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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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CHRISTMAS SWEET PEAS. 



The Origin of the Strain. 



About ;\\i iny-ii\e vcnrs a^o 1 luiulo 

 my first ■■.\]rcriiiio;its iu raisin*: sweet 

 peas; in uim<-r un irr glass. I tric<l all 

 variotits wliirli wir.- at that date ob- 

 tainable, l>iit i-i'uM n-nrr raise a jilant 

 wbieh \\i'\iM ^i\. ilnwers bet'orL' the lat- 

 ter part .'t' April. After several years 

 of siii'K .■Npriiiiicnts 1 came to tiie con- 

 c'lusii'ii that it was iiiipiissible Xv j^et 

 sweet j'r:is i;irli.r than the time nien- 

 tioneii. irvui th. pr-vsent varii'ties. s,, 1 

 startc'i i-),.s« i^riiiization with ^.'thvrs, 

 anionj: thi !ii th^/ hithynis. l.nt the tirst 

 few years \\iihnut siUTes-. 1 obtained 

 several ne\\ Narittirs. a I'ew vi wliieh 

 were ci(.iul'lL'-iii.i\M.'ri_'i, but I di^l n^t suc- 

 ceed in ;:i-ctinL: a I'r' •■ llcwi-riiii: ]'lant 

 until J i!iad< a cross wiili th,- l-;urop''an 

 vetoii. larL;'l> L.'ri'uu d) Jarni- iii central 

 Europi a- Liricn i'imI. !.,■;•. AImmu (ictobcr. 

 1S91. 1 --..wtd sn;n,.. ,.t' tliis s.-^.d which 

 I had ii\bridi/rd with the \etch. and 

 the l'o]]nv,iii;.f ,lani!ar\ 1. l^'.'iJ, 1 was 

 surprised 1m tin.i t\\" little pl.-uits, each 

 with cni. "p.-ii ili.ucr and several buds. 

 The linwcr- w. rr \t'ry small. c(.dor a 

 reddish-piiik. and imt ^i' much value. th>- 

 plants LTi^uiii:: <>nly t,. a heiirht oi' 

 tweniy-inur in.ljis ruidi r «:lass. J^ut 1 

 was salistici with this tn)- a .start, and 

 increased rln- sn d all 1 ]..i^sii,]y cuuld. 

 I crossed and I'l mi-..ss. d radi year, ana 

 each new hyliii.l ^iiewed imprnvement 

 over the jirevimis ,.ne. in >l/.e oi liower. 

 color. lei!:;tii I'l -ii.'in. and in the plant 

 itself. TiiC lir-t seedliuj: vi value which 

 appear" d wa.s id'tained frein Blanche 

 Ferry; it cann^ ■■i the same color, hut 

 the plai.' \Mis ..idy twenty inches hi>:h. 

 under ;:]as--. and I'mducod unly abntut 

 ten sinclc il.iw.r-: bv,t afi«-r iiuich cross- 

 ing and i.-.Tdv^iu^r wit], liic. pment \a- 

 riety. 1 s^, uri d liii'-. l.'ni:--!' mnnd. lai'ut? 

 tlowers. jlant- ..\.r ^i\ !■ • - Idudi. which 

 were i-..vei.d \\i'h iii:i--.>^i bl.iom all 

 winter. { 



In 1*','7 ;d;ii'.~: .\.iy .;:,y 1 was aVih' 

 to send I" ti.r N. w V-ik market s,.\. 

 oral hu!:'ii-'i ti;c bh" i!.~. 'I'ids vari>-ty 

 is lU'V. k;.-w!. a- ti.'- ( hri-i;iias I'iiih. 

 but it i- t.Mlay ;i ;;r> -it i:i;pr"\em' lit 

 over V, l.a: it v. ;i~ i;. ls;<7. i i-.,.,jji^r luj^ 

 variety witi. lln.iiy II. n'hr^.'H. 1 '■v'y^- 

 inateo. in J*:e". >ii-- I'j.'ren'c li.ti/.-i. 

 which i- •;.' b. -t ,it ;dl whitis. 



I Ui'w i.a\' .-)\: \ -f'.;,!- vari'ti. s ii. all 

 existin:: v. l-i~. ij-. -.'i li;^l.:c'-r »a;n.i'!. t" 

 darke-t pn.k :i::'i red. ir-::. lii:htest 

 lavend-r • • 'i:;:)\. -^ 1 l:;e and p .r; :•■. al^^' 

 yellews ;,'..i \:i! !• l;;,-. d. All ti..-.,' xari-' 

 ties. w:..:. -r ■'. I: -.in'i.r _da--. t • lmh t.. 

 bloon. •.■.:..■:. •!.;■■•■ :■■ i'c;r i...* id;::.. 



times ■••• :: .1 .: . . Ti.. jdati's aj-.^ c.'\ ■ 



erc'l y^i'l. a t;,a-- I '.-.■.vj,' . J 'ti^ -•• ■!;I!^-d 



llow. r-. lb '_:.• ! p. a:"-. ■ '.■^].- t lif- 

 teen i ■ • 



Sweet Peas in Winter. 



