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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



March 11, 1909. 



THE SOUTHERN BULB STOCK. 



'I'lic ^iiiwiii;^ (ii luilli-^ III I iilrwiitcr \'ii' 

 ;^ini;i li;is iiln'iidy ii^miiiiiW lar^c |>i()|)iir- 

 tioiis. lint llidsc l;iiiiili;ir willi (•(imlit inns 

 tlicrc |iiTili(l ;li;il the iiiiliistry li;is (inly 

 I'ailly lii';^llll 111 .lr\clii|i. 'I'lld^r whci ,ll'r 

 t'ninilinf with tlir c-lini;ilii- ;inil sciil cdii 

 <litiiins as^-i'it tli.-it llir iiuly inoliictHs the 



griiWcIS li;i\r til filer ;irr tlliiSr 1 1 f lalmr 



aiiil 111' inai-|<('i. 'I'ln' ei-nwcr^ arc ilc|)i'ni| 

 cut ii|iiiii nceid |i('l|i anil it is said that 

 ill the lii'yinniny the cnliiii'il man was iin 

 alijc til ilist ineiiisli lii'twicn the xiirictics. 

 fxcii ulicii in liliiiiiii. anil that he had nu 



'I'lic inaikt'tiiiy nl' the eiit Idddiiis from 

 tnc lirlds naturally iHiAokcs the wrath (if 

 tliiisc whii arc fdiciny linllis under j^iass, 

 'I'lie ^Kiwcis stand accused nf ' ' liiifnin<;' 

 their candle at luitli ends," Imt sd lonj^ 

 ;is the eeiieial |iiililic is ready tn sii|i;ily 

 the niatidiis there jH'olialiiy is iidthiiie 

 whiih will cause a rediicl inn in eith.ei' 

 end lit' t he liusiliess. 



TAR IN GREENHOUSES. 



I see yiin lia\(' sdiiu' ilisciission in re- 

 gard td wddd [ireser\ati\ cs. lint inine nf 

 llieni seem tii have tried inv rcnied\-. M v 



Field of Narcissus Poeticus at North Emporia, Va. 



C0IlCe|ilidM (if the necessity t'lir kee](iiiij 

 the \;iiieties of Imllis separate. Paia 

 phrasing;' a hit df the siany df yesterday. 

 "All biilli'^ Iddk alike t.i liiiii.'" Lately. 

 it is said, there ha-- lieen a yreat ini|irii\(' 

 iiieiit in the (|iiality nt' tlie hilmi. 'I'he 

 cohireil man is heyiiiiiiiii^ td a|i]ii-eciatc 

 tlie necessity nt' care ami the Sdlntidii et' 

 tlic labor ]>rdl(leiii seems in siyht. 



Ill the inatt(M- df .a market, the dillicul 

 ti(S ;ire less near a solution. The north 

 eiii t'orceis (if Imllis under <,dass are skep 

 ticiil as to the fdiciiid (inalities of the 

 American i;r(i\vii stock. it has been ti 

 "iilliciilt iiiiitter td yet tlieni to make triiils 

 on siillicient scale td (lemoiistrate tiie 

 matter satisfactorily. Some of the j^row- 

 ers even lia\e ooiie so t'ai' as tn dIVer tiieir 

 bulbs til siinie iif the fdicers, in localities 

 \\ iiere many bulb^ are used, im the liasis 

 df ''lid ^.'it istact inii. lid [lay.'' init the 

 necessity fni this is ;:r;ii|iia I ly passing 

 away. 



It is asserted tlint the \ii^inia j;ro\\ 

 ers can prudiice their ^ti],k at a price 



wilicjl will enable them In cdlllpete with 



l']ne|ish (ir l>utcii L;rdWers. e\eii withdut 

 the assistance nt' a tai i If. 



The \'ir;:iiiia biillis are sulid and he,'i\ \- 

 fur their si/e. Heine einwii ;dl (III new 

 :jriinnd. they are tree finin di'^ease and 



L;i\e e;illy bliiiiiii>-. The \arietieS IlldStly 

 Liriiwn are Narcissus princeps. ( Idlden 

 Spur, j-.'mperdr. Sir W'atkin. liani cmi 

 spiciius, .Mrs. l.,;in<:try. juieticus and or 

 iiatiis, but jirtK-t iciilly all \aricties can be 

 yr(_)\\ii suc(:essf uily I'm' cummercial use, 

 exc('pt Paper W'hiti. Tninipet Majni and 



tile dduble \'iill Simi. 



