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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



OCTOBER 4, 1900. 



MISCELLANEOUS 

 SEASONABLE HINTS. 



Prepirations for Winter. 



In this latitude a good frost is gen- 

 erally due before the 15th of October. 

 Sometimes we escape, but it is well to 

 be prepared, and this year ever so 

 slight a frost will be injurious be- 

 cause we have had copious rains and 

 everything out of doors is soft and 

 succulent. So if you don't have every- 

 thing under glass have it in such 

 shape that it can be rushed in or cov- 

 ered with sash. 



There is no doubt that cyclamen are 

 better to be left in the frames except 

 those you want for early flowering, 

 and stevia and azaleas delight in such 

 fine cool weather as we are having, 

 but don't get caught. 



And above all don't delay in putting 

 in glass where any is out. It has to 

 be done sometime and don't leave it 

 till the- cold winds blow in and the 

 fumigation goes out. Fumigation aft- 

 er all is the cleanest way to get rid of 

 the troublesome black aphis and this 

 is just the season when it is most in 

 evidence. 



Chrysanthemums. 



We should get a fair price for our 

 chrysanthemums, for they are really 

 a great deal of work. But if you are 

 growing them at all grow them wel'. 

 Laterals want constantly pinching off. 

 Some of the varieties want much dis- 

 budding. And above all don't neglect 

 their tying. The late varieties are 

 still growing fast and unless you keep 

 the stems straight and in their proper 

 place there is soon great confusion. 

 Early varieties will be soon in their 

 prime and when about expanded do 

 not want a great deal of water. 



Ivory is just swelling the buds and 

 such standard sorts as Maud Dean and 

 many others will now be greatly ben- 

 efitted by liquid manure. We haven't 

 the facilities for distributing the I'quid 

 through pipes, which ought to be the 

 means in all large places, but even if 

 you have to carry it in watering pots 

 it will well repay to do it. I have 

 heard several reliable gardeners speak 

 most highly of Albert's manures. 

 When I asked them for what, the re- 

 ply was, "For everything, particularly 

 for mums." It is easy to handle. We 

 once tried it on mignonette in a bed 

 and saw its good effects. 



There was last year and has been 

 for two or three years, a disappointing 

 sale on pot mums. Plants that were 

 lifted from the bench about the first 

 of September have made fine bushy 

 plants in 6 and 7 inch pots. Don't let 

 them flop about for want of tying, for 



when the flowers are out they surely 

 will unless slightly supported. A stake 

 in the center and some very fine 

 strands of raffia leading off to the 

 principal growths is usually enough, 

 and infinitely better than a lot of 

 stakes. 



Carnations. 



There is not much to be said about 

 carnations just now. except a few of 

 the golden rules. Whether it is early 

 planting, or better soil, or several 

 causes, I don't know, but carnations 

 seem to be doing unusually well so 

 far. You cannot possibly give them 

 too much ventilation during October, 

 except perhaps on frosty nights. The 

 mean temperature of the month, and 

 perhaps the first half of November, is 

 several degrees higher than you will 

 give the carnations during winter, 

 therefore now is the time to lay the 

 foundation for a sturdy, robust plant. 

 They will flower quickly enough. 



I have seen no tie yet so neat and 

 effective as the Model and the cost is 

 but a trifle more than the several oth- 

 er devices that are not nearly as serv- 

 iceable. Now don't ever let green fly 

 appear. A mild fumigation once a 

 week will keep down the aphis and 

 the odor soon passes away. 



Violets. 



About this time last year we were 

 much pleased to see a large lot of vio- 

 let buds appear and at the end of Oc- 

 tober we were picking a big crop. 

 Then again from middle of November 

 till after New Years violets were very 

 scarce, not only here but everywhere. 

 Now our violets are much firer plants 

 and in better health than last year and 

 are making runners and lots of buds, 

 and if we let all these buds develop the 

 same thing will again occur. We will 

 have a great crop when they are not in 

 much demand and when they are in 

 great demand, say. from end of No- 

 vember on. we won't have them. 



