Ai-i!ii. i:!, mil. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



11 



Mount Mora Greenhouses of the Stuppy Floral Co., St. Joseph, Mo. 



-illoniii), if it sIkiws its luids ;it 



-ter, can easily bo licM lor .McuKjiial 



111 the case of J.. caii<li<liim, if 



, N can lie seen ]\[ay 1, tiiey will lie 



lime, provided they iia\f ;i lij^lit, 



iiiiy house. 



Standard Heliotropes. 



lieliot ropes as lieddiny plants are 



il kiiowa and ]iopular. A hed of 



• Mil is iiiucli iinpioved if one (ir 1 wo 



luhirds i-aii he d<itted tliroii;,^!! it. Tlie 



■ iwiiig of standards presents ['ew dilli- 



Ities. Tiiey can he had either iVoiii 



itiiifi's or se(>d. The latter proiluees 



'. more \i<j,()ioiis plants. Sdci't the 



■ H-^t r(d)iist plants for standards. Itiih 



M\;iy all side shoots ancl remove all 



iinwers. Carry u[p tlie stem t(j any d(>- 



ird heij^ht hefore finally pinching it 



nid allowinjj^ it to make a head. Of 



iMirse, ;i stiike of sutlii'ient stoiilncss 



■' hold the jdant erei-t must he used. 



i' is not now too late to root cuttings 



'■' grow on into standards. 1 1' grown 



lioiig all summer and wintiT, these can 



lii' tlowiMed if desired tor I'la^ti'r. as 



nore than one (>nterprising grower lias 



liiiie, or if preferrei] (';in lie |iotled on 



Old s(dd in large [lots or small tnhs Idr 



-iniimer llowering. If kept well watered 



ind fed, these iieliot ropes will lilooiii 



,iiaetically all sunitner. and if hig speci 



ii'i'iis are desi'('d, the eld jilants i-;ui he 



•:irried o\er wintei modern t idy i-ool 



iiid dry nnd then pruned liack a little i 



:iiid started in lient as sioing .advances. 



I'liesi' st.andard--. when securely stakeil 



iiid plungeil to prexcnt hlowing over, 



:ire rlinriniug features in .iny ^iirdeii. 



Marguerites. 



M;ireiiente plant- wliuii .ne grown 



lel cutting should now li,i\e llie Jiots 

 "1 l.oxes stood on the Im.I- m| ln'iiches. 

 -!■ that they can roei thi.'nuii l're(d\. 

 Mill will, in .a'iditioii. nee. I Ini- i.i w .-iter 

 iimI f reipU'llt teeclini;. oi t he -telii- will 



■ eit li.'ive the length or i he iIowims ihe 



-i/e Ue w<iul 1 like lo ~ee I'hi.il • -el 



■lit III e;il'iiiw heliche- wi!! imw lie 

 •iIiiIHl: to ll(e.\er l'ieel\ iilel -iiollld U I \ e 

 . rM|, until lie I:il1er |.:iii e t' .luiie. 

 hir-nente- :,- wiiitei ldi".mei- mii-l 

 :i\e their ro,,i niM r.--' i -•ted. luit ;it'ler 



:,, ,•.■11 1\ -pi III- llie\ llow.l lilh'lv 1 

 .1111, ■d direciU III iIm Imii.Ih- ^■olln- 



|.,rk. I ,,th vellnw- .■111.! wliiie \:irie1ies. 



i,,,iild lia\c the llowi r- lu.nlied o|V. 



l,,.-e should Ic- .:inie.| live. -Illlinier 



U .-old lloii-e or liallie. .Illd if tlie.\- 



HI lia\c shade I'roiii l:illi~ to keep lliem 

 "olrr. thev will -iiminer ininli hotter. 

 -|.eei;ill\ 'the vellow vanetie-. Mar 



uerites' ;,|T lil'lll^ UnHe - I " W 1 1 eVc'ry 



•■ar .-ind -.dl ii- well a- .hiv Hower on 

 111 ninrket. .-.iid tie- Uiowci who m.ax 



nation or rose cultur(> mav turn it to 

 good ;idv;intag(> li,\- filling it with mar 

 guerites. Myosotis can he planted 

 along t h(> (>dges of the hemdies and, if 

 there are anv posts, run a few sweet 

 pe;is u]) them. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The .National Sweet Peti Society of 

 .\merica will l:old its annual coiucntion 

 •and summer exhibit ion at I'hihohdphia. 

 June '2'.'> an<l 24, JiUl, undei- the auspices 

 of the rennsxhania Horticultural So 

 ciet\- .and in ernix'ction with its annual 

 sweet pea exhil)itioii. 



.V gn.aranteo fund for a general list 

 (d' |irizes has been headed hy our prcsi- 

 <lent, \V. ,\tlee Hurjioe, the TIenry F. 



Michell Co.. ileiiiy A. Dreer. I lie., Ar- 



tliui' 'I". I'.oiMi not nil and other seed 

 houses ,ont ribiit ine. A |ireli miliary 

 s(diei|iile will 11,' iMildishe.l in a few 

 days, showing li^t ot' pri/.es. cups, etc., 

 .and a general program for the con\-eu- 

 tioii. Contributions for .■ublitional pri/.es 

 in the form o1' cash or •■iips, etc., are in- 

 \ iteci I'loin t he t rade. 



