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The Fforists' Review 



August 14, 1913. 



•tise rate is $1.75 aiuT three-fourths of 

 $1.80 is $1.35, so that the uew second 

 class rate must be a reduction of 5 

 cents even in one of the few instances 

 in which the express companies are 

 given authority for an increase in the 

 first class rate per 100 pounds. 



Some Restrictions. 



Here in parallel columns are the lists 

 0^ the present general specials and the 

 new second class as far as they affect 

 florists, seedsmen and nurserymen: 



General gpecials: Second class: 

 Branches of Pepper 



Trees. 



Bulbs. Bulbs. 



Cape Jasmines. Cape Jasmine flowers. 



Cuttings (except cut Cuttings (except cut 



flowers ) . flowers) . 



Eerns (cut). Ferns (cut). 



Fertiliier. Fertiliier. 

 Greens (decorative Greens (decorative 



cut), cut). 



Holly. 



Mistletoe. 



Moss. Moss. 



Mushroom Spawn. Mushroom spawn. 



Plants Plants (dormant). 



Plants (growing). 



Roots. 



Scions. Scions. 



Seeds. Seeds. 



Shrubs. Shrubs (see trees). 



Smilax. 



Trees. Trees, shrubs and 



branches of same. 



Tubers. Tubers. 



As under the present express classifi- 

 cation, the new classification contains 

 certain restrictions on the packing of 

 articles that are to be carried at the 

 lower rates. In the main they follow 

 the old phraseology, but there are im- 

 portant exceptions. The purpose is to 

 insure such packing as will enable the 

 carriers to handle the shipments with- 

 out extra care. Here are the rules: 



' ' Greens, decorative, cut — In boxes, 



f tfSe when in pots or dther receptacles 

 completely boxed. 



* ' Christmas trees — Wrapped or bound 

 in packages, not exceeding twelve feet 

 long, double first class. Exceeding 

 twelve feet long, subject to rule 18, 

 which provides for special bulky ship- 

 ments requiring other than ordinary 

 service, 



"Trees, shrubs and branches of same 

 — Completely boxed, crated or strawed 

 and baled and packed so that they can 

 be stowed with other freight and han- 

 dled without extra care." 



Betum of Empties. 



A new rule is made with regard to 

 the return of empties. The rate is not 

 to exceed one-half the rate per 100 

 pounds that applies on the commodity 

 shipped in the carriers when full, the 

 weight to be aggregated when two or 

 more empties are included in the ship- 

 ment; minimum charge 15 cents. Cut 

 flower baskets, boxes or crates are to be 

 returned at a maximum charge of 10 

 cents each where the weight is fifteen 

 pounds or less and 15 cents where the 

 weight exceeds fifteen pounds. Befri- 

 gerator boxes, empty, are to be returned 

 at 25 cents each. 



A CENSUS OF GLADIOLI. 



Alfred C. Hottes, who is in charge of 

 the trial grounds of the American Gla- 

 diolus Society at Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, N. Y., sends The Review the 

 following: 



"In connection with the trial ground 

 work of the American Gladiolus Society 

 here at Ithaca, N. Y., we have recently 



Murray Sands, of Jackton* Tenn., Among the Lilies. 



crates or baskets so packed that they 

 can be stowed with other freight and 

 handled without extra care. 



"Moss — Boxed, crated or baled. 



"Plants, dormant — Not potted, se- 

 curely packed. 



"Plants, growing — Not in pots or 

 tubs, placed in boxes the sides and ends 

 of which are as high 'as or higher than 

 the plants, and slats nailed over the top 

 to completely protect the plants, second 

 class; in pots or tubs with plants and 

 receptacles crated, first class; in pots or 

 tubs, not crated, double first class; re- 



sent out a number of questions to all 

 commercial growers of gladioli of whom 

 we know. These questions we have 

 thought would cover somewhat a census 

 of gladiolus growing, and we would like 

 to have them put into as many hands 

 as possible. We are sending you the 

 questions, and wonder if you could pub- 

 lish them in your paper; for your paper 

 would reach a large number of growers 

 not members of the American Gladiolus 

 Society. It seems important to all 

 growers df the gladiolus that such ques- 

 tions as, 'What varieties do you con- 



sider synonyms?' and 'What varieties 

 are different under the same name.' 

 etc., should be answered. Should y( u 

 print them, we wonder if you could 

 head the questions with an appeal fir 

 anyone who has any thoughts along ths 

 line to correspond with us and discu is 

 those questions he feels able to answer. 

 We hope that you can cooperate with us 

 in making this information as complete 

 as possible. ' ' 



The question blank is three tyjic- 

 written sheets conveniently spaced for 

 filling in the answers. Doubtless Mr. 

 Hottes will send copies to any readers 

 of The Review who are interested in 

 the subject. 



SANDS AMONG THE LILIES, 



Modestly in the background of the 

 illustration, hiding behind the products 

 of his labor, which speak for them- 

 selves and for him, stands Murray 

 Sands, of Jackson, Tenn. The lilies are 

 but a part, a sample, of the stock he 

 had at Easter, One has only to see 

 them to know why their grower is kept 

 busy throughout the year. To take caro 

 of his business properly, he is now build- 

 ing an addition to his plant, which will 

 be used as a house for chrysanthemums. 

 The material and plans are being fur- 

 nished by the John C. Moninger Co. 

 When this house is completed the plant 

 will have a total of about 12,000 square 

 feet of glass. Mr, Sands is a son of 

 the late Judge Wm. B. 'Sands, of Balti- 

 more, Md. __^ 



BN.GLISH GRAPES UNDER GLASS. 



Last winter I planted some exotic 

 grapes imported from England. I 

 pruned them back closely and am run- 

 ning up one cane to a vine. They have 

 reached the top of the wires, but what 

 I am concerned about is the lowest five 

 or six feet of cane and the amount of 

 growth I shall retain when pruning this 

 fall. The thickening of the cane by 

 growth has almost obliterated from 

 view the eyes that are required to break 

 next spring to become, eventually, the 

 spurs. The leaf at the base of several 

 of the eyes that I refer to seems to 

 have performed its function and is 

 turning yellow, but the lateral shoots 

 are in good shape. Will there be any 

 difficulty in breaking the eyes at the 

 base end of the cane in the spring, or 

 can I help them to swell by pinching 

 during the rest of this season all the 

 future growths that come away at the 

 top end of the vines? I found it neces- 

 sary to shade slightly on the south s'lle 

 of the house, as the vines, not being 

 acclimated, flagged a little about the 

 middle of each hot day. H. H 



A n.itural mistake which you prob- 

 ably made in running your canes up v. -is 

 in not pinching them back three or four 

 times before they reached the top of 

 the house. After the canes had nia le, 

 say, three to four feet of growth, tl ey 

 should have been pinched. This st 'p- 

 ping causes the buds to plump up Wi H; 

 these are the buds, be it remember 'd, 

 that are to produce the side laterals to 

 carry fruit another season. After the 

 shoot below where you pinched has 

 made another three to four feet o} 

 growth, pinch it also and continue tiii» 

 to the top of the vines, whatever leutrth 

 they may be. 



When you do not stop the canes i" 

 this way, the lower buds, even when 

 you prune back your canes, will not 

 break so vigorously or so evenly at> 



