July 0, 1003. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



243 



New York Florists' Club on Its Annual Outing, July 1, 1903. 



by W. J. is about 2,000 lineal feet of 

 2-inch pipe. For heating a house 20x100 

 feet with glass on roof and ends only, 

 about 1,300 lineal feet of 2-inch pipes 

 will be required to maintain 50 degrees 

 easily in zero weather. 



Henky W. Gibbons. 



GRAFTING TREE PEONIES. 



There are many methods adopted in 

 the propagation of the tree peony, says 

 a writer in the Gardening World, but 

 none prove more satisfactory than that 

 of grafting, using the herbaceous type 

 as the stock. The two species best 

 adapted for stocks are, undoubtedly. 

 Peony alba and P. officinalis. Those 

 who intend to propagate their own peo- 

 nies, and everybody should, should ob- 

 tain a strong batch of either of the two 

 above-mentioned species. If old plants 

 of the herbaceous peony are growing in 

 the garden they may be divided if only a 

 few stocks are required, but where a 

 quantity are to be worked it is better to 

 sow seed in frames as soon as it is ripe. 

 The scions being put directly on to the 

 roots, it is essential to obtain sound, 

 healthy roots, and therefore careful at- 

 tention should be given to their prepara- 

 tion. The soil in which the tubers are 

 produced should be rich and light in or- 

 der to induce the production of plump, 

 fleshy growth. About the first week in 

 August take up the tubers, and select 

 the finest pieces for stocks, taking care 

 to remove all buds that may develop. 

 The scions should be made from young 

 shoots that have not flowered. Cut 

 them off at a joint, and then cut them 

 to a wedge shape, and having taken a 

 piece from the tuber, fit in the prepared 

 scion exactly and carefully, and surround 



the union with wax or clay. Be sure to 

 put in the scion as soon as the wedge is 

 cut, as if it is allowed to dry even 

 slightly failure is courted. After the 

 grafting is complete plant the tubers in 

 frames, so that the union is just below 

 the surface. If done carefully the plants 

 will be fit for removing the following 

 spring. 



AMOUNT OF PIPE. 



I have two houses 1Sx52 feet, with no 

 glass in the side walls, which are four 

 feet high, f want to grow carnations and 

 general stock. How many feet of 2-inch 

 pipe will be required; using a coil boiler 

 and hot water? The outside tempera- 

 ture sometimes goes as low as 15 de- 



grees below 



D. K. 



For heating the two houses containing 

 about 2.2.50 feet of glass exposure, 1,200 

 lineal feet of 2-inch pipes will be re- 

 quired, in connection with hot water 

 heat, for maintaining a 55 degree tem- 

 perature with the outside temperature 

 15 degrees below zero. 



Henry W. Gibbons. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The long-delayed hot wave came in 

 with the club's outing last Wednesday, 

 and now comes the two weary months of 

 insufferable humidity and unremunera- 

 tive business. One might as well yield 

 cheerfully to the inevitable and be satis- 

 fied. It was the same last year and 

 every year since Adam's time, and will 

 be the same year after year until all of 

 us join the great majority. There is ab- 

 solutely nothing but "the departing 



steamers and the decrease in population 

 to relieve the market of its abundant 

 shipments. The stock sent is excellent 

 and plentiful, but, as one prominent 

 wholesaler remarked, "there are no 

 prices," and "the bottom is knocked out 

 completely." 



The Outing. 



The New York Florists' Club's outing 

 fulfilled all prophesies. The day was 

 perfect and the affair an unqualified 

 success. Even the elements were propi- 

 tious. The day before was wet and the 

 day after a perfect torrent of rain made 

 havoc on the picnic grounds, but not a 

 cloud interferred with the club's festivi- 

 ties. The attendance was far ahead of 

 all previous outings, and the athletic 

 competition was keen, interesting and 

 well sustained to the very end. Unfor- 

 tunately there was not time to roll the 

 ten-frame game for the generous prizes 

 offered by Mr. Raynor, and doubtless a 

 special match will be bowled by the club 

 members for these premiums later in the 

 season. The dinner was satisfactory, and 

 the steamer refreshments of every kind 

 provided by the club committee were 

 ample and excellent. There was enough 

 and to spare. The general comment was 

 to the effect that the club had main- 

 tained its reputation for generous pro- 

 vision in every way. The committee 

 was made up of workers, and many of 

 them, especially Vice-President Traend- 

 ly. have given weeks of time to the de- 

 tails that brought the affair to such a 

 splendid conclusion. Harry Bunyard 

 arrived from the west in time to do 

 grand service, as usual, in the commis- 

 sary department. 



At the present rate of progress an at- 

 tendance of 500 next rear will have to 



