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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



to dry out quickly) as it keeps them 

 near the glass which is important in 

 producing good young stock and they 

 can bo moved around when necessary. 



We nn- ;ipt (o set the ynnng pottvd plants 



jii-t w li.i .■\ .■!■ \\\ li;i|i|i.>ii ((> find room, 

 \\hi,\i I- ,1 Lwr.n iiii-t.il.c. They should 



I.V n.'.M ill.' ^I;i-- ;i ml li.i \ r Ihr full sun CX- 



,r|.i Am )nu Ihr lii-1 \v rrk :ii'l.-r the first 

 |...inirj, wlirii tlir\ -I1..11I.I li.- -liaded on 

 liiiul)! Aj\-. K.-miiiiiIti ill. 11 lln.se young 

 lilant- .irr In lie your lil.i.iniiii;.^ slock next 

 wintiT iiiul the very best of care is none 

 too ^'(Hiil for them. Surely a plant can 

 be expected to do better when well taken 

 care of from the beginning than when it 

 is neglected one-half of its real growing 

 svason and then overfed and pushed 

 aloiiij the other half. The growth will 

 be 1 -.hii.h .111.1 -iiii.U :iiia the plant 



^Vlll l.r 1,1 iMUr, -l,.,|,r |,. |i,,H|urO high 



,m,iilr 1,1. iM,,,-. 11,.. i,.,i,|..,;,iiii-,. should 



Buying Rooted Cuttings. 



If ynii i'\]i<it t.i Imiv rooted cuttings 

 of any \jri, li.^ ..t ..iiiialinns you should 

 make u|i .\..in niinl an. I place your order 

 at (in. a.. Ili\. \.,iii .111 I iri.,'s delivered in 

 Fi'liiii.iM -,, Mil ..111 'J.I iliiaii growing 



ill L'.... I -li.i|"' l"'i |,l.iiiiin.j lime, the 



.■iaiii. .1- M.ii. ..uii |....|,.rj.iii.ij. Vou will 

 get mil. I, h.'lli-i- -i.M'k It \nii place your 

 order early and say "ship when well 

 rooted." than you will if you wait until 

 the last minute and then insist on hav- 

 ing tb'cm at once. It you give the ship- 

 per plenty of time and allow him to use 

 his own judgment in regard to the time 

 of delivery you can insist on receiv- 

 ing good stock and ynii arc likely to g'et 

 it, too. 



Of course vou will want to trv a few 



start with any variety that does show 

 up well. Get "at least "a few of as many 

 varieties as you can afford 'even if you 

 get several of th'e same color, because 

 they may differ in every other respect 

 save color. By doing this each year you 

 can keep yourself posted on all the new 

 varieties as they come out and that done 

 is worth a good deal. 



Of course a large percentag'e will not 

 show up even with some of the older ones 

 but it may not be the fault of the varie- 

 ties. Unless a variety does 'extra fine 

 with others or unless the originator 

 showed extra fine blooms of it, it will 

 not pay you to bother with a variety that 

 does not like your treatment. You can 

 get others that will do well unless you 

 are badly off. If you do buy a large 

 quantity of a variety try to find out as 

 much as possible about its habits and 

 requirements, so you will not be working 

 in the dark. The originator will have 

 about three years' experience and ought 

 to be willing and able to help you grow 

 it right. A. F. J. Baur. 



held 



CARNATIONS IN CANADA. 



I very pleasant and social meeting was 

 ■ r-lalilislinient of the Dale 

 estati'. Kiaiiipi.,!!. .,11 Tuesday, the loth 

 inst.. ai x\lii. h al...ul fifteen of the trade 

 were prr-ini. .■..muig from Toronto. Lon- 

 don, Gait, Stratford and Berlin, each one 

 bringing an exhibit, large or small as he 

 was able. The morning was spent in go- 

 ing over the vast area covered with glass, 

 discus-iii'j III.. Miii.,iis varieties of carna- 

 tions. 1..-.-, \i.,l.i-, etc., etc., their likes 

 and disliki-. ilim ^liod and bad habits, 

 their usefulness and money-making quali- 

 ities, Mr. Edvv. Dale, the manager, acting 

 as guide. This took up the whole morn- 



Display by M. Weiland at the Carnation Meeting of the Chicago Florists' Club. 



of each of the novelties that are to eonie 

 out this spring and you should get in 

 your orders at once. There will not be 

 enough of some of th'em to go around and 

 you may get poor stock, or none at all, 

 if you wait too long before ordering. 

 You do not need a thousand of each va- 

 riety, nor even a hundred, unless you 

 have reason to think that it is a good 

 one and that it will do well with you. 

