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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1 >i:rEMBEn 11, 1902 



tain, there are demanded at least double 

 as many blooms as are nee<led at other 

 times and they mast come from some 

 where. Either they must be saved np or 

 else the plants must be induce<l to supply 

 an extra heavy cut for a few days. 

 Either of these, if practiced to excess, 

 will be ruinous to the one indulging in 

 the practice, but if done with modera- 

 tion and judgment will materially help 

 to '.uccessfully meet the extra demand at 

 this time. 



Even,- year in the holiday icports \vc 

 see where growers held up tlicir stock 

 for a week or more anil llien duni])ed 

 large quantities on to the market the last 

 miiuite and not only ruined prices for 

 themselves, but for eveiy one else as 

 well. We also come across a good many 

 ca.'ts of plant-s having been over-forced 

 and gotten into a soft and weakened 

 condition so that they woulil be unfit to 

 jiroduce blooms of fair (juantity for 

 thicc I'loulhs after. WC hav<' always 

 fo\:nd that it paid us «cll ti. Inuk In tjie 



fill i' month will average 2.i per cent, 

 lower than they -should. 



If you go about it right you can in- 

 crease your cut of blooms materially and 

 not injure the plants either, but don't 

 lo.se your heaii. AI)out ten days before 

 Xmas begin to raise the temperature a 

 diegree each day or night until you have 

 raised it about U degi-ees. Imt no higher, 

 and after Xnu»s lower it the same way 

 and you will lie able to cut a goinl many 

 more blooms and your ]ilants will not 

 sull'er either, .\bout the time you begin 

 raising th" ti'Uipcrature it would lie ad- 

 vr-able to give them a weak dose of some 

 ki.id of footl. It should be something 

 I hat will harden the growth and stifi'en 

 the stems. Lime, wood ashes or bone 

 would answer well. If you use bone mix 

 it with moist soil and have it lie a few 

 dfci\s before using it. but the linu" or 

 ashes can be used alone. 



Our trade calls for blooms every d;uy 

 and we would not dare to hold back all 

 our stock, even fur three i;r four days. 



Ba ket of Roses. No. 2. 



iua'th of our plants hr^-t and if we havi' 

 t(> refuse a few orders to save our plants 

 it paid us to refuse them. Of course, 

 any of t.s hate to turn down an order 

 wljeu the blooms will bring just double 

 or tiiple what they will bring a week 

 later and that is what causes so many 

 to lose their judgment. Just remember 

 that you will need blooniis, and a gcuxl 

 lot of I hem all during Januaiy and Feb- 

 iiary, up to Lent, perhaps all you will 

 be able 10 cut, and how quickly yoti will 

 lose those few" extra dollars if your 

 plants are worked so that pour blooms 



iiut wc do numage to hold back a few 

 extra bloonio to help out duiing the rush. 

 The blo<ims that aie saved back must be 

 looked over every day and none should 

 be ke]it Ijack except tho.se that will keep 

 in really Jirst-class condition. Many 

 ^'lowers leave the blooms on the plants 

 until they are wanted, but that will not 

 always do. If the sun comes out bright 

 i1 soon takes the color out of the pink 

 varieties and that rich velvety look off of 

 the scarlets, and it will make the blooms 

 soft to remain long in a higher temijer- 

 ature than they are accustomed to. Cut 



tlie blooms and put them in vases, not too 

 many in a vase, and put these in a cellar 

 or a cool room where the temperature 

 stands regularly at about 4.5 to 48 de- 

 grees. A half darkened room will be 

 easiest on the color, and do not have a 

 driUiLilit blowing over them. 



A. F. .T. Bavr. 



CARNATION NOTES-EAST. 



Early Propagation. 



Slijw growing or naturally late varie- 

 ties sliould now receive attention as re- 

 gards getting up a stock for next year. 

 Vou will have had by this time an op- 

 l)ortunity to decide what standard varie- 

 ties it is best to continue. Among the 

 new introdiutions yoti bought last year 

 •you have no doubt found in some a de- 

 cided improvcinent over older sorts. As 

 to the douhthil new ones, it may not be 

 amiss lo give a few facts regarding one 

 of the leading conuuenial sorts of today. 

 For two years after its birth this variety 

 showed no marked improvement over 

 then existing sorts except in color and 

 fragrance. The originator had concluded 

 to discard it. but during the season of 

 propagation a few cuttings were taken, 

 ri^idting at blooming time in a decided 

 advance whii-lii was still farther ad- 

 vancol during the next year when it was 

 disseminated anil has since proved a de- 

 cided acquisition. Thus it will be seen 

 that one nuist nut be ha>1y in judging 

 new varieties. 



It is lure that natural law seems to 

 assert itself in its governjucnt over con- 

 ditions wc produce. KviTything is seek- 

 ing a higher ]>lane. Fnnu time immem- 

 orial all life has striven to improve, 

 which is but natural inclination. Com- 

 bine with this lunuan intellect and we 

 cannot expect anything but advancement. 

 .\s huig as life exists there will be a 

 natural impidse to improve and your 

 duty is to avail yourself of every 0])por- 

 t unity presented. 



Therefore in .selection of cuttings it is 

 evidont that the_\- should be taken from 

 such plants as you know to be in |)er- 

 fect health. Constant association puts 

 yo\i in a position to be well informed on 

 this matter so then? is no excuse for im- 

 proper selection in so far as those varie- 

 ties yiiu ha\e under control are con- 

 cerned. Pardon this short sermonizing 

 IcKer. but triLst lo say nuu'e next week 

 abi.ul -election of cuttings. 



Geo. iS, Osnoitx. 



CARNATION TROUBLES. 



I send s:iniide~ of Floia Hill and Law- 

 sun carnations. Hill is planted next to 

 i' nuuu house where the temperature is 

 ke|il at 4(1 degrees. Is that too cold? 

 The l>awsons are in house with other 

 varieties that is ke]it at 55 degrees. 

 Have mulclunl anil given manure water. 

 1 also send a sample of Cressbrtook 

 buds, which don't opeir perfectly. The 

 ] hints are in same house with Hill. The 

 soil is a sandy loam. Wlliat is the cause 

 fit the tinuble and the remcdv in each 

 .■ase'; H. L. C. 



The sample came in good order and I 

 could readily see what was wrong with 

 the F. Hill and the ;Mrs. Lawson, but I 

 was iniable to detect anything wrong in 

 the Cressbrook bud. There were no 

 thrips present and the growth looked 

 perfectly healthy. Possibly the tempera- 

 ttire is too low. but I can not sav how 



