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Febbuakv 14, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



929 



number of good ones, several of which 

 will be planted in considerable quantity 

 next season. It is worth while noting 

 that practically all their seedlings are 

 red, although they also have a good 

 white. The preponderance of red would 

 indicate a strong desire for something 

 better than existing varieties of this 

 color, but their seedlings all antedate 

 Victory and Robert Craig. The one illus- 

 trated is a flovter of good size on a 

 strong stem and with excellent calyx. 

 The color is bright and the variety has 

 excellent shipping quality. 



Another Mr. Rudd hopes "will trot," 

 to employ a characteristic expression, is 

 a scarlet designated as No. 16802A. It 

 is a seedling of Estelle on another seed- 

 ling produced by many crosses. There is 

 Argyle, Mrs. McBurney and Maceo blood 

 in it. It first flowered in 1902 and has 

 given excellent results thus far. Mr. 

 Rudd is growing it in considerable quan- 

 tity this year. Ed Winterson thinks 

 highly of it. 



No. 18103A is nearly a pure ros-e pink 

 and a beautiful thing when it comes 

 right, but Mr. Rudd says he is afraid it 

 is too uncertain to grow in quantity. It 

 first flowered in 1903, a cross of Dorothy 

 Whitney on a seedling. The first cross, 

 in 1896, was Daybreak x Wm. Scott. It 

 also has the blood of Mrs. McBurney and 

 Cerise Queen, the latter at one time hav- 

 ing been Mr. Rudd's most prized pink 

 variety. 



All these seedlings probably will be 

 shown at the meeting of the Chicago 

 Florists' Club tonight, Thursday, Febru- 

 ary 14. 



MR. STROUD'S- OPINIONS. 



[The views of Edward A. Strond, Overbrook, 

 Pa., as expressed before the Florists' Club of 

 Philadelphia. February 5. 1U07.] 



Our worthy president, Mr. Pennock, 

 William P. Craig, Mr. Beattie, my fore- 

 man, and myself left the Reading ter- 

 minal at 6:30 Tuesday evening, expect- 



ing to arrive in Toronto for the Carna- 

 tion Society's convention at 10:30 next 

 morning, but the train was delayed, not 

 reaching its destination until 1 p. m., 

 so that we had barely time to get to the 

 hall and stage the few flowers I had sent 

 before the opening of the convention. 

 I will not attempt to go into the detail 

 of the proceedings, or of the prizes 

 awarded. What the members want to 

 know, I think, is my opinion of the va- 

 rieties shown, and their respective 

 merits. 



I am more than ever convinced that a 

 line must be drawn between what may 

 be termed the exhibition and the com- 

 mercial carnation, just as we class our 

 chrysanthemums. I want to impress 

 members with the fact that the prize 

 awards are very misleading. The ques- 

 tion of how many flowers per square 

 foot, and how these flowers are cut 

 through the various months of the year, 

 are facts which can be gained only 

 through experience. 



I will take the carnations in their 

 colors starting with the white section. 



Whites. 



Alma Ward stood out prominently. It 

 certainly is an exquisite flower and has 

 improved considerably since shown at 

 Boston. It is particularly adapted to 

 the New York market, where it can 

 command the price of which it is worthy. 

 I suppose you noticed that this variety 

 was awarded the silver medal; the gold 

 medal was withheld because the judges 

 did not consider any variety up to the 

 standard required by a gold medal, and 

 I might add that, taking all the ex- 

 hibits, none was at its best, owing doubt- 

 less to the unfavorable weather all over 

 the country the week previous. 



White Perfection, well spoken of by 

 many, is a fine, large flower, a good, 

 clean white and an improvement over 

 Lady Bountiful except in stem. I have 

 some doubts as to its keeping qualities. 



White Lawson comes such a poor 

 color and so short-stemmed early in the 

 season that it is not just all that is 

 desired. The whites were poorly repre- 

 sented. I do not recall a vase of Lady 

 Bountiful, which was so prominent at 

 the Boston show. The general impres- 

 sion among the trade is that it lacks 

 petalage, is neither early enough, nor 

 free enough. There is a great opening 

 for a new white and I wish some one 

 would originate one to fill the bill. 



A new white called Georgia looks as 

 though it mignt be a good thing com- 

 mercially. It does not have the size of 

 White Perfection, but has a better stem 

 and, I should judge, is a free bloomer. 



The Reds. 



Robert Craig still holds first honors, 

 according to the judges. It is no doubt 

 a fine red, and where a fancy price can 

 be obtained, it wouhl be profitable to 

 grow. 



Beacon was well represented by Mr. 

 Fisher, Cottage Gardens, and the Straf- 

 ford Flower Farm. We think well of 

 Beacon. The habit of the plant is sim- 

 ilar to Enchantress and shows excellent 

 breeding. It is free, healthy and of 

 good size as to flower. I have heard 

 some criticism as to its color. Person- 

 ally I see no objection to it, as my ex- 

 perience with red carnations has proven 

 that the orange-reds are better keepers 

 and shippers and without the habit of 

 bruising, as do Cardi|>al, Adonis and 

 Flamingo. I am satisfied with Beacon 

 and expect to grow a quantity next year. 



Victory was not shown extensively. It 

 has the same good qualities as Beacon in 

 regard to its keeping qualities and color. 

 If it has any faults it may be considered 

 a trifle weak in stem and form of flower. 



A new red of merit was a seedling 

 from Bassett & W^aahburn. As I saw it 

 on the table it looked like a good com- 

 mercial variety. 



Red Chief, exhibited by F. Dorner & 



