May 4, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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riH'harged only at certain points, while 

 ynsoline can be secured anywhere. 



AH the foregoinf4- considerations and 

 some others are important when con- 

 templating the purchase oi" a delivery 

 car, but bear this in mind: An honest, 

 practical, careful man can get good re- 

 sults from any fairly well (;onstructed 

 auto, while a shiftless, reckless driver 

 will make the best auto that ever was 

 Ituilt so costly to operate that, even if 

 we sold carnations at $.j per dozen, we 

 would still find it hard to nu!et our 

 bills for repairs, and perhaps damage 

 suits. Hugo Schroeter. 



THE VACANT CHAIR. 



I-Acryone now nei-ogni/.es the value 

 of tiie modern sweet pea as a corsagt; 

 HovvtT and for such high class work as 

 wedding bou(|uets. That it also has its 

 place in design work is shown by the 

 Mccompan ying illustratii)M, Avliich is re- 

 produced from a photograph of a va 

 cant chair made by Charles \i. Baum, 

 Knoxville, Tenn. The principal flowers 

 used are sweet peas and the ((uantity 

 reijuired will be evident when it is 

 stated that the design was live feet 

 high and a full-sized armchair in every 

 way. The design was anade with the 

 usual wire Irauie, whereas some other 

 Large \ac;int chairs receiitl\- illustrated 

 ha\i' lieen iiiad*^ on :mi (irijinary willow 

 porcli ch;iir. \vliicli had liccii covered 

 with moss, the sanic a^ the wire Iranie 

 is stutfed. 



THE DAHLIA. 



Its Recent Popularity. 



I think .", er\li(M|\ will .anrei' with 

 Die wlieii I -ay that the dahlia has ]je 

 come (|iiite a t'acloi- in the rut llower 

 trade. The recent inlerc-i taken in 

 the dahlia In- cut (lower |uii|icise^, and 

 its a(la|ilaliility .is a ilowerin^ plant for 

 amateurs, nriUe i n t'ornial ion regariling 

 its i-ulliiie at this time desiralile. 



The iiicreiisjii;^ popii la ri ty ol' this 

 plant i- largely due to the advent of 

 new tioins and tlie w midert'iil iiu-rease 

 in the ileinanii I'or lloweis. 'I'lie dahli.a 

 collies at a -eason when the suiuiiier 

 rush is o\er and pri<ir to the ;i|i|ie;ir 

 .•ince ol iil.ass i^row ?i Mowers. || tliri\(^s 

 \\(dl ill aliiio-l .any soil, reipiiies no ujass 

 treatment ;iiiil covers a wide ran;^!' of 

 forms and colors. Standard varieties 

 ;iri' cjieaji .and are easijv kept during 

 the ilorm.ant sc-ison. 



Development in a Decade. 



The flahlia's development has iieariv 

 all taken pla.e within the last decade, 

 wlii<di is an e.\lrcnnd\ short time com 

 pared with tin- record of the green 

 liouse grown -io( k. It was icmoAcd, in 

 its wild form, from Me\i<-o to {•airope 

 about 170o, hut it w;is not until about 

 twenty vears later that ;uiy double 

 forms were seen, j-'roin this time on 

 development was exceedingly rapid. 

 I'oth the lar<^e llouering and pompon 

 classes were ot' the globular torm. beine; 

 :is round as ;i sphere. 



'IMiese globiil.ar forms tilled the lists 

 until about \>7r,. At this (imi^a mer 

 chant from llrdland on'ei\^,ii_^'w form 

 of dahlia, the iiarent of the now fiopular 

 clas.s called cactus. 'I'liis tirst new form, 

 with il'^ long, twisted petals, had a 

 peculiar reddish line, associated with 

 th(^ cactus; hence the name ot' this 

 •dass. I'roiii il we ••ire ^ettin^ many 

 wirieties. file adviiii ot' the c;ictus 



The Vacant Chair. 



t<M'iii. with il- L;i:ii-e .'iiid lic.aiilv, make- 

 it v.alnalilc l'(0 decorative piiipo-e-. 

