NorEMBBB 27. 1902. 



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FUNERAL BUNCHES. 



Roses. 



The bunches illustrated this week con- 

 tain the same roses (Bridesmaid and La 

 France) that were used in the bunches 

 of which pictures appeared in our issue 

 of October 30. 



The arrangement is somewhat differ- 

 ent. Adiantuni has been used in place of 

 asparagus and less green for a founda- 

 tion. No. 3 contains three dozen, and a 

 side view is given to show the depth of 

 the bunch, while No. 4 contains six dozen 

 roses and the view is of the top. The 

 smaller bunch is usuallj' sold for $.5 and 

 the larger one for $10. 



Adiantum is always pretty and dainty 

 arranged with roses, and is very desir- 

 able when the bunch is to be delivered 

 late, or but a few hours before the .serv- 

 ices, but where the arrangement must 



a variety often will do finely on one 

 place and not at all well on another, 

 perhaps not very far away. 



Among the whites we are so well 

 pleased with Queen Louise that we will 

 likely make it our main white next sea- 

 son. The bloom is as good as that of 

 White Cloud, and it is much earlier and 

 freer and a much nicer grower. One of 

 the most promising things we have come 

 across lately. 



Lorna is a greatlj' improved White 

 Cloud with us and we shall grow it in 

 place of White Cloud. The growth is 

 better and the blooms come earlier and a 

 little larger. 



Norway was rather a disappointment 

 last year and we have only a few this 

 year. The plants were not so large and 

 they lifted better this fall and have 

 been doing much better in the house. 

 Not so good, though, as the above two. 



white. The growth is vigorous and the 

 stems are strong. We think very highly 

 of this new variety and I miss my guess 

 if it does not become a standard white. 



In pink Ethel Crocker is still on top 

 both in quantity and quality. It has 

 done so well with us that we have made 

 it our main stand-by. The blooms are 

 right now selling for one-third more than 

 those of any other variety on our place 

 except some seedlings and our customers, 

 are glad to pay the difference. As a 

 summer bloomer it cannot be beaten, as 

 the blooms come almost as good in sum- 

 mer as they do in winter and the color 

 is fine at all times. This variety is a 

 good example of how a good variety may 

 fail the first j-ear or two. Not one 

 grower in a dozen had any success with 

 it the first year it was out, but we 

 see and hear of more growers taking it 

 up again right along and doing it nicely 

 now that they know what it wants. 



There is perhaps nothing in the car- 

 nation line that looks richer than a 

 bunch of well grown Lawsons. It seems 

 just about imposssible to get a good 

 long stem onto this variety before the 

 middle of November, and of course the 

 blooms cannot command as high a price 

 while the stems are so short, as the same 

 grade blooms will bring later on long 

 stems. 



Mrs. Nelson is behaving nicely and 

 bids fair to become a standard variety. 



Funeral Bunch of Roses. No. 3. Side view. 



be delivered a considerable time in ad- 

 vance of the funeral the adiantum soon 

 wilts and this injures the beauty of the 

 bunch, making the flowers look wilted 

 also. For this reason adiantum is prob- 

 ably less used than in former years. 



L. P. Waiz. 



CARNATION NOTES-WEST. 



Notes on Varieties. 



This week I redeem my promise to go 

 over our list of varieties and comment 

 on the merits and demerits of the various 

 sorts as they are behaving on our place. 

 You must bear in mind, however, that 



Flora Hill is still as much of a favor- 

 ite as ever, and we could not do without 

 it. There is nothing yet that will take 

 its place during warm weather in spring 

 and summer. 



White Cloud is still fine, with many 

 growers, but here it is not so good as 

 Lorna, and it will have to give way. 



Alba makes a fine bloom, pure white 

 and large size, but it evidently wants 

 early propagating to get quantity. We 

 shall plant this in larger quantities next 

 season and propagate it early. 



Last spring we received 2.5 plants of 

 Her Majesty for trial and we are well 

 pleased with its behavior. The blooms 

 are large and of fine form and pure 



The growth is free and strong. The 

 blooms are large and of good form and 

 color and altogether it looks like a good 

 one. 



Dorothy is as free as anything we 

 have ever seen and it is the earliest car- 

 nation we have. The blooms are of aver- 

 age size and on good stems. The color 

 is rather deep, but it keeps well, and 

 where quantity is wanted it is hard to 

 beat. You should visit its home at Rich- 

 mond if you want to see it done properly. 



Mrs. Joost is still a favorite with us 

 and a bench is filled with it. The color 

 is good and it is very free and steady. 

 The growth is upright and the stems are 

 always strong. If you grow only one 



