NoVKMIU.K Jo, I'JUD. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



19 



Carnation Victory -Two of the Blooms from the First Prize Exhibit at Chicago. 



cii'l of each lifiicli. Tlic first is six 

 iiiclus aliovc tlio soil, the scn-iiiid twelve 

 and the third eij^litceii or tweiitv, as tho 

 yrowtii of tlie vai'iety makes desirable. 

 Similar sn|i|iorls are piactvl e\ery ten feet 

 aidiiy tiie hencii. (.)ii tiiese siij)j)orts and 

 lietween each I'ow of jilants. leii^th\vis{> 

 iiC tlie liencli, Xo. 1(5 wire is stri'tched. 

 To kee|i lliis from piiUinjf down the liyht 

 su|>|i(uts and destroyintj the wliole con- 

 trivance, the end siij)ports are set n lit- 

 tle way fiom the end of the lieiicii and 

 the wires drawn over tliem and down to 

 the end hoard, whei'e they are fastened. 

 The lower snpjioit is |>laced aliout eiyli 

 ti'cn in<-hes fi-oin the t>nd of tiie liench. 

 the second one aliout thiiMy in(dies and 

 the third about forty-two iindies. Then 

 a similar row (d' sii|>ports is put on the 

 end of the bench to take i-an; of the 

 three oi' toui- rows of plants there. 

 Across these wires ien;;tli\\ise of the 

 bench, cross wires are plai-ecl as needed. 



ENCHANTRESS SPORT. 



1 ndei separate cover I am seinlin^ two 

 flowers of an I'lndiant ress sport which 

 developeil last se.-ison and of which 1 

 now hive eiujitccn plants. Thus far it 

 appears idi'ntic:d with fjicliantrcss .x- 

 ccpt in ■•oloi. What do vmi think of it .' 



S. T I) 



Tins is another i|ee|i.i pink Kn 

 chant less. Thei-e arc a nundier of' these 



SJioils. ;|s u,.]l ;is, scNciai wiiilr ones. 



'I'he on. in (|uestinii is ;i pleasing shade 

 "t ills,, pink, jiossibiy a little liyhtiT than 

 the one ot \',. S.-hroelcr. nf hctroit. ..f 



which .'<. S. Skideisky -ays he sohj 1. 



•d till' < hicayo liower show last week 



and of wlijcli ii,. ,..\pccls to easily sell 

 •"■>". before delivery begins. 



CARNATION REGISTERED. 



\\ . II. Thomas, of < diivent St.-ition, 

 Morris ( o.. .\. .)._ ,-,. „;.;), .,v the name 

 ^'i"^\stonn. A. .M. IIiki;. Sc'v. 



Tin: l^i'AlFW will send Smith's ('hrys- 

 !<iitliemum Mainial on receipt of i'." ceiits. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



At the W'ashinytoii scssioii of the 

 American Carnation Society. Iielij during 

 the S. A. !•". c(Uivention, the following 

 by-laws were jirepared for the action 

 (if the siK-iety at the Boston meeting, 

 January L'4 and -J."), lilOti. 



Section ]. Tilt" pi-c.si,l(Mit, or in liis aliscnco or 

 ili.siil)ilii.\ . tlic vicc-prcsiiiciit sliall picsiilc at all 

 incctin;;s <<( Ihc smicly. In tlu- aliscncc <it' holii 

 jircsiilciil and vice [.icsidciil. the sccrclai.v. ri-ca>- 

 nicr, (Pi- .iny Micnilicr nf the hoard of dii'cinns 

 sliall ii|icii the HH'clinu' and al oiire clccl a 

 prcsidcnl ino Icin. 



