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The Florists^ Review 



July 12, 1917. 



ing the plants close up around a stake 

 is sure to cause trouble during the 

 shorter days of the fall, because the 

 plants do not then dry ofE easily, and 

 the first thing you know the whole house 

 has a healthy crop of black spot. With 

 ordinarily good houses and intelligent 

 care and culture, black spot can easily 

 be held at a distance in the south. 



In syringing the plants pay particu- 

 lar attention to the ends of each bed. 

 It is here that red spider generally 



gains its footing. See that your hose 

 is long enough to reach around the 

 ends. All weeds must be kept down 

 and the surface of the beds regularly 

 stirred. Later a mulch of any kind 

 of old manure may be given. This will 

 help to keep the beds cool, prevent 

 evaporation and do away with much 

 of the stirring of the surface soil. The 

 top and side ventilators and doors 

 sliould be kept open day and night, 

 except, of course, during storms. L. 



WHEN TO TAKE THE BUDS. 



Kindly inform me when to take the 

 buds on these varieties of chrysanthe- 

 mums: Lady Carmichael, Duckham, 

 Mrs. O. H. Kahn, Mrs. Wells, Beatrice 

 May, Polypheme, Pres. Eoosevelt, 

 Amorita, Pacific Supreme, Wells' Late 

 Pink and Harvard. Please state, also, 

 the size, color, height of stem, etc. I 

 never have grown any of these varie- 

 ties and know nothing about them. 



L. L. C— Wash. 



The colors of the varieties and their 

 approximate heights are as follows: 



Variety. Color. Ileiglit. 



Lady Carmichael White .^Vj ft. 



Duckham Pink 3 ft. 



Mrs. O. H. Kahn Bronze 3 ft. 



Mrs. Wells Bronze 3 ft. 



Beatrice May White 2^ ft. 



Polypheme Yellow 4 ft. 



Pres. Koosevelt Pink 3 ft. 



Amorita Pink 3% ft. 



Pacific Supreme Pink 3 ft. 



Wells' Late Pink Pink 3% ft. 



Harvard Crimson 3% ft. 



Take the buds on all these varieties 

 about August 20, with the exception of 

 Wells' Late Pink. Take the bud on 

 this about September 10 onward. None 

 of these varieties presents any great 

 problems as to culture, with the excep- 

 tion, perhaps, of Beatrice May, which 

 is liable to become infected with leaf- 

 spot and should be grown drier than 

 the average chrysantliemum. 



Chas. H. Tottv. 



TIME TO BENCH MUMS. 



When do you consider the right time 

 to bench mums? S. L. L. — la. 



Get your mums into the benches as 

 soon as possible. Benching may be 

 successfully continued until August 1, 

 but the late plantings will give blooms 

 inferior to tliose taken from early 

 planted stock. C. W. 



MUM STOCK FROM FIELD. 



I have been experimenting with field- 

 grown chrysanthemum plants and have 

 found the results so satisfactory that 

 it has occurred to me otlier growers in 

 favorable sections miglit be interested 

 in the process. Situated in Mississippi, 

 I transfer the cuttings from the sand to 

 the field in March, April or May. As I 

 am prepared to irrigate the plants, the 

 young stock makes a strong, healthy 

 growth, with an abundance of roots. 

 When the houses are ready I lift the 

 plants from the field and transfer them 

 directlv to the benches. I shade the 



houses a little and spray the plants four 

 or five times for a few days. With 

 l^roper care, all of the plants will take 

 hold nicely. If it is not convenient to 

 shade the house, I pot the plants in 3- 

 inch pots and then shade them for a few 

 days, giving them plenty of space so 

 that the air can circulate freely. In 

 two weeks' time the plants are ready to 

 bench. 



After the plants are established in the 

 benches I top them, and they immedi- 

 ately start a new growth. If I desire 

 two blooms I select the two strongest 

 shoots; if three blooms, the three 

 strongest shoots. Good field plants will 

 produce three salable blooms. Of 

 course, none of the three blooms is so 

 large as a single bloom from a plant, 

 but 500 plants will yield 1,500 blooms 

 instead of 500, and the returns in dol- 

 lars will be considerably more. 



. T. G. Owen. 



ALBANY, N. Y. 



The Club Visits Slingerlands. 



The anual visit of the Albany Flo- 

 rists' Club to the establishment of Fred 

 (Joldring, at Slingerlands, N. Y., was 

 made by automobile July 5. There were 

 a few absentees and, although present 

 in spirit, tliey missed the bully time 

 liad by the large number of members 

 wlio did go. F. A. Danker and H. G. 

