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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



September 7, 1005. 



Variegated Lawson Carnation 



A PHENOMENAL VARIETY. 



This beautiful carnation, wbicb we introduced last Bprinit, we are sure will prove not only tbe best variegated carnation ever sent out, 

 but one of tbe moat popular and profitable carnations in any color that bave ever been Introduced. Tbe popular conception of a variegated 

 flower ordinarily Is tbat It Is not so desirable as a solid color, but Variegated Lawson bas proved an exception to the rule, on account of its 

 exceeding beauty and delicacy. If our own retail sales are any Index of tbe popularity of a variety, tben Variegated Lawson is bound to be 

 a winner, as tbe flowers of tbis sold more readily than tbose of any otber variety. 



Aside from Its inherent value it will also be sought for on account of tbe Berisation which It created last season in the newspapers, its 

 merits having been heralded widely in the daily press all over tbe country. The variegation is very beautiful— delicate carmine penclllngs 

 on ivory-white ground. It has every good quality— beautiful flower, fine stiff stem, and Is exceedingly productive. W. N. Oralg, who is an 

 authority on everything pertaining to borticulture, says tbat be knows tbat It will outbtoom that popular variety, Mrs. M. A. Patten, three to 

 one. Tbe variegation Is very similar, but Variegated Lawson bas a much better stem and is mucb more productive. It has tbe Lawson babit 

 and stem. 



White Lawson, which we Introduced last year, has proved to be tbe best white carnation ever put on the market, and we are satisfied 

 tbat Variegated Lawson will be grown just as largely. Tbose who are growing moderate quantities of carnations and are obliged to grow 

 several varieties In a house, will find it decidedly to their advantage to plant tbe different Lawson sports, as they all require tbe same treat- 

 ment, and. consequently, will give tbe best results, A great many carnations are short-season varieties, but Variegated Lawson, like the rest 

 of tbe Lawson type, bas a long season, as the flowers do wellduring the late spring and summer, when many varieties cease to beat tbeir best. 



FIELD-GROWN PLANTS FROM GROUND, $16.00 per 100. 



F. R. PIERSON CO., T4RRYT0WN, N. Y. 



Mention The Kevlew when you write. 



PACIFIC COAST. 



CARNATIONS ON THE COAST. 



The most essential point in carnation 

 culture is selecting your cuttings. Next 

 important is preparing them and put- 

 ting them in the bench to root. Every 

 grower knows how to select his cuttings 

 and put them in the bench, so following 

 that, the point is to root the greatest 

 possible number. I find from my expe- 

 rience the key to success in rooting is 

 to thoroughly soak the propagating 

 bench at the first watering, being sure 

 to have perfect drainage so the water 

 goes right through. After that keep 

 your house moist by syringing fre- 

 quently during the day and at night. 

 Never let the house become dry. This 

 does not mean to soak the benches 

 every time you look at them. On the 

 contrary, avoid doing so. 



By carrying your house moist you 

 will find you have very little watering 

 to do on the benches except on spots 

 where the sun or air strikes them. This 

 applies to either bottom heat or natural 

 heat. "With bottom heat you can carry 

 air all the time, day and night, except 

 in extreme climates. 



Another thing to guard against Antb 

 carnations is stem-rot, as every grower 

 knows. To grow immune planto I ad- 

 vise putting cuttings in the sand deep. 

 There is no danger from doing so only 

 by water-logging them; and in the first 

 fKjtting do the same. On the next shift 

 raise your plants to the top of the ball. 

 In one week you will find you have a 

 stem from two to four inch'^s that will 

 never be attacked by stem-rot. H. B. 



BOXING HARDY PALMS. 



It is a thoroughly wrong idea held 

 by many gardeners that to transplant 

 palms into boxes the winter or late fall 

 is the proper season. This accounts for 

 the remark often heard from men long 

 years in the business, that they are 

 afraid to handle hardy palms unless they 

 are already growing in tubs or boxes. 

