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JULY 6, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



377 



HANNAH HOBART "^ "^ " 



California 



The grand prize winner in com- 

 petition witli the latest and very 

 best products in Carnations, east 

 or west, for the last eight years. 



Mr. John A. Bklmer. of Olealum. Washiaffton, after his 

 TiBit to our nurseries in January, 1902. wrote an article for a 

 trade paper in wbicb be said: "Tbe Hannab Hobartis 

 really a remarkable flower, never lesB tban four incbes. and 

 frequently four and one-balf incbes across. In color it is 

 a sbade deeper tban Lawson, but tbe petal arrangement is 

 quite different, in tbis respect it most resembles tbe old Jub- 

 ilee, but of course tbe color is different. I saw two large 

 bouses of it at Sievers', and tbe sigbt is one long to be 

 remembered, bundreds of blooms and not a poor one in tbe 

 lot, and everyone the exact counterpart of tbe otber, no 

 burst calyxes, but every flower supported on a 24-lncb stem 

 and all standing up like soldiers. Tbere is certainly no car- 

 nation of its color tbat can equal it." 



Tbe above is a trutbful statement of facts by a very 

 competent gentleman, and if needing verification, tbe sim- 

 ple assertion tbat tbe flowers of tbis magniflcient variety of 

 Oamation bave been sold wbolesale as bigb as $1.60 per 

 dozen, and none less tban SI per dozen up to date, sbould be 

 enougb to convince anybody of its intrinsic value. 



The constant inquiry by everyone who has seen tbe 

 plants in flower is: "When will the Hannah Hobart be for 

 sale ?" Tbis led us at last to the conclusion to distribute tbe 

 same next year, and we are ready to book orders from now 

 on for delivery beginning Jan., 1906. Send your orders in 

 early because they will be filled strictly in rotation. 



The aooompanxlng' illastration is an avar- 

 aff* bloom of Oamation Kannali Robart. 



Price, $3.00 per 12; $15.00 per 

 lOO; $120.00 per 1000. 



JOHN H. SIEVERS & CO. 



1251 Chestnut St., SAN FRANCISCO, GAL. 



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marks on the changes that have taken 

 place within the last ten years. 



Ten years ago I landed in California 

 to seek my fortune as a florist, but 

 found much difSculty in that line, as 

 each place to which I went seemed to 

 have mostly Chinese help; in fact, one 

 place had a Chinaman as chrysanthemum 

 grower at $75 per month. Then there 

 was no agitation, but since it affects the 

 employers the cry goes up as to how to 

 restrict Japanese immigration. Now, as 

 far as I am able to see into the ques- 

 tion, the whole trouble is and has been 

 with the employers themselves in not 

 employing the best help and by so doing 

 growing better stock. Even to the pres- 

 ent time San Francisco has the reputa- 

 tion of handling poorer stock than any 

 other large city in the United States. 



Although a large amount of glass has 

 gone up in California within the last 

 three years, good stock brings one-third 

 better price now than it did ten years 

 ■go. C. L. A. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



PREPARATORY WORK. 



The work at the present time will be 

 mostly in the nature of preparation. 

 Where rhubarb and asparagus are 

 gjown for winter forcing every atten- 

 tion should be given to the plants, to 

 have them as strong as possible. Little 

 pulling should be done from rhubarb 

 Plants that are intended for forcing at 

 ^^7 time, but from this on it is very 



important that none of the stalks be 

 pulled, as it will certainly weaken the 

 plants. When the plants are growing 

 vigorously in the spring, pulling will 

 not do so much harm, but even then it 

 is all the better to leave all the growth 

 on the plants, as it increases the 

 strength of the plants and makes them 

 much more profitable for forcing. 



Unless during excessively dry spells 

 it is seldom necessary to water the 

 plants, but of course they must not be 

 allowed to suffer for lack of moisture. 

 Frequent stirring of the soil with the 

 hoe is of great benefit in conserving the 

 moisture during dry weather and both 

 the rhubarb and the asparagus patch 

 should have a good deal of attention in 

 this respect. 



Bhubarb is not subject to the attacks 

 of injurious insects or fungous diseases, 

 but asparagus, on the other hand, is 

 usually attacked by both. The beetle 

 has pretty well run its course now but 

 unless it has been kept in check will 

 have caused considerable damage to 

 the plants. For this pest we have found 

 nothing better than a good dusting of 

 air-slaked lime. The best time to ap- 

 ply it is in the morning, when the dew 

 is on; it will then stick fast to the 

 stems and foliage. This prevents the 

 insects from feeding and from deposit- 

 ing their eggs and we have never seen 

 the plants injured by it. Asparagus rust 

 is another serious enemy to the aspara- 

 gus plant and spraying should be done 

 to arrest its spreading as soon as it 

 makes its appearance in the bed. Any 

 of the standard fungicides will check 

 the rust but the great trouble is to get 



any of the mixtures to adhere to the 

 foliage. Ammoniacal carbonate of cop- 

 per is good but is rather expensive 

 where a large quantity has to be used. 

 A cheaper and also effective fungicide 

 is Bordeaux mixture, where it can be 

 made to adhere, but the spraying must 

 be done very lightly and with a very 

 fine spray or enough will not adhere to 

 do much good. W, S. Croydon. 



BUTTE, MONT. 



Business is and has been rushing. 

 There has been a heavy call for funeral 

 work and the Butte Floral Co. reports 

 several large wedding decorations, 

 which kept them on the jump through 

 June. Outdoor flowers are not yet 

 available on account of the cold weather 

 we have had this spring. On June 23 it 

 snowed all day and all outdoor stock 

 is very backward. 



J. H. King, of the Butte Floral Co., is 

 making an eastern trip, visiting grow- 

 ers and supply houses to keep in touch 

 with the new ideas. A. C. Wilhelm, of 

 this concern, expects to attend the S. A. 

 F. convention at Washington next 

 month. 



Baraboo, Wis. — Wm. Peck has just 

 completed his third greenhouse. It is 

 11x47. 



Aurora, III. — The Aurora Greenhouse 

 Co. is building two new bouses, one 

 26x120 and one 10x120. 



Clarinda, IA. — J. A. Marley says that 

 the sales of spring stock were this season 

 the best he has ever had. 



