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HORTICULTURE 



April 3. 1909 



To the RETAIL FLORISTS I 



Am. Beauties 



Ulrich Brunners 



Killarneys 



Richmonds 



Chatenays 



Maids 



Brides 



Golden Gates 



Gardenias 



Orchids 



Smilax 



Tulips 



Valley 



Our facilities in your behalf are unequalled. 

 Our growers are among the best in the country. 

 We are in the most convenient section of the 



Wholesale Cut Flower District 



We give you the benefit of our immense supplies and variety 



at fair and convenient prices . 

 We never disappoint you. 

 This is our eleventh year. 

 We are here to serve you. 

 We want to please you. and we can. 

 Give us your confidence. 

 Very truly yours, 



The Wholesale Florist of New York. 

 34 W. 28th St., NEW YORK. 



Violets 

 Carnations 

 Asparagus 

 Sweet Peas 

 Forget-me-nots 

 Daisies 

 Jonqu'ls 

 Daffodils 

 Hyacinths 

 Pansies 

 Stocks 

 etc. 



Phone \^\ Mad. Square. 



To the FLOWER GROWERS! 



We must have more stock for our ever increasing business. 

 We are very short of VIOLETS and CARNATIONS. 



Will Send Returns Twice Weekly 



This is our eleventh year. 



We are in the best locality. 



We have absolutely the largest and best equipped wholesale 



CUT FLOWER ESTABLISHMENT in this country. 

 Give us your confidence. 

 Very truly yours, 



The Wholesale Florist of New York. 



34 W. 28th St., NEW YORK. Phone ]^^\ Had. Square. 



mains to be seen what will become of 

 them. We should at least get one from 

 these. J. Wbitcomb Riley is a very 

 striking bloom, bold and rugged, with 

 Lawson characteristics. A point of 

 value in this sort is the absence of 

 pink or red markings. The bloom is 

 a clear color of the ideal shade of yel- 

 low, not too dark nor too light. Ka- 

 narie Bird as staged in Boston showed 

 up well, and Mr. Pierce of Norwood, 

 R. I., has a yellow with a fine stem, 

 the bloom somewhat resembling the 

 old Eldorado. Although the sale of 

 yellow carnations is not heavy, there is 

 always a chance lo use a limited num- 

 ber to an advantage, and a good one 

 will be welcomed. 



A visit to the new range of the E. 

 G. Hill Co is especially interesting 

 this year. Novelties in roses and car- 

 nations are to be seen here, and there 

 are several carnations on trial which 

 should be heard from. I cannot men- 

 tion any one in particular, as it would 

 be necessary for one to watch them in 

 growth and habit in order to decide 

 which is best for commercial purposes. 

 I remember, however, that a white and 

 a scarlet looked especially good. The 

 concrete construction of benches is be- 

 ing tried here, and we found this es- 

 tablishment interesting- throughout on 

 account of its up-to-date equipment. 



SELECTION AND CROSS FERTILIZ- 

 ATION OF THE CARNATION. 



A paper read by Peter Fisher, Ellis, 

 Mass.. at the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College. Amherst, Mass., February 24, 1909. 



I presume you have already been 

 addressed on the subject of the best 

 types of greenhouse construction, and 

 as this plays a very important part in 

 the improvement of the carnation, I 

 will merely touch upon the subect. 



My preference is for a span-roofed 

 structure, with continuous ventilation, 

 on each side of the ridge, and on sides, 

 with raised benches, thus insuring a 

 free circulation of air. The house 

 may be built running north and south, 

 or east and west, as location and 

 other circumstances permit. 



The east and west aspect has the 

 advantage for about six weeks in mid- 

 winter; the north and south about 

 equal during early spring and fall, 

 with a decided advantage during hot 

 weather. 



Selection of Varieties for Crossing 

 Purposes. 



Only the healthiest and most vigor- 

 ous stock procurable should be used 

 and such varieties as embrace a wide 

 range of self-colors are most desirable. 



To obtain the best results, the col- 



ors should be classified, keeping the 

 different shades of light pink, dark 

 pink, whites, crimson, reds, etc., to- 

 gether. By following up this method, 

 a much larger percentage will come 

 true to color in crossing than where 

 this is done promiscuously or hap- 

 hazard. 



A High Standard of Culture Is Essen- 

 tial to Best Results. 



If the plants at the period of cross- 

 fertilizing are in robust health, pro- 

 ducing strong, vigorous shoots, which 

 usuall.v mean correspondingly large 

 blooms, the seeds will invariably be 

 large, of much greater vitality, pro- 

 ducing strong and vigorous seedlings, 

 from which one may naturally expect 

 something phenomenal. 



On the other hand, if the parent 

 plants are poorly grown, weak, spin- 

 dling, and lacking in stamina, their 

 seedling progeny is sure to be of like 

 quality. The most decided results, 

 and greatest advances in my experi- 

 ence have always been obtained from 

 parent plants exhibiting unusual 

 strength and vigor. 



There is not, as far as I know, any 

 means of ascertaining beforehand just 

 what the result of a cross will be. 

 If crosses are made between colors of 

 a like shade and their progeny year 



