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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



A I'll 1 1, 117, I'.tll. 



iiiMttiT, ;iiiy otlitT i'(ili:ij;t' ]tl:int, is 

 more graceful and dcsiralilc for liall 

 (ir room dt'corations wIhmi it can he 

 yivt'ii a jiositioii fairly ■\vtdl raised, so 

 that tlic fronds will not lie linisliccl 

 against. 



RAMSBURG'S NEW ANTIRRHINUM. 



'I'lic National I'lowcr Show at Hostoii 

 ■was so cnorinoiis in its cxtt'iit t!iat 

 many j^ood tliinjis sliowii 1 licrc failed to 

 attract the attention they woiihl ha\c 

 recei\ed in a less extensi\-e exhihit ion. 

 ]>ut one of the no\(dties tliat cauylit 

 tlie eye ot' everx'one ^vas tlie Silver I'ink 

 snapilratjon shown liy (i. S. KaMisl)iir<^, 

 Sonierswort h, ,\. II. Speakin^r of jt. 



.\lr. K'aiiishurjf s.aiii: "'I'his is .a yreat 

 sn.apdra^oM, liaxinj.; orij^inated here and 

 havinjj; circulated as a stra\' slieep in 

 my part of .\e\v Kn^daiid for four years. 

 We took it u|> tliree years ajjo and 

 ha\(' tried many experiments witli it, 

 until we haxc a stroiijr plant -with 

 ( losely set liead, runninjf ten incdies up, 

 with (lowers only :i half inch iii)art. ' ' 

 The accomjianyin^ ilhistratiou sliows a 

 section of a liencli at Mr. Jiamshur^ 's, 

 photoyraplu'd just before Kastor. Jle 

 has this season ile\'oted to it a heiicli 

 Ixdii feet and cut l.tidO spikes for 

 ll.-ister. T)ie illustration shows a yard 

 stick ill the center, indicating the 

 height of the jdaiits. 





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SUGGESTIONS 



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Hardy Perennials. 



Any wiiili'i niulcli will liy now have 

 lieeii reino\ed lioin liaiil\' jierennials 

 ;iiid many ot' llieni will lia\'e maile con 

 sideiiililc i^rowtli. ll will ]i;i\ c lieeii 

 noticed that .i liea\y coxeriny of straw 

 or leaves docv moii' harm than ji'ood to 

 many jdant^. Itnllious ]ilants send llu^ir 

 lojis into till- mulch ;ind are badly 

 liro!\en in it- ii'mo\;il. f'oxylov r< >iniply 

 rot away when lieaxily coNcred and 

 ;iliout all till' l.filiaceous )ilan1s maliinix 

 :in e;iily ;;idNv1h ;i re sci-iously liurt by 

 ;i thick mulch, especially whi'ii, .as often 

 liajipens. ihe L;round below the mulch i> 

 sot't. It' it i- hard frozen the <l;inia;io 

 •will be mucli less. Loosen \[\> the sill- 

 fare soil with the culli\atov. hoe or 

 fork. 'I'hi-^. bi -ide- liel|iiliL: the iilalit-. 



ser\c< to kill many little w I '-I'ed- 



liiiL;- ,iii-1 -i;ntin.e. 



While aiii limn i- t he be^t 1 inie tdr 

 transplanting; the bulk of |iereiin ial-. 



the \\oll< r;iM .-lUo lie done ill sprillL;, 

 and wlieic plant-- in pot- are to be jiad. 

 planting; may be doio' .-it .•ilmo'-t .any 

 time. .\u\ \arictii- of -omewli.at doubt 

 till hardine--, sn.h n- .bapaiioe .aiieiii 

 oiM"^. i nc;ir\ ille;.-^. relim.annia-. lritom;i-> 

 I jiiiiidiolia- ). .Iiui'ali< .and iHini|ioii 

 chrys.ant liemalii-. -lioiiM now lTo out at 

 (in<-e. In some Latitudes the-e ;ire .all 

 li;ird\ ; ill otiici- the\ aic not. Sweet 

 ^viHiam-. rocket-. ( ';i nt eibiiry be|b. 

 I'oreop-i-- l;!' I 'id illoi :i .aiid other \;iii- 

 etie-- which are bieiinlaK. or ii-ii;illy 

 tl-eated as -llcli. should al-o eo out. .a- 

 \\i\\ ;r- iloiible c|:ii-ie-, ;iiibl iet ia-. niyo 

 -oti-. \ uda-. ]i;iti-ie- and other low- 

 ^iciwiii^ sprint: lloWerili:: ■-ub.iect'-. '1 lie-e 

 hitter make u-elnl I .ordeiiiiL'- and .are 



:il--<i hue tor c.ai |iet i IIl; bulb beil-. 



Keep the sll<ot- ot' erelllini protected 

 \,\ collie cveli^reell boll-ll- Ulltll lati' 



si'iriiiL; t'ro-i- l.a\e e,,iie. .a- the\- are 

 e;ivily injure.!. If .iittiii^'- of perennial 

 pllJoN h;i\e not yet been t.akeii. it i- 

 7iot too late- to root ,a i^ood b.atch in 

 ;i cool |,rop;ieat Iiil: house, or even cold- 

 frame. Tlie-e root in a few weeks and 

 ihiiiiiL; cool. iiioi-t weather can be 



|, hinted out diiect t'lolli the -and. They 



m.ake one lai-e he.ad (d' tlowers in late 

 -iimmer when tl Idei (dump- are on 



ill,. w;ine. I'elit-tenion- ale better 



treated a- annual-. Thi-e -limild now 

 be of snilicient streii^Mh to pl.aiit mit. 



