the 

 meetings. Harmony is essential to every 

 organization, no matter how important 

 it is or what its purpose; no club can 

 exist without it. 



There are differences and difficulties 

 that are sure to arise, and we must meet 

 them in a cheerful mood. Do not be 

 selfish; help the other fellow and he 

 will help you. Do not act in a dissatis- 

 fied manner, but take things as they 

 come. Eemember that harmony is one 

 of the principles of success, and success 

 is the goal we are striving for. 



Let harmony be your ideal and watch- 

 word on every hand, and by keeping this 

 in mind you are bound to succeed. 



"Friendship, kind words and love's cheerful 



smile 

 Bespeak the truth, 'Twas worth our while." 



Therefore, let each and every one look 

 after the welfare of our club; then har- 

 mony will prevail. 



GOOD FOR POT PLANTS. 



Name four geraniums to grow in pots 

 to bloom any time, white, pink, scarlet 

 and salmon, single, semi-double or double. 

 Name a few good easily grown plants to 

 sell as pot plants in bloom, to be grown 

 from seed or otherwise. I wish plants of 

 some substance that will do the customers 

 some good. My trade is changing, more 

 calling for blooming pot plants than 

 bulbs. I live in Texas. A. D. H. 



Alphonse Eicard, semi-double scarlet; 

 Beaute Poitevine, semi-double salmon 

 pink; Jean Viaud, double rose-pink; La 

 Favorite, double white; S. A. Nutt, 

 double dark scarlet. One or two good 

 singles are: Dryden, soft crimson, large 

 white eye; Snowdrop, pure white; Paul 

 Crampel, scarlet ; Jacquerie; crimson scar- 

 let. 



A few plants to grow from seed or oth- 

 erwise are: Dutch bulbs, including hya- 

 cinths, tulips and narcissi; spiraeas, such 

 as Japonica, Queen Alexandra and Glad- 

 stone; Azalea Indica; roses, such as Crim- 

 son Eambler, Dorothy Perkins, Hiawa- 

 tha, Baby Eambler and Clothilde Sou- 

 pert; genistas, marguerites, Lilium longi- 

 florum, petunias, heliotropes, gloxinias, 

 tuberous and fibrous-rooted begonias, 

 fuchsias, geraniums, both zonal and ivy- 

 leaved, and Browallia speciosa major, 

 Lorraine begonias should do well with 

 you, but in your warm climate cinerarias, 

 calceolarias, primulas and cyclamens will, 

 I am afraid, not be a success. 



C. W. 



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