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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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|iiiirl. irlli \i'cl iKir ii;iui\ cil. Iiiit il alsi' 

 Ii:i^ ilv |i('l:il-- ^.InniliiiL; i|uilf cIitI with :i 



-linli; j It. l||\ 1 !!;_;. Tile lliiWcT is i i f lllr 

 .lilllll -i/c ;ili<l 1^ u^lKlllv [iKMlurril oil ;i 



^'tiuiiL; ^li'iii li\i' "I six I'itI lii;^li. It 

 IN iioi ,|uili' lull cii'Hi^li 111 iii.'iki' ;i lii'sl 



. 1,-ISS (•(illlllMlrilll llllWcl t'cil slli|l|liliy. 



rill- r,,|i:iu'- I'l \h-~. I". \'. \\|'-1 i-^ iiic 

 .lilllll •~]/,'. rnim|i|iil :miiI Ii;is m tcmii'iirv 

 I.I cull, 



Xflll, I'lirUi 11. :i w llilc- W illl .1 r|r;ni|\ 



.(■iilic. i- :i -l:iiiil;ir.| rxli il lil ion lliiwcr. 

 It is iisii;ill\ :iiiiilll sixteen iliilies Jlllil 

 lllc |:et;iU lire IMlliel' rllll\. wliicll Illllki'S 

 is ijllile Ml 1 r.-let 1\ I'. Il ciilnes illld llllHilM 

 .llinlll llie lillie e f i'.ell Wells, wllieli is 



;lll(l,it llli'l ^ellMill. 



Ailiiaii. :i iie;miit'nl .-iihI mtv ;iltr:H- 



ti\e \\irHe, is ;| i^|c;il IJeWer fdf ei)||lllie|- 

 ri:il ;is well :i- exlliliilieli Use. it is :i 



lull iiieiiiveil :iiii| will nie;isiiie nliiiiil 



^ixleell ilM-lies. The stem is ;i -tlnll^ Mini 



\iniil'(i|is line ;lMi| |iliiilllel's line l;l|-^e 

 I'lilintir. 



XiIImIIL: I he VelliiWs. We lllhl < el. A 1 1 



|,|etiiii. .I;i|i;inc-i ineiii\ei|. will leiniiin 



I'ei siiiiie time ,|s line iiT the ^leilt eiilll 

 llleiri;: I \el|i!W>.. It- <\/.< is -ixteell In 



.i^hteeli inelies .'ilhl nn .'I slein alie\ll li\ e 

 fret hi^li 'I'll'' l"li:iL:i' i- shnft, luoail 

 :inil seinewli:ii ci-niii | ileiL II is a mid 



-e;i.-.iin llewer. rninilie ill a lillie --iiDlier 



lliaii 1 liiiina Hull. 



I'. S \'alli-. .Ia|ianesi |-ellexei|. is ele 

 ,_,;iiil ;.ni| shnw\ fur exliiliiliim |inr|i(ises. 

 liiit iiiil -II ^M■M ailapleil \'nv shi|i|piii^. 

 Tlie |ie1ai- are .-nriy ami their |iale yel 

 hiu ui\es the lliiwei a \ eiy atlrartise 



aiiiH'ai aiiee. ( ii I uiii- llnwei's mcas 



ured tweiily li\e im-h.'s ami it was deeii 

 :ini| full. Il \\ as jiiedm-ed finiii a emw ii 

 I, lid and I'll a \i;:iiri.u- -li'in aliniit live 

 teet Iniiu. 'I'll'' l'idiaL;e was llat. lime, 

 jini.'id and deeplv nit. As a rule it is a 

 rather earlv llnwer. / 



M 1-. I-;, 'rhirkell is aiiet her line exhilii 



tinn lidWel ni a deeper shade n f VellilW 



;inil i- imiie llat 1 haii \'aHi-. It may lie 



ei.iisidered as lieilie sulllewhal liiilh re 

 lli.Xed and il|elir\ed. The si/.e nf thi- 

 ll, ,wel Is alinat eiejiteell illehes alld lias ; I 

 ^t. Ill lit live feel. 'I'hi- se;|sim has lieell 



vninewhal \\aiii; lui the l;i-l Iwii vai 



|,ties 111 dii their lie-1. 



