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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



15 



Antoine Wintzer and Robert Pyle Discussing the Remarkable Attractiveness of Canna Venus en Masse. 



I licsf ]il;iiits oil liijili. well <li';ii iicil 

 L;iniin<l til winter mitsiilc I'xcii in New 

 ljit;l:iii(l, 1 woiilil not ai|\ isc you to 

 li'iivc your |il;iiits outiloors, Idr in win- 

 iiT .•md cjiily sprin;:', tlic sciisons wln-n 

 I 111' lIowiTs iiiiNi' till- most conmu'ri-i;! I 

 \:ilui', \ou i-ouM yi't notliini: I'roni (lir 

 I'lants outiloors i'Mmi if tliry livnl. A 

 lii'nili in a i-;irn;ition liousi' with an 

 a \ iT.-ij^i' winter miniinnni teni|ierat ure 

 • r ■'iH to .")•_' ileyrees will suit tlieni nieely 

 ■Hiij. Iieateil thus, they will ^i\t' you 

 '|uite a few (lowers. Lift tlietn as rare 

 Mllly as |iossilile, mi as In have some 

 -oil adlieie to the mots. 



If \ (HI i-an |ilant some stm-k outiloors 

 •iliMut the la^t part of .\|iril, you will 

 -let some line Mowers in late summer — 

 'letter than ran lie had innler j^lass. 

 It woulil he Worth while to eN|ieiiment 

 \v'..i a few |i|;ints. mulching with lea\es 

 "f --trMW a^ free/in^; weathe?' ai'i'i\e-. 



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HYDRANGEAS FOR SPRING. 



We ha\e ."lOn hydrangeas urdei'fl fur 

 ^"^emher' delivery. L:riiwn in <i imdi 

 l'"l'~ lliiw -hall we handle them to 

 ^'■t lie-t revult- i.ir lia'-ter ,ind Me 

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It I- im|iiirtant that the li\dran;;eas 

 ~'i"ldd nut have Keen e\|io-.ed to a II \' 



•'li^irii tiiists liefiii'e lieinj^ forwarded. 

 ^^'■11 ri|iei,.'.| wiMid will stand i-onsid- 



'■l':ilile cold. liUt ^ireeli. inillKlture Wuoii 

 's easily injured. I 'i'e--umin;4. Iniwever. 

 that your |. hints were all ri^iht when 

 "■'•eived. |daie them in a cold |iit or 

 uireenhouse clos,. to tjie ]i<;lit. or in a 

 lij^ht cellar where they can lie kojit ;is 

 ''^♦1'' iiliove frec/iiii;- as |iiissilde. and 

 '•' the wood i> |dum|i. a little frost will 

 ii'd liarin them. I'lants intended for 

 l""ister llowerin^i should lie run on the 

 dl\ sid,.. exposed to full sun. .•ind liv 



('liristmas they should )i:»\(> hard, nutty 

 like wood. As the jiots are doiilitless 

 a mass of roots, it will lie lietter to 

 ;:i\e the plants a little shift, usin^ a 

 (ilirous coin|iost: '^ inch puts will |'io 

 iluce line specimens, carrying up to a 

 dozen heads each. Start ri;4ht .alter 

 • hristmas. in a temperature of -"in de 

 j^rees. Spray freely. liUt do not water 

 too much until the plants have limken 

 f'reidy; then ^i\e water in alnindii mr. 

 As they advance, raise the teniperat ure 

 ."i dej^rees. When tlower heads are shnw 

 iii<,'. (in di'i^rees at niylit. free syri ii;:i n;^ 

 and lots of \\;iter will lie neeiled. I'eed 

 lilierallv ^vllen the )daiits .are wi II 

 rooted around the pots. .\s the head- 

 show ccilor. keeji a trille cooler if time 

 will jieMuit. 



l''or .Memorial day. the plant- c;iii 

 come on more naturally. Stall in ;i 

 cool house in I'eliruary. .\s llaster 

 stock yoes out. yi\e tlieiii more s|iace 

 and lieat. K'eiiiemlier always that hy 

 dran;4eas are thirsty -ulijects ■,n\i\ like 

 |ile!lty of feeding. Never allow ^leeli 

 aphis to yet aiiv t'oothiild. (dis. force 

 of water. sprayiiii,' with nicotine. 

 .\pliilie and other insecticides, as well 

 as ordinary f umij^at ions with nicotine, 

 will, any one of them, keep the plant- 



clellll. ' C. W. 



DETROIT COMMITTEES. 



The Detrod I'lorists' •luli is takiii- 

 hold of the work of prepjiratimi in 

 aiitiiMpation of an extremidy hirm' af- 

 fair ill .lanuary. when the American 

 ('arnation Society, the .\inerican K'ose 

 Society and jm^silily tlie Xatioicil 

 Sweet Tea Society will hold a Joint 

 exhiliition and convention in the 

 Wayne pavilion. The i luli has placed 

 th(> arraii;,^'iiu>iits in the liarids of the 

 folliiwiiii,r c()mmittoes: 



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