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BLEACHED OB FADED FOUAOE. 



I am puzzled by the fact that the 

 leaves of my Silver Wedding mums 

 turned from a fine, dark, rich green 

 to a grayish white soon after the buds 

 were taken. The plants, grown in 

 the open from top cuttings, in this mild 

 California climate, are nearly five feet 

 tall, and are well nourished and well 

 cared for. The discoloration was first 

 observed three years ago, when the 

 plants were in sandy soil. This year 

 they are in heavy soil, and until three 

 weeks ago they looked splendid. 

 Though we had some exceedingly hot 

 weather, the blooms never seemed to 

 be affected. Both in size and quality, 

 the plants were among the best I have 

 ever seen. Chrysanthemums of other 

 varieties, pllinted in the same beds,. do 

 not show the discolored foliage. 



The trouble starts along the veins of 

 the leaves and does not seem to be no- 

 ticeable on the under side of the fo- 

 liage, but there is a bleaching of the 

 color cells on the upper side. I in- 

 close a leaf, but presume it will be use- 

 less, as it will probably wilt. 



B. P. G. 



It is difficult for a person living in 

 the east to suggest remedies for condi- 

 tions prevailing on the other side of 

 the continent, some 3,500 miles away, 

 and B. P. G. 's inquiry opens up some 

 interesting possibilities. While he 

 grows flowers outdoors, we in Jersey 

 grow them indoors, and yet the same 

 bad tendency is shown in some varie- 

 ties — the tendency of the foliage to 

 change and become a dirty, grayish 

 white instead of a rich, dark green, 

 such as we are accustomed td associate 

 with the chrysanthemum when it is 

 doing well. I have always believed it 

 is caused by the sun, but it is a prob- 

 lem that I have so far been unable to 

 solve positively. 



The variety Lenox, sent out by Elmer 

 D. Smith, is a splendid thing in every 

 respect except this one particular; the 

 foliage apparently bleaches in the sun- 

 light* An Australian variety, Mrs. 

 Geo. Heaume, which we sent out about 

 six years ago, has a similar defect — 

 J'^J, I am unable to say, after study- 

 ing the question for some time. 



Everyone is familiar with the ten- 

 dency shown by the blooms of cer- 

 tain crimson varieties to burn quickly 

 ^"Jer the sun's rays. In fact, the 

 flowers of all varieties burn somewhat 

 J^nen the sun is extremely hot, though 

 the original color of the mum, yellow, 

 Diirns less than any other. But why 

 the foliage burns I cannot conceive. 

 i^l leaves inclosed with the inquiry in- 

 ""ate weU nourished plants and it is 

 ^^t lack of nourishment that has 

 cnaaed the plants to act as they have. 

 ^ im sorry to say that about all I can 

 <>< for B. P. G. is to suggest that the 

 <l'"iStion be passed up to the experi- 





ment station, where it would be studied 

 from a scientific standpoint. 



Chas. H. Totty. 



BETABDING CHBTSANTHEMUMa 



How can I retard chrysanthemums so 

 as to have blooms for Christmas, and 

 what varieties are best suited for this 

 purpose f Would rooted cuttings, put 

 in the bench now, serve the purpose! 



Y; P. C. 



The only way to secure a late chry- 

 santhemum crop is to plant varieties 

 which are naturally late, such as Bon- 

 naffon, J. Nonin, Maud Dean, Mrs. 

 Chadwick, Gold Mine and others. Keep 

 these as cool as possible and at least 

 a good proportion of them will last till 

 Christmas, unless the weather chances 

 to be abnormally mild. It is of no use 

 to put cuttings in any later than the 

 early part of June, as the plants would 

 be poor and puny. Rooted cuttings 

 put in the bench as late as the end 

 of September would give poor returns. 

 C. W. 



A LONG ISLAIH) MUM OBOWEB. 



When Arthur Cockcroft started in 

 business at Northport, L. I., about two 

 years ago, the main output of his plant 

 was of carnations. This line is still the 

 chief part of the business, but chrys- 

 anthemums are at the same time as- 

 suming greater importance. The new 

 section added to accommodate the in- 

 creasing trade in mums is shown in the 

 illustration. The standard of quality 

 is high, for only the cream of the stand- 

 ard and novel varieties are grown. 



To meet the heavy demand for cut- 

 tings and young stock of carnations, 

 the number of plants has been increased 

 from 28,000 to 42,000. These include 



only the most profitable varieties, which 

 have been selected after a trial of 

 eighteen varieties for two years. The 

 varieties that have survived this trial 

 are Mrs. Ward, Northport, White Won- 

 der, Perfection, Enchantress, Pink De- 

 light, Beacon, Benora and May Day. 



In order to turn out the highest grade 

 of cuttings and young stock for the 

 trade, which is Mr. Cockcroft 's special- 

 ty, he installed this year an equipment 

 which J. Gborge Jurgens, superintend- 

 ent of the plant, believes will make an 

 ideal propagating house. A heating sys- 

 tem both of steam and hot water keeps 

 the temperature under perfect control 

 at all times. All the shading is done by 

 overhead curtains, which makes it pos- 

 sible to gradually harden the cutting 

 for shipment. The minor details are in 

 keeping with these improvements and 

 show that no pains are spared to keep 

 the standard of Mr. Cockcroft 's special- 

 ties as high as possible. 



CHBYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



The committees have examined new 

 varieties as follows: 



At Chicago, October 11. sport from Glory of 

 Pacific, pinkish white, exhibited by H. Weber & 

 Sons Co., Oakland, Md., scored as follows on com- 

 mercial scale: Color, 15; form, 12; fullness, 9; 

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

 86 



At New York, October 11, J 6, chestnut bronie, 

 Japanese, exhibited by Chas. H. Totty, Madison, 

 N. J., scored as follows on commercial scale: 

 Color, 17; form, 12; fullness, 8; stem, 14; foliage, 

 12; substance, 13; size, 0; total, 85. Exhibition 

 scale: Color, 14; stem, 5; foliage, 4; fullness, 12; 

 form, 13; depth, 12; sice, 26; total. 86. 



At Cincinnati. October 11, sport of Glory of Pa- 

 cific, blush white, exhibited by H. Weber & Sons 

 Co., Oakland, Md., scored as follows on commer- 

 cial scale: Color, 12; form, 11; fullness, 9; stem, 

 15; foliage, 14; substance, 13; size, 8; total, 82. 



Chas. W. Johnson, Sec'y. 



Portland, Me. — The new greenhouse 

 of William E. Dyer is about completed. 



Hottie of Chrysantfaemums at Arthur Q>ckcroft% Northport, L. L 



