3vLt 25, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



The year 1902 produced the finest crop 

 of seedlings he ever raised. Owing to 

 their many good qualities, a great num- 

 ber of them have been tried over and 

 over. The final elimination disclosed 

 three varieties, Aristocrat, Afterglow and 

 Snowdrift. Aristocrat has already made 

 its mark on the market. Afterglow will 

 be put out in 1908 and Snowdrift will 

 be given to the public in 1909. 



Among other well-known varieties 

 originated by Mr. Witterstaetter are 

 Emma Wocher, Evelina, Estelle, En- 

 quirer, Adonis and Cardinal. 



At the present time his range of glass 

 consists of about 50,000 feet of modern 

 structure. Besides mums and carnations, 

 he also grows several varieties of ferns, 

 producing plants of fine quality. 



With Mr. Witterstaetter at the helm, 

 the Cincinnati Florists' Society will en- 

 joy a year of great prosperity and all 

 of the members wish him every success. 



C. J. Ohmer. 



NEPHROLEPIS TODEAOIDES. 



The fern of the day in England is 

 Nephrolepis Todeaoides, a variety after 

 the style of the crested forms derived 

 from the Boston, now so numerous in 

 the United States. The illustration is 

 from a photograph of a plant imported 

 by Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, who 

 holds quite a stock of it, probably the 

 largest in the country. They think quite 

 highly of it and look for it to have a 

 large sale. The illustration shows the 

 character of the plant. An English 

 writer, recently quoted in the Review, 

 said of Whitmani and Todeaoides: 

 * ' The two forms are similar, and opinions 

 differ as to which is the better. I incline 

 to rank Todeaoides as the finest, as it 

 certainly develops a step farther in dis- 

 section and extension, but the claims of 

 Whitmani are based upon an erecter 

 habit and consequently better display of 

 its charms, due to its shorter pinnulets 

 and less weight." 



TROUBLE WITH AURATUMS. 



Last fall I procured some Lilium 

 auratum bulbs from a reliable dealer. I 

 planted them out in good soil and cov- 

 ered them well with leaves. This spring 

 I uncovered them and they soon showed 

 themselves above the ground and made a 

 vigorous growth. They budded well and 

 gave promise of a nice lot of flowers, 

 but after the buds were half grown they 

 commenced falling off and the stalks are 

 now denuded of both buds and leaves. 

 What do you suppose is the cause? I 

 took good care of them, giving water 

 when needed. Can it be the bulbs were 

 dug too soon and did not have vitality 

 enough to mature the flowers, or what 

 could have caused the failure! 



J. R. H. 



Lilium auratum bulbs should be 

 planted not less than eight inches deep. 

 Some shade is desirable for nearly all 

 lilies, and a mulching of leaves or old 

 manure assists in keeping the roots moist 

 after growths have appeared above 

 ground. If your plants were well 

 watered, dryness at the root cannot be 

 the cause for the buds falling. Occa- 

 sionally prematurely dug bulbs will 

 throw shoots which will grow well for a 

 time and later die away. We rather in- 

 cline to the opinion, however, that a late 

 frost may be the cause of the trouble. 

 Frosts were experienced as late as June 

 in a good many states this year, and 

 yours is not by any means the only case 



Nephrolepis Todeaoides. 



we have heard of where lily buds have 

 been destroyed. The buds were probably 

 small when the injury was sustained and 

 it would not be noticed for some time. 

 C. W. 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 



Peter Bisset, who is known to a large 

 number of florists, has written a book. 

 The title, "The Book of Water Garden- 

 ing," tells just what it is. The author 

 is well qualified for the work he has un- 

 dertaken and so successfully carried out. 

 He is superintendent of the beautiful 

 estate Twin Oaks, belonging to Mrs. 

 Gardiner Hubbard, at Washington, D. C, 

 and has been a lifelong student of this 

 class of plants, having first become ac- 

 quainted with them in his apprenticeship 

 days in the Earl of Rosebery's gardens 

 at Dalmeny Park, Scotland. Mr. Bisset 

 has originated some fine seedling 

 nymphseas and has under his charge at 

 the present time one of the largest and 

 most complete water gardens to be found 

 in the United States. .In his book he 

 gives the results of his many years' ex- 

 perience, and it can safely be asserted 

 that never before has the subject of 

 ^N'Ster gardening been so concisely yet so 

 fully and interestingly treated. 



The book is illustrated with 120 half- 

 tones, seventeen diagrams and two double 

 page plates, all of which were specially 

 designed for this work through several 

 years of preparation. The typographical 

 work is excellent and the binding hand- 

 some. The publishers are the De La 



Mare Co., New York, and the Review 

 will supply the trade, as with all horti- 

 cultural books, postpaid at the publish- 

 er 's price, in this instance $2.50 per copy. 



BURNED BY THE SUN. 



Enclosed I send you leaves of sweet 

 pea, nasturtium, geranium, grape vine 

 and morning glory that were all in per- 

 fect condition until Thursday, July 11, 

 and since then have gradually begun to 

 dry up. They are all planted outdoors. 

 They have had plenty of water, and we 

 are unable to account for the circum- 

 stance. Can you help us out? These 

 leaves were all picked from the vines 

 today, July 13, at 3:30 p. m., and were 

 quite dry when picked. H. & P. 



We think the leaves are all burned by 

 the sun. Such occurrences are by 90 

 means unusual, more especially if a spell 

 of comparatively cool weather, with 

 plenty of moisture, is followed by intense 

 heat. The foliage is in a soft condition 

 under such circumstances, and tempera- 

 tures of 90 degrees or over, with clear 

 skies, will frequently cause burning of 

 the foliage. We have had similar ex- 

 periences this season. In addition to an- 

 nuals and small fruits, shade trees have 

 suffered considerably. The use of strong 

 chemical fertilizers would aid in causing 

 such burning of the leaves. If you havp 

 not been using these, the damage must 

 be due to sun-burns, and we regret we 

 can suggest no remedy. C. W. 



