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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Mauch 28, 1907. 



sixty jtcniiuls ^snuld l.c carrii'ci Ix'twccMi 

 tliose two jioiiits I'or $1.74. 



It iimst lie said, in JusticH' to tlie (Ex- 

 press L-oii)]iaiii('s. That .all their eiii- 

 j)h)_vi's ari' instructed to observe tlie tar- 

 ill' on general specials, hut the troui)lo 

 is that few liill . Icrks over study these 

 refi^ulat ions. l]-^]iccially aji^ents in small 

 towns. wiiiM'e gcni'ial spi'dals are an ex- 

 ception, aro li.ahlr in overchar<ie on 

 j)laiit shi]>ininls, ;ind the roceiver. \\ho 

 may not he t'.iniiliar \\itli the correct 

 charijjcs, oets ilisynsti'd witli tiie liijjh ex- 

 j)ress I'ates. Thnus-ands of cusiomeis are 

 annually lost in tliis manin-r, and it be- 

 comes the duly ol' the shippi'r to call 



the exi)ress ajjiMit 's attention to the class 

 of matter to which his shipment belongs. 

 This may l)e done by having on your 

 shij)ping tags the remark, printed in 

 bold typi' : ''iiive Plants ^ — • Sjiociai 

 Ik'ate.'' or by atlacliing a special card, 

 stating wciglit .and correct express 

 charges to destination. This requires a 

 complete knowledge of rates between the 

 dilVerent points, which may bo obtained 

 a I .nny ex[iress ollice. 



It is advisable for a receiver of a plant 

 shipment, before j'aying charges, to ask 

 the agent whether tht> shipnu'iit is billed 

 :it special rate, and in most cases mis- 

 takes will be avoided. 



CARNATION NOTES.— WEST. 



Hot Weather Notes. 



I*uniig the last week we have passed 

 througii the hottest wcathi'r the writer 

 has e\«'r svrw in March, and if it had 

 been a few weeks latter it would have 

 made one think seiiousiv of m-ttinti the 

 young stock out in the lield. V.wn as 

 it was, in looking ar(mnil (u:e could see 

 j)reparations goin>; on whicii will not 

 be seasonable for anotiier month. While 

 it is a good pl;;ii to get the young stock 

 out just as (juii-kiy as jxissible aftei' the 

 weather is safe, we )ia\f never consiil- 

 ered it wi.se lo put tio'm out when there 

 is yet il;ni<:c r I' t'ld'^ts miil snow. W'e 

 have si'en sonie line >tuck inined by .such 

 a jiolicy. Wr i|n not consider it safe 

 atiy w hei'e. above Mason and l>i\oii's 



iilh', befcOi' Aplil 1." to set out tender 



Slock, and frecjueiit ly the wi'atlu'r is such 

 in our locality a- to prevent a start 

 before May 1. A young plant, if it is 

 not too pot-liiiiind. is iietter off indoors 

 if good glowing Weather does not joevail 

 outiloors. So don't oct !inxious, but 

 keej) your young ]dants in goo(l growing 

 c-ondition and wait for safe weathei'. 

 You cannot .atl'ord to run any I'isks with 

 your next season "s stock for the sake- 

 of a few extia diiys in tiiC lield. low 

 can liiake all yonr preparations, however, 

 and I will speak of tliem in due time. It 

 jiays to get ;in early >tart in all opera 

 lions <-oni)ei-ted wiih c;irnation growing. 

 Such iiot weatlier as we have been hav- 

 ing is hard on the blooming stock. With 

 the ventilators wiih' open to kee|i the 

 temperature dov\ n and a drying wind 

 blowing, the buds liano oviT tlii' sup- 

 port-^. The color bleache.s out O t' the 



)piid\ V arii't ie^ eiioueii to make th<' blooin--- 

 unsalaliie. nnle^^v they are handled .-kill- 

 fully. The nio~t natural impulse v\ould 

 be to apply ;i little -hade loi \\)f yla-s. 

 and. except tor tin- i..;ii i,f what mielit 

 happen to the j\a-tei' i-nt in i-a>e of ;i 



cool, ciOudy >pel| this week. We Wcildd 

 be tiillpted to le-ort to it. Itetter ,oSr 



a few blofuns tli.an run the chance ot' 

 reducing your I'laster cut to any extent. 

 ^ nu e;in oveicouie the oll'ects of the hot 

 sun on the •■olor. to a niarke(| di'^rc-e. 

 by cuttiii;^ the i'loonis (piite close evrrv 

 jnorning. • nl them Just as soon .a- they 

 are fai- eiiongh along to develop in 



water. In that way yim can jnit otV 

 shading as long as the houses do imt 

 i)ecome too hot for the plants. The 

 plants like the brigiit sunshine and. as 

 long as the temperature can be kept 

 down by ventilation to a reasonable de- 

 gree, no shading should be done. 



Until the plants become acini.stom«'<l 

 to the hot sun it will ])ay to spray them 

 ligiitly right after i:oon, in addition to 

 the regular nioining's watering. In- 

 stead of shooting it oi\ the plants, like 

 wlien you syi'ing(\ shoot it u|) high 

 through the air in a fine s])ray. This 

 will cool olf the Inuise, as well as s])ray 

 the plants. A. K. .1. JiAii;. 



CARNATION MAY. 



Carnation May, illustrated in this is- 

 sue, i.s a seedling raised by Baur & 

 Smith, of Indianapolis. Its parents (it 

 has only two ! ) were seedlings originat- 

 ing on the place. The size is moderate, 

 two and one-half to thn>e and one-half 

 inches. The firm says of it: 



" ;\lay is a strictly commercial va- 

 riety. We do not expect it to displace 

 Kiadiantress in the fancy class, but it is 

 Just what the 4rade has been looking 

 for in a light pink to grade with stand- 

 ard sorts. The color is much deejter 

 than in Kncliantress. The bloom is not 

 so crowded in tlie center, which allows 

 it to oiHMi up perfectly right away. The 

 form is round and well built up in the 

 center. The calyx never splits and the 

 stem always is strong, (irowth is strtuig 

 and healthy and it grows in height about 

 the same a.s Bountiful. It comes into 

 bloom earlv and is extremely free." 



TOPPING CARNATION PLANTS. 



Will you kindly inform me how to toj) 

 young carnation ))lants? Mine are in i!- 

 inch and .'{-inch ])ots and are sending up 

 one straight shoot and 1 would like to 

 know where and how to top them. 



E. H. O. 



The ]iroper- time to top young carna- 

 tion plants is when they begin to run 

 up to 1)11(1 and as soon as you can see 

 the stem between the leaves. It will do 

 the ])laiit no damage to ]>rogress as far 

 as forming the bud, but we consider 

 that to allow them to jirogress that far 

 is to waste a coupie of weeks of time 

 during which they might as well be 

 making new l)reaks. 



As to the jdace to top them, I would 



Carnation May. 



