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ihe shows. Eaton was also very promin- 

 ent in the whites at the Philadelphia 

 show, and though very much smaller 

 than the flowers put up in New York, 

 were possiblv better finished in the cen- 

 ter. 



Oiiu of the liidst beautiful varieties I 

 have ever >eea is A. J. Balfour, recently 

 shown in a winning class. It is a love- 

 ly .--hade of pink, and the foliage and 

 general appearance are simply the per- 

 fection of neatness. Of its "habits or 

 antecedents I know nothing:, but it is a 

 variety that should be k.pl Hack of. 



Goldmine croppcil n|i m l' I -bape in 



.several places last wnk. \- -hown at 

 Orange. N. J., in the ^inulr sli-ni plant 

 classes, it was very tine indeed. It evi- 

 dently does best on the late bud, and 



any craving for chrysanthemum flowers. 

 Then roses and carnations are coming in 

 in splendid condition, aiul the .flower- 

 buying public once moie tarns to these 

 as a change from the avalanche of mums 

 that has been overwhelming them. 



The standard of exhibition flowers 

 this year has taken a tremendous jump 

 upward all through the country. The 

 interest, too, seems keener than for 

 years past, and taking things generally 

 the chrysanthemum is today on an ex- 

 cellent basis. True, there has been some 

 kicking about prices ruling lower, but 

 the fact that there has been little loss 

 this year from unsuitable weather 

 ought to bring the average of prices up 

 to a normal standpoint. 



Brian Boru. 



ROSE NOTES. 



Liquid Food. 



After the nuiloh has been partly ex- 

 hausted the plants will be benefited by 

 an application of liquid food; this being 

 easily and quickly assimilated can be 



queney of the feeding. Plants in a 

 backgoing or unhealthy state are in no 

 condition to derive benefit from liquid 

 food; it only makes them worse. 



Some soils are benefited by applica- 

 tions of nitrates and chemical stimu- 

 lants, but the ordinary grower's knowl- 

 edge of chemicals is very limited and as 

 "A little knowledge is a dangerous 

 thing," it is wise to be very careful in 

 their use. These and concentrated foods 

 are safe only in the hands of experts. 

 Few of the older growers but have seen 

 the direful results of this dabbling in 

 chemicals; and, as "A burned child 

 dreads the fire," many of our best and 

 most successful growers depend for their 

 feeding material entirely upon the nat- 

 ural product from the cow barn. 



During the winter months rose benches 

 will be benefited by light applica- 

 tions of air-slaked li'me. This has a 

 tendency to stifTen the flower stem and 

 also keeps the soil sweet. It can be 

 applied with the powder blower, using 

 as much at each application as will 

 make the surface perceptibly white. 



Part of the Rose Exhibits at the Philadelphia Show. 



possibly will make the best showing if 

 not |.ii.|i,iu:itia loo early in the season. 



A|.| I. 1 II 1- ,iill being shown in grand 

 sha[M. .111.1 j.i..\(.s thereby that it is a 

 spUniliil k>_cpci. It is useless to bother 

 with Bonuaflon any more, when Apple- 

 ton will produce a flower twice the size 

 under the same conditions of culture, 

 and if the right bud is taken, i. e., a 

 very late crown, the flowers will develop 

 perfectly. 



Lady Roberts has been heard from, 

 but not very extensively. Those best 

 qualified to know say that there is very 

 little difl'erence between Roberts and 

 Eaton, saving that Lady R. makes a bet- 

 ter center. If it does, and yet posses- 

 ses all the good qualities of Eaton, it 

 should make a better flow«r to grow for 

 exhibition. 



A new seedling exhibited at Philadel- 

 phia as No. 4, will probabl.y be heard 

 from again as a purely exhibition vari- 

 ety. It is an exact duplicate of Jean- 

 nie Falconer in shape, immense in size, 

 and somewhere between a buff and a 

 bronze in color. Its class will be "any 

 other coloi-" and then you can call it 

 any color you like. 



Wedding, Eaton and Chadwick are the 

 only varieties we have left to cut from, 

 but they are all in fine shape, and will 

 carry on to Thanlcsgiving. After that 

 time it seems to us there is no longer 



used at the proper stage of growth to 

 insure best results. 



A good liquid food can be made from 

 fresh cow manure. For this purpose a 

 tank should be built of sufficient capac- 

 ity to hold as much water as will be re- 

 quired for one application. This to be 

 used as a reservoir to distribute from, 



water scrvi.r |.i|ic^ an. I pnni].. An-ilicr 

 tank nf Miiall.T -i/.- ^li.aiM lir l.iiill, if 

 possible on a liiylicr levc'l, and connected 

 with the first. Fill the smaller tanlc 

 with manure and water and allow to 

 stand until it ferments, when it can be 

 drained through a half inch screen into 

 the larger tairk and water added to re- 

 duce it to the required strength. The 

 first application will have to be weak, 

 gradually increasing in strength as the 

 plants get accustomed to this kind of 

 food. 



Liquid food should never be applied 

 to a bench in a drv stale iim in iliill 

 weather. The best stacc al \xliicli i., l,c- 

 gin feeding is when the yuuuu 1:1 mu 111 

 for a crop has attained a Icnytli n! 3 

 or 4 inches, feeding once a week, four 

 such applications generally being all 

 that is necessary to fully develop a 

 crop. Bv the beginning of March, with 

 loneer days, more sunshine and active 

 snrin<,' root action, roses will be benefit- 

 ed by increasing the strength and fre- 



This should not be used for some time ■ 

 after mulcliing when bone is in the com- 

 post. ElBES. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY OF 

 AMERICA. 



Following are the reports of the com- 

 mittees judging seedlings and sports: 



Boston, Nov. 9. — Waban Rose Con- 

 servatories, Natick, Mass., exhibited 

 Henry A. Gane, a rosy pink with lighter 

 center, Japanese, incurved, which scored 

 .H4 points commercial scale, 86 points 

 exhibition scale. This variety was 

 raised by the late Henry A. Gane. 



Nor. 1*1 — .Toltn G. Jensen, Providence, 

 R. I.. I xiiil itcl Providence, light shade 

 of naiikccTi. ,la|iancse. incurved, scoring 

 86 )i(inil- conmicrcial scale, 87 points 

 exhibition scale. Tliis is supposed to be 

 a sport from Western King. 



Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., 

 had several varieties on exhibition be- 

 fore the Philadelphia and Boston com- 

 mittees, but as they were exhibited un- 

 der number, we think it advisable to 

 witlihold publication of same until 

 names have been furnished. 



Edwin Lonsdale, Secretary, 



Marshall, Mo.— Henry H. Hensley, 

 the florist, was married Nov. 12, at 

 Springfield, 111,, the bride being Miss 

 Jessie R, Chapman, of that city. 



