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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



^.^^'-^.^'■-^.'^ •.-'■-■^ '.?■'< •.-..'< •.^■;><'•A'^•^.'^^.'^•r^■^< -Q.^ •ry.t^ -. 7.'<-'.-^.'<-'.^.'<-.-'>.'<^??-'»T^--)'^' 



Loriaine Begonias. 



Tlic pfi'ssiiri' dl' (itliiT wurk im-i 

 .|(Mi1;il t<i l'".;i<tci- ti':iilc li;i- intilwiMy 

 |iri'\ I'lilol till' l.dirin Mrs ;^('ttiiiy tlic 

 .iitriit ion iii-(i|mtI\ liicir^. <'li'ar('<l 

 lii'iirhi's ;;i\c^ ;i i-li:iiii-(' to ■~|ii'i';iil niil 

 till' \iillli;; sIcM-k. wliii-li li:i^ nil ildlllit 

 Ih'( II ^l.-nnlili:^ Iiki ihi^c In iln well, ;inil 

 tlicii' i- iiiiw .'III (i|p|i(ii't uiiily to iid .■! 

 lot (if tlic riHitcil lUttinys |Mitti'i| (iir. 



|\iT|i tlicill i|Uitr rliisf td^i'tiicr wili'll 

 |iutti'i|. I'^c :i li,i;lit ciiiiilMi^t: lr;i f liiolil 

 ;ili'l -••linl .'irr ^lll'lii- ii'llt . It' ;i littli' \'V\ 

 tiiiii lif,-it is ;it i-(iiiini:i ihl. s(.i Illllch tlii' 

 l>cttc!-. tdiitiiiiit' t(i put ill Imlclics lit' 

 'littiii^'^ \\ lii'ii [•r(iiUf;i lilc. Till' (ilil 



I'laiits will niiw 111' iii.'iUiny .-i i: I 'If.'il 



111' i^i'dwth .'niil i|liiti' :i li;iti-li nt' i'iiltiii;:> 

 ^liiiilhl lie iilit.-ii ii.-ililr. I,di'l-;ii Ill's ,'ii'i' 



Iddkl'il ll|Mlll .-IS (lil'lirlllt sulljl'i-t'^ td I'lint 



|p\ sdriic. lull tlii'ic 1- |-i','illy lid >|MTi:i] 

 .jitliculty ill It. it' till' iii-ii|>,'i,u;it iiiij 

 lii'inli i-^ \\:il'lii .'ili'l ;i tii|i lir.'it iit' lin to 



• ;."i .Ic^i'iTs iii;i ; lit .'I i iii'il. with tlir iicn's- 

 >:i|-\ sIi.'kIi' :iim| w .'i t itI Ii;^. I'i'W sliiiulil 

 |:ii| td liidt. 'I'lidvr who diily Lli'dW ,'i 

 iCw ilii/.clis or :i llllliilrrij III' t \\ d III' 

 |il;iiit> lii;i,N- jllst :i^ wril luiy ydiiii;^ 



>td<k ill -'-J illrll I'dt'- t'l'dlll dill' dt' till' 

 -|M'c i;i I i>t s ill this lii'i^iiii ::l. 



Poinsettias. 



Whih' t III IT is \ it ;ilii|ili' t iliii' Ml 

 whi.li til ^t;irt |idi ii'^ct t i:i^ intrliilril t" 

 |,i'iiiliiri' riittiiiu- '" iii:<k<' |il:iiit- I'lir 

 |i;iii-. i|iliti' .1 1 l•\^ ^riiwi'l's |i|;iiit :: 

 iiriiih 111' lidii-i' III' I Im'iii I'm' rutting:. 



whlli' dtlirr- LlldW llli-|)i -iliulv ill 'i llirli 

 |Mit ^. :i ii'l w hi'li' \ dU w ,'1 lit -ti'iii^ dl 

 - I IrliL^th :ill'l lil-.-nt- tWi'lVd ti 



,io hti'i'h iiM-lir- :;(!d---, iir I'Vi'ii iiidic 

 it i~ t illM' liiiw til -t :i r1 II I' till' runt s 

 w h nil h.'i \ 1' lii'i'ii ilnrill.-illt -i lirr < liri-t 

 111:1-.. Ili'inl ihi'Mi limk .'1 litth'. I'lit 

 ii{> ^iii:^l\'. III' |il:int 111 lints .'iinl phiri' 

 III J ti'iii|ii'r:it 111 !• Ill ."."i •li';^lTi'^. I'd 

 niil ^i\r .-iiiv liiLlhii Ti'iii|ii'r:it lire, .-i^ it 

 will iiiih rni'.-i II -lilt. I:i 11 k \ rllt t iii^:--. 



