.Mu;< I! 11, lUO'J. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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<ic-c;isi()li (() snliicct llic'iii tu ;i|]\ li.'ild 

 liiieiiiu-. Allow llicm Id (MPiiic ;i|iiiii; in ;i 

 nielli I ciiipcr;!! iiic cil' ."ii' Id .").") dcMi'ci's 

 ;iimI tlicy will In- ;ill ri^^lii. Wlicn ilicv 

 -Ih^w color, sliuiil llit'iii ill ;i lidiist' kr|i| ;i 

 \i'\\ ([('forces cddlcr. 1 1 vili ;iii^f;is willi 

 jidis ciniiinii-d wilh I'ddls. in full ;^i(i\\lli. 

 c-.'iii liardiy he d\ ciwiihM'cil. ( )ti the lirsi 

 ~i^ns dl' |);il,' I'dliii^i' iisr sool dr iiilr;ili' 

 dl' sdija ill wdiik ildscs td cdldi' ilii'in ii|i. 

 I'hiiils I'di Niciiidiial iliiy will lie siarl 

 111'^ naliiiall\ licl'dii' lliis liiiir. 'I'lu'v 

 -hdii'il lie all'drili'il s|pac<' in a cudl. li^lil 

 lidiisd, li will ill' (lilliciill Id _di\d ilii'iii 

 lull jiisficr, dwiiiii' Id llic liciicli (k'liiaiiils 

 dl i'lastcr stock, Imi dn not staiul tliciii 

 hiidcr the lii'iiciics, as is loo often ddiid. 

 \diliiny inil lanky, s|iiiidliiiL;' ]daiiis 

 i-diiic from such t real inciil . If yon lia\i' 

 nd |idssil)h' ^rccnlioiisc s|iacr. ]in'|iarc a 

 i(dc|f raiiif of siilljcii'iit ilc|ith to aH'ord 

 ii('cdss;i i-y hcadidoiii. I'rolri-l at iiiyhls 

 "ilh mats ;iii(| lio.ard ■^luillcrs. TIksi' 

 uill racily cNidnilc any liosi \\ r ;iit' 7iow 

 likely lo d<.t. |)(i iidi dii any aci'(Mint 

 iie;:leel the iiiehl |ii'dl('i-l iim. Any frusl 

 iidw will me. Ill a rdm]ilele loss ni' llowei' 

 Idi the cdinin^j; seasdii. 



Lddk out for liie youiiL; -^idck. The 

 e.-iily hahdies will b(^ nicely esi.-ililisjied 

 in ■'> inch )i(ds now. ('onlinne id |idt n|> 

 ~iu-i-ession;ii htitchcs ;is Sdim as the iddts 

 .ire .'III inch in leiiyih. It' ydii re(|iiire 

 iiidie plants, <ir\ a hit nf cull iiies in iiL;ht 

 away. Tliise will still yidw iiitd liii(> 

 jdauts bcfdic fall, (\specijilly it |idt 

 ■j:ro\\u. 



Geraniums. 



'I'lif' ]:il('Si >feiaiiinni cnltiuds slionld 

 le pdltcd oil' liy this time. Keep tju'in 

 lather warm until well nidted .aiduiid the 

 pdi"-. li.atcM' :i temperature dt' -'fi ileerics 

 i~ ample. (!cr;iiiiniiis are otieii spdiled 



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J. A. Newsham's House of Oncidium Splendidum. 



Iiy beiii<f grown too warm. Just as many 

 ar<' ruiiiod by too mucli moist iirc on tiic 

 fiilitige and in the soil. 



Wilh warmer wctither didwih is now 

 rapid and it dftcn taxes one's ingenuity 

 to afford the plants the s[)ace they should 

 have. They will need spacing at letist 

 once a week, if yon want jiliuits which 

 will do yon full credit and bring top 

 ]irices. Kee|i all llower buds jiimdied oil' 

 as they ;i|)])ear tuid renidxc deciiying fdii 

 !ige. Xdihing jirevents <lise;ise more tlniii 

 perfect cleanliness. 



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ONCIDIUM SPLENDIDUM. 



.1. A. Newshaiii, i.r New ( ll le.i iiv. |,:i.. 



ijiilik-- thai (»ncidMiiii spleinlidiiin, di f 



ill ( i li:iteiii;iia II \alieties iif the "li-hid. 

 i^ II Ihldlllit I'd l\ I he lille'~l dllrldl II III I'dl 

 ■III ihdv el ^. 'I'lie phdt lie I ;i p|i w h |,-|| !ie 



~ill'lll I i 1 ed. a'lil willrl, i-~ helewiti; lepl'd 



■ iiiieil. -eiihs likely td --ii-taiii liiiii ill thtii 



'■pillldll. sllH-i. It >|iii\\'„ ;i 1||,|>.- Ill ihiwi IS 

 >'lll.ll lllrllhleil. arcwldi Ii;j: Id \ll \e>\s 



III! Ill '•- 1—1 una I e. iiidie than '■'>. fa lly 



■ (■e 1 ii|(.di:i-. lie -ay< t lial ■ I e plants 



w ' 1 e Mipdi t eii la ~l .1 ill\ . dliil !IU I heir 

 Uioaiiie -^e:i-.i,|i. :iiii| still tiny .all ihiw 

 .led. -.iiiiie liaxiii^ as m;iii\ a- liri\ ihiee 

 ihiWeis oil a >iiiei,. ~|iik|.. 