M r-. W 111. I Iinkham i- I' Ihe ni"sl 



^llieitnl el rellexed deep VelliiW elll'V 

 -lUithillllim- lilt he .l.ipaile-e type. ( )ll a 



-lem tivi le.t Iiiiil; an aveiaL;c' llowei 



,,| -ixteel' el' eii^llteeli niihi'S. with hll^e. 



hill- and eiiimiih'd fulia-e. is piedm-ed. 



Il |v ;| nindelalelv eallv lihllilller lilll 

 It kee|i- Vvell. 



XllllillL' ill'' pllll\ ^''1 ' i' ' l'"~- " ' l'''^ '' '""■ 



l|,;ii h:is i-aM-eil a uK-al d'al e f eem 

 nielli till- -ea-ell. Till- I- Will. \Uu-k 



liMiii. .I:ipane-e iiieurved. Thi- varietv 



Ii;is |ier||liar ehai;ieleli-l"ir-. The pelal- 



:.|,. ,,Mii.. lar-i and thev Imild up an 

 , iiiirmiiu-. -yniiiiei i ieal linwi i . k^it Ini 

 ,|.iw n 111 lei mi nal Imd ma v lie taken .•iini 

 ,,|,I;iiii e,Mid re-ult-. i'lit I think llial the 

 tiivt ii I iiiin;il i- I'lM Iv 1 he he-i Tlii- 



1^ ., i];,; |l,,\\er 111 aliiiUl lUuhteell ilH-hes 

 ,,li ;i \ii_ii|iiM- -leiii iif live feet. The 



f,,li..|^,,- i- -hell, nmad :iiid eiiimpled. 

 Willi,, it iv nimiiiu III'' ' ailv varieties. \ et 

 i, ■,., :i lin,. kei pel . < )li-ervatiims li.ave 



ll.d im In l.elie\,' llial till- i- all iriee 



iilai llnwer ill -!/.•■ and ijiialilv. 



l)r. l-ltieuehard has alumt the s;ime 

 .Imde a- Win. Diiekham. It is rl,.-ely 

 iiieiii'ved and .attain- an avera;^e si/e id 

 i,l„,ut lilteeii im-lies. This Mower is i)ro- 

 ,ii,,.,d lie-t triiiii a -ee.md I'l'nwn and is 



,,ll ;i ,-telil live feet |,m-. Tile fuliaec' 



iv Imi;^ and nairew and iluuliled 1 uycl lu'i'. 



_\ line tliiwel fill i-nllimeicial Use. 



X'iviaiid Mnrel is mie nt' luir nld. slami 

 a rd pinks. It is the iiinst lieaulit'ul id' 

 all the deep pink eliiysaiit liciiiuiiis. It 

 is a lather llat. lull Ihiwcr of sixteen 

 iiiclies aiid -imiewliat rellexed. 



.\iitumii (limy is at I raet iiie' n ei-c;it 

 deal c r alleiili(m. due In il.s i-i<di pink 

 eeldl, v\hlrll is like that id' tile |-aieliaii 

 lli'ss e;i rii.al inn. Il has the shape nf 

 .\lnrel and the llnwer is aliniit the same 

 si/e. The -telll. Ii\e t'eet , |ir<)dllces a 



lai'i^e and mnderalely lunad fnliaye 

 vvhiidi is rather eiumpled. It is a mid 



se;isnn Variety. 



Ileiiy r.aiiies is a "(xxl nimsuii. 1 1 

 is t'ldl rellexed. almut eij^liteeii iiudies 

 in si/e. Its rieh xcixet enlnr makes 

 il very atlra.rtive. The t'nlia<;e is (|uile 

 lai-nc Imt deeply eiit. 



