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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



AriMi, C. I'.M 



SEASONABLE NOTES ON LILIES. 



Forcing Out the Easter Flowers. 



ImiI I'ttlf iiiuii' tli,-iii ,1 wi'rk i't'iii,-mi> 

 lictwrcii now ,'iii(l Kastcr. 'I'lic s|ii"ii<4, 

 while iiioilt'i-atcl \ clear, lias lieeii cold 

 and [ilaiits lia\e not a(|\ance<| iirail\' so 

 ta|iii|l\' .MS dniin;^ the sann' |ieriod a 

 \'eai a^o. Xn inattei' how (di'ar the 

 skies aie, if there is an avcraye lein 

 ner.ituie .'i )o jll decrees lower diiiiny 

 I he d;iy. and .-old niL;hts, llowei-s will 

 not i|e\(do|i (III tile lilies ;is with warm- 

 ei weather-. It the Imkis ;ire not now 

 showiir;; white. tlie\ ;ile late and want 

 all liie heal \ on can ;^i\i' them. If is 

 "Aoith a little extia eH'oft to t r v to 

 ha\e at lea^t one l!o-\<'i ojien on a 

 |dant. as alter I'l.a^tei prices are .alwavs 

 .•iwav down. ( I i •> (■ aii\ late |ilants the 

 wannest hoa^e \oii lia\e; 7o ile^ri'es ,at 

 n'^ht 1- too lii^h foi the Miajoi'itx' ot' 

 I'laiil^. Iiiil lor hiLil^ard lilies it is now 

 .1 ne<-essity. Spiav them I'l-eelv .and 

 liol t le II |i I'll lit \ of vim heat i n t lie .a ft 

 eriioon a lid if I lie\ v:\ n I le llow ei ed on 

 linie. heai and nud^tiire. with (dd Sid's 

 aid, will .-ic -oiiiiil ' vli it . ( III en we L;el 

 v]iidK of daik. c(dd we.ather near Ma'-te'- 

 a iHi viic |i .', eat he i iv d i'-t re- ^i iil: I o 

 iho-e w hii-e |i|;inl- .ire late. .\ 1 1 we 

 i-a II do li iidei vi!c h ((Hid it ion-- i-. I o u v;- 

 I lie ll! \ (I i li I ( Ilia t a ml Mloi-t II re. 



M,\kin.a Up Easter L'!ies. 



d'hr re i V :; I w .a \ - a c • i,- i de ;• 1 1 I ^ -ale 

 for la I Lie I ol - ol ll i ■'- if ; ; '-1 .■. Iiiil ■ 

 'I'lie-,. -koii! I !,r '.'... li,' li-i '.•:• ii.'.. 1 h ' 

 plan!-!;:,,. 1 no ', ; r 



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as tliore is then less probability of 

 tlieir being bruised. Ten-inch pots 

 \vith five stalks are often asked for anil 

 are ell'eetive in eluircdies. It is not 

 iieca'ssarv to retain .all soil alioiit tiie 

 jl.inis when making them n|p. 'Peaiaiiy 

 part of it away will not hurt them or 

 .arrest the ile\ (do|imeMt ot' the (lowers 

 in the least. Soak wadl with water 

 alter m.akinc n|i the pots and ilo not 

 exjiesi' these plants to hriyht sunshine, 

 which miyht cause xiiiie of the lower 

 t(dia)4(' to take on a i^oldeM hue. It 

 m.ay le asktil. whv not use these lai'c;i' 

 pols loi- the Imllis when they .are lirst 

 lotted.' The olijcctioiis are. first, that 

 the liiillis do not make r<pot so wadi in 

 pots containiuj^ a larec jiody id' earth. 

 ;iiid second, in ,a liatidi of lilies it would 

 lie 'oiiu'lliini^ of a noNidty to find any 

 four or li\c Imllis whiidi. if put in the 

 same |ot, would llowcr s' niii It.a neousi w 

 K(('p the pollen imi'-ses remo\'e<| from 

 the llowcrs and, of course, make a point 

 of se(dn^ that .any stems which maal 

 Mipports ;;et them and ih.at all pots a ri 

 -c 111 |iu Ueasly (dean. I'l.ants in llowcr 

 -laeild li;ue a cold Immim', pit or ladlai; 

 hi ( C^rees a! iii^;lit in a (adi.ar will hold 

 'in III ill i:ood -liape, I i!t e\('ii with lilies 

 I dii not t.alvc them diiecl liom 7n to T'l 

 I decile, 's .at iiiL^ht to -o In., ,a tempera 

 ! laie. 



j Liiirs lor Moiuorir.l Day. 