< Mil- h II II II: ~plellilii|il||l. \li. .\ ' w ^h.'iiii 

 ~a\^. !■- dhe .if the I'li^ii ^1 , iiiruli nai ~ in 



^IdW. It l~ Idlllei eliiV.ilio 1,11 liii-k^ III 



i'ull sun I'liring the i;iin\ seasnii. when 



.' in.akes its '_;rdWt||. llie.e i^ :iM)id'-l a celi 

 liiiiidii^ villain df walri iiiiiniiii; dnwii 

 ■he link-. .Ntti-r lini-hin:^ ;i~ L;:dAi|i in 

 I 'ei-riiiliel . 1 1 ^el V lid Midi ' I :i I n n nl 1 1 



Max. I hl|v <l|,n\ 1 ||n I ||,.| I I i I . ,|lll I e- a II 



ijnite dry ai the roni. .\ ii occasion.al 

 syringing will furnish till the necessary 

 moisture. The llower iKules will now be 

 developing nii the stems, ;ind it' niiirh 

 inoistnre at tin indl is ;ip[)lied, thi'se 

 nodes will de\clop into little jilants in 

 stead of flowers. ( onliiir.e the dryin--. 

 until yoii can se(> flower buds, when nidie 

 w.ater (;:in be given. Whih? resting, a 

 cooler, sunny house is pret'eraijle to a 

 wiirni one. As the buds tippear move liack 

 lo warmer ((uarters; (in degrees at nidht 

 will answer well. The end of ;i rose 

 house has grown some df the finest den 

 di'dbiums 1 <>\er saw. but a carnation 

 house will also an--wer for it. i',. W. 



dichid '- se;iv HI i,f lest . :iii,l phiity of 

 X* .alel w hile e idwillg. 



Il sueceeils best ill jiaii- nl b:|skels. 

 Illlllg wlleri' they will lecei\e plentv df 



■^"'"il; li-ht all the year aidiind. In It- 

 i natixe i-dMiiti\ it bldiims in \d\-eiiiliei . 

 j It re-einbl,.-; ( iiiciiliiiiii \aricisiini in the 

 j 'i|'- Inn i- linlii,.,-, Iiriiio ■^ 1,. 1,11, II \rll,d\. 



*' hile 1 h,. xrp;iU aiid |ieta U a fe l.-ifeer 

 I '"I'l ••He pall yelhiw . Iiliitehe.l W It li chdc 



I 'ill'' bid, Ml. h i- lint MTV plellliflll Ml 



I 1'"^ 'in' ix e cdlillt 1 \ . ;| lid I'nl t lllil |i>:i-id| I- 

 I 'I'll "I'tell Seen III |;|| -e ipiallt II ie- ill rill 



I I ix at inn. 



DENDROBIUM NOBILE. 



' 1 'eiidrdbiiitn tnibih^ i- mii^ nt' the nldest 



! Illlt still Mile nt' th,. i,|n-t bealllifnl ,'ll|i| 



j useful orchids in cult ix , it inn. Alllmu-h 



in ciillivalinn fur dxer seveiilx veai's. 



I 'liei'e is lid diher (irchid which can sur- 



1 l''!'^"^ ill biaiitv a wel|er,,\xn and blnnineil 



I -pecimeii df |l. tidbile. .\l the 



pli -elil 



I 'iiue the pl.-ints, which cdinpleieil their 

 growth ill late f:il|, shnnld be kepi almost 



WHITE FLY. 



Kindly tell me what !■- the best naneilx- 

 Idi' e.xierininat iiig while lly. The\- wnik 

 chielly dii geraniums. .1. M. 



The (inly thdrdiighly effect ixc' remedy 

 I- t iiinig.i lidii \xilh hydrdcxa nic acid e;iv, 



i'"l'e||lie|ll i|i led idllS f d r the llSe iif tllis 

 haxe been nj\|.ii j,| recent lllllllbels df the 



b'l.x ii:x\ . I f xdii i|n mil care In t ly the 

 ^a-. \iiii can greatly miniini/e the lidiible 

 by -Xlinnjiin ||,|. philit- txxice nl three 



linns a xxeek xxilh -utip ami water. 1 

 liiid Ixdix- Miaji tind Whale ()j| -n.ap are 

 I idt 11 effect ix e. 1 '-e w a I in Water of a 

 teln pel a t II 1 e n |' 1 I H I td | 'Jd i 1 1 -n |-| .| .s. 



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BLACK FLY. 



Ill the n reeiihi iii-e I ha\e .i ha n| small 

 black ll ie-. .\ In t hey ha nii In I a inl xx li;i t 

 can 1 dn Inl' I hem .' I li.ix .■ -lilnked t lie 

 hmi-e tixice a XXeek Willi 1 1 1 1 '.ICcd, but il 

 due- nil, kill till 111. I . \I. II. 



lil.'Ick llx |v e,l-li\ I ie-l I ,,\ I ll. elllliT liX 



I'liiiii^at inii 111- - X li lie i ii;_. with :i nictiiie 

 -dliilidii. ^'dl| caiiiint haxe n|\, II .1 -iiiii 

 cieiitly stinne f iimig.'ii inn td ch-m Ihem 

 dill. lieiiiemlier that in xxinter td keep 

 xdiir plants idean ymi shnnhl eitiier liiiiii 



L;a'e nr s]il-;|y them mice ,l Wm k. It' Xdll 



-pl.iy. L;el niie III t i,|. X :i I i,i||- niciit 1 lie 



eNtracl- nil the inaikel. I >il eel miis |,,| 



-pr.'IX'i llg will lie InMllil nil e.icli linltle, 



can di^ cask. ( , W. 



l; X'.li xii'UI,. .Md. Ilaiix |-:ka- Ui|! 



elecl a ial'_;.' e leenllnU-e nil 111- pInper'X- 



ell the flederick Inad. near lieechlield 



aXelllle .llhl nplin-ile \lhn| Hcjelil,. 



