Florists' review (microform) (1912) (16679867451)

Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_25_2 (find matches)
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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MARCH 24, 1910. The Weekly Florists' Review, 13
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Gold Medal Group of Orchids Grown by W. N. Craig and Exhibited at the Boston Midwinter Show. SanderiB, mignonette, Calceolaria Golden Bedder, lantanas and ageratum. Flower- 11 g geraniums do not succeed well in shade, but Mme. Salleroi and Bijou can be grown for foliage. Many grasses, such as Pennisetum Eupelianum, and some perennials, like Funkia subcordata variegata, can also be grown. C. W. NAME OF PLANTS. Please find enclosed slip of foliage from Florida, for which we would like to have the name. A lady gave it to us from Florida and she says they have it down there as a border plant. It resem- bles the clover leaf. I am also sending you a fern leaf. Will you kindly give me the name of it? J. K. C. The first described plant is a pteris, or Pellsea adiantifolia, and the second is an adiantum, but I cannot be certain of its identity. C. W. OUTDOOR ASTERS. Will you kindly give me information as to how I should manage a piece of land, something less than an acre, which I wish to put into asters? I have no glass this year. Can I, by starting the seeds as early as possible outdoors, se- cure plants that will give me a good Commercial crop in Connecticut? The last frost in spring comes about May 12, and the first in the fall of last year was about the middle of October, What varieties would you suggest? V> hat do such flowers command at whole- s>le? I am a dahlia grower and have 'i id considerable experience under glass, 'it no experience with asters outdoors, ^'ith a good grade of seed, about how n iny plants could one depend upon 1 om an ounce of seed ? H, B. G. If the piece of land is in grass, it ^^')uld have been better plowed and al- '> wed to remain rough over winter. Failing this, break it up as soon as the ground is in a fit condition in spring. Give it a good coating of barnyard ma- nure—well rotted cow manure if the land is light, or horse manure if heavy. Harrow this into the ground thoroughly. Later use a smoothing harrow. Some complete fertilizer may also be used in addition to the manure. We would, how- ever, put this on when the plants are well established and growing, running the cultivator through the rows after- ward; 300 to 400 pounds per acre should suffice, or 100 pounds of guano will also answer well. If you have a coldframe, you can start seeds early in April, transplanting them from the middle to the end of May, If, however, you want to sow altogether out- doors, you can do so and secure excellent results. For the earliest varieties, such as Queen of the Market, sow about April 20. Use some cheesecloth for protection in case of late frosts. The midseason and late branching sorts can be sown from the beginning to the middle of May and transplanted on moist, cloudy days when of sufficient size. The early sorts can go somewhat closer than the late ones. Let the rows of the early ones be twenty-four to thirty inches apart and allow nine inches between the plants. The late sorts should have thirty-six inches between the rows, to permit of easy cultivation, and the plants can be set twelve to fifteen inches apart. There is more money in early and late asters than in midseason ones. Seeing that you cannot produce early ones, as those can who have greenhouses or frames to start their seed in, it will be better to depend on the late varieties. Of these, Vick's Branching, Semple's, Pink Beauty and Crego's Giant Comet are first-class sorts, the first two being deservedly popular commercially. Prices vary according to supply and demand. Last year the earliest flowers would bring $2 per hundred, with a gradual drop to $1, 75 cents, 50 cents and even lower; probably 35 cents per hundred would be a fair average price for your crop, taking it right through. If they grow and flower satisfactorily, they will pay well at this low figure. First-class fiowers of the late varieties often bring $2 to $3 per hundred, but the general average is much lower. Use a horse or hand cultivator freely all summer, Tliis is far better than any attempt at watering. With good soil and keeping the surface constantly tickled, asters will stand a surprising amount of dry weather. Last summer was an exceptionally dry one, but asters were more numerous and of better qual- ity than ever before. Asters are fairly hardy and will with- stand several degrees of frost without injury. In purchasing seed, secure the best quality only. Perhaps some other large aster growers can give an idea how many aster plants an ounce of good seed should produce. W. C. OUTDOOR LILY OF THE VALLEY I have a fine lot of lily of the valley in the open ground and I want to propa- gate. When is the best time to trans- plant and how should they be treated? I want them altogether for outdoor grow- ing. I live in Indiana. E. T. B. Fall is the best time to transplant lily of the valley, October being an excellent month. Next to that period, transplant- ing is most successful if done as soon as possible after frost leaves the ground, which with you should be in the early part of April. The ground should be plowed or spaded deeply and liberally manured for the best results. If set out in rows across the field, allow twenty- four inches between the rows and set the pips five to six inches apart. If in beds you can plant rows twelve inches apart, allowing a 24-inch patch between every fifth row. Give the plants a liberal mulch of well-decayed manure each fall. 0.

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