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The Florists^ Review 



Ja^nuabz 28, 191S. 



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AMEBICAOr OI.ADIOLUS SOCIETY. 



New Varieties Begistered. 



The nomenclature committee of the 

 American Gladiolus Society has ap- 

 proved the application of Herman H. 

 Baer, New Hyde Park, N. Y., to regis- 

 ter the variety Hyde Park, and the 

 application of Dr. C, Hoeg, Decorah, 

 la., to register Jack Frost, Pocahontas 

 and Zingari. The descriptions follow: 



'' Hyde Park (Baer). Color, rosy white, becom- 

 ing Rose Neyron red at the outer edges of the 

 petals. Throat, lemon yellow, slightly shaded 

 deep rose-pink; petals feathered same color, 

 which is especially noticeable when grown under 

 glass. Stamen filaments, white with pink tips. 

 Rnthers, white with liUc sutures. Bloom, me- 

 dium size; tube, curved, slender, long. Seg- 

 Inents, unequal, connivent; the upper borlsontal 

 and broad, the lower reflexed and narrow. Mid- 

 reason. Spike, tall, erect, branched; often two 

 kpikes per corm. A fair number of flowers per 

 tpilte. Growth, Tigorous; well furnished with me- 



£ium broad leaves. Corms, medium large. Cor- 

 lels prolific. Originated with H. Baer, New 

 Hyde Park, Long Island, N. Y., and introduced 

 by Vaughan's Seed Store. 



I Jack Frost (Hoeg's No. 1T5). Ck)lor, pure 

 White, penciled Tyrian rose upon an amber white 

 throat. Bloom, medium large; tube, nearly 

 ■trrlght, stout, short. Segments, unequal, con- 

 Blyent; the upper horizontal and broad, the lower 



Seflezed and narrower. Midseason. Spike, me- 

 ;lum tall and erect. A fair number of flowers 

 per spike. Growth, vlgorons; well furnished with 

 very broad leaves. Corms, medium large. An 

 excellent compact white, of good substance. 

 Originated with Dr. C. Hoeg, Decorah, la. 



Pooahontu (Hoeg). Color, amaranth red, with 

 a lemon yellow throat, blotched plum vio- 

 let. Stamen filaments, creamy white. Anthers, 

 violet. Bloom, large; tube, curved moderately, 

 slender and of medium length. Segments, un- 

 equal, connivent; the upper horizontal and v*ry 

 broad, the lower reflexed and narrower. Sea- 

 son, early September. Spike, medium, tall, erect, 

 not branched; frequently two spikea per corm. 

 A fair number of flowers per spike. Growth, 

 good; well furnishe* wfth medium broad leaves. 

 Corms, medium large. Tlie color of this variety 

 is excellent, deep and attractive. The bloom is 

 compact and has excellent substance. Originated 

 with Dr. C. Hoeg, Decorah, Iowa. 



Zimarl (Hoeg's No. 96). Ck>lor, Rose Neyron 

 red with the edges of the petals lighter; blotch, 

 carmine purple, with a dash of lemon yellow at 

 the tip of the blotch. Stamen filaments, white. 

 Anthers, lilac. Bloom, medium size; tube, curved, 

 alender, long. Segments, unequal, connivent; the 

 npper horizontal and broad, the lower refiexed 

 and narrower. Mid to late season. Spike, me- 

 dium short, erect, not branched: often two spikes 

 Ser corm. A fair number of flowers per spike, 

 rowth, vlgorons, well furnished with broad 

 leaves. Cirms, medium size. A compact bloom 

 of good substance. An eBpeclally good pink va- 

 riety at the trial grounds. Originated with Dr. 

 C. Hoeg, Decorah, la. _ , ^, . 



A. C. Beal, Chairman. 



ANAI.TSIS OF WATER. 



Please note the following analysis and 

 state whether the water is adapted for 

 our use in greenhouses filled with Kil- 

 larney roses, carnations, snapdragons, 

 lilies, etc., and the different kinds of 

 potted plants. We drilled a well and 

 obtained a water supply which we can- 

 not exhaust at thirty barrels per hour, 

 and which we are using in our green- 

 houses. We have had a sample ana- 

 lyzed and the laboratory analysis is 

 as follows: 



Sanitary analysis — ^Free ammonia, 

 2.35 parts per million; albuminoid am- 

 monia, .45 parts; chlorine, 560 parts; 

 nitrites, none; nitrates, none; sul- 

 phates, none. Mineral analysis — -Silica, 

 1.17 grains per U. S. gallon; iron and 

 aluminum oxides, a trace; calcium car- 

 bonate, 7.71 grains; magnesium car- 

 bonate, 2.46 grains; sodium chloride, 

 53.87 grains; sodium carbonate, 19.38 

 grains; loss on ignition, 2.10 grains; 

 total solids, 86.69 grains. 



