August 20, 1007. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



White Perfection, $5 and $3. Best fifty blooms 

 White Enchantress, $5 and |3. Best fifty 

 blooms any other white, $5 and $3. 



CARNATIONS, RED— Fifty blooms Victory, 

 .$5 and |3. Fifty blooms Robert Craig, |5 and 

 $3. Fifty blooms Red Riding Hood, $5 and 

 $3. Fifty blooms John E. Haines, $5 and |3. 

 Fifty blooms Beacon, $5 and ?3. Fifty blooms 

 any other red, $5 and |3. 



CARNATIONS, CRIMSON— Fifty blooms Har- 

 lowardeu, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms Harry Feun, 

 $5 and $3. Fifty blooms Governor Roosevelt, 

 $5 and $3. Fifty blooms any other crimson, 

 $5 and $3. 



CARNATIONS, PINK— Fifty blooms Windsor, 

 $5 and $3. Fifty blooms Rose-pink Enchant- 

 ress, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms Enchantress, 

 .$5 and $3. Fifty blooms Mrs. T. W. Lawson, 

 $5 and $3. Fifty blooms Nelson Fisher, $5 and 

 $3. Fifty blooms Helen Goddard, $5 and $3. 

 Fifty blooms Aristocrat, $5 and $3. Fifty 

 blooms Pink Imperial, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms 

 Melody, $5 and |3. Fifty blooms any other 

 pink, Jf.^ and $3. 



CARNATIONS, VARIEGATED— Fifty blooms 

 Mrs. Patten, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms Pros- 

 perity, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms variegated 

 Lawson, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms any other 

 variegated, $5 and $3. 



CARNATIONS, NEW VARIETIES — Fifty 

 blooms white, Introduction of 1907, $5 and |3. 

 Fifty blooms pink. Introduction of 1907, Day- 

 break class, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms pink, in- 

 troduction of 1907, Scott class, $5 and $3. 

 Fifty blooms pink, Introduction of 1907, Lawson 

 class. $5 and $3. Fifty blooms red, Introduction 

 of 1907, $5 and $3. Fifty blooms any other 

 color, introduction of 1907, $5 and $3. 



Special, open to all, seedlings admissible. 

 Carnations— Best 100 blooms white, $12, $8 and 

 ,$4. Best 100 blooms pink. Daybreak class, |12, 

 .$8 and $4. Best 100 blooms pink, Scott class, 

 $12, $8 and $4. Best 100 blooms pink. Law- 

 son class, $12, $8 and $4. Be"st 100 blooms crim- 

 son, $12, $8 and $4. Best 100 blooms red, $12, 

 $8 and $4. Best 100 blooms any other color, 

 $12. $8 and $4. 



VIOLETS— Best display, 800 blooms, $15, $10 

 and $.'.. 



LI LY-OF-THE- VALLEY— Best display, 500 

 blooms, $25, $15 and $10. 



It is the purpose of the management 



to have a large and fine display of cut 

 flower work, believing that such a dis- 

 play would prove attractive to the pub- 

 lic. Under the competitive plan this has 

 always been difficult, or impossible, to 

 accomplish, because no competitor in the 

 retail business wants to get second or 

 third premiuins. It is proposed to have 

 several examples of each item, as shown 

 in the list below. Any florist desiring 

 to exhibit will please notify the super- 

 intendent of the exhibition. If there are 

 too many applicants tlie exhibitors will 

 be chosen by lot. 



The management reserves the right to 

 reject any exhibit deemed unworthy. 



Mantel, Mirror, Girate; two examples, $35 

 each. 



Panel, 3x5 feet, 6 examples, $25 each. 



Doorway decoration, 3x8 feet, 4 examples, $40 

 each. 



Dinner table, round or oval, for 12 covers, 4 

 examples, $50 or $75 each. 



Roses In tall vases, 4 to C feet high; 50 

 American B'eauty, arranged for efTect, 4 ex- 

 amples at $50 each; 50 any other rose, arranged 

 for effect, 4 examples, $25 each; 100 carnations, 

 vases 2 to 4 feet high, arra ■ ged for effect, (J 

 examples, $25 each. 



Mirror decoration, 4x6 feet, $25. 



Chandelier decoration, 2 examples at $15 each. 



Steamer basket or hamper, 4 examples at 

 $25 each. 



Bride's bouquet, 6 examples at $25 each. 



Bridesmaid's bouquets, 3 pairs at $20 each. 



Floral valentine, 6 examples at $10 each. 



Chancel decoration for church wedding, 4 ex- 

 amples at $50 each. 



Decoration of reception room, 4 examples at 

 ?50 each. 



Decoration of room for home wedding, 4 ex- 

 amples at $75 each. 



Art Gallery — Deep frames, about 3x6 feet, 

 50 examples to cost $15 each. Frames to be 

 furnished by* the management; should be ar- 

 ranged and lighted similar to Picture Gallery. 



CARNATION NOTES —WEST. 



Waterins. 



When you have reduced the spraying 

 somewhat and the soil is in good condi- 

 tion to work you should go over the 

 benches and break up the crust which 

 lias formed on the surface of the soil. 

 This will also destroy that crop of young 

 weeds which is pushing through abont 

 that time. Break up all the lumps and 

 level off nicely, so that in watering the 

 water will not run to pools, but will 

 saturate the soil evenly all over the 

 bench. 



