1780 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



May 1(1, r.MM; 



>\\in- 11,-iil IS ilir uiilv nail \i> use In liold 

 yniir ^lnss (l<i\\ii; vmi will liiiii it will 

 laki' a l; 1 ImM in the wuml ami stay 



A\ it ll Villi. 



A fiw Wiil'ils aiiiilll Lllass fur ;.;ri'cn 

 linii>c~-. Sirniiij i)iialily i;lass is what 



Mliisllv i- ll'-iij, :ilii| I irr;|--iii|ia 11\ Wf lillil 

 ^I'Mli' nl|i' lli:il iisrs single lliii'k. In rase 

 I 1 1' hail lliflr will lie Irss 1 H'ra ka LJ'i • whrrc 



■ Imitili- ihii-k is iiM'il. I wuiihl aihisc 

 llnriviv III n--r ijiinlili' thii-k :^lass. I lir- 

 lii'\r Lilass shmilil lie spari'il sixteen inches 

 ill wiiltli; we liinl this makes a strdii^'er 



liinise aihl ihele is less lil'eaka^ie. 



Benches and Ventilation. 



The alia iiL;('ineii1 (it' lieiielies is gener- 

 ally Jeft til the ]|nl-ist ami is |ilailllei| to 

 suit the kiinl nt' stuck ^I'dwn. Thex' 

 shniilil lie [ilaceil sn that the -walks enliie 

 alnii;^ the sides (if the iioiise. \'in\ <J'et 



a liettei- circulation of aif ami the lioiises 

 will last iniicli longer. The cyjiress ina 

 terial is best t'lir the liottoiiis of the 

 liem-hes. While the cdst is j^feater, it 

 will iiiillast any nlher kimi nf wikhI ami 

 will lie i-hea|ier in the end. 



I'limrete made lit' ashes, sand and 

 renieiil is iKiw ;^enei:illy used l(i make 



>-ii|id lieds. I lielieve ill the lieXt tell 



years i-nmrete will lie an iin|i(irtaiit fac- 

 Inr in the liiiildin^ nl' ;^reeiih(iiise foiinda- 

 1 inns. 



The selitilalinli ot' linuses is ail (i|ieil 

 i|neslinli with the llnlists. Snilie waiit 

 cunt inilnlls lines (111 linlli sides of the 

 iiil;;e and nllurs want tup sash ami 

 sjiaces liet\\een. W'e have \cry little call 

 fnr si(|e \ cntilat inii nii cnmmercdal houses. 

 I lielie\(' hniises 1 w ciity ciylit feet ^vido 

 and n\ci- shnidd ha\c coiitimioiis sash on 

 linth sides nf the lidi't'. 



CARNATION NOTES.-WEST. 



Planting Indoors. 



Tlii^ uiethnd of "iidwiiij; carnations in 

 thi' house ihirinji the summer is coining 

 more and more into vogue e:i<di season, 

 and is being advocated by some of our 

 leading carnation specialists. Jn our ex- 

 perience with tills nietliod we liiid that, 

 while it jtossesses certain advantages 

 over tield culture, yet the advantages arc 

 not all on its side by any means. 



Usually yon will find that growers 

 who advocate this metli(»d do so after 

 having siiifere(| an unfavorable season, 

 during whi(di tludr jdants in the iield did 

 not make the usual growtli. That you 

 have more complete control over the situ- 

 ation under gla.ss cannot bo denied, liiit 

 the (iiieslion is. supposing the summer 

 growing seasnii lie favorable, under 

 which mode of culture is it possible to 

 prodnce the most jirolitable crops during 

 the season? It is tint f.air to single out 

 .•in especially iiiifax (liable .season and use 

 that for comparison, but siuli a season 

 ;is we have four seasnns out of (i\e. and 

 J feel safe in saying that iieiceiitage is 

 at least fairly favurable to carnatinn 

 grnwiiig in the (i(dd. In f;i(t. the only 

 kind of a seasnii in wlii(li the ^rnwer is 

 unable tn iielp hilllselt is ill case ot ex 

 i-essive rains. 



