February 3, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



21 



the foliage, and the color is one of tins 

 best carmine pinks. It has been called 

 a bronze-leaved rosea gi},Mntoa, but it 

 is better and larger than that variety 

 and much more vigorous. 



Pocahontas is a taller and more vigor- 

 ous Wabash, and better than that vari- 

 ety if possible. The color is not quite 

 identical, but one would not need both. 

 As soon as it is cheap enough, it will 

 be the best pink canna with bronze 

 foliage. It is one of the most rapid 

 multipliers wo have ever seen. 



Duke of York, .Jennie AValls, Fahn- 

 line, Lorraine Improved and Minnehaha 

 are a real surprise to all who see tiiem. 

 They are similar in appearance, and I 

 doubt if the average grower needs more 

 than one. All are free, have large 

 flowers and good foliage, and are as 

 beautiful as the most fancy roses. All 

 are to be classed as exquisite peach- 

 pink, mottled with white or cream. They 

 are not so gorgeous as some of the reds 

 or yellows in large beds, but where real 

 beauty is desired they cannot be beat. 



Many Rivals in Red. 



There are two now reds that are 

 rivals for the place of the best red 

 canna with green foliage; namely, Fire- 

 bird and Wintzer's Colossal. Each is 

 a wonder in its own way, but each has 

 serious weaknesses. The flowers are not 

 far from the same size, about seven to 

 eight inches across. Colossal has the 

 wider petals, but that is its one weak- 

 ness. The flowers are so heavy that 

 they do not stand out when wide open, 

 but hang over. Firebird has strong, 

 stiff petals, that stand out so that the 

 flowers show their full size. Were the 

 individual flowers to settle the matter, 

 it is easily the superior of the two. But 

 Colossal is a free bloomer, has plenty 

 of good foliage and appears to be a good 

 doer in every way. Firebird, on the 

 contrary, is rather shy in blooming, and 

 it has poor foliage and not enough of 

 it. It will never endure neglect. As 

 the matter stands, we do not consider 

 either to be the best red canna for the 

 ordinary grower. We have succeeded 

 in seeding Firebird this year and hojip 

 to get something good from the seed. 

 Colossal has not seeded with us, and 

 we fear we shall not be able to get it 

 to do so. Firebird Idoonis on Colossal 

 plants would be aliout ideal. I>. 



(To be Coiitiiuied.) 



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FLOWERS FOR MOTHERS' DAY. 



What bullis or seeds can lie starti^l 

 now ill a night temperature nf ."n de- 

 grees in order to have bloom for Moth- 

 ers' day? Would glaijiohis bulbs do. 

 and wlii(di size should bf plnntcd, first 

 or secoii.l,' R. II. W.— Ohio. 



Su(di gladioli as Peace. May. Augusta, 

 Mrs. i'raiicis King, Hreiiclib^vensis. 

 Amerira, v\<-.. if planted in a iiii:lit tem- 

 jicraturf of ."<• degrees, would <-oiiie in 

 flower, or at least a good niany of them, 

 for Mothers' day. Seeiis of ten wimMvs' 

 stocks will produce flowers at tlie same 

 time. Pot off the seedlinus and later 

 bench them. Annual laiksimrs. candy- 

 tuft, caleiiilulas and Diiiiorphotlieca 

 ■'lUrantiaca r re other crnps you could 

 get from seed. 1 would ad\ise first size 

 gladiolus bulb<, as these will give the 

 finest spikes. C. \V. 



WHO'S WHO 



IN THE 

 TRADE- 



AND WHY i 



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THOMAS J. WOLFE. 



