J0LI 19, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



METHODS OF PROPAGATION. 



I'j'lils Is the fourth installment of extracts 

 fi.iii a paper read by T. D. Hatfield, of Welles- 

 1,' Mass., at a meeting of the Massachusetts 

 j'l.ii'ticultural Society. The fifth will appear in 

 ;,,i early issue.] 



Relation of Stock and Scion. 



There is one essential that must 

 jicver be lost sight of and that is, the 

 cti»ek and scion must be in about the 

 !j;,me state of activity; it is probably 

 l.ttter if the stock is a little ahead of 

 tiie scion. Even though they be dor- 

 itinnt, both should be evenly matched 

 when working them. 



ji'or indoor grafting the roots of the 

 ptock must be active, even though the 

 vlant has otherwise made little growth. 

 Ir is well, too, that the scions be brought 

 ill a little time before being worked, 

 so as to get some life into them. 



As to which method is adopted, that 

 depends on the time of the year, the 

 kind of plant, the condition of the stock 

 and scion and the object in view. What- 

 ever is done, it will take time and ex- 

 jierience to succeed. Indoor grafts, ex- 

 ec [)ting conifers, may be waxed over, 

 tied up in bundles, and packed away in 

 .sphagnum moss until united. Outdoor 

 grafting should be done in spring, near 

 the ground level, and earthed up. There 

 will be no need to wax them over. Dor- 

 mant stock grafted indoors in winter 

 may be stored in moist soil or sand until 

 tlie time comes for planting them out. 



Generally one must graft like on like, 

 but there are exceptions, for we are 

 not limited to the same species or even 

 genus. Some plants are increased in 

 vigor by the use of a stronger-growing 

 species or variety for a stock, and the 

 reverse may happen. 



Own-root and Grafted Roses. 



No better illustration of the effect of 

 stock on scion could be given than the 

 rose. Most roses could be easily got on 

 their own roots by cuttings or layers. 

 Tea and hybrid tea roses grafted or 

 budded on the Manetti attain more 

 vigor than when on their own roots and 

 this is the universal practice now. Boses 

 grafted or budded on the English brier, 

 which has a distinct period of winter 

 rest, do not force so well as when on 

 the Manetti, which grows more or less 

 all the time. On the contrary, roses 

 on the brier are better for outdoor 

 planting. 



The Paradise apple stock is used for 

 dwarfing apples. For dwarfing pears a 

 different genus, cydonia, is used. Al- 

 though the apple and pear belong to the 

 same genus, they cannot be successfully 

 grafted on each other. 



The hawthorn evidently has an un- 

 usually affinity with several members 

 of the pomifera or apple group. Pears, 

 cotoneasters and mespilus can be graft- 

 ed on it, all different genera. From a 

 shoot near the union between the haw- 

 thorn and the mespilus has arisen what 

 is known as a graft hybrid, named cra- 

 tajgo-mespilus, intermediate in charac- 

 ter between the two parents. Cytisus 

 can be grafted on caragana, lilacs on 

 privet, and there are other anomalous 

 cases. 



Stocks for Fruit Trees. - 



Plums may be grafted on peaches, and 

 peaches on plums. For light soils and in 

 the south, peach stock is preferred. For 

 heavier soils and in the north, plum 

 stock is preferred. European peaches 

 and plums may be grafted on the native 

 Prunus americana stock. 



The scions of dwarf stocks should be 

 kept above ground. When planted, there 



Charles E. Schackermann Enters an Order Beside His Btiss. 



is a chance that the annual layers of 

 growth may overlap and, eventually 

 reaching the ground and rooting, may 

 put the plant on its own roots and the 

 dwarfing may be lost. This happened on 

 an estate not far from Boston, where the 

 fillers, dwarfs or supposed to be, got 

 on their own roots and their value as 

 such was lost. Attaining normal size, 

 they crowded the permanent trees and 

 had to be cut out prematurely. 



[To be Continued.] 



Mr. Pillsbury 

 is used with the 



ball rolling for 

 By giving plants 

 expected that a 

 the city will be- 



show and meet- 



SCHACEERMANN AND HIS CAR. 



Here is a brand-new photograph of 

 Charles E. Schackermann and his serv- 

 ice car, carrying the well known Rice 

 keystone. You can not see whose flower 

 shop it is, but it might be any of the 

 hundreds at which Mr. Schackermann is 

 a regular visitor. 



chrysanthemum plants 

 says that this method 

 idea of "starting the 

 the big flower show." 

 t^ the children it is 

 great many people of 

 come interested in the 

 ing. 



Mr. Pillsbury also asks that all the 

 florists of the state remember the dates, 

 prepare to exhibit some stock at the 

 show and arrange to attend, as the of- 

 ficers want to make the Galesburg meet- 

 ing the largest in the history of the 

 association. 



HAIL AT GREENCASTLE, IND. 



A hail storm struck Greencastle, Ind., 

 July 13, and destroyed 1,650 feet of 

 glass on the range of John Eitel & Son. 

 Damage to stock was estimated at $2,- 

 000. A field of 6,000 carnation plants 

 was ruined. Farm crops also were bad- 

 ly damaged. 



The storm lasted half an hour, during 

 which hailstones like the proverbial 

 ones, "as large as hens' eggs," were 

 picked up. This was the first hail storm 

 that ever had visited the Eitel range. 



Eitel & Son report that they had a 

 good season and their other stock looks 

 good. 



ADVERTISING ILLINOIS MEET. 



As a means of interesting the ama- 

 teurs in the flower show to be held in 

 connection with the fall meeting of the 

 Illinois State Florists' Association at 

 Galesburg November 6 and 7, I. L. Pills- 

 bury, president of the association, and 

 K. F. Drury, both of Galesburg, are 

 giving chrysanthemum plants to the 

 children of that city. Premiums will be 

 awarded for the best plants grown by 

 the boys and girls and each one making 

 an exhibit will be given a free ticket 

 for the show. 



With the printed announcement of 

 this opportunity for the Galesburg ama- 

 teurs are instructions for growing 



FALL SHOW AT DES MOINES. 



Approximately $2,500 are to be 

 awarded to winning exhibitors in the 

 autumn flower show of the Iowa florists, 

 which will be held at Des Moines, No- 

 vember 7 to 10. It is expected that the 

 premiums will attract entries not only 

 from Iowa florists, but also from 

 florists of the neighboring states, 

 the eighty-five classes comprising 

 twenty classes for cut mums, thirteen 

 for roses and ten for carnations, in ad- 

 dition to those for flowering and fo- 

 liage plants, decorative work and nurs- 

 ery stock. 



A number of special classes now being 

 planned will be contained in the sched- 

 ule, which will be ready for distribu- 

 tion August 1. Copies may be had by 

 addressing J. S. Wilson, show man- 

 ager, Des Moines, la. 



BRIEF ANSWERS. 



C. C. M., Ky. — The soil looks good. 

 For analysis of it, send a sample to 

 the State Experiment Station at Lex- 

 ington, Ky. 



J. J., 111. — None of the catalogues 

 lists "Tree Irrigator" tiles. Perhaps 

 a reader will give the address of the 

 manufacturer. 



Washington, D. 0. — The senate has 

 passed a bill providing for the enlarg- 

 ing of the United States Botanic Gar- 

 den by adding to its present area East 

 and West Seaton parks, which lie im- 

 mediately west of the garden. The ac- 

 tion was taken without debate. 



