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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



November 0, 1905. 



was first and Anthony Bauer, gardener 

 for D. O. Day, Deal, was second. 



On three bush plants, specimen bush" 

 plant, three plants of Garza and on 

 group of foliage plants, H. A. KetteJ, 

 gardener to Jacob Schiff, captured first 

 prize. George H. Hale was second on 

 the fira^ three classes and Mr. Hall on 

 the last.- On six specimen ferns, Mr. Hale 

 took firpt, Mr. Butterbach second. On 

 one specimen fern, Mr. Hall was first, 

 Mr. Hale second. 



On Bjcauty roses, Mr. Hale was first, 

 Mr. Buiterbach second ; on Brides, Mr. 

 Kettel |irst, Mr. Bauer second; on any 

 other variety, Mr. Hall first, Mr. Hale 

 second, i 



On caxnations, Mr. Turner was first for 

 four colors, Mr. Robinson for white. A 

 beautiful red carnation. Victory, was 

 exhibited by A. J. Guttman, New York, 

 which received the society's certificate. 



On double violets, George Kuhn, gar- 

 dener to Dr. E. Parmley, was first for 

 200 Marie Louise; William Dowlen, gar- 

 dener for Fritz Archelis, second. The 

 same awards were made for singles. 



On grieenhouse grapes, Mr. Turner was 

 first and Mr. Hale second. The win- 

 ners in apples and pears were George 

 Kuhn, Pobert Kennedy, H. A. Kettel, 

 William. Dowlen and W. W. Kennedy. 



On befit collection of vegetables, George 



Xuhn captured first and James Kennedy, 

 gardener for O. W. Young, of Deal, 

 Seconal William Dowlen, third. Other 

 winners in vegetable c-lasses were Messrs. 

 hale, W. Kennedy, Butterbach, Mcin- 

 tosh and Turner. 



The attendance at the exhibition was 

 the best ever and from a financial stand- 

 point the society can congratulate itself. 

 B. 



CYCAS REVOLUTA. 



I bought two large cycas stems and 

 planted each in a half barrel. They 

 were about three feet above the tub and 

 with the soil weighed about 400 pounds 

 each. One tub went to pieces in han- 

 dling and I found every root rotten. Will 

 you please tell me what to do with the 

 one that has no roots left but is green 

 at the top? How should cycas be cared 

 for? Some say shade, some full sun; 

 some say a small pot, some a big one. 

 F. S. W. 



The cycas in question seems to have 

 been overpotted, and at the same time 

 was kept too wet, this combination caus- 

 ing the roots to rot. 



The best course now would be to wash 

 off all the old soil, then trim the dead 

 roots with a sharp knife, and finally to 

 repot the trunk in as small a pot as 

 possible, ramming the soil firmly. Then 



place the plant in a greenhouse having 

 9. night temperature of 60 to 65 degrees, 

 and only water enough to keep the soil 

 ^ust damp. If the roots are all rotten 

 it is probable that the leaves may be 

 lost during the winter, though this may 

 not occur, and the trunk wiU be likely 

 to form rootst enough to induce a new 

 growth of leaves next spring. Keep the 

 water out of the crown of the plant dur- 

 ing the winter, as it might rot the crown 

 while in this dormant condition. 



A well established cycas may safely 

 be put outdoors during the summer, but 

 the leaves will sometimes bleach a little 

 from exposure to the full sun, and those 

 who purpose using the leaves for funeral 

 designs prefer to keep the plants in par- 

 tial shade during the hot weather. 



These plants seldom make any growth 

 of leaves in the winter, and a plant 

 that is healthy and well rooted may be 

 kept in a temperature 10 degrees lower 

 than that suggested above without suf- 

 fering any injury. 



From the description given it is prob- 

 able that this particular plant might be 

 put in a 12-inch or 14-inch pot, and this 

 would be enough pot-room for about two 

 years, after which it would be helped by 

 a shift into a larger pot or tub, provided 

 that the plant regains its health and 

 makes plenty of roots. W. H. Taplin. 