Ill' .Ml-rl'lll lint til :;i\ 1' lllUi-ll W :iti'r lit 



t hi' fddt lint il ' 111' I'l.-i nt- :iri' liri'.'i km;:. 

 It 1- i';i-\ t II kill I hi'in with :i 11 "\ nr 

 ~ii|,|i|y w hill' t 11 '\ ,iri' ilnrinn lit. Idlt u^r 

 I hr -.|ir:i\i'r ti'i'i'l'. until llirv l.ri':ik. 



Tin II w :iti'l' tin- liint - llinri' I li'i'l \ . 



Primulas. 



'IMii' i':irlli"-t ^iiWIIil;- nt' hIh nli li-:i .-ili'l 

 ,->l ;ii'li-l- |irillilll:i- li.'i\i' .|ll-~t lii'i'li tC'ili- 

 pk'lllti'.l llltii ll;il- III' ll'^ht -nil, lliTl' 



t hi s will riiiin 1 11 until 1 Imy n li' tiirrt 

 1 11;^ in I III' iiiw ■■. w Imn t lirv will ;^o 

 ~iii-l\ intd 1' ' _. null |iiit-. .\ liii:li ti'in 

 |ii'i:i t ui'i' is iii'itlii'i' nrri' — :iry iidi' i|i' 

 -n.-iiih' I'ni' thi'^i' |ii'iiiiul;i- ; '<" .|i';^ri'i"- 

 .it iii:^lit is .-iiniili'. .iiiil till' yiiiiii;^ |i|,'iiits 



w;illt tn ill' ki'l't ni'lir till' lij^llt. liut 

 lii'i"! .'I littli' -h.-nh' I'l'iilii till' ilil'i'i-t l':ivs 

 nf till' -nil. .•~<iiwiiiL: dl' thd-i' |ililiinl:i'- 

 iv -till -i';i-nn;ili|i'. "^ nil will lint ^I't 

 ;is I'lir ' hri-tlil.i- |il;ilits ;i- I'l'iilii tlii' 



• ■.■ii'lirr -iiwiiiL:-. liiit tlii'\ r;in Im i^inw u 

 I nt IP II ill' littli' -I iii-k I n -'i imli juit s. 

 vvhiili 1- :i run \ I'll ii'Mt -i/r I'ni' iiinrkct 

 iliLT df I'i't :i i I i nn. I'lvnli il tin' dln-dii ii-;is 



HIT diily in I iin-li pots, tlit'.x will li" 

 s('i'\ iiT.'i liln I'di' ni;ikiiiy u|i intd |i;iiis 

 will II i n lldw ri'. 



Gloxinias. 



Till' (';ii'lirst st.-il'tfil yld.\iiii;i tulii'ls 

 will siidii lie tlii'dwinn Ijowcrs. Ih' nifc 

 fill, ill w.'itcriiin-, nut tu |idur it user tin' 

 I'dliiinc. it' the sun's r.'iys i-h.-iiirr tn 

 hit tlii'in while i|,'ilii|i, si'diTliin<i will 

 I'nIldW. .\s the |ints lii'yiii tn lill with 

 roots. ;iii oci-;isi(>ii;i I wn.'ik ildsc ol lic|iiii| 

 niiiiiufc will lie t'ouiiil lirl|it'ul. Kli'\;iti' 

 the lirst )ilaiits on i ii\ crt ml puts ;ini| 

 111' suic tli.'it they ;i|-i' slunlcil siilli 

 rii'lltly td |i|T\('llt srlllilill;; dl' till' 

 li';i \ I's. I r .'I li;itrh I'lin lu' t iiiu'il to 

 llowcr iihout .Mciiioiinl ilay. thcv will 

 prove useful for liomiuet woi'k when' 

