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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Srptembeii 8, 1004. 



the benefits of which were felt by the 

 florists for a long time after, and I 

 feel sure that the Knights Templar and 

 likewise the Odd Fellows will leave no 

 small sum of money to the city of San 

 Francisco during the present month. 



Wm. F. Gude. 



ATTRACTION. 



I overheard a conversation between 

 two eminent gentlemen relating to the 

 success of a prominent business man with 

 which the two were familiar. One com- 



mented that his principal cause of suc- 

 cess was due to his thorough organiza- 

 tion. "He has able assistants in every 

 department." "Yes," said the other, 

 ' ' they 're all expert in their line. It 

 would be hard for him to fill their 

 places." "Not at all," said the one, 

 "a man of his ability would attract oth- 

 ers just as good and their places would 

 soon be filled." From which we may 

 readily infer that it is the commanding 

 general after all who is largely respon- 

 sible for results. Feank B. White. 



WATCH THE INSECTS. 



The early buds are swelling rapidly 

 now and some of the earlier kinds are be- 

 ginning to show color. Syringing over- 

 head should be discontinued with these 

 plants, and also in cases where crown 

 buds are breaking through their husky 

 covering. A crown bud generally forms 

 itself into a miniature cup and when 

 water lodges in this depression it some- 

 times causes the bud to rot and renders 

 it useless. Now is the time to be certain 

 that no red spider is present, because 

 when syringing can no longer be prac- 

 ticed the spider will increase and mul- 

 tiply at an enoimous rate. It is not at 

 all an unusual thing to see a flower 

 spoiled completely by nothing else but 

 spider. 



Black and green fly must also be ban- 

 ished completely now. The green fly 

 particularly often secretes itself in the 

 buds and its presence is not observed 

 till too late to do anything. Light 

 but persistent fumigating should be prac- 

 ticed. In a small house aphis punk is 

 clean, easy and satisfactory. The grower 

 having a large quantity of plants must 

 perforce use tobacco stema or dust, ow- 

 ing to the expense entailed. Along about 

 this time the festive grasshopper gets 

 busy, eating the extreme tip of the 

 shoot or gnawing two-thirds through the 

 stem just below the bud, causing the 

 bud to fall of its own weight, and in- 

 ducing much profanity among growers 

 at this case of "love's labor lost." 

 Hand picking is the only way to clean 

 out grasshoppers and early in the morn- 

 ing, while they are still drowsy and 

 slow-moving, is about the only time to 

 catch them easily. 



Taking Up Plants Outside. 



After September 1 it is time to take 

 up any plants that are planted outside 

 and get them potted up. Do not destroy 

 more roots than you can help, or the re- 

 sult will be a serious check to the plants, 

 causing them to lose a great deal of 

 foliage. Carefully lifted and put in pots 

 or boxes and shaded from the sun for 

 several days, with frequent syringing, 

 plants will take hold of the new soil and 

 grow away almost at once, with little 

 trouble. Growing outside and lifting in 

 the early fall is a much cheaper method 

 than growing plants continuously in pots. 



More Novelties. 

 In addition to the varieties mentioned 

 last week as under trial, we may name 



the following as most prominent at pres- 

 ent writing: 



Mrs. W. Higgle is a seedling of H. 

 Weeks' and classed by him as the largest 

 he has ever raised. It is a pure white 

 Japanese. The best variety we have pre- 

 viously received from this grower is Mrs. 

 H. Weeks and he thinks Mrs. Higgle a 

 great improvement on Mrs. Weeks. At 

 present it is not nearly so strong in 

 growth as Weeks, making a long, slender 

 giowth more like Florence Molyneaux. 

 It may prove to be a good commercial 

 white, as it makes small foliage and can 

 be planted close together. 



Another white that looks extremely 

 promising is Emily Mileham. This va- 

 riety at present is a perfect pyramid 

 of growth. The picture of the flower 

 shows a beautiful shapely petal and if 

 it is only full enough in the center it 

 will be a grand variety, as we are shy on 

 exhibition whites at present. It is said 

 to closely resemble Mile. T. Key, a va- 

 riety that we considered a queen in its 

 class some nine years ago. This latter 

 kind unfortunately soon went the way 

 of all flesh, as it was at best a delicate 

 grower, but Mileham at present is the 

 strongest and most healthy looking of a 

 large batch of novelties. 