Soon after this is done the bench 

 should be watered, as evaporation will be 

 quite rapid from the loose soli and it 

 will cause the plants to wilt. From that 

 time on keep the whole bench in a fairly 

 moist state constantly, but not wet 

 enough to cause the top to turn green. 

 At the least sign of green on the sur- 

 face, dust lightly with slaked lime and 

 stir it into the soil. The first few weeks 

 are the most critical time of the whole 

 season and you must be ever on the 

 watch. 



Removal of Shade. 



The next step will be the removal of 

 tlie shade on the glass and in this again 

 you must use good judgment. Do not 

 remove it all at one time, but do it by 

 degrees. Very often you can allow the 

 rain to do it for you, but in the absence 

 of rain you must not allow it to remain 



on the glass too long. Just as soon as 

 the plants show that root action has been 

 resumed the shade should be diminished 

 and within three weeks from the time of 

 planting the glass should be entirely 

 clean. 



Be prepared to spray & few times 

 oftener for a day or two after you re- 

 move part of the shade. The plants will 

 be inclined to wilt under the stronger 

 light. While I am on the subject of 

 shading I will say that our planting with 

 very little Ume shading worked splen- 

 didly. To use the words of one of the 

 boys, "it was like getting money from 

 home without writing for it." If the 

 plants are in proper condition there is 

 no reason why it should not work, and 

 the wonder is how we ever got into 

 the habit of shading so heavily. I be- 

 lieve that when this method is more gen- 

 erally followed there will be less com- 

 plaint of stem-rot, and I am sure there 

 will be less rust and leaf -spot. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



CARNATION EARLY VIENNA. 



I would like to inquire if the carna- 

 tion, Early Double Vienna, would be 

 desirable to grow for cut flowers for 

 market. I understand it grows about 

 two feet high, with large double flow- 

 ers. Are these facts? I have had no 

 experience with it. Is the hardy garden 

 carnation good for market? D. W. L. 



The variety in question, while a desir- 

 able plant for the garden borders, will 



not, we think, prove a suitable sort for 

 market. Few of the outdoor carnations 

 come up to their catalogued reputations 

 and unless they can be kept well watered 

 are rather disappointing. The forms of 

 Dianthus Heddewigi, especially the sin- 

 gle ones, are very pretty and can be 

 used for retail work. We doubt, how- 

 ever, if any of them will ever become 

 market flowers. For garden decorations 

 they are excellent, and worthy of extend- 

 ed culture. C. W. 



CLEANLINESS IN GREENHOUSES. 



Do good florists throw leaves, paper 

 or any waste matter under the benches 

 or on the walk when there are large 

 cracks and broken places to let the mat- 

 ter through when it cannot be swept 

 up? X. Y. Z. 



"Cleanliness is next to godliness" is 

 a rule which applies to greenhouse man- 

 agement as well as to household manage- 

 ment, and should be practiced as dili- 

 gently as possible. There accumulates 

 in and around a greenhouse enough trash 

 of various descriptions without throwing 

 leaves, paper, etc., under the benches. 

 Such matter makes breeding places for 

 insects and ^ diseases. All such matter 

 as dead leaves, weeds and any other 

 trash should be carried out, and the 

 ground under the benches should be 

 raked occasionally and sprinkled with 

 slaked lime. This will keep the fungoid 

 diseases in check and will help prevent 

 the atmosphere from becoming foul dur- 

 ing dark, damp spells, when the ventilat- 

 ors cannot be raised very much. 



A. F. J. B. 



MEALY BUG ON FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



What shall we do for mealy bugs on 

 foliage plants? T. P. G. 



The best remedy for mealy bug is un- 

 doubtedly force of water from the hose. 

 A brass spray nozzle will clear it from 

 any plant in short order. A variety of 

 insecticides are used to combat it. Not 

 knowing what foliage plants are affect- 

 ed, we are unable to recommend any par- 

 ticular one. Some of the nicotine solu- 

 tions, given fairly strong, will kill the 

 bug, but at the same time will injure 

 tender leaved plants, especially those 

 having woolly leaves. On smooth foliage 

 plants like ficus, gardenias, crotons, ixor- 

 as, stephanotis and others with tough, 

 smooth leaves, a wine glassful of kero- 

 sene in three gallons of water, if applied 

 through a kero-water pump, will kill ev- 

 ery bug. 



No form of fumigation will really 

 clean out this bug but hydrocyanic acid 

 gas. This will do very trifling injury, 

 even to tender plants like adiantum 

 ferns, if applied when the houses are 

 cool and as recommended frequently in 

 the columns of the Review. C. W. 



Benton Harbor, Mich. — F. L. Torn- 

 quist has purchased the material for a 

 new house, 16x50 feet. 



La Salle, III. — Hans Larson, of the 

 firm of Simmen & Larson, recently had 

 a narrow escape from a watery grave. 

 While he was crossing a bridge in an 

 automobile, in company with his father 

 and another gentleman, the bridge gave 

 way and the car was precipitated into 

 the stream. Mr. Larson was thrown from 

 the car as it turned in the air and he 

 was only slightly bruised. The other 

 members of the party also escaped with 

 slight injuries. 



