JANUAnv 21, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



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now offered so cheaply that it does not 

 pay to grow old bulbs which are not 

 strictly first-class. Your treatment has 

 been all right and, with a change of 

 stock, your spathes should come perfect. 

 Do not overlook the Godfrey calla. It 

 blooms far more freely than the old 

 calla and is purer in color. C. W. 



CHBTSANTHEMUM RICHMOND. 



Readers of The Eeview learned from 

 the issue of January 14 of the good 

 record in England of a new E, G. Hill 

 CJo. chrysanthemum, named Richmond. 

 With it Thomas Stevenson secured the 

 first-class certificate of the National 

 Chrysanthemum Society and the award 

 of merit of the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety. This variety was raised by the 

 E. G. Hill Co., in Richmond, Ind., and 

 stock of it was sent, with other seed- 

 lings, to Thomas Stevensqn for testing. 



This chrysanthemum, as well as a 

 number of other good results from the 

 same cross, was, unfortunately, too 

 early for the national show at Indian- 

 apolis, but it will probably be seen 

 at the shows next autumn. Two blooms 

 of Richmond are shown in the accom- 

 panying illustration; the one at the left 

 was developed from the first bud, and 

 the one at the right_from the late bud, 

 which, says E. G. Hill, is the best\to 

 take on this variety. The color is de- 

 scribed as a glowing orange. The com- 

 mercial possibilities of the variety were 

 recognized by Lowe & Shawyer, Ux- 

 bridge, England, into whose hands the 

 variety passes so far as Europe is con- 

 cerned. 



BUI.B BREAD NdT NUTRITIOUS. 



The State Department has published 

 a report from Consul D. I. Murphy, at 

 Amsterdam, Netherlands, denying the 

 report in America of the food value of 

 bulbs, the story having been told 6f a 

 nutritious bread made in Holland from 

 a mixture of wheat flour and Dutch 

 bulbs. The consul says: 



"There we"tt the rounds of the Amer- 

 ican papers a short time ago a story 

 which told of the excellent and nutri- 

 tious bread made in Holland from a 

 mixture of wheat flour and Dutch bulbs. 

 Had the story been true, the famous 

 bulb fields in this consular district, 

 which f^tract thousands of tourists 

 every spring, might be utilized to fur- 

 nish food supplies in an emergency. 



*'A recent report of the government 

 chemist, however, leaves but a grain of 

 truth in the story. It is true that a 

 baker in Valkenburg during the time 

 of flour shortage did make a kind of. 

 bread from a mixture of two-thirds 

 wheat flour and one-third powdered 

 tulip or crocus bulbs. The chemist 

 after careful analysis and thorough in- 

 vestigation has reported that in bread 

 80 made the nutritive properties of the 

 wheat are lessened by the admixture of 

 the powdered bulbs. The percentage of 

 Albumen is likewise diminished and re- 

 placed by carbohydrates, the consis- 

 tency of the bread being abnormal, 

 while its taste and flavor are anything 

 but pleasant. 



"The chief objection to the use of 

 tulip bulbs, however, lies in the fact 

 that they may readily be mistaken for 

 narcissus bulbs, which are entirely unfit 

 for human consumption. 



"The chemist, while noting the same 

 :general objections to both tulip and 

 crocus bulbs, poi^ts out that while the 

 latter are not positively shown to be 



Chrytaathemum Richmond, Grown by E. G. Hill G>., Exhibited in England by Stevenson. 



harmful, there is reason to believe that 

 their continued use as food would not 

 be wise. 



"Analyses were also made of bread 

 made of two-thirds wheat flour and 

 one-third raw potatoes, which was 

 largely used in certain sections of Hol- 

 l{(nd a short time ago. The same 

 diminishing percentage of albumen 

 noted in the wheat and bulb bread was 

 apparent, while there was an appear- 

 ance as though an excessive quantity 

 of yeast had been used." P. 



THE TWO ENDS OF THE WIRE. 



A great deal depends upon who is at 

 the other end of the wire. If some- 

 body rings up artd somebody's girl an- 

 swers, somebody is pleased, but if some- 

 Ikody's girl's maiden aunt answers, 

 somebody rings off as promptly as he 

 politely can. To the man who has 

 stock to sell, who is at the other end 

 of the wire is especially important, 

 and upon it depends his opinion as to 

 the service of that particular wire. 

 Now, if at one end of the wire you 

 found there was this: 



"We depend to a great extent on The Review 

 for the running of our business, as we buy lots 

 of stock through your Classified Ads." — Poat 

 Bros., Richmond, Va., January 15, 1915. 



and at the other end of the wire you 

 found there was this: 



"Find enclosed 60 cents In stamps to pay for 

 advertising. The Classified Ad did the business. 

 It cleaned us up, and we could have sold more, 

 had we had them."— Miller & Stroh, Alden 

 N. Y., January 16, 1915. 



and this: 



"Please do not publish my lettuce ad until the 

 first of February. My large stock is all sold out, 

 thanks to the Florists' Review." — C. A. Anderson 

 Greenhouse Co., Tionesta, Pa., January 16, 1915. 



don't you think that is the wire you 

 want to usef 



BEGONIA CHRISTMAS RED. 



Is there a variety of begonia called 

 Christmas Red, and is it a winter 

 bloomer? What is the nature of the 

 plants? When should they be started 

 and do they come from seed or cut- 

 tings? . Also, please state where I can 

 obtain the plants for starting, as I 



have not noticed any advertisements of 

 them. ^ w. C. K. 



The begonia of this name was intro- 

 duced, I believe, by W. A. Manda, 

 South Orange, N. J. It is a fibrous- 

 rooted variety, similar to Vernon and 

 Erfordii, and should be easily propa- 

 gsited from cuttings. Not having grown 

 this variety and only having seen it 

 exhibited on one occasion, I cannot 

 speak as to its value as either a bed- 

 ding or a pot plant. If you will con- 

 sult the Classified Department in recent 

 issues of The Review, under the head 

 of Begonias, you will find some adver- 

 tisements of Christmas Red. 



C. W. 



SEEDLING ANTIRRHINUMS. 



I have 400 snapdragons grown from 

 seeds which were planted about Novem- 

 ber 10. Some of the seedlings are two 

 iuclIeS high. Will these be better for 

 bedding plants or for* cut flowers? If 

 I grow them for cut flowers, when 

 should I bench them, or can I put 

 them outdoors? F. A. D. 



The antirrhinums were started too 

 early to be used as bedding plants. 

 Seed sown in February will make plants 

 of ample size for that purpose. Pot 

 your seedlings off singly into 3-inch 

 pots. Bench them before they get too 

 much matted with roots, allowing 8x10 

 inches, or 10x10 if you can spare the 

 room. They do better in somewhat 

 shallow benches, containing five inches 

 of soil, than in a greater depth. 



C. W. 



CHEESECLOTH FOR SHADINa. 



Will the best grade of cheesecloth be 

 ali right to protect outdoor sweet peas 

 from the hot sun? E. C. 



Yes, the best grade of cheesecloth 

 makes an excellent shade for sweet 

 peas. It is particularly necessary for 

 the scarlet, crimson and orahlge-pink 

 -varieties. C. W. 