.Inllll Slirimptnll. ailntller deep elim 



sua tliiwe!' nf medium size, is eniisidered 



a e(i(i,| enmuielidal llnwer fnr tile enlnr. 

 it enlMi'S illtn si';|s,in laifK' eailv and 

 keejis well. The fnliaei' is fairly laree 

 and ciiiiupled. 



Next year the !)epartmeiit ut' llnrti- 

 eliltuic expects In lia\t' a larger cnllec- 



ti iU and unu'c nf llie new smt- nn trial. 

 I tliink lliat it is ijuite impnitant that, 

 a des'-ri|it inn id the fnliae,' slmuld ;ie- 

 (•(iiniiaiiv the descriptiiHi nf the lluwei- 

 nf a <dn\saiitlieniuiii. This cmild lie dono 

 liy yiv iije Ihe cnnip;nat i\ c si/e of tlie 

 haf. \vlietlier ll.it nr crumpled, and also 

 lellilie the nunilier (i\' lolies the leaf has. 

 The ciittiiie ;ind the Inhinj.; id' the leaves 

 i<\' the many varieties .are i|uile ditferent. 

 Siiidi a description would aid a {grower 

 ill uiider.standini; a new variety and also 

 help in dist iiieiiisliine tlieni frojii the 

 lies, riptieiis. 'i'liis ot' cnuise has to do 

 mnslly with the idirysant liemiiiii hroeder. 

 lint shoiihl lie lixiked ilitn. 



K'ov I". Wii.Co.x. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of the Committees. 



I iiH innat i, NnNeiulier Is. Seedline \,,. 



''it')-l-0;'. white, waxy texture, iiienrv eil. 



shown liy .Nathan Smith \- Smi. Adrian. 



.Mild)., senred '.III |iniiit.s i-nmmeridal Scale. 



I'i;i:i) 11. Lr..\i(i.\. Sec 'v. 



PROPAGATING. 



Snme i,f ihe lii" c.ariiatinll e|-, iweis 



w lin have a lar^e trade in rnnteil 

 ciittiiiiis are alr<'ad\' puttinj^ in Idy 

 liatidies (d' callings In supply the 

 ever i iicreasi lie di'inand t'nr early 

 prnpaeated stnid;. \ lew years ayii, 

 when c.a 1 li;it inns wiue hniised ill Sep 

 leiniier. a ciittine that was taken nut 



i>\ I lie s.aiid 111 time In rnnl tliroueh lie 



t'nie pl.aiiliiie nut time vvas cnnsidered 



as e I ;is ;inv. Itut vvilli the early 



plant ill" practiced these days a plant 



must li|. well estaldished liefnre plant 



illL; nut I line ill nrder In make a e I 



pla III liv 1 hi mi, Idle n{' .1 uly. 



While il i> .-I little early tn pmpaeate 

 lan-t \arieiies, \ el in m.aiiy cases it is 

 well t.p I e;.' i n as snnli as ynll call. There 

 .are \aiieties that ei'nvv slnvvly and nee, I 

 a 'iiii'_ er.:wii|e perin.l alld if ynu mni 

 lilllll e.ailv y,ui can lia\e a stroiiL;' plant 



that li:,s l.eeli pimdied l>aid\ once nr pns 



-ililv Ivvice liy plantiiiu niit time, and 

 Villi will 'le sure In |ia\e stroiiLl' plants 

 In hniise earlv. Then .aijain ynu iiiav 

 iia\'e snine new varieties that are slmw 

 iiie iiji ill ennd shape ami it' you want 



;lll \'n|i i-ail ;.iel nt' tlielil till' liexl sensnil. 

