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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



violets, was easy to arrange on, hung bet- 

 ter and can be commended instead of 

 the cumbersome heavj' wire frame for 

 this class of work. 



JIany will be anxious about what to 

 use at show decorations. We can rec- 

 ommend John Cook's new rose "Haiti- 

 more." It is a great beauty, a white 

 rose with a red heart. Then there is 

 John May's Mrs. Oliver Ames, a grand 

 light pink rose; and Liberty or Testout; 

 Bridesmaids, Bride, Perle and such will 

 stand a poor chance against the ones 

 mentioned. Novelty is what you want, 

 at least in flower; if you don't the peo- 

 ple in your town do, and you had bet- 

 ter get some of those available. 



This is the time to look out for where 

 you can get the right sized conifers to 

 fill window bo.xes and vases. This class 

 of work is always done in a hurry up 

 way and usually with rootless shrubs 

 that have been dug out of frosted gi'ound 

 with the pick ax. Such cannot be ex- 

 pected to live, and it is only the weath- 

 er that helps to retain their color for 

 a week or so. Have your conifers dug 

 and shipped with care while the ground 

 will permit, or arrange to have some put 

 in sheds for use when wanted; you will 

 need them later. This is a part of the 

 business that should be worked up by 

 suggestion and proper attention. 



We haven't much that's new this year 

 so far. Some of the Broadway florists 

 have been showing fancy cut flower boxes 

 elaborately trimmed with ribbons and 

 sprays of flowers. These are used only 

 for special occasions. They are good to 

 make a first impression with. Plant 

 trade, .promises to be very good. Clean, 

 sturdy stock is selling well. Iveba. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM NOTES. 



I have been interested in reading M. S. 

 Vesey's notes on the times the varieties 

 flower with him. I note he remarked 

 that Robinson will be in by Nov. 1st. 

 Now we always commence cutting by the 

 20tli of October and can at that time al- 

 ways command a price of $5 a dozen. 

 Markets difl'er, of course, but we can 

 find Tioehing in its season to take the 

 place of Robinson. 



This variety took the silver cup of- 

 fered by the C. S. A. this year, and a 

 more perfect lot of flowers could not be 

 staged ;_ every flower was exactly 22 

 inches in circumference and 22 inches 

 over. Let anyone having what he thinks 

 are pretty good flowers, measure a few 

 of them and see how many come up to 

 this standard. 



Solid d'Octobre as an early yellow is 

 a hard variety to beat. Crown buds were 

 developed by October 15 and of perfect 

 form_ and finish. No grower can make 

 a mistake in planting this variety ex- 

 tensively. 



Closely following on Octobre comes 

 Sunderbruch, and while this is an old 

 variety, its fine color and artistic finish 

 make it a ready seller with us. It was 

 ready for cutting by October 20, and 

 at this date, November 2, is still in ex- 

 cellent shape, what few are left. 



Hurrell is a very fine second early yel- 

 low, and we are now cutting it extensive- 

 ly. The color is good and keeping qual- 

 ities excellent. It is essentially a com- 

 mercial variety for it produces no culls, 

 and the entire bench can be cut clean 

 away, and marketed as good flowers. 



Appleton certainly is a handsome thing 

 and is also a variety that will produce 

 a good flower from every stem. We com- 

 menced cutting on October 24 and almost 



the entire cut averages the same in size 

 of flower, 20 to 2U inches in circumfer- 

 ence, and 20 inches over. Appleton has 

 a trick of sending up a few petals in the 

 center of the flower above the surround- 

 ing petals, but if the flower is left on 

 for a few diiy>, ihr ..tlui [ictals will come 

 up and ni;ikc ilir llnwii symmetrical 

 enough for nil nidinaiy purposes. This 

 variety is tudiiy certainly the best yel- 

 low we have. Its one time rival. Gold 

 Mine, seems to have dropped out of 

 sight. 



I agree with Mr. Vesey in his state- 

 ment regarding Mrs. Elmer D. Smith. 

 It certainly does damp easily. We will 

 not condemn it harshly, however, with- 

 out another trial, for it is a splendid 

 color, and as perfect in form as Bon- 



First Prize Bridal Bouquet at the Ne\ 

 York Show. 



naffon, whilst coming as large again. 

