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The Florists^ Review 



Februaby 5, 1020 



gusta, rightly handled, is the best com- 

 mercial white. C. Betscher. 



GLADIOLI FOB OHBISTMAS. 



I note that The Eeview of January 15 

 calls for accounts of experience from 

 those who have grown gladioli for 

 Christmas. 



For many years I lived in California, 

 to which I expect soon to return, and 

 while there I grew many gladioli for 

 Christmas. I planted most of them Sep- 

 tember 10 to 20, since they did not 

 grow so fast during the weeks imme- 

 diately preceding Christmas as they did 

 during September and October. I grew 

 them, of course, outside and in a heavy 



soil. They required ninety to 120 days. 

 The varieties which I used were Amer- 

 ica, Francis King, Halley and Alice 

 Carey. I never kept my bulbs in cold 

 storage, but in a cool shed, with plenty 

 of ventilation and as little light as 

 possible. I also had other varieties, but 

 planted them for my own pleasure, as 

 the gladiolus is my favorite flower. 



I have also grown them under glass 

 and in lath houses. I 'got the best re- 

 sults when I planted them three and a 

 half to four inches deep. I watered 

 them about every third day. They were 

 a little slow in coming up, but did bet- 

 ter after they got started. I had no 

 trouble keeping them upright without 

 staking. W. J. Colcleugh. 



BOSES AT BIOHMOND. 



When our Canadian brethren visited 

 Bichmond, Ind., recently to inspect th.e 

 premier Canadian r«se, Frank W. Dun- 

 lop, growing beside the American rose, 

 Premier, their high opinion of the fine 

 qualities of both was strengthened by 

 what they saw at the range of the E. G. 

 Hill Co. * * And here are other gems of 

 the rose family," observed E. G. Hill. 

 ' * This result of a cross between Premier 

 and Princess shows the golden throat of 

 the latter with the habit and form of the 

 former. Another is a sport from 

 Premier, the color a silvery pink much 

 resembling that fine old hybrid per- 

 petual. Baroness Eothschild. This yel- 

 low seedling is so promising that it will 

 be distributed next year. It is as yet 

 unnamed. Miss Sarah Hill, who has the 

 , happy faculty of bestowing suitable 

 names, is thinking up one to give this 

 gem, considered superior to Golden 

 Ophelia, which is a charming variety. 

 In fact, Ophelia is productive of some 

 fine sports, though Madame Butterfly 

 promises to eclipse it in every \yay, even 

 here at home showing superiority in 

 growth, and the flower is superb. 

 Whether it is grown in solid beds or 

 on the bench, makes little difference." 

 Columbia is in fine shape. Some beds 

 4 years old carry plants full of vigor 

 and loaded with bud and bloom. The 

 eastern varieties, Crusader and Pilgrim, 

 are highly promising. Five flats con- 

 tained seedlings which Mr. Hill states 

 are the finest he has yet seen. His en- 

 thusiasm is evidence of determination 

 not to rest content with present success. 

 Earl Mann mentioned that the company 

 was booked up on advance orders and 

 making every endeavor to satisfy all 

 comers. Stock was never larger or in 

 better shape. By the way, his good wife 



had the misfortune to break a leg, 

 through slipping on the ice while trying 

 to save one of the children. 



' ' Take a look over the top, ' ' observed 

 Joseph H. Hill, of the Joseph H. Hill 

 Co., Bichmond, Ind., "and say candidly 

 if you ever saw a finer lot of roses." 

 Admittedly, no! Such Premier could be 

 equaled or surpassed only under condi- 

 tions more favorable, if that were possi- 

 ble. Other fine roses were Butterfly, 

 Ophelia, Columbia and a sport of the 

 last named, having the color of Hoosier 

 feeauty. Another gem is a cross, 

 Ophelia x Sunburst, by name Golden 

 Bule, indicative of the custom of the 

 establishment, which has grown in three 

 years to three times its original size. 

 There are 500,000 rose plants ready to 

 send out, with a prospect of taxing the 

 productive qualities of the three big 

 ranges as never before. One cannot but 

 be convinced that the rose is in the 

 ascendency and that the carnation spe- 

 cialists must hustle if they desire to 

 keep up in the race. 



Fred H. Lemon & Co. have a fine rose 

 in White Premier, from which big things 

 are expected. It has met every require- 

 ment as a commercial variety. A really 

 good white is a desideratum. The retail 

 store is being decorated and fixed up for 

 spring business. Much funeral work is 

 handled. A blanket, composed of 

 Madame Butterfly roses, asparagus and 

 adiantum, was admitted to be the 

 choicest floral piece that they had ever 

 made up. W. M. 



