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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Apeil 1, 1909. 



liii't'ii. W'aiw ick. K". I.; H. (ijiitliici' ;iii(l 

 A. Crilliii. Ncwpuii, 1{. 1.; \V. V. (mkIc, 

 \V:isl:in<it(>ii. D. ('. ; ti. I'\ Struck. N.w 

 Voik ; il. Willi. ( 1 irciiwii'li, (iiiiii. ; .In 

 scph Manila. West ()raii<;v, X. ,1.; \V. A. 

 Manila, Sdutii Oranyr. N. .1.; T. Mi'Car 

 iliv, I'niN iilt'Mrr. li. !.; < '. S. Stroul. 

 I'.i'ildcrord. Mr.: 'I'. Mrllstrnni. St. Al 

 bans, [•liiylaiiil; A. T. Do^.I^a Marc, Xi'w 

 York, N. v.; l^ Hallantync, Canaiulai 

 mia, N. \ . ; I'. Mi-Malion, Seabrii^lit, 

 N. ,1.: ,1. F. Ilnss. Mart Cor.l, Conn., an. I 

 .1. M. Killrr. Xru Vnrk. 



W. X. C'K.Md. 



BAKER AND HIS BACKGROUND. 



It' tlicrc is ;iiiy part of this country 

 wlii'-li is il('\t'lii|iin^ taster tlian tlH> rest, 

 il is the Mint iiwcst. (Icoi'^c ( '. I'akcr is 

 lino ut' lliosc (irsf nn the <;roiinil at San 

 .\nt(Mii(i, Tox., anil alrraily is ilninn an 

 oxcollont hnsinoss, with |iros|i('cts ul' lapiil 

 iiH-rcasc. 'j'ho acciiniiiaiiyin>i illustration 

 shows Mr. iJakcr licsiilo his ilclivrry out 

 lit. witli liis icsiiliMU'O anil i>rr('nlionsrs at 

 iho ic-ii-. and at the Icl't of the yroen- 

 liiMi'-i's a slat liouso. wliicli is used as a 

 shade fill- ciirvsanlhi'inunis and leses. 



THE BEDDING STOCK. 



Tile leniiixal of lilie> and other M.-istei' 

 tliiwerin;^ stock tioui I he houses will L;iv(> 

 an o|i|iort unit \ lo s|irc;i(| mit llio now 

 ra|iidly "rowiuL; lieddiiiL; i;eraniuni--. If 

 yon h'a\i' them o\ i iridw ded now. it will 

 in.itiria ll\ deii-easi- iheii si^lliui: \'alue. 

 S|i;uT 1 he |i|;ini^ ^o tliiit sunlight and aii' 

 i-an --liike in .anions; llieni. This is the 

 lies] oi |i!-e\ eni i \ e> for liiiLilii iiiid other 

 fuuLioid I lisrasi ,-. 



I f .-I i;\ ot' til' |ila nl - in I i Uidi |iot s 

 ^how si^n~- oi \rl|owinti, ii proliahly 

 means that wilh pots crammed full of 

 l-oots they need ;i little tonic. Weak doses 

 of cow manure water or a liitlr nitrate 

 oi' sod.M will soon tone them up. 



If yiui ari' anxions in niili/c liemdi 



space iniw occ\ipied liy yeiahiums, pi'e 

 |iare ;i ;^ent|r hotlied. which should lie 

 t'airly 1ram|ied. Lay three lo tour inches 

 ot' line coal ashes o\ei- this ;ind ])artly 

 |>hin^e youi' geraniums in it. ^'ou will he 

 sni'pri^od III note how well tln-y will 

 ihiixc in such a place. 



them h;i\e full sun, a flee ci iciiiat ion of 

 ;iir and a toinperalure of (s to oi' de- 



I yrees .'it iiiylit. When you water, soak 

 tliorou^lily. Imt let llieiii i\yy out well be- 

 fore applyino- any moic. I)o not inako a 



I pra<-tice of sprayino the jdanis o\crlieail, 

 and avidd the use ot' dieinic'ils or liijuid 

 niannie unless tlio plants are starving' 

 for it. 



(ieranium bliylit probably ot'teii has i(-; 

 inception in the cuitino bench, but if 

 coiidilioiis conducive to the pro|ier dil 

 litre of the plants are t'ollowcd. e\en al- 

 most hojieless plants can be galv;ini/ed 

 into new life. I have not found any ad- 

 \antai>o fi'oni the use of Bordeaux mix 

 tiii'os or other t'linoicides for this trouble. 



C. \V. 



GERANIUM LEAVES DISEASED. 



