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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NOTBMBBB 24, 1904. 



John F. Dorsey. Yellow, first J. P. DorBey, 

 aecond Stephen Bradley. Red, first J. F Dorsey, 

 second L. A. Martin. 



Three flowering plants, first H. Kastberg, 

 ■eeond Claud Wilson. Six white carnations, 

 first w. R. Rapp, second A. Pallon. Varie- 

 gated, first John Henry, second F. Reynolds. 

 Pink, first Alfred Knelfel, second F. Reynolds. 

 Scarlet, first John Henry, second A. Fallon. 

 "Any other color," first G. McCrea, second A. 

 Fallon. 



Fifty single Tlolets, first A. Knelfel, second 

 H. Kastberg. Fifty double violets, first Claud 

 Wilson, second R. Boreham. Table decoration, 

 first Joseph Bradley, second Claud Wilson. 



John Breitmeyer 's Sons, Detroit, 

 staged two new chrysanthemums, Adelia 

 and Majestic, both whites, and were 

 awarded a certificate of merit for each. 

 John Cook staged a pink variety which 

 was admired by all who saw it, not 

 named. F. E. Pierson Co., of Tarry- 

 town, staged the new fern, Tarrytown, 

 and were awarded a certificate of merit. 

 There was also~Na large display of 

 vegetables. J. Bradley. 



POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 



The flower show given by the Dutch- 



PROPAGATING. 



The Choice of Wood. 



To the careful and intelligent selec- 

 tion of wood suitable for propagating 

 purposes can be ascribed much of the 

 success attending the efforts of our most 

 successful growers. That the blooming 

 qualities, vitality and other character- 

 istics of the plant can be perpetuated 

 and largely improved by careful and dis- 

 criminate selection of the wood used is 

 beyond the question of a doubt and when 

 this system is rigidly adhered to from 

 year to year the stock, instead of deteri- 

 orating, all other conditions being equal, 

 is certain to improve and this often con- 

 stitutes the difference between success 

 and failure. 



The question of using flowering stems 

 for propagation has yet many advocates 

 but, while seemingly possessing some 

 merits, is at least a very expensive meth- 

 od, as few of us would care to sacri- 

 fice so much bloom at the season when 

 prices are at their best. 



Having for years practiced taking a 

 part of my wood from flower stems in 

 order to compare it with stock propa- 

 gated from blind wood and persisted in 

 always taking the flower stems, from 

 those plants propagated from such I 

 found that after the second propagation 

 that such varieties as Meteor, Perle and 

 Kaiserin refused to make sufficient 

 wood to be designated a ' ' bush, ' ' merely 

 throwing up a strong stem and when that 



ess County Horticultural Society at the 

 State Armory outclasised all previous ex- 

 hibitions in beauty and variety and still 

 it was not a financial success, as the 

 management reported a loss of about 

 $300. The cut flowers and plants were 

 arranged with much taste and judgment 

 and the scene as a whole elicited un- 

 qualified praise from spectators. One of 

 the features that was most admired was 

 the decoration of three dinner tables. 

 Smith Bros, and W. G. Saltford had 

 fine centerpieces. 



The carnations shown by Valentine 

 Burgevin were extra fine. The prize for 

 best violets went to Benjamin Willig. 

 John Scott was given a certificate for 

 Nephrolepis Scottii and the F. R. Pier- 

 son Co. for Nephrolepis Piersoni ele- 

 gantissima. T. De Voy & Son were rec- 

 ognized for their new geranium. Most of 

 the exhibits were from, and the awards 

 to, the private growers of the neighbor- 

 hood. 



was cut, producing just such another 

 without the slightest tendency to develop 

 more than one eye at a time. 



By selecting good, stout blind wood 

 from the upper part of the bush, where 

 it is exposed to sunshine and the free 

 circulation of air, we have an article 

 which, if it is of the proper condition 

 of ripeness, will root easily and under 

 ordinary treatment make a plant which 

 no grower need be in the least afraid 

 to handle. 