At least that is how I figure it out. 

 and the reason for the crop going off 

 is because the weather is comparative- 

 ly warm and the great crop exhausts 

 them. So we shall keep the buds 

 picked off with the runners till the 

 first of November. If you have sev- 

 eral beds you can let one of them 

 give you flowers, but I feel sure that 

 this great crop in October is not con- 

 ducive to a Christmas crop. 



WM. SCOTT. 



MoNTiiOMERY. ^L\ —Mr \V. R. Patterson has 

 just erected seve ■ it-w hoii«*'F: eith 1 U feet long. 

 Business outlo >t isgjvd lie e. 



THE GALVESTON DISASTER. 



Losses by Florists. 



On receipt of Mr. Pruessner's former 

 communication we replied requesting 

 him to visit the various florists and 

 endeavor to make an estimate of the 

 loss in each case. In response to this 

 request he submits the following list 

 of losses of the florists still living, the 

 amount being estimated in each case 

 by the loser: 



] C. Wise (left lown-our estimat") $ 250.00 



Mrs. Harris (left town— lost her husband — 

 our estimate on loss of plants and one 



erreenhouse) 750.00 



Loss on homestead 2,500.00 



Chas PopDe. plants and sXipplies 1.6OO.0O 



C^has. Steding, plants and supplies l.OOO.fO 



furniture 250.00 



Mrs. J. Maurer. greenhouse and plants... 1.000.00 



homestead, etc 3.2-0.00 



O. Ohlson. greenhouses and plants Sno 00 



homestead 700,00 



Mrs Chas, Eikholt plants 2.700,00 



Otto Fehrlin, greenhouses, plants, supplies 3 500.00 



furniture 500.00 



J. D. Pruessner. plants in greenhouses . .. 3, .500, 00 

 " greenhouses and buildings,, . 1300.00 



" store and contents 1.100.00 



" furniture and clothing SOO.OO 



Complete Death List. 



In addition to above Mr. Pruessner 

 submits the following complete list of 

 florists drowned in the flood and an 

 estimate of the value of their property 

 that was destroyed: 



Joseph Rosenkranz, wife and child ; loss on 

 furniture. $J."0. 



Mrs KleineVe and four children, greenhouses 

 and plants JTiO ; homestead. tS.OOO. 



Henrv Steding. wife and child, greenhouses and 

 plants |1 500; homestead. S.VIO. 



Tbos Kemp, wife and mother, greenhouses and 

 plants, f I.. 5mi; homestead $1,000, 



Mrs,Thos. Keats, hu = band and daughter, green- 

 houses and plants $3,500; homestead, $5,000. 



CHICAGO. 



The Market. 



Business continues to improve 

 though it is not as steady as could be 

 wished. Monday trade was excellent, 

 but on Tuesday there was a reaction 

 with several dealers. Prices have stif- 

 fened somewhat though there are weak 

 spots at times in some lines. Really 

 good carnations now bring $1.50 easily 

 and the best fancy go as high as $2.00 

 and $2.50, though sales of poor grades 

 are still made at as low as 60 to 75 

 cents. Whites were rather scarce 

 Monday. In tea roses the best bring 

 $4,00 readily and more are being sold 

 at that figure, though the poorer 

 grades are still being sacrificed. In 

 Beauties the best now bring $3.00 a 

 dozen and prices grade from that fig- 

 ure down to nothing. Valley is in and 

 is quoted at $4 to $5. 



Some Lawson carnations are coming 

 in at Bassett & Washburn's and E. H. 

 Hunt's and bring top price. 



Last Monday .\nton Then sent to 

 Hunt's 150 Fitzwygram chrysanthe- 

 mums, white and yellow, that ran 

 from 4 to 7 inches in diameter. 



Special Club Meeting. 



At the special meeting of the Flor- 

 ists' Club held at the Sherman House 

 last Saturday, a committee was ap- 



