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The Florists^ Review 



June 5, 1918. 



and valley. A lace bouquet holder was 

 used, something not customarily em- 

 ployed on wedding bouquets but almost 

 invariably wanted on any other kind of 

 bouquet that is to be carried rather 

 than worn. 



ATTRACTIVE FUNERAL SPRAY. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 ar attractive spray of Easter lilies and 

 cattleyas from the greenhouses of Henry 

 Hansen, at Catskill, N. Y. It was de- 

 signed by Mr. Hansen for a recent 

 funeral. 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



HoUand, Mich.— Alfred Mitting filed 

 a petition in voluntary bankruptcy 

 May 28 and his case was referred to 

 Referee Kirk E. "Wicks. The bankrupt 

 scheduled liabilities amounting to about 

 $10,000, with no assets other than those 

 which are exempt. Mr. Mitting is 

 widely known in the trade. Some 

 years ago he was engaged in the green- 

 house business at Morris, 111. From 

 there he went to Santa Cruz, Cal., 

 where he at one time had an extensive 

 business, especially in ealla bulbs. 

 Since removing to Holland he has been 

 engaged in the nursery business. 



SUMMER CARE OF HYDRANGEAS. 



Kindly advise me as to the proper 

 care in the summer of hydrangeas that 

 have ceased to bloom. R. F. C, 



Cut back the plants tolerably hard 

 and either plant them outdoors in rich 

 soil, where they can be watered in dry 

 weather, or pot them over and plunge 

 them in a bed of coal ashes. I should 

 prefer planting out, as that would en- 

 sure stronger plants. Lift and pot the 

 plants about the end of September, or 

 before they are subjected to any sharp 

 frosts. C. W. 



Shelton, Neb. — Edward Oliver has 

 stocked his new greenhouse, which he 

 built recently. 



TROUBLE WITH GERANIUMS. 



1 am sending several leaves of S. A. 

 Nutt geranium. Can you tell me what 

 the trouble is? This disease is spread- 

 ing rapidly through about 7,000 of these 

 plants. The leaves turn yellow and 

 then dry up. I have been using sul- 

 phur lately, as you can see by the 

 leaves. I can not discern insects of 

 any kind. Syringing with water has no 

 effect. Any information you can give 

 me will be greatly appreciated. G. A. 



The leaves were much dried up when 

 received and it is not easy to tell what 

 your trouble is. Possible causes are 

 unsuitable soil, injudicious watering 

 and feeding, starvation at the roots 

 and the excessive use of sulphur on 

 heating pipes, either painted on or dry. 

 The last named will quickly cause a lot 

 of foliage to turn yellow. Feeding with 

 heavy stimulants, such as nitrate of 

 soda, unless carefully done, at fairly 

 long intervals, also is harmful. The 

 use of soil deficient in plant food would 

 give the plants a starved look and the 

 foliage would naturally soon turn yel- 

 low. Sprinkling sulphur on the foliage 

 will be of no avail. All you can do is 

 to keep the plants growing along. Do 

 not allow them to become too much pot- 

 bound before giving a shift. Use a 

 soil containing three-fourths loam and 

 one-fourth well decomposed cow ma- 

 nure, hotbed manure or mushroom ma- 

 nure. Add a 4-inch pot of fine bone 

 to each wheelbarrow-load of loam. 



Spray of Lille* and Cattleyas Designed by Henry Hansen, Catskill, N. Y. 



Never keep the plants really wet at the 

 root. Allow them to dry out fairly 

 well between waterings. Do not spray 

 overhead. Grow in a house with a win- 

 ter and spring minimum temperature 

 of 45 to 50 degrees. Ventilate freely 

 and give them all possible sunshine and 

 they should do well. Pick over your 

 worst plants and feed judiciously where 

 they may be needing it. You should 

 soon note an improvement. C. W. 



THE WORK OF CATERPILLAR? 



The leaves on some of my geraniums 

 are diseased, especially on Viaud. The 

 under side of the leaves looks as though 

 they had been eaten by some insect, 

 there being little spots all over them, 

 as though they had been touched with 

 a pen point. The outer edges of the 

 leaves begin to turn yellow and finally 

 the leaves die. I have never been able 

 to find any insects on them. 



V. R. F. 



Perhaps you have some insects or 

 worms on your geraniums. A small, 

 hairy caterpillar is sometimes bad on 

 the foliage. Keep badly affected leaves 

 picked off. Give the plants plenty of 

 sun and air and if all your plants are 

 not salable, do not be afraid to plant 

 them out for stock, as they will prob- 

 ably grow strong and healthy in the 

 field and give you excellent cuttings. 

 C. W. 



FOR A BEGINNER. 



Being a subscriber to The Review 

 and a beginner in the business, I should 

 like to get an answer to the following 

 inquiries through the paper. I want to 

 grow a lot of perennials and hardy flow- 

 ers for next year. Please name any va- 

 rieties that I could begin to grow this 

 fall, also those of which I could plant 

 the seed in the fall and have them come 

 up next spring and bloom. With us, in 

 our central Louisiana location, the com- 

 mon larkspur, sunflower, bluet and some 

 others, if undisturbed, seed themselves 

 and bloom early the next spring. Will 

 such be the case with the fine delphin- 

 iums? I wish to make a specialty of 

 them. Please tell me the best. Are they 

 Belladonna and formosum? Can I plant 

 snapdragons the same way in the open? 

 If I plant the rooted cuttings now, 

 when will they bloom? Will they stand 

 our hot sun, or does intense cold kill 

 them? Please name for me the hardiest 

 of the white lilies. I note few seedsmen 

 advertise the candidum, which is hardy 

 with us and blooms year after year, if 

 left in the ground. 



I am building a greenhouse, not 

 heated, to be filled with blooming plants 

 in order to have them for November 

 and December. Please tell me what to 

 plant, and when, and whether I must use 

 seed or plants. How about petunias? I 

 wanted to plant a few roses in order 

 to have blooms for Christmas. What is 

 the best sort for forcing? I note you 