1 i I is lot :i loii'^ c r\' i'l oni l'!.a--l ei I o 



I .\leaoi:.al da-, I hi- \eai. onl\ -oaie -i.\ 



-\\e'd-;s. I ii--ilil, if iv!-tiM- we|-e mad'- In 



- .'-^pi 1 1 II is th.' 

 nd I . It \. o: Id I II 



in many ways an advantage, as these 

 eaiiy and late Kasters are harassing 

 to the growers of Kaster stock. The 

 liritish rarli.anient is to consider the 

 recommendations to ha\(' ( 'luistinas day 

 always conic on Monday and Master day 

 on a stated diiy, an<l it is possible that 

 in a few years these movable feasts will 

 be (dianged. lint to hark ba(dv to 

 .Memoiial day, (|uiti> a few lilies are 

 always grown for that holiday, and 

 everything in th(> lb)\ver \\u<'. s(dls at 

 that time. It will l)(> jiossible tt) give; 

 these late lilies a little better bench 

 space, with Master stock out of the 

 way. They should have their buds 

 peeping by the end of April and thi\v 

 will be all light. If yon have only 

 l"]aster lilies just showing buds it is 

 better to let them come on inituiall\', as 

 fuiier.'il and other work always calls for 

 a certain nundiei-. .\ny with liuds just 

 peeping at Ivaster can e.nsily be Indd 

 back tor .Menorial da\- in a co(d house. 



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A Pot of Good L'li. s. 



LILIES TURNING YELLOW. 



riease i<l\ise me what to do in re 

 ;.',.'ird to III \- i;ig,aiit(Miin lilies, as tlie\' 

 are turniiig \eil(MV from the bottom 

 up. riie\- wcic planted Oidober -\K 



r.tin, ill ii inch p(ds. and 1 |int them mi 

 a d.-irk c(dlar with a temper.ature ot' hi 

 decree-. 1 \-\;i1er(a| them about exery 

 twd >\(ad<s. iiml when tlie.\- were aboii! 

 one inch aboxe the niouiid I put tlu-m 

 ill a nieeiihous' -ixitli a ni'jlit tempera 

 till-" ot' li.'i deniiM'-. Ilaxing no steam 

 lie:it. I put .-I l,-iiL;e stove in t lie ceiiter 

 of ! he lioll-e. Mv liiies ;ire now about 

 eilihl to (dnhleeii inches hi^li. When 

 the |i(il- Vicre well tilled vvifh I'oots I 

 V,:i'ered I 'lelii eveiv d;iv, using ;\ hose. 

 Tliel e a re -oine wail m- i n t he soi I, 

 which I lli'iik li;ive something to do 

 with til" lilies turning yellov.. W'h.-it 

 is the best m.-i iiiire .' I h.i V e not t lied 

 .-iliv ;i- yet . \' . \V. L. 



Starv.-itioli at the root- or .-in in.ade 

 iiiiale Wilier supply m.ay be the c.-iiise 

 of xdiir lilies turning vellovv. .\ny 

 worms ill the soil will md do a gre;it 

 amount ot' harm. Ndn i-aii easily net 

 rid of them by ;;iving the plants some 

 lime wati'i'. \'oii!- treiitnient of the 

 i^-^a ntiMims seems to li;iv-e been about 

 linht. S|irav them (|uite freidy over 

 head and reinenib<'r that now, when 

 the |iots are full of roots, not one, but 

 two and perhaps ihree waterings a ilay 

 m.av be necessary dniing clear weather. 

 Sheep m.anuie water is good; so is that 

 (ditained from cows. If yimi- plants 

 look starveil, w.ater with weak nitr.ate 

 (<{' soda water a te.asjioonfnl to a \- 

 (juait can ;it iiiteivals of five or six 

 (lavs. Two waterin;^s should snflice. 

 but iinimal liipiid manure twi(i' a weidx 

 will be found lieljd'nl. The earliest 

 buds on \oiir lilies slnnild lie showing 

 white early in .Xiuil. If tliev do not. 

 von are late and must give the plants 

 ,all possible lie.at and moisture. 



C. W. 



TULIPS NOT FLOWERING. 



|,.ast fall 1 planteil .-i number ot' tiiliji 

 bulbs in boxes. 1 kejit thi'ni buried out 

 iloois niitil t!ie first ji.art ot Decennier 

 and then |iiit them in a c<dl;ir. 1 brmight 

 them to the light from .lannaiv on. a- 

 I ni'eil((l them. 1 planted Keizersk rooii. 

 I !iltai;e .M.aid .and other varieties, which 

 llowered niia l\. 1 ,al-o pl.anted a nnin 

 bei of ( liiv s(dorii. vidlow, but no! a 

 bulb llowered. Tliev were pl.anted in 