 nither i-hoii-er llowei's .-ire wiiiitiil. If 

 stems lire ot' i iisulTirieiit li'ii;:tli. it is 

 e;is\ to mill ;i st.'ike or wire tn nll'set 

 this ilillielllty. Tilere is still ■•llllple 

 time in which tost:ii't .'i li;it di ol' t uliers 

 lor l;iter summer lilooiiii 11;^. I'l;ice them 

 in ll;its coxereil liyhtly with le:i t' liiohl 

 .•iml s.'iml. ill :i w;irm. iiinist house, .-iiiil 

 they will (|uickly start to emw. Then 

 pot off siii;ily. <ilo\iiiias are service- 

 aide iliirinn; the suiniiier luoiiths, whi'M 

 liow(>rinn' plants are none too alminl,! 11 1 . 



Calceolarias. 



< '.-I Iceolari.'is will soon lie in llnwer: 

 III fact, the ru;:os;i section is .'ilreaily 

 nicely open. I !e sure to stake the 

 pl;ints M'curi'l\' lii't'ore the\ lieinl o\er. 

 The\ are lirittle :il|il e.'isily lirnki'li. 

 {'■-e iie:it stakes; those p.-iiiiteil ci-reii 

 :iri'. of course, pleferii lile. lint iilily for 

 i-a lceol;iri;is. luit ;ill nthei' |idl plants. 

 If ;irowi'rs wouhl only pa\ a trille mori* 

 ntielitioli to their supports, their plaiit- 



woiild look a lot better. Nothing so dis- 

 Ijniires ami liurts the sale of an otlicr- 

 w ise line plant as a uumlier of ciiin- 

 liersoiiie stakes. .\lways use tlieni ;is 

 thill as is consistent with rieiilit\-, :iiii| 

 if painteil yreen they are ot' course 

 much less conspicuous. lint to return 

 to the calceolarias, they want shaije 

 now. .\ny sun will he injurious, es](e- 

 cially to the larye How creil or heri)a 

 ceous secti(»ii. Ruminate e\('i'y few ilays, 

 ami <;r()W tlie plants as cool as possiiile. 

 I'\'ei| reniilnrly once tli(> pots are full 

 of roots. Cow or slieej) 111a nitre, with 

 some soot adileil, will keep tlie foliane 

 dark nreen and tone them up. 



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FACTORY FOR YOUNG STOCK. 



.\ yood many peojile who liu\' each 

 season a few liundreds or a few tlioii- 

 saiids of rooted cuttinns or youii^ stock 

 out ol' pots, do not ajipreciate the ex 

 tent of this dep.'irtnient of the hiisi 

 iiess with some of tiie specialists. The 

 accom|iaii\iiie illustration will serve to 

 ei\T nil idea of the immense i|uaiitities 

 of stock propannted liy .\. \. I'ierstm, 

 Inc., ('romwell, <'(mii. The smaller of 

 the two pictures shows the jiropayat i lie 

 house for lieddiii;^ |ilants. wliere rooted 

 cuttines are turned out literally liy the 

 hundreds cd' thousands. The lareer pic- 

 ture is reproduced from a )ihoto;:raph 

 made in what is pi'olialdy the lar;;i'st 

 nreeiilioiise ill the I'liited States nivcn 

 over e.\clusi\ cly to the yraftiiie of 

 roses. This is an iron frame house 

 .'ilxl""). The |iicture shows |irop;inat- 

 ine cases of a ccMriliined len;;th of al- 

 most l.iMio feet. The total nr;iftiiie 

 here this season amounts to 7sti,llon rose 

 plants. This liouse holds at one time 

 oiilv one third tile season's output. 



At the time of tlie iioston Mower 

 show many visitors from .-i distance 

 took the op|iol'tUllity of \isitin14 the 

 I'ierson |ilnnt. No matter liow well 

 kept the visitor's own "reeniioiises 

 wei'e, lie almost imariahly commented 

 on the apple pie order of e\er\tiiinn in 

 tlie rierson estahlishincnt. 



Kenton, O. .lohn !•'. Saliraiisky h.-is 

 succeeded his f;itlier, W. .'~^;i lira iisky . in 

 Inisiness. 



Propagating House for Bedding Stock at A. N. Picrson's, Cromwell, Conn. 



