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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Fkbbuaby 15, 1006. 



stemmed Mini wejik. The liouse lias heeii 

 run !i1 fiS (ieorees :it iiiohi. | liavc trieij 

 t(i locate the tiniililc hill sii far liaxc 

 failed and wuidd a|>|ireiiale \er\' mticli 

 if \i)ii will siij^^^cst what \i> dn. I am of 

 tile (ipiiiidii that thev weie |pni|)ayated 



fV(»in ScMlhliN . Iililld w nud. 



.1. II. 



I'ur a llnllM- (if mixeil |c)>es the tnjhiw 



uij" varieties t\i> wtdl. as thev re(|uire 

 praetieally the same teiii|ieratiiie and the 

 same care in \ cut ilat inj^. etc.: !\ir red, 

 Kichmoiid is the West; for pink, lirides 

 Tiiaid and < 'liateiia.v ; for white, i'.ride and 

 Ivorv. All these varieties do well at a 

 night temperatuic of .')(; decrees, with a 

 day teni|)eratnii' ranging from (ill degrees 

 to 75 dcgrcos, according to intensity of 

 Buiishiue. These temperatures should be | 



iiiai i:t:ii i;ed with \eiitilatioii on wliemwcr 

 possihic. 



'riiere are many reasons for a crop of 

 blind wood, cjiiet' among which is want 

 ol \ eiit ilat ion. They may also liaxc been 

 propagalcij I'ldiii poor, weak wnod, or tlie 

 soil m;iy be poor and recpiire feeding, 

 Tmcii, loo. .')S decrees is just a trille 

 hi;^li. espcii.i lly where they show tiiis 

 w eak iicss. 



i shoiiid ad\ise trimming out a little 

 of the siipeiiliious blin<l woo(l and ajijily 

 a spiiiikling of bone meal to the sur- 

 face of the soil. After a wi'ck or two 

 tiny would be able to use an application 

 of liquid food, and as the stMisoii ad- 

 vances they <-ould stand this dose at least 

 once a week. Above all give all the xcn 

 tilation you can with safety, l»oth day 

 ami night, i\*iHK.s. 



NOTES OF NEW CARNATIONS. 



|.\ p:i|icr lp.\ y.iiw . A. Sir.iiiij. Sl r.-ilTiMd. i'a . 

 l'C;ui |pcl(irc IliC I'Inli-l--' rlnl. ..I I 'li i l:lilrl|ili i:i . 



I'l'liiii'i.v <;. iimm; i 



The trade papers hinc >ii llic.iiiii^hlv 

 CO\ered the carnatiMii run', eni ioii in I '>os 

 (on lliat ihi'ic sccnis liii!. i.i add liiai 

 tvoiild inlcicst vcMi. Wliai vmi waul is. 



we suppiise. olll' i in |.lr>si(i|ls 1 1 1' !!ie llcw 



\ari(.'ties on exhibition ai IIusIimi. To 

 rightly .ind^e a carna] ion <oi thc> exhibi 

 tioii tabic a gond idia is lo scale it up 

 according to your uwn indgment lUi the 

 points adopted by t!ie t ';irna! i-iu So 

 cietv ; y(Mi will be sui|His"d how niui-h 

 better knowledge vini will <4et ut' a \a 

 j'iety bv I'ollowing this method. 



Jjady liountiful showi-d up piomi 

 nently. winning all pii/es in ijie i-hiss ol 

 whites; if any lalill. it shows a hn-k 

 of substance whicji is aj.;ainst ii as ;i 

 ship|ier. 



.M \' .Marvland on fciil nimli-ly cuald ikU 

 be staged by Mr. \\ ■ ber. as that varii'tv 



with his other exhibits, snine l._'i:i ill 



.all, carrieil | il\ (iwiio.^ to ihe warm 



weather. The Stiallnid I'lnwei I'arin 

 showed Id'i ot' this \arieiv and v\as tor 

 (uiiate emuigli to secure all award. Mi. 

