May k;, r.)!--'. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



27 



lures ;in' less |il(';isiii<,^ tlian soliil colors 

 .111(1, it' iiscil ;it ;ill, it, should he on tlio 

 ]ii;i/./;i rather than in the windows. On 

 the pia/za a wiii(^ assortment of j)lants 

 ]iia\' he used, especially where broken 

 ireiii direct sun. ^Many palms, nejjhro- 

 lepis, crotoiis, draca'iias, fancy-leaved 

 (•aiailiiims and other plants of a some- 

 what troi)ical nature can lie utilized, 

 wliil(> .\sparajj;us Sprengeri, vincas, ivy 

 >.:(>raiiiums, ])etujiias, xerhenas and other 

 druo[)in;i' ])lants are ^ood for lian;^in<i' 

 o\er tlie ed<f(>s. I fidiotroix's, scented 

 tr(>raiiiuiiis and lemon verbenas are good 

 to add for tiieir perfume. Keep the 

 \arieL;ated subje<ds liy tliems(d\'es and 

 thev \\ill loolv better. If an occasion.'il 

 riotiiii, draca'iia, acal\|dia or fancy- 

 le;i\ed caladium is saiidwicdied in amonj^ 

 ureeii jilants they lose their individ- 

 ualit\' and conii)let(dy spoil the wliole 

 errc<t, liiit these same plants kc^jit by 

 theiiisehes are in j^ood taste, thouj^'h 

 hardls' S(i pleasiuy or satisfyiiiji' as those 

 i-arrviii^ irreeii folia,L;e, which always 

 Idiiks more cooling in hot ^veather. 



It lias always seeiiicil that retail flo- 

 rists ill far tdo many ctises depend too 

 iiimli (III tile cut llower end of flie busi- 

 m-<. There would seem to be a woii- 

 Ifi inl (diaiire for c|e\(dopmeiit t'or many 

 if tlie\ would take up the window an<l 

 |'i;i/,/.:i lioN proposition, (iet a few boNCS 

 o| suitable size and till one or two as 

 -aii!|iles. Send notices to your retiular 

 ■ii-roiiiers that you ;ire eiiteriiiy this neW 

 liii.'. It' your iioti<'e is neatly printoil 



■ ind .-ail contain a cut of a ]iroperly 

 I'laiitcil box, iir a house adorne(l with 

 -iicli. the notice will haxc more forc(> 

 ■iiid I <■ more likidy to lirin;; results. He 

 I'lepared to <;i\(; ]irices on boxes both 

 ciii|ityaiid tilled, and also mi tilling ;iny 

 v\liicli your ]irospect i\ e customers may 

 lia\e at liome. I'imire out the cost of 



■ mi. post, boxes. ]dants. lalior and cart- 

 ;ii;e and allow youisidt' a fair mary;in 



■ it' pndit. If you can onl\- j^ct one store 

 or prominent residence the first season, 

 I lie work, it' tastefully done, will be a 

 -pleiidid test iiiioiiijil for you and will. 

 no doubt, considerably increase your 

 I'li-iness the next ye.ar. [ lia\e in mind 

 "lie llorist. a grower, who. from a small 

 I'e^iniiin- with li:ilf a dozen boxes in 

 l'"'~. tilled over .■;."i(i last year, and he 



li ready has 1 k,'d orders for 4liii for 



the present year. Tliis shows what can 

 '"■done ill this br.-iiich of lloriculturt>. 

 ^^lii'-li i- still in its ci>m]iarati\'e in- 



i'.-| II c\ . 



I ' -liouM 1 (■ remembered 1 li;it this 

 "■\ lillin:^ is not like the .Memorial day 

 I iiMiic^s. ;||| .rowded into ii t'eu da\s. 

 '■iM It now sprea.ls o\ er a number of 

 "'■'■K,. II) sonic c.Mses niuiiiii^' W(dl into 

 ■'''l'^- 'I'lieii tlien> are som,. riistoiiiers 

 "'"' "11 iltcii- pinzzas will want a (dianiie 

 •' |'i.iiil~. utilizing liyi|raii;.;eas, t'mdisias, 

 ' i' ci,,|,. iM'-oiiijis. ;illaiiiandas and lib- 

 ""■-• 'II. h ;iv s|,,.,-j,,suiM ,'iiid aiiv.at iim, as 



' ''''^ '-oliir ill ~c;isiiii. Work of tilis lia 

 '""■ '"'''l - lo tide o\c|- the dlllli'st |:;irt 



"' ' !"■ > e,-i|- ;ii|,| j^ finely w iirt liy of t lie 



' "■ r.-i-cinciii of c\ ,T\ tlorist.' I Ion 't 



'■■ '■'' i-l:c.| 1,, ^i:iy in i J,,. ...mie old mt. 



'''■"■-''■-■- I- tl rder of ill,. ,|;i\ . Mo in 



■ '"■ ' i'"iii raiikv of 1 li,. pro,-ossi,,ii rather 



t ll.-II: |:|^ III ) li,, |.,,;||._ 



Hippeastrum Procerum. 



IIIPPEASTRUM PROCERUM. 



