M.MII il 



1922 



The Florists^ Review 



29 



lifCdllU's ill'V, tlirn i> uril s();il<cil, i-on 

 sidcr it :t ^(kicI \\;i\ t(i st;iii --tcin rot; 

 ill C'irt, 1 li.'i\'i' iKit i<'t'(i ill tlir lii'M tli:it 

 the (Mini cut s (>r ccrt.-iiii tl.it'^ .-ire li;iiii\ 

 ;il'l'rcl (■(! ;inil (illirrs i|liitr iliiinillir. Too 

 rlosf |ii;iMt iiij; in tlir Iiimii-Iics niav iTiiisc 

 st (Mil rot. .'iikI it', uliiii iiiniiiiic is used .-is 

 iiiillcljili^;, it is )iilfi| ii|i ;i|-ouiii| the side 

 lir;iiicijcs, tlicic is .'I nut liiT |i|-(ilinhli' 

 i-niisc of sti'iii rot. 



''yjiot on tlic t'oli:i;;i' conies from ton 

 liincli i|;iiii|iii('ss on tlic folin;^" ami in 

 the at in()S|ili(r('. 



Discussion. 



S. J. (ioijiianl in tlic ilisciissiun waiil 

 lie was always ttirilily |iiajiui'i| with cut 

 worms anil dare not (>|i(n liis side veiiti 

 latois on account of the swarms ol 

 moths seeking admission, lie said that 

 he has to kill man\- thousands a year, 

 ill sjiitf of takinji c\cry imssililc prccau 

 t ion. 



.laiiifs Whcidcr said he found he could 

 keeji tlie cutworms in check liy scatter 

 inn " uiiihdi of I'aiis ^reeii, molasse>, and 

 sliorts. fumigation with cyanide, he 

 .said, would not kill cutworms, hut de 

 stroyed all the moths, lie de]iends on it 

 eiitiridy now as :i fumij;ant, hut uses it 

 ill much weaker doses tliaii is ad\ised 

 at tlic e.\|)eriment al station, lie Imy^, 

 ho siiid, fifty pdiinds .at a time in 1 (luiice 

 eef^ shaped llim|is. h'or liis larfjcst house, 

 (JDxodd, ;ind twenty three feet to ridye. 

 ho uses thirty two onm-es; for anidhei 

 lioiise, 4(>.\1M<) and sixteen feet to ridye. 

 ton ounces sulhce. He ajiidies this oiiee 

 a fortnifilit. He is oldij^ed, he s;iid, to 

 use cyanide where lie ^rows marguerites 

 l.'irtjidy. He tinds it the only thiji^ 

 to control the m.-irylierite loaf-worm. 



William Sim spoke of deaninj; .a harjie 

 house of Matchless, which w;is covered 

 with sjiider, by the aiiplication of a 

 >ioap s|)r;iy. S. ,1. Cioddard said any soa]> 

 will answer the s.tiiic purpose, or ovoii 

 s.alt without soap, (ieorge V. Stewart 

 said he h;id ne\'er had stoiiirot on car 

 nations |d;iiited out from pots. He has 

 Uro.at f.aith in cyanide, hut it must lie 

 used cautiously, ;is some plants will not 

 stand it, \V. N. ('. 



CARNATIONS I HAVE KNOWN. 



In Thirty Years of Testing. 



It seems ;i Idf,' task to cover all the \ ,i 

 rieties of carn.ations };rowii and tested 

 in o\er thirty \ears, hut I will do m\ 

 liest. 1 shall divide the ]ieriod I h.ave 

 yiouM them into decades. hVoin Isim 

 to l!HI(i, these were the \;irieties tried: 

 White- Hein/e's Wliite. Mrs. Fisher. 

 K\;ilili;i. Ceiiesee. (Ilacier. C'rystal, I,i/ 

 zie .\lc(;;i\ .•III. l-'rei'doni. Milith Koster. 

 Silver Spray, Niv<;i. (lovernor K'ussell. 