The pri/.e list will amount to about 

 ifoou. wlii(di should act as ;i Micai stim- 

 ulus to the lo\ei-- (it' sweet pe.'is. and 

 intending exhibitors sIkmiM make due 

 prep.arat i(jus for tin-, the third annual 

 exhibition gixcii by our -uciet v. For 

 further jiart icul.ars write to the under- 

 signed at ;J4-J West Foui-ti.ent h street, 

 .\ew \'{)\k eil.v. 



llariw .\. I-iuii\ .ai d. >iec 'v. 



:i\e .-I iMMl-e not .(iii'c .-elai 



ilc.i lor ■-.■ir 



THE CUT FLOWER CROP. 



(irowtli is now raiud under glass, .and, 

 unless the plant- are looked over fre 

 • piently. there i- ;i danger of the haulm 

 becoming bent, which will -poil the 

 llowering stem- t,,i .,ale piirpo-..-. With 

 increasing -im heat, the beds dr\ out 

 nioie (luickly ;,nd water -iippli,.- niii-t 

 I'c iiicre,as,.,|. Manh and April .ne the 

 two month- when -w.-et |.e;i- iiieler 

 Hl.ass l-eaidl their ore;ile-t perfection. 



^^•"'11 the e.aily -iimnier torrid wa\e- 

 ;irri\ e, thev rapidly <leterior;it e in .pi.-il- 

 ''.''■• I'io'N .are naliirally cool, moi-tiiii'- 

 lo\ ill- -iibir,-ts ami mi .atL^mpt -ImiiM 

 '■\''i' h.' madc^ 1,1 i,,r,-e ,,r .-..d.lle : hem. 

 I'l.-nit- lloweriiie -hoiild b.. -npplicd w ii li 

 li'iuid iii.-iniii,. Mii.-e ;i week, er ill place 

 "•' "lis ha\.^ .1 to|, dre--inu ot' .-.iw ..r 

 -heep manure ii.>r.| m bet',, re wat-aniL;. 

 l\c,.|, th,' ventilators ,)peii wli.'m'ver th,- 

 ue.ith.'r will p,.rmit. ami there are fi^w 

 'la,\s after .\piil cmies in when tlo^v 

 '■aniiot bf. ,,peioMl f,,r at le:i-t .a few 

 lioiirs d.aily. A night temperature of .'.H 

 degrees will b,^ about right. This ,-an 

 I'C a,l\auce,| l' ur ;i d.^grees as th,' 

 month i,r,igivs-,s. The Siiencer v.arie- 

 ties are )i,,\\ starling to tlow.>r ami 

 ti'om this time on will .•ommand the 

 '""^' prices. Out of the ninner.ms va- 



iietu'- II, ,w li-t,^,|, the <irieiiia| (',ii,rit,'ss 

 Spen.-.M' rem.ain- at the li,..-i,| ,,t' th,. pr,.- 



.•e--i,,|| a- ;i -eller. 



■ \ - the out, 1, Mir -w.'i't p. 'a- ,-,ime 

 1 hi,iiii;li th,' -I, inn. I. run t li,^ .nit n ,ator 

 tl'celv .■ini,i||._; lle'in. all, I wli.-r,. thev 

 h.-i\e .•..III,. i||, I,,,, tlii.klv thi- i- an 

 ■ip|eil nil,, tiiii,' to ,|,. ii,-,-,.--ar\ tliiii- 

 iiiiiu. 1 I' -tnui- li;iiiliii. whhdi will ,'arrv 

 -tour llower sti'iii.-, i^ \\;int,'.!. the 

 pl.'iii'- niii-t lie -i\,^n :iiii|.|,' riMim in 

 w lii.li 1.1 ,|,-\ ,'l,.|.. A i.iw i.t (.laiits 

 t liii' kl \ -ow 11 ni:i \ l.iok pl,'a-i II- i n t he 

 . .-nlv -I ,iM,'- I I ^ii.w 1 II. but .■i- I !,,■ ,.,.a- 

 -on :i.|\ .•iii,-e- I h,.-,. i |i;,.k -,^,.,||| ,1^., ,in|. 

 pi\ -!ii,.th,M- . !!,■ .iM.it ln'r. -I. •Ill I nt ,le- 

 \ e|.,|.- ami t he ib.w ,1 -t:ilk-. in-',^a.| ,if 

 ' ai 1 \ 111- I hr.i^ an. I t ..in M..u .■\ ^ .■■.ir\,. 

 ■|\ei:i^.^ halt' tli:it iniii.liii !.,■! -up 



l""l- ml. I p..-iti.,i, a- -. :,- |,,i--ibl,. 



I'iani- -l.ari,.,l 1 n |..,t - ni :i .-..i.! -r,', n 

 iioii-.' ,ir <-ohli i;im, - i-an e.i .ii;t.|....r- .ni', 

 tini.' al't,-r Ihe nil, Ml,. ..f .\pi .|. I|:ii-,l,^n 

 them oil' gra.lually 'ii-t. I'.ef.u.^ -,.itiiig 

 them out pl;i,-i^ th,^ -iip|i,irt- m th,. 

 row- ami ,|o ii..t .-r.iw.l th.. pl:iiii-. A 

 t'loi apait Will pro\ !■ more -at i-ta.^t.irv 

 th:ni h.alf that distaii.-e; th;it |s. . t' th',' 

 littl,' p,its c.iiitain .all a\,'ra-e ot' three 

 pl.ain - I'auh. 



