i:i R B L90 



The Weekly Florists' Review, 



793 



Ohicago, '-ill flowers and florists' sup- 

 plies; Jolmson & Stokes, Philadelphia, 

 bulbs and flower seeds; Harlan P. Kel- 

 sey, Boston, hardy plants; Sackett 

 Bros., Lebanon Springs, X. Y., nursery 

 stock; John Lewis Cbilds, Floral Park, 

 NT. Y.. bulbs; C. C. Pollworth Co., Mil- 

 waukee, eut flowers, plants, supplies; 

 Samuel Dobie & Son, I bester, Eng., bulbs 

 and seeds; Parry's Hardy Plant Farm, 

 London, Eng., bulbs; '1'. X. Yates & 

 Co., Philadelphia, nursery stock; Phoe- 

 nix Nursery Co., Kloomington, 111., nurs- 

 ery stock; A. J. MeDowell, City of 

 Mexico, orchids, cacti, etc. 



THE "YELLOWS" OF ASTERS. 



Under this heading :t bulletin of the 

 Hatch Experiment Station discusses one 

 of the most peculiarly obscure diseases 

 with which any plant is affected. Caused 

 by no fungus, insect or other organism, 

 not due to anj apparent effect of treat- 

 ment or environment, ii is notwithstand- 

 ing a -ii.ii'i'ly defined, widespread and de- 

 structive diseasi of this plant. Its gen- 



growtn which pn 

 velopment. This 

 pear after the pi 

 established in tin 

 feeted specimens 

 growing tip, a ligl 

 instead of the Dor 

 previously forme, 

 color, but from rl 

 ble bes 



■nper de- 



s to ap- 

 ome well 

 ed. Af- 

 mmit, or 

 low color 

 . Leaves 

 ge their 



tlC' s„ 



hav 



from the axils of the 1 

 stem. In the worst 

 checked at this point 

 mains through the s 

 stem, yellow at the ti 

 short, unhealthy lookii 

 along the sides. Pron 

 of the trouble varies 

 treme, where only In 

 flowers of thi season 

 color and growth appi 

 examination of the I 

 leaves shows nothing 



bogin to appear 

 :n os on the main 

 cases growth is 

 md the plant re- 

 mmer a stunted 

 p. with numerous 

 ; yellow branches 

 this the intensity 

 to the other ex- 

 few of the last 

 is the abnormal 

 ■ent. Microscopic 

 ll'ected stem and 

 bnormal except a 

 lack of green coloring matter. The roots, 

 even of the worst diseased specimens, 

 are abundant, sound and healthy look- 

 ing. Absolutely nothing has been found 

 in any part of the plant to account for 

 the effect. After the disease once ap- 



rhere, all through the season' the latest 



• l:n 



in pin 



no flowers develop upon the yel- 

 low, sickly looking shoots, or only rudi- 

 ments of them. In numerous cases, how- 

 ever, blossoms appear upon normal 

 branches, which are peculiarly affected by 

 the disease. Some show it in the whole 

 flower, others only upon one side or in 

 a small portion. The first noticeable 



peculiarity is in th dor, which is of 



the same greenish yellow as that of af- 

 fected leaves, without regard to the nat- 

 ural color of the variety. Where the whole 

 flower-head is affected it has a peculiar, 

 unnatural appearance, while often one 

 side is perfectly normal while the other 

 is yellow and diseased. Closer exami- 

 nation ot' n 11'. in ■•! llorots shows a remark- 

 able and characteristic change. This is 

 the greatly increased size and length of 

 the pistil, which occupies the center of 



each floret. A further peculiarity is 

 shown in the sharp turn upward which 

 tin- a Ho. -tod pistils take, just as the stem 

 ■ r n plant takes when bent over. 



It is natural in a plant disease to look 

 for some parasitic organism as the cause. 

 In many respects the appearance and na- 

 ture of this disease lead one to suspect 

 some such origin, but it may be said at 

 once that the most careful search in all 

 parts of the plant has failed to reveal 

 anything of the sort. That the trouble 

 is purely of a physiological nature, due 

 to some perversion of the normal func- 

 tions of the plant, can scarcely be doubt- 

 ed. The trouble is equally prevalent 

 upon all varieties of asters. Besides the 

 large amount of evidence on this point 

 obtained incidentally in the course of 

 this work from our own plants and those 

 of many other growers, this matter was 

 especially tested in the summer of 1900. 

 Seed was obtained of all the varieties of 

 any importance obtainable in the coun- 

 try, over 300 separate lots in all, and the 

 plants of each kind set out in one long 

 bed for comparison. The result was that 

 while naturally some variation in the 

 amount of disease occurred, no impor- 

 tant difference could be seen in favor 

 of or against any variety. It is inter- 

 esting to note that the alleged "orig- 

 inal" aster obtained of Heinemann, of 

 Erfurt, Germany, was one of the worst 

 affected varieties. 



NEW YORK. 



The Market. 



