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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



. smal '>' is essen 

 i d air i ireulation". 

 i : | rigidlj adhering to i in-' '■• < • •■ .■ ■•• • 

 have 1" ai d 3tem and tin 1 



blooms ii ill 1"' of superior si/..- and qua! 

 ity, the perci atage oJ bullheads and mal 

 formed buds will be much less and the 



i.; In n - if i n. ■ lil. ..mis will be 



enhai 1. while the health and vigor ot 



the plant, ena blinw •• t.i sn t'ulh 



I bles :m. I disease, 



- i he exl mi fuel used. Ribes. 



CARNATION NOTES EAST. 



Handling the Product. 

 At!, i ha, Lng given > our plants ei en 

 emand and 

 that good returns are in 



the finished product can be put 



'" i. n.v ' ■ in i In 1 best possi 1.1.' 



ng has everything to 



of n li.. i was first class 



to pack eai h bloom singly, using shallow 

 boxes of sufficient length to allow the 

 i. ..'Hi i to occupj I...I li ends, the spa< e in 

 the center, containing the stems, being 

 filled in :i manner i" prevent shuckinor. 

 Rolls made of extra grade excelsior 

 i » iili wax tissue Bhould be put 

 under 'In ealvxes t.. prevent in jurv !,. the 



inent, or of light w I designed to be 



-I nipped ur lied together, the remaining 

 feature being to provide against dam- 

 age l'> frost. 



The subject of kei ping qualities will 

 be taken up next week. 



I rEO. S. I tSBOB . 



nlilv 



mwii- 



flie 



keeping with 



for two thirds their len 



invites dumag. I., tin 

 ing them into a solid n 

 ay,- i- also injured a 

 sightly. 



It would seem more 

 for which th 

 ture are intended if seme skill were dis- 

 played in arranging these bunches for 

 packing. As the item of expense must 

 n-idered, 1 know circumstances de- 

 mand that certain grades be handled in 

 this way. but I would put no more than 

 twenty-five in a bunch and proceed as 

 follows : 



Eemove the foliage for a distance of 

 about four inches from the end of the 

 stems : i ... mi ii- .'t' raffia an inch or so 

 from the base of the bunch; tie moder- 

 ately firm. This will allow the blooms 

 to be spread out in a fan-shape when 

 packed, the advantage of which is 

 obvious. 



AYith high grade stock it is 



SALT FOR CARNATIONS. 



In Mr. Baur's nob - in the Review of 



'i.i. .li. i Shesays: " Spraying the plants 



overhead with salt water will help to 

 stiffen the stems a little." The writer 

 remembers when he was a boy his father 

 sowed salt ..n wheat in the spring to 

 stiffen the straw and prevent it falling 

 before ripening, when on strong land. 



Acting mi this principle, I have found it 

 has the same effect on carnations. It not 

 only stiffens the stems, but as it makes 

 the grains of wheat larger and more 

 plump, so it improves the quality and 



"l"i "i the carnation bloom. 

 I ii-e a good handful of salt to two 

 rows across a five-foot bench and water 

 it in well, and repeat the dose in three 

 or four weeks. \ii.t a few days you 

 will notice the plants taking on that 

 beautiful blue color we all so much de- 

 light to see. These two doses I have 

 found to be sufficient until the weather 

 gets bright again, toward spring, when 

 the operation can be repeated. 



Our s,.i] i- g limestone, as we are in the 

 blue gi iss region, and while it acts finely 

 here, it might not produce the same re- 

 sults in .liii.i, nt soil, so it might be well 

 to experiment a little before using much 

 salt. I hope Mr. Baur will try the salt, 

 and some time during the winter, or as 

 soon as he can, give the trade the bene- 

 fit of his experiment. I always delight 

 to lead his notes in the Review because 

 they are so full of that best *of ingredi- 

 ents, common sense. S. M. Hakbison. 



If you have retail orders to be deliv- 

 ered in other cities consult the advertis- 

 ing page headed "Leading Retail Flor- 



C. S. A. ANNUAL MEETING. 



Unless all signs tail, the exhibition of 

 the Chrysanthemum Society of America 

 and the American Institute, at New York 

 next Week. Xo\ ember 10 to 12, will be 

 all that its promoters have striven to 

 make it, the greatest t.-ast of chrysanthe- 

 mums we have ever seen. The Herald 

 Square Exhibition Hall is certainly the 

 largest and best lighted hall in New 

 York to-day. rhere is abundant space to 

 displaj .ill the exhibits that may be 

 brought, and undei perfect daylight their 

 merits can be seen to the best advantage, 

 and true color values appreciated. It 

 rests now with those who have the ma- 

 terial to bring it to the show. Intending 

 exhibitors who have not already done so 

 will help the management materially by 

 at once sending their entries to Dr. F. 

 M. Hexamer, 52 Lafayette place, New- 

 York City. The regulations call for ex- 

 hibits to 'bo in position by noon of Tues- 

 day, November Id, and judging will be 

 commenced at 1 p. m. It is the intention 

 t.i adhere strictly to these regulations, 

 so that all judging may be completed and 

 the awards made when the show opens to 

 the general public at 3 p. m. Thorough- 

 ly competent judges have been selected 

 by the executive committee of the C. S. 

 A. There will be nine judges, working 

 in groups of three, so there should be no 

 undue delay in rend, ring decisions, ex- 

 cept where unavoidable through closeness 

 of competition demanding prolonged, 

 careful deliberation. 



A meeting of members ..t' the ' S \. 

 will be held on the second day of the 

 show, at 3 p. in. Any. me wishing to 

 join the society can do so previous to 

 this meeting by paying $1, and partici- 

 pate in the meeting. In addition to the 

 regular business, there will be an im- 

 portant lecture on the diseases of the 

 ehrvsantlieniuin. delivered by Professor 

 George E. Stom . ol the Batch Experi- 

 ment Station, Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College. This should be a fertile theme 

 for discussion, and cannot fail to be help- 

 ful to all growers. 



A. ITekkixi.t.ix, Pros. 



The preparations for the X'ew York 

 exhibition of the Chrysanthemum Society 

 of America are about completed. The 

 show will open November 1" and flowers 

 must be ready for judgment by noon of 

 that day. The judging will be done by 

 three committees of three each. These 

 are gentlemen of national repute as 

 .liiv-aiitlienmiii exp. its. and the work 



Herald Square Exhibition Hall, where the American Chrysanthemum Society's Fall Show will be held next week. 



