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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



May k;, 1 ;)]•_'. 



I'i'lllhl iii\ ;ilii;il>|,' r,,r Mciihil-i.-ll ,i;i\ .•iml 

 'Ik'^-i' -IhmiI.I |.,,\\ |i:i\,. ilir s|.ikr well 

 :i'l\ •'III'-'' I. TlirN ojii'ii r:i|ii'llv in lint 



^^'■■•11 lirr. I lit if ill |i;it-. W lliili |> till' 

 l""~t V\ ;i \ ti, ;;|'(]\\ tllflll. it i~ c.-iss tci 

 lli(i\ !■ I hnii t (I i-ij(iliT i|ii;i It ri-.. 



BEGONIA MRS. HEAL. 



'I 111' p(p|iiil;ifity (iC ( Ihiirr .|c l.urijiiiic 



Illhi the sc\t'l-;il \;ilictics dt' till' S;illl(' 

 ilns< which fi'iciil ly h;i\c i(iiiic tu tlic 

 tiifi' liii-. st iniiilatril intci'fst in the win 

 t (M' llciw c'li H'^ r;i(i' nl tc^(ini:ts |ir(ii|iii-('(| 

 in i;iirn|ir l;y I'Mi^siiiL;' ! '.. S()c()t fatia with 

 the tnlMTdii^ iM'^iiiii.-iv. Ml' thcs" the (Hic 

 \\lriili h;i- yi\tMi tlic ;iri';iti'>t |ifi)inis(' i~- 

 M r^. Ileal, n.'i inc. I I ur t he w il'c of the 

 laiv.T. .1. I Ic.-il. Iiy liii.list Inr .1. X'citi'h 

 iV S(in~. It I- I'li^iit larniiiic .aihl fc- 

 'I'ntlv -nine cxi-i'iit iniia lly line plants 

 lia\c 1 I'i'ii --iM'ii at \al■i^ll^ | lares in 

 l-aiLilainl. -lidwiiii^ it< xaliic in The ilarU 

 srasiiii III' tlir \c;ii-. 'I'lii' pl.ant illns 

 tratcil \\.a-- l^ihwii liy a priNatc yar- 

 I li'iMT, 1 1 w a- luir Icidt 11 i iir i nclics 

 -hiijh. Iwii I'ci't 1(1111' inrlic^ wiilr, ami 

 '■ari'ii'.i ls| I'lilly i'\iiai;ili'i| lilunins at 

 till' tiiMi' till' phut lit.' ra |ih was taken. 

 'I'lh' -ii'WiT tliii^ .li'-M'i'ilics liis culture. 

 \Nriliiii-: 111 till' ( l;i fili'iifi's " Magazine: 



■■'I'lic plants were I'aiscil Ifoiii cut 

 tiii^s struck 111 Apfil, liMI, placed in 

 a I eniperat iii'e dl' (in to li-'i ile;^i'ees, with 

 a little lailtiiin licat. When nicely 

 iiiiiteil they were |Mitteil ami ke|it in 

 the san.e I eiii|ii'r;it lire . nut i I well estali 

 lishcd, when they wei'e placed in a 

 slightly liiwei' t eiiipei'at lire, and )i()lted 

 a>. sdiiii ,is acclimatized. W'lieii t lU' out 

 siile t eiiipei'at life lie<auie cdiisideralily 

 hii^her ihe plants weie placed in a close 

 pit. and when well footed in their Hew 

 pdts the liatcli was placed for two 

 imnilhs (.liil\- and .Xuiiust) in a cool 

 pit. and shaded throiii;li the middle ol' 

 the day. 1 11 Septemlier. when the 

 iiit;hl'> Lirew co(il. a little artificial lietit 

 war 



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lie;^oiiias were moNcd to tin iiiterniedi 

 ate lidiiM'. :iml potted aLiaiii. usin;^ ■' 

 iiii.\tiire of iwo-thirds peat and lihrous 

 liiam. aiiil diiethiril sand. 'The eiiocl 

 results achie\e(| Tire. I think, due to 

 ihe maintenance of as e\en ;i teiu]ier 

 atiire ;is possil l<'. and freedom from 

 d raii;.;lit >. (ireat cai'e must le exercised 

 to a\oid (i\ crw at eriiii^, aiid-at all times 

 the jilants must lie ke|it ipiite tree t'roin 

 insect liests. 



'iveii. just siillicient to warm the 

 When ti'osts were imminent, the 



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Filling Cemetery Vases. 



Maii\ cduntrv tlnrists do a lar.Lic liusi- 

 iie>s III annually lillin;^', w;it eri iiy' and 

 carina: for cemetery \ ases throu.Lih thi' 

 ■-easdii. There is vii(di a tremendous 

 riisji cif wurk. which alw;iys jiiles up 

 .-ironihl Menidfial i\\\\ . tli;it it is iieces- 

 -ar.\ til uel these tilled :i little ill ad 

 \ance df that day. and it' idoiu ctiii he 

 fiiuiid fur them in a ciml Lireeiilioiise, so 



that the\" can In me a little estali- 



lisliecl, they will make a far lietter 

 show in:;. 



Many ciistdniei< dlijei-t. and ri^htl.x'. 

