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The Weekly Horists^ Review^ 



August 3, 1&05. 



er shade than Scarlet Gem, is said to be 

 sunproof. We have not yet found any 

 scarlet absolutely sunproof in America. 

 When our temperature reaches, or even 

 approximates, 90 degrees, it takes the 

 color out of this particular shade. 



Lavender and Mauve. 



Nothing has yet appeared to displace 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton. While Countess 

 of Radnor and ^ts improved form are 

 atill grown quite largely, they are hardly 

 equal to the first named. Dorothy Ten- 

 nant and Mrs. Walter Wright are good, 

 but are hardly of so good a shade as 

 Lady Grisel Hamilton. . Tom Bolton is 

 said to be a very fine new sort, approach- 

 ing it in color, and was accorded an 

 award of merit at the London sweet 

 pea show. 



Blue and Purple. 



Navy Blue, with bluish purple stan- 

 dards and navy blue wings, retains its 

 lead in this class. Captain of the Blues 

 being its nearest competitor. This 

 shade is too dark for most flower fan- 

 ciers but still there is a moderate call for 

 it in some places. 



Claret, Magenta and Maroon. 



None of these colors is very popu- 

 lar. Black Kuight, maroon; George 

 Gordon, magenta, and Othello, dark 

 chocolate, are the boat of their respec- 

 tive shades. 



Striped Varieties. 



While less popular than the self- 

 colored sorts, some of these are quite 

 pleasing. Nearly all are very florifer- 

 ous. Burpee's selection of Earliest of 

 All cannot be excelled for early bloom- 

 ing, as it comes ahead of all other varie- 

 ties. For forcing purposes also it is the 

 finest sort grown. America, striped red 

 and white, is still one of the best. Au- 

 rora, salmon and white, is also good. 

 Gracie Greenwood, bluish white edged 

 with pink, is a fine thing and Agnes 

 Johnston, one of last season 's novelties, 

 promises to be well in the front another 

 season. Lottie Eckford is the best in 

 the blue and white class. 



We are glad to notice a tendency to 

 reduce the number of varieties in some 

 American catalogues. Far too many are 

 still listed, some of which ought to be 

 relegated to oblivion. We presume there 

 will still be a demand for them as long 

 as they are catalogued and if seedsmen 

 feel they must continue to carry them 

 they might give a selection of, say, a 

 dozen sorts, the very best of their re- 

 spective shades. This would be a great 

 help to many buyers of this popular 

 flower. 



Our best dozen to cover the various 

 shades would be as follows: Dorothy 

 Eckford, Hon. Mrs. Kenyon, Duchess of 

 Sutherland, King Edward VII, Miss 

 Wilmott, Gladys Unwin, Countess Spen- 

 cer, Prince of Wales, Lady Grisel Hamil- 

 ton, Navy Blue, Othello and Gracie 

 Greenwood. Specialist. 



COAL MARKET BRACING UP. 



"While western coal markets are not 

 yet in the position which they should 

 occupy either as to the volume of. ton- 

 nage demanded or the range of prices," 

 says the Black Diamond, "there has 

 been a slight improvement during the 

 last week, which, if it is an indication 

 of better things with the development 

 of the season, should be a source of en- 

 couragement. The principal increase in 



the volume of tonnage required has 

 come from points outside of Chicago 

 and other large cities. Country trade, 

 so-called, is becoming a more important 

 factor and gives promise of developing 

 to good proportions inside of the next 

 thirty to sixty days. Both bituminous 

 and anthracite have felt the influence 

 of the better conditions." 



Y^etaMe Forcing. 



CUCUMBERS. 



The roots of cucumber plants are soft 

 and easily broken, so care should be 

 taken to pot them up before they be- 

 come in any way pot-bound, in which 

 condition the roots will cling to the 

 sides of the pot and are sure to be 

 broken in turning them out. The plants 

 thus robbed of their main support are 

 sure to receive more or less of a set- 

 back. This clinging of the roots to the 

 side of the pot can be avoided to a con- 



Photographs. 



CEND a picture of your place 

 to the Review for publica- 

 tion* 



CEND a picture of any well 

 executed floral design or. 

 decoration. 



