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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



MAUca 18, 1909. 





SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



if 



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Lorraine Begonias. 



I ,iill;i nir lirj^c |li:l-:, wllilll WiTr kl'pl 



ii!i till' .lr\ ■^iili' I'cif -^iiinr \M'i'l<v :iii(| i\\\ 

 ii;irl<. ,-ii(' iidw ilndwiiiL; up :i iiirc citiii 

 III' rullill^;> I'ldlll llic liiilluliis. Tllcsr 

 will iiHil wiijiijiit niiii-li lidiililf ill a lidl 

 tnlil ileal (j)' 7.') Ill Mt (lrt;li'i->. 'i'llr )ii|i 

 lii-at liccij imt 111' .i\cT 'i"^ 111 li'i i|i';^r('r>. 

 It Mil' ilr:iiiiaur i^ yiinil ami watniiiy 

 1 a I it'll ll\ al li'iiijiil Id, I'rw ^liiiiilij i|ani{i 

 i.l'l'. 



Li-a t iiil i i ii;^> i ii<i I III! ra ily in tliryear 

 will iiiiw 111' inilli'.l iilV an. I litlli- sliiiiil'- 

 ^Imiilii 111' |iiisliinLi li'iiiii till' liasc. Keep 

 iIm'Sc ill a liiiiisc (in In (i.'i ilcjjrces at 



IliLiill. It' nil a licllrl! iiMT llt'atiliy |iip('S. 

 llll-y will i|n S.l lllllril lllC lll'ttcr. I{('lllli\l' 



piiili(in> 111' till' nlil lra\t's as thry ilci'ay. 



Si-ralrh iiM'l till' --lllt'ai-r soil dri-asiuli 

 ally, ri'iiiiAc wi'i'iN ami tlm little plants 

 will appreciate '-in-li :i 1 1 eiit imis. 



I'l'lllll llliW ii|iw;ll I rllt.illl^s iii'r plet'cl 

 alile III le;i\es I'm pri ipa^a I i 11;^ |iiil|i(ise>. 

 Tlie t'lirnii'i' riMil i|iiiikei ami ilevelnp iiiln 

 plants wliicli are, a- a rule, dwart'ei ami 

 nmre ileiisely linweieil tln-in tlinse piu 

 illieeil I'lnlll lea\es. 'I'lie main 111 1 Jed inn 

 111 Liiriaine liei^uiiias is that tliey i-airy 

 I'l'i inin-li liiiwiT, a^ i-ninpareil with tlieii' 

 I'lilia^ie. Tnr this iiasmi iIh- Imisei aiid 

 rather iiiiire thinly llnweieil siuek pro 

 'h;i-ei| I'lnlll have'- i^ pi eleiieil 1 ly m;uiy. 



Cyclamens. 



The 1,'iil:isi 111' the i-yrlaiiieii plants in 

 '-''•_• iiii'h pn;- ^liniilil iiiiw 111' leaily t'lir a 

 ^liit't ilii 11 I im-h. It IS lie! lei lint In use 

 any inaniiie in the rninpnsi. iinh"-s ii lie 



a little nhl. Well pi 1 I xei'izei 1 inW nr linl'sc 



inaiiiiie. I'm' a o,inil ]irn|iiiii inn nl' sharp 

 ^aiji.l ami -nmi- limly limken i-haii-nal. 

 Stainl Ike plaiiK nn a li'^ht Imih-Ii in a 

 sniiiiy hniise. where the teiiipeiat iiie a\'er- 

 am'S nil K, :")■_' ilr^riTS ;it jiiMJit. \i, sliail- 



niil whaii'M'i' is iieri^-ar\ tir s niie time 



Vi't. I, link li\er till- ^Inek nlli-e a Week 

 ami liliiiiM' ;i|iy --rl! mii: l lie--^ t'lnlil tllC 

 -lllt'aie ill the pill-. 1 '.e -nir thiips is 

 iliil alliiWeil III -I'l all\ rnnihiilil. \e\t 



111 Hie .lleaileij mile, il is llm Wnlvl f,i|. 



'I' i\ilamen-- ai all - a:^i'- nl :^inwih. 



I 'li il r.'ll iK Villi |i:i \ , ;i lillllll ii'l 111 nhl 

 I'la Hi - let 1 n\ el i\ h h h \ "li Ilia \ 111- 1 li 



'atiiiL: "II '•anyniL; n'li I'.'i aimlhiT \ ea I . 



1 ' will lln! pa \ \ nil 111 linl hi I W il h 1 lies,-. 



Ihi'nw ihiin ;i''.;i\ an I ;_■ i \ e \niii alien 

 'mil In 1 he \i iin;j si,,,-K, whn-h will make 

 M, i|.-i, mm I -ii'\ ii-e'i Mr I la hi ^. 



Gardenias. 



\ n\'. 1 ha I I he ila \ - a i i h nij.a ;i H' 1 1 1 in 

 pi'lalnin hi:,hi r. '^aiilinias. Imlh in put- 



alel nil lii'llrhis. -ire p I i ii I 1 1.- 1 1 1 '^ a i^nnil 

 iilllnl il'l n I llnw els. \, |i |,-|| \\ ,■ v. l-h lr|il 

 'ipelpil Iwn mmilhs .-mn. I lii-i's m till' 



'1 a 1 ki'l - all i'ii\\ ■ ih i il,- .'•-.-! i III ■. 1 in I i- , en 

 i' i-\ 1st I |..j |-;i !,-s t h-'\ -h nhl pa \ w i-ll. 

