August 2, 1917. 



The Florists Review 



19 



DO CARNATIONS PAY? 



Well, They Certainly Pay Kinzie. 



Motorists passing through the city of 

 South Bend, Ind., note a well kept green- 

 house property just outside the city on 

 the east, on the Lincoln highway. It 

 is the establishment of H. M. Kinzie, 

 who sells most of his cut flowers at re- 

 tail, although a part go to the flower 

 stores in South Bend. Like many of 

 the smaller growers, Mr. Kinzie pins his 

 faith to the Enchantress family, grow- 

 ing Enchantress, White Enchantress and 

 ■Rose-pink Enchantress. In the season 

 just closed by throwing out and re- 

 planting, he had 930 plants on the 

 benches. Here is the record of the cut 

 by months: 



Blooms Cut Splits 



September, IfilG 154 



October, 191(i 937 7 



November, 1916 946 14 



December, 1916 1,051 72 



January, 1917 2,108 1.52 



February. 1917 1,559 8.3 



March, 1917 2,085 68 



April, 1917 1,772 68 



May, 1917 2,480 158 



June, 1917 3,7.54 61 



July, 1917 2,827 15 



Total 19,733 698 



This makes an average of twenty-two 

 blooms per plant, counting the splits, 

 which were less than one per plant. 



The total sales for the season were 

 $736.82, which is 3.11 cents per flower, 

 counting splits, or 3.73 cents per flower 

 counting only perfect flowers. 



The receipts per plant were 79.22 

 cents. 



A part of the good financial showing 

 was due to the fact that only two plants 

 died, and these two so early in the 

 season that they were replaced; every 

 plant therefore was a producer. 



This was Mr. Kinzie 's second season. 

 In his first year at carnation growing 

 he had 798 plants on the benches. Forty- 

 two died, but the others gave 14,717 

 blooms, which sold for $575. It was 

 18.4 blooms per plant and 72 cents per 

 plant. 



A SUBSTITUTE FOR WARD. 



Please give me the name of a rose- 

 pink carnation that will take the place 

 of Mrs. C. W. Ward and make as good 

 a plant as the menibors of the Enchant- 

 ress family. We have Mrs. C. W. Ward 

 now, but cannot do anything with it 

 and should like to find a substitute for 

 it, aside from Rose-pink Encliantress. 



W. A. & S.— Wis. 



Mrs. C. W. Ward and Rose-pink En- 

 chantress are the two popular varieties 

 in this vicinity in the medium shade of 

 pink. Tlie former is liked for its gen- 

 eral excellence and the latter on account 

 of its easy management. There are 

 other varieties in the same shade of 

 color, each of which has its special 

 merits. Among these is Good Cheer, 

 which makes a good flower on a splen- 

 did stem; its most serious fault is an 



inclination to show traces of carnation 

 yellows and this demands close selec- 

 tion in propagating. Another is Miss 

 Theo, which makes a fine plant and 

 blooms freely, but is a trifle undersized 

 for high-class trade. Zoe Symonds seems 

 quite popular with some growers; it ^ 

 does not grow quite so vigorously as 

 the Enchantress varieties in our soil, 

 but might prove quite satisfactory with 

 you. Mrs. C. E. Akehurst has some 

 friends, on account of its vigorous 

 growth; it is a good carnation, but not 

 good enough to displace Ward here. We 

 suggest that you try a limited quantity 

 of each of these and select the one that 

 comes the nearest to filling your needs. 

 You might also try some of Dorner's 

 Rosalia and Roper's Albert Roper, two 

 of this year's acquisitions. 



A. F. J. B. 



CARE OF THE BENCH PLANTS. 



Spraying and Other Attentions. 



