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The Florists' Review 



November 20, 1010. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of the Committees. 



The examining committees of the C. S. 

 A. have submitted reports on new vari- 

 eties as follows: 



At Cliicago, November 1, Anneta, bronze, pom- 

 pon, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich., scored as follows: Color, 37; form, 18; 

 stem and foliage, 19; fnilncs-!, 18; total. 92. 



At Chicago, November 1, Fire Bird, deep 

 bronze, pompon, submitted by Elmer D. Smith 

 & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: Color, 

 37; form, 18; stem and foliage, 20; fullness, 18; 

 total, 93. 



At Chicago, November 1, Baby Doll, yellow 

 with tinge of bronze, pompon, submitted by 

 Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored 

 as follows: Color, 37; form, 18; stem and foliage, 

 16; fiillnesR, 19: total. 90. 



At Chicago, November 1, Zelea, bronze, pom- 

 pon, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich., scored as follows: Color, 36; form, 16; 

 stem and foliage, 20; fullness, 18; '.otal, 90. 



At Chicago, November 1, Angelo, pink, pompon, 

 submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., Adrian, 

 Mich., scored as follows: Color, 35; form, 18; 

 stem and foliage. 18; fullness, 19; total, 90. 



At Chicago, November 1, Bright Eyes, light 

 pink, pompon, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & 

 Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: Color, 37; 

 form, 18; stem and foliage, 18; fullness, 19; 

 total, 92. 



At Chicago, November 1, No. 108 17, pink, 

 Japanese, submitted by Baiir & Steinknmp, In- 

 dianapolis, Ind., scored as follows on the com- 

 mercial scale: Color. 16; form, 14; fullness, 10; 

 item, 15; foliage, 15; substance, 12; size, 9; 

 total. 91. 



At Philadelphia, November 1, Nancy Byers, 

 pink and bronze, single, submitted by A. B. 

 Bonsey, Sewickley, Pa., scored as follows: Color, 

 25; form, 15; substance, 15; stem and foliage, 

 16; toUl. 71. 



At Philadelphia, November 1, Evelyn Bonsey, 

 golden bronze, large-flowered single, submitted 

 by A. E. Bonsey, Sewickley, Pa., scored as fol- 

 lows: Color, 35; form, 18; substance, 18; stem 

 and foliage, 18; total, 89. 



At New York. November 5, Mrs. C. W. Johnson, 

 white, Japanese Incurved, submitted by the 

 Mount Greenwood Cemetery Association, Mor- 

 gan Park, Chicago, 111., scored as follows on 

 the commercial scale: Color, 19; form, 13; full- 

 ness, 10; stem, 15; foliage, 15; substance, 13; 

 size, 10; total, 95. Varietv Mrs. C. W. Johnson 

 scored as follows on the exhibition scale: Color, 

 15; stem, 5; foliage, 6; fullness, 15; form, 15; 

 depth, 13; size, 27; total, 95. 



At New York, November 5. Miss Moran, 

 bronze, pompon, submitted by the C. H. Totty Co., 

 Madison. N. J., scored as follows: Color, 35; 

 form, 18; stem and foliage. 16; fullness, 18; 

 toUl, 87. 



At New York, November 5. No. 151-P, pink, 

 pompon, submitted by the C. H. Totty Co.. 

 Madison. N. J., scored as follows: Color. 35: 

 form, 19; stem and foliage, 14; fullness, 18; 

 total, 86. 



At I^ake Forest, 111.. November 5. Augusta, 

 white, yellow center, striped with violet rose, 

 anemone, submitted by Peter O. Ppterson. Au- 

 g'lsta. Mich., scored as follows on the scale for 

 single varieties: Color. 25; form. 10; B;ibstance. 

 10: stem and foliage. 15; (otal, 60. 



At Lake Forest. III., November ."), Edith, blood 

 red. single, submitted by Peter O. Peterson, A\i- 

 g'lsta. Mich., scored as follows: Color. 38: form. 

 18: substance, 20; stem and foliage. 18; to- 

 tal. 94. 



At I>nke Forest, III., November 5, Evelvn. rosv 

 re<i (magenta), single, submitted by Peter O. 

