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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



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sented at the j^roat ISln'owslniry show in 

 the last week in Anpust, by a tent flHed 

 with great masses of tliese early-flower- 

 ing varieties. One of the managers at 

 that time told me that they did not 

 encourage the mums, as they had so 

 many other flowers, sweet jieas, dahlias, 

 carnations and everything in flower at 

 that season, but he said they coidd fill a 

 space equivalent to the entire exiiibition, 

 if they wished, with early flowering 

 mums, so general has become their culti- 

 vation there. C. If. Totty. 



AN ANNEX FOR VIOLETS. 



I am building a greenhouse, 14x5(), 

 running north and south, and at its 

 north end 1 am building a violet house, 

 8x2l'. Tlie larger house will contain 

 eight runs of I'/^iucli hot water pipes, 

 and I wish to know if this amount of 

 pipe will heat the violet lu)\ise siifli- 

 ciently by simjily opening the door be- 

 tween tlio two liouses, without any pipe 

 in the violet house. The eight runs of 

 pipe will be on botli sides of tlie larger 

 house. J. G. G. 



^Vhil<' such an arrangenient as you sug- 

 gest might possibly keep frost from your 

 violet house, it is a poor way to heat it. 

 Violets, to be grown successfully, must 

 liavo an even \\inter temperature at 

 niglit. This is impossible under your 

 I)resent ]dan. It' you want to grow good 

 violets, run at least ;i flow and return 



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Chrysanthemum Dolly Dimple. 



pipe through il. I'.i'tler jmiI in sulliciiil 

 [>i[>ing to maintain a niininuim teni|ier,i 

 ture of 40 degre(>s in tlie most scmmc 

 weather, it is usel(>ss to attemjit \iolet 

 culture uidess you i-an give them a non- 

 tliictuating tem[iei'al nre. Hold it as near 

 4U degrees at iiiylit as |iossible, ami they 

 will 110 well. Kun them a little lower 

 rather than liiijher. ('. \V. 



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SUGGESTIONS 



Show Pelargoniums. 



With the pressui(^ on bench space at 

 present, it will be diflicult to give show 

 pelargoniums a proper amount of space. 

 Xo more pinciiing slundd be done, unless 

 it is desired to have the flowers (|iiite 

 late. Already some of the earliest plants 

 are showing flower, but will haidly be in 

 a salable condition for Easter. It is 

 better to have them niecdy in llowor for 

 Memorial ilay and the first half of June, 

 when their rich colorings and attractive 

 Idooms prove a magnet for many plant 

 connoisseurs. It is of no use bedding 

 these out, for the flowers will not stand 

 any strong sun, but for house decoration 

 and piazza use they are fine. 



As the pots are now getting well root- 

 bound, afford some liquid manure once 

 in four or five days. Although these 

 plants do not as !i rule require any stak- 

 ing, it is a good plan to use ihvoo or four 



sliorl sfalies in (-ich pot In hold tlli^ lend i 

 ing stems iiii;icl. This pre\enls ilieiii ; 

 frcuii sn,'i jipi Ml;' "11. .'is will -oiin'i nee- 

 occur when in llower. A lool, airy liousi\ 

 full sun and .an abumlant water supply 

 are nnpiisites I'or successful culture ol' 

 these plants. Ni'Ner allow ^reeii aphis to 

 g(^t a t'ootliold, or your stock will bi' | 

 speedily riiiiKMl. 



Easter Bulbous Stock. 



So far March has not been spi^cially 

 genial, and the temperature has axcraged 

 but litth^ lusher than that of February 

 Bulbous stock, however, is w(dl ad\anced. 

 ami shotdil not recpiire any forcing for 

 East(M'. You will secure much stockier 

 plants of tulips, narcissi and hyacinths 

 by keeping them in a coldframe, rather 

 than moving them into a heated green- 

 house. You can readily tell a wi^ek or 

 s<i in advance of Easter whether your 

 plants will be ready in season or not. 



and W tliey >eeMi liai'k\\;ird, place ihtuu 

 tor a ilay or two n\\ ;i >nnny iiencli in a 

 Ljrei-iihouse. Init do not 1 1'\ any I'orcing 

 Kicti^-s. This will liriim lliem into bloom, 

 \<u\ will ■j.'wi' voii l.-inky, spindling plants. 

 Sl,-ij<e the liy.-icint lis nenlly. 4'lie oilier 

 blllliiius pl;inis ;ile. nr -IhUlM I.,', self- 

 MlppiOl illi;. Ii'clrieniiiel- llinl ihe doiilile 



iiilip--. like ihi- .Min'Hlo and <'i)ui(oine 

 d ■(»!■, take ;i I'lu .|;i\s Inii^.r than the 

 ^in^les id o.'i tnlly exp.inded. K-ep the 

 nilijis all out ol' ihe sun once ilie\- <lart 

 'o i\|.an.i. i-MU i l' \ IHI li;i\e I" l;i\ ~le'ets 

 • •( pnper o\-er tliein. 



Calceolarias. 



Mn\ ;-^ !iir Mh'iilli W!;eii en Iceol.i rias 

 me ;i! Ilicir lu'^l. '['hoy \\ ||| \\,|1 rejiav 



■ ^i^y lillle s| i;il niiirilhiii \(iu <-aii i;i\o 



ill' I w. I'll' :i u\\ nmt slakes in 



eacli pi.i :is ihc i|,i\\,m' ^teiiis >t;irr ti; 

 push. N'du ina\ have to u-~e -oine a 

 lillle lon^ri- Inier. Inil use tlie sli.irl lines 

 1" -pii'.-id ..III 1 !!.■ ].l:ini- .-I lillle. I i' von 

 ;.i'.' pn--lii'.l r.ii' oiei'iili..-,!^.' >p;i.-.', siirid 

 > "ur i-.-il.-ci!;! I in- on n I..'.] ..|' .•ind'i s in 

 n c.ii.ji inine. Slni.le the -In-s iiiid pro- 

 ie.'i \\iili mats .,ii frosty ni^ln^. The 



Ill' ca li'i'olai in > can bi' ^i.iwn, short 



of I'r.'e/ing. Ilie liert.'r thev iipp.'.ir to do 

 \ liL;lit sprnying oxcrliea.l .m lin^ht af- 

 I. ■111. ions se.in- to suit them. |i.i not I'eed 

 iiiilil yon ni.' sere the pol- .-iie I'ull oi' 

 root'- and. m'ler ap|. lying, it' tl;.' plants 

 show ;i t<'ii.ieu,-y to wilt, discontinue 

 ftM^ding uiiiil tlc'v stitf(>n up again. <'al 

 .'eol.aria- vlmuM be shade.] from l.rii,dit 

 ^nnsjiiiie, nil. I w.nnt plenty .if put.' nir 

 at all stn^i's ot' their growth. 



Stevia. 



Ifn\i' you r(Mmuidi(^red to start up a 

 few pots of stevia? Tf so. they now will 

 be si\iiiL;- you a plentiful crop of cut- 

 liiius, which can i)e gotten into a cool 



f Concluded on paKc .VJ. ' 



