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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



Cannas of the Texas Nursery & Floral Co., Alvin, Texas. 



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iidsi' ]nv<io <,'ro(Mi catcrpillurs arc 

 ;i coinmon jtcst, at this tiiiio of tlio 

 !, Cu't rid of thciii by liand-iuckiiij^ 

 y ill tlic morning. Soiiictiiiu's you 

 di'stroy .1 lot of tliciii by poisoning' 

 I a Iniit iiiado of bran, molasses and 

 iiic. I\Iix tlic bran with molasses 



I it is fairly moist and swcetcnod. 



II add t'liouyh arsenic to mal\e it 

 • ll\. Droj) a little here and there 



u tlie ed^(d)oai(i of the ben.dn's. 



A. F. .1. n. 



CANNAS IN TEXAS. 



Till' i-ainia is |ii()\iny id' s[ie(dal a<la|)- 

 laliiliiy Id the coiicl it ions in the soiitli; 

 it lliiurislics hixuriaiitiy, attaiiiiii<^ a 

 liii.Lilit entir(d\' beyond the custoniary 

 'atalnmie deseriptions of the northern 

 '•aialiiouc liouses. The aceonipaiiyin<;' 

 illii-t I at ion shows iiow the eaniias 

 tliii\e at Ah in, Texas, near (ialxcs- 

 '"ii. ami only a few miles from the 

 "■iilf ot .MexiVo. Note that the jdants 

 III -hiiie are afoxc the reaidi ot' the 

 iiiiiii with his hand njiraised. 



Tlie npraised hand is that of IX Lee 

 ^liitaper. the manager of the Texas 

 Nin rry ^: jjoial Co. At the ri>jlit 

 ill 'lie jiicture is J.. Hiudver, tiie super- 

 i'l'eiidciit of the llorists' department. 

 At the hd't is the member of the staff 

 "lio hdlds the place dearest to the 

 liiarts «(t' the rest of the cnii)Iovocs — 

 " i^ Kaust. the " eooky. " He is re 

 M'i'iiMlde for th(> comfort and wtdl- 

 '"■111^ ot an organization of foiirtivn 

 ll'ni-t^ and iiiirservmen. 



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THE TRADE IN MONTANA. 



I at Montana is rapidly developisit; 

 " an aj.;ricultural as widl ;is a niiii- 



^late is shown by th(> increased 



"iiiid \vhi(di the State .\ursery Co.. 



"'■Ii'iia, has liacl foi- frnit and shadi' 



~- idses, hardy ]iei-eiiHials, lieddin;^ 



'''~. etc. To meet this increased 



'lid the inM>er\- coiicern i-- biiild- 



' >\ o new- houses, ea.di l'tixi:"iti feet. 

 ■ aildition will luiii;^ the ^lass area 



'" Itin.dlKI teet. The houses are 

 ' l> de\dted to ;irowin<i cut llowers. 

 '■^. ferns, becldiiij,' and oniaineiital 



'~. wliii-li are shijiped to all jiarts 

 ^'"iitMiia and conti^iuous state-. It 



II'' intent ion ot' t lie conipa ny t o 

 "''' more space to j'lants for the 



'"•^■■ile ti'ade, and for that purpoNC 

 '■•'i-ed stock is beiii;^ planted. Tlie 



iiipanyini: cut shows sinne of the 

 'I'lyees ot' the State .Xnrserv ( o. 



durin^i noon time recess, and alVords a 

 view of the property. l-;xc('|it for 

 Monnt Helena in the distance, it is all 

 the comjiany 's laml. d. I', b'. 



COSMOS LADY LENOX. 



Will you kiuillly stale tlir(Mi;;li your 

 cidnnins win n. in Xew dersey, to stop 

 pinchini;' (uit buds on l.adv I.enox cos 

 inos.' ■ C. \'. W. 



l)iscontinue pinchino th<' shoois on 

 Cosmos L;idy Ltnio.x .after the middle ot' 

 duly. This is not an early llowerinL; \a 

 I'iety .and is not ;it its best until from 

 the end of ()i-tolier to the middh' of 

 Novcinber. and in a i-old "ii'cenhouse the 

 plants, when well fe(|, will tlowcr well 

 lint il < hristmas. < . W. 



\Oii(di side ot' the Innise would yoii jtut 

 the \cntilator. opeuinji' at the top.' In 

 the winter most ot' mir winds are from 

 the iiorili, and in simimer they are 1'rom 

 the south. W. IJ. 



('ontinuous ventilation on Imtli si.les id" 

 the roof ■will yi\e tiie houses the b(>sf 

 growing atmosphere, but if you can not 

 put in two lines Jet the oni' line be on 

 the north side, openin;^ aeaiiist the cohl 

 w imls. 



YELLOW HYDRANGEA LEAVES. 



W'jrit maki^s the leaves ot' hydran- 

 ;.;eas turn yellow when they ai'e foreed'? 

 I have other \arieties ot' |ilants that 

 are p(Mfectly i;re('n, though urown in 

 t he same soil. < '. !'. M. 



Thei(i are several jiossilile reas.uis 

 for hydrangea leaves tniniiiL;' yellow. 

 .\ usual one is an insulhcient water 

 sup[dy. If the jdants are .allowed to 

 dry out badly, many lea\'es are bound 

 to turn ytdlow. Too lieavy t'eedinj^ 

 and an oversatnrated condition due to 

 poor drainage will also result in a 

 loss of folia-ie. C W. 



POINSETTIAS FOR CHRISTMAS. 



Will poiii«iettia cuttings, put in sand 

 at once, produce plants — small ones — 

 that ^vill be in time for ('hristmas, or 

 will it be neci'ssaiv to buv them.' 



'C. I». A. 



VENTILATION. 



We are |ilanniny to I'econsi rnct two ot' 

 our houses to iiiii east and west in onlcr 

 to yrow a general line ot' jiot plants, car 

 nations and mums, lowii climate. On 



I'oinsettia cuttini;s jnit in the s.and 

 at once will in.ake jilants five to six feet 

 hiiili if ;^rowii alony liberally. l-"oi smnll 

 plants for pans, ]iiit in the luttiiies 

 about duly L'n to Au.i:ust 1. or even 

 lat(M' I'or (|nite short stoid^;. The latter 

 part of December is the natural bloom 

 iii;^ ]i(M'iod for pidnsettias. and they 

 will bloom at that time if the cuttiniiS 

 are juit into the sain! early enoutih for 

 the pliint to become established and 

 toi III the bi'act. That would mean any 

 time up to the latter |iart of .'^I'ptember 

 for jiiittin;: in the cuttiiiLis. 



A. F. .1. H. 



Employees and View on Grounds of State Nursery Co., Helena, Mont, 