If this water is not suitable for our 

 use, is there anything that we could 

 add to it that would counteract the 

 hurtful qualitiesf We shall greatly ap- 

 preciate you opinion, and possibly there 

 are other growers who are up against 

 the same trouble. J. C. W. 



So far as the use of the water in 

 the greenhouse is concerned, the only 

 'indication of its being injurious to 

 plants, as shown by the analysis, is 

 in the amount of common salt, or chlo- 

 ride of sodium, which is given as 53.87 

 grains per gallon. While a single, or 

 even an occasional application of wa- 



ter containing that amount of salt 

 might . not be noticeably injurious to 

 most plants, the effects would be cumu- 

 lative, and long before the plants had 

 reached their growth serious injury 

 would result and the plants might 

 even be killed outright, unless great 

 care is taken in the use of the water. 



The effect would be not uulike what 

 has happened in some of the irrigated 

 regions in (California and other western 

 states, where, as a result of the ex- 

 cessive use of water on the land, the 

 alkali with which the water was 

 charged has accumulated in the surface 

 soil to such an extent that only salt- 

 loving plants will grow. 



The sanitary analysis also indicates 

 that the water is dangerous for drink- 

 ing purposes. The following parts are 

 found per million: Free ammonia, 

 2.35; albuminoid ammonia, .45; chlo- 

 rine, 560. Sanitary authorities agree 

 that when water contains, per million 

 parts, more than .08 part of free am- 

 monia and .10 part of albuminoid am- 

 monia, it should be looked on with sus- 

 picion, and if in addition it contains 

 more than 71.4 parts of chlorine per 

 million it is a clear indication of the 

 presence of sewage, decaying organic 

 matter, etc., and it should be con- 

 demned for drinking purposes. The 

 sample in question contains nearly 

 thirty times as much free ammonia and 

 four and one-half times as much al- 

 buminoid ammonia as is safe, to say 

 nothing of eight times as much chlorine 

 as is allowable in drinking water. 



Hamilton, O. — ^Karl W. Heiser, pro- 

 prietor of the Heiser Nursery & Floral 

 Co., has opened a flower and seed store 

 at 22 High street. He will handle 

 aquarium supplies, and in the planting 

 season will use the large basement un- 

 der the store as a nursery department. 

 At the greenhouses an entirely new 

 heating plant has been installed, a bad 

 freeze-out in December making the 

 change imperative. 



TEELTSa OIiADIOLUS COSMS. 



Will you kindly describe the method 

 of peeling gladiolus bulblets and the 

 object of the practice, which, I infer, 

 is intended to hurry the development of 

 the gladioli t J. A. O. 



The small gladiolus corms, or bulblets, 

 should be kept hung up in bags, or in 

 drawers, and not allowed to shrivel. A 

 cool, dry cellar, su<A as common pota- 

 toes are stored in, suits them. It is 

 not necessary to do any systematic 

 peeling of these small corms; simply re- 

 move any loose or rough covering. To 

 peel them bare will injure rather than 

 benefit them. Sow the corms in rows, 

 just as you would garden peas. Some 

 will flower the same year, and nearly 

 all the following year. C. W. 



Concord, N". H. — C. V. Kimball has 

 sold an interest in his business to S. B. 

 Baker, of Belmont. 



Lowell, Mass. — A greenhouse, 31x79 

 feet, is to Tie built by the John S. 

 Haynes estate, at 1328 Gorham street. 

 This house will be detached from the 

 present range. It is to be heated by 

 hot water and will cost about $750. 



Pittsfield, Mass. — To observe the 

 store's fifth anniversary, Stanley 

 Barnes, manager of the Flower Shop, 

 on Fena street, will put up special 

 decorations and present a flower to each 

 visitor Saturday, February 6. 



Worcester, Mass.— A schedule of 

 premiums offered for 1915 has been 

 issued by the Worcester County Horti- 

 cultural Society. Anyone interested 

 can obtain a copy by addressing Leon- 

 ard C. Midgley, secretary, 18 Front 

 street. 



Norway, Ma— W. F, Estes, who came 

 here from Poland, Me., two months ago 

 and opened a store, has closed out the 

 business and left town. 



Springfield, Mass.— H. J. Smith and 

 John Abbott, Berkshire county fern 

 dealers, have most of their stock this 

 season stored in the local warehouse of 

 the 'Eastern States Refrigerating Co. 

 Other dealers use the warehouse at 

 Pittsfield. 



Pittsfield, Mass.— The Eosery, in the 

 Waite building, at 348 North street, 

 opened for business January 16. The 

 company is made up of B. Engdmdnn, 

 from whose greenhouses on Elm street 

 the store will be largely supplied; A. 

 Hoffmann, who has had a large experi- 

 ence as a flower salesman in New York, 

 and H. S. Weidemann, for several years 

 with Chas. Thorley, New York. Mr. 

 Weidemann will have charge of the 

 store. 