Sel.-- -I . : :-;.. -• d-i.t 1. >. s i. T 



sweet I" a-. l';ii •'.• b. lad.'.s. -r well- 

 drain, i -',i'i ]■■■:-. \' ith u'""'i '•"tn]."-'. 

 about :]]■■■ pa:'- -.1 and I't.e i^art "M 

 horse- t'ai.'i:'. I'V'.p j.-ur t.. ii->e see. is 

 about 1l'.\." )1;. ii.- .apai't ; water tii.'r- 

 oughly. k.'' p always oii the wet si.Ie and 

 in a s-.-aay i:r.^\in;x con.liti.'i:. 



\Vhi-. ■-■■' ■;■ ■! --.'.( et I'.-a-. s--.,.!] as 

 Kloren.-.' I'^nz-r. ir.r.-t, Ve starte.l in. 

 san.l. as t;..y s,.M.:)m LTermiriate if s.'wn 

 directlv in --il. Or. s..ak them over 

 uiglit m "-^at'r; r.-.xt m.rnii.;: put them 

 in damp snw.i;>t or sonie similar mti- 

 terial f-r tw.i t.. fuur days until roots 

 about ■ ::• t. M-Ti, ..f .'.Ti in.-li have startel. 



As s....n as this sttirt has been made. 

 sow thini in moist soil which should 

 stan.l .1 f.nv days without watering. 

 I'lant .ith.'r in the benches, where they 

 will grew. ..r in pots. After the plants 

 start t.i grow, which will be in two to 

 thre.> .lays, give them some water and in 

 a few .lays nmre they can be watered 

 just as heavily as black-seeded ones. If 

 the sjiace on the beneiies is not ready, 

 sow in. 4-inch or .'-inch pots, and then 

 plant in beinhes after three or four 

 weeks, but be very careful with the 

 watering, as ..ver-.Iiy or pot-bound plants 

 will n.ver j.ro.hice g..o.l llowers. 



Wdi.'U the jilanis reach a height of six 

 in. he.s they sliouM be given sui'port, an.l 

 the best metho.l is this: Stretch one 

 \vii'.- ..n bottom ami another wire about 

 si.\ flit above that, and connect with 

 sirini^s. fi-.im time to time helping the 

 plant- ti. .dimb. 



\".-ntilatii.n is on.' ..f the mest im- 

 ]'.'itant j'nints in eia.wing -wert ]ii'as 



NEW ORLEANS. 



Otto Abele. 



-■.'•'■. --fuliy. A- '■■'■:; a- -i'wn. all ti,.' 

 air p.',--i!'!. -a.^eld 1 ■■ ail..w.-.i. ddn- bc-t 

 •• Mip. la':;:, i- 4' i" •"■■ .|..-r,-,'- at niirht. 

 .'ti .!.;;!■■■.■- ■i::Mh_: .l^iaiy .al.'i >'>'■ t.. 7'' 

 :. ;_v. . - p' bti^''.^ -i,nay .lay-. As s,,..n 

 a- ' ■• I i,i-i.T- ,;i • i' ■ . !•■• tla- -;• am ruij 

 in •■■'. '■ t.i i-ar p;p. s •. a' tii.- -am.' time 

 '!.. \ • ;i' ila'..i- -ic".;': 1" k' pt ..p.,.n a- 

 1"!.- a- p.-;bi.. .^p.,-ially v l:.,i: :■,.; 

 lir-' b;-,'!- app.a!. Tiiis will pr. \-.'i.: 

 Ti.. 'ir'.ppi!.- .'t' !■;;;-. .'S|-.o.,';a!ly .r-rii,^ 

 I'ajey ■■]■ i:..- 'I!;.-;.* ^\ .-at !,."'r. 



Ti.. lit-' r— .'• -.-.i-.i'-h \'.ill a['P"a:- i- 

 t:.. ^1''! ".' "II:. -i::.l:ar '.. the .-alba-' 

 ^\■rIl. T':.-. ii.iisT ii,- ].i.'k'-.l .if .\.iy 

 iia\" b. !■;. '].• y i."'ii:i;i- t". nr.in.-!'' ■:;-. 

