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The Florists' Review 



Ai<;i ST S, mi:.'. 



AT THE SEASHORE. 



Al. il. K nisilikn, the ilorist at Ak 

 hiirv Park, X. .1., liiiows no lUill season 

 - lie (loos a nice luisiiicss all the yoar 

 aromiii. 'I'lir acconipanyinj; illustration 

 shows the ITio'^k (III tli(> iidjirii walk 



where lie kee|ps thinys nioxiii;^ with the 

 suinnier 1hr()ii;;s. This litth' stand is 

 (iiiiv t'(ir the siiiiiiiier transients; lie has 

 a store in town and jireenhoiises out on 

 .\si)iir\' avenue, where the hulk of the 

 liusiiiess is done. 



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 # ^ SUGGESTIONS II 



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Myosotis. 



I'idiii the liej^iniiin^ to the mid- 

 dle of AiiLinst. accdrdiii^ to llie lo- 

 cation, is ;i Miitaldc lime to sow tor 

 j:et ine not s. 'rii("^c arc )iO|in!ar tor 

 spiiiiy sale--. Imtli tor ccmeteiy kds 

 ,'ind the lioiiic ;j;iidcii. Myosotis al 

 (icstii^ \'iitoiia, dw.ait'. com|ia('t and 

 witii sky iiliic llowcrs, is Ihe tincst oi' 

 its tyi'c. Where a looser and more 

 spreading sort is )>r(derred. try sylva- 

 tica. I'or indoor llowcrini; in winter 

 aihi earlv s|iriii;; notiiiiiL; surpasses .M. 

 dissit illora. Theic .arc pink and white 

 forms ol' al|i("<tris, and the \ariety l-;ii/a 

 I'onidiiert . ot ;i taller lialdt. sky Idue in 

 color, and lioy.il I'diie carry long stiMiis, 

 whi(di make tliein excidleiit indoor 

 \ a I'icl ie~-. 



Double Daisies. 



'I'lie i|;ii>iev :i l~-o ;i re in fa \ or foi' s|iii nji 

 sales .and are line f(tr plantinjr as a 

 "groundwork tor l)iit<h Inilbs. There are 

 sonic line, imjiroNcd \aiieties of these, 

 ('rinison Kini:: SikiwIi,-! II. white, and 

 1 .olli^t ellow. dolil'le l'o>.;e. are ;i l;ooi| trio 

 to .L;row . 



Cinerarias. 



I I' ciiiera na >ce(j>. |ia\e not lieen sown, 

 it i> time to start a hatdi in a cold- 

 fr.anie or Lireenlioiise with a northern 

 exposure. SiK h seeds as (dnerarias and 

 calceoiari.is germinate jioorly diiring in 

 tense hoat. .and e\ en after growth is 

 started tlicv damp oil' unles> c.'uad'ully 

 watched. Tiiey grow slowiv till the 

 cool nights arrive. Ise light soil, con 

 taining plenty ot' sand. In order to 

 ]ire\('nt diyiiiL: out. it is a good )dan 

 to |diinge one |ian insiile a Larger one. 

 .\i--o use a sheet of glass. With ]>ai>er 

 over thi-i. until the seeillings .ajijicar. 

 Look out for cutworms, gr(^en catei- 

 ]iiliars (it' the laiiliage \vorin type and 

 allied I'c^l^. wliiih are fond of ciner.aria 



foliage. 



Cyclamens. 



Keep the c Vi l;uiie|i |ilanls liotted 



along licfore tlie\ can jiecdine putlioiind. 

 .\s a general I'lih', ."i imdi and 'i iindi 

 pot> .are tile |Mipiil:ii- si/es for coinmer 

 cial wiiik. ;i^ tlie-M' ran lie pintit a I :l,\ 

 Piild .at a moderate j'l'ice. I'ljint-; in 

 larger si/e>- than these are often sold, 

 111 c(iiii'--e. I'll! Ill the avcr.age coiinti'y 

 llorir-t tile sm.aller si/es \\ill lie t Im> hest. 

 Ise a light Init moderately riih compost 

 for the tiii.al shift. Three parts liliroiis 

 loam and one jiart drieij cow manure, 

 with sand .and liroken (harcoal for por 

 osity. will suit the jilants. .\\(»id using 

 lione or ( liemicals; these are lietter aj)- 

 jilied after tlie ]i(its are W(dl tilled with 

 roots. 



