NOVUMI'I I! 2S. I'.MJ. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



Note the Great Improvement Produced by Enlarging the Opening. 



■ <uiM !•> , t!'TtMl to li:i\c lUi\Vfr> :ir 

 r.iiiyc.l witl5 tIk'IU, \ tliiiilv tho ]Mil)lie 

 uoiiM sli((w tlioir a])])i('<'iiitioii iiiiich 

 'iiuif liv th<'ir ]iie>;('iM(' in larycr iiuiii 

 '"'is. Fiowors and fruit slioulil coiiipl"^ 

 nicnf •■Aoh othor. I fVrl sure J shall I"' 

 ■xi'iis.''] if I thought tlif.\- (lid not. 

 Kmnn^toij, «.>nt. A. A. Kliioft. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA. 



'ail you i:i\i' nic aii\' Iiy;lit on the 

 lollowin^ throuoli tlic I'oiiinins of 'I'lic 

 l>'i'\ ifw ' '.j-.i^t Fohniary I ])laiit('il 

 ~|>nic }'riiT.i:,ki oliconit-a st'i'ds. 'rio' 

 i lant- :\Tv rather hackward, luil an' 

 -luiw i(..;: ;j, nrtod. sturdy yrowtli at tJio 

 I'li'si-ri:. tiiii- A niiniiicr of fhciii are 

 '" I iiM !i aii'i Po-iiii'h [lots, liiit none 

 'I th.'i. ar«' k-riiwirii: an\' siiziis (d' liu<l<. 

 I '"'"^ •'" <<r,; n f\fi conic Idind.' Is 

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' la'i-^ ii •:,■ ,|/,. ,,| j,,it> nu'iitioncii 



nuiii'' •••ita Oil \ niiU iic I liro\vin<>' sonir 



'"^^'''" i 'liVf riot liad any experience 



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'""' ''ii' vv !«:!.■ ,M-caxi<.iiMi plant-- nii^lit 



' .vi.i.'.'; I,,, niii^t iinlikid\- in an 



'■'>"'. Tliric !- ;( >niall. dai'k 



1 '-.ciiilili n^ a ciitworni. 



'•ral \iai- lia- a1taid<e(| 



lii;iit^ out iif Ini'Lie ipiaii 



' ''■"■ "' * '"'•<•■ plant-. Tlii- v\ com \\oik< 



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■' "Ml ic,.,| mile-.- I lir lie.-irt- 

 ' "■■ I'r 'X;!!!! I ||,.,| . 1 li:i\c nil 



''II ■-■ lie rc-punsi lilc I'lir 1 he 

 '"'" ' ' ■ •■ >oiir pL'int<. 'I lie \\,,rni 

 ''"'"' '"'' -'•l< 111 it> worl, niostl\ in 

 ■\'iL;n-t, and :recpiciit iiaiid 

 '" "ell ;i^ dli-tMiL: aii-laked 



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lime aluiut the crowns of the plants and 

 IxdwecMi the pots, is neeessary to keoji 

 tin- damage to a niiniinuin. 1 have 

 also found that sprayiii<; the {djitits 

 with nicotine once a week woiks well, 

 ^'onr plants will no doulit tlower. imt 



will be a little lat<'. Oive them a tern- 

 jpcratiire of (.1 to "lO dcf^rees at night 

 and, if the pots are well filiecl witli 

 roots, nse li<piid manure once in four 

 or fi\e days. < '. W 



DIGITALIS. 



1 >o yon l<now of any place where dij^i 

 talis, tlie foxglove, is grown for it- 

 lea\('s for ding purposes.' Wdiat oi 

 their value in that way? I »<h> tin 

 trade expect to liny the plant- in srp 

 arate cidors.' Does it conn- true tn 

 color from seod .' \ ii. 1'. 



1 do not know of any special place 

 uliere digitalis lea\'es :in' grown foi 

 medicinal purposes. Large cpmiit it ic^- 

 iil' secoiiij year leaves are, liowevcr. 

 used t'oi' narcotic, and otiiei purpose-. 

 While t lie trade would no doiiht prcd'ei 

 to lia\e the colore<! atid while digitali- 

 olfered separately, the (!olors liarmoiu/i 

 -o well that ;i good mixture of gloxinia 

 llc.ra or Jverx's spottecl is just as sati- 

 lactory in nearly every w.av ;is the sep 

 uate \ai'i(dies would lie. < '. \V, 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



A friend in j\IiHsissip[)i will send me 

 .ill the ornamental grasses I want, free. 

 excepting freight charges. Would tlu' 

 kinds hardy in .Mississippi transplant 

 to noidhern Indiana and grow.' If so. 

 ;il what time would it l)0 best to trans 

 plant, considering the ditVerenC(; in our 

 seasons.' Is the grass jiropagated by 

 divisions.' Jf it is best to transplant it 

 at this s(>;ison, could it be shipfied bv 

 freight if well packed/ V. R. .P. 



Some i)i the ornamental grasses, such 

 as eulalias, would probably be hardy 

 in your state. Xot knowing the varie- 

 ties, ] could not give a decided opinion. 

 Spring would be the best time to plant 

 these outdoors, carrying them over win- 

 ter in boxes in a cold house, cellar or 

 frame. They should come along safel\ 

 bv freight, if carefullv packed. 



C. \V. 



Beauties on Small Luncheon or Dinner Tables. 



