HORTICULTURE 



Vol. XXX 



DECEMBER 6, 1919 



No. 23 



THE TALK OF THE TRADE 



One of the promising new varieties 

 In carnations to be introduced this 

 year is Ruth Baur, being sent out by 

 Baur & Steinkamp, Indianapolis, Ind. 

 The prominent carnation men all seem 

 to have this variety very much in mind 

 and it gives promise of turning out to 

 be a good commercial variety. The 

 parentage is Northport, crossed with 

 Pink Delight. The introducers claim 

 the same strong growth of Northport, 

 but in other respects resembles its 

 parent. This of course will mean 

 long, stiff stems, a good calyx, a good 

 keeper, and if we are correctly in- 

 formed, it is larger than Pink Delight. 

 In color, it is very much like Winsor. 

 although I think It resembles Glorlosa. 

 We certainly have need for a good va- 

 riety in this color. 



Anyone interested in carnations 

 may always enjoy himself by calling 

 on Samuel Goddard at Framingham. 

 Mass. Very few of the standard com- 

 mercial varieties are grown here, 

 nearly everything being seedlings on 

 trial or some variety that is not on 

 the market. For instance, Mr. God- 

 dard has a variety called Endurance, 

 about the color of Winsor, and it is a 

 beauty. It has not been sent out yet, 

 but may be sometime in the future, 

 and I believe that it will be a profit- 

 able sort for anyone. 



A carnation to be heard from later 

 without question is Sunshine, a beau- 

 tiful clear yellow, to be put out by 

 E. A. Strout, Biddeford, Maine, in the 

 Spring of 1921. Mr. Goddard also has 

 a very fine white. It is absolutely 

 clear, a wonderful grower, does not 

 split, and of medium size. It is not 

 small by any means but could not be 

 called a fancy as to size. It should 

 be a good one for the average grower. 

 This white will be heard from quite 

 often this season as we feel sure it 

 will be shown well on the exhibition 

 table. It is from F. Dorner & Sons Co. 

 and is being tried out by Mr. Goddard, 

 this being the second year he has 

 grown it. 



There are also several others of 

 promise on trial, such as a cerise 

 about the color of Mrs. C. W. Ward, 

 also a good crimson and a good scar' 

 let. The scarlet in particular seems 

 to be very free with a beautiful habit 

 of growth. 



An anemone chrysanthemum shown 

 on the market this year which is very 

 promising is called Sunshine. I don't 

 know where it came from originally, 

 but think it was from Elmer D. Smith. 

 It is deserving of more attention than 

 it has received, and anyone wanting a 

 good yellow anemone for November 

 1st to Thanksgiving cutting will do 

 well to buy this sort. It will be 

 offered this season and it will be hard 

 to beat it. 



and caused no little comment. It is 

 pretty safe to say that it sold 

 flowers, too, which after all is the 

 most important point. 



Max Schling is nothing if not 

 original. His store, his handling of 

 plants, and his advertising all sug- 

 gest a mind which does not run in 

 common grooves. One of the most 

 interesting of his recent advertise- 

 ments is reproduced herewith. It 

 appeared in the New York papers 



Now that Thanksgiving is over and 

 Christmas is approaching, the question 

 of greens will be of great importance 

 to many branches of the trade. In- 

 quiry through the different sources of 

 supply for green goods would indicate 

 that laurel is in good quality and in 

 normal supply. Holly will average 

 well up in price but there are strong 

 hopes that it will te of good grade as 

 to berries and color. In fact, it is 

 likely to be berried hotter than usual. 



Ground Pine is coming in slowly at 

 this time, which means that it is later 

 than usual. As in many other lines, 

 the labor shortage is said to be the 

 cause for the trouble. 



Never have we been through a bet- 



Max Schlingr's Advertisement a« It Appeared In Several Taper* 



