Decbmbeu 28, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



405 



FOR SUMMER CROPS. 



We are regular readers of William 

 Scott's notes and have been much prof- 

 ited by his advice in the past and hope 

 that he may be able to advise us now. 

 We are situated about 100 miles from 

 our market and wish to know whether 

 ■we could profitably raise outdoor sum- 

 mer-blooming flowers and bulbs, as we 

 have no local trade during the summer, 

 and ship them that far, and if so we 

 would be pleased to have him give us a 

 list of plants and bulbs that would do 

 for such a trade. J. W. M. 



As you ship 100 miles, the outdoor 

 stuff you grow should be something your 

 market would take in considerable quan- 

 tities. There are several things that 

 you could grow that are wanted in every 

 large city. The herbaceous peonies 

 should be largely grown. They are al- 

 ways in demand. See that you start 

 with the finest varieties. White and 

 light pink varieties are the favorites. 

 Don't bother with phlox. There is no 

 finer herbaceous plant, but it does not 

 travel well and would not sell. Then 

 there are the dahlias. A demand for the 

 flowers of these has been growing yearly, 

 until now they are largely grown. The 

 dahlias sold in our city last fall came 

 from Philadelphia and New Jersey, over 

 400 miles. The gladioli are wanted 

 everywhere and travel well, and your 

 stock is continually increasing. It is 

 true there are immense areas of gladioli 

 grown in different parts of the country, 

 but good spikes of distinct colors are 

 never wasted. Start in with the best 

 and most distinct varieties. There is 

 also a sale for asters and I know several 

 men who make a specialty of asters and 

 make money from them. The market for 

 fine asters is limitless, as you can ship 

 them a thousand miles. Sweet peas are 

 likely to sell very cheaply during the 

 first week or two of outdoor picking, 

 but if by cultivation and water you can 

 keep your crop going into August you 

 can get a good price for your flowers. 

 And now, in addition to the above, I 

 will add the lily. If you have a good 

 loam, well drained or over gravel, you 

 can have beds of lilies. Lilium candi- 

 dum thrives best in a clay loam. Lilium 

 longiflorum likes a lighter loam, and so 

 does speciosum. All these will sell in 

 their season. Of course, I have made 

 no attempt to mention many pretty and 

 useful hardy plants, because, although 

 favorites with many, they would not be 

 wanted in quantity. You want to grow 

 things that you can ship largely. Even 

 if bringing a low price, it amounts to 

 something. W. S. 



The Beantifnl Pink Carnation 



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12.00 per 100 



100.00 per 1000 



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CARNATIONS AND 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



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Candace 



Dissemination 1906. 

 Wonderfully productive. 



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