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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



December 12, 1901. 



successful with it. We think this varie- 

 ty would well repay the grower who 

 would be willing to study its wants if he 

 has a market for fancies. Armazindy 

 is still grown by some and its productive- 

 ness makes it profitable, but its color is 

 against it as it is neither a white nor 

 striped enough to go as a fancy. This 

 variety, by the way, is the parent of sev- 

 eral fine seedlings and sports, all of which 

 seem to inherit its great productiveness. 



We have never been able to see any 

 money in the yellows nor the crimsons, so 

 we do not grow them any more. In the 

 east where they are said to be more pop- 

 ular there ought to be good money in 

 Gold Nugget and the two Cubans, Maceo 

 and Gomez. 



Perhaps the most interesting varieties 

 on the place outside of the seedlings are 

 the varieties introduced last spring and 

 naturally we watch them very closely in 

 order to discover every good point as 

 well as every fault they may possess. By 

 this time we have just about made 

 up our minds what varieties we will 



Alaska, which variety it resembles very 

 much. 



Norway has disappointed us somewhat. 

 When we planted the fine, large plants 

 in August we expected to begin cutting 

 from them early, but it bloomed very lit- 

 tle before November 1st, but the blooms 

 are very fine and on good stems. We 

 hope to do it better next season. Hoosier 

 Maid is too much like a white Daybreak 

 to suit us. We do not consider it up 

 with the others and shall drop it. Elm 

 City will meet the same fate. This vari- 

 etv was recommended to us as an im- 

 proved Flora Hill but we fail to see 

 the improvement, and in fact we consider 

 it far inferior. 



In bright pink we only tried two, of 

 which Dorothy is the best. It is per- 

 haps the earliest and freest variety we 

 have on the place and there seems to be 

 no let up to its blooming. The blooms 

 average a little larger than Scott but 

 the stem is much better and there is no 

 surplus grass. The color is not so good 

 as .Toost else it would easily displace 



New White Chrysanthemum Polar Queen. 



grow all we can of and what ones we 

 shall discard, as a variety that does not 

 promise good results by the holidays is 

 usually not worth bothering with. 



Perhaps the most promising white with 

 us is Lorna, which is all its introducers 

 claimed for it. It has fine long and 

 strong stems, and a prettier bloom than 

 White Cloud, besides having a more erect 

 growth. If it proves as free as White 

 Cloud it will displace it, and it promises 

 to do so now. Queen Louise is another 

 one we like very much on account of its 

 earliness and fine habit. It can be best 

 described as an early and much improved 



that variety, A vase of 100 blooms at 

 the fall show outlasted everything else 

 on the carnation tables, Irene made a 

 poor growth in the field although it had 

 the same show that the others had. It 

 bloomed early, however, and the blooms, 

 which were very fair, were borne on good 

 stems. We may try a few another sea- 

 son, but it is not likely to crowd out 

 any of our present list. 



We have been growing Elma during the 

 past three years and as a Daybreak col- 

 ored variety we have never seen its equal. 

 The growth is strong and erect. The 

 stems are long and strong, supporting 



a larue. well colored and well formed 

 bloom; which is very spicy. It is very 

 earlv and free and we consider it a 

 money maker. It has displaced Morning 

 Glory on our place. 



Avondale is a pink sport from Arma- 

 zindy and it is giving good satisfaction 

 wherever it is being tried. We did not 

 invest in Prosperity nor Roosevelt as 

 neither color would be likely to go well 

 here. We hear nothing but good reports 

 about the latter, but the former seems 

 to be late this season. Perhaps another 

 season with home grown cuttings this 

 variety will do better. A. F. J. Baur. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM POLAR QUEEN. 



The accompanying engraving is from 

 a photograph of "the new white chrysan- 

 themum Polar Queen, raised by Nathan 

 Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich,, and exhib- 

 ited at some of the shows by them this 

 season. 



It has made a very favorable impres- 

 sion and was awarded 90 points by the 

 Cincinnati committee of the Chrysanthe- 

 miini Societv. 



ROSE NOTES. 



American Beauty— Continued. 

 During the winter months when there 

 is a lack of sunshine it is diflicult toget 

 the long stems to set their buds. This is 

 generally the result of keeping the 

 benches too wet, using liquid food too 

 freely and keeping the atmosphere too 

 close and moist. To stop the stems from 

 running, dry off the bench to as near 

 the wifting point as possible and reduce 

 the temperature to 56 degrees at night 

 and 68 degrees on bright days; bend 

 down all the long stems that are near 

 the glass; and if the foliage is very 

 dense it will facilitate the setting of 

 buds to pick off as many of the leaves 

 as will allow the rays of the sun to reach 

 the surface of the bench. As soon as 

 the buds appear, begin to give water 

 gradually, increasing the supply as the 

 buds develop and raising the tempera- 

 ture gradually till it reaches the normal, 

 I have used this method with good re- 

 sults in houses that showed too rank a 

 growth. It requires careful watching 

 so that wilting does not take place, es- 

 pecially on bright days. With longer 

 days and brighter sunshine these long 

 stems, that are to all appearances blind, 

 will form buds and develop rapidly. They 

 ought to be carefully tied so as to keep 

 sufficient length of straight stem, as a 

 bent stem on a Beauty bud detracts very 

 much from its appearance and value. 



By the beginning of March the bench 

 will be thoroughly filled with roots and 

 a rich mulch, "one inch thick, will ma- 

 terially assist in developing the buds, 

 which will now come in quantity. They 

 will also require copious supplies of 

 water, using liquid food once a week un- 

 til it is time to replant. Some growers 

 advocate running the plants over a sec- 

 ond season, claiming they can get more 

 medium length stems than from young 

 stock. The method of lifting and trans- 

 planting recommended by these growers 

 augments the labor very considerably. 

 Having tried it myself and seen it tried 

 by several good growers, I found the 

 result in every case disappointing, one 

 such experience being generally suffi- 

 cient. Apart from the question of pro- 

 ductiveness, the plants as a whole lacked 

 that freshness, vigor and symmetry so 

 dear to the heart of the tasteful and up- 

 to-date grower. 