 Peterson. Augusta. Mich., scored as follows: 

 Color. 30: form. 18; stibstance, 18; stem and 

 foliage, 19; total. 85. 



At Ijike Forest. 111., November 5. Carol, dark 

 red. single, submitted by Peter O. Peterson An 

 giisfa. Mich., scored as follows: Color, 38: form, 

 18: substance. 18; stem and foliage, 20: total. 91. 



At I.*ke Forest. 111., November 5, Wychw^od. 

 lemon yellow, anemone, submitted by William 

 Ixingland. Ijike Geneva. Wis., scored "as follows 

 on the scale for single varieties: Color. 3"- 

 form, 15; substance, 20; stem and foliage. 20: 

 total, 90. 



At T>ake Forest, 111., November 5 (seedling), 

 chestnut red. pompon, submitted by Charles El- 

 liott. Park Ridge, III., scored as follows: Color, 



35; form, 18; stem and foliage, 18; fullness, 15; 

 total, 86. 



At Chicago, November 8, Button Rose, pink, 

 pompon, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich,, scored as follows: Color, 36; 

 form, 19; stem and foliage, 16; fullness, 19; 

 total. 90. 



At Chicago, November 8, Little Tot, pink, 

 pompon, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: Color, 37; 

 form, 19; stem and foliage, 19: fullness, 17; 

 total, 92. 



At Chicago, November 8, White Midget, white, 

 pompon, submitted by Elmei D. Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich., scored a* follows: Color, 38; 

 form, 18; stem sod foliage, 17; fullness, 19; 

 total, 92. 



At Chicago, No^rmber 8, Rose Perfection, pink, 

 incurved, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mk-h., scored as follows on the commer- 

 cial gciklt;: Color, 19; form, 15; fullness, 9; 

 stem, 14; foliage, 14; substance, 13; size, 8; 

 iotal, i>2. 



At Indianapolis, Ind., November 13, No. 78- 

 1916, pink, Japanese incurved, submitted by the 

 Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association, Morgan 

 Park, Chicago, scored as follows on the commer- 

 cial scale: (5olor, 18; form, 13; fullness, 8; 

 stem, 15; foliage, 15; substance, 13; size, 10; 

 total, 92. Variety No. 78-1916 scored as follows 

 ou the exhibition scale: Color, 14; stem, 5; fo- 

 liage, 5; fullness, 13; form, 13; depth, 12; size, 

 26; total, 88. 



At Indianapolis. Ind., November 13. Mrs. C. 

 W. Johnson, white, Japanese incurved, submit- 

 ted by the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery As8')ciation. 

 Morgan Park, Chicago, scored as follows on the 

 commercial scale: Color, 18; form, 14; fullness. 

 10; stem, 15; foliage. 15; substance, 15; size, 10; 

 total, 97. Variety Mrs. C. W. Johnson scored as 

 follows on the exhibition scale: Color, 13; stem, 

 5; foliage, 5; fullness, 15; form, 14; depth, 15; 

 o.~, . ""• total. 97. 



.'.t IndMnapolis, Ind., November 13, No. 31- 

 Ifll ■>. rosf pink, Japanese Incurved, submitted 

 the 'it. Greenwood Cemetery Association, 

 Morgan Park, Chicago, scored as follows on the 

 commercial scale: Color, 15; form, 12; fullness, 

 8; stem, 13; foliage, 13; substance, 15; size, 10; 

 total, 86. Variety No. 31-1916 scored on the ex- 

 hibition scale as follows: Color. 14; stem, 4; 

 foliage. 4; fullness, 13; form, 12; depth, 13; 

 size, 25; total, 85, 



At Indianapolis, Ind., November 13, No. 32- 

 1916, yellow. Japanese reflex, submitted by the 

 Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association, Morgan 

 Park, Chicago, scored as follows on the commer- 

 cial scale: Color, 15; form. 10; fullness, 10; 

 stem. 15: foliage, 12; substance. 13; size, 10: 

 total, 85. Variety No. 32-1916 scored as follows 

 on the exhibition scale: Color, 1,1; stem. 5; fo- 

 liage, 5: fullness, 12; form, 12; depth, 14; size, 

 26: total. 87. 