 Af't -.■\.i:d iial'i I'.isi- tie- warn,- will 



• ii-appeai. lii\iiilly i,- a \ery ba<l ria-HiV 

 iif -wi.-t ]'. ;i-. but iight fumi;:ating ..r 

 s_\ :ii,i:ii.- 'Ai-i, a l.gl.T s-.l'iTi.iii .■!' ni."- 



* Mil ! ! ill, t I!!.. 'i 1 i'l,.- \\ ill .-ii. i'k it 



il 'iita it. till!. . A. e. y.\'<: \'i K. 



i"'ri:-"N},:;.-\!i.'..i . L^:'. liaiij.- A. Ki.-- 

 !i.;ii, IS lei'iin;: tiiri.' n. '.n h..u-'-. up to 

 .;a*. ill .-N.-ry p:nt i.-!d;ir. Tie;, ar.' b'X 

 ]- ' f' • • .;..'! . 



Society Meeting. 



July L:0 the New Orleans Horticul- 

 tural Society held its twenty-second an- 

 nual meeting. The association is over 

 fifty strong, and nearly every member 

 was present. A few communications 

 were first read by the secretary, C. K. 

 Pauter. President P. A. Chopin sent 

 his thanks for the present he received 

 from the members on the occasion of his 

 wedding, '.liarles Wise, S7 years old, was 

 electe-.ra life member. The old gentle- 

 man, who is still healthy and active, 

 is much pleased with the distinction. 

 The committee on outing reported on 

 the last trip to Grand Lsle. The at- 

 tendance was not as large as it has been 

 in former years, and some change will 

 have to be made in the future. The 

 finance committee showed a balance on 

 hand of $063. This may look good 

 enough, but the treasury does not seem 

 to improve in proporti. u with the list 

 of members, (j. R. Eichling proposed 

 to increase the monthly dues. H. Pap- 

 worth said that successful flower show.s 

 will bring more money into the treasury. 

 E. Baker was the last to speak and said 

 that our society is as prosperous as 

 any one could wish. Its membership is 

 increat-ing all the time, following stead- 

 ily the principle on which it was founded 

 over twenty years ago. 



The most important business was the 

 election of othcers. Otto Abele was 

 elected president, C. Louis Sieber vice- 

 president. John Eblen treasurer, and 0. 

 K. Panter secretary. 



The newly elected pre;;ident was born 

 in Germany, thirty-three years ago, com- 

 ing to this country when but a boy. 

 His love for nature induced him to 

 learn the jlorist 's busiu'^sc^. After serv- 

 ing iu several establishments, he started 

 in business on his own account, taking 

 u[. landscape gar.lening and the grow- 

 ing of plants while still very young, anl 

 w;is -uccesst'ul from the start. In ]>94 

 he torni.'.l a partnership with his 

 hr..tlier. Paul Abele, under the firm name 

 of Al:«/li' Br.is. Being a man of good 

 ju.igment, high ambition and having a 

 perfect knowdo'lge of the business, he 

 will undoubtedly .lirect the afl'airs of 

 the suciety well. He is als.i a member 

 xi the German Gardeners' dub, of the 

 German Singing Society and other or- 

 ganizations. 



1.' Ills Si. 1.1' is .'..nnecte.l with the 

 M.'tidrie li'i-l^.' Nurs.-ry. [...'in:; tlie secre- 

 tary "f til" ;i--".'iati.in. ]!•■ has been 

 in tile l.'U-in.ss f,.r years, aial was for 

 a Ii.ni: tin;.' iieiel sah-sm.an ''..r the late 

 Mr. Tr^isid-r. ti.e v.-teran -e.-.l-nian of 

 til.' s.i'.ti.. Ips n.im!na':'.e; ^• as web r^^- 



■ •■'■.\ C'i. 



,b'hn 1/ ]. ;i .;!!; be cii;' ■! ti..:> ■■■■11 

 l.l!:d'!e. ■■ ;.:ivinir h.-M ti." t .sitii-,]] of 

 tr.-asr.r-'r f^r tweiity-two }':!;> in s-;-;- 



I . il. r:.:rer was :. ~t:d: 'i--.'! by ;ic- 

 .■b-iir.ati.in. which spe.ak- .niiUgh in his 

 f:t\"r. I>;in Ne'.\sham w:is r.-ceived as a 

 new n-."n:bi.r. 



T'-. <;lose up the meetin:: :iie members 

 =at ar.iun.l a herseshoe table l..aded wdth 

 t::e l,i.-st t.i .--at an.l drink. The toasts 

 Wire many in number, aid v.ere nuich 

 er.joye.i. 



.Tee s*. ■•kl.--r, ' treasurer .i the new 

 Sii.'iety .it' Suutii'M'n Id.'ti-is, reports 

 fi.rt,.--ev. M members wh'> liave already 

 j.ai'i ill. ir iuitiati')n fee. He e.xpects to 



■ •all ;> meeting soon t.. de.'i'le the date of 

 the n.'-\t .'"nv'-ntion, ati i v • :,••!. e th:tt bv 