 Eyres furnished autos for their em- 

 ])lovees. 



Arriving in tlio golden sunset, a tour 

 first was made of tlic farm, which is 

 evervtliing tlie word implies. Then 

 came a peep into the liouses, ending at 

 tlie potting shed, where the monthly 

 Ijusiness meeting was lield. The trip 

 was followed by a bufi'et lunch, to which 

 tlic members did full justice. 



Inspecting the Place. 



In making the rounds our host dwelt 

 on tlie necessity of specializing, men- 

 tioning that his establishment had be- 

 come known as a lioadquarters for snap- 

 dragons and calendulas. Another item 

 is the growing of 10,000 melon plants 

 from seed sown two in a pot, the seed 

 being furnished by a grower nearby, 

 who supplies a few leading hotels in 

 New York city. The figures given by 

 Mr. Goldring made his visitors desire 

 to be around when the melons were cut. 



The melon crop is followed by Boston 

 ferns in pots, which are taken from the 

 bench, leaving the runners for the next 

 crop. It also was noted that table ferns 



are transplanted into side benches from 

 flats, grown through the summer and 

 potted up for winter use. They do well 

 when thus treated. In chrysanthemums, 

 Oconto, Golden Glow, Bonnaffon and 

 Hamburg Late White constitute the 

 list. 



Old Killarney still is a favorite rose, 

 with Ophelia as a companion. It is be- 

 ing debated whether it will not be desir- 

 able to grow carnations instead of roses 

 next winter. The probable lack of 

 azaleas is being forestalled by growing 

 such stock as Bougainvillea Sanderiana 

 and the like. 



In outdoor shrubs, the two most prof- 

 itable for florists' use were given as 

 Spira?a Thunbergii and Hydrangea ar- 

 borescens. Many other items of interest 

 there were, but the meeting prevented 

 further notes. 



The Meeting. 



President John J. Haggerty and Sec- 

 retary Robert Davidson were in charge 

 of the meeting and did excellent work. 



It was agreed to hold the annual clam 

 bake at Henke's grove, as heretofore, 

 on the same date as last year. The 

 price was slightly advanced in sym- 

 pathy with the general rise in the cost 

 of food. 



Joseph Traudt, of Canajoharie, N. Y., 

 gave a hearty invitation to the club to 

 hold its next meeting at his place. The 

 invitation was gladly accepted, the more 

 so when it was discovered that the date 

 fell on Saturday, September 1, which 

 is followed by Sunday and Labor day. 

 But Mr. Traudt was game and said he 

 would entertain during the three days, 

 falling back, if necessary, upon the fa- 

 mous Beechnut establishment. He fin- 

 ished by handing the name of his neigh- 

 bor, J. O. Graham, of Little Falls, as a 

 new member and his assistant at the ap- 

 proaching important event. Fred A. 

 Danker spoke for the September meet- 

 ing and J. H, Snyder, of Ehinebeck, 

 asked for the privilege of entertaining 

 in October, when the violets will be 

 worth seeing. He says the prospects are 

 rosy. 



The only special exhibits shown were 

 some pineapples in pots, grown and 

 fruited by Master Fred Goldring, a lad 

 10 years of age. He promises to rival 

 his dad as a plantsman. 



It developed, by the way, that the 

 worthy secretary, Mr. Davidson, has 

 held that office since the club was or- 

 ganized and it is on record that each 

 time pay day comes around the members 

 are obliged to insist upon his accepting 

 the sum agreed upon as i)art remunera- 

 tion for his services. 



Proceeding homeward by the un- 

 oqualed light of Luna, it was agreed 

 that such visits compensate the florist, 

 even though lie has his cross to bear 

 during these times when, to quote Fred 

 Danker, ' ' everything savors of self- 

 denial in aid of the Red Cross," and, 

 added Louis Schaefer, "we seedsmen 

 suffer also, though it may look on the 

 surface as if it were all one would 

 wish." W. M. 



Elyria, O.— The L. C. Hecock Floral 

 Co. is remodeling its store at 333 East 

 Broad street. Several thousand dollars 

 are being expended for this purpose. 



Reading, Pa. — Harry C. Huesman has 

 purchased the business of the H. J. 

 Huesman estate at Schuylkill avenue 

 and Greenwich street and will continue 

 it under liis name. 



