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The Weekly Florists* Review. 



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other hand, we should get a hot wave, 

 a large proportion are liable to either 

 die or get such a crippling that they 

 are of little real value. Don't leave 

 cuttings too long in the sand. They 

 soon become hard, and once they reach 

 this stage, no after treatment will 

 bring them back into condition. 



CyclamenBi. 



The treatment advised for primulas 

 will suit the cyclamens almost equally 

 well. No other place equals a cold- 

 frame for them from June to Septem- 

 ber, and when occasion requires they 

 may be kept there until early in No- 

 vember. Never close the sashes tightly; 

 it is better to keep them tilted up, both 

 back and front, all the time. This is 

 easily done by building a light frame- 

 work to rest them on — something easily 

 knocked down when the cool evenings 

 necessitate it. Keep the plants moving 

 right along; never let them get stunted 

 in flats or pots. Once they are potted, 

 give them a picking over, weeding and 

 any needful spacing as they grow. 

 They also will appreciate light spray- 

 ings overhead in the hot weather. Also 

 syringe them occasionally with a nico- 

 tine extract or some soapy spray for 

 aphis and thrips. This is better than 

 fumigation and just as effective. 



Hydrangeas. 



If an adequate supply of hydrangea 

 cuttings were taken early in the season, 

 these will have rooted and been potted 

 some time ago. They can be either pot- 

 grown or planted outdoors and lifted in 

 the fall. In a dry summer pot-grown 

 plants have many advantages, but if we 

 get a fair amount of moisture, outdoor 

 plants grow fast. They do not force so 

 wel) early in the season as pot-grown 

 stock, but answer well for a late Easter 

 or Memorial day trade. Plant out in 

 well enriched ground and if the location 

 is one where artificial watering is pos- 

 sible, in case of drought, so much the 

 better. Pot-grown plants should be kept 

 plunged to their brims and have an open, 

 sunny exposure. From 2i/4-inch pots, 

 shift to 4-inch, and later to 6-inch. Big 

 shifts are not to be recommended for 

 these or any other plants. 



Asters. 



The last sowing of asters will now 

 have been made. These late batches al- 

 ways prove extremely useful, coming in 

 as they do just in advance of the chrys- 

 anthemum crop. Choose a cool and 

 cloudy day for pricking them off, and 

 when planting out, if the ground is not 

 moist, be sure to have a nice ball of 

 moist soil on each. It is always well to 

 select cloudy, damp days for work of 

 this kind. The trouble is we do not get 

 such conditions at all times when 

 wanted, and if we wait too long the 

 plants are liable to be overgrown and 

 spoiled. 



Early planted batches are now grow- 

 ing well and are pushing up their flower 

 stalks. Encourage them in every pos- 

 sible way by keeping the ground con- 

 stantly stirred with the cultivator, 

 l^on't wait for a rain'fall before tickling 

 the soil. Do it frequently, even in the 

 'Iriest weather. You will thus keep a 

 'lice, loose mulch about the plants and 

 •'t the same time kill all seedling weeds. 



THE WEDDING BUNCH. 



Most of the illustrations of well-made 

 '>rides' bouquets which have appeared 

 "1 The Review have been reproduced 



Bride's Bouquet by the Marion Floral G>., Marion, Ind. 



from the work of the leading retailers 

 in the large cities. It therefore is with 

 special interest that the accompanying 

 picture is shown. It represents the work 

 of a florist in a small Indiana city. It 

 shows how far the trade has advanced 

 when work of this character is turned 

 out by the florists generally. 



This bouquet was the work of Mrs. 

 L. C. Smith, of the Marion Floral Co., 



Marion, Ind. As will be apparent, the 

 materials used were roses, valley and 

 adiantum, with valley-figured chiffon, 

 and baby ribbon for the shower. The 

 illustration shows how well the work 

 was handled. 



Brighton, Mich. — J. J. Van Leuven 

 has sold his greenhouses and farm to 

 E. P. Decker. 



