HORTICULTURE 



Vol. XXX 



OCTOBER 25, 1919 



No. 17 



THE TALK OF THE TRADE 



The various strikes in New York, 

 particularly those of the longshoremen 

 and express handlers, has brought 

 about a complication in the delivery 

 of bulbs, causing hardship to import- 

 ers, seed houses and the average buy- 

 er. So many of the trade in other 

 parts of the country do not realize the 

 desperate conditions in New York that 

 I want to mention this trouble with a 

 plea for patience. It is not the fault 

 of the firm from whom you buy bulbs 

 if you do not get the delivery you ex- 

 pected; they are helpless. The situa- 

 tion is clearing at this writing and we 

 have reason to hope for better deliv- 

 eries without delay. 



I was agreeably impressed with the 

 quantity and excellent quality of ferns 

 in the Flatbush establishments. The 

 different varieties of Nephrolepis are 

 largely grown, and while there is a 

 general scarcity of stock in 4's, 5's ana 

 6's in various parts of the country, 

 these Flatbush growers seem to have 

 prepared themselves for an excellent 

 call from November 1st on. Henry A. 

 Wagner and John Scott in particular 

 have these ferns in quantity and in ex- 

 cellent condition. Mr. Scott also has 

 a fine lot of Dracaena terminalis, 

 Massangeana and Fragrans. well 

 grown and in marketable sizes, while 

 at the greenhouses of Louis Schmutz, 

 Jr., I was pleased to see a fine lot of 

 Araucarias, something we have found 

 difficult to locate. 



A variety of chrysanthemums 

 shipped to New York which is very 

 popular and particularly well done is 

 McNiece. It may be necessary to 

 stretch the imagination a little, but I 

 think it resembles Vivian Morrell. It 

 is a deep rose pink with quilled petals, 

 nicely formed and evidently produces 

 an even grade of flowers. 



The individual flower of Rose Frank 

 W. Dunlop shows up nicely. The form 

 and general character of this rose to 

 those who saw it at Buffalo, were par- 

 ticularly impressed with it. The strong 

 features of size, color and keeping 

 qualities were nicely brought out and 

 it attracted the eye of everyone who 



came within range of the meeting hall. 

 It carries a number of points resem- 

 bling Russell, particularly in respect 

 to color, size and stem. The keeping 

 qualities are evidently of the best and 

 nothing that we can see up to this time 

 should stand in the way of this rose 

 becoming a good commercial variety. 

 The introducers' description is as fol- 

 lows : 



Frank W. Dunlop, a seedling from 

 Russell, which is a great improvement 

 on that variety in all respects and par- 

 ticularly in its quick free growth and 

 freedom from spot. The color is some- 

 what on the shade of Russell but al- 

 together more brilliant. The form of 

 the flower is ideal and no rose we 

 know of shows such character as does 

 Dunlop. The flower is very large, 

 larger than Russell from wood of equal 

 strength. There are no malformed 

 buds; even the strongest shoots pro- 

 duce perfect flowers. The flowers av- 

 erage about forty-five petals but the 

 shape is such that the flower opens 

 freely in dark weather. Perhaps the 



strongest point of Dunlop is its keep- 

 ing and shipping qualities. In this re- 

 spect it is unsurpassed, as flowers 

 shipped from Canada to New York 

 kept in splendid condition for nine 

 days afterwards. We endorse Dunlop 

 fully in every respect and in our opin- 

 ion it is the best dark pink rose on the 

 market. 



THE MARKET. 



It is a case of too much "mum" this 

 week. These flowers have come in so 

 fast that they have made everything 

 sag. In Boston there seems to be a 

 noticeable increase in the number of 

 pom pons, which are being used ex- 

 tensively in made up pieces. This is 

 a tendency which has been marked in 

 New York and other places for some 

 time. Pom pons have been very free 

 in New York, but have sold well. Still, 

 the influx of chrysanthemums in all 

 the leading markets has proved a little 

 demoralizing. The first Bonnaffons ap- 

 peared in the Boston market this 

 week, coming from William Nicholson 

 of Framingham and were splendid 

 specimens 



The New Rose, Franl* W. Dunlop 