 Weber has made an aniKMiiiceiiieni Im the 

 iradi' throii;:li 1lie vaiimis pa|ier> \\liic|i 

 IS a s,jiiare deal. \| \ Marvland. as yuii 

 knew. i,a- net lie-n -iiceessju || y e|-,,\\n 

 ev eiy w heie. \- v.i"W!i a1 SliailMi,! it- 

 habil d I He!-- cM ;i ' V IrwMi il > l: i "^^ 1 1' 



Willi M 1. W el.i'l ; bu! we .1 1 bv .-IIIV 



nie:i n-- pi ninn :;.e il n n w • .il li v and I eel 

 eiiiilid-iii I iia! I r eel Iain -ias-\ |.ecnli 

 :ii it n-- can be eliininali .1 i lo^ \ a rnt v 

 Villi pid,.' a -".'.i iliMi-. as lis l.-epine 

 .pialll ie- :<.] I- ah '. '■ ; ai . 



i:nc|ian; r 's- ^a- -lewn exlens>\el', am! 

 inn hil'J cenld ' "inpele w ilii l! "i 11 < 

 .■,,|nr. It iHcnpie- a li' 1.1 ..!' II- .ev n. 



|;,il,,Tt *'i::iu i- ceilainly a |lie!,.ii-li 

 lii'ed . It !oek( ■! beaiil it nl. sI:l^e,| ami a- 

 .s,.en -rewiliu al ^ll. War.l's. Wlie'lnl 

 tliis line cellditlen c;ili be duplicate.! bv 



the smallei' eiuvvi-rs .ami wliet!i(n it c.aii 

 lie made a commercial success is a ipies 

 lion ^ et to be dechled. 



Mr. i'isliel' "s new red -ee.llilie. i le: n. 



looked well, slandine unt jirominently 

 from all others in il<; lirightness of <'(dor. 

 Seeing it growing ;it his pl.ai'e im|>ressed 

 nie with its eommercial valu(>. being such 



:i free bhxmiei': its siem seemed a trille 

 weak, but not enoiigii to injure i; 



b'ed Lawsmi will do wlii'U there are 

 lie other gdoil reds abiuil. We ilo Hot 

 liki' its cidor. 'I'lie exteiisivelv advcr 

 lisi'.l \'ict(Uy showed lip Well; many or 

 d.is li.Mve been boo!<e.! t'er il. Mr. <dill 

 man led ling lis <if live lirnis ulio had 

 placeil .u'ders ;ieereeaiiiie iL'n.H'o. We 



liave seen il nlilv im llle exhibitiei lable. 

 Ml. Ilaiiies is .-IS eiil liiisi;|s| ic a- ever 

 aboiii his II'.! c.'iriiatioii named afler 

 him. It did not carry well lo I'.osloii, 

 bill as We saw it growing al hi-; place 

 last March it was a gr.and sigh'. We 

 notice the reports from the west say it 

 is imdined to be sonuwvhal slee|iv diiriiie 

 the early fall months. We were fiirllier 

 (oiivinced of its good i|ualities after see 

 ing it growing at INder l-'ishi'r 's. 



The Jiawsoii gold medal winmr. Mlsa 

 Siiiiss. a seedling of Mr. Waid s. was 

 beautiful, and seeing it growing con 

 vimed us that it will be heard trom. tis 

 It resembles l-;ncli;i'!tress in habit :uid 

 looks free. 



Mrs. Ward, another seedliiie ol ( 'ol 

 lage (lardi'iis. show.'d bleeding. It is a 

 i|iiestion wlietlier it would not have given 

 ;i good run for the medal if Imi blooms 

 <ould ha\e been shown. 



Aristocrat is eeii-iinlv ideal in t'ui in. 

 .alvx and stem. reis.oia 1 1 v we are 

 1 iriuL; "f t In- 1 ,a w - .:; shade ol' pink. 



I lelea ( .iid.laiil. vv li i le nut ;■ la i^e 

 lliev.-l. IS I ei-. .niin.'lnle. I lei 1 1 ■- c'lnnier 

 ■ ■in! \al;n'. I t i- s|i-|it Iv li-i.t.'r '; cider 

 llian i,a\\^en. \'v e .li.l in.t liav.' ■' iliaiici' 

 -.1 -.'c it i^fi.wiiig. 



I "ink I "al • >:t. a -|.ei i ti .on \1 ' -. I 'a; 

 !■■!'. \.a- i.'i |.:mI li nia n V i n I.a est i n_; t.. 

 ' I -. 



I!v a iiL;e| a ii.it :i. ! -•■.■I I nej . > : I 'el .-r 



I'lsin'T ■~. Ii:i- Mlellt. A- we -'"^ : l;I'"Vv 



in J. Il le'.|\.'.| le'all liv ; il I- -mal'.-r I iei ii 

 1 Inclia 111 l'.'-^. loiLihlei in .■..|.ii, ii ;s oe.i.l 



sill istil li.e. am! sei'ille.l t r.Ml . Mi. I'l-llel 



t.ij.i lis !i.- w.iiild mil ^.'ini i' .ml iiiiles- 

 i|.' ciiiihl eliiniiiale i's sligiit liiideiicy to 

 liiirsi, Il 1-- a ipiesiioii if tliei-e is a 

 markei for |-",v aiigeline, if l-inclianti'ess 

 keeps up its eo,i,| name. 



|-'i;ii e was lint hirgidv shown, liaving 



lie eiilrv ill either the hundred, lifty, or 

 tweiitv live class. We imagim>d it was 

 impossible til oei so many good flower< 

 locrefhcr. 