 Villi slmiihl lie;^iii snvine ihe ,-|lttilles 

 e.arh. Theie will l.e many ciittiiies at 



the li,i-e nt the llnwer -teins which ymi 

 mil -I lake ail llie with the -tein when 

 lUtllllu; I l.e !dnn III. ^'nll call sa \ e many 

 (i|i|. cnlllIlL;s thi- V\'.:y. There i- nlle ,|i- 



■I, I V a I'i a i,e III I he-,, very early <-iittiiies 

 ,a lel t hat i- 1 hi-: Tiny will ha \ e in he 



shifleil illtn hal-ei'l' puts lii'tnle jilailtill^ 

 ■nut time, idse I hey will liecnlile pot - 



iiniiini and stunted. In sindi <-ases as 



I ll.av Miellt loned alio\e. of cnmse it 



|i.a\s well to sliift 1liem. Init if ymi 

 inercdv propagate for ynur nwn stuck 

 and lia\e Jilcllty n{' stuck- nf the varie 

 ties \nil want tn e|-,i\\, there is no need 



t o liee i n s,, early. 



\it\[\ jil.antine eut time will, nt'cnlirse. 



(leiieii'.l on ynur (diniate and locality, Inii 

 if ynii \\\]\ liyiire up a little, liow Imi:; 

 it ',vill take to mnl a cnttiiii; and net ii 

 thnrnii;^lily eslalilislied in wliate\-er si/.e 

 nt' jini yon efow llieie ill. ymi i-.aii pni 



in the cllttillOs sn ;is In ha\e e,i,,,l 



sti'ong ))laiits in -(i id cnnditinii. We 

 ernw iiinst of our youiie i-arnalion- in 

 ll'.j inch puts and w .• lind that liy al 



Inwilin the'll .•llimit IWn lllnllths ill ll|i 

 Jinls and si'< weeks in ihe ]irnpae;| I i li;^ 

 limich. W I e''l them just ;ilinut li;jlil. 



We usually plant mil nlmni the lirsi ,if 

 .\l;iv and sn we tin, I the pmper lime I'ni 

 II- In prnpaeate mil' nwn stuck is almii; 

 the mi, Idle nt' .laniiai'v. ex.-epl in -inh 

 c.a -IS .'IS I men I inn a I mv e. 



I II vv nrl; i ne n p ;i si ...ds ..f siiin,. lin. 



varietv dull 'l lie n V er ;i ll X inns tn eel ,|v 



many cnttiiies ;is pnssilde. l.iii ratle'i 

 try In ;ict as m.aiie en,,,! |il;(nts as pn- 

 silile. A Ihius.and weak runts .are imi 

 near sn ei,|i,i as .a huiiilre.l fine, strunu 

 plants when heiisinn time cnnies. And 

 when ymi cmisider that iiinst n\' i he 



eund V.arieties ;||e propae;ited prellv 



lie;i\ilv liefnre they reach the trade. \iMi 

 .an see that cjuefiil prnpaeatiny i- all 

 the nmre necessary to keep up the \ iial 

 ilv ul' the variety. A ereat de.al c.aii 

 111' ilni'e alnii^ lliis line thrunnh the »,. 

 Ie,-t inn n\' t he cut I illes. 



• tpininil seems ti) 1;,' pretty l^eiuanllv 

 si'ttled ;is tn the |irnpe| clltlilie I,, Inke. 



the vmiiie shiiui- arniind the liase n|' i h. 



lluVV.'l- sti'liis. nr the vmilie shiinls ihal 

 eiiiW alter the llnwer slinnt h;is lie.ii 

 liipped liack. I'.ntll nf these \\ 1 1 1 m a Ix . 



hieh ul.;|,|e st,i|.k. .\\nill the sid,. si I- 



t'lnm up arnniul ihe middle ut' the lluvver 

 stem nr the ynnne- llnwer shnntS th:it 

 have lieeiiii t,, leiie'theii mil. Xeitlnr 

 nt' these will iii.ake ail ideal plant and 

 ymi will lie wastine time and ln'iich 

 space on them, liesides riiiiiiin<^ down 

 llie vitality of your stoi k. If yoii have 

 a tine \ai'iety that you w.ant In increa-. 

 all voii can. ymi ran yet more cnttin-- 

 liy iO|)|iiny liack all the liloomiiiij shoot- 

 t'rnin iinw nn. I wimld ad\i-e this onh 