 Id the iiiiscellaiiediis mixtures usutilly 

 I'.'ilme.l dtV (in theiu when t]H\\' ;isk to 

 h;i\i' a \:ise tilled. I'sually they are 

 far lieili'r it' planted with one solid 

 'dldi' dt' ucr.'i II iiims. either scarlet oi' 

 crimsdii, )iink or ^\]lite, and it' some 

 •Irodpill'^' |dailt is wanted, use ,i:reeii 

 ratlier than \arieL;ated xima, (German 



i\y. I'!ii:;lisli i\y ei- y\v\\ di t' the i\y- 



leaxcd '_;ir;i 11 iiiin- nt' the same sliado cd' 



••did!'. 



Ii iiii''i hardlv l.e s;iid that sdil for 



illc-e \a-e- s||,,||l,| ||. cii-li. riellts- dt' 

 'aiW maillire .■in.i seme ijn,. Ihuic .'id. led 



'■' \\^-\\ .jeraxi'd tilinuis loam makes a 



■ iiiiipd-t which will siippni't jilants \vell. 



'•Id L^.'r.-iniiiiii jilants will make a liet- 



'I'l' : inllii'd iat e el'l'eed tiiau ydUllL; dlies 

 aidl Will I Iddiii w il h i:re;itir f leedeln. 



\nii'ri' L'll'je -|/e.| \ .-i^e- ale ll-ed. ;i! 

 ce Mil 't ■■ I \ ell t r.'l lices. I'm- Mlsta'ice, dlle 

 I'l.'lht dl lailic -l/c litll-t le Used ill each 

 fdf 1 ill- pnrpd-e. Ill a'Idit mil In t lie 



e\ ei' i,~. I'll I I \\;\r:\ ua i lid I \ is.'i . sandi 



I 'a I 111 - a ~ I ,,'l t a II i;i I !-drl nil ic;i dl' dl r 



t \\>- |d|illl! \cs ,;i !| I ,. ii^ed. 'I'lle^e will, 

 dl CM, r- •. Ke ,i| ,'l da I iNcr cdldl W here 

 tlli'V LJel -ludlc I r.eil d\ el ha IILli nU Illi's. 

 Iilll 1 l|e\ V\ ill sl;| ||,i lid! e\pd-|ire. | 'i,]- 



full '. .'! -es 111 Id ji e\ pd-ed. a lid W llile .'I 

 lot df water W dllld n.'l t ll I'.'l II \ I e nee.le, |, 



A'j.'i'c \ iiier I c:i II a dl' It- \arii'L:ated 



f(irm. it' of siillicient si/e, are suitalde, 

 w itl)staii(iiii<.j as the,\- do )oii^ dry spells 

 without showing the lettst ill (dVect. 

 They. liowe\('r, appreciate a soiikiii^ of 

 water twice a w (>(d< in the hottest 

 weather. 



Piazza and Window Boxes. 



It is eiicdura^^inL;' to luite the iii- 



cl'e.'lsed use ol' piaz/a ;illil willddW lioxes. 



esiiecially in the l;ir<j;e (dties. A\'(> are 

 still ill the kindergarten stay'e with 

 these when compiired with J'luropcaii 

 countries, p;irt icularly (ireat Mritain, 

 and there is a wonderful (diam-e here 

 for (le\ (ddimieiit . l''acli \'eiir liiids jiiH) 

 |ile who L;row tirt'd of one or two siuall 

 I cds on their lawns and who jirefer to 

 concentrate their cdVorts on tlie ])ia/.z.a 

 or windows. The latter entails more 

 lahor ill wiiteriiif.; tlitiii the beds, hut 

 they are in Ixdter taste than many of 

 the I eds seen and iidd |>icturesquenoss 

 and 1 cauty to many :i liome. With 

 stoiii' or l;ri(d\ liouses, w iiidow boxes are 

 always jiossible. Witli wooden ones, it 

 is best to coiicentr:ite any idantinjf of 

 this nature on the jiiazza. Don't maUe 

 the common mistake of liaviiij>' the 

 boxes too small, i^itiht iiudies in depth 

 is better than six. and. if plants of 

 considerable size are to be used, the 

 width should be ten imdies. h'or win 

 (lows the 'tN idtli and heiulit nijiy have to 

 vary, but Die dejith should never be less 

 titan six inches if tiie pl.ants are to 

 carry in iiood coiiditidii all siimmer, and. 

 of course. t;odd drtiiiiajie and a generous 

 compost are necessities. 



(In piazzas earthenware boX(>s are 

 possil le, but ill windows they are out of 

 the (|Uestioii. Those made of cypress 

 jiainted i:reen are most in e\i(leni'(>, but 

 the color (d' the paint may have to vary 

 to correspond with the othei- tiiniminjis 

 on the lioiise. Poxes piiinled a liyht 

 (■(dor will sliow off scarhd «icr:iniunis 

 iiiid aii\ (d' the dfeen droopini; plants to 

 exc(dleiit adv anta<;(', but they show sdil 

 stiiins and other dirt worse than those 

 ;;i\('ii a darker paint. I'xixes should 

 md be too loiij;, lie;i\y and (diimsy, tdr 

 the\' are ;ilwa\s, where possible, btdter 

 filled on the ^riuind ratlier than in the 



0. i lldoWs. 



Stock for Window Boxes. 



No llowcriny ]il:iiits ;ire (juite eipial 

 1(1 geraniums tdr window boxes, aii'l if 

 the boxes are till of oii(> color on a 

 house the\' iire in better ttiste. .Mix- 



Crimson-FIowered Begonia Mrs. J. H*al. 



