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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



does not seem of nuu-li iinporlance, but 

 when you i)Iant out from 50,000 to 

 lOO.OOO" il Mill. .mil- ii|i, and an acre, 

 more or I.--. ..i jliiiihI to tend makes 

 sonic (lilli'i .11. 1- 11! III.' lalior bill, espe- 

 cially if tlic -I'M-. .11 i- wet and the weeds 

 grow like tliey did through these regions 

 last summer. 



Do not plant carnations on the same 

 ground year after year if you can help 

 it. Kvery second or third year i.s much 

 better and work in a good lime dressing 

 before each carnation planting. If you 

 liave niuili stem-rot you should not 

 (ihiMt caiiintions on that grouiul again 

 )i.r several !iea.sons, and, better still, 

 never again, as you arc likely to be 

 troubled again and perhaps wor.^e than 

 before. It pays to plant out early, but 

 do not try to work the ground before it 

 is dry enough to crumble when it is 

 turned over. If it is w.nKi.l i.... «.■( it 

 will remain still and el. il.l.v :ill -iiiniiier 

 and only next winter^ li-.-l- will make 

 it friab'lc and fit to l;i.iu ii..(.il p'ants 

 again. ' .\. K.' .1. IJaui!. 



JUDGING ROSES BY POINTS. 



By BEX.I. DlUKEE. 



lie Anieriean RoscSocl 



[Keailbef.irellie 



Jlr. Pi.-i.l..nl ;,i,.l C. -ml. ill. .11 Wlial 



does tlli- . \hilill I..II .■llilil;.l-l ■(■ I III- \r,,y 



more t Ili n .a .■. K.hii •■ | li,. i xnii nm-i 

 encoiir.iL'. l'\ . ^. i \ hlmm- m \ ..m |...\\.i- 

 theCaii:. .11.111. W.-i.ii, ..n.l ^..Mili.in .■..ii 

 tingcnl- in ih-.i .11. .11- 1.. |.i..-..| \.. -..\.i 

 eignty i..i i li.. i ..-.. I;. .1.1 .in.l .il'l'I .--n.. 

 warfar.. jlj.hm-i l In - iiiiiii1...| K-- army of 

 carnati..n -., .11. nu- ilui i- begetting our 

 citadel ,111.1 -,i|.|.iii.j .111.1 milling us with 



consci.iii- -ii|...i I..I II \ w r Ii.kI -link iiil.i a 



peaceful, i.iili.r Ihih-jii:. m :iii.| |i;ii i/- 



'"g atliiu.i. . I .1,1.111.- ,,t ii-|.ui...l 



sway Inn., imi.l.. III.. |.r..-..|il ueiH-riil i.iii 



impenetrable. Wc need armor plate now. 



But we must "up and at them, boys." 

 AVe must change front and from a war of 

 roses it nutst-bea war by roses. We are 

 willing the carnation should occupy a 

 modest standing, but let it beware of as- 

 faultin- ..III -I I..IIL.I...I.I 1111.1 111 lem|itiiig 



to USUI |i 111. .,1. 1. i.il.,.-. l;....-,.velt 



and ]'i..-|...| II \ .11 .. liiL^li -..iiii.liiiLi 1 illcs 

 and tlic..\ :ii.. II. ...i... I II ,\..ii «,,iil.l uii.l the 

 modest pink, but the rose, the gorgeous 

 rose, even '"by any other name," must 

 dominate. 



You may bronden tlie petals nf your 

 carnation, and l.ii.ji lim nn.l -tillin the 

 stem; you may rixnl tin k;il.i.lii>.ii|ie in 

 colors, and still ili.. . n i n.n i..ii i- n -liL'lii 

 and airy ii..iliimj ■■ 'i.... i.ilL .,l,..iii ,x..iir 



four lill.l ll\.. 111. 1. lH.». I -. I li..\ ;ll.. i.lll 



soap - ;.n.l . .ill.ii.-. . ^ .|.ii.-kh . I 



venture il.r ■i--..iii..ii ti,,ii •_. ! .,1.'| l.u 



Purite or Peiil.-- m |...mi1 ..I -ni.-i iini.e 

 would out\vcij;li mi.-i ..in ..i l...l.i\'s fa- 

 vorites. Put one .\ 111. 1 I. .111 I;.. inly in the 

 scales and sec it uiigli d.iun a dnzcn. 

 aye two dozen, of joiir boasted leaders 

 with pedigrees prolonged. Put one Beau- 

 ty in a room and it bathes your senses 

 with its fragrance. It seeks you. It is 

 not ruled — it rules. But what of the 

 carnation? We must hunt for the per- 

 fume. 



Si/e, beyond a good standard 2* to 

 3-inch (lower is not what the commercial 

 grower wants in a carnation, but free- 

 dom of bloom and l.ennlv of color. He 

 does not want. 11..1 1... - ii.. public, a car- 

 nation so large 1 h .1 II - ..uy and sleepy 

 air must conti il.m.. I'lnn i.iHier than de- 

 light. One would iiniigine that many of 



the modern ci 

 home with po] 

 P.iil. Ml, Ti 

 few W..1.I- .-..11 

 for jii.lu..-, :,- 



made theii 



1 I n>e to speak a 

 til. -eale of points 

 I., novelties which 

 we. a- ;i -.,. i.u. liin, a. I. .pled. What arc 

 they? Si/..., eohir. >leiii. t..iiii. -nl.Mance, 

 foliage, fragrance an. I .li-i 111.1 n. in---. In 

 other wonis they are ilie .liimiil- that 

 are open to observation .^lub a.- this ex- 

 hibition permits. A few hours of rather 

 hasty and jierhaps confused effort of the 

 judges may enalile them to fairly apply 

 this -rule i.i llie ..xliiliil-. But wlicu voii 



hou 



etait 



Sea 



wh\ 



the most vital and neeessary emnlitions 

 are unknown, viz.: 



Freedom of Bloom, 



Keeping and Shipping Qualities. 