 This comes from the fact that poor re- 



sults have been the rule in many cases 

 where trees have been transplanted from 

 the open. 



To box any of the varieties of brahea, 

 washingtonia, phoenix, chamaerops or 

 dracaena I have found the months of Au- 

 gust and September to be the best time. 

 It is not necessary to have a large ball 

 of earth. A palm six feet high can 

 easily be put in a box twelve inches each 

 way and there is no advantage in making 

 it an^ larger. We use redwood entirely 

 and bore three or four holes in the bot- 

 tom of the box. If the soil is dry when 

 the trees are to be taken up, it is easy 

 to scoop away about six inches from 

 the top and give the soil a good soaking 

 and transplant the following day. The 

 ball of earth should be cut square and 

 just enough smaller than the inside of 

 the box to slip in easily. There is no 

 necessity of sacking if the ground is not 

 sandy. After the ball of earth is placed 

 in the box it should be tamped around 

 carefully with a lath and filled in with 

 dry, pulverized soil and, when the box 

 is filled, give another good watering. 



With the various kinds of phoenix I 

 invariably tie in all the branches and 

 leave them in that condition for six 

 weeks at least. This makes the boxes 

 much easier to handle and allows them 

 to be packed closer together. With all 

 varieties of braheas and washingtonia, 

 all the leaves except three or four in 

 the center of the plant should be cut off 

 close to the stump. It does not pay to 

 try to save the outside branches, as in- 

 variably, no matter how carefully the 

 transplanting is done, they will dry off 

 and it is a much better plan to cut them 

 off and save the palm the exhausting 

 drying-out process. A new crop of 

 leaves will immediately begin to grow 

 and in a couple of months will have 

 formed a fine crown. It is not necessary 

 to cut back any of the varieties of 

 chamaerops or dracaena in handling. 



When the plants are safely boxed they 

 should be placed close together in a 

 shade house or in a sheltered situation 

 where draughts or hot sun will not reach 

 them. They should be watered several 

 times a day for a few days and after- 

 wards once a day until they give signs 

 of making new leaves. In this way it 

 is possible to successfully handle ninety- 



nine per cent of your plants at a season 

 of the year when most gardeners do not 

 favor transplanting. I have found this 

 to be the best month for this purpose 

 and there is no comparison with the dif- 

 ficulties encountered in trying to dig and 

 box palms several months hence, at the 

 season when such trees are at their most 

 dormant condition and recovery after a 

 setback is very slow. 



I do not make boxes for trees that 

 average from six to eight feet over 

 eighteen inches each way and for those 

 that stand from eight to ten feet in the 

 ground a box two feet each way is ample 

 in size. G. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 



The Market. 



Midsummer trade has been most grati- 

 fying and that wholesome, optimistic 

 feeling pervades through all commercial 

 enterprises. While decorative work is no 

 small item, consequent upon so many 

 noted people sojourning in our beauti- 

 ful city, the call for funeral work is 

 unprecedented. For six successive weeks 

 it was a general clean-up and every flow- 

 er that looked good to the public was 

 money to the florist. Absence of rain 

 for over two months is felt seriously 

 here now and late outdoor stock is small 

 and short-stemmed. Asters are monarch 

 of the market and carnations have taken 

 a vacation for a m6nth. Those who 

 had the foresight to leave a bench or 

 two of roses for summer use have been 

 well rewarded. It has been demonstrated 

 that it takes an expert to grow a continu- 

 ous crop of sweet peas, but one grower 

 will have them for six weeks yet. 



Various Notes. 



From the Lewis and Clark fair offi- 

 cials we learn that the patronage to date 

 has sustained all expectations and that 

 visitors from afar are loud in their 

 praises of our mountain scenery and glo- 

 rious climate. 



We were favored with a call last week 

 from Patrick O 'Mara, of New York, who 

 is touring the western country. Mr. 

 O'Mara was very entertaining, relating 

 his experiences of the trip and saw much 

 to interest him while here. We hope he 