1 eiudose leaves takrii t'nnn sonic of 

 my ;;eraniuins. They wore yrowino nicely 

 in I inch ]Hit-. Thi< disease attacked 

 lliem Sdiiic tinio .-leo and is >^pre;ii|iny 

 fast. The south siilo ot' the hoiisi' i-; ihc 

 wiirst, the north side beine alnio--t free 

 from it. .Xot all the south side is badly 

 alfectcii, but a laryi' jiart of the lea\('s 

 are .afVei'led. W'litit i- tlie matter and 

 the remedy.' K. H. 



The foliaee ieci'i\e.| \\:i- (|Uite b;idly 

 d l-^e.'lsed. The c,-|U'-e o t' the llouble I 

 could not -I;ite. without ii ndeist ;! ildi Ul; 

 more ot' your cidtur:d coielitions. .\ nuiii 

 Irer of reasons can be ail\;tiicec| I'm this 

 L;i'ia7iiurii tioiible. .\inone' the^e aic oxer 

 propagation, extreme lliict uat ionv in teiii- 

 peiatnre, improper soil, lack oi pi.uiei 

 air and sunlight, kee]iing the <i>i! :iiid 

 I'oliage too damp, and last, but not liasi, 

 a failure to keep decaying m al'lei-'e<l 

 foliage remo\eil, • 'li.;iiiline^s bejew the 

 benches, as well ;is aboxe. will do inindi 

 towards keeping away these bli^ht^ 



I would advise throwing awa\ lie 



WtUSt affected plants. Kee|> the le.i\ev 



sliowing disease carefully picked iToui 

 the others. .Mro remoV(> any which .■iie 

 drying oi' moldy. Space the plants so 



that tlle\- do Hot ,-M.wd each othel- Let 



GERANIUMS IN SOLID BEDS. 



llow v\ill geraniums do orown in solid 

 beds for piopag.al iiig purposes.' Will it 

 be all right to put in small plants this 

 spring and |iinili to grow tor cuttings 

 I ids fall.' We have always yiown our 

 -lock ill benches with bottom heat, and 

 lia\e h;id more than satisfactory results, 

 but We want to make some changes in the 

 u-e ot' our bemdies. and so we desire, if 



possible, to grow llie geranimuii in solid 

 beds in the future. F. P. F. C. 



While we would jirtt'er benches foi 

 geranium culture, they will do well in 

 sidid beds. They will require more care 

 fill w;iteriug in the dark \\ inter months. 

 ■S'oii can |dant cut young stock and piuch 

 litem ;is suggested. Water carefullx'. SO 

 ;is not to got the soil in a sour condition. 

 .\ll'ord .ample drainage and do not give 

 o\ (•;■ six inches of soil. I'se iibrous loam, 

 with some decayed horse or cow manure 

 .•idded to il. and rough sand to make il 

 porous. The <i(M'aniuins want all possible 

 lieht and no slnide. ' '. W. 



PINCHING GERANIUMS. 



i'lease t(dl me when is the best time 

 to (juit, pinching geranium buds, so as to 

 have them blooming niccdy from .May 10 

 to :iO. The vari(Mies are: S. A. Nutt, 

 Monlmort. Kicard. Reaute Poitevine, 

 .Marvel, .lean \'iaud .and ^fme. Buchner. 

 Do different varieties rei|uire difl'i'rent 

 treatment .' fi. 0. II. 



It you discoiiiiuue pinchinji the tlowiu" 

 shoots from three to four weeks before 

 they are w.aiited of smdi varieties as vou 

 name, tliev will be all right. lietter give 

 them till' loiieer |ieriod. so as to discount 

 any spells of li.aik weather. wIumi they 

 would make slow headway. The varieties 

 named all silci-eed well iilidet the sanip 

 treat ineiii . i '. W. 



GERANIUMS FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



What kind ot' fetiilizer is best to use 

 to make gfuaniiims bloom lor Memorial 

 day.' H. <i. X. 



it' you ha\e still some neraiiiuiii^ to re- 

 pot for .Memorial day. use a -"i inch pot of 

 line bone to each barrow load of loam. A 

 little sj)ent liotbed manure may also be 

 used with adv.antage. but (iow manure 

 |iromotes too str(uig a leiif '.jrowtli at the 



eX|iense ot' lloWCr. as does the vse o t' the 



ma jority ot' chemicals. 



If your plants ate all )ioited and well 

 rooted. ei\(' them an airy, .sunny house, 

 h'nn a little on the dry side at the roots. 

 .V light toiiilressin^ with ('l;i\"s fertilizer 

 or Hon Arbor, or a little of either di- 

 luted in water. I ha\e found to be ex 



George C.Baker and His Establishment, San Antonio, Tex. 



