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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Sbptbmber 14, 1911. 



Acacias and Heather at Fliuhing, Loog; Island. 



do well in 6 iiu*h pans in a cold green- 

 house. Babianas and sparaxis can be 

 grown in the same way, eight to twelve 

 bulbs per pan. Tritonia crocata in 

 shades of orange and scarlet are charm- 

 ing; six to eight liulbs do well in 6- 

 inch pans. Anemone fulgens, scarlet 

 with black stamens, and A. coronaria 

 The Bride, pure white, are two beauti- 

 ful windflowcrs for forcing. They do 

 well in the bench of a violet house or 

 can be planted 'in flats. They must be 

 grown cool. Kanunculi, l»oth Turban 

 and Persian, with their double, butter- 

 cup-like flowers in a variety of light 

 hues, are eagerly sought for by the 

 high class stores. They are better 

 planted out in coldframes or benches 

 than in pots or flats. A violet tempera- 

 ture suits them best. They naturally 

 flower, under these conditions, in late 

 winter. 



Soil to Use. 



All the Dutch bulbs like a light but 

 moderately rich soil which contains 

 considerable sand. Whether they are 

 placed in frames, on a cellar floor or 

 outdoors, they should be well soaked 

 with water. Too many florists cling 

 to the idea that if they soak them once 

 and then cover up with ashes, no 

 further attention is needed until they 

 are wanted for forcing. Herein lies 

 one great cause of failure in bulb forc- 

 ing. The bulbs, especially where culti- 

 vated in pots and flats, must be kept 

 well supplied with water, even in 

 winter. The soil may look damp on 

 the surface, but the chances are ten to 

 one that it is quite dry below, aud 

 unless the soil is moist the results 

 at flowering time will be disappointing 

 and probably blamed on the bulb 

 dealer. 



Unpack the bulbs as soon as received, 

 and the earlier they are placed in the 

 soil, the better they will do. They 

 often fritter away their strength lying 

 around in bags and boxes. 



Seneca, Kan. — Mrs. M. E. Baldwin 

 has sold the 130 acres known as the 

 Seneca Nursery to August Kramer. Mrs. 

 Baldwin has made no plans as to her 

 future residence. 



KNIGHT, STRUCK, DAHUNOTON. 



The recent news in The Review, that 

 the partnership heretofore existing 

 between Thomas Knight and George F. 

 Struck had been turned into a corpora- 

 tion was merely preliminary to the an- 

 nouncement that the company had taken 

 over the establishment of H. D. Darling- 

 ton, at Flushing, L. L, the largest 

 nursery in this country for hard-wooded 

 pot plants for Christmas and Easter 

 blooming. Knight & Struck had been 

 Mr. Darlington's selling agent. Now the 

 Knight & Struck Co., which maintains 

 the office in room 5060 at 1 Madison 

 avenue, New York, owns the nursery 

 and greenhouses. Mr. Darlington has 

 joined with Messrs. Knight and Struck 

 as one of the incorporators of the com- 

 pany, which has $75,000 capital stock, 

 and will remain in charge of the grow- 

 ing operations. 



The nurseries are situated on White- 



stone avenue at Higgens lane, about a 

 mile distant from the town of Flushing, 

 on Long Island. It is a compact 

 establishment, consisting of nine green- 

 houses and about three acres of land. 

 The entire place is devoted to the grow- 

 ing of acacias and heaths, with the 

 exception of a few other specialties, 

 such as cyclamens, genistas in bush and 

 standard form, forcing shrubs, and so- 

 forth. In due time a house or two of 

 orchids will be added, for these have 

 always been one of the specialties of 

 both Mr. Knight and Mr. Struck. The 

 accompanying illustrations give an idea 

 of the layout of the place and of the 

 cultural methods. At present one can 

 admire some fine specimens of Acacia 

 longifolia in 8-inch to 14-inch tubs; A. 

 heterophylla, A. floribunda, A. cultri- 

 formis, the latter a free, dwarf-flower- 

 ing variety; A. Riceana, a dainty 

 light lemon-colored variety, and ten 

 other distinct kinds. Erica melanthera 

 for Christmas is in 5-inch pots by the 

 thousands, also specimens in 6-inch, 

 7-inch to 10-inch pots. Erica reger- 

 minans, the pink variety, is grown for 

 Thanksgiving. Erica cupressina, the 

 popular dwarf, bell-shaped variety, is 

 the Easter specialty. There are also 

 choice things in the way of hard- 

 wooded greenhouse plants, such as lotus, 

 crowea, pultenaea, boronia, etc. One who 

 takes the time for a trip to Flushing 

 will enjoy the visit, for it is seldom 

 that one can find a nursery that makes a 

 specialty of these plants in this country ; 

 in fact, it is doubtful if there is another 

 firm that grows this class of stock so 

 extensively as is done here. 



Of the members of the firm, Mr. 

 Darlington is one of the old, well-known 

 and successful plantsmen growing for 

 the New York market. Thomas Knight, 

 president of the new company, is widely 

 acquainted with the trade through hav- 

 ing for some years visited the buyers 

 in the interest of Julius Eoehrs Co., 

 Rutherford, N. J., and George F. Struck, 

 the secretary, was for a long time on 

 the road for F. R. Pierson Co., Tarry- 

 town, N. Y., and Lager & Hurrell, 

 Summit, N. J., so that he has many 

 friends who will be pleased to learn of 

 the way in which he is prospering. 



Acacia Paradoxa, Acacia Longftfolia and Erica Melanthera. 



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