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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NovEMBEn 23, 1905. 



maroon, something of the Harry Fenn 

 shade, but decidedly distinct. It is Mr. 

 Dorncr's intention to bring out a carna- 

 tion of this particular color, one that will 

 likewise possess freedom, vigor and size 

 of bloom. There are several of this type 

 on the place that look promising, but 

 another season 's trial w ill be required to 

 choose the one worthy of an introduc- 

 tion. It is well known that Mr. Dorner 

 himself is the most exacting, as well as 

 the most uncompromising critic of his 

 own seedlings. 



In White Perfection, Mr. Dorner seems 

 to liave made another advance iu the 

 line of his most successful work. As 

 seen on his place one could not possibly 

 wish to grow anything better. For free- 



dom of bloom it surpasses Lady Bounti- 

 ful; for size it is ahead of any in its 

 class; on vigor of growth and general 

 behavior in the field and under glass 

 it scores well. The introducer of White 

 Cloud, The Belle and Lady Bountiful may 

 well be proud of his latest achievement. 



A fact worthy of special mention is its 

 apparent freedom from disease. Not a 

 I)lant was lost this season, either in the 

 field or in the house since transplanting, 



A word about Tippecanoe may not be 

 amiss here. Unlike Mrs. Bradt in its 

 I)almiest days, Tippecanoe has length of 

 stem and freedom of bloom. 



Of the older varieties, Lady Bounti- 

 ful is still first among whites, The Belle 

 being a close second. Fiancee, notwith- 



standing its vicissitudes, is redeeming its 

 prestige in a manner that bids fair to 

 win it a host of friends in the end. It 

 is a grand variety, whatever be its short- 

 comings. Eclipse will in all likelihood 

 be grown more exclusively next season. 

 It is Avell worthy of bench room. 



Chrysanthemums are looking excep- 

 tionally fine and, what is equally encour- 

 aging, are in good demand at good 

 prices. A seedling of Yellow Eaton is 

 being grown to perfection. It is of 

 globular form, large, of fine habit and 

 with no center to mar it. Golden Eagle 

 (No. 11) is likewise in splendid condi- 

 tion. A white seedling of Jones is 

 decidedly a fine commercial variety. 



THE BEST SORTS. 



Please {^ive me the names of the best 

 chrysantlieniums for commercial pur- 

 poses, early, midaeasoii and late, in 

 three colors, white, pink and vollow\ 



E. W. 



The varieties generally grown in this 

 vicinity are as follows: 



Early: Montmort, Pacific and Mrs. 

 Coombes, for pink; Polly Kose and Alice 

 Byron, white; Merstham Yellow and 

 October Sunshine, yellow. 



Midseason: W. Duckham and Leila 

 Filkins, pink; Halliday and Col. Ap- 

 pleton, yellow; Kobinson and Ivory, 

 ■white . 



Late: Maud Dean, Mrs. Ceo. Mile- 

 ham and W. S. Allen, pink; Yellow 

 Eaton and Yellow Chadwick, yellows; 

 Timothy Eaton, Chadwick and Merry 

 Christmas, white. 



This selection is, as stated, what are 

 generally grown in this section; whether 

 they will do equally well with E. W. is 

 another story. I have avoided any men- 

 tion of new kinds in this list, but as a 

 matter of fact the ones that have 

 proven the best for me, from a financial 

 point of view, are new things, compara- 

 tively — Mrs. W. Duckham, Mrs. J. A. 

 Miller, Mrs. Geo. Beech, Mrs. Swinburne 

 and others. C. H. Totty. 



fore more water was applied. Top and 

 side ventilation was given day and 

 night, weather conditions being favor- 



SUCCESS WITH APPLETON. 



A. N. Crouch, at Knoxville, Tenn., has 

 liad such fine Appleton chrysanthemums 

 this season that he has attracted more 

 than local attention. The stock was 

 grown by Henry L. Lauscher, who has 

 made rose growing a specialty and was 

 entirely new at chrysanthemums when 

 he took hold of this crop in Mr. 

 Crouch's establishment last spring. Mr. 

 Lauscher says that he planted his stock 

 June 20 in solid beds. A heavy loam 

 •was used, mixed with a moderate quan- 

 tity of cow manure. Throughout their 

 growing season they were kept liberally 

 supplied with water, but each week they 

 were permitted to dry out thoroughly be- 



able throughout the season. No arti- 

 ficial heat was given, although several 

 frosts occurred, one morning the ther- 

 mometer registering 26 degrees. One 

 mulch was given, about August 20, since 

 which time two applications of liquid 

 manure have been made. The second 

 crown bud was taken on each plant be- 

 tween August 23 and 2a. Some of the 

 ]»lants iu the center of the house ran 

 as high as seven feet and the stems 

 might have been stronger in proportion 

 lo the size of the flower, although they 

 were sulhciently strong to answer all 

 jiurposes. Very fine prices have been 

 realized and Appleton will be grown 

 largely next year. 



Among other varieties, Willowbrook 

 Jid very well indeed, but Polly Kose 

 and Monrovia were not so good. Robin- 

 son does splendidly everywhere in this 

 section. When the flowers are fully de- 

 veloped they are sometimes ten inches 

 in diameter and no better white is 

 needed. Wm. Duckham was a very 

 profitable variety this season, but Mr. 

 Crouch grows A. J. Balfour largely and 

 thinks it the best of all the pinks. Mrs. 

 O. P. Bassett has given the highest sat- 

 isfaction. Timothy Eaton, Dr. Engue- 

 hard and Golden Wedding are very 

 I promising for a late November cut. 



The growers in this section prefer 

 solid beds for almost all crops, the prin- 

 cipal exception being carnations. Eoses 

 grown in raised beds gave only mod- 

 erately satisfactory results, but since 

 put on solid beds have done very much 

 better. This is especially the case with 

 Beauties grown in a cool house, not 

 above 56 degrees at night. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 H. L. Lauscher and his wife in the house 

 of Appleton mums above referred to and 

 shows the growth the plants made. 



Success With Col. Appleton. 



EARLY MUMS IN ENGLAND. 



The National Chrysanthemum So- 

 ciety of England held a big exhibition 

 at Crystal Palace, London, October 4 

 and 5. The principal class, so far 



