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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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lai'^i'i' stciics. Ill (Pidfi t(i iii.-iki' llu^'^o 

 exliiliitions intcirst in^ :inil |iiiilitalilc new 

 ami fancy variolics sliould alsci lie shown, 

 so tlio ])0<)pl(' c-aii iiiiii])aic the colors, 

 sizo, sliape, otc 



'I'Ik' ^i-nwiT slimild kiiiiw tlic market 

 value ol' lii.s stock. Tliere is usually a 

 jjlut on the market at tlie middle oi' No- 

 vember, but this ^linuld not brinjr down 

 the firice. 'J'dd many pooi' llowcis arc 

 ou the market. 



Many fjrowers cut their blooms l)efore 

 tliey are well open. They seem to be too 

 anxious to get them on the market. 

 Leave the blooms to develop; they will 

 keep better, sell more rea<lily and com- 

 mand a l)etter price. 



To ^;row good mums injnires more 

 study, time and labor tiian some give it. 

 ISlost growers grow too large a variety ; 

 a few kinds well grown will bring much 

 better returns. 



The Best Sorts. 



Below is a list of good comnii'i-cial va- 

 rieties to choose from, all good grt)wers 

 and shippers: 



White—George S. Kalli, Toliy Jfose, 

 Ivory, Adelia, Arline, White Bonuaffon, 

 Majestic, Jerome Jones and Chadwick. 



Pink — Pacific, Mari«> Jjigei'. Maud 

 Dean. A. J. Jialfour. Wm. Duckliam and 

 Dr. Enguehard. 



Yellow-llalliday, 11. llurrell, .Major 

 Bonnaffon, deorgiana Pitcher, ^'(dluvv 

 Jones, Nagoya and (!olden (Jhadwick. 



White Ivory is, in my estimation, the 

 best all-roun(l white mum we have. It 

 requires less room to grow aiul, being a 

 good seller, will net more nuincy to the 

 grower than any other. 



Preparing to Propagate. 



After yon have decided what to grow 

 for next season, get some good, vigor- 

 ous stock and jdant in a suitable place 

 in order to secure healthy cuttings, for 

 here is where the growing of good chrys- 

 antliemums begins. I jut'tcr ))]anting 

 stock ]»lauts in a beiuii. By this method 

 1 believe we can secure Tuore and better 

 cuttings. Another good plan, it you 



cuttings. (ii\e plenty of water and pro- 

 tect ag.ainst tiie sun, and you will have 

 no trouble striking roots. 



Time to Propagate. 



The time to begin propagating de- 

 pends on the variety. The earliest va- 

 rieties should be propagated early in 

 April ami be ready to })laiit the latter 

 ])art of May in order to procure good 

 blooms. The midseason ones -we propa- 

 gate the first part of May and the very 

 late varieties can be planted the middle 

 of July and, if well taken care of, will 

 produce good blooms. 



Chrysanthemums that are to produce 

 exhibition blooms, good stem and foliage, 

 should all be propagated in March or the 

 first week in April and the very best 

 wood taken for cuttings. Plant in May. 



The space to plant mums will depend 

 on the variety. We all know from ex- 

 ])erience that more space must be al- 

 lowed for varieties that have large 

 foliage. 



If single stems are to be grown, such 

 varieties as Ivory, plant 4x.'j inches. I 

 jirefer single-stemmed ])lants. This re- 

 quires more j)lants, but it gives each 

 ])lant the same advantage and will make 

 iDctter foliage and blooms. 



Soil for Mums. 



My experience is that the soil should 

 be good, stilf soil, not luirdpan clay, but 

 good sod put up Avitli cow manure in 

 the fall and turned over in the spring. 



If solid benches are used, see that 

 they are provided with good drainage. 

 Cinders or broken bricks are good. 



I have found that four to five inches 

 of soil is a good tiepth, as we can con- 

 trol the watering antl feeding better 

 than with nu>re soil. Before filling the 

 benches, cover the bottom with air-slaked 

 lime to prevent anglewcuins from work- 

 ing. 