Mrs. J. Dunn is another white that 

 has been largely exploited as a wonder. 

 At present its showing is nothing very 

 great, though it is dwarf and seemingly 

 well constihited. 



Lady Cranston, as the white sport from 

 Mrs. Barkley, has. had a phenomenal sale 

 in England. Personally we never could 

 handle Mrs. Barkley as well as some 

 other growers, but we have seen phenom- 

 enal flowers of this variety set up in 

 New York by the Hudson river giowers. 

 Lady Cranston will doubtless appeal to 

 those experts on account of its parent- 

 age. 



From Silsbury we get this year two 

 varieties, Valerie Greenham and J. H. 

 Silsbury. Valerie Greenham is evidently 

 immense, flowers measuring ten inches 

 wide and ten inches deep. It is a bright 

 pink and will probably help to drive an- 

 other nail in the coffin of poor old Morel, 

 for so many years our standard in a pink 

 Japanese. 



Silsbury, from its photograph and 

 color, which is given as a light crimson 

 with golden yellow reverse, is evidently 

 much like Lord Hopetoun. Time, which 

 proveth all things, will show if it is any 

 improvement. It is a dwarfer, stouter 

 grower than Hopetoun. It is raised from 



the same seed head as Mrs. Vallis and 

 is quite as large as that variety. Mrs. 

 Vallis was well distributed this spring 

 and the way it is exhibited will be a good 

 index as to the value of J. H. Silsbury. 

 These are at present the most promi- 

 nent of a long list of new kinds imported 

 from the four corners of the earth and 

 while, when one looks at the bills, some- 

 times it is apt to be nerve-racking, still 

 if there is anything good we must have 

 it, no matter what the cost or trouble. 

 Progress is the watchword of American 

 horticulture and the mum grower must 

 get in line with the rest of the proces- 

 sion. Brian Boru. 



CARNATION NOTES.-EAST. 



Summer Bloom. 



If you intend to plant a few varieties 

 for blooming outside next summer, prep- 

 arations should now be made. First- 

 class blooms cannot be grown in the fleld 

 on account of conditions being beyond 

 control. Stems will be shorter, flowers 

 smaller and more or less aflPected by rain 

 and dew; in fact, the quality is much be- 

 low those grown under glass, but as the 

 demand is mostly for an inexpensive 

 grade during July and August, the prod- 

 uct will find a market and at a fair 

 profit, too, as aside from the room taken 

 up by the young stock during the win- 

 ter, theie is little expense connected with 

 their growth, so the risk is not great in 

 venturing a trial lot at least. 



Varieties that are quick to get estab- 

 lished and which bloom soon after hous- 

 ing generally give the best results and 

 from these the most desirable cuttings 

 can be obtained. It is best to take cut- 

 tings that have grown since housing. 

 Any tak^n from plants as lifted or when 

 in the field do not take kindly to the 

 propagating bench and even should a 

 small percentage root, they never make 

 satisfactory plants. Choose a bench in 

 the coolest place possible and fill with 

 fresh sand. Insert the cuttings as in 

 winter propagation except that more 

 space must be given between and in the 

 rows. See that the bench has good drain- 

 age or the extra watering required at 

 this time of year may cause a case of rot 

 to set in. 



As soon as rooted we used to pot into 

 2% -inch pots, but found by pricking into 

 flats much time and space was saved at 

 a period when very valuable. Potted 

 later into small pots and shifted as re- 

 quired, just as good plants were pro- 

 duced. Use fresh soil without manure 

 in the flats, but at first potting add a 

 small quantity, increasing the amount 

 slightly at each shift. The object is to 

 get a stocky plant of slow growth, but 

 not necessarily large, for if grown cool 

 they will have had a partial rest and start 

 off rapidly when planted out. 



Prepare the ground this fall in which 

 they are to flower. This will save val- 

 uable time in the spring and allow early 

 planting, which is a necessity to suc- 

 cess. It is very likely that a judicious 

 use of water will be desirable at times 

 during the summer, so locate them within 

 reach of the hose. Geo. S. Osborn. 



CARNATIONS FOR OUTDOORS. 



What is the best carnation to plant 

 outdoors in the far west, where we never 

 have it colder than zero? Please men- 

 tion the several colors. T. D. 



I cannot answer your question from 

 peisonal experience, but judging by the 