 With the iia p'liv i-nieiil iii kc'cpi iie ijua l-i 

 t ies :i IkI ;i lllol (■ ^eiler.-l I k now led^e of i t - 

 usefulness ,iv a cut llowei. the dahli.a 



is lioilllil to 1 ecoine i llriea-illlil V popll 



lar. - 



Methods of Propagation. 



Thei !• ail' I nrci' iiiel hod- <if pro|iaL;;i 

 tloli liv sred. <-litliliL;s and root ili 



visiun. S I- ;4eiiniuate cpiicklv in iiiorl 



elate heat .ihd the vhiiiil; plant- are 

 easily handled. .Seeds sown in March, 

 •and tr.aiisjd.aiited out of Mats into the 

 open afti'i' I.M.^er o|' Irnsl, i-.aii be de 

 pended on to Idooiii in Se|iteiiiliir in 

 enilless cpi.a nl it ie-. 



Tliroii;^h niaiiv iiopiiries | have I'ound 

 that pro|ia<ia' ion iiv root division is the 



most coininoiL Tl v e- will be^iii to 



show at the liase ef the cdd -toidv, as 

 a rule, dnriii;; the lirsi part of .\pril. 

 \'>\ dividing: these eves with a knil'e. 



the V.arietles May be l.areelv inillt i|i|ied. 



If glass rouiii can be spared, the clninps 

 may be set in earth in full liyht toward 

 the eii.l of I'id.ruarv ; they soon sprint: 

 into eidwtli. The young shoots can be 

 taken (df and rooted in s.ami in the -auie 

 wav as .any other sut't vvoodeil plants 

 As far as I can liiid out. theie is no 

 dit1'ereiii-e between tiie pl.ants made liy 

 cuttings ;iii<i those iii.ade bv divisions. 

 'fhe dahlia does wadl in aiiv fertile 



-oil. lull ll -how- .1 |Me I'loelice Uii a 

 rich, iiioisi, saiidv hi.am. Il -lioiiM be 

 pl.aiited tow ,a'd t !'.• end of M;t\ . |l 



leijiiires vv.aiMith to -i.arl it into eiewth; 

 ioiise(pieiit Iv llieie i- nn advaill.a^e ill 

 pLaiitine it Miii eailv. Midsiniinier i- 

 iiot ,a desii-alde time id brint^' dahlia- 



illto bloom. The lirst p;irt of September 



is earlv enoiieh to liriii<:, m tlie tirst 

 Idooins. and this c.aii In' done easilv liv 

 planting out ■>> the lir-l part of .M.av. 



Planting and Cultivation. 



\ow as to pkantini;. h.ahlias slHuiid 

 be pl.anted at least two t'eet .apart m 

 the low, .and. it' there are s,.\,.i;i| rows, 

 si't the rows at le.asf live t'.^.'t aiiart. 

 This |v necessary liecaiise the plants .are 

 so brittle thai even ,a liylit touch will 

 often i-,ause harm' braiudies to loiak 

 i|<>wn. The pl.anting depth slioiihl be 

 t'roin four to six inches below the -oil 

 siirt'ace. l-'r.'<pieiit ami light ciiltivaiion 

 is essential to its growth. When tnin'r^ 

 ,ire planted, it i- ,i goocl idea to reduce 

 the shoots to tWK (IV three to ,a hill. 

 When tlie plants ^et their secuml p.-iii 

 (d leaves it is ,a good practice to pincli 

 out tlo' leader-, ,an<l tlie Laterals can be 

 treated in the >,anie wav .afti'r reieiv 

 ing the second jiair of leaves. This teml.s 

 to make the |dants branch out and be- 

 come liusliv, le-sciiiiie the n-cessity for 

 st.akine-. 



The only t eipiireuu'iit that a dahlia 