When ready to [dant mark the space 

 o(V carefully, using some kind of a 

 marker. You will not regret this when 

 it conu's to tying up and working be- 

 tween the jilauts. Plant a bench or 



C. C. Pollworth Takes to the Woods. 



ha\e tJK' 1;icilitie<. is ]<< plant the stock ' licnise as near uni torndy as circnmstance.s 



out ill I'laine-, lint be >uie and ])rotect i will permit, and use only good, healthy 



from trust. j stock. 



There are many ways nf propagating | i'laiit firmly, leaving a little basin 



chrysantheinuins with good I'esults. I | .iioiiud each jdant to hold water. After 



have had faiily good success out<loor.s in a bench is planted, water each plant in- 



hotbeds. but if one has a side bencdi in dividiially, two lU' three times, if the 



a well-vent ilateil house. I would ]>refer soil is dry. This will give ea(di plant the 



it in.steail nt a frame. I'se good, idean, same amount of water and they will 



sharp s;nid packeil well befoie inserting make a uniform start and growth. 



After ten days or two weeks, if the 

 soil is loose pound it with a ])iece of 

 brick. If the soil should happen to bake, 

 give it a half or one inch of top-dress- 

 ing with equal parts of well-rotted cow 

 manure and soil. Working the soil is 

 detrimental to the feeding roots of the 

 plants. 



Tying and Feeding. 



Do not wait with the tying up until 

 the plants fall over. A good scheme, 

 especially with single-stemmed stock, is 

 to run wires overhead above the rows. 

 Then take string and tie to the base of 

 the plant, carrying the string up to the 

 Avire. This is all the tying necessary. 

 Every two or three weeks give the stalk 

 a turn around the string. 



The next thing will be to watch the 

 side shoots and suckers. Keep them 

 carefully removed if good blooms are 

 expected. When disbudding time comes 

 one cannot be too careful in d>dng this 

 work, W^e should not take buus when 

 they are too small. If we do, we will 

 injure the bud that should produce the 

 bloom. On the other hand, we should 

 not wait until the buds are too kirge. 



If the soil was in good condition at 

 the time of planting, not so much feed- 

 ing is necessary, but if it was poor, feed 

 liberally. Do not feed until the buds 

 show up; then sparingly in the begin- 

 ning, stopping when the flowers show 

 color. Feed pink varieties the least, as 

 too much will take out the color. Yel- 

 low will stand more and white can stand 

 the most. 



In regard to fertilizer, I have had 

 best success using pulverizeti sheep ma- 

 nure soaked in water and used as a 

 liquid. It helps make a good bloom, 

 stem and foliage. 



Insects and Disease. 



Insects must be destroyed as soon as 

 detected; do not wait until your plants 

 are covered. We all know that the black 

 fly or aphis is the most bothersome in- 

 sect we have to fight on mums. This can 

 easily be gotten rid of by spraying witii 

 nicotine extract diluted in water. Three 

 tea.spoonfuls to one gallon of water will 

 do the work without fail. I'or greenfly 

 use two teaspoonfuls to one gallon of 

 water, and four teas[)Oonfuls to one gal- 

 lon of water for red spidei'. 



I will say that red spider can be kept 

 down by using a good pressure from the 

 ho.se. Mums will bear syringing eviuy 

 sunny day during the summer nmntlis, 

 but the man at the hose should be care- 

 ful to get as little water on tiie soil as 

 possible. After October 1 syringing 

 should cease unless one has iteen unfor- 

 tunate enough not to be rid of red 

 sjiider. 



I speak of lint syringing later than 

 October 1 fiu- the reason that here is 

 where much trouble i.s experienced with 

 rust and blaekspot. My experience 

 teaches me not to let mums stand with 

 the foliage wet at night. If we would 

 observe this point I know that we \\(iid<l 

 have no cause to regret it. 



We often notice mum foliage covered 

 with mildew. This not only is injurious 

 to the plants but also decreases the value 

 of the blooms and most times we are 

 compelled to carry them out to the rub- 

 bish heap. Mildew is caused fr(un 

 'draught, sudden change in the tempera 

 ture, etc. This can be checked by mix- 

 ing sulphur and linseed oil. Make it as 

 thick as paint and apply to the steam 

 pipes. It would not be a bad plan to 

 do this the very first time you get up 