SOME OF THE NEW SORTS. 



William Duckhanu 



The illustration on another page de- 

 picts a vase of this variety as it was 

 set up by A. Herri ngton at Madison, 

 N". J., show on October 26, and every- 

 one who saw it agreed that it was a won- 

 derful exhibit. The stems were five feet 

 long and every flower measured from 

 twenty-eight to thirty inches in circum- 

 ference and absolutely full to the center. 

 These flowers were produced from crown 

 buds taken August 15 or thereabouts, 

 and I cannot help thinking that any 

 grower who grows his plants right and 

 gets a bud as near that time as possible 

 will be successful in handling this varie- 

 ty and concede it first place as an in- 

 curved pink, either for exhibition or 

 commercial use. 



Beatrice May. 



Beatrice May is the grand white which 

 scored 95 points, judged by both exhibi- , 

 tion and commercial scale, which record 

 I do not recall seeing approached in the ^ 

 annals of the C. S. A. The plant is a ' 

 dwarf grower, three feet with me, and in . 

 foliage, stem, size, finish and every other ' 

 essential it seems to me it leaves abso- i 

 lately nothing to be desired. Crown 

 bads taken August 16 produced pure i 

 white flowers. Terminals taken in Sep- i 

 tember showed a blush tint, but even i 

 the terminal produces a phenomenal , 

 ilower. As a white Beatrice May has 



a friend in every one who saw it. One 

 valued friend and correspondent, who 

 ordinarily is a most dignified and emi- 

 nently practical individual, broke out 

 into poetry on seeing it and produced 

 the following: 



Ob, Beatrice May! 

 You're lovely as the day; 



Your color so white, 



Your foliage so bright; 

 You are the best mum out today. 



Viola. 



Viola is a reflezed pink that makes a 



very deep flower. The color is good ; 



and it is showing sterling merits. In j 



growth it is very free and kind, but ! 



rather tall, five to six feet. It created , 

 a good deal of favorable comment at the 



New York show last week, where it was i 



shown in the short vase classes. j 



Mrs. D. WtlUs James. 



Mrs. D. Willis James is an earlier 

 variety and was one of several given a < 

 certificate of merit by the New York 

 Florists' Club on October 9. The habit 

 is very good, and stem and foliage per- 

 fect. The flower, by present-day stand- 

 ards, is inclined to be small, but due 

 allowance must be taken of its earli- 

 ness. The color is very beautiful and 

 attractive, being a bright chestnut with | 

 golden reverse running in the late buds j 

 more toward scarlet. 



Mrs. Wm. Knox. I 



Mrs. Wm. Knox, noted as the finest 

 yellow in Australia, produces a beautiful 



flower, but rather long in the neck, which 

 makes it unsuitable for the long vase 

 classes. Another"year, with a longer sea- 

 son of growth, and better stock to work 

 on, I hope to see Knox improve greatly 

 over present showing. When one has 

 giants like Appleton, F. S. Vallis and 

 Mrs. E. Thirkell to come up against, a 

 yellow has to show exceptional quali- 

 ties to win out. 



T. Richardson; 



T. Richardson is immense in size of 

 flower, size of foliage and petalage. 

 The color, blush white, is very beautiful, 

 being the shade of Enchantress pink. 

 Commercially, perhaps, it is too delicate 

 in color, but if you want a big flower 

 with a stem like a young tree, and 

 foliage like cabbage, try Richardson and 

 you will get it. 



E. J. Brooks. 



E. J. Brooks will displace all the rosy 

 purple varieties, of which Carrington has 

 stood for so long aa the king pin. Brooks 

 is altogether a stronger grower than 

 Carrington, makes a larger flower and 

 has a better color. The flowers are per- 

 fectly globular in shape when finished, 

 and stem, foliage, height of plant and 

 habit leave nothing to be desired. 

 Brooks needs very little feeding because 

 it is such a strong grower. And buyers 

 should make a note of that, because one 

 is tempted sometimes to overfeed a plant 

 when it spreads out its luxuriant foliage 

 and shows that it likes it. 



