Uecembeu 9, 1920 



The Florists'' Review 



47 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Beports on New Mums. 



Tlie committees appointed by tlie 

 Chrysanthemum Society of America to 

 examine new varieties of chrysanthe- 

 mums have submitted reports on tlic 

 following; 



At ChicaKO. November 20. Thanksgiving Pink. 

 Japanese Incurved, submitted by IJaiir & Stein- 

 kamp, Indianapolis, Inil., scored as follows: 

 Color, 18; form, 14; fullness, 9; stem, 14; foliage. 

 15; substance, 13; size, 0; total. 92. 



At Cincinnati, 0., November 20. Orange Queen, 

 bronze, Japanese incurved, submitted by Elmer 

 D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as fol- 

 lows: Color, 19; form, 13; fullness, 9; stem, 

 13; foliage, 18; substance, 14; size, 9; total. 90, 



At Cincinnati, 0., November 20, Hillie Burke, 

 bronze pompon, Japanese incurved, submitted by 

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

 as follows: Color, 38; form, 19; stem and 

 foliage, 19; fullness, 20; total, 90. 



At Cincinnati, 0., November 20, Vivian Mar- 

 tin, blush white, pompon anemone, submitted by 

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

 as follows: Color, 32; form, 17; substance, 18; 

 stem and foliage, 18; total, 85. 



At Chicago, November 20. Orange Queen, 

 bronze, Japanese incurved, submitted by Elmer 

 D. Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as fol- 

 lows: Color, 18; form, 13; fullness, 9; stem. 14; 

 foliage, 14; substance, 13; size, 9; total, 90. 



At Chicago, November 20, Billie Hnrke, bronze 

 pompon, submitted by Elmer I). Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: Color, 38; 

 form, 19; stem and foliage, 18; fullncs.s, 19; 

 total, 94. 



At Chicago, November 20, Vivian Martin, 

 blush white, pompon anemone, submitted by 

 Elmer I). Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as 

 follows: Color, 36; form. 18; stem and foliage, 

 20; fullness, 19; total, 93. 



C. W. Johnson, Sec 'y. 



MUMS FOR RETAIL GROWERS. 



Before planting we wish to know the 

 best varieties of pompons, single spray 

 mums and large mums in white, pink 

 and yellow of early midscason and late 

 varieties for a greenliouse growing for 

 retail business. M. F. C. — X. Y. 



It is a difficult task to give a com- 

 plete list of the best varieties, because 

 varieties vary in different localities 

 and tastes differ markedly, and so va- 

 rieties that would do well in one market 

 may not do so well in another. The 

 following list is composed of good kinds 

 that seem to give fairly general satis- 

 faction. M. F. C. asks only for the 

 best white, jiink and yellow, but I have 

 included bronze, because the last few 

 years have proved beyond a doubt that 

 bronze is more popular than any other 

 color in chrysanthemums. This is ac- 

 counted for by the fact that this color 

 blends perfectly with autumn foliage. 



The last two j'cnrs we have found 

 that the smaller types produce more 

 money per square foot than the large- 

 flowering kinds, although one must have 

 a proportion of large flowers to make 

 the fall shows and to take care of the 

 l>enple who demand large flowers. 



Varieties are suggested in the order 

 of their blooming. The pompons are 

 as follows: White — Mariana, White 

 Doty and Baby Margaret; tliere are, of 

 course, many other whites in this type, 

 but these are universally ])opulnr and 



one might better grow three good kinds 

 than a dozen of the poorer varieties. 

 Pink — Lillian Doty, Captain Cook and 

 Western Beauty; in this collection 

 Western Beauty will prove particularly 

 valuable for Thanksgiving, as it comes 

 in well for tliat date. Yellow — Zenobia, 

 Golden Climax and Baby; Baby is the 

 smallest pomjjon grown, but is wonder- 

 fully popular in all sections. If Baby is 

 not large enough, we can suggest in its 

 ]ilace, (rolden Lida Thomas. Bronze — 

 A. L. Moran, Mrs. Henry Vincent and 

 Mrs. Frank Wilcox; the first two named 

 are comparatively new varieties, but 

 Mrs. Wilcox, or Mrs. Frank Beu, as it is 

 often called, is more largely grown than 

 any other bronze for Thanksgiving. 



