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JULY 21, 1898. 



as it is a better bloomer and gives a 

 stronger effect. He lilies Charles Hen- 

 derson, but to get it in bloom early 

 enough he starts the plants inside in 

 February. He makes the soil of his 

 canna beds very rich, digging in a 

 layer of manure three to four inches 

 thick, and he is careful to see that the 

 beds get a thorough soaking every 

 other day and that the ground is well 

 cultivated till the foliage is tliick 

 enough to hide it. 



Geranium Bruantii is now in splan- 

 did bloom and leaves nothing to be 



desired, though the plants showed but 

 little bloom before being planted out. 

 Verbenas have done splendidly here 

 this season, the show of bloom being 

 the best seen here in years. In the 

 Chinese pinks the single flowered sorts 

 are much the showiest and next year 

 Mr. Stromback will have some beds 

 containing all single varieties. Some 

 of the flowers are fully two inches 

 across and very beautifully marked. 

 They attract much attention from vis- 

 itors. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES. 



The general routine of work is now 

 in order, the most important point be- 

 ing to do at once anything that needs 

 doing, not permitting it to accumulate. 

 Always keep the same man removing 

 side shoots and such work because the 

 more a man does the more proflcient 

 he becomes and will accomplish more 

 work in conseiiuence. 



As the benches get filled with roots 

 they will need more water, some va- 

 rieties requiring much more water 

 than others. Leaf spot is due to in- 

 discriminate watering and planting too 

 closely, and if there is one thing I dis- 

 like to see it is a bench with all ;he 

 bottom foliage stripped off the plants. 

 Aside from the appearance it mu.st un- 

 doubtedly be injurious to plants for the 

 leaves are their lungs. Take the case 

 of Golden Wedding. A few years ago 

 we used to hear about the sections 

 where it was swept off by disease. To- 

 day it seems to flourish everywhere, 

 simply because most growers have be- 

 come aware of the fact that it needs 

 comparatively little water. 



When the plants show that peculiar 

 smoky color when viewed from one 

 end of the house it may be taken as a 

 sign that they are in perfect health. 



Caterpillars are positively swarmi:ig 

 this year in this section and are as 

 ravenous as a Santiago Spaniard. 

 When syringing get the hose down and 

 force the water up on the under side 

 of the leaves. You may be surprised 

 to see the miscellaneous collection of 

 insects that has been lodging there. 



Supports. 



Everybody has their own ideas on 

 the easiest way to support the plants, 

 and it is a question that begins to 

 call for attention. Great Sc^tt says 

 there is only one way — run a wire 

 along the bottom and another well ap 

 on the top and run up a separate 

 string for each plant. This is excsl- 

 lent and probably the best scheme that 



could be devised for benches. Many of 

 our plants are in boxes and this ne- 

 cessitates the use of wire or bamboo 

 stakes. Stake your plants in good 

 season and the work is not half so 

 tedious as it is when they are over- 

 grown and crooked in the stem. 



C. TOTTY. 



PINCHING SPECIMEN PLANTS. 



I have been growing a specimen 

 plant of W. H. Lincoln since last Jan- 

 uary and would like to have it at its 

 best by the middle of the second week 

 in November. How late will it be 

 safe to give the last general stopping? 

 The plant had its last shift about June 

 20 and is now about ready for another 

 general stopping. Should this be the 

 last or can I venture another, which 

 would be about the first week in Aug- 

 ust? Would it be safe to give Miss G. 

 Pitcher also the last stop about the 

 first week in August? 



TORONTO SUBSCRIBER. 



Replying to your Toronto corre- 

 spondent concerning the pinching of 

 specimens, I would recommend him 

 not to stop again after July 18th. In 

 New Jersey the 3rd week in July is 

 considered late enough to stop speci- 

 mens that are needed for exhibition by 

 Nov. 10th, and since he is considerably 

 further north he will find the 18th 

 late enough. Location makes quite a 

 difference. For instance, in the South- 

 ern States they can and I believe do 

 pinch till well into August. 



Your correspondent speaks of a gen- 

 eral stopping, by which I presume he 

 means stopping all the shoots at one 

 time. This he should not do. It is 

 far better to go over the plants every 

 day and stop only such shoots as are 

 getting ahead of the others. Then the 

 plants do not receive any check and 

 will break better. 



With regard to the plant of Miss G. 

 Pitcher, I would say, merely stop only 



the leaders as soon as possible and 

 then let it go ahead. C. TOTTY. 



OUR GENERAL INTRODUCTION. 

 No. 8. 

 Every subscriber is requested to .send 

 his photograph (cabinet size preferred) 

 for use in our general introduction, but 

 please do not send us photos that must 

 be returned, as we have to cut them in 

 arranging the groups, and do not send 

 tintypes, as these are not available. In 

 sending photos please be sure to write 

 your name and address on the back. 



240. A. Donaghue, Sr., Omaha, Neb., 

 Vice-President Society of Amer- 

 ican Florists. 



241. A. Donaghue, Jr., Omaha, Neb. 



242. J. J. Hess, of Hess & Swoboda, 

 Omaha, Neb. 



243. Geo. Swoboda. of Hess & Swo- 

 boda, Omaha, Neb. 



244. Lewis Henderson, Omaha, Neb. 

 24.J. R. H. Davey. Omaha, Neb. 



246. L. C. Chapin, of Chapin Bros., 

 Lincoln, Neb. 



247. H. Bayersdorfer, of H. Bayers- 

 dorfer & Co., Philadelphia. 



248. Paul Berkowitz, of H. Bayersdor- 

 fer & Co., Philadelphia. 



249. Lewis Ullrich, Tiffin, O. 



250. John E. Lager, of Lager & Hur- 

 rell, Summit, N. J. 



251. H. Hurrell. of Lager & Hurrell, 



Summit. N. J. 



252. Stephen Taplin, Detroit, Mich. 



253. Fred R. Mathison, Walthara, 



254. E. H. Smith, Macomb, 111. 



255. Chas. H. Green, of Green & Nicol, 



Fremont, Neb. 

 250. Dave Nicol, of Green & Nicol, 

 Fremont, Neb. 



257. W. A. Herbert, Wellsville, 0. 



258. H. D. Rchrer, Lancaster, Pa. 



259. A. Colijn, of Colijn & Sons, Voor- 

 hout, Haarlem, Holland. 



260. Otto H. Sasse, Milwaukee, Wis. 



261. C. F. Ellery, Baker City, Ore- 

 gon. 



262. Frederic Cranefleld, Wisconsin 

 Experiment Station, Madison, 

 Wis. 



263. Alexis Cahow, Roseland, La. 



264. E. N. Reasoner, Oneco, Fla. 



265. J. Chas. McCullough. Cincinnati. 

 0. 



266. A. Brill, Pawling, N. Y. 



267. James McManus. of MacDonald 

 & McManus, New York. 



268. J. A. Budlong, Sta. X., Chicago. 



269. A. H. Budlong, Sta. X., Chicago. 



270. J. J. Kelley, Valley Falls, R. I. 



271. J. W. Olds. Petersburg, 111. 



272. Morton Criley, with Teter Floral 

 Co., Ottumwa, la. 



273. Peter MacDonald, of MacDouald 

 & McManus, New York. 



274. Pearl E. Teter, of Teter Floral 

 Co., Ottumwa, la. 



275. Paul C. Kopanka, Morton Grove, 

 111. 



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