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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



February 1, 1906. 



grow another season. We cannot say much 

 about this yet as we have only a limited 

 quantity of plants. 



S. J. Keuter. — Splendid color; seems 

 to be very free and fair grower but 

 somewhat sleepy with us. 



Giisader. 



Poehlmaan Bros. Co. — A good early 

 bloomer; plants and flowers better than 

 they were last year; a little off color for 

 a red. 



J. F. Wilcox. — A good red but with us 

 not profitable. 



J. A. Budlong. — Too slow; color too 

 brickish. 



_ Patten & Co. — No earthly good ; con- 

 sider it the poorest variety we ever tried. 



Harlowarden. 



N. A. Benson. — -The best in its color. 



J. F. Wilcox. — Does well with us; best 

 crimson we have. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. — Grown only in 

 limited way; very long stems, easy to 

 propagate. 



Wietor Bros. — The best crimson we 

 ever grew. 



Patten & Co. — Discarded for Fenn. 



J. H. Dunlop. — Our best crimson; 

 free, of fine size and good, long stem. 



C. H. Roney. — Good but we like Fenn 

 better and shall grow most of that va- 

 riety. 



S. J. Eeuter. — Strong grower and per- 

 fectly healthy; have cut stems four feet 

 long; free, of good form and color; 

 with us the best crimson. 



Haxry Fenn. 



Chas. Knopf. — The best variety in its 

 class. 



J. A. Budlong. — Very fine color; not 

 large enough flower; like Harlowarden 

 better. ^ 



Patten & Co. — The best crimson with 

 us. 



C. H. Roney. — Our standard variety; 

 we think a great deal of it; a profitable 

 sort. 



J. F. Wilcox. — Discarded in favor of 

 Harlowarden. 



J. H. Dunlop. — Discarded. 



Prosperity, 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. — Without doubt 

 the best variegated; dropped by some 

 on account of shyness; good strong 

 plants from 3% -inch pots should be 

 benched early in August; sixty per cent 

 added to the price of ordinary varieties 

 will about pay for the growing. 



S. J. Renter. — Profitable only for 

 fancy trade. 



J. A. Budlong. — Too slow; more 

 money to be had from the space. 



Patten & Co. — Not profitable with us. 



J. H. Dunlop. — Does well; require 

 some of this variety, as always admired 

 and in demand. 



N. A. Benson. — Certainly fine when 

 grown right but too shy a bloomer. 



J. F. Wilcox. — A grand flower, but 

 discarded it as it was not profitable. 



C. H. Roney. — We shall increase on 

 this another season ; we consider this a 

 very profitable sort. 



Mrs. Patten. 



J. F. Wilcox. — A good flower and 

 good producer; the best variegated we 

 have. 



S. J. Renter. — Best variegated by far; 

 free and healthy; no splits. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. — A good stand- 

 ard variety; good grower; fine habit. 



J. H. Dunlop. — Good fancy with us; 

 stem not as stiff as desirable; free. 



C. H. Roney. — We shall still grow a 

 few, but variegated sorts do not sell well. 



J. A. Budlong. — Too slow with us to 

 be profitable. 



Bate Bros. — ^Best variegated we ever 

 grew. 



N. A. Benson. — Fair is all I can say 

 of it. 



Patten & Co. — Best variegated with us. 



Variesfated Lawson. 



Chas. Knopf. — The best variety in its 

 class. 



Patten & Co. — Early; shall grow 

 again. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. — Free bloomer; 

 not so long in stem as Patten or Pros- 

 perity but very prolific ; good addition to 

 list; same habit as pink Lawson; 52 to 

 54 degrees. 



C. H. Roney. — Will continue to grow 

 a few of these; we like this better than 

 Mrs. Patten. 



J. H. Dunlop. — Very good; similar to 

 parent in all respects of habit and 

 growth except scarcely as liable to burst. 



Other Sorts. 



Wietor Bros, say that Red Bradt, or 

 Chicago, is the most prolific and best 

 paying red on their place. 



Poehlmann Bros. Co. says that Liberty 

 must be taken into consideration when 

 buying reds; nothing compares with it 

 for shipping, a most important item to 

 the wholesaler who ships distances. 



Patten & Co. say that they like Ethel 

 Ward and will grow it again. 



BOTHERED WITH MOLES. 



Could some one tell me what to do for 

 moles in carnations? They work the 

 most on Queen Louise and Joost. We 

 have used rat biscuit and rough on rats 

 put on cheese, Paris green on fat meat, 

 apples soaked in strychnine, and set 

 traps and still they are happy. The cats 

 will not bother them for some reason. 

 They take on an average of 140 each 

 night. I hope some one who has had! 

 experience with them will tell us what 

 is good for them. G. S. 



You have used about all the remedies 

 for moles I know of. I do not know of 

 anything they are especially fond of. 

 Perhaps some one else can suggest a 

 remedy. A. F. J. Baur, 



TO DESTROY WORMS. 



I enclose a few samples of carnation 

 buds destroyed by a small white worm 

 which eats the inside out of the buds and 

 stems. Would you kindly tell me what 

 to do to check this pest, as it is becoming; 

 very troublesome? H. N. L. 



I am not acquainted with the worm" 

 you complain of, but I cannot see why 

 you should not get rid of them. As they 

 eat into the buds and stems the proper 

 remedy would naturally be poison. Try 

 Paris green in the various ways of using 

 it and see if that does not destroy them. 

 Mix some with sugar and drop a little 

 here and there on dry places. Also spray 

 them with water and Paris green, using 

 a tablespoon good level full to three gal- 

 lons of water. There are many other 

 insect poisons which you might resort tO' 

 if you find it necessary. The specimens 

 you sent were as dry as tinder and were 

 of no value. A. F. J. Baur. 



CARNATIONS RUN TO GRASS. 



Can you give me some idea as to what 

 would cause my White Cloud carnations 

 to run to grass and no flowers? The 

 flower stalk runs up to about eighteen 

 inches, then breaks at every axil. The 

 breaks continue to grow till they are 

 about twelve inches long, when they also 

 break at the axils, so I have now a dense 

 mass of foliage but no buds. Soil is a 

 light loam, with about one-third rotted 

 cow manure, a little bone meal mixed 

 with it. Temperature 55 degrees nighty 

 and 60 degrees day. I am sending sam- 

 ple. 



Can black loam be used to grow car- 

 nations and roses? If it can, please 



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