The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Fiaest Display of Plants at the Buffalo Coovention. 



the soil is verj- heavy, as a light soi! 

 make the stems weak and the blooms 

 small. Be sure to plant White Cloud 

 and Jubilee on a center bench, where 

 they will have plenty of head room. 

 They need at least three feet between the 

 bench and the glass. 



Mrs. G. M. Bradt is still placed at the 

 head of the fancy varieties when quality 

 and quantity are both considered, but in 

 (juautity alone Armazindy runs away 

 ahead, but it is not in as high favor as 

 formerly, on account of the faintness of 

 the stripe. 



The leading scarlets outside of Jubilee 

 are America and G. H. Crane. Most 

 growers favor Crane, as the color is a 

 shade deeper than America, and it is per- 

 haps a Httle easier to manage, but with 

 us in a heavy soil, plenty of water and 

 a temperature of 55 degrees, America 

 comes with as good color as any one 

 could wish for. and as the blooms are 

 larger than either Crane or Jubilee and 

 it is very free, we prefer America. 



Mr. G. could greatly improve his pink 

 (^lass by planting Mrs. Joost in place of 

 Scott, and I would also advise him to 

 plant a few Ethel Crocker. He will want 

 no more Scotts if either of these does 

 well with him. Both like about 54 to 56 

 degrees and not too much feeding. Mr. 

 G. will find that it will pay him well to 

 keep right up with the new introduc- 

 tions, even if he can only afford to buy a 

 few plants of each variety to try for 

 himself. ■ A.F. J. Bavr. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM TROUBLES. 



We are troubled with some kind of a 

 sickness on our chrysanthemums and 

 would like to know if there is any cure 

 for it and whether it will spread. We 

 send a sample of the diseased plants. 

 B. B. & Son. 



I am sorry to say I cannot help your 

 subscriber much, as the specimens were 

 so badly shriveled it was impossible to 

 make anything out of them. One of the 

 stems seemed to have stem rot^ but as 

 stem and foliage were pressed and dried 

 to a crisp, it is hard to state. 



Most of the leaf diseases and stem rot 

 come from a too liberal use of the hose. 

 The mum is not an aquatic, though some 

 growers seem to think so by the way 

 they pour the water on. I would sug- 

 gest that your correspondent see that 

 the bench or pots, or whatever the plants 

 are growing in, has good drainage, and 

 water very carefully. Spray the plants 

 with sulphide of potassium as advised 

 in your issue of August 1, or use the 

 anunoniacal copper solution, the formula 

 for which, as stated in' the Florists' 

 Maiuuil, i- us follows: Copper carbo- 

 n;itr. 1 11/.: ammonia, enough to dissolve 

 till' i'(]])por; water, 9 gallons. 



If your correspondent were to send me 

 -.some leaves and stems packed; in damp 

 moss, so thev would reach~me in reason- 

 abh flesh condition I could id\i-,e him 

 much bettei wliitlodo Bri\N T?ORt 



dNONNATL 



The Market. 



It seems as though cool, comfortable 

 weather is too good for us; anyway it 

 has turned very hot again, and no rain 

 in sight; it has been raining all around 

 us, too, but it had little effect on the 

 thermometer. Eain is needed very badly, 

 even the grass is baked brown, so you 

 can imagine what out door stock looks 

 like. 



Prices on flowers are holding a little 

 stiffer now. not so much because there is 

 a better demand, but because the quality 

 is much better. Roses especially are 

 showing much improvement and there is 

 a better supply. Brides, Maids and Me- 

 teors sell from 2 to 4 cents; Beauties 

 from 50 cents to $1 per dozen. There 

 are very few carnations to be had in this 

 market, and what few are being cut arc 

 very small; nevertheless, they are rap- 

 idly disposed of at from 50 cents to $1 

 per 100. A few tuberoses are coming in; 

 they also are poor and 2 cents pei spike 

 is about all they will bring. 



Various Items. 



K. G. Gillett, Dock Sunderbrucli and 

 R. Witterstactter arrived home from the 

 convention city Saturday noon. They 

 report a howling good time and say the 

 meeting was one of the best they ever 

 ittended. Mr. Gillett gives a glowing 



Arthur Cowee's Exhibit of Gladiolus that Won the Cup for Finest Dbplav of Cut Flowers at the Buffalo Convention. 



