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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AlAKdi lil, 1912. 



should do with llio plants. 1 have liocn 

 thiiikiiij^ of tal\iii<; thciii ii]i, ]iaclviiio- 

 thoiii in lioxcs and storing tlicni in a 

 Ji.yht cellar until tijiie iu plant tliein 

 out aihl nse tliciu f'ni- luttiu^^s this I'all. 



(I. L, K. 



^■()u could lift till' stock ])lants, ])lant 

 them in boxes ami store them in a cool 

 <;reenlu)use or li^ht cellar; or, better 

 still, you could ]iot them sinj^ly. Tlie 

 latter plan would lie nuudi the better, 

 as by iisiny jiots ol' moihn'ate size and 

 keeping; the plants a lew weeks in a 

 ji;reenhouse they would become niccdy 

 established ami could then be moved 

 to a eoldlranic to be <:;radually hardened 

 olT. If you do not care to ^o to the 

 trouble of ]iottin^ ea(di oil', you can 

 adopt the boxini; jilan, but if you can 

 s])are a ))lace lOr them in a cool liouse 

 for a short time it \vould be a decided 

 advantage. ('■ W. 



DISEASED FOLIAGE. 



Kimlly t(dl me what the white dis- 

 ease is on the ed^^e of the enclosed 

 leaves. rieasi> state also the cause and 

 remedv. A. K. H. 



The geranium leaf was attacke<l by 

 a fun.iioid j^rowth not uncommon at this 

 season. Keeji Avater olf the fulia,u(' as 

 much ;is aou tan. ]iick off all'ected 

 leavi--. keep the plants W(dl sjiaced and 

 run tlh-m a little drier at the root. A 

 <lry and airy atmosphere, with plenty of 

 su'ii, is what the jilants need. On the 

 cyclamen and othei- leaves 1 eouM not 

 d(>tect any disease, but 1 nolii-ed (piite 

 .•I few white llies oil them. VoU sho\lld 

 trv to exterminale this jiest, or it will 

 speedily ruin much of your stock. Hy- 

 lirocyanic acid jras. used as often rec- 

 ommended in Th(^ i:e\ iew, is th(> only 

 sure remeily for it. Choose a cool ni<:ht 

 for the operation, and, as this is a dead- 

 ly jias. use the ^.iicatest caution when 

 apply i iiu it. <,'. \\ . 



GERANIUM LEAVES TURN RED. 



1 should like to know what causes 

 ueranium heaves to turn red. like the 

 en(dosed sam]ile !''• I^- 



The most likely causes for the foliage 

 turning red on geraniums are an inade- 

 i|uate water s\i]i]dy and lack of food in 

 the soil. JSome varieties, however, seem 

 naturally to ]iut on these autumnal 

 folia-e tints in \viiiter and it is not 

 always ,;ius(^d by eitliei' too little water 

 or lack of fcediuL:'. C. A\ . 



DAISIES FOR THE GREENHOUSE. 



Is ilieic any kind of daisy that .mu 

 !.,' urown in the LireiMdioiise .' 



<-.(;. P. 



Tlir ^\ol•.i 'lai-y. as a p(j]iular name. 

 I- applied mole or le'-- to (|uite a num- 

 ber of ]daiit-. The while and yellow 

 marijrui'ritcs are often lalled daisies 

 and have the greatest roinniercial \alue 

 of any of their rla-- of llowers. Arti- 

 cles dealing i^n their rulture ajipear 

 t'rom time to 'iiio' in the rolumns of 



riie Review. TloTe aic lloW both -ill- 



._.|,. and doubh' foiiii- ol' mar.^uerites. 



'I'll,, little double dai-ie- wlli(dl llower 



Ml spnii:^, and are ii--ed in cemeteries 

 and for spring bedding, can be grown 

 III a c<dd grcM'nliou^e with ]iansics and 

 \ inlets. They are usually carrieil oxer, 

 howexer. in coldframe-. The I'.arber- 

 toii dais\- or gerber.'i ami the newer 



dimorj>liothecas, also called .South Af- 

 rican d;iisii>s, are other representatix cs 

 whicli are grown comnuM'cially in a 

 moderate way; also \arious forms (d' 

 ( 'hrvsantliemum maximum, commonly 

 known as the Shasta daisy. The mar- 

 guerites, lioW(>\('r. ar(> by far the most 

 ini]>ortaiit I rom a llorist "s jioint of 

 \ iew. C. W. 



ANNUAL LUPINES FOR FORCING. 



('••in you gi\"e us int'orm;it ion regard- 

 ing the lulture of lupines, stating how 

 the\' are ]iropagate<l and grown, the 

 light temperatures and the \:irieties 

 iiest suiteij for forcing .' 



T.. C. S. \; S. 



Annual lupines a I'e bi'comini: more- 

 ]iopular ea(di year for forcing: piirjioses. 



()!' coui--e. there is not the sailli' .|e- 

 iiiaiid for them a- for roses, carnations 

 and some otliei' stajiles. but they are 

 pojiular ^\ilh ciiticiil llowei buyers. 

 Their c\il1ure is not at :ill ilillicult. 

 They succeed W(dl with snaptlragons 

 and annual larkspurs. A ni^lit tein- 

 ]ieratur(> ol' t'l to 4S degrees is better 

 than ■")(! to .")l; degrees in winter, and 

 during the darkest mouths I liiid they 

 do ]>art icnia riy well on I'aised benches. 

 The earl\ forcing xarietii's, such ;is 

 Pink Heaut,\-, Snowdro|i and others, .are 



e.asilv flowered for < In ist ma^. S I 



should be sown in )mi1s outdoors about 

 August 1" and they should be trans 

 jdanted into the bemdies a month or 

 live weeks latei'. Succession batches 

 can be started in )iots or m.ay be sown 

 thiiilv in rows eitjiiteen iufdies apart in 



the benches. L, mutabilis, piuk and 

 white, are not good midwinter bloomers, 

 but after the end of February arc fine. 

 These require considerably more space 

 than the more slender growing, early 

 forcing sorts. After the main stem 

 has l)een cut the plants break strongly 

 and will furnish quite a number more 

 dowering slioots. These do best in a 

 night temperature of 45 degrees, al- 

 though some growers gtd good success 

 in a carnation temperature. The annual 

 lupines are always propag.ated from 

 seeds. < '. W. 



OBITUARY. 



Michael Lawlor. 



-Mi(diael Law lor, one ol' the oldest 

 lesidents of I'lushiiig, X. Y., die<l March 

 b'., after ;i lingering illness fi'om liver 

 trouble, lie was born in Ireland sixty- 

 tliree years ago, ami al't(>r coming to 

 this country made I'lushing liis resi- 

 dence. He li.id li\t^d there for lialf a 

 century and had been engaged in the 

 llorists " business up to ten years ago. 

 -Mr. Lawlor is sniwivetl by three sons, 

 • distav, b'r.ank and Prederitk, and two 

 daughters, .Miss A^nes Lawlor and ^frs. 

 l\'nning. 



Binghamton, N. Y.— C, 11. Wilbur, 

 who ]>urch;)sed the Oak st re(»t green- 

 houses recently, has erected a store and 

 workroom. It is unique in design and 

 adds greatly to the attractiveness of 

 the old stand. He says increasing busi- 

 ness is the result. 