 .Morninj.; St.ir, White Cloud .-iiid l"lor;i 

 Hill: I'iiik l);i\ l.re.ak. Tid-il Wa\e. 

 'I'hoiri:iv r.-iitlediie. New \'oik. (ir.'ice 

 Wil'lei. I", .loo-t. \Villi:iiii S,-otl. h'ose 



*^'ceii. .1: s |),.:,n. Dorothv .M.andell, 



.Mmnd.iii.-.-. .Mine. I>ia/. .Mh.'rtiii. D.dla 

 l'o\ .-iihl I'.riilesm.-iid : s,-:irlet l'orli:i, 

 '•■■ •■• Hill. H( rtor, .llildlee. .lohli V S,-;ii ' 

 h'l. -1. 11. Ci;,!,,.. The Stii:iit. l;l;ike\ 



l>|'ii Toll .-iiid Da/./.le: ( rliii-oii .Xnn.i 

 \\'<\'\<. 1'. idiii.ihd ?nI;iiiu..I.1. |-:ii!iire-... 

 l.ihr.-i. .l:ici|ii.inino| . .Meteor :iihl (..'iier.il 



M:ici-o: ■,e!l(,u (iohlili C'llr. Coldi'll 



'l'i'iuni|li. I'.iitt. r.-up. hildor.-'do. I\it1\ 

 <'l:ni. .■,11 1 ' :o!d Nnuv.et : \ .i rie.;;ii , .i 

 Helen K. Ill I. .\lrv Cvoi'^. \1. I'.r idl. 

 M::-y(,r I'.ii-i.r ;iihl \\i-!.ii. I'ri,!,. 



'"-■-■^' ■■' " •■ 1 'lU -r S .1 i;,„t,|;,,.l l',:,,„,ll' 



"■hi;. M ;- . I-I.'i'.' 11. .■ .„■,:. I.., :..,.■ ;.„,| n,,n.i.- 

 Ill'' '.' l:. -i..:i ^^.|,T■^.■,.■^ ■■:; I!.'-' 



S. J. Goddard 



From this loii^ list | -lioiiM consider 

 the followino the outst.andine v.-irietiex; 

 Djiylireak, ;i wonderfully |iopular Huh' 

 jiink; Mrs. Fisher, a rein.irkahly tlorif 

 erous white; .Mrs. t!r;iilt. which I h.i\e 

 sold ;is hiyh as J."i eeiit^ jier tlowei at 

 wholes;ile; Cold .\i|eo|.|. Anna Weld,, 

 I'ortia, th;iii which no moie heautiliil 

 scarlet wa^ ever int lodiiied ; .1. 11. ('ran,. 

 Tid.'il \V;ive, Willi:iiii S,'ott. :i oi;,iit in 

 its day; (Ir.-n-e Wildi>|-. of .-i most l,e,iiiti 

 fill color I, lit difliciilt (,!' propaual ion ; 

 Flor;i Hill. >till t:ilke.| .ihoiit as .-m i.le:il 

 white, .•III, I Mr-. Fr.^iiic,^- .loo-t, .■! iH.iiiti 

 fill pink. 



In till' lii-1 ■^■.■;i,|e. ,■, •liter llowel- 

 "ere ottili piiii^heil out :iii,l -liort 

 ~leiiiiiie,l llow.'r- |,;icked for iii;irk,^t in 

 -111,,' l,o\,.-. 'I'lii^ loiiy,! --ti'iiiN ,^.i rriiil 

 t '.v o or iiion llow.r- .■ai^li .•in, I \s,'r,' li,^,l 

 lift \- in .•i l,nii,'li. The on,^ t iiin' popiil.ii 

 .\1,-' ■,■! \ .■III w .-iv cii |le,| • ■ ,-1 r:iu on a -• iik . ' ' 

 l,ii':iii-,' ol' it- r:iL:i:e,| .■, p|,i':i r:' ih^,^. \ , w 

 -e,,lliiiU- \\,^r,' mole II mil, ■ION V in Ison 



to II th.iii ill till' -II, •,,•,■, lire,. ,|,.,':id,>-. 



will II i lit ro,lii,ei - II-,'. I lei.r:' c:i 'it ion .in.l 

 di-.Ti mi ii.^.t ion. 



