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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



195 



Chrysanthemum Mrs. D. V. West. 



grow this variety again we may as t\ell 

 grow it under its original and true 

 name. Brian Boru. 



PROPAGATING. 



Having invested in some choice stock 

 plants of chrysanthemums, I planted 

 them in six inches of good, strong soil. 

 How shall I proceed to secure the gi-eat- 

 est number of good plants from them ? 



Why does Viviand-Morel sometimes 

 give blooms of very delicate pink and 

 cream f They grew in soil two- thirds 

 loam, one-third cow manure, and were 

 moderately fed with bone meal, blood 

 and very weak solution of nitrate. 



J. J. L, 



The correspondent does not state 

 whether he has planted out his stock 

 plants in a bench or box. If they are 

 in a box they can be easily moved to a 

 warmer house, but if in a bench the 

 house should be kept at about 50 de- 

 grees at night, with a corresponding rise 

 during the day. Do not water too much 

 during the winter months and do not, as 

 soon as a small cutting appears, trim it 

 off with the idea of getUng all you can. 

 Let the plant make a little top growth 

 to encourage root action and you will 

 ultimately get more cuttings. \ ' V 



When Viviand-Morel is tfiV.<?n on the 

 crown bud it not infrequently produces 

 flowers streaked and marked in the man- 

 ner described. The feeding as given 

 would not affect the color at all. Morel 

 has seen its best days; Leila Filkins will 

 give a flower just as good with far leas 

 trouble. Late buds of Viviand-Morel, 

 that is to say, buds taken after Septem- 

 ber 1, would not show the pale coloring 

 but would run an even pint all through 

 the flower. Brian Boru. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. WEST. 



Gustav D. Lotze, Glen Bumie, M)d., 

 who is one of the most successful grow- 

 ers of chrysanthemums for the Baltimore 



market, has formed a very high opinion 

 of Mrs. D. V. West, which is one of his 

 best white varieties, worthy of a place in 

 the collection of any grower of exhibi- 

 tion blooms. The form and character of 

 the flower is shown in the accompanying 

 illustration, from a photograph of one 

 of Mr. Lotze 's blooms. 



FOURTEEN BEST SORTS. 



The illustration on page 196 is from 

 a photograph taken at the establishment 

 of the l2vingston Seed Co., Columbus, O., 

 October 30. The varieties are what 

 Supt. Fred Windmiller calls "the four- 

 teen best sorts. ' ' They are : 



Col. Appleton, 

 Cheltoni, 

 Marie Liger, 

 Mme. Herrewege, 

 Mme. Paul Labbe, Mrs. Coombes, 

 Australie, Duchess of Suther- 



White Popham, land. 



Robt. Halliday, 



Wm. Duckham, 

 Mrs. Bassett, 

 S. T. Wright, 

 Nellie Pockett, 



CHRYSANTHEMUM FIDELITY. 



It has been suggested that Elmer D. 

 Smith, of Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, 

 Mich., has formed an alliance with the 

 man who names the sleeping cars. Evi- 

 dence of this is found in the names Mr. 

 Smith has given to some of his 1905 set 

 of chrysanthemum novelties, for instance, 

 Okolona and Kinkora. At any rate it 

 is a great improvement on Dr. Oronhy- 

 theka, by which original name very few 

 trade growers would recognize Yellow 

 Eaton. 



Another good name chosen by Mr. 

 Smith for one of his 1905 set is Fidelity, 

 pictured herewith. This may be termed 

 an improved Alice Byron, from which it 

 is a seedling. It inherited the pure white 

 color and growth of that excellent va- 



Chrysanthemum Fidelity. 



