January 30, iS09 



HORTICULTURE, 



139 



Carnations in the West 



House of Splendou 



I'hii-ago r;u-ii.itii)ii Co. 



No one should go to Chicago with- 

 out taking the trip- to Joliet and visit- 

 ing the houses of the Chicago Carna- 

 tion Company. Their motto is "Not 

 the largest but the best" carnation es- 

 tablishment, and they are fa.st makina, 

 a record to this effect. During a re- 

 cent visit we noted White Enchantress, 

 the strain that won the $100 cup at th > 

 National Show, and Splendor, which 

 they will grow extensively another 

 year; it blooms two weeks ahead of any 

 others. Defiance is not proving satis- 

 factory with them, as it splits badly. 

 Aristocrat is a favorite by reason of 

 its length of stem and productiveness. 

 Carnegie on account of its upri.ght 

 habit, admits of nearly double the 

 number of plants being grown in (he 

 same space. 



But the pride of .the place is Seed- 

 ling 500, one of James Hartshonie's 

 last productions. Three-fourths of the 

 petal is a pure rose pink, the other 

 fourth is a border of a light flesh pink. 

 The effect is decidedly striking. 



Four thousand blooms daih is the 

 output of this company to the retail 

 stores. The numerous prizes won and 

 the success attained by them sliovv 

 what can be done by careful selection 

 and thorough cultivation. A. T. Pyfer 

 is the present able manager. 



GARDENERS' AND FLORISTS' 

 CLUB OF BALTIMORE. 



The semi-monthly meeting of the 

 Gardeneis' and Florists' Club was held 

 on .Ian. 25. Attendance good and 

 meeting interesting. The question box 

 revealed the fact that some of our rose 

 growers are experiencing difficiilty 

 with My Maryland. One reported hav- 

 ing visited Mr. Cook's establishment 

 quite recently and that at the home of 

 this rose no trouble of any kind ex- 

 isted : on the contrary the conditions 

 both in the flowering bed and in the 

 propagating bench are such as to leave 

 nothing to be desired. Mr. Cook will 

 be invited to the next meeting to give 

 full information ais to cultural necessi- 

 ties, etc. 



The next meeting will be Carnation 

 Night, consideration was .given to the 

 idea of offering premiums for the new- 



HousE OF White Enchantress 

 Chicago Carnation Co. 



er varieties and inviting exhibits from 

 all over the countj-y. This was finally 

 aljanc'oned and just Carnation Night, 

 without frills, was t.lie final conclusion. 

 A letter was read from the Sports 

 Conimhtee of the Philadelphia Club, 



suggesting a tn-oity bowling contest 

 between Philadelphia, Washington and 

 Baltiniore, three games at each city. 

 This was referred to the bowling team, 

 and the contest will take place in the 

 near future 



Aristocrat 



As Grown by Chieauo Carnation Co. 