AMEBIOAN BOSE SOCIETY. 



Rose Beglstration. 



The following registrations of varie- 

 ties of roses have been approved by the 

 registration committee of the American 

 Bose Society. Unless objections are re- 

 ceived in the secretary's office within 

 three weeks of the publication of this 



notice, the registration will become per- 

 manent. 



From George C. Thomas, Jr., Phila- 

 delphia: 



Name, Doctor Huey; claBs, hybrid tea; parent- 

 age, Btbel X OruBB an TepUtz. Description — Habit 

 of plant, climber; character of foliage, good; free- 

 dom of growth and hardiness, good; flower, large, 

 semi-double, dark maroon in color; a free-flower- 

 ing variety, with good lasting qualities. 



From George C. Thomas, Jr., Phila- 

 delphia: 



Name, Bloomfield Progress; class, hybrid tea; 

 parentage, Mary, Countess of Ilchester z Oeneral 

 MacArthur. Description — A strong-growing, 

 bushy plant, with red double flowers of strong 

 fragrance; petalage, over fifty; freedom of bloom 

 and lasting quality, excellent. This rose is sim- 

 ilar to General MacArthur, but differs in habit, 

 sice and form of flower, having superior quali- 

 ties, as it holds the center better and Is larger 

 than General MacArihur in hot weather. 



From George C. Thomas, Jr., Phila- 

 delphia: 



Name, Bloomfield Abundance; class, hybrid 

 Wichuraiana; parentage, Sylvia x Dorothy Page 

 Roberts. Description— A busby plant three to 

 six feet in height, with dark green, glossy fo- 

 liage; not susceptible to mildew; flowers, salmon 

 pink, double, produced singly and in sprays. 

 This rose is similar to Cecile Brunner, but la 

 hardier and of a larger bloom. 



From George C. Thomas, Jr., Phila* 

 delphia: 



Name, Bloomfield Perpetual; class, hybrid per- 

 petual; parentage, Iceberg x Frau Karl Druschki. 

 Description — Habit of growth, bushy, three to 

 five feet in height, with good green foliage; 

 flowers, white, single, resembling Cherokee; a 

 free-flowering variety, with good keeping qual- 

 ities. The rose is similar to the Cherokee in 

 flower, but differs in having a bushy growth, 

 which is hardy In Philadelphia, and blooms un- 

 til November. 



E. A. White, Sec'y. 



DXTMSEB'S DATA. 



W. O. Seidel, Erie, Pa., is well pleased 

 with his new location, on Eighteenth 

 street, which is more centrally located 

 than his former location, on Buffalo 

 road. 



Mrs. Schluraff, Erie, Pa., since recent 

 improvements at the greenhouses, is in 

 better position than ever to produce a 

 good part of her store requirements, 

 especially in high-grade pot plants. 



Hody & Tulea, Lorain, O., have solved 

 the question of store rent and leases by 

 building their own store, exclusively 

 for their flower trade. They have a 

 large display front, finished in glazed 

 brick, and an ample-sized workroom in 

 the rear. 



Frank G. Carek, Lorain, O., although 

 having a well stocked range of glass, 

 is unable to produce enough to supply 

 his needs and finds it hard to secure 

 enough cut fiowers to keep up a good 

 display. 



Merkel & Sons, Mentor, O., suffered 

 severely from the Florida fern cater- 

 pillar several months ago, but find by 

 spraying regularly with Nico-fume they 

 are able to .clean them all out. Their 

 two houses of Easter pot roses are com- 

 ing on in fine shape. 



Carl Hagenburger, West Mentor, 0., 

 has 50,000 f reesias in pans coming on 

 in fine crop. All visitors at this place 

 marvel at the enormous production per 

 square foot that Mr. Hagenburger ob- 

 tains. He does not believe in empty 

 bench space at any time of the year. 



L. A. Eaton & Sons, Conneaut, O., 

 grow some geraniums for wholesale. 

 Becently when they inserted an adver- 

 tisement in The Beview their first order 

 called for 5,000 and they have since 

 returned checks for over $1,000 worth 

 more. D. W. D. 



Ooltunbus, 0. — The Acme Floral Co., 

 of which W. C. Holstein is manager, 

 opened a n^w store February 1. 