 I i;i- plai'Is i\ ill 1,,1-v laia mm i kin r.-il 

 a 1 1 I siippl H-s :i |,, I. I I ill,. 1 ,,-iirli, s :| |-,. 

 u ell lilh-'l Willi r.iiils. :i sill I ;i,-i|i-_; nl' 



-. 'Il , h-i'a\ i-,| iiui ni,i I- will I M- r,ei n, I I ,,'i|,- 

 ii'-ia I. A s -1 1 , I j ,|._, ,,(• ^, ,, ,1 u i II .-il-, J 

 n.-l p 1,1 k'-i p a \' a \ ' k,- \ i-llnw ~. w h n-li a re. 

 h' 1 -' i'\ er, iisii:i 1 1 -, .-;i -.1,1 I ,v ;, -i,:i I I-, , |,|| 



linn nt' llle liints nl e\cessi\e watelinns. 

 .Mealy liny lifeeds t';ister imw, Imt a 

 sprayint; (Hire n wi'k thiniiyh a line iin'/zle 

 will keoji it in clicek, 



''iitlines |iiit ill a mniilli ayn a le imw 

 pnlted oil' ainl lieiiin ni'own in ;i sniill. 

 elos(> house, where ihe iiiyht teiiiperatiire 

 is 7'l to 7.1 (lei^rees. It' yon have not juit 

 ill any eiittiiiys yet, tlien^ is ;impli' lime 

 til ilii so. There is nn ilillii-iilly in rnnliiiL; 

 I hem it' ymi lia\e a Inisk linitmn hejit 

 ami keep them eniistaiitly moist, I'se a 

 elass e;ise it' your liniise is imi kept over 

 'in decrees at ninht. Keep ;i ehink nl' ,'iir 

 on all the time and do not allow any siiii 

 to strike the enttiiij;s. It' yon ha\c am- 

 ide liottoin lient, yonr i-nttinns slieiild lie 

 lit to ]iot olV inside of tliirly days. 

 Later ill the season they will rnnt in e\en 

 less lime. 



Azaleas. 



llnw ai'e \niir a/.aleas i-niiiiiin ainiin t'nr 

 Ivis.cr.' .\ll should ha\e lieeii s);irl('il 

 lie1or(^ now and it' the Inids are swelliiin 

 and .just showing i-i lor, tln-y will lie all 

 rii;lit withniit sill I jert in;; them io any 

 lianl t'oi'i-inn. I'se the hose I'leely on 

 them until the Mowers start to expand. 



It' jiossilile, remove to ;i somewhat lower 

 teniperalnre at this slane, ,\laiiy nr"\\ 

 CIS have .'i sperial Imiise t'oi' stnndin;: 

 their Master pl;iiits in as IIh'v come into 

 liliioin. Siieli ,'i house is alw.'iys atlrael 

 ive to visitors and, if neatly arraiiL;eil. 

 will no a lony way towards selliiin yoiii 

 slock. 'The i;l;iss should lie shaded in 

 this house, to keep a lower and more nni 

 form temperat lire. 



Secrd Sowing. 



It is lime to sow a nood many an 

 iiiials now, especially those wliicli make 

 such rapid nrowHi )||;i( ji js inadvisahle 

 In start them cailier. 



Salvia splendens and its varieties, com 

 pacta. Zurich. Jionliie, etc., will make 

 .just as Ml; plants as you want if staitotl 

 now, .Many continue to rely on cuttings 

 o\' salvias. TIk'si^ llower a liltle earlier. 

 lint do not piississ the stieii;;th ami \i;i;or 

 of seedlinns. 



Siiccessioiia I sowiiins of .'islers and 

 storks are now timely, X'erlieiias, if not 

 yi'i started, slinuhl lie sown at niice, also 

 1 ^riiininnnd 's pliinx, cosnms, Zinnia olt^ 

 yaiis, |-"rencli .'ind .Vfriean mnriyidds and 

 riiiiiiis or castoi- oil plant, (live the 

 seeds nf the last named a lirisk bottom 

 heat. Soakinn them in vviirin water 

 twenty four hours het'ore sowiiin will 

 insure (|nicker n'''''iiiinil ion. 



In the way of climliers, I'olia'a sc;ui^ 

 'lens. .Maiirandia r-aridaiana and I poinoea 

 L' ! a ndillora allia ( moon iiower ) , which nrv 

 .'ill more or less in demand as ra|ii(l 

 l;i ow ers, c;in 1 le sow n now . 



T.'ike adv .'inta;;!' i>\' everv spare nui 



niellt In pot nil' nl pk'Ice in llats Sl't'd 

 rui'.4s nf Ihe earlier sow II lieddilin plaiit-- 



o I' ,-1 sj/,. siiiialile t'nr hamlliiiL;. It is 



Smith's New Folding Plant Stand, 