The acriini|ia ny i ii;i i lliisl lat imis are 

 fidin ]ihiit(ie i;i|i|is lecciiily t;ikeii at < '. W. 

 lieman's b'uve ( l;i rdeiis. Nnith I'anpdiia. 

 \'a. One lit' the i lliist rat inns shuws a b(i.\ 

 ot' the cut bidiiiiis a< they are shipped td 



tile V\||'ile^ale m.-llkets all d\er the cdllll 



fry in inm'.-isi n^ (|ii;i nt it ies inch year. 



first use (if coal tar, or i;as tar. in j^reen 

 hduses was in HKlj. j ;ip|ilied it with a 

 brush on Sit]) lony leaf pine 1 .\(i new 

 boards, anil they luixc lieen in cdntiimous 

 use in the lidttiini df my carnation 

 benches, .and now iiy cutting ntf the tar 

 tiie Inmber is as fresh .and sound as 

 wIkii first .applied, .'ind last siiinmer when 



fillilje' the benches the liiiards seemed as 

 stidiin as new lidards. l-ixcry year I 

 ei\c them a new co.at of tar mi the toy) 

 side. That ke(>|is (iff all insects nnd is 

 nut liarinfiil to any iiliints fdf iiie. I use 



far on all (he wood in my iireeiiliouses 

 with eiiiid results. .\ll the florists hero 

 ,ei\e me the l.'iujih .and sa.\' they dislike 

 the looks of it, but e\('ry third ye.ir they 

 h:i\(' td put in new lumber that costs 

 frdiii .+'_'.") to .+.'5i) j)or thousand feet ami 

 I buy coal t:ir .-it S eeiils per <;all()ii. It, 

 makes ii difference in the ex|ienso bill in 

 my ftnor. I can s.ay fh.at [ I'.aise as 

 eddil ami :is many carntitions per foot, 

 i.f efass as .any that 1 h.axc seen in Texas. 

 I h;i\(' put tar all around the c'lrnation 

 plants and on the lea\('s to see if it was 

 iiarinfiil to them. It will kill the loaves 

 if ii is put on them, but does not hurt 

 the rest nf the plant. I find that to thin 

 the tar with anv kind of oil destroys its 

 usefulness, .and to thin it on cold d.ays, 

 it should be heated instead of thinnine. 

 I do not find it of inmdi lienelit to Itim- 

 bei' that is old and jiartly deeayed. 

 Deiiison. Tex. !•]. Farley. 



PLANTS FOR SHIELD. 



I lia\»' ;i shiehl about twenty-two feet 

 wide whi(di I usually |il!tnt to red and 

 white \crbeii;is and blue ;iji('ratuius for 

 the field, but wish to iiKike a cliaiijifo. Can 

 you yi\c any su(^<j;est ions .' What desiijfng. 

 would make a yiiod showing in tlie shield^ 

 made out nf N'orschaflVlt ii and Golden 

 lieilder coleus (ir alternant liei'as .' 



K. W. S. 



(idlden I'.edder ami N'ersidi.aH'c^ltii co- 

 leus. while they woiihl answer well as 

 rej^tirds colnr. are not sd edml ;is alter- 

 nanthera. Of tli(> Latter carpetin<^ plant 

 suitable \iirieties for your purpose are 

 IJrilliiintissima or parony(diioi(l(>s major, 

 red, .and naiiii, y<'llow. If you wish for 

 !i ydod sil\(My le;i\('(| |i!ant, ISantolina 

 maritima is excellent. If you use altor- 

 n;nitlier;i. do not use any coleus, and vice 

 \('is:i. In tidwciinji plants the dwarf be- 

 ydiii.as of the X'ernon and Erfordii type 

 are persistent floweriny, siiceeoding 

 e(|ually well in sunshine or shade. It is 

 now too hite to start seeds of these ami I 

 should say that tite alternantheras would 

 suit you best. .\part from .\geratiim 

 Stell.a (liiiney, the bliu> lobelias arc the 

 only suitable blue ciirjietinji jdant, but 

 these are not alto}i(>ther reliable in hot 

 weather. C. W. 



Emperor Daffodils as Grown in Virginia. 