Another Period. 



I I, ll'iio I,. i')lo • ;, .- ... -r,. 1 ',,. ■. :,r',.t ] .- 



! ri.'.j ,..;t : 'v^li ' \\ i.'i ■ • h,, t ]•.. . .. 



Wli'l.' l.ri-v .■•!:. Wl'.!. I' 1 r ■.ti..... V. I i', 

 W .li.l. I. \i;'^'. l:....l;.|i .\|:irk,t. !■:.■(- t. ■ i 

 Star, \''..rf r..|il..'', <■.■>.. 111.. r S;|,^..|;!- 



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i.H I'oi ■ i ',, I.I ■!• "■.,.,> .,. . 1 :. , 

 I' ii;,,,: f.rrx , '! . '.'-ir. . ■!,■!. 'j"., ■ ' ;;. 

 ' M:.''i' l.,.lii- . ; I-. 1.1, ", ■;•!! i :i. W" ,.i, . 



.\ I'l.', ■■.lew . <■;,...:., :,. F'l;..l I'l,,..'.. 



i;;!'.-| \^■:•.^i. ; ;. 1 ^i-,;.,. . ;;■ ,.. i, .,,, 



\ie\,. Helen I . o. I . I .n. I , I i le^ li ;i 11 1 n^ss, Mrs. 

 T. W. L;iu-,.ii. .Mr-. Theodore Hoosevolt, 

 Ml-. C. W. W.inl. .Nel-on Fi-her, I'ink 

 l>.^li;;lit, Ko-,^ |.ink Kiicli;intress .■III. I The 

 .\I,ir(|ni-: cimh .on II ;irlow.iri|en, n;ir 

 ry Finn, Th.^ I're -'.l.iit , Daheiin, (iov 

 .•rnor Koos,^'. ell . I'r.'sideiit Hoosevolt, 



■■lud (io\er ■ D.iie. n. pur|l.': yi'llow 



l>orotli\ Whit II. •> .iiid Kother Starrott; 

 •c:irlet Heacoii. ( '.'i rd i n;i I. < 'riisader, Ks- 

 ''■lie. l-'l.iii,iii.^o. .1. II. .\Iaiile\. .John K. 

 Il.iviie-. .Mr-. I'ott.r I'.iliiier, lied Chief. 

 .\.|oni-. \ictor\ .-111. 1 Crii-:i.|i^i ; \ .-irie- 

 ^■•'t'd .les-i... .\lik;i.lo, .Mr-. .M. .\. I'at- 

 t.ii. I'ro-p.i it \ , \ iol:i .\||,.|| ;iM.l ( 'r;iw 

 lor.l. 



(»f oiit-t;iii,liiiu m.-rit in iln- .|..c;i.l,' 

 "'■r,^ III,' ,■• I,^l,r.it,^,| |.:iw-oii ;ni,l its 

 •port. l-;iicli:iiit r,s- .-,11,1 it- -port-. l'.o-~ton 

 M''irlM't : tli,^ •..■aiit it III l,:i.|\ I '.oii nt i f 111. 

 W'liit,' W,.ii,|..r. Til,, (^ii,, II. Win-,,r. of 

 .1 popiil.ir -Ii.i,|,^ 1,1 |,iiik; F.iir M;ii,|. 



Mr-. C. W. \V.-,;,|. -till llll,.,,ll.ll,.,i ;,.. ;, 

 l"-e pink ; I'iiil, |),.|i .|,l_ '^IJII y,,||,^ 



-"■"11^; '!'!ie .M;iriiui-. l'..>:i,-oii. prol.aldy 



' I"' uio-I I'opiil.ii -.-■irlit \ r I Intro. I d : 



\'' '"I V. Mr,, i'.itteii .111,1 t he woinhrfiil 

 I I olii;,. 1 1 :ii 1 \ I', nil. till 1 ro\', II ill -I, III,. 

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