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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



MARCH 29, 190 i. 



from early in April till end of May, at 

 a time when you need every inch, of 

 space. It also gives them a good free 

 growth. The greatest danger, or rath- 

 er drawback, is, if not watched they 

 root into the plunging material and 

 grow fast and strong with no inclina- 

 tion to flower, but this can be obviated 

 by liftin.g up each plant, say every two 

 weeks, which breaks off the roots and 

 throws them into floweh. 



If you don't want to use the hotbeds, 

 just keep the verben.is on a light 

 bench. Give no shade, but plenty of 

 water, and when setting the plants on 

 the bench for their la.st move, if some 

 easily handled material, such as refuse 

 hops Or sifted ashes, is scattered be- 

 tween the pots (but not beneath them), 

 it will save much watering. A perfect- 

 ly light house with plenty of ventila- 

 tion is all that the verbenas need. 



WM. SCOTT. 



AMERICAN GROWN BULBS. 



We present herewith an engraving 

 from a photograph of a dozen bloom- 

 ing hyacinths from the lot of .'\merican 

 grown bulbs sent for trial to Mr. C. J. 

 Stromback, Lincoln park, Chicago, and 

 which were exhibited at the last meet- 

 ing of the Chicago Florists' Club as 

 reported in our last issue. 



These bulbs were grown by a Mr. 

 Larrabee, Fairhaven, state of Wash- 



in so pronounced a manner its preju- 

 dice against true progress. 



I will admit that I am by nature 

 very sensitive, but it cuts me deeply 

 when the above mentioned contempo- 

 rary deliberately selects two of my best 

 products, which, by the way, are the 

 first chrysanthemums ever produced 

 scientifically, as subjects for dispute, 

 I certainly can see no excuse for doubt- 

 ing the statement of the gentleman 

 from Little Rock, Ark. In truth, I am 

 quite positive that he states the truth, 

 as I have a sport from chrysanthemum 

 Mrs, Edw, Salyer, which your reader.? 

 must know is a twin sister of the va- 

 riety W. H. Chadwick, having been 

 produced from the same seed, which is 

 identical with the Little Hock sport, a 

 magnificent heavy bloom of a deep 

 pink color, as clearly and positively le- 

 fle.xed as V, Morel, high, square shoul- 

 dered, after the type of Mutual Friend, 

 and that from a positively incurved 

 variety. 



It may not be generally known that 

 the variety which was used as pollen 

 parent in producing the seed from 

 which W. H, Chadwick and Mrs. Edw, 

 Salyer chrysanthemums resulted was 

 that grand .Tap, reflexed variety 

 Niveus, which variety I have found to 

 be more potent than any variety I 

 have ever used. This variety was 

 named Niveus, "us" signifying the 



Hyacinths from American grown bulbb. 



ington, and certainly speak well for 

 the possibilities of hyacinth bulb cult- 

 ure in the Pugent Sound country. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SPORTS. 



Editor Florists' Review: You doubt- 

 less will readily understand that I am 

 deeply interested in the discussion that 

 your contemporary has raised anent 

 Mr. Gallagher's sport from chrysan- 

 themum Wm. H. Chadwick. and wish 

 to say that I am very .sorry that a pa- 

 per which is so generally accepted by 

 the trade as up to date has narrowed 

 its "field of usefulness by manifesting 



masculine, if my memory serves me 

 aright; "um" the feminine in the Latin 

 word. Ni-ve-us — snow white — in the 

 ma.s-culine sense, because of its won- 

 derful vigor and the magnificent finish 

 the variety imparts to its blooms. 



Now. the truth of the matter is just 

 this: These two varieties, W. H. Chad- 

 wick and Mrs. Edw. Salyer, are unique 

 products, and owing to the arl:ificial 

 conditions under which the seed was 

 produced and the seedling plant de- 

 veloped, they possess as a constitu- 

 tional characteristic a tendency to 

 bud variation, and I am pleased to 

 state that in the method of originating 



these varieties a new field has been 

 opened to those who are really pro- 

 gressive. While we do not question 

 the statement of your contemporary — 

 that the gentlemen to whom was sub- 

 mitted the question are chrysanthe- 

 mum experts — yet we know of a gen- 

 tleman living in the historic valley of 

 the Susquehanna, who, claiming to be 

 only a chrysanthemum enthusiast, is 

 yet quite positive that the editor of 

 your contemporary, nor yet any one of 

 the chrysanthemum experts whom he 

 has called to his aid in tills matter, 

 can not find a law either in the animal 

 or vegetable kingdom which prohibits 

 the offspring manifesting In mature 

 life the tendencies and characteristics 

 of the male parent, regardless of the 

 race or type or class to which the fe- 

 male parent belongs. 



In conclusion, will say there are 

 many things in connection with this 

 matter of chrysanthemum growing 

 that even an editor does not know, and 

 if your contemporary was really desir- 

 ous of receiving and imparting infor- 

 mation on this subject, it would not 

 have been amiss for the editor to com- 

 municate with the originator and thus 

 go to the root of the matter. 



The undersigned can speak of th;se 

 varieties as of his own children and 

 would be pleased to answer any ques- 

 tions on the subject that you or your 

 readers or your contemporary may 

 wish to ask. EDWARD SALYER. 



Wilkesbarre. Pa., March 20, 1900. 



LIME IN CARNATION SOIL. 



Editor Florists' Review: Will you 

 kindly ask some expert to give all in- 

 formation possible in regard to use of 

 lime in carnation soil; how to tell 

 when soil needs it, what amount to use 

 on a given space. If a soil grows a 

 great deal of common sorrel, doe-i it 

 not need lime? 



-Mso the best treatment for soil in a 

 solid bed that has had cow manure 

 added each year for several years. 



What would be the effect of bone 

 meal mixed in the soil before housing 

 pinks with cow manure (well rotted)? 

 Also amount to use for a given spice. 



X. Y. Z. 



Replying to X. Y. Z.'s letter of in- 

 quiry concerning the use of lime, etc.. I 

 would say that so far as known to the 

 writer the action of lime upon carna- 

 tions has received but slight attention. 

 Some experiments were made at the 

 Rhode Island Experiment Station (An. 

 Rep. R. I. Agr. ICxp. Station, pp. 215- 

 21C, 1897) upon carnations, in which 

 quite a marked benefit was derived 

 from the lime. 



Usually soils that are acid are de- 

 ficient in lime. An easj' method of 

 determining the acidity or alkalinity 

 of a soil is to put a small quantity of 

 it in a glass containing some distilled 

 water, and after it has been allowed to 

 dissolve for some time, test it by 

 means of strips of litmus paper. If 

 the solution is acid it will turn blue 