They do not mind a little I'rost. ('nt 

 lilies t.akeii ill late autumn also make 

 excellent pl.aiits. Keep .\oune u)-,,wths 

 on lilie- coxereil with ;i liyhl lllllhdi. 

 The late spline t'ro-i^ scmadi them and 

 cause wli.at m; n\ beliexe to be a ilis 

 ea-e. I,, aur.itum, tiiirinnm. speciosmn 

 .ami lleiiryi. to s;iy nothiiiL; ot' other 

 varieties. ,a re easily injiiii'il in this w;iy, 

 .and even the li.ardy I.. <-.aiidiiliiiu is 

 better not CNpo-ed to bitine. fro-t_\' 

 winds oiice i;s llowt'i spike- are pn-h- 

 i W'j,. 



Where ;i batidi of seeds of such sub 

 ject- a- delphiniunis. .a(|iiile<;ias. Shasta 

 daisies. liipine> .-iihI other \ a riet ies»were 

 -own under eiass in |-"ebruar\' .ami have 

 I cell piiid^ecl off in llats. these will now 

 be .all ri;4ht ;.i set out in nursery rows, 

 .and any t'all -eedliiies wintered in <-old 

 I'r.anie- -honld .also br' -et out. .Many 

 ot' t lie-e will llower liicelv this sea-cHi 

 .•iiid all will ni.ake -tronv, -toidv tor 

 plaiitiiiL; in ji"! iiia iien I bed- in the I'.all. 

 Tlii'v ail' jii-t the cl;i-- ot pl.ant- 

 wanted lor vonr i-ii-tomei- who w.ant 



;i I'ew |ie|iii 11 i:i I-. ;ilid it i- lloliceil that 

 the iiiimber ^r.iwiie.; tlie-e li.a idy pl.ant- 

 i lie ii'.a -e- e\ .■ I V vca r. 



reoiiie- :i re now -tailing; to ^low. It 

 1 hcv h.ad ;i winter mulch of roltecl m.a- 



mire tind this has been forked in ubout 

 them, they should render a cjiiod re- 

 count of tlieinsel\-es. They c.aii be still 

 further iinjiroved by a top-dressiny of 

 nitrate of soda or dried blood when 

 they .are inakinjf their jfrowth. 'i'ake 

 care not to s<-:it1er the nitrate of soda 

 on the foliair,'. l)o not feed too heavily. 

 The assumption that because a little is 

 ^(•od, a larj^cr (piantity will ])rove even 

 better, is nttculy wrong'. A fair (piaii- 

 tit.v will prove a f;()od, but the heaxier 

 dose is li.able to iict as a poison. 



Canterbury Bells. 



.\s pot pi tilts ('.aiit(Mburv Ixdls are 

 be.autifiil. Some of the earlier ones 

 liow('re(| for hlaster, but it is Later in 

 the season, mar Memorial day, Avlien 

 they .are to be had of re.ally >;'r,and 

 (piality. Pot |dants are away ahead of 

 (uitiloor yidwn plants in e\-erv way. 

 They must be sei-iircdy staked, and to 

 insure line specimens, no pots less than 

 I'if^lit .and ten iiudies in diameter should 

 be used. I'or .Memorial day t ra<lo they 

 are not half apprec i.ated. .\iiy I'ufcT- 

 |uisin<; j^rower. who would winter a lot 

 of pl.ants in a coldl'r,aiii(> .and bench t hem 

 in a hiuise kept at .*)(• <leyrees at nijilit 

 seven or ei<rht waMdvs before lOaster, 

 Would yet a e|;ind lot of liovvers. 



This reminds one that the present is 

 •a e<iiid time to sow a bat(di of siaal in 

 order to i;et lusty plants for next f.all. 

 Sow the seeils tliinl.N' and. .as they are 

 -nuill. cover li<i'litl.v. .\ coldfiamc is 

 the ide.al jd.ace for them. Kee]) shaded 

 until the seeds (ferminate. Then air 

 freidv .and e iihIuji liy harden them. if 

 set out in nursery rows a foot be- 

 tween the plants and kejd wadl culti- 

 v.ated all summer, they will make he.avy 

 plants by ()ctober. wlTndi is .a suitable 

 month in which to lift and pot .all 

 lleecled t'or indoor tlowerine. The ]iopu- 

 Lai cid(us are pink ami white. A smaller 

 proportion ot' lavender will sell, espe- 

 ci.allv ,al .Memori.al day. The >in<;les and 

 hose ill hose o'- ca I yc;i 1! t lieiiia varieties 

 are mmdi mole desirable than the 

 doubles. Th.' tlowers of tlii' latter are 

 -o heavy that they will not ludd nji as 



the single- lio. 



Fuchsias. 



While hardly to be ida-sed ;i- lie<ldil|e 

 pl.ants. fiich-ias will llower in f.aiiK 

 sati-factorv manner all summer if 

 pLinteil ill partial shade, 'fhey will not 

 -iicceed hen' as ill the great. London 

 parks, but .are graceful and, dotted 



Silver Pink Snapdragon at G. S. Ramsburg's, Somcrsworth, N. H. 