Seel ion J, '1 In- sccrcl.-uy shall Ucc|i a r >i-(| 



ot the |a-occtnlin;;s .i| the society and the hoard 

 cd iliree|oi-s. juid conduct the <-olfes|iondence of 

 the society, and have charge id' all hooUs and 

 |i:i|icls pellaininK to the ahove duties. lli' sh.ill 

 kce|( :iii .aeciifate acecniit lietueen the ineinhei's 

 and the soeielv. eollect the animal dues and aii\ 

 other indehtediipss they may have, and lurn the 

 same over to the tre.-isiirer, takin;; his nndiil 

 theiet'or. He shtill kee[) a soiiai-ale aiiniuit ol 

 all the moneys due from or owinj; lo parties 

 onisi<le Id' Iho society, collect and p.iy lin- same 

 ihy an oidei- on the tl•e,lsn^er^ He shall also 

 liuii over all moneys collecied to the lieasiirei- 

 and t.ike his receipt for same. Hi- shall keep an 

 aecm-ate eiifollinent of the society's niendnis and 

 make an annual lepoit. 



Sell ion ;;. Tlie tlcasiirer sli;ill keep .in ac 

 iiir.ale account of all iiioin'ys and sei-iiiii ies he 

 |iin;.'in,;r tn the society, ami have chariie of all 

 liiM.ks and papers pertaining to the same. He 

 shiiU p;iy out moneys only on orders is-;iicd li> 

 the seci-etary and couiilersi},'neil hy the picsidcnt . 

 He sh.ill receive from the secrelai'.v all mi>iie.\-. 

 lollecled and >.'ive his receipt therefoi-. deposit 



iny Ihe same in the' ii.an f the sn.iiMv ami 



make .■iimu.il re|iiirt of receipts .'0111 di-hin-^enieiii ^ 

 .-It e:iih annual meetin.ir of the soeiel.v. lie -hall 

 vive hr.nd in such amount as may he, 11. im lime 

 !•• lime reijiiired. 



.Section 1. The annual tneinhersliip tee -hall 

 lie $L*, iiay.ihle .lanii.aiy 1, of i-e h ,\.ar. I'lii 

 |i:i.\ ment of .S.'iii at mie time sh.ill ■■.■n-l il iile .1 

 III', ineinhersliiii. 



Seiii.iii .",. .\|| iiominalions .-h.ill he in.i.li- iri.ni 

 llie Hour at the l;|st session ol |li.. |iixi d,i>. and 

 pies,. iilat ion -pciihes shall he liniiled I.. Ilnce 

 minutes. 



Si'ciion d. Invitatinns fur tlie n.\t annu.il 



riH-elinu' place sh..|ll he prrsinted il piMiinL: da.v 



■ d Ihe nieelini.'. iind the si'leilion made h> hallo'i 

 at the morniui.' session of Ihe sec I i|a.\ , 



Seiiinii 7. The ideclinn of a pre-id.ni . .1 vi.e 

 pie- ideiit, a secrtd.'iry . a treasurer, one niciiihei 

 of the hoard of directors, and one .iuili;e. -h.ill 

 take pl.aee on the elosinir day' of the anniial 

 mei'liiiK .and sh.ill .ahv.i.vs he h.\ hallol. 



Section S. .\11 niemhers whose dues are unpaid 



sixty d;iys after the ;im 1 ini'etimr sli.all he 



notilii'd in «ritiiiK h.v the si'crelary to pa.\ up. 

 When in arrears ,d;,'iile,'n months tlie> siuU he 

 droppiii from the roll of memliershlii .and re 

 instated onl.v when all arrearau'es are paid in 

 full, or hy .■! majority vole of the ho.ird of 

 directors. 



Section n. The annual TiHM-tinj; shall h,- lieM 

 tlie l.-ist Wednesday of .Taimary each .vear. .\ 

 speiial ineeliti;.' may tie called nt the reijue-t id 

 twenty-live active meiidiers of the -oriety, as por 

 SeetiiiU I of the I'onstitution. 



Section In. 'Ihe iiresence of lifiei'n artlxe 

 meiidiers shall he nece-s..ir,v to cmstilute a 

 ipioriim at any .innual or spiTial iiu'eling. 



