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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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Bench of Cyclamens Grown by Christ, Winteri.h, Defiance, O. 



i^tiiiiislii ii;^ how (jiiicklv llicsc scrdliiij^s 

 will s|iiiil. rs|i(M-i;ill\ when' llir\' li;i\i' 

 _;r!-iMi ii;iti'(| thirkly. l)(i mil Idrj^ct In 

 sIkiiIi.' newly I i;ilis|i|:iiilr(| stuck nil lilii;lil 



• l.-iys wilh clitTsccliil li 111- iicws|i;i|i<'rs. 



Hotbeds. 



Willi llli' |i|rss|iri' nil lifllcll S|i;|i-|' liV 



Muster jihiiits, some ol' tlie lieddiii}; jilaiits 

 ;ire li:ilp|e to lie Healed eij. 'loo ot'leli wc' 

 sec llieill stood |iot to )iol where lliev 

 should lie iiioie widely s]i;ii-ed. ;iiid rows 

 aie e\ell stood in tile |i;illlS to liKike nioill. 

 It is ini|ii.ssili|e to do |il;ilits jlislice nil 

 dcr siicli coiidii ioii<. ( )ne w;iy to relieve 

 the inside (•onnestion is to trniist'ef some 

 o|' the lieildiii^ |iliints of till' li:llilie|- \;i 

 lieties lo I'rnnii'S. it' these .-ire (dnsely 

 liliilt .'Hid ('.'III lie due out 1o the dei<.h 

 ol' two I'eet, .'Hid eiLiliteeii iiii'lies ot' w.'irin 

 ni.'iniire mixed with le;i\es well tirnied in 

 ill'' liottoni, o\cr winch ;i l.-iyer ol' tliree 

 or lour inches ol' eo;i| ,'ishes is sjirend. 

 lliey will .'iccoinmod.'lle ;i e()(,,| inaiix 

 jil.iiils now lieiii',: rather neglected in the 

 '^leeidicuses. The nioisi. n,.|ii;ii Jieat in 

 these fratiies is jus, to the likiiie ,,f the 

 iiiajoiiiy ol' lieddiiit: |ilaiits and it' yoiii- 

 s.'ishes ;ire tieht .iiid yoil lii.'it I hem o\er 

 on cold iii;^lits. yoii will I'.nd 1 hey m.-ike 

 s|ilei|.|id einwth. Small jiols. it' |iliineed 

 111 Hie jislu's a liltle. will ylow all the 

 hetler. 



• It' course it is yet too e.'iily to tiaiisfer 

 >iich plants as coleiis. eaiiiias or ,'ilter 

 n.'iiit her.is to I'l.'imi s. luil in.'inx ot' the 

 iiardier sorts will now do liettei there 

 ' liail III the ^reeiihollves. A I'tel A |.iil I 

 ilu> earliest lot ot' licddine eeraniiiuiN will 

 do liiiely ill frames. All tlicy rei|uiie is 



■' U"ll li' liottom he;it to take ;iwa\' the 

 chilly fer|in_i whiih otherwise exists it' 

 no tire heat js used. 



Dahlias. 



ll I- lathei' .'.'Illy to start dalilia^ \et. 

 nlile^- y,i|i lire )il;iniiin^ to Work n|i a 

 ^Inck |i,r solne s|.ei'i;il ji|ir|i(.se. As .-l ;^e|| 



■lal ride. dr\ mots |,|;iiiiecl direct 1\ into 



'lie Held -l\e a-- -ii.id or lietler results 

 •'"III lliose s arted under e|;iss. The end 

 nl May and throiiLih .liiiie is as eailv 



• IS there is any need to plant out dahli;is 

 -tailed inside, any time diirin- .Mav or 

 ■''""■ '"'inn nil rinii, for di> roots. Theiv 

 'ii:i,v I"' Some soils ,,| \\hi,.'h it is desired 

 '" iiK'iease the stock as iniich as |.ossil,l,.. 

 '" """•'' '-^i^^'s propagation of the shoots 

 ■■■'" '"■ star.ed al any time. |,;,v the 

 '■.""'^ ""' "'I ■•! I"'d of mos.. a. siinoesi, d 

 '"'■ '■••'iiiiav. spi;,vin- them over^oc,.. 



sioii.'illy. Too milch moisture will cause 

 deca \' of 1 he root s. 



it' \"oii want to tiy .'i few dahlias for 

 llo\\eriiin under elass ami have .'i piece 

 of spate lieiM'h or lied with I lie necessary 

 head room, plant nut stock containitin' a 

 single shoot each, twenty four inches 

 aparl in the rows and einhteeii inches lie 

 tweeii llie plants. It is lietter to re 

 sti'i<'t each plant to one shoot rather 

 than allow a luiiich of s'.ia^elino erowths 

 to start out. I'll! a stmit stake to each 

 sliool and lie sure to keep Ihelli securely 

 iied up. A leinperalnre ot' Is tn oH de 

 erees at ninht has ei\en endd results in 

 dahlia cult lire imlm is. 