When taking the wood great care 

 should be used so that no wood may be 

 cut from any plant the leaves of which 

 are off color or which in any way shows 

 signs of weakness, avoiding also those 

 plants which are in hot corners or in 

 shady places, as the wood from such 

 stock is weak and is certain to bring 

 trouble. 



Immediately after being cut the wood 

 should be immersed in water to prevent 

 wilting, as the least wilt is almost fatal, 

 for even if the cutting does root it will 

 take a much longer time and consequent- 

 ly lose in vitality. 



The style of cutting likely to form 

 roots in the shortest time and make the 

 thriftiest bush is also a matter of con- 

 sequence and deserves a deal of consid- 

 eration, the different varieties accordiifg 

 to their habit of growth requiring spe- 

 cial styles of cuttings. Bride, Maid and 

 varieties of like habit do well from a 

 cutting with three eyes, one of which 

 should be at the heel, thus giving one 

 strong cane from as near the root as 

 possible. Meteor and Liberty should 

 also be encouraged to produce canes from 

 such an eye, as after being once cut 

 these canes produce the best flowering 

 stems. 



Such varieties as Perle and Sunrise, 



if treated in a similar way, are apt to 

 produce plants which give crops of bull- 

 heads, so that in selecting wood for 

 propagating these varieties a less ro- 

 bust growth is desirable. In making the 

 cutting there is no' necessity to retain 

 the eye at the heel and to prevent an 

 extra strong development of any eye it 

 is better to have at least three on each 

 cutting. 



Ivory, Golden Gate and Chatenay^ 

 which possess the character of sending 

 up strong root canes, should be treated in 

 a similar way as that recommended for 

 Meteor and Liberty. Eibes. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM EASIGOLD. 



The illustration on page 6 shows 

 Chrysanthemum Easigold, raised by F. 

 W. Fletcher, Auburndale, Mass. It is a 

 seedling of J. E. Lager and looks like a 

 yellow J. H. "White. It is in season Oc- 

 tober 8 to 12, takes the market well and 

 is likely to be a valuable commercial 

 sort. The name is certainly all right for 

 such a variety. W. N. C. 



A DIAGNOSIS. 



We have eent you some chrysanthe- 

 mum plants which are diseased. We 

 should be very glad to be told what is 

 the matter with them and what to do, 

 or not to do, in the future to avoid the 

 trouble. M. & C. 



The plants reached me in poor condi- 

 tion and I imagined that they had been 

 fed with a heavy dose of fertilizer. The 

 grower will know from the system of 

 culture whether I am right in the diag- 

 nosis. The leaves of the plants looked 

 as though they were scorched, a condi- 

 tion I have noticed on plants after they 

 have had a strong dose of chemical fer- 

 tilizer like sulphate of ammonia. If the 

 trouble has not been caused by feeding it 

 is one of the different forms of leaf 

 spot which is due primarily to an at- 

 mosphere overcharged with moisture. 

 This can be held in check in the early 

 stages by careful watching and spraying 

 affected plants with Bordeaux mixture 

 or potassiiun sulphide. Brian Boru. 



TROUBLE WITH VARIETIES. 



Can you give me the reason why Tim- 

 othy Eaton came so flat on top? Mildred 

 Ware has come very loose and poor that 

 year and Mary Inglis woula resemble a 

 big sunflower. Can you give reasons? 



X. L. A. 



Timothy Eaton comes quite flat on top 

 very frequently when the crown bud is 

 taken. On a late crown or terminal bud 

 the center builds up much better and the 

 flower is neater in appearance though 

 not so lajge in size. 



Mildred Ware has been a disappoint- 

 ing variety this year and I am afraid 

 it will not develop into a useful variety. 

 It is one of the very best Japanese in 

 England, but that seems no indication as 

 to its value here. Difference in climatic 

 conditions is undoubtedly responsible. 



I am surprised to hear of Mary Inglis 

 coming single. Any flowers I have seen 

 «et up of this variety have been very flne 

 with no indication of an eye. I am in- 

 clined to think that this grower took a 

 late bud. Try it on a crown bud, as 

 near the middle of August as you can 

 get it, and I think there will be no 

 trouble with it. Brian Bobu. 



