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The Weekly Fbrists^ Review. 



AUGUST 25, 18»8. 



for which I return sincere thanks, and 

 all who played on that mixed te.iin 

 should appreciate the favor. A New 

 York contemporary says: "Scratch 

 Buffalo team scored 2,252 points, but 

 was not officially recognized in tourna- 

 ment." Why go to the expense of 

 wiring such stuff. Why not have 

 scratched our name entirely out? As 

 you did go to the useless troubls of 

 giving our total, why not make an 

 effort to be truthful. The total of the 

 so-called "Scratch Buffaloes" was Just 

 2,552, just 300 more than our Metropol- 

 itan journal made it. 



The terriflcaUy hot weather made 

 many leave for their homes on Friday 

 night who would have lingered anoth- 

 er day or two to take in the sights of 

 the beautiful exposition. I think it was 

 a revelation to many eastern men. This 

 must be said that the conception and 

 execution of the horticultural embel- 

 lishment in the Grand Court, wherein 

 was the lagoon surrounded by the va- 

 rious line buildings, were better ar- 

 ranged and better done than anything 

 of the kind attempted at the World's 

 Fair, and better by 100 per cent. The 

 memory of that beautiful display and 

 Mr. Carmody's presentation speech 

 will long linger in the memory of one 

 who is glad he went to Omaha. "And 

 here is a butter dish, my friend, for 

 you and your wife, and may you love 

 none but-her." W. S. 



GRAFTED ROSES. 



In the discussion of Mr. Craig's paper 

 on grafted roses at the Omaha conven- 

 tion Ml-. E. M. Wood, of the Waban 

 Conservatories, Natick, Mass., said he 

 had found that the grafted plants gave 

 superior results, all growu in solid 

 beds. He thought the grafted plants 

 more free from the tendency roses ex- 

 hibited in New England to be checked 

 in the fall and to then "shut down for 

 the winter" as it was termed by the 

 growers there. In answer to an in- 

 quiry as to how the Waban Conserva- 

 tories managed to produce roses that 

 could be sold at $4 a dozen when other 

 growers were glad to get a quarter of 

 that amount, Mr. Wood said he at- 

 tributed their success largely to the 

 fact that the houses were piped in such 

 a way that they could use only two 

 heating pipes or up to the limit, as re- 

 quired through the use of manifold 

 valves. The regulation of the tempe- 

 rature was given the most careful at- 

 tention. They have a man whose sole 

 duty it is to look after the temperature 

 and to make a record of same every 

 hour. If the outside temperature be- 

 gins to fall he turns on an extra run 

 of pipe, and with the system of piping 

 employed the temperature can be re- 

 gulated to a nicety. He emphasized 

 his belief that this careful regulation 

 of the temperature was the most im- 

 portant factor in their success. 



Mr. Antoine Wintzer, the veteran 

 rose propagator, told of the old days 

 in which all roses were propagated by 

 buds and grafts and said that 30 years 

 of practical experience had shown con- 



clusively that an own root cutting 

 from a healthy plant 'will do the best 

 in the long run, as the own root 

 plants have a chance to recuperate 

 from the roots. 



Mr. J. L. Dillon told of his expe- 

 rience with grafted plants for the pro- 

 duction of cut flowers under glass. He 

 had 2,500 plants grafted on Manetti, 

 planted out in solid beds in .July. The 

 Brides and Maids far surpassed those 

 on own roots, the Perles did not do so 

 well and the Meteors produced in- 

 ferior flowers. He favored grafting for 

 Brides and Maids but not for the 

 others. 



W. W. Coles said his treatment of the 

 plants after grafting variedalittlefrom 

 that described by Mr. Craig. The first 

 day he keeps the plants close but on 

 the second day opens completely to 

 dry off the foliage. He then sprinkles 

 the plants and closes again. He had 

 Kaiserin both grafted and en own 

 roots. The first year the grafted 

 plants showed to best advantage but 

 afterward he could see no special dif- 

 ference. 



On request Mr. Coles told how he 

 had secured 1,350 rose plants from one 

 individual in a few months by bud- 

 ding, and Mr. Wintzer followed him 

 with the statement that from Nov. 1 

 last up to date he had propagated up- 

 ward of 5,000 plants from one indivi- 

 dual by cuttings. 