 Twenty-five or fifty plants will enable 

 >ou to judge pretty well what a variety 

 will do for you and will give you a good 



ing and part of tlic aft. 111. ".11 an. I il was 

 not until .'i:.")0 p. m., ati.i ili. p ai ly had 

 partaken of much ni-.'.li.l 1 .lir-liiiiriits 

 (generously supplied li> ilir i-iaii 1. that 

 the secretary was able to call the meet- 

 ing proper, in the packing room. 



Each one set his own flowers out in 

 vases. Mr. .J. H. Dunlop took the chair, 

 and the merits and demerits of each 

 variety were discussed, eacli one present 

 giving his experience. The result was 

 most interesting and instructive and it is 

 to be hoped that this informal meet ins 



Klduiailo, uhuh -\li. 11. always -rows to 

 perfection; Impro\r.l M. 1 ;.,\\ ,in. .Marquis, 

 Van Home, E. Cr.,.k, ,. \li-. r.iadt, etc. 

 Mr. .1. H. Dunlop. .,1 r.,r.,ni.,, Iia.l Morn- 

 ing (Jlory in fine condition. I']stelle (a 

 lovely red but slow of propagation), 

 Elinora, E. Crocker, G. Ijord. Mrs. B. 

 Lippincott, etc. Mr. Wm. Ganunage had 

 some very good Mary Wood, of which he 

 says 90 per cent came "selects," Marquis, 

 G. Lord, Lippincott, etc. 



Mr. Dale picked some magnificent 

 Crane, Cerise Queen (which he always 

 grows well). Glacier, Melba, Morning 

 Glory, etc. 



On a vote being put to the meeting for 

 the best pink carnation shown. Morning 

 Glory took the cake, Melba and E. 

 Crocker were tied for second place. G. 

 H. Crane was the unanimous choice as 

 the best scarlet, and Mrs. Bradt as the 

 best fancy. Glacier came in ahead as the 

 l)est white; Wl/ite nnn.l. sp,,,,,,!. It was 

 the general opinion, lin.n.jli. ihat another 

 white is wanted to lak.. t h, pl.i.r of Me- 

 Gowan, which, thou-ii nol .piiir dead yet, 

 has one foot in the grave. Scott also 

 appears to be degenerating, but will be 

 grown by many for some time yet. 



Those present were Messrs. Common 

 and Wells, of Gait; Dunlop, iianton, and 

 Muston. from Toronto; Gaiiimage and 

 Dicks of London: Xeal. of Stratford; 

 Ewing. of Berlin; Fendley. .fennings and 

 Dale of Brampton. E. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Tlie esliil.iii.iii to be held in Baltimore, 

 Fell. Jl-i an. I JJnd. will be the greatest 

 ever h, 1.1 l.\ III,, society. About 200 of 

 Baltinioru'.-. best ladies will act as pa- 

 tronesses of the show. Tlie hall, which is 

 a handsome one, for the occasion will be 

 appropriately decorated and the abun- 

 dant space at our dis]iosal will enable us 

 to display any and all of the carnations 



The liberal premiums ofl'ered should 

 bring out a good display of the standard 

 sorts iiid every grower who has a new 

 one of merit will make the mistake of 

 his life if he does not bring it to this 

 show. 



Carnation men will please make a 

 mental note of this and any one desir- 

 ing a premium list can secure one by 

 applying to the secretary. Albert M. 

 Herr, Lancaster, Pa. 



CARNATION RECORDS. 



I have three new eariiation luniscs, each 

 with two center lieiielies I1J\124 ft., a 

 walk in the center of ihe Ikuisc and one 

 on each side. sli..rl -pan house, ridge 

 and furrow -i\l... li,ai..l by hot water. 

 Place is up I., .l.ii,- m all respects. I 

 wish to plani III,-.. l,..ii„., lo larnations 

 of the l„'-l slali.lanl -,,,1-. 11.. I I he extra 



failey. Kill >l.,.k Ihal will pi . „liiec good, 

 fair sized hloom- an, I a pi,,lilalilc num- 

 ber per plant or scjuare foot of bench. 

 What sorts will pay the best? Will the 

 experienced readers of the RicviEW please 

 tell me' I would like to hear from as 

 many a- p.,--il,l,. and believe that the re- 

 pli,- Mill .ji, ally interest many others 



bcsl.l,-s 1IIV.,.||. 



1 wmilil Ilk,' ispeiially to know the 

 numlicr of M,„,iii- la, h \ariety has pro- 

 duced the -.,a~.,n llii,.iii_'h. I'low much 

 should I e\pe,i to le.eive per hundred 

 square feet of bench surface (gross) ? 



I have talked witli large growers who 