The ]ilants should all lie in cold 

 frames now. (if course they can lie 

 widl ;:row n in iji-eenhoii'^e'., liiit for \ 



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sto(d\iiiess nothing heats eoldfraTiics. 

 i?enio\(' the sashes eiitindy on warm 

 nights. In fact. Ihe sashes ne(>d not be 

 use(l at .all during the liottest part of 

 the ye.ar except to shicdd the plants 

 from toirenti.al I'.ains. provided the 

 sli.adings, wlii( li shdiild lie ot' wood, .are 

 used. If the pots can lie jiartially 

 )iliiiigeil in coal .ashes, all the lietter, as 

 it ^vill jirevent their di-ying out so 

 ((ui(dJy. ( )n hot days spray the plants 

 t)'e(dy, iidt once hiit several times daily. 

 In order to keep .aphis and thrijis in 

 (duadi, pests alionnding at this season, 

 s|ir.av oiice a W'e(d\ with a nicotine sola 

 tioii or one ol' the many soap sprays. 



Stevias. 



Ihe tall growing stevias would lietter 

 lie ]iin(died now. aftei' whiidi no further 

 attention, lievdiid (iigging up .and jiot- 

 ting, will he needed. These are some- 

 times kept in |iols all th(> time, and do 

 widl ti'eateil thus. Still, where th(\v 

 .are planted out. c.aiadiiHv lifteil and 

 w.aleicd .-md given a little sli.ade .and 

 overhead >piayiiig for a day or two, 

 they sddii Idse all signs ot' wilt. The 

 dw .art' giiiw i iig stevias. wlii(di make the 

 nicest pdt |ilanls and are nidre in (ni- 

 deiice tli.aii the tall one-, will not re 

 i|iiire aiiv piiKdiiiig. 



Wallflowers. 



If :-eed has iidt yet lieeii sown of 

 tlid-e |idpiil;ir cailv spring llowering 

 plaids, the wallllowers. it should go in 

 light away. The Mood red and golden 

 ^(dlow cdldis sidl the liest. the Latter 

 lieing the 111 V diiles. When the siaal 

 ling- arc Lirt;e eiidiigli to handle, li'aiis 

 plant lliein inin imr-ei'v I'dws. allnwiiiL; 



twelve iuidies hetwcMMi the plants. If 

 the soil is ricdi the.v will make quite 

 heavy, bushy j)lants before cold weather, 

 and, no niatler whether grown in pots, 

 itoxes or lionehes, Iniiiehes ot wall- 

 llowers will be found to appeal to many 

 (list (liners in {''(diruary, Mar(di and 

 .\piil, the d(di(dous odor pleasing every 

 one. 



Antirrhinums. 



Sto(d< plants of antirrhinums in the 

 li(d(l should li.axc the llowering stems 

 well headed baek. This will encourage 

 the iiroduction of ]dcnty of nice, succu- 

 lent cuttings, if those are rubbe<l otf 

 with a heel, they will bo found less 

 liludv to (Lamp oil" during Ihe hot 

 weather tli.aii those cut through with a 

 knife. I'lit them in clean, sharp sand, 

 with good dr.ainage, give one good 

 w.ateiiiig daily, sliade from all sunshine, 

 keep iiioderat(dv' (dose and the bulk of 

 the cuttings will root. Of course, later 

 in the season, when the nights are 

 cooler, the (diaiKa's of rooting are con- 

 siderably iiii|iro\'e(l. Tlu^ call for young 

 siiapdr.agon ]ilaiits has shown a mar- 

 v(dous increase in the last two seasons, 

 and those who want a winter and early 

 sjiring crop, if they have no plants, 

 sliould (dther buy or jiropagate cuttings, 

 or sow seed without (bda.v. Don't sow 

 a mixture of seed or a large variety of 

 ((dors. i'iiik is the leader, then white 

 and vadlow. Some scarlets are sal.able, 

 but the call for these is only \\ fraction 

 (if that for the ni(a'. cle.ar pink shades 



Mignonette. 



During .\iigiist is .as early as it is 

 advisable to ni.ake a first sowing of 

 mignonette for winter llowering. Se- 

 cure seed of one of the re.ally first (dass 

 forcing strains offered, some of \\hicb 

 jirodma^ trul.y wonderful spikes under 

 the best cultural comlit ions. .Mignon- 

 ette can be W(dl grown in r.aised 

 lieiiihes. but Ixdter still in solid 

 beds. If in beiKdies, use sjx to eight 

 iii(hes of soil, su(di as will grow good 

 mums or roses. Never sow in benches 

 with heating pipes bcdow llieiii. If 

 there is one thing mignonelle can- 

 not bear it is Lottom heat, or .anything 

 that will occasion dryness ;if the root. 

 It loves .a cool, moist bottom, .and to 

 get gdoti sjiikes it is necessary to re- 

 member these re()uirements. It .also 

 likes ,a house where the winter mini 

 niiiiii can be lodd al .■ilioiit |o dei^roes 



M. H. Kruschka's Kiosk on the Board Walk, Asbury Park. 