Health and X'igor. 



Without a certilieate as to these qual- 



-.■:il t.. -11. h novelties in this line that it 

 -111! 1 1 il.' :i sign manual of commercial ex- 

 1 .11,111 .. under fair and careful conditions 



The hollowgold statue of llaudeAdams 

 is being exhibited throughout the country 

 as "All dold." Don't let our certificates 

 and medals become but hollow mockeries. 

 Cannot this accurate certificate be se- 

 cured in some way? Is it not possible to 

 accomplish this through an active and 

 continuing committee, by per.sonal obser- 

 vation, subdivided for localities so as to 

 secure a minimum of expense? Would 

 not any introducer of a novelty be moie 

 than willing to pay the cost of such ])cr- 

 sonal investigation at different periods 

 of the ..;r..uinL; ..f the novelty. tlironj;h 



I." and to make the verdict of our 

 ety unimpeachable. 

 II iiiight jierbaps be more ]u-actiea 



might avail himself at his option and at 

 his own expense, to strengthen the exhi- 

 bition certificate. 



QuixcY, III. — F. W. Hcckcnkamp will 

 add a new house for carnations, and Jos. 

 Kroner one for roses. 



WnEX you want to buy any stock our 

 classified advs. will save you time and 

 money. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES. 



Raising new varieties from seed is an 

 interesting pastime, and if one has the 

 time and inclination and no great desire 

 for financial returns, he will find this a 

 fa.seinating expeiiment. 



1 say, if he has no great desire for 

 financial returns because there isn"t much 

 niuney in it. Out of a batch of a thou- 

 >iiii.| sii.lliiiu- ,\..ii may not get more 

 III. Ill ..11.. .1 ivi ., .111 1 pussibly even none 

 111 111! iliji »..iil.l I... worth nainiirg un- 

 le-- _\..n «i.i.. iinliil.-ieiit as to your fu- 

 ture reputation. 



There are one or two men in this coun- 

 try who have been doing good work in 

 the raising of new seedlings, crossing in a 

 systematic manner standard varieties, 

 but they are veiy few, and the work 

 here does not seem to arouse the general 

 interest that it ilo,- in l.^an.i- nml .\iis- 

 Iralia. The lall.i ...imin -..in- I., be 

 going into it vei \ . m.-h-im l\ . .111. 1 many 



white . 

 thev wi 

 and' Ki 



s that are uirsurpassed for ex- 

 Howers are practically useless for 

 eial work, and they sink into an 



Mens. Chenon de Leche is a great favor- 

 ite of mine as an exhibition flower. It 

 was raised by Cahat, if I remember cor- 

 rectly, and "is a very peculiar color, 

 crushed strawberry shaded yellow is 

 about as near as I can come to it. 



Kate Broomhead is another good ex- 

 hibition variety of peculiar color, which 

 is a sort of golden amber, a very vigor- 

 ous variety. 



Mr. T; Carringtoir is an immense flow- 

 er of carmine rose color. W'hile the color 

 is very dirty when placed alongside a 

 good pink, as an exhibition flower it is 

 a whopper. 



Harking back to raising new varieties 

 from seed, if the reader is proiiosing to 

 go into it. he should sow his seed at once. 

 Either .Ininm ., i- li.,i,i<. saved seed can 

 be pro. 11 1 . .i ii "I I _...l -.'...l-nian. I'se 

 nice, liuiii I i ' |i' li .. Ill a tempera- 



..11..U..I, 111. ^ .1 I... pi. ,111... I ..iil-ide and 



I1I1..I III 111.. I.lll I... I lr..-t. It is 



.1-1 . iii-liiiiLi ill.. .li\..i-i!\ .t forms ami 



1 1.1. I - :i l.:ll. h i.l -.r.lliliu- |.l i-sents, UlOst 



III tlieni. ot e..ai.-r, re\riiini; iKuk toward 

 the primitive yellow Dowered Indicum. 



Possibly you may get one that will 

 make Timothy l.:aton look like 30 cents 

 1.1 1. -s. h i'- iiIh.ivs best to look at 

 lliiiiLi- \Mlli ..|.i imi-l i.. eves. If you do 



p. I :< - 1 . I se vou win name 



it iillc'r \..iu-..lt ..r your "wife, with all 

 beeomiivg modesty, and wish you were in 

 England, where the guileless nurseryman 

 puts out his new variety at 7-and-G or 

 10 shillings per plant, expressage and 

 packing extra, and yet we think those 

 fellows are slow over there. 



Brian Borit. 



RiiiNEBECK, N. Y. — H. Stewart will 

 start in business here as a violet grower 

 and will shortly erect two large houses. 



