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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



11 



to be coming along too fast, move them 

 to the cooler end of the house. Do not 

 place in a cold house, or you will prob- 

 ably spoil the plants. Keep well 

 syringed and avoid too much water at 

 the root, which would soon cause a sour 

 soil condition, with yellowing foliage. 

 If the foliage becomes pale, apply soot 

 water a couple of times at intervals 

 of three or four days. Gardenias are 

 not slow growers, but of course it is in 

 summer or early fall when they make 

 their most rapid growth. The plants 

 require the full sun. In ventilating, 

 carefully avoid giving them a cold 

 draft. Some growers imagine gar- 

 denias are hard to grow. This is in- 

 correct. They are not easy to flower 

 in midwinter, but anyone with the 

 necessary heat can get an abundance of 

 flowers from the beginning of Febru- 

 ary. They like a porous soil, through 

 which water passes quickly. If at all 

 pasty, the foliage will soon turn a 

 sickly hue, especially if a little too 

 much water has been applied at the 

 roots. C. W. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The following special prizes are 

 offered for the annual exhibition of the 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America, in 

 conjunction with the St. Louis Horti- 

 cultural Society, at St. Louis, Mo., No- 

 vember 7 to 11, inclusive: 



Chrysantbemum Society of America Prize — Best 

 10 blooms chrysantbemum, any one variety, sliver 

 cup. 



Jerome Jones Prize— Best 10 blooms Cbrysantbe- 

 mnm Mrs. Jerome Jones; first, $15; second, $10. 

 Prizes offered by Jerome Jones, Boston, Mass. 



Elmer D. Smith Prize — Best 12 blooms In 12 

 varieties. Introductions of 1010 and 1911, shown 

 In separate vases, not less than 12-lnch stems; 

 first, $15; second, $10. Prizes offered by Elmer 

 D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich. 



William Wells Prize — Best 3 blooms Chrysan- 

 themum Mrs. O. C. Kelley; first, gold medal; 

 second, silver medal ; third, bronze medal. Prizes 

 offered by Wm. Wells & Co., Merstham, Surrey, 

 England. 



WllllRm Wells Single Chrysanthemum Prize — 

 Best six sprays of Single Chrysanthemum Miss 

 Hilda Wells; first, gold medal; second, silver 

 medal; thliid, bronze medal. Prizes offered by 

 Wm, Wells & Co., Merstham, Surrey, England. 



Charles H. Totty Prize — Best 6 blooms Chrysan- 

 themum F. E. Nash; first, $15; second, $10. 

 Prizes offered by Chas. H. Totty, Madison, N. J. 



Henry A.. Dreer Prize — Best 6 blooms yellow 

 seedling chrysanthemum of American origin; $10 

 prize offered by Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia. 



Philip J. Foley Prize — Best 6 blooms white 

 seedling chrysanthemum of American origin, $10 

 prize offered bv the Foley Mfg. Co., Chicago. 



J. C. Vaugban Prize — Best 10 blooms pink 

 seedling chrysanthemum of American origin; sil- 

 ver cup. Prize offered by Vaughan's Seed Store, 

 Chicago and New York. 



Peter Henderson Prize — Best 6 blooms crimson 

 or bronze seedling chrysanthemum of American 

 origin; $10. Prize offered by Peter Henderson 

 & Co., New York. 



liord & Burnbam Prize — Best 10 blooms any 

 color chrysanthemum never before exhibited In 

 this country, open to all, American or Imported 

 variety; gold medal or $20 in cash. Prize offered 

 by Lord & Burnbam Co., Irvington-on-Hudson, 

 N. Y. 



Other firms have signified their in- 

 tention of adding to this list. The ad- 

 ditions will be published as soon as 

 definitely arranged. In addition to 

 these, the regular premiums of the St. 

 Louis Horticultural Society are offered 

 for 'this show, the preliminary schedule 

 of which will be ready in a short while 

 and can be had upon application to the 

 secretary. Otto G. Koenig, 6473 Floris- 

 sant avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y. 



BEGONIA UciAT CUTTINGS. 



Will you give me information as to 

 the best manner of preparing leaf cut- 

 tings of Lorraine begonias? 



A. L. B. 



Select large and well developed 

 leaves. Cut them off with a good piece 

 of stalk. Some growers like to take a 



little of the wood from the bottom of 

 the leaf stalk in addition. This is a 

 good plan, as the cuttings usually send 

 up young growths a little earlier than 

 when the stalk is cut clean through. It 

 is not necessary, however, as leaves 

 with a small attached piece of stalk 

 will root. The leaves should just touch 

 the sand and stand clear of each other. 

 The bottom heat should be brisk, 80 to 

 85 degrees, and the top heat 65 to 70 

 degrees. The cuttings will not be long 

 in rooting in such a cutting bench. It 

 is better not to pot them off until 

 young growths are pushing through the 

 sand, and then use a compost of flaky 

 leaf-mold and sand. 



After the plants have stopped bloom- 

 ing, if they are headed back a little, 

 kept on the dry side for a few weeks 

 in a slightly cooler house and then 

 started in heat, they will give a fine 

 crop of soft-wood cuttings, which will 

 give more satisfactory results than the 

 leaf cuttings. C W. 



GIiADIOU FOB OUTDOORS. 



Will you please give me a short list 

 of the best commercial gladioli for out- 

 door planting, including the different 

 colors and covering as long a season 

 as possible! Can not the season be 

 lengthened by planting at different 

 times? What should be the diameter 

 of a bulb to give the best results for 

 flowering? G. M. K. 



Among the best of the inexpensive 

 gladioli for outdoor planting are the 

 following: Attraction, crimson with 

 white throat: Klondyke, clear yellow. 



crimson maroon blotch in throat; 

 Brenchleyendis, brilliant scarlet, a fine 

 old variety; Augusta, pure white, an- 

 thers blue; Ceres, white, flaked purple 

 rose; Eugene Scribe, rose, blazed with 

 carmine; America, the most popular of 

 all gladioli, beautiful soft flesh color, 

 now quite inexpensive and a great 

 seller in all flower markets; Octoroon, 

 salmon pink; Mrs. Francis King, light 

 scarlet. 



Among the somewhat higher priced 

 sorts of striking merit are: Dawn, shell 

 pink, an exquisite shade; Baron Hulot, 

 royal blue; Jane Dieulafoy, creamy 

 white, maroon throat; Shakespeare, 

 white, suffused carmine rose; Sulphur 

 King, clear sulphury yellow; White San- 

 derson, white, lightly penciled with 

 purple; La Candeur, creamy white. 



The first planting of gladioli can be 

 made just as soon as the ground has 

 dried out sufficiently in spring. By 

 planting batches ten days apart until 

 the last of June, a succession of flow- 

 ers may be had until sharp frosts occur. 

 The bulbs vary much in size, accord- 

 ing to variety. Any bulb an inch in 

 diameter will flower well. In the case 

 of robust sorts, however, like America 

 and Brenchleyensis, they should aver- 

 age one and one-half to two inches. For 

 best results we would like bulbs to 

 average one and one-half inches, and 

 if more, all the better. The smaller 

 bulbs should be used for the earliest 

 plantings. C. W. 



ThompsonviUe, Conn. — Charles H. 

 Furey has opened a new flower and 

 music store on High street. 



