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The Florists' Review 



Fbbbuabt 4, 1918. 



MRS. C. W. WARD 



AS A BREAD-AND-BUTTER VARIETY 



What Mr. Fritz Bahr, the famous writer of "The Week's Work," in the Florists' Exchange of January 9, 1915, 

 says about this variety : 



J 



" With a good many of the retail growers, throughout 

 the middle west in particular, the great merits of Carna- 

 tion Mrs. C. W. Ward have just been recognized and 

 appreciated. It is one of the best of its color that we 



We have 40,000 cuttings of this variety ready 



For other varieties see Classified list in this paper. 



J. D. THOMPSON CARNATION CO. 



have today. Every retail grower should provide room 

 for at least a few, and fairly well grown stock will sell 

 at a higher price than any other of the standard- sorts 

 on a glutted market." 



$2.60 per 100; $80.00 per 1000 



All stock guaranteed. 



- - JOLIET, ILLINOIS 



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high in acid-treated beds as in un- 

 treated beds. 



The treatment is not expensive, for 

 commercial sulphuric acid can be pur- 

 chased in quantity at low rates. At 

 one nursery where careful accounts 

 were kept it was found that the entire 

 cost of the treatment, including labor, 

 materials and extra waterings, was less 

 than $5 per thousand square feet of 

 bed. On the other hand, the saving in 

 the cost of weeding alone, which the 

 treatment made possible, amounted to 

 $5.30 per thousand square feet. 



Application of Acid. 



The sulphuric acid is dissolved in 

 water and applied to the beds with a 

 paraffin-coated sprinkler just after the 

 seed is sown and covered. From one- 

 eighth to three-eighths of a fluid ounce 

 of acid should be used per square foot 

 of bed, dissolved in enough water to 

 make one and one-half or two pints of 

 solution. At some nurseries it is also 

 necessary to water the beds once or 

 twice daily during the germination 

 period to prevent chemical injury to 

 the seedlings. Individual conditions, 

 however, must determine for each nur- 

 sery whether or not this frequent 

 watering is necessary and exactly how 

 much acid should be used per square 

 foot of bed, 



Sulphuric acid is now in regular use 

 on the seed beds at nurseries in four 

 western states, Nebraska, Kansas, Colo- 

 rado and New Mexico. Considerable 

 quantities of carbonates, however, are 

 contained in some soils in these states, 

 their presence being indicated by vig- 

 orous effervescence or bubbling when 

 a strong solution of acid is applied. 

 Where this is the case sulphuric acid 

 is not likely to be effective. In 

 one nursery in Kansas zinc chloride 

 and copper sulphate have been found 

 satisfactory substitutes when used in 

 the same way as sulphuric acid. For 

 zinc chloride one-half ounce avoir- 

 dupois is used per square foot; and for 

 copper sulphate three-eighths of an 

 ounce or less. The chloride is less apt 

 to injure seedlings, but is more ex- 

 pensive than the copper sulphate. 

 Despite its greater cost, however, it is 

 possible that the zinc chloride may be 

 preferred both to sulphuric acid and to 

 copper sulphate even on soils which 

 do not contain carbonate. 



In some northern nurseries where soil 

 disinfection has not been resorted to, 

 fall sowing has been found to control 

 damping off fairly well. At all nur- 



MATCHIjESS was certainly a winner at the show. The claim of the orig- 

 inator is being proved over and over again. It was ^'matchless" at the 

 show and it will be "matchless" with the grower. 



MBS. WABD was shown in abundance and there was hardly a poor vase 

 of it to be seen. This variety certainly improves with age. 



PHIIiADELPHIA — While beaten by Mrs. Ward on the show table, we think 

 it was a pretty close rival and with the grower it is superior to Ward 

 in many ways. 



ENCHANTBESS was there with about all her family. She is still looking 

 well; and all her offspring, excepting Kose, appeared in very good con- 

 dition. She thinks that even if she has to take back seat on the ex- 

 hibition table, she is still ' ' dear to the hearts ' ' of many a grower 

 and finds much satisfaction in that. 



WHITE WONDEB was shown in excellent shape and many growers will 

 have nothing else, but our experience with it proves it less profitable 

 than White Enchantress. 



CHAMPION looked good at the show but Beacon was hard to beat. We 

 hope Champion will prove a better sort and easier to grow than Beacon. 



FINK DELIGHT and QLOBIOSA if they did not have such poor 



reputations among the growers(?) It is certainly evident that some 

 growers can do them and do them well. 



GOBGEOUS and DAGMAB Oh my! How the people admired them. 



They looked as if some of the growers must have to use step-ladders 

 to disbud them. 



VEBY MANY of the new varieties showed up in excellent form and we 

 will be very much surprised if some of them are not heard from 

 later. 



YOU WILL see our adv. giving varieties and prices in the Classified Coltrmns 

 and if you are needing any of these varieties we are sure we can 

 please you. 



SMITH &, GANNETT. GENEVA, N. Y. 



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ROOTED CARNATION CUHINGS 



of the following varieties now ready: 



PHILADELPHIA ENCHANTRESS SUPREME 

 MATCHLESS CHAMPION 



PRINCESS DAGMAR 



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BREITNEYER FLORAL CO. Nt Clemens, Hich. 



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series where the soil remains frozen 

 during the winter, it is worth while to 

 test sowing just before the soil freezes. 

 Excessive moisture should be avoided 

 in unsterilized seed beds. 



Nurserymen who wish to test these 

 remedies should write to the U. S. De- 

 partment of Agriculture for specific ad- 

 vice adapted to their particular locali- 

 ties. 



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