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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



XOVEMBKU 8, 1908. 



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are rooted in pure sand. When rooted 

 they are potted into a rather light soil 

 to encourage root action. The same soil 

 that you use in your carnation beds will 

 do if you will add a couple of s-hovelfuls 

 of sand to each bushel of soil. ' The tem- 

 perature should be about the same or a 

 couple of degrees lower than that in 

 which the blooming plants grow. These 

 latter questions will be treated more 

 fully as the time approaches. 



A. F. J. B. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Stevenson Bros., Oovanstown, Md., 

 register Carnation Debutante, a cross be- 

 tween Mrs. T. W. Lawson and Queen 

 Louise; color a soft pink, similar to 

 Joost, but brighter; very fragrant and 

 most prolific; a very early variety and a 

 grand keeper; the flowers borne on stiff 

 yet graceful stems and have a calyx 

 that allows the full expansion of the 

 flower without bursting. 



Albert M. Herr, Sec'y. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. LOTZE. 



The accompanying illustration is pre- 

 pared from a photograph of a new chrys- 

 anthemum grown by G. A. Lotze, Glen 

 Burnie, Md. It is a creamy white, Jap- 

 anese incurved, and was scored ninety 

 points, commercial scale, and eighty-nine 

 points, exhibition scale, by the C. S. A. 

 committee at Philadelphia October 27. 

 This chrysanthemum has been named for 

 the originator's bride, Mrs. G. A. Lotze. 

 It has made a most favorable impression 

 on the Baltimore growers who have seen 

 it. 



EARLY CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



My early miums, Touset, were late in 

 showing bud, which came terminal. 

 Stems grew to four and five feet, but 

 flowers were only fair, some of which 

 were pink. They were planted in June, 

 and I allowed them to get dry several 

 times. Is this the cause of my trou- 

 ble! J- P- K. 



Permitting the plants to get dry does 

 them no good at any time, and it cer- 

 tainly did not help the plants any if it 

 did not actually harm them. Still I do 

 not think that it is entirely responsible 

 for the poor flowers. Early varieties 

 should be planted in May to have them 

 give the best results. Again, it is pos- 

 sible that Touset does not care for J. P. 

 K.'s soil and location. It has not done 

 well in this section, as early buds make 

 a very long, ragged neck; but I under- 

 stand that it is a fine variety in the mid- 

 dle west. C. H. T. 



OUTIXX)R CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



How can I grow chrysanthemums out- 

 doors, in different colors, for cut flow- 

 ers and autumn decorations? H. C. H. 



The best way to grow hardy chrysan- 

 themums is to plant out young stock in 

 April. These are much better than get- 

 ting old stools, and it is wonderful the 

 growth they make by fall. Plant in rows 

 three feet apart and twelve inches in the 

 row, and pinch them back several times, 

 and they will make splendid bushes. 

 They can be lifted in September if de- 

 sired, and potted or benched inside, and 

 will well repay any trouble expended on 

 them. 



The aster-flowered and single varieties 

 are much the best for cutting, as the 



stems are long and the flowers compara- 

 tively large. There are many varieties to 

 select from, some of the best being as 

 follows: Blenheim, Constance, Ethel, 

 Mrs. Vincent, Queen of Whites, and 

 Prince of Wales. It is largely a matter 

 of the color needed. 



There are some splendid things in the 



Chiysanthemum Mrs. G. A. Lotze, 



new single varieties, and I believe they 

 will, in a few years, be popular. The 

 best are Mary Bichardson, Felix, Kitty 

 Bourne, Linton, Mrs. E. Koberts, Nancy 

 Perkins, Herbert Henderson, Crown 

 Jewel, Amber Queen, Belle of Weybridge, 

 and Earlswood Gem. C. H. T. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MRS. LADD. 



E. A. Stroud, proprietor of Overbrook 

 Gardens, Overbrook, Pa., is the origi- 

 nator of the yellow seedling chrysanthe- 

 mum shown in the illustration on page 

 1614 and certificated October 27 by 

 the Philadelphia committee of the C. ci. 

 A., A. B. Cartledge, John Westcott and 

 Wm. K. Harris, who scored it eighty- 

 seven. It is named. Mrs. Westray Ladd 

 and is a seedling of 1905, parentage 

 Cinna x Appleton. The first bloom was 

 cut October 15, from the first crown bud. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM ONGAWA. 



Chrysanthemum Ongawa is a seedling 

 of W. B. Church crossed with Gen. Hut- 

 ton, certificated by the Cincinnati com- 

 mittee of the Chrysanthemum Society 

 November 3, scoring eightyreight 

 points. It is, as one might surmise 

 from .the name, one of Nathan Smith & 

 Son's seedlings. It has the style of 

 growth of the seed parent. Church, and 

 the form is intermediate between Church 

 and the pollen parent, Hutton. The 

 color is called a golden chamois. The 

 plant is quite dwarf, not exceeding two 

 feet, which, with the large size of the 

 flower, makes it useful for several pur- 

 poses. 



The Beview several times has com- 

 mended the choice of other names than 

 those of persons, for new varieties, but 

 the fact that Mr. Smith has about ex- 

 hausted sleeping-car nomenclature and is 

 husbanding his remaining resources is 

 shown by the fact that he is exhibiting 

 his new sorts under number, asking the 

 committees to apply the names to them 

 only in case they are certificated; he 

 doesn't want to waste a good name on a 

 starter that gets left at the post. Doubt- 

 less it will be appreciated if some friend 

 will come to the rescue with a few sug- 

 gestions. 



FLOWERS BY MAIL. 



I am sending you four chrysanthe- 

 mums, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. "Will you 

 tell me their correct names? There are 

 insects on the back of the foliage. Please 

 tell me what they are and how to get rid 

 of them. M. B. 



Your flowers unfortunately were 

 crushed flat when they reached me, so I 

 could not distinguish even the color of 

 the flowers except No. 4, which I would 

 say is Polly Bose. The foliage was 

 crushed and no insect or any other marks 

 could be seen. I would suggest that about 

 the only thing to send blooms safely in 

 by mail is a cigar box, lined with wax 

 paper. • C. H. T. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of Committees. 



Chicago, October 27, Chrysanthemum 

 Mme. Loissean Bosseau, pink, exhibited 

 by the E. G. Hill Co., Bichmond, Ind., 

 scored eighty-two points exhibition scale. 



Cincinnati, November 3, Ongawa, 

 bronze, Japanese incurved, exhibited ^y 

 Nathan Smith & Son, Adrian, Mich., 

 scored eighty-eight points exhibition 

 scale. David Eraser, Sec'y. 



President Duckham has announced the 

 committees to examine seedlings and 

 sports on each Saturday to and including 

 November 24, 1906. 



Exhibits to receive attention from the 

 committees must in all cases be prepaid 