Section 11. The lioveinnienl of the soeiety .-oid 

 Ihe expenditure of .in.\ mone.\ , exceptiiifr that 

 pertainin;.' to the aetiial runiiin^c ex|ieiises of the 

 society, shall lie in the hands of ihe lio.ird of 

 directors jnij iln. I'leclive ollners'. as per Se.- 

 lion e, of the eonstilulion. 



Seeiion \-. These la« s ina.v he amended or 

 added 111 at any annual meetin;; of the siiiici> 

 li.\ a tuo ihiids vote of Ihe meliihers present, 

 said ihaiiL'e or .■iinendinenl having previoiisl.v 

 heen nt.iiled In every nieinher of the soi'lrty .11 

 le.isl ihirl.i da.\ s hefoie the aniiU.al Ineetini; 



Order 111 I'.usiness, Openiiig day. Calliiii.' O. 

 oi'der; rcadili;: the Iniimtes of .'ill s|„'ii:il se- 

 -iiins mil einhodied in Ihe .annual report; presi 

 dent s aihlie-s; secretary's reiiorl . treasini.| s 

 report; rep.iris of standing' cmninii tees: reports 

 of sp-'ei.-il loinmit tees; misctdlaneoiis luisine--. 

 invii.itions for next annual meelini; pl.iee: iiom 

 in.-iiions for otliiers; essays .-ind disrus-inii- . 

 reports of the .indues. 



Seroiid ila.v , t'.illiiii.' to order; deferred re 



Iiorl-, deferred hll-ilie--. sel.-.tii f pl.o e ol 



meeliiiL's, |.ss.i.\s ;ini| di-eii-si. .n ; new liii-iiii'-~ 

 appoint nniil ol eoniniit lee- ; elcilion ol ollnei-. 

 i|Ue-i ion l"ix . ad Join nnieh 1. 



SOME DORNER SEEDLINGS. 



Wluit im|.iessei| iijc niii-l during' a n 

 cent visil til I'rcd lioiiicr vV Smis' estab 

 lishmeiit .at I .;i fayel tc. hid., a.s they iii- 

 \;iiiabl\ impress c\ci\ vi-itnr. were his 

 seedlings. Clinic in ilicir lirsi ;iiid nihci- 

 III their s,.,-, 111,1 ;iiid third \eais. 'I'lu \ 

 h;i\ e \'v hile- uf I he ' ' blead ;i IhI lull lel " " 



type ih;it wiiiiid apjteal to tjie spi.-ill 

 oiiiwrr. with wlmm (|nantit.v cnunts. and 

 whitis that arc fancies in tin- t'lillc-i 

 -ciisi. ,if the Wold, plus mure shouts in 

 the pl;iiil lliaii I he a\ era<,'e ''fancy'" .-an 

 cl,-iini. The s,-iiiii- liiijds true as rci^.aids 

 -c;, lilt -. |iiiik- .iiid matouiis. 



Thii- ;i red -leillin^r. \.i. 1 ill', is the 

 ideal ill ii.abit ot' oi',n\ih, color .and 

 priil'ii-iiiii nf blnoin, tiioiii;h hacking -ome 

 \\h;it ill -i/e as jiidoed liy the standaid 

 111' e\li ibil iiiM varieties, (in the ntJn-i 

 h.and. .\o. I'^'i. .another scarlet, h.as the 

 si/e. vio,,)- .ind colio-. but lacks in free 

 doni as conip.aicd \\iili .Xn. ]iii'. .\ ruin 

 liinatinii ot' the two uiil <j,'i\ij him an 

 other world beater. 



.Xprojios of maroons, | will mention 

 ill p.assiiiii. that .\ir. hiuiier is woikiiio 

 on a new strain of sei-,llinos- - -dist im-t 

 t loin any known to the i-iunmercial tin 

 list. It is a col, If lii-i\\e,.|i ;i sc.arlef and 