We li.'ive an idea that in the near I'll 

 lure much innl'e nreellholise S|i;ii'e will 



lie de\oled to dahlia ciil.ufe than in the 

 past, especially where lioiises arc ciis 

 to!n.'iiil\- lyin;^ idle tor se'eral iiioiillis 

 in summer. Ml' c-onrse. the up to date 

 llorist jdaiis iiexer to li.'i\e any liciiches 

 empty lonniT than is necessary to empty, 

 repair ami relill ihein. rerliaps some of 

 the \;icaiil lieiiclie^ now seen ill many 

 places could lie pn litalil\ utili/.ed \'<iv 

 the eiiltiirc of d.ililias, as ers. nk'iilioli and 

 other m.'irkctalilc thiwer crops for at least 

 a jiai't of the ->!imiiiei. 



SMITH'S PLANT STAND. 



The W, ( '. Smith Wholesale l-'loral 

 < 'o., of St. iiOiiis. h.'is a new plant 

 stand, as shown in llie accoiiipa iiy iiiiX il- 

 lustration, which it i-oiitciiipla 1 1 s |iiittiiin' 

 on ilie m.'iiket, lielie\inn' that it will lie 



useful ill iel.'iil llori-~ts ill ;i I r;i lli^inn ,\rf 

 orations .in,| salahie in tlower stoiis t.i 

 those whil wish to ele\;ite window plants, 

 etc. The character of the st.'ind !■- shown 

 in the acc;iin|ia iiy i iin i lliisi rat ion. Imt the 

 pictiiie t.'iils ill liriii^ out clearly that tie 

 stand folds on the holts which attach the 

 two srclinlls at the center, lo|i aild hoi 



loin, so that ii may In p;iid<ed awav in 

 small sji.-ice. 



WINTERICH'S PLACE. 



The acconijia iiy inn i Must r;ii inns .'il'foid 



two \ieWs ot' th.' estahltshnieiit nf I'hiist. 

 Winterich. at heliaiiie. ().. whns,- spe 

 cially is tile cycl;iinell. The view of the 

 exierior shows how well ordereil his pl;ice 

 is kept. He does ;i ncuer.'ll liic;il Ir.'ide. 

 prodllcill;^ the 1,'llne \;iliet\ o t' -lo.-k 

 \v hicli is re(|iiired for siich a luisiiiess. 

 hilt as ,'i wholesale specially he ninw^ 

 (■yidameiis. ( )iie of the .'icconip.'i iiy i ni; 

 picture- shows a part nt' a heiicli of 

 plants in llnwer. Tlirniinh \e,iis n\' cue 

 fill nriiwin;.;. he has hiiilt ii|i .-i sliip|iiiin 

 trade of lai'ne proportions, exteiidinn- all 

 over the oiintry. This ye.-ir he is u|i,w 

 inn- ."."■). iMHi plants ot' hi- own s min. 



worked up thlolinh lone contilllle<| seh'c 



tioti, and .ilso a few thousands of the 

 hcst novelties, in order that lie m.'iv keeji 

 ahieast of pronress in tlii- plant. lie 

 li.'is his yoiin^ stiH'k iinw III hoilieds. 

 wliicii he h.'is lilted with .'i \ en I i lat i iij,' ma 

 chine, so that he can raise lilly sashes, 

 eacll ;'iX(i. with the opel;itloll ot a siii<,rlc 

 cr.'ink. lie also ha- In- t'i:niies lilted 

 with the Skinner sprinklinn system, and 

 says he liiids inech.-i nic.-i I waleiin^ a er,.ai 

 lalmr saver. 



SPIDER ON PALMS AND PRIVETS. 



Will you lie kind eiinni;li to exainii.e 



the iindosed s.'i^o and privel leaves and 



let us know what the eiovvth on them i-, 



wit h I he remedy .' A . 1 1. 



The leaves ill i|iiestion holh appe.'ir to 

 lltlVe heeli illfi'Sted with li'd spider-, 

 tliollnh the insect- Were i|e;ld ,'il the time 

 lit' exa mi iiat inn. I'liere weii , however, 

 a npeai niimlier of the e^^- ,,|' i he insects 



on the pli \ et |e;i t'. .'i ml it Would a ppea I 

 that lintll p|:ilit- Wele sllppoltine vi:;ol 

 oils ciilol ie- III' t he-e [,,-1-. 



Spr.'iviii^ with ,-1 ^odd I'orce o t' w.-iter 

 is one ot' the he-t remedies tor this iron 

 hie. .'ind wlnli pelsi-ti'd ill ;il li'Mulai 

 interval- i- ii-iiallv etl'ecive. Sidnth.ns 

 nt' li-li nil s.iap or Ivorv -o.-ip .'ire also 

 used in li-ht iiiu tin- pest. W. 1 1. T. 



Establishment of Christ. Winterich, Defiance, O. 



