JONK 6, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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full sunshine, although the majority of 

 hardy lilies are benefited by a little 

 shade. A mulch of partially decayed 

 leaves or manure will help to hold mois- 

 ture at the roots and at the same time 

 keep the roots cooler. Some water in a 

 dry season is beneficial. Spray with 

 Bordeaux mixture to prevent the blight 

 which often attacks hardy lilies. Use it 



once a week. The auratums carry large 

 and heavy flowers, and, in order to hold 

 the stems erect and keep the blooms 

 clean, staking will be necessary. These 

 lilies succeed best where the bulbs have 

 been planted nine to twelve inches deep, 

 as then the roots are not exposed to the 

 drying conditions which usually exist 

 near the surface in summer. C. W. 



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Cinerarias. 



Where cinerarias are wanted for 

 Christmas flowering, the seed should be 

 sown in the first part of June. If sown 

 thus early in the summer, a good 

 germination is assured. A month later, 

 when we may naturally look for out- 

 side temperatures of 90 to 100 degrees 

 in the shade, seed will germinate poorly 

 and many seedlings will damp off un-' 

 less handled most carefully. Sow the 

 seed in pans of light compost, water 

 carefully, cover with a sheet of glass 

 and lay paper over this. A coldframe 

 will be found better for germinating 

 cinerarias than a greenhouse, and far 

 superior in every way for their culture 

 until late fall. 



Hardy Boses. 



The rose slug is due at this season 

 and, unless preventive measures are 

 adopted, will soon do a lot of damage. 

 White hellebore, dusted on the bushes 

 while the foliage is damp, or used in 

 Water as a spray, is the best remedy. 

 A tablespoonful to a 12-quart can will 

 Suffice. Green fly seems to breed spon- 

 taneously on many roses and it must be 



gotten rid of at all hazards. Where 

 force of water is at command, it is the 

 best remedy. Failing this, spray the 

 bushes with nicotine, whale oil soap, 

 kerosene emulsion or some other of the 

 standard sprays for aphis. Be careful 

 not to use any of these sprays too 

 strong, as the rose foliage is now tender 

 and will be easily scorched. Disbud 

 the hybrid perpetuals while the buds 

 are yet small, and to stimulate the 

 plants at this time a top-dressing of 

 dried blood or fine bone should be ap- 

 plied, hoeing over the ground after 

 spreading it. Look sharply for any 

 Manetti or brier stocks coming upon 

 grafted plants and carefully remove 

 them, as they will speedily sap the 

 vitality from the roses. 



Dutch Bulbs. 



Most Dutch bulbs will now be over 

 for the season, and, where special beds 

 are planted with them, they must be 

 removed so that geraniums or other 

 bedding plants may take their places. 

 Hyacinths are of little value a second 

 year. They may be planted along a 

 mixed flower border, as may the early 

 bedding tulips, but the latter will be 



much poorer the second than the first 

 year. On the other hand, the Darwin 

 and late cottage tulips, if carefully 

 lifted, heeled in where they can 

 mature their growths and later lifted 

 and dried, will do well a second 

 season. In fact, if they can be left un- 

 disturbed they are usually better the 

 second and third seasons than the first. 

 Customers who expect bulbs to give as 

 good an account of themselves the sec- 

 ond as the first season should be told 

 that it is unreasonable to expect any- 

 thing of the sort, and with the present 

 moderate price of bulbs there is surely 

 little need of carrying over the old 

 ones. 



Freeslas. 



Freesia plants carried over will now 

 have lost their foliage and the bulbs 

 can be shaken out and sorted at any 

 time. Keep the little bulblets separate. 

 It is too early to start them yet, but 

 in July or August they can be sown 

 with moderate thickness in flats, and 

 if given a shelf in a carnation house 

 will produce quantities of good flower- 

 ing-sized bulbs for another year. 



Stevlas. 



Do not forget those useful little 

 plants, the stevias, in the rush of other 

 duties. The young stock should go out 

 in the field at once. If you have not as 

 many plants as you would like, put in 

 a good batch of cuttings. They will 

 soon root. Then pot them off and, in- 

 stead of planting them out, grow them 

 along in pots, plunging them to their 

 brims in coal ashes. Keep the plants 

 pinched back. A large stock of stevia 

 will be found profitable to every coun- 

 try florist. 



Callas. 



After Memorial day callas are little 

 wanted, and, as the plants will be show- 

 ing a disposition to go to rest, they can 

 be taken outdoors and the pots laid on 

 their sides, in which position they can 