Singles are particularly valuable 

 when the grower does his own retail 



The Editor is pleased when 

 a Reader presents his ideas 

 on any subject treated in 



As experience is the best 

 teacher, so do we learn 

 fastest by an exchange of 

 experiences. Many valuable 

 points are brought out by 

 discussion. 



Good penmanship, spelline and 

 grammar, though desirable, are not 

 necessary. Write as you would talk 

 when doing your best. 



WE SHALL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM YOU 



business. Some varieties do not carry 

 so well when sub.iected to the harsh 

 treatment accorded them in the mar- 

 ket. Those in this list sell well with 

 us and can lie dejjended on for their 

 shijijiing jiroperties .and endiirniu'e much 

 more than the average single. These, 

 also, are given in the order of their 

 flowering season: White — Mrs. W. H. 

 Waite, Millicent Pijier and Mensa. Pink 

 — Mrs. BuckiiicrhaiJi, Mildred Presby 

 .nnd Mrs. E. D. Godfrey. Mrs. P.uckin^' 

 ham is a dwarf, a handsome grower, 

 jiarticularly ^•alual)le for use in a place 

 where head room is limited. Mrs. E. 

 I). Godfrey is the pink grown jirac- 

 tically to the exclusion of every other 

 jiink single chrysiinthemum for Thanks- 

 giving. Yellow — Vivian Cook, Golden 

 Mensa and Rose ]M. Daly. Bronze — 

 Ida Katherinc Skiff, Richard Delafield 

 and Gloriana; these three varieties will 

 bring in more money than any other 

 color on the entire list. 



In the large-flowering varieties the 

 list would be: White — Early Frost, 

 Alice Daj', Oconto and William Turner. 

 Pink — Unaka, Chieftain, Nerissa and E. 

 Seidewitz. Yellow — Golden Glow, 



Chrysolora, Richmond and Yellow 

 Turner. Bronze — Bronzo Unaka, Octo- 

 ber Herald and William H. Waite. 



This list, of course, can be' materially 

 increased, but for the average man 

 starting in business it will be found 

 satisfactory and ample. C. H. T. 



HOPPERS DAMAGE MUMS. 



I have sent you an animal which 

 oats hundreds of our mums at night. 

 What is it, and how can I get rid of 

 this pest? F. & F.— Wis. 



The animal is what we call a hop- 

 jter. While we have seen ^a great num- 

 l)er of them, we have never found that 

 they eat any flowers. They have done 

 us most damage by skipping over the 

 flowers and bruising the petals. Our 

 greatest trouble from them is after the 

 blooms are cut and standing in water 

 in the cellar. Dampness seems to 

 draw them and they hop about on the 

 flowers, causing the petals to damp. 

 Fumig;iting with nicotine extract we 

 have found to be the best remedy. 



OUTDOOR CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Will you give me the names of really 

 early mums and pompons which will 

 bloom outdoors with but little protec- 

 tion? P. D.— 111. ' 



Tliere are several varieties of chrys- 

 anthemums that are hardy <?nough to 

 flower successfully around Chicago. 

 One must not only contend with the 

 early frosts in order to flower them 

 outside, but with the tarnish plant bug 

 as well. These are so destructive to 

 the plants that it hardly pays to bother 

 with outdoor mums. All the chrysan- 

 themum specialists offer a list of hardy 

 varieties and I would suggest that you 

 request them to send you their list. 



EXTERMINATE ROOT BORER. 



I have ,just dug \^^ a patch of straw- 

 berry plants which were ruined by a 

 light-colored root borer with a reddish 

 brown head and three-quarters of an 

 inch long. I want to plant chrysanthe- 

 mums in this soil and I should like to 

 know whether this insect would be in- 

 juriims to them in .nnv wav. 



K."B. H. M.— Cul. 



It certainly would be poor policy to 

 plant chrysanthemums or any other 

 plants on land that is infested with root 

 borers. I would suggest that you sow 

 it down to grass or some field crop until 

 you are sure that it is free from borers. 