It is ^(in'rallv cniireded that t'rnin in- 

 donl' stnek ynii are able tn illt a hiiilier 

 gr.ade ot' iiinnins early in the fall than 



\(i|l will yet t'lnin the lilst crnp frn'll 

 l,'l 1 1 plantrd stnek ylii\\ll nillside, but 

 when hnii^iiiy !■- dniie eaviv in .Inly, x'ery 



'iftell just as nduc! stnek c;ill he (lit t'rnai 

 liidd;:i(iwn jdants. If ;i \;iiiet\ is 



iiat nr.ally .a cmpper. ynii can cut nmre 

 evenly tlinnieli the winter seasnn frnm 

 indoor jdant- than vnw can finni the 

 others. 



X'aiieties tiiat do imt transplant read- 

 ily, nf course "In best w lieii ;.;i(iwii inside, 

 as they are imt (lisliirbed at a time when 

 they are lea.st able tn stand it. l'"or 

 years we lia\e fa\fiie<l growing Tiawson 

 under glass all summer, and it seems to 

 like that nio(|e nf culture: but we find 

 that where housed earlv and carefully 



handled tintil it resumes active growth, 

 the outdoor ]>lants will give a heavier 

 midwinter crop, and of just as high 

 • inality as the others. If jdanted by the 

 middle of .luly the early blooms Avill 

 liave a.s long steins and there will be no 

 more splits. Jlowever, if you plant Law- 

 son after the middle of August you need 

 not expect to cut good stems before Jan- 

 uary. 



For varieties that naturally grow^ long 

 and straggly outside culture is best. 

 Outdoors the tendency is toward robust- 

 ness and short-Jointedness. You will also 

 find that by rea.son of the shorter joints, 

 when you top a ]>lant in the field it will 

 break from more eyes than it will under 

 glass. 8o it is easier to obtain a coin- 

 j»act plant in the field. 



Varieties that are incdiiied to be 

 grassy aie best grown in the tield and 

 j iilanted early in August. l-5y that time 

 j tliev onglit to have reached a fair size 

 I and the >dieck caused liy the transplant- 



ing induces them to throw buds, wiiilc 

 if no stnh check occurs they will cnn- 

 timie pKiducing j^rass until toward 

 spring. W'e .are wdiking nut of tho.sc 

 \aiieties. however, and we have very fevv 

 varieties that are imdined that wav. 

 The ideal carnation jdaiit breaks readilv 

 v\hen tojiped and grows right into lilnniii- 

 iiig slinots again. 



If y(Ui plant your lieds frnm small 

 pnts in .\pril nr .M.ay, you will Ins,- at 

 least two iiintit lis nf the seasnn, and. while 

 carnatiniiy ;ire com|iarativ (dy cheap dur- 

 ing these two months, yet the prolit is 

 (|uite emmgli to be considered. If you 

 shift the young ))lants as they need it, 

 witii .1 view to ])lantiiig on the beiiclie.s 

 in duly, then you will find a lot of work 

 and (dose attention called for, .and if 

 you ;ire :i ret.ailer and grow bedding 

 stock, you will find this a iniglity bur- 

 densome iinderfakiiig. They will have to 

 be looked after .and perha|)s shifted, 

 whether you .are Imsy or not. A two 

 weeks" wait may mean a stunt or hard- 

 ening oil' tli.at will take months to get 

 over. They must be vvatereil d.aily at 

 least. 



]f you ]il:uit in the field you can 

 usually finish before the sjiriiig rush be- 

 gins and little or no c;ire is r('((uired for 

 a few weeks. In .July and August you 

 are better able to give all the care they 

 need, as Imsiness is at that time at a 

 low ebb. 



I do not wish to discoiiraiie the use 

 of the indoor method; in fact, J. think 

 rather well of it if you are ])repared to 

 give it the ])ro])er attention, but that it 

 is hardly practical for certain classes of 

 growers i am just as certain. Those who 

 grow carnations or cut flowers exclu- 

 sively can give the necessary attention at 

 the jiroper time, l)nt for the retail grower 

 there is too nui(h time called for just 

 when he is bii.sv (dsewliere. 



A. v. J. B.Mi;. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY 



Department of Registration. 



.lolin l^eiincds. Woodhaven, N. Y., 

 registers ('arnation Winsome, Scott shade 

 of pink and about th(> same growth a? 

 Scott when it was first introilnced; it 



Gardenia Jasminoides, the Cape Jasmine. 



