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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JiAUCii 5, 1903. 



In the sorting room similar cards 

 sbould be used, which should show the 

 exact number of blooms in each grade. 

 Note should also be made of those varie- 

 ties which are most in demand and as 

 near as possible the proportion of colors 

 called for. 



By this means we can at the end of 

 the season, with a little figuring, ar- 

 rive at a very definite conclusion as to 

 which of the varieties it is most profita- 

 ble to plant. By rigidly following this 

 method the waste will be reduced to a 

 niinimum. 



These remarks apply witli even more 

 force to carnation crops, chiefly l>ecause 

 of the number of varieties in cultiva- 

 tion and the ever increasing number of 

 new varieties which every grower is anx- 

 ious to test for himself. Apart from 

 the successful culture of these new in- 

 troductions, it is absolutely necessary to 

 have a record so that we may find out 

 the pecuniary value of each. This is the 

 surest way of "making the place pay." 



Eeeord-keeping also embraces a system 

 of recording the tetnperature of each day 

 of the month, with remarks concerning 

 the amount of sunshine and moisture. 

 The night and day temperature nf each 

 house should also be recorded each day. 



bring in Clothilde Soupert for early 

 summer blooming. 



After bringing them in see that they 

 are slowly thawed out before potting. 

 Any good rose soil with one-fifth well 

 decomposed cow manure added is well 

 suited for them. There should be ample 

 drainage provided, as they will require 

 copious supplies of water when the warm 

 weather begins. 



A temperature of 45 to 50 degrees is 

 warm enough for them until the eyes 

 break. During this period they should 

 not be exposed to too much light; under 

 a bench where there is room enough to 

 use the syringe freely is just the place 

 for them. When the eyes have started 

 and the roots have become active they 

 should be placed on a bench that is fully 

 exposed to the sun and watered freely. 



A steady night temperature of 56 de- 

 grees, with day temperature of 70 de- 

 grees vn]\ bring them into blooin by the 

 required time. Ribes. 



CARNATION NOTES— WEST. 



The Convention Exhibitior. 



When I started for the convention it 

 was my intention to give you a complete 



Knchantress was there in good form 

 and looked fine. You all know what 

 this variety is, as it has been described 

 over and over. 



Harlowarden was slightly frosted on 

 the way, but the blooms showed their 

 fine size, beautiful form and rich color. 



In stem and calyx this variety is per- 

 fection itself. 



Nelson Fi.shcr was shown in good 

 shape and looks very much like Law- 

 son, except that the color is darker and 

 the stem longer. 



President McKinley is another of the 

 same color, but has a much better form 

 than Lawson. 



ilrs. Theodore Roosevelt is a very 

 promising variety. It is hardly pink, but 

 rather a carmine-cerese, if you can im- 

 agine such a combination. By day it 

 looks a bright pink, but at night it 

 would easily pass for red. Size, stem, 

 calyx and f(U'm arc good, and I saw a 

 house full of it, loaded with buds. 



Gov. Lowndes was there in fine .shape, 

 and looks like a good while; could find 

 no weak point anywhere. 



Lillian Pond looks like a giant While 

 Cloud, and promises to be a winner of 

 bread as well as prizes. 



Bench of the New White Seedling Carnation No. 10 at the establishment of the St. Clair Floral Co., Belleville, 111. 



all of which may be of some utility for 

 fill lire reference. 



In fact, from the time the cutting is 

 put in the sand until it has finished ihe 

 entire sea.son's work, nolhing concerning 

 its cultivation or pecuniary value should 

 go unrecorded. In order "to derive full 

 I)enefifc from these records a full descrip- 

 tion Qf the soils used, the nature of the 

 compost, fertilizers and the amount and 

 quality of liquid food applied, should 

 also be entered in the journal. 



All this requires a certain amount of 

 time, but it is time well spent and will 

 amply repay us by leaving no doubt as to 

 (he merits or demerits of each and every 

 variety under our care. Ribes. 



ROSES. 



What time should Clothilde Soupert 

 rose be dug and potted for blooming 

 about May 15 to 30? What temperature 

 does it require and what kind of soil 

 suits it best? C. W. K. 



This is just about the right time In 



write-up of the exhibition, with com- 

 ments on the merits and demerits of 

 every variety on exhibition. Our party, 

 however, was so unfortunate as to ar- 

 rive at the exhibition hall at 5:30 p. ni. 

 instead of 8 a. m. on Thursday, and as 

 everybody was turned out of the hall 

 at p. m., I was obliged to wait until 

 Friday to view the show, and by that 

 time many of the blooms were not look- 

 ing their best. 



Mr. Scott in last weeks Review gave 

 you a pretty good list of the best varie- 

 ties shown, and I may be able to adu 

 only a few. 



The one variety that attracted atten- 

 tion above all others was Mr. Marquisee's 

 "Flamingo." A scarlet, of large size, 

 good form, fine color, good calyx and 

 fine stem. If this variety is a good 

 producer, it will become a standard scar- 

 let. 



President Roosevelt, by Ward, has the 

 finest and clearest color of any crimson 

 I have ever seen ; it fairly looms up 

 under artificial light. The form is good, 

 as is also the size, calvx and stem. 



The Queen looked very nice, and will 

 likely make a goml paying while. 



Tliere was a fine vase of Mrs. Potter 

 Palmer, and I want to say that the 

 more I see of that variety the more faith 

 1 have in it. 



Marshall Field is a fine variegated, 

 about the same color as Bradt, but of 

 belter form, stem and calyx. A good 

 one, I think. 



Her Majesty was also there in fine 

 shape. We have had this growing here 

 this season and we think highly of it. 



May Naylor looks very much like 

 Flora Hill, but the stem is stronger and 

 the bloom hardly so large as a good F. 

 Hill. 



WTiite Bradt is what its name would 

 imply, a white Mrs. Bradt. We saw 

 this growing, and it seemed to produce 

 better than we have ever seen Mrs. Bradt 

 produce. 



Innocence, from K. G. Hill's place, 

 was shown in nice shape, and as I have 

 also seen this variety growing several 

 seasons, I do not hesitate to pronounce 

 it a good one. 



