September 3, 1903. 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



589 



noticeable. Some of the newest of the 

 new varieties from the same source, Aus- 

 tralia, are making even a finer record for 

 growth and appearance than the varie- 

 ties just named, and some world beaters 

 will be exhibited this fall, unless I am 

 greatly mistaken. They will be taken 

 up later in these notes, as their virtues 

 and vices become more manifest. It 

 does certainly seem just at present that 

 | 'Westward the star of empire takes 

 its way, ' ' in the case of the chrysan- 

 themum. Starting in China and Japan 

 it spread to Europe, then here, and to- 

 day I believe no varieties can touch the 

 ones raised by Mr. Pockett in Australia. 

 Nellie Pockett, T. Carrington and others 

 of his earlier seedlings are still holding 

 prominent places with us at the exhibi- 

 tion tables, which augers well for the 

 future of the present novelties. 



Undoubtedly the Australians are much 

 favored by their climate, which makes 

 an outdoor system gf culture possible, 

 and every variety that I have seen im- 

 ported from there is strong and healthv. 

 Now, in this last batch, we are promised 

 varieties that beat for size anything yet 

 sent out, and reds that love the sun 

 instead of having to be shaded from it. 

 H. J. Jones was really the first satis- 

 factory red we ever grew that could be 

 fed to make a large flower and not burn 

 with the sun. H. J. Jones, after this 

 year, will be nowhere, if present growth 

 on new red varieties is any index to their 

 future greatness. Brian Bortj. 



Seasonable Hints. 



As the season of steady night firing 

 approaches there is always a good deal 

 of anxiety in store for the grower, for 

 however well he may plan and manage 

 during the day, he has to give the en- 

 tire responsibility to the night fireman 

 during a certain portion of the twenty- 

 four hours, and to the manner in which 

 this man performs his duties is due a 

 good deal of the success or failure of the 

 establishment. 



In selecting a night fireman we must 

 look for a man who thoroughly under- 

 stands the art of firing, and who by 

 study and practice has also mastered the 

 art of keeping an even temperature by 

 the intelligent manipulation of valves and 

 ventilators. He must also be so much 

 of a mechanic as to be able to do simple 

 repairs. With these qualifications he 

 must also combine a cheerful, obliging 

 disposition, be trustworthy and able to 

 exercise good common sense. But above 

 all he must be strictly sober, else all 

 the other qualities go for naught. Hap- 

 py is the grower who has the services 

 of such a man, as he can go to rest with 

 the confidence that his orders will be 

 strictly attended to. For the better 

 guidance of the night man a thermome- 

 ter should be placed convenient to each 

 ventilating machine, and a card marked 

 in plain figures, showing the tempera- 

 ture required, should be hung where it 

 can be easily read. 



The thermometers should be placed in 

 neat wooden boxes and ■ the boxes so 

 placed that the sun cannot shine on the 

 instrument at any time of tbe day. For 

 the convenience of the men in charge 

 during the day a card should be used 

 showing the temperature desired during 

 cloudy weather and giving the minimum 

 and maximum required during sunshine. 



Ino. Breitmeyer's Sons' New Pink Seedling Rose. 



(Cnuins-s made March 17, Photographed May 30. 1S03.) 



This, while giving confidence to the help, 

 also relieves the grower from a good 

 deal of uneasy watchfulness. 



It should be remembered that a dol- 

 lar or so more in the week given to se- 

 cure the services of a real good man is 

 not thrown away, as a careless, ignorant, 

 or incompetent night man can quickly 

 and easily destroy the labor of a season. 



The usual work of tying, disbudding, 

 keeping the houses clean and the surface 

 of the soil in good order will occupy a 

 good deal of time. 



Now that the nights are longer and 

 the days cooler a close watch will have 

 to be kept on greenfly, as these will now 

 begin to multiply rapidly. Fumigating 

 once a week will keep them in check 

 among teas and their hybrids, but in 

 Beauty houses it is safer to fumigate 

 lightly twice a week for some time to 

 come. This is better than to have to re- 

 sort to heavy smoking, which is at all 

 times hurtful, both to foliage and buds. 



Those who have been forced to carry 

 over a house or so for summer cutting, 

 should now, if not already done, rest 

 them at once. At this late season a very 

 light pruning will suffice. Bemove all 

 the thin light wood and cut off the tops 

 of the stronger growths. During the 

 first two -weeks after pruning the house 

 should be kept moist, with night tem- 

 perature not exceeding 55 degrees if pos- 

 sible. 



Growers alive to their best interests will 

 now see to the safe storage of their 

 mulching material and winter potting 

 soil so that they may have it in hearty 

 condition when needed, thus doing away 

 with the necessity of having to use cold, 

 wet material, which is neither pleasant 

 nor profitable. Bibes. 



Newport, K. I.— One of the most elab- 

 orate of the many pretentious floral dec- 

 orations put up here this season was 

 that of Wadley & Smythe for Oliver H. 

 P. Belmont, August 28. 



CARNATION NOTES-EAST. 



Bench Culture. 



If the surface soil is not broken up 

 soon after the plants have become suf- 

 ficiently established to begin the removal 

 of shade, a green crust will form in which 

 even weeds will not flourish. This is ob- 

 viously a wrong condition and should be 

 guarded against, else the air and sun 

 being shut out from exerting their in- 

 fluence on the soil, it is liable to become 

 sour. 



If, perchance, press of work or other 

 muses have prevented this operation be- 

 ing done at the proper time, apply a 

 light coat of wood ashes between the rows 

 just previous to breaking up. 



Make a special point in cultivating, 

 that the crack formed by the soil shrink- 

 ing from the sides of the bench be dis- 

 posed of by firm tamping. At the same 

 time straighten up any plants which may 

 be out of line, also pick off carefully anv 

 dead or diseased leaves, allowing neither 

 these nor weeds to remain in the bench 

 to decompose. 



A careless man at this work will do a 

 great amount of damage by wrenching 

 the plants, too deep raking, "knocking off 

 young shoots and branches or plucking 

 dead leaves as one would feathers from 

 a hen, so choose men endowed with skill 

 and patience and take a hand yourself. 



The Use of Bone. 



The main object in using bone is to 

 furnish a supply of phosphoric acid, 

 which is essential to the production of 

 well developed blooms. It also contains 

 nitrogen and ammonia, but the bench soil 

 as brought in should be of such quality 

 as will carry the plants through the try- 

 ing period of establishment in new quart- 

 ers without the addition of bone. 



With early blooming sorts giving good- 

 quality of bloom and length of stem soon 

 after housing, it is a saving of time and 

 perhaps, commercially speaking, advisa- 



