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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



Deckmbeu 1, 1904. V 



Arbor-vit» — (ar'bor-vl'te). 

 Arbutus — (ar-bu'tus). 

 Ardiaia— ( ar-dis'i-&) . 

 Areca — (ar'e-ki). 

 Arenaria — (ar-e-ua'ri-a). 

 Argemone — (ar-je-mO'ng). 

 Argentea — (ar-jen'te-S.) . 

 Argjrrsea — (ar-ji-re'&). 

 Argjrrites — (ar-ji-ri'tez) . 

 AriBtolochia — (ar-is-t5-lo'ki-a) . 

 Armeria — (ar-m6'ri-&) . 

 Artemisia — (ar-te-miz'i-S.) . 

 Arthurianum — (ar-thur-i-a'miiii). 

 Aixun — (a'rum). 

 Arundinaria — (a-run-di-na'ri-a) . 

 Arundo-^(a-run'd6) . 

 Arvensis — (ar-ven'sis). 

 Asclepias — (as-kle'pi-as) . 

 Asiatica — (a-shi-at'ik-3,) . 

 Asparagus— (as-par'a-gus) . 

 Aspidistra — (as-pid-is'tra) . 

 Aspidium — (as-pid'i-um). 

 Asplenium— (as-ple'ni-uro) . 

 Aster— (as' ter). 

 Astilfoe — (as-tirbe). 

 Astilboides — (as-til-bo-i'dez) . 

 Astrocarjnim— (as-tro-ka'ri-uiii) . 

 Atamasco — (at-a-mas'ko) . 

 Atavism — (at'a-visni). 

 Atropurpurea — (at-ro-per-pur'e-a) . 

 Atrosanguinea — (at-ro-san-gwiii'e-a). 

 Atrovirens^(at-ro-vrrenz) . 

 Aucuba — (a'ka-ba). 

 AugUstifoUum — (d-gus-ti-fo'li-um). 

 Aurantiacum — (d-ran-ti-a'kum). 

 Aureimi — (4're-um). 

 Auricula— (d-rik'Q-l^ . 

 Australis^— (S.s-tra'ns) . 

 Autumnale^( A-tuin-na'le) . 

 Avena — (a-ve'ni) . 

 AxU— (ak'sil). 

 Axillary — (ak'si-la-ri) . 

 Azalea — (a-za'le-il). 

 Azurea — (azh-ur'e-a). •^ 



(To be continued.) 



THE THOMPSON PLACE. 



There are few establishments of equal 

 size in this country where so few varie- 

 ties of carnations are grown as at the 

 J. D. Thompson Company's plant at 

 Joliet. The policy here is to select the 

 very best sort for each purpose and then 

 grow it in quantity. The Belle was by all 

 odds the best looking white on the 

 place at the time of a recent visit, 

 surpassing Gov, Wolcott and leaving 

 Lady Bountiful behind, that variety be- 

 ing, while of good growth and a large 

 producer, of too poor petalage early in 

 the season to meet the competition of its 

 companion sort, it and The Belle having 

 both been sent out by Dorner last sea- 

 son. There is a house of Boston Market 

 containing about 8,000 plants which is 

 a beautiful sight. It certainly looks like 

 a great money maker. 



In pink but three varieties are grown, 

 Nelson Fisher, Mrs. E. A. Nelson and 

 Lawson, the latter to be dropped next 

 year. In fact, it would have been dis- 

 carded this season had it not been that 

 stock was short to plant all the houses. 

 The half-house of Lawson is in good 

 shape but it does not stand by com- 

 parison with Nelson Fisher as grown in 

 an adjoining house. There is but one 

 light pink which, of course, is Enchant- 

 ress. This is a variety with which every 

 one is successful. 



Estelle is the leading scarlet, eclipsing 

 Flamingo and leaving Adonis far be- 

 hind. There are benches of Flamingo 

 planted in June and others in August, 

 the first being plants from pots and the 

 second plants from the field. The plants 

 from the field are superior to a marked 

 degree. But the interest in scarlets cen- 

 ters around the variety a half interest in 

 which was purchased last season from C. 



Carnation Robert Craij;. 



W. Ward. It has been named Eobert 

 Craig. Two benches are planted with 

 this variety, which is not to be sent out 

 to the trade until 1906. Some of the 

 plants are from cuttings taken from sand 

 in January and others from each batch 

 of cuttings all the way along to the end 

 of the propagating season. One can tell 

 the relative date of propagation by the 

 growth the plants have made. All are 

 clean and healthy and "very robust, the 

 early stock having attained a size and 

 length of stem beyond that of any other 

 scarlet on the place. The flower is of the 

 first size, of fine shape and good frag- 

 rance. One of the notable character- 

 istics of the variety is the number of 

 flowering shoots. The plants of the 

 early propagation had more than fifteen 

 shoots October 10 and some as many as 

 twenty-five, while the crop of bloop was 

 heavy at the middle of October and 

 promises to continue so all through the 

 season. The only crimson variety on 

 the place is Ward's The President, 

 which is very fine. Mrs. M. A. Patten 

 is the only variegated. 



Most heavily planted of the new sorts 

 is Gibson Beauty, the light pink which is 

 to be sent out this season. It has a large 

 flower of very good form, the center light 

 pink but much darker than Enchantress 

 and shaded to light in the outer petals. 

 The stem is long and strong. This variety 

 originated with Swan Peterson, in his 

 modern establishment at Gibson City, 

 111., and will be disseminated in Jan- 

 uary jointly by the two firms. 



In a house of seedlings under trial 

 there are several good sorts, notably a 

 white of very good size, high center and 

 the petals heavily fringed. This is one 

 of the Peter Fisher seedlings which we 

 look forward to with interest. There is 

 also a light pink and a white sport of 

 Enchantress which promise well. 



J. E, Jensen is the grower in charge 

 of this establishment. That he under- 

 stands his business is apparent from the 

 condition of the stock. There is no va- 

 riety on the place of which it may not 

 be said that it looks well. Propagation 

 has already begun for next year and the 

 young stock in the gand is rooting well. 

 This year a coarser sand is being used 

 than heretofore and the beneficial effect 

 is very apparent by comparison with a 

 batch of cuttings put in the fine sand 

 formerly used. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



The meeting of this society will be 

 January 25 and 26 instead of January 

 28 and 29 as given in the premium list 

 and the trade papers, the latter date com- 

 ing on a Saturday and Sulnday. 



The secretary must have looked at an 

 old calendar when he gave the dates as 

 January 28 and 29, as the meeting is 

 called for the last Wednesday in January, 

 at Chicago, 111. 



Albert M. Here, Sec'y. 



MOVED THOUSANDS QUICK. 



Please discontinue our rose adv. in 

 your paper; roses all sold. You have 

 moved thousands for us quick. 



C. Akehurst & Son. 



White Marsh, Md. 



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