MARCH 24, 1888. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



681 



many of these supposed regulation 

 cuttings will push out buds before they 

 have otherwise made any growth. But. 

 according to my experience, when 

 tliese Ijuds are removed, as soon as 

 there is any sign of them, and the cut- 

 ting is well rooted, it will break at the 

 lower joints, and make a bushy plant 

 in a short time. My impression is that 

 is only an indicat.on of free blooming 

 and should not be confounded with 

 varieties that are croppers. 



We can hardly conjecture what the 

 future will hold for us. We will cer- 

 tainly not go backward, and w'e will 

 not stand still. Our course is forward 

 and onward. The growing of new va- 

 rieties has a fascination that will be 

 proof against any relaxation on that 

 line. The danger of any diversion lies 

 in the slow advancement of cultural 

 improvements. One of the boldest, and 

 to m.v impression the most far-reach- 

 irg scheme in this line, is the sub- 

 w.itering as recommended by Dr. Ar- 

 thur, of Purdue Universit.v. The more 

 I think about it the more favorably I 

 am impressed. It attacks the weakest 

 point of our system of cultivation, and 

 if predictions go for anything, it will 

 revolutionize carnation culture. The 

 greatest obstacle to all such improve- 

 ments is the cost, but when once fairly 

 tried and expectations are realized, 

 the cost becomes a secondary matter. 

 Our achievements of the past decade 



as are to be found here, and to meet 

 with such a cordial reception from the 

 members of the firm. One cannot but 

 appreciate the hospitality which is so 

 freely shown and feel like saying "it 

 is good to be here." 

 Although a resident of Lafayette and 



bench in one of Mr, Dorner's 125 ft. 

 houses and were photographed from 

 the east end. The readers of The Re- 

 view are doubtless more or less fami- 

 liar with this variety, but perhaps a 

 word or two here may not be amiss. It 

 is one of Dorner's seedlings from Day- 



Bench of White Cloud. 



Portion of a Bench of G. H. Crane. 

 NEW CARNATIONS AT DORNER'S, LA FAYETTE, IND. 



are equal to the work of centuries be- 

 fore. We must not retard, our course 

 is forward and onward. 



FRED DORNER. 



NEW CARNATIONS AT DORNERS. 



Those who have been fortunatj 

 enough to have had the privilege of 

 visiting the estab'.ishment of Fr d 

 Dorner & Sons Co.. Lafayette. Ind., 

 will bear me out when I say that it ib 

 a rare treat to see such fine carnations 



so able to visit this establishment at 

 any time, the writer feels that each 

 vis.t has been more pleasant and profit- 

 able than the preceding one. On a re- 

 cent visit I was so much impressed 

 with the vigorous growth of a berch 

 of White Cloud, and of G, H. Crane 

 that I decided they were a sight well 

 worth photographing. The necessary 

 permission was cheerfully granted and 

 the accompanying photographs are tha 

 results. 

 The White Clouds occupy a center 



break. In growth it is similar to the 

 Daybreak type, though much heavier 

 and averages more blooms per plant. 

 It shows no tendency to crop, being 

 a free continuous bloomer. The flow- 

 ers are large, pure white, and support- 

 ed on rigid stems twenty-four or more 

 inches in length. The calyx is very 

 free from bursting. White Cloud is be- 

 ing introduced to the trade this y;ar. 

 and will undoubted y prove a money- 

 maker to the florist, as it is unquestion- 

 ably one of the best whites grown. 



In connection with what has already 

 been said the writer wishes to call the 

 attention of the reader to the photo- 

 graph once more, observe if you w 11 

 how every inch of the bench space is 

 occupied by the plants, and bear in 

 mind that these plants are set one foot 

 apart each way. It is evident from 

 this, that the plant is a vigorous grow- 

 er when given the proper cultural con- 

 ditions, 



G, H. Crane is another seedling of 

 Mr, Dorner's which bids fair to take 

 a prominent place in the list of scar- 

 let carnations. The flowers are large, 

 averaging about three inches in dia- 

 meter, calyx good, stems erect and 

 stiff, length fifteen to eighteen inches. 

 The plants are strong and vigorous, 

 the foliage being covered with a heavy 

 bloom, which gives them an unusua'ly 

 healthy appearance. At the recent ex- 

 hibit of the American Carnation So- 

 ciety this variety was awarded a certi- 

 ficate, scoring ninety-two points. It 

 will be introduced to the trade next 

 year. 



Special attention is here called to 

 Mr. Dorner's system of supporting his 