R. F. Tesson found one-y?ar grafted 

 Brides superior to one-year plants on 

 their own roots, but the second, third 

 and fourth years the grafted plants 

 were no better than those on own 

 roots. 



In response to a question Mr. Craig 

 replied that with grafted Kaiserin he 

 got quicker results. He grows the 

 Kaiserin for summer only throwing 

 the plants out after the Christmas 

 crop is cut. 



Mr. Wood said he does not graft the 

 Kaiserin. This variety is grown in a 

 solid bed and kept dormant in winter. 

 He thought they got more value out 

 of it this way. 



FLORISTS' FIRE INSURANCE ASSO- 

 CIATION. 



There was much discussion of the 

 above association by S. A. F. members 

 after the action of the convention, and 

 nearly all I talked with assured me 

 that they would sand in an application 

 for insurance as soon as they returned 

 home. 



It ought to be understood that as the 

 association now stands it could pay 

 any probable loss which it may incur 

 and it will endeavor to pay such as it 

 does incur, but that unusually heavy 

 losses could not be paid without a 

 large increase in membership. 



The directors did not levy an assess- 

 ment for the next year, but substan- 

 tially determined to levy an assess- 

 ment of one-half the first year's rate, 

 payable the first of January next. The 

 first year rate as fixed is partly in the 

 nature of a membership fee and should 

 be charged the same to all for the first 



year they are members. My own be- 

 lief is that an assessment of one-half 

 that amount from year to year after 

 the first will create a good reserve 

 fund in addition to paying losses and 

 expenses and before long even that 

 rate can be lowered. 



If I am right it will be a great 'ousi- 

 ness mistake for the florists not to 

 support this movement heartily. As 

 rapidly as I can I shall send to all 

 florists a new circular letter and a 

 blank application to be filled out and 

 'forwarded to me. I will then have a 

 rate made on the risk. No one should 

 fail to forward the application, prop- 

 erly filled out, as no money goes with 

 it and they can send the money or not, 

 as they desire, after the rating is 

 fixed. As it will take some time to 

 reach all, I hope anyone reading this 

 will write me for an application at 

 once, and it will at once be forwarded 

 to them. 



The directors authorized me to ac- 

 cept notes for premiums from respon- 

 sible persons, running not over four 

 months, so don't wait on account of 

 not having the mone.v in hand at this 

 time. No liability attaches to the 

 members of this company beyond the 

 payment of the year's premium. They 

 are not liable for the payments of as- 

 sessments when made, but their insur- 

 ance will terminate on their failure to 

 ■pay assessments at the required time. 

 W. J. VESEY, Sec'y. 



Ft. Wayne. Ind. 



i' AMONG CHICAGO GROWERS. 



Henry Mundt's (Continued). 



In the field all his beds of carnations, 

 asters, etc., have a 4-inch board around 

 the edges, kept in position by being 

 nailed to suitable heavy stakes. This 

 is not done for neatness merely, but 

 to prevent the possibility of plants be- 

 ing damaged by the foot when walking 

 between the beds and to insure 

 against plants being injured through 

 the soil washing away from the outer 

 row into the paths during heavy 

 storms. He feels it necessary to have 

 the walks somewhat lower than the 

 beds to take the surplus surface water 

 during heavy rains, and says the board 

 edges to the beds are not only less ex- 

 pensive than might be imagined, but 

 they last at least four years. He finds 

 them a great advantage. 



His asters are looking very well and 

 promise an abundant supply of flow- 

 ers. He lifted a few plants and plant- 

 ed them out on a bench inside to see 

 how they would lift and do inside. 

 So far those so lifted and placed un- 

 der glass are doing somewhat the best. 

 A. H. Schneider's. 



A. H. Schneider is building '.hree 

 short-span-to-the-south houses each 18 

 xlOO and one 12x90. The three first 

 mentioned contain two wide beds and 

 three walks, two along the sides and 

 one in the center. These will be plant- 

 ed with roses. Altogether he will 

 bench 2,000 Bridesmaids and 1,000 

 Brides. 