CEND a picture of any well- 

 gtown specimen plant or 

 house of plants. 



The photographs need not be any- 

 thing more than good, "sharp^' pictures* 

 that is, clear in detaiL Be sure to write 

 your name and address on each one. 



siderable degree by having the pots per- 

 fectly clean inside at potting. It takes 

 a little time to wash them but it pays 

 in the end to have them washed for all 

 the shifts necessary. 



Cucumbers like a free, open soil, so 

 that a good turfy mixture should b.e 

 provided for them and what manure is 

 used in the soil should be well decom- 

 posed but not too finely broken. Ample 

 drainage should also be provided so that 

 the water will pass through freely. 



The plants are liable to be attacked 

 by thrips, even at an early stage, so 

 it is a good plan to put a small stake to 

 each plant as soon as they are large 

 enough to be tied up. This allows of 

 their being syringed without danger of 

 breaking, but as the foliage is soft and 

 easily lacerated the water must not be 

 played on with too much force. If 

 carefully and frequently done, syring- 

 ing is the best means of keeping both 

 thrips and red spiders in check, also, as 

 a precaution against their attacks it is 

 a good plan to spread tobacco stems 

 over the bench around the pots. If 

 they are standing on soil the tobacco 

 stems would rot pretty soon, as they 

 would be kept damp all the time, so 



thpt an empty bench is the best place 

 and, if this cannot be conveniently pro- 

 vided, place boards over the soil and set 

 the plants on these. Apart from pre- 

 venting the rooting of the tobacco 

 stems the boards provide the two-fold 

 advantage of helping to dry the plants 

 quicker and insure against stagna- 

 tion, and preventing worms from work- 

 ing up into the pots and stopping the 

 drainage. The plants should have full 

 exgi^ure to light and plenty of air, and 

 should be kept growing as freely as 

 possible. 



Now is the time to procure a good 

 foundation on which to build up a good 

 plant and later on insure a profitable 

 crop. Neglect now is but courting dis- 

 appointment and probably failure later 

 on. W. S. Croydon. 



QNCINNATL 



The Market. 



There is a slight improvement in busi- 

 ness, some days showing considerable 

 activity. This is due, perhaps, to the 

 fact that there is more stock coming 

 in, but the demand in most cases still 

 is greater than the supply. In some 

 lines there is a small over-supply but 

 very little stock goes to waste. Glad- 

 ioli sell more slowly than is usual. Store- 

 men report that the public does not 

 take very kindly to them, consequently 

 the price is down. 



Asters have the call and the supply 

 is much greater than last week. Some 

 of the wholesalers are already cutting 

 prices. The best quality moves some- 

 what better. Eoses are perhaps a 

 little more plentiful but mostly of very 

 poor quality. A few are being cut 

 from young stock. There are scarcely 

 any carnations and, though the quality 

 is fierce, they sell quickly. 



Various Notes. 



Mr. and Mrs. George Tromen are vis- 

 iting in Chicago. 



Charley Jones is away on a fishing 

 trip. . 



B. Eschner, Philadelphia, was a caller. 



C. J. Ohmer. 



ASTERS DISEASED. 



For the past two or three years I 

 have been losing all my asters. When 

 about three inches high they commence 

 to wilt near the roots and die. I have 

 planted them in different soil each year, 

 but to no avail. Will you kindly let 

 me know the cause and remedy? 



J. P. R. 



We know of no disease that troubles 

 asters when thry are only three inches 

 high. They are as large as that before 

 removing from the flats to the field and 

 we presume that J. P. R. is losing them 

 after planting out. WHien nearly full 

 grown, or about ready to bloom, we 

 have in some years lost a good many 

 plants, although our loss would not be 

 over five per cent. The whole plant 

 wilted and died, and many of them were 

 strong, robust plants until they showed 

 signs of wilting. We pulled up many 

 and looked for the trouble. .The roots 

 appeared strong and healthy. Up 

 through the main stem in the center was 

 a small black streak, but not eaten by 

 anything we could detect. Doubtless 

 this was the cause of the plant collaps- 

 ing, but of its cause or prevention we 



