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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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Lilium Speciosum. 



I'lif ciild s1(ir;i;i(' Imlhs nt' 1, ilium 

 •-|icci(iMiiii pottc'l ill Aujiiisl nrt' now 

 i;i\in<: (|iiiiiit itii's ol' lUiWcis, wliicli 

 c-uiiii' ill iisct'iilly. 'I'licv iii;il<c :i [licas 

 iiiy .•idditioii til loii^ stciiiuu'd lluwois, 

 :iiid |iiiridi;iscrs secuii iitj tlu'iii ;nc in 

 \;iii;il>ly wcil pli'iiscd with tlicni. ;is 

 tlii'N li;i\i' cxccllriil ki'cjiiiia <|niditi('s. 

 I'm t'iiii('i;il clcsiij;ns tti(> wliitc \arietv 

 just now conios in csiiccinlly \ ainalilc. 

 Tlie n(>\v crop of luillis pidtcd in No 

 stMnliiT and pland iiikIim- tlie benchi'> 

 of a cool lionsc aro just appearing aliovf 

 ground. It will ho .hiiic hcforo tlioso 

 llowcr. and it does not pay to sul),ioi't 

 ilicin to any fon-in^i. Mi-foro tin' 

 '^rowtli>- get drawn, stand lliein on a 

 lioncli and allow tlicni to i-oinc alony 

 -slowly. Jf yon want to hold them liack 

 until later in the snininer, they can go 

 into any light ])it or frame whieh is 

 just (dear of frost. Allow the soil to 

 heeonie a little driei-. however, liefore 

 mo\iny them to colder ipiarters. 



Cyclamens. 



i'lie cycdamen seedlings troni seed 

 sown in September are now rc'ad\' for 

 small pots. They have for some time 

 lieen growing on a slitdf in shallow flats. 

 whi(di have been frequently seratehed 

 over. I'se a light soil of flaky letif 

 mold, loam and sand for the first pot 

 ting, and stand the plants on a liemdi 

 where thoy will not got cold feet. An 

 .(verage ininiiniim of r>."> to "is degrees 

 will suit them. This temperature would 

 be 10 degrees too high for blooming 

 plants, but is all right for vmnig stock. 

 Plants which are coming info flower and 

 intended for early s])ring sales must be 

 grown cool; 40 to 4'> <legrees will suf 

 fice. ]f\ however, wanted earlier, ;j de 

 grees mor(> heat can be given. A top 

 dressing of Clay's fertilizer is the best 

 possible food for them. Yoii cannot 

 keep thi' plants tun m.-ir t 1h> light if you 

 want thom stocky. 



Bougainvilleas. 



'I'iiere is a moderate salt! each Kaster 

 for bougainvilleas. They are hardly the 

 I'laster color, but there are always a 

 4ood many [ilants sold with colored 

 /lowers, riants which have been kept 

 i-ool and tolerably dry .at the root for 

 ^nine time should now be top-dressed, 

 placed in a temjierat ure (d' 00 to 62 de- 

 crees .-it night ami freely syringe'l. 



<;ive one g I soakiii;^ ;it the rofd. 



Then let the Miil m,, mther on the dry 

 side until the jdaiits ■,,}■,■ breaking freely. 

 If started at once, the plants should 

 flower nicely for Easter. If they are 

 open a little early, it is easy retarding 

 them in a cooler house. Few flowers 

 have better keeping (jualities than 

 boiio;iiii\ illeas. The vari*>ty Sanderiana 

 lemaius the most pojmlar for pot cul- 

 ture. 



Fuchsias, 



I'uidisias are looked u|H)n by many 

 as old fashioned, but tliev are nevei 



tliidess popubir with many and prnba 

 Illy .always will he. While we cannot 

 make as manifold uses of them foi' bed 

 ding and exhiliitiou pur|ioses as in 

 Kurope, we can nevertlieless use them 

 for liowcring in pots, for planting out 

 in paitiall\- sha<led beds and for pia/.z;; 

 lio.xes, where they do not get too much 

 sun. \ice little plants in 4-iii(di pots, 

 carrying a few flowers, sidl widl in May 

 ;ind .liine, ;in(l any country florist who 

 grows a liat(di can easily dispose of 

 them, (iet in a good batch of sui-cnlent 

 cuttings now. 'J'liey are easily rooted. 

 I'ot off into L'l.j-inch pots ;(iid later into 

 + imdi, using at the last po'tinji mod 

 erately ri(di soil, ;iiid you will liaxc 

 neat plants for your customers. The 

 >iiigle varieties will l.e fdimd lathei 

 more tloriferons tli.aii the donlileN, Inn 

 each ha\'e their admin'vs. 



Fibrous-rcoted Begonias. 



It' seed is not yet sown of such 

 liegonias as l-irfordii and \'ernoii, it 

 should be sown without delay in shal 

 low jians (d' light soil. Being minute, it 

 needs no co\-ering. Water tin- pans 

 lirst; then sow the seed as thinly as pos 

 ^ible. Pl.ace glass .and sheets of p.ajiei 

 o\(M' till' pans until the seedlinjjs gei 

 minale. Those fegonias of the semper 

 lliiniiv, (i|- excrbloominy. type aic \alua- 

 lile. The\ make neat pot plants, can 

 lie used in \ases. windiiw lio.xev ;iiid 

 piazza lioxes. and can be lieildcd oiil 

 ill either fall sun. partial shade or liea\\- 

 -■hade. ;iiid whei'e\cr ;^in\\ n tlie\- iire 

 alwavs ill flower. 



Gloxinias. 



(iloxinia tubers started in flats early 

 in January have now niad(> considera- 

 ble growth and can be potted into .5-inch 

 or G-inch j)ots, according to their size. 

 Gloxinias like a light but moderately 

 rich soil. One half fibrous loam, one 

 , fourth each leaf-mold not too much de- 

 cayed, and dry cow manure, with a good 

 dash of line charcoal and sharp sand, 

 will make an ideal soil for them. Water 

 rather sj)aringly until the pots are well 

 filled with roots; then more freely. 

 -Vvoid wetting the f(diage at all times 

 as much as jiossible and grow in an 

 average night temperature of 60 de- 

 grees. The worst entnny of the gloxinia 

 is thrips. It disfigures both foliage and 

 flowers, but if tlie j)lants are fumigated 

 once a week it will not trouble them. 

 ]\Iany people imagine that tuberous 

 begonias and gloxinias have no insect 

 foes. No greater mistake could be 

 made, for once thrips get a foothold the 

 plants are ]n;ictical]y mined. 



Hydrangeas. 



The earliest batch of hydrangeas liav<' 

 now made considerable growth, and the 

 flower heads can be seen at the ends. 

 These will be in good time for Easter. 

 K\en later plants can be flowered by 

 the middle of April, but to be sure of 

 having them on time a temperature of 

 (id degrees at night should be main- 

 tained. Hydrangeas at all stages of 

 i.n-owtli want an almndant water supply; 

 in fact, given good drainage, plants in 

 active growth can hardly be over- 

 watered. Any showing pale foliage can 

 be toned up by placing a little soot or 

 nitrate of soda in the water. In order 

 to work up a good sto(d< of young plants 

 for next yi-ar. take off as m.any of the 

 n(ui flowering shoots as yfiii can and 

 pl.Mce ill the cutting bench. 



Asters. 



There are a f<'w growers each year 

 w ho grow beiitdies of asters under glass. 

 Some there are who have had flowers as 

 early as May, and any of the early sorts 



Rose Rose Queen. 