After having set the carnation plants 

 in the new soil and watered them in 

 well, you will confine your watering 

 mainly to the overhead spraying, ex- 

 cept to touch a dry spot here and there 

 occasionally. Not much of this water- 

 ing in spots will be required if the soil 

 was moistened evenly all over the bed 



before planting. You will notice that, 

 as a result of the first watering, many 

 of the plants have fallen over to one 

 side. After a few days the soil will 

 become drained of the excess water and 

 become set, as growers term it. You 

 should then go over the beds and 

 straighten up the plants that have fallen 

 over, by pressing the soil against the 

 stems enough to hold the plants up- 

 right. If the plants have been set deep 

 enough in the soil they will stand up- 

 right without further trouble. This 

 method is better than to put on the sup- 

 ports right away, as the supports inter- 

 fere more or less with working the soil. 



Using the Soil-Scratcher. 



By the time the plants will stand up 

 without being sprayed overhead during 

 the heat of the day, you will find the 

 soil in excellent condition to be worked 

 on the surface for the first time. There 

 may be a light green scum on the sur- 

 face and the first crop of young weeds 

 probably will be pushing through the 

 soil. Both of these you want to get rid 

 of speedily. Use one of the many styles 

 of soil-scratchers for this. Break up 

 the crust to a depth of about an inch 

 and pulverize it thoroughly, but be care- 

 ful not to heap it up around the plants, 

 a mistake we find prevalent among 

 green help. After a bed is scratched, 

 spray lightly overhead and leave the 

 bed in that condition for a day before 

 you water. Then give a thorough water- 

 ing, and thereafter water as you would 

 any establislied plants. The texture of 

 your soil will determine how frequently 

 you should work the surface afterward, 

 but it should not be allowed to become 

 crusted over hard at anv time. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



Teacheys, N. C. — While Magnolia, S. 

 C, has tlie reputation of l)eing a larger 

 bulb town, Teacheys shij)S us many 

 more tuberoses and caladiums. 



Alexandria, La.— A flower store has 

 been opened here under the name of 

 Manhcin & Schubert, hotli of whom are 

 associated in the business at Shreve- 

 port. 



Leland, N. C. — W. G. Adams, whose 

 ]iriiici})al business is truck gardening, 

 during the last four years has worked 

 up a considerable side line in holly, 

 moss and other evergreens. 



Knoxville, Tenn. — A resolution on 

 the death of Dr. Samuel Boyd, extend- 

 ing sympathy to the family of the de- 

 ])arted member, has been drawn by the 

 Knoxville Florists' Society. 



Charlotte, N. C— Louis Ratcliffe, of 

 Richmond, Va., has opened a flower store 

 in the McKinnon building. Many peo- 

 ple visited the store the opening day, 

 July 12, and Mr. Ratcliffe exjtressecl 

 much satisfaction over the future of 

 his venture. 



Teacheys, N. C. — Justice Bros., who 

 liave ln'i'ii sliippiug gardenias and tube- 

 roses ))rincipally, expect to add peonies 

 to their stock. 



Bonham, Tex, -Baxter Sit/ler, pro- 

 ]>rii't(ir of the City (iroenliouses, lias let 

 tlie contract for a new greenhouse to be 

 erected on West Seventh street. It will 

 be 3()xl91 feet. In addition there will 

 be a potting shed and boiler room lt>x38 

 feet. 



Woodward, Okla. — Ross D. Dockerty, 

 clerk of Woodward county, is getting 

 sivetchcs and ])laiis for a greciiliouse 

 wiiicii lie and his brother, L. R. Dock- 

 erty, of Mitchell, la., exjtect to build. 

 Tlie latter is a sjiecialist in gladioli and 

 does a considerable business in bulbs. 



Paris, Tex. — J. W. (iorcc is moving his 

 greenhouse establishment to a 10-acre 

 tract he recently purchased adjoining 

 Evergreen cemetery on the west. The 

 city waterworks system does not extend 

 tliat far, so Mr. Goree sank a well 100 

 feet deep and eight feet in diameter, 

 and will have a private plant. 