 If it were not for its damping propen- 

 sity it would beat even Appleton, for 

 Appleton looks very pale in color along- 

 side of it. 



Trainor L. Park has made a fine 

 growth this year, but the flower can 

 hardly be called a success. It is heavily 

 streaked with bronze and is very rough 

 at present. Park will carry us on till 

 Wedding is ready, and this is our latest 

 yellow, and still unbeaten in its class. 



A yellow that was put up before the 

 New York committee last week under 

 the name of Josephine, turns out to be 

 simply Robt. Ilalliday. The committee 

 added a rider to their report stating 

 that the variety resembled Halliday, and 

 anyone seeing the two together can see 

 that they are one and the same thing. 



A pink (of European introduction un- 



less I mistake), Mrs. Coombs by name, 

 has made a good impression and will be 

 tried more extensively next year. We 

 are very shy on pinks and this variety is 

 a good shade of color. It resembles 

 Morel in style and color but the petal is 

 broader. Ready for cutting October 24. 



In whites we are just through with 

 Robinson, which has been phenomenally 

 fine, and now have Weeks, Madam Deis 

 and Mrs. J. Lewis all ready for cut- 

 ting. Weeks, as everyone knows, is very 

 soft and has to be handled as tenderly 

 as a new born babe if it is' to be kept 

 from getting bruised. 



Mrs. J. Lewis is very pure but not 

 large enough and will not be grown 

 again. 



Madam Deis is a loose, graceful re- 

 flexed variety that produces a wonder- 

 ful flower from a very thin stem com- 

 paratively speaking. It is not one of 

 the types that become popular as com- 

 mercial varieties, but is all right for 

 a limited first class trade nevertheless. 

 The crown bud should be taken in hand- 

 ling Deis. It is far the most satisfac- 

 tory bud. This variety is almost an ex- 

 act counterpart of an older French va- 

 riety, Mdlle. Therese Rey, but a much 

 easier thing to handle. 



What shall we say of Eaton, the 

 "giant" white? It certainly is a very 

 giant among its fellows. I have handled 

 many mums but never one like this. The 

 flowers will not be developed for a week 

 yet but they are simply enormous at the 

 present time. Many of them are already 

 24 inches in circumference, and 23 inches 

 over. It seems to us that the intro- 

 ducer. Mr. Miller, did not begin to bring 

 out the possibilities of this variety so 

 far as size is concerned. And our flowers 

 are finishing full and perfect in the cen- 

 ter without that eye, that Wanamaker 

 center, that we heard so much of last 

 fall. 



The plants range from 5i to 9 feet 

 in height, according to the bud taken, 

 and in our thousand plants the percent- 

 age of loss is very slight indeed. It makes 

 afl the difference in the world whether a 

 variety produces 95 or 75 per cent of 

 fine flowers, from a financial point of 

 view. 



Nellie Pockett produces a very fine 

 flower from the crown bud, but the later 

 bud is deficient in petalage, and shows 

 an eye as soon as developed. It is a 

 very artistic flower and of ideal habit, 

 but coming in as it does with Robinson 

 on October 20, is not of so great value as 

 it would be a little earlier. 



A new variety to us that we will give 

 a more extended trial next year, is 

 Miss Alice Byron. The flower is on the 

 style of Weeks, equally as pure in color, 

 and with a full center. It will easily 

 supplant Weeks if it will assume a litfle 

 more robust habit. 



The season has so far been very good 

 for the perfect development of flowers. 

 Bright days and cool frosty nights with- 

 out damp and fog, and the net returns 

 ought to average up better than for the 

 past year or two. Brian Boeu. 



JUDGING BY POINTS. 



Just a few words in reference to the 

 matter of judging chrysanthemum novel- 

 ties by points. 



I have felt for years that it was not 

 just to give a variety such as lolantha 

 85 points, when such sorts as Timothy 

 Eaton and Mrs. Elmer D. Smith receive 

 only 95 or 96 points. Judged by the 

 same standard a conscientious judge 

 could not give the first named variety 