. ' '"■ i'l' ' lll'e here pi i •-, • |i t ed . sllou in^; 



' '" ' •' '•■II i[i|,o;i^i riiiii pi-.,,oriiiii ( Idiin. I , 

 ■""■' ""^^ II as Amai \ His |;;i\ neii. was 

 "■•'''■ 'i"'ii ■< plloto^];l|,|l taken l,\- the 

 ;V"'' "I the M,.\i,:iii lo.iiso of t ho 

 ''"'■■' liolaillc (;;ir,|,.||s, KeW. I-: l;iii,l 



' '■' ' ■■'" 1". i'-ml'. .m. I'.iiiot. wh,; 



die(| recently in Ilr;izil. sent the first 

 ^ bulb from llrazil to franco and flow 

 i ered it for the first time under ciilti- 

 I vation, so far as is known, in the \cnv 

 I ISd."!. Dr. J\ayner. of I'xbridjit'. i:iicr- 

 I land, flowered it in Nd\cmber. 1s7(i. 

 and it was then named. aftiT him, 

 Amaryllis ]\'ayn(Mi. 



Tliis statidy jdant is remarkable for 

 tl'e bro:id. si(d<lesha|ied. butfedoc.] 

 lea\('s ;ind tlie l.-irye size of fli,. flow- 

 ers, whiidi measure five imdies iu diam- 

 (der across tli(> tips of the sei^niients. 

 The color at' the tlowers \;i!'ies ^^Teath". 

 ranj;iii;;' t'roin a |i;ile j.urple to a pur- 

 plish .lilac or ilclii-at<' mauve blue, and 



l'!'-^ 1 n known to l,,- a iloe|i purple. 



Ill the tliro.-Lt. whiidi is white, it iiioic 

 c|os(d\- i-esombles ;i criiium than a lii|i 

 peastnim or aiiiaryllis. a- the Ion--, 

 fleshy neck is characteristic oi' crinums. 

 'I hell' has been Iiiiudi disi-ussjoii ;i1 

 Kew as to its beiii^- ;i hi ppe.ast ni in .•iiid 

 ^"ii"^ slill .•ii:;iie th.'it it is not. owiiiL:' 



to it- ivfu-ilio- in take the pidl.'ll oT 



other liippojistriiiiis. M;ni\- attempts 

 'i'"i\'' ' ''eii m;ide to cross Ij. proiTium 

 \\i''i other hippeastriims. l,ut thus f;,r 

 these effoits have in'oii of no .aN;!!!. 



''"'li-^ l'l;iiil is rarely si-eii in llower. 

 as only fi-eshly impolled pl.-lllts ll,,uer. 

 Ill the piioto-raph it is seen -I,, will- 

 Ill <-omp;niy with ;i|oe^. opuilti:is, etc^. 

 •■"I'l ill 'lie fore-round is an oivjiid" 

 < 'iilo-y no ciisl;it:i. 



It Is ;,|so -row 11 in the succulent 

 hous,. ni K,.w. luit does n,,, il,,n,.i,i, .-is 



'" ''"■ t'-Mip.'l-ate or .Me\ir;in house, .-is 



it deliohts ill a moist at inosjdiere and 

 a temperature of (id d(>^rees. 



11? \V. b'ndres. 



OTAKSAS NOT FLOWERING. 



Tu(( months or more aj,^) I boii-hr 

 some llydraiii^ea Otaksa out id' (l-indi 

 pots. Some of them ha\e buds, others 

 are blooiiiino uic.dy. but about Ii.-ilf of 

 them do not show any si-ns ot' bud-, 

 I treated them ;ill aliki'. 1 -ave them 

 occasional a)iplications ot' lii|uid iii;i 

 iiiire. and at all ■times... ]?,leiity oi' water. 

 •an ymi offer some explaii.at ion as to 



w ll.\- soilu» silould lia\C blooliie.l so Widl. 

 while others with eXcidlelil t'oliii^e ;i m i 



ill apparent ly -ood health do not -liew 

 e\ en a su,--est ion of a bud .' W. ll. 



I'ridi.ably tlu' wdo.l on the li\ .iraii-e;i-. 



\\ liiidi are not llowerin- had 1 ii k ille,| 



ba(d<, and while tli(>\- Would ol conr-e 

 lireak' ireely kelow the tro/eii portion, 

 the i^rowth- Would ill liio-t c;i-es I ,■ 

 blind. .\s a certain iiro|M,rt mn oi your 

 plants ;ire lloweriii- ;iiid \oiir t re,-i t ineiil 



"' all ll.as been i|lllle lorrecl. it ^eelll- 



I'oasonakle to coiidmle tlmt the ilower 



buds \\ >■]•,' ,je-I roved 1 lel'ol'e \ iiU I'e- 

 cei \ ed them. ( , \\ , 



_ Springfield. Mo.— The Summeriiel.l 

 bloral ( 'o. h;id t lie cent ract for leplaiit- 



ill,:.^ ' lie l.-l W II ill lldllt of I ll,' I'ri-co olli.-e 

 I'lllldlll-. on North .leffer-oll -treet. The 

 k'lw II i- ke|it 111 liio.iid ciOhlit loll :iiel i.> 

 ' of the lie.-lUty s|iot- ol I lie cit v. 



