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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Dkcembku 28, 1905. 



of forrcspoiulciit, inorc cndiiloiis tliiiii 

 Chicago, for this is the wry tlio story 

 reached the Boston Herahl: 



CliiclniiMti, O.. l)«»('oiiil>er 2:!. "Ai-istocrat, tlu' 

 most iirlstdciMtio ot all <'aniiitioiis, was sold 

 .\osterila,v by lUohard Wittorstaetter to the Chi- 

 ia(;o Caniat imi Association, of .lollet. The piico 

 Is said to have ln>«'ii ."|;4U.<'1>0. It Is declared hy 

 t xpei'ts to lie ilie most iiiagiilticeiit siiecliiieii of 

 caniatlon ever >;i'i»\vii. 



The ('liicago Tril)iuie calltvl Mr. Ili.u- 



iiibotliam on the telei)hone itiid |)iil)lis!i<'(l 



tlie following': 



The "highest priced carnation.'" wliicli \v:.s 

 rt'iHirted to have l)een sold liy a t'liiciinial 1 flo- 

 rist oil Friday, is now sai<l to still he in tht 

 liands (if the florist awaiting a piu'chaser. liar- 

 low X. Higinbothain. who was named as tl e 



or [)rettier t'flCejt than is j)rodiicetl by 

 these two ridiest colors, deep, dark red 

 and pure brilliant yellow, in size the 

 jdants grade nicely. They make a com- 

 bination unsurpassed. ' ' 



SMILAX IN GUERNSEY. 



Su]>pleinenting the note reprinted in 

 t!ie Review for December 14, page 227, 

 on the success and profit of growing 

 smilax in the Island of Guernsey, the 

 Iforticultiiral Advertiser gives a few 

 details of how tlie Guernsey growers cul- 

 tivate smilax. There are really two 



A Bed of Canna Niagara. 



or 12 's in July, and stood outdoors till 

 the summer crop has been removed at the 

 end of August. If it is to be a perma- 

 nent plantation, to last from five to seven 

 years, then about the same date they are 

 planted in beds in the greenhouse or in 

 patent troughs. The rows run length- 

 ways and not transversely in the houses, 

 the width of the rows apart being deter- 

 mined by the hot water pipes. Gener- 

 ally they are planted in double rows, the 

 ])lants being nine inches apart, and the 

 rows three and one-half to four feet. 

 Within two or three inches of the crowns 

 of the plants, foot-wires are run the 

 length of the rows, four of these being 

 considered the correct number for a 

 double row. Six feet aVjove these, secured 

 to the tie-beams, there run another set 

 of similar wires, and from the lower 

 set to the upper set, sufficient threads 

 are run to accommodate the number of 

 trails sent up by the plants. 



1 might have said a word as to soil, 

 but I will say it now. A good porous 

 and friable soil is necessary, though this 

 needs pressing firmly; but the principal 

 thing is an adequate drainage, so thtit 

 the soil may be kept sweet and whole- 

 some. Deficiencies in this respect mean 

 failure, the foliage turning pale and 

 speedily falling from the stem, render- 

 ing the trail unsalable. 



The main points in its cultivation may 

 be summarized as follows: 



The temperature must be fairly equa- 

 ble, ranging from (50 to 70 degrees be- 

 fore JNlichaelmas, this being mostly sun 

 heat, and from 55 to (50 degrees through- 

 out the winter. 



purohaf^er of the high priced flower, denied yes- 

 terday that he had bought it, saying the price i 

 !!sked for it — $35,000 — is exorbitant, but he ad- 

 mitted that efforts had been made by his Joliet 

 acents to purchase the flower, and they may 

 secure It j^et, although they will not pay $35,000 

 for it. 



As a matter of fact the Chicago Ca» j 



nation Co. did buy Aristocrat. The price 



is not stated but is understood to have 



approximated .$10,000, the ])rice the 



same firni states it paid for Fiancee. 



CARNATIONS REGISTERED. 



F. E. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, X. Y., 

 register Helen M. (iould, a variegated 

 sport from Enchantress, equal in size 

 and having a dark variegation, deep pink 

 with darker markings. While on close 

 observation this variety is a variegated 

 variety, the general effect is one beauti- 

 ful tone of dark pink. White Enchant- 

 ress, previously registered. Winsor, 

 light silvery pink, intermediate in color 

 between Lawson and Enchantress; grand 

 habit, splendid stem, calyx that never 

 bursts and a color that will make it in 

 great demand. It is a trifle larger than 

 Lawson. with just as stiff a stem but 

 less brittle, and is a magnificent grower. 

 Albert M. IIerr, 8ec'y. 



Ginna Duke of Marlborough, Edged Buttercup. 



GOOD CANNAS. 



The accompanying illustrations show 

 two beds of cannas from photographs 

 made last season for the Conard & Jones 

 Co. In one bed is Miagara, one of i 

 the richest of the gilt-edged kinds. The 

 petals are broader than in Gloriosa and 

 the flowers finer in every way. The Con- 

 ard & Jones Co. considers it one of the 

 best of tlie dwarf kinds. 



The second bed contains Duke of 

 ^Marlborough in the center and Butter- 

 cup about the outside edge. Kobert 

 Pyle, secretary of the company, says: 

 *'Wc know of no more brilliant contrast 



methods adopted, one being to grow it as 

 a permanent crop, the other utilizing it 

 as a winter crop, between the summer 

 crops of tomatoes or melons. In the lat- 

 ter case, young plants are raised from 

 seed every year, and are thrown to the 

 rubbish heap when done with. A span 

 greenhouse with high side lights is the 

 best adapted, a lean-to, or a span with 

 low sides being too wasteful, the object 

 being to produce trails six feet in length. 

 The seeds are sown in early autumn, 

 :tnd for nearly a year are grown on just 

 as English nurserymen would grow any 

 young plants, and it is not till plant- 

 ing time that any particular interest at- 

 taches to them. By midsummer tiiey 

 have made nice bushy ])lants, well estab- 

 lished in 60 's. If the crop is to be an an- 

 nual one. these iiiniits arc put into 8 's 



The daily admission of fresh air to 

 harden the foliage, so that it will stand 

 after cutting and not quickly wilt. 



A daily syringing except on unfavor- 

 able days in midwinter. 



Shading against very brilliant sunshine 

 in late summer and spring. 



Constant attention to ])reveiit trails in- 

 terlacing, giving one trail to one thread. 



Rigorously pinching back all puny 

 growths to throw the strength into the 

 stronger trails. 



To pinch all trails directly the limit of 

 the top Avires is reached, so as to encour- 

 age supplemental foliage to develop at 

 every eye. 



WHien a fully grown trail is stopped, it 

 takes about a fortnight to harden. Then 

 when fit, the trail with the thread at- 

 tached is cut down just below the foot- 