IT has been said of Tom Wolfe that he was born in England, raised in India, 

 turned out to grass in Texas, dehoined at Beauiiiont and domesticated at 

 Waco. At any rate, big, broail-gauge, up-standing nieH as so many of ttiose Texana 

 are, Woll'e is a leader among them — and one of the most likable fidlows you 

 meet. He was born in Englanil, Sejiten-.ber IP, 1^7o, but sptut his boyhood in 

 the British East Indies. It was in EsOn that the family came to America, locat- 

 ing in Texas, first at Beaumont and later at Waco, where the father established 

 a florists' busiiie.-^ in IM'l' and the soe bei^anie a builder. But the respousi- 

 bilitii'S of the greeiih'oiise~ fell on the smi when tin' father died, in I'.tnl. Incor- 

 porateil in IIM.'I. Wcdf;' now has one uf the large-t laii^es nf gl;i<s in the Eoiic 

 ^^tar state. 



MR. CRAIG GOES VISITING. 



I recently cnlleil 

 Wvmaii. of Xorth A 



on Eittlefi.d 

 linefoii. Mass 



to 



see their new carnat ion, Mi<- 'i"hei., at 

 home. lla\iiiu' Lirowii a small batidi ul' 

 thi- variety a yea- au''. I had a -nod 

 (qdnioii of it. This wa-; emph;(-;i/ed 

 when 1 saw soin(> thon-aiid»- ni it at 

 iiome. The color is a j'Uie i-o-e ]iiiik. 

 without a trace of inau'enta. It is won- 

 derfullv free llew eriiiLT niid 1 did not 

 notice "a single lairst caly\. It is an 

 ea-'V propai:;itor. There i- no otlor 

 cain;iti<in ol' this color whi'h can at all 

 .'ipproach it in llorifericu-nc-<. It is 

 not a big. fancy fluu'er. but when one 

 can see a'^ many as six open tbnvei-s on 

 a singl«> plant in .January it shows that 

 it is a iiioiiey-maker. There is litth^ 

 wonder that it has become j.ojuilar in 



liosfoll. 



SeedliiiLT No. 41. --hiiiup pink in color, 

 whitdi si ori'd eiL;ht\ sex'eii pidnt-; al 

 Buffalo last year, i^ a s]ih'iidid vniiety. 

 The color i< better than tiiat of V.w- 

 idi.aiitres^. It i< a d(Uil.h^ llnwer, but 

 llie stiiut calvx holds it foeether liiieh'. 



.V larL;e batch ei' this is j^vwu. A 

 seedlih;,'' of^ no'diiiin si/e. .-iindar in 

 cdlcr til I'lo-jiei it V , IS a Wonderful 

 blodun r. rp te .ianu:ir\ 1 it hail pro- 

 duce.! nine an. I .ui.hnli' ilowers per 

 ■-i|uaie fcHit. S,\, :-al elLe;- prnniising 



Sccllin::- Wi'F" neted. 



()!' the -t;indard xnrietn-, Matchless, 

 White Wi.iider ;ipd White I'erfei'lion 



ai-e L.'-ldW 1;. hilt the L'l-t l,:l!l|id will hO 

 dliipj.cd. I'eac(UI pro\ !■- ^Ilpelinr tO 



< hnnipi'iii ;is ;i -.-.nlet. I''ei;i! -;till h(dd3 

 -way a- a criii,~,.n, r.ii,.e:i ■;., \arie- 

 L;ati'd. and Alice i- i^rown in preiereiic'c 

 t(i I'iiik heli:.;lit. 



Ill .'idditinn te ca mat lull-, line house 

 i- d'Neted til (le.|fi,'v c:dla- in pOtS, 

 whieh blecini With ^len' fii'eilom. 

 Aliiiiii_; -wcct pe;i- ^alI:l\\;l lonined Up 

 >trMiiL;ly. A lai^e tiiisine-- is done ill 



llUI-el\' -to.K, e. cl;_;iei'|i- liiiliLT H Spe- 

 cialty, I iinticcd ;i uinnd batcli of 

 I>;iphiie ('nediiini. iii.inv ol' the plants 

 et' iinnieii-e ~i/.c, \\. \. Ci'aig, 