At Indianapolis. Ind.. November 13, No. 71- 

 1910, flesh pink, Japanese incurved, submitted 

 hv the Mt. Greenwood Cemetery Association, 

 Morgan Park. Chicago, scored as follows on the 

 commercial scale: Color, 13; form, 15; ftillness, 

 10: stem. 15: foliage. 13: substance, 15; size. 10: 

 total. 91. Variety No. 71-1916 scored ns follows 

 on the exhibition scale: Color, 12; stem. 5; fo- 

 liage. 4: fullness. l.T; form, 15; depth, l.""): size 

 24: total. 30. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec 'y. 



A GAP IN PINK MUMS. 



Undoubtedly many members of the 

 trade, especially chrysanthemum special- 

 ists,havc noted that there is a yearly lull, 

 or gap, or hiatus in the production of 

 jtink chrysanthemums, on account Ox the 

 lack of what may be termed early mid- 

 season varieties of that color. Such a 

 lull, too, is regrettable. For, whatever 

 difference of opinion there may be as to 

 the danger of rushing the mum season 

 unduly by placing extremely early mums 

 on the market, there is no doubt that the 

 mum crop, after it is fully started, 

 should be so complete and continuous 

 as to accord with the strong demand. 

 The demand should not be checked, at its 

 height, by the absence of the most desir- 

 able colors. The appetite for mums, 



when once really aroused, should bf 

 tempted and titillated in every way pes 

 sible. 



• So other growers, besides A. F. J. 

 Baur, of Baur & Steinkamp, Indianapo 

 lis, have been troubled more or less by 

 the gap in pink mums. But Mr. Baur, 

 aided by his wide experience in hybrid- 

 izing, went to work to fill the gap. Some 

 of the results are indicated, in some 

 slight degree, by the four photographs 

 reproduced on the opposite page. 



"About four years ago," says Mr. 

 Baur, "feeling the need of more pink 

 varieties in the commercial class of 

 chrysanthemums, we started out to get 

 them on our own hook. We had nothing 

 worth while between Unaka and Chief- 

 tain. So we used Unaka and the later- 

 blooming pink varieties which we had 

 in stock, and made a number of crosses. 

 Most of the seedlings bloomed pink and 

 we have selected these four as being 

 worthy of dissemination and a place 

 among the commercial sorts. They all 

 have a good, lively color and enough 

 substance to stand handling. We have 

 since done considerable crossing among 

 all the colors and have a number of 

 other varieties coming on, which will 

 be disseminated from time to time. We 

 might add that the four varieties illus- 

 trated cover the space between Unaka 

 and Chieftain, the first one blooming al- 

 most as early as Unaka and the last one 

 finishing up as Chieftain comes on." 



CLEANINQ OUT MIDOE. 



Practically every plant of our entire 

 chrysanthemum crop, consisting of sev- 

 enty-five varieties, is affected with the 

 chrysanthemum midge. We have de- 

 cided to destroy every stock plant, pur- 

 chase new, clean stock and fumigate 

 after the old stock is thrown out. But 

 as the chrysanthemum house adjoins 

 othor houses, where carnations, smilax, 

 sweet peas, snapdragons and potted 

 plants are grown, would not a strong 

 fumigation with tobacco dust be in- ^ 

 jurious to such crops as sweet peas and 

 smilax? I would be obliged to fumi- 

 gate in every room adjoining the mum 

 house. 



Would not a fumigation with cyanide 

 of potassium rid the house of midge as 

 well? If not, please explain just how 

 tobacco dust is used in fumigating. 



Is it not preferable to grow chrys- 

 anthemums on raised benches instead of 

 solid beds and would it not be better to 

 have the chrysanthemum room parti- 

 tion?d from the others to avoid draft, 

 which seems to cause mildew? 



W. V. L.— Wis. 



Naturally a strong fumigation of to- 

 bacco or anything else would be injuri- 

 ous to crops of any kind of flowers. If 

 you feel that fumigation will be injuri- 



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