Winsor attraeted us especially, its eolor 

 being a very pleasing shade of i)iuk. 

 it siiowed all tlu^ re(|uirenients of a first 

 class llovver. We iioj>e you have all read 

 Mr. {''isher's ad<lress; the ])oints he made 

 appealed to us strongly. Taking it all in 

 all the show was a success. The public 

 seemed to api)reciate tliat it was free to 

 all ami we trust Toronto will be .able to 

 arouse the same enthusiasm when the 

 convention meets there. 



CARNATION NOTES-WEST. 



Late Propagating. 



('uttings put in saiul now, if rooted 

 successfully, will make fine plants, aiul, 

 III fa(d, in some ways these cuttings are 

 (wen superior to tin)se taken earlier, and 

 they are much to be j)reterretl to cuttings 

 taken (>aily in November. The days are 

 getting longer antl the ])lants are taking 

 (Ui n(wv vigor, and all the slioots have 

 more \ igor now than was the case si.\ 

 weeks ago. 'i'hey will root in a shorter 

 tinii' and will not g(d so soft as is ajit 

 to be the case with tiie very early batches. 

 It t.akes more skill, however, from now 

 on to get a good strike than it did U|) 

 to now, and the later it gets tli" more 

 skill and judgment are re(piired. 



lititidy the days have been bright and 

 cold and the nights have been cold 

 enough to call for steady liring. This is 

 ideal weather for jirojiagal ing and while 

 it keeps up there will be no trouble. The 

 weather llial does the mischief is a 

 bright, mild day, vvlieii you are obliged to 

 o| ell tile vi'iitilalors and e\aporati(m is 

 raphl. Tiieii it will lax your knovvledge 

 lo the iitniosl 111 lu'ep your cut 1 in'.;s staiid- 

 iiie ii|i fresh. ()l'leii one day of this kind 

 el we.itiier will .lo llie misi-jiief and ruin 

 wiial you had liope.l would be a line 

 strike. 



( >n days like this ymi will fretpiently 

 liiid that the lairtain is not sulliident pro 

 te<-lion. The curtain will keeji the sun 

 olV them, but they will need more tlian 

 that, because the very air will draw the 

 moisture out of them and cause wilting. 

 \'ou will find it advisable to employ some 

 (doser covering than the curtatn while 

 this condition exists and we lind that, 

 laying newspa|>ers oii the cuttings will 

 answer |>erfectly. Do not let the iiot 

 sun beat on the new sjia jiers, (mt dro]i 

 lue curtain to sh.ade them and use the 

 papers ineiely to hold in the imusture 

 which will rise from the sand, or is on 

 the foliage frcmi syringing. These 

 ptijiers should not be |iiil on until they 

 are really needed and should be tak(Mi 

 elV :is soon as the ventilators are closed 

 and the air is more moislnre laden. Vou 

 can tell when the atmosphere fee!^ 

 Ina'-iii^ and fresh. 



^ en will liinl as .-I lull' tli.at sliadiiii; 

 the .iitliii^s c;i let n I ly and keepia;^ awav 

 ail .lran;^hl is ni.ii'e elVedive. ;iinl better 

 t'ei tiie .•iiti!n:^s than sv i i n:.; i im. Wliil.- 

 a ii^iit ^I'l'.ay iiiu c HI hei|i t he cut t ii|e- 



!e I lesJK n II p. V "i I i will net step Will 



mil; It' a diaiii^lil siri|<,,s Miein er it' the 

 -n II bea I - ell 1 liein. 



N .-11 will a Ise lin.l It I ! I liicn It t.. keej. 

 the re|i;iL;e lueist all day and llien have 

 them c||v .-li nielli. \ n[\ slnillhi llol have 

 I in leliaL;'' V\et .ivel iiiglil, as it will 

 start fungus .and riisl and, in fa(d, any 

 ot the split diseases just the same as it 

 will nil llie blooiniiie- p|;)iit<. You can 

 put on and remove the (dose co\(>i'ing at 

 a moment's notice, however, ;ind you can 

 alw.'lys li.ave better control of' the situ 

 at loll. We iisu.'illy spray lightly early in 

 the morning of a bright day. before 

 dropping the curtain, and for some time 