The big city has maintained its repu- 

 tation during the last ten days as a pur- 

 veyor of the most charming fall weather 

 manufactured on this continent. The 

 schools and theaters are in full blast and, 

 best of all, the crop of October weddings 

 gives abundant promise, and already 

 every prominent retailer has made many 

 bookings, one of the leading firms show- 

 ing eight splendid engagements, and the 

 month is only in its infancy. Then, too, 

 the "400" are rapidly occupying their 

 city palaces, the Newport and Lenox 

 and other great summer centers of so- 

 ciety's gaiety are slowly becoming de- 

 populated and the Wall street outlook, 

 as we predicted a week ago, has bright- 

 ened, reassuring the pessimistic as to the 

 business prospect and creating new hope 

 and ambition where the clouds seemed 

 heavy. A good winter 's business is about 

 as good as guaranteed for the florists 

 and there is nothing now to merit alarm, 

 excuse, timidity, distrust or lack of en- 

 erprise. The plantsmen are decidedly- 

 busy at present and as a consequence, 

 everi retail store is a scene of tropical 

 beauty. Great banks of palms and ferns 

 already ornament the shelves and win- 

 dows and a profusion of bloom from 

 the outdoor gardens gives brilliancy and 

 interest to the florid decorations. Every 

 daj adds to the size, beauty and variety 

 of the chrysanthemums and the autumn 

 ill soon be regally enthroned. 



Various Notes. 



The club meeting of the New York 

 florists Monday night opens the season 

 and should have a big send off, as mat- 

 ters of great interest, looking to added 

 entertainment and numbers, will be dis- 

 cussed, and among other features there 

 is a fair prospect that the new Breit- 

 meyer rose may be on exhibition. Bowl- 

 ers also are requested to report to Can- 

 tain Lang, so that there may be no de- 



lay in the formation of a representative 

 club for the winter season. 



Alfred Zeller has assumed all the re- 

 sponsibilities and obligations of the firm 

 of Chas. Zeller & Son, and the old name 

 of the house will be continued. 



Warrendorff 's fine store at the An- 

 sonia has a handsome novelty in Pom- 

 peian jardinieres manufactured on the 

 premises. An interesting lieutenant here 

 is an artist who has spent many years in 

 St. Petersburg and whose work is most 

 unique. The system of maintaining 

 several stores in the same city by the 

 one firm, which begins to prevail here, 

 is not unusual in that far off capital, 

 where every day is a saint's day and 

 where one florist maintains no less than 

 seven establishments. 



Clarke's Sons' huge store on the boule- 

 vard is none too roomy for the many 

 banks of plants which the closing of the 

 greenhouses makes necessary here. The 

 firm is rejoicing in the completion of 

 the Rapid Transit road in their neigh- 

 borhood, and, in fact, all of upper Broad- 

 way has been handicapped beyond en- 

 durance for a year while the "big 

 ditch" has been in process of construc- 

 tion. A score of florists will breathe 

 -ily all along the route from 

 Sixtieth street to Harlem, and the boule- 

 vard wlnn restored to its former condi- 

 tion and its wide avenues beautified by 

 shrubbery and trees will again become 

 one of the finest streets of the city. No 

 wonder Broadway from Fourteenth street 

 to Forty-second made a vigorous protest 

 against the contemplated opening of the 

 street and by concerted action prevented 

 the ruinous project. 



Herrmann. on East Thirty-fourth 

 street, reports a great season. Their 

 machine-made immortelle bells are going 

 fast at one- third of last year's prices. 

 They have new styles of stars in crape 

 paper and crape and immortelles. Mr. 

 Herrmann is back from his European 

 trip with many new ideas and novelties. 

 Importations are double those of last 

 season. The demand for immortelles is 

 constant, their third shipment being al- 

 ready sold. This firm made a big ship- 

 ment of goods to Johannesburg, South 

 Africa, a few weeks ago. 



Fritz Dressel's place in Weehawken 

 might safely be termed a fern and rub- 

 ber factory. Enormous quantities of 

 these staples are in evidence. Among 

 the ferns are some fine specimens of 

 l'i. is, mi and of Anna Foster. Four new 

 houses have been added to this plant this 

 summer and a new office built. A coffee 

 tree in fruit is an interesting novelty. 



F. B. Pierson Company has purchased 

 from Chas. H. Allen, of Floral Park, the 

 entire stock of his grand carnation, 

 White Lawson. 



Another immense greenhouse has been 

 completed at Briarcliff by the Pierson- 

 Sefton Company, similar to the one de- 

 i year ago, which Paul M. Pier- 

 son says is ' ' the finest greenhouse in the 

 world. ' ' Eight thousand American 

 Beauty plants in this one house, in grand 

 condition, will endeavor to pay for it 

 this winter. In Mr. Pierson 's ranges 

 of glass are benched altogether over 

 100,000 Beauties. The growth every- 

 where is exceptionally fine this season 

 and the output promises to be enormous. 



A part of the estate of the late Chas. 

 Knick, including the property where 

 Mr. Knick 's retail establishment stands, 

 has been sold for $85,000. Mr. Knick 

 will devote his entire attention to his 

 wholesale business after May 1. 



The first of the monthly fall meetings 



