The Weekly Florists' Review, 



Chrysanthemum Midge as a pot plant. 



tiveness, but on account of large flowers 

 and prices I get for them. Ked Bradt 

 i« wnrtlilc'<;s. I had about fifty plants 

 Mil |n..|i:iLMlr,l fiuiii the Red Bradt. 

 Wli.'ii ih.x I, I. H, Hint nil but six were the 

 (inuin^l l'.i:i.li. 



vate it 1 

 thins; in 

 as Scott 



of the newer varieties 

 grown in this vicinity I forgot to nien- 

 tioir for the reason of its unworthiness 

 is Olympia. Armazindy is ten to one 

 better and is not worth growing, al- 

 tliongh it may be grown well elsewhere. 



The great Scott, no doubt, is justly 

 entitled to the name ; good flowers any 

 and all time. The only rival to Scott 

 is Joost. If Joost holds out I will give 

 her a chance for another year along- 

 side of Scott. So far Scott produces 

 two flowers to Joost's one. 



The last, but not least, is Crane. This 

 is truly an ideal red. If it possessed 

 the sweetness of Jubilee it would be 

 hard to beat. Neighbor Guy thinks 

 America the real thing. I do not doubt 

 ^l\< (.|iiiii.iii. hut it can not touch Crane 

 Willi ,1 tMii\ tViot pole. I could write 

 in I III- -.iiiii- way from now until the 

 i(i\v- iiiMir hoine without ever impressing 

 an}- one but myself, so closing point is 

 near at hand. 

 ("■arnatloii!! have th.- sw.-iy. 



L,ord, bright, sweet, prolific, I say, 

 : pinlts that has come to stay, 

 las Law.son cost thirty thousand dol- 



Next comes the Crane. 

 A good thing in red I've been sayine 

 There is Gold Nugget, hated by sonu 

 Per a good yellow I think you're a pi 



The man who discards you is surely 



You can't lose me. says Mrs. Bradt. 



Dazzle, New York and Daybreak, 



if you drop them you'll make no mistake. 



Portia, Evelina, Eldorado, Melba, 



Delia Fox, Albertini, 



Have lost all their tame. 



But were good ones in their day just the sar 



Frances Joost has friends by the host, I sho 



Take 



say- 



to Scott without delay, 

 y rhyme on the carnati 

 vorld can sniff at your 



will wind up by saying to you, one and all, 

 J row carnations that are perfect or grow noi 

 at all. 



Ol \\< 



blOO 



NEW CARNATIONS. 



IJe.uistered with The American Carna- 

 tion Society. 



1 olur pure white, 

 .ni'iaging three 

 inches anil o\n in ilia iiicler. borne on 

 stems two to three feet in length. Plant 

 very free and healthy, of wiry growth 

 and ideal habit. 



"Eastern- Starr." Color pure white, 

 flowers deeply fringed, of perfect form 

 with high center, full but does not burst, 

 average size of bloom two and one-half 

 to three inches, borne on a stiff wiry 

 stem. Plant resembles McGowan in 

 growth, is of splendid habit and very 

 productive. 



Albert M. Herr, Sec'y. 



Lancaster. Pa. 



ABOUT SLUGS. 



S. W. says: "I am troubled with 

 slugs. They eat everything. RadLshes 

 are beefsteaks to them. Is there any 

 way to get rid of them?" 



S. W. is of course speaking figura- 

 tively when he says that radishes are 

 becf-i"iik- I'l 111'' liiiinlile slugs. He 

 moan- ihn ilh\ .iir \\\r ureatest deli- 

 cacy III ili'i-i \ . -ii.i I ian- as a beefsteak 

 is con.-i.li itil a iiiu.-i icli-hable meal to 

 MC bipeds who show by our teeth that 



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us and 



Slii'.'s are very troublesome to many of 

 nil! cicips. Perhaps to none more so than 

 lo tlic young undeveloped fronds of adian- 

 luiiis. Young plants of mignonette and 

 many young seedlings arc devoured if 

 slugs are around. Many can be caught 

 li\- laying lettuce and cabbage leaves on 

 lire benches, or slices of turnip, or cut- 

 I ill'.; potatoes in halves and scooping them 

 oni lidlh.w. The slugs do most of their 

 ii.'liir.' a( iii'jlii ami .-.'ck Some secluded 

 -|i'ii lo la\ ii|i III liming the day. So 

 in I hr lj'ili..\\- "f till' potatoes or under 

 l!ii-c li%no^ you laii ralch a good many, 

 liiit it is slow work and you are apt to 

 get tired of the performance before all 

 the slugs are. 



The most effectual way to get rid of 

 tliem that I know of is to dust the soil 

 or benches with air slaked quick lime. 

 In the case of ferns a very light dusting 

 of lime on the fronds and crowns of 

 the plants will do no harm and will 

 eirectually stop the work of the slugs. 

 Wm. Scott. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MIDGE AS A 

 POT PLANT. 



Some tim'e since you published an en- 

 .iraving from a photograph of chrysan- 

 rmniwm Mi'lL'c as a pot plant. I enclose 

 a pli'ii'i'ji a|ili 'if a pot plant of the same 

 \aiHl\ ^^lll'll >|ii'aks for itself after do- 

 iii'^ Ml \ ire I w ii'c at church decorations. 

 T. L. W. 



[This chrysanthemum certainly seems 

 to be an excellent variety to grow as a 

 pot plant, and we present herewith an 

 engraving from the photograph sent by 

 T. L. W.] 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



To I he 0/liccrs a ml Members of the .s'o- 

 eicty of Aiiici-icaii Florists and Orna- 

 mental Horticulturists. Greeting. 



Gentlemen : The society of which you 

 arc lionorcd members fittinfflv closed the 

 niiirt'i'inlli rrntniv nmiIi t lM"jr;inaest and 

 ii!,i-i '"iiipi rli. M-n .1 'xliiliii ii II and eon- 



llrlil 111 I 111- .mill I ■■ .111 I • 1,1 11 i'lTl which 



in ih'i "I II ii I. I'l I i . . lit judges 



|i;i-- iiin I hill.. I M 1 -illl^^ n 111 m:\ country. 

 \\,. ,111,1 ill, nMiiticth century stronger 

 a^ II -,„iii\ Ihan ever before in our his- 

 t,'i\. W r liii\,i accomplished much, but 

 thru: i.-, yet umch to be achieved. A na- 

 tional charter is one of the objects aimed 

 at; closer relations between the parent 

 society and special trade societies is de- 

 sired : the development of our natural 

 resources for the production of much 

 which we now import is essential; the 

 collection and dissemination of facts 

 which bear on a higher development of 

 our i)roducts is necessary; a more active 

 aid from national and state experiment 

 stations is needed. These and many oth- 

 er valuable advantages may be secured; 

 but united, active support of oflSeers and 

 committees is necessary. 



\ 'ii^, in, i.ase in membership was 

 , I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I . I -I year but there are hun- 

 ,lii \i I'Miiisands, outside the fold 



will I 1, mill li,- in and can be brought in 

 by cai iicsl individual effort. Solicit your 

 friends and neighbors to join the society; 

 impress upon them the advantages of 

 co-operation. The society has obtained 

 cheaper postage, cheaper expressage, 



