HORTICULTURE 



Vol. XXXII 



SEPTEMBER 4, 1920 



No. 10 



THE TALK OF THE TRADE 



We have liardly finished with carna- 

 tion blooms when the first lots of 

 under glass flowers show ud on the 

 market. One doesn't have to look 

 \ery tar or for very long to decide 

 what varieties are good for early cut- 

 ting. As usual, Matchless heads the 

 list in white, and Morning Glow lomes 

 right along on an equal basis. It has 

 good color, wonderful fragrance, and 

 the keeping qualities run ahead of 

 most varieties at this season. There 

 will be a lot of Morning Glow on the 

 market this v.'"nter, but I am inclined 

 to think that flowers of this variety 

 will be taken up nicely and that there 

 will be no surplus. 



It is too early to say anything about 

 any of the other newer varieties, but 

 so far as the plants go at this time, I 

 have been very favorably impressed 

 with the condition of Ruth Baur. Dur- 

 ins the spring and very early summer, 

 there was some complaint about the 

 stock not being in good condition, but 

 from what I can see now this variety 

 seems to have constitution strong 

 enough to give it a good comeback, 

 and I have had the pleasure of seeing 

 several lots lately in very good condi- 

 tion. I certainly hope that Ruth Baur 

 will give all that has been promised, 

 and I can't help thinking that I have 

 faith in this variety 



From all directions I hear "(rood re- 

 ports about field-grown hydrangeas. 

 There is a fine lot of stock in the field 

 ranging from small plants up to as 

 large as any grower will want to 

 handle. The stock, generally speaking, 

 is in excellent condition, and no 

 grower in need of pot plants for retail 

 trade can afford to do without a good, 

 liberal proportion of hydrangeas, par- 

 ticularly the French sorts. Any who 

 haven't all that they need will do well 

 to buy in at this time, as good stock is 

 availalile and at reasonable prices. 



Marguerites as flowering plant.s are 

 very satisfactory. It is an easy crop 

 to handle, is not so slow growing that 

 it cannot be handled at a profit even at 

 moderate prices. I am of the opinion, 

 however, that the best of the whole 

 lot is the old-fashioned single white 

 called Paris Daisy. It throws an 

 abundance of blooms, is very easy to 



grow, and in every way I think is tlin 

 most satisfactory. Of course, the yel- 

 low is also a good sort, but not so easy 

 to handle. At the same time it is well 

 worth the extra trouble needed to 

 finish it properly. 



Since the Federal embargo has been 

 in effect, there has been a decided 

 shortage of field-grown roses in ram- 

 blers and baby ramblers, but suffi- 

 cient time has already elapsed for a 

 number of tip-to-date growers to get 

 nice stocks started for their own use 



and I can't see why every grower who 

 has a piece of land available doesn't 

 grow his own ramblers. It can easily 

 be done and three years will give fine 

 forcing stock. Two year old baby 

 ramblers will give good results, but 

 three year plants are better. Such 

 varieties as Baby Rambler, Orleans, 

 Erna Teschendorff and Jessie are 

 among the best, and of course, in the 

 large ramblers there is none any better 

 than Tausendschoen, although Dorothy 

 Perkins and Crimson Rambler are also 

 very satisfactory varieties. 



While speaking of pot plants for win- 



Snow Kins, a Ver.v White (;lafliiiiii<« 



