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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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February 6, 1908. 



flowers. The actual loss from the dis- 

 ease may vary from a fraction of one 

 per cent to twenty-five or more per cent 

 in badly affected plants. In one small 

 house the grower reported a loss of 

 $1.50 to $2 per day from the bud rot 

 of the Lawson variety. 



"The bud rot can easily be prevented 

 from becoming severe, if it is intro- 

 duced into a house, by pursuing the 

 proper measures. The most successful 

 growers of carnations have little to fear 

 from this disease, as' conditions in the 

 well-regulated houses are unfavorable 

 for the spread of the disease. Even 

 though the disease is present, it vdll not 

 become general if proper precautions are 

 observed. In order to test this by direct 

 experiment, Lawson carnations were ob- 

 tained from a house where the disease 

 was especially prevalent and then grown 

 for a time under conditions as favorable 

 for the disease as possible; that is, by 

 overwatering and allowing the accumu- 

 lation of cuttings, rotting buds and other 

 debris. After the disease was well es- 

 tablished the watering was made less 

 frequent and a less amount of water 

 was employed, while the benches and 

 surroundings were kept free from de- 

 caying organic remains. All affected 

 buds were removed as soon as observed 

 and at once destroyed. By pursuing this 



destruction of all refuse that might of- 

 fer a temporary lodging place for either 

 fungi or mites. 



"2. Keep the moisture down to the 

 minimum necessary for the healthy 

 growth of the plants. 



"3. Pick off all affected buds as 

 soon as they appear and destroy by burn- 

 ing. Do not under any conditions throw 

 them down on the benches. The benches 

 should be gone over at least every other 

 day until the disease is thoroughly un- 

 der control." 



A BELATED REPORT. 



Through the wretchedly poor service 

 which characterizes the Chicago office of 

 the Western Union Telegraph Co., the 

 following message failed to reach the 

 REVIEV7 in time for publication with 

 the rest of the report of last week's 

 meeting of the Carnation Society: 



"At the session Wednesday evening 

 S. S. Skidelsky presented a paper en- 

 titled 'What the Buyer Has Reason to 

 Expect of the Introducer of a New 

 Carnation. ' In the discussion Fred Burki 

 said a word for the introducer, contend- 

 ing that every variety is disseminated 

 with the best of intent and that if 

 healthy, well rooted cuttings are shipped, 

 the introducer is doing his part. F. R. 



Charles C. Leedle. 



method the disease was entirely stamped 

 out. The treatment recommended was 

 followed in one large commercial bouse 

 with very satisfactory results. 



"The work which has been carried out 

 up to the present time leads to the con- 

 clusion that the disease can be prevented 

 or eradicated if the following measures 

 are carefully heeded: 



"1. Practice clean culture, with the 



Pierson added that the trade has reason 

 to expect that a variety has been given 

 an adequate trial on all points prior to 

 disseminating. 



"W. N. Rudd spoke in humorous vein 

 on ' What the Introducer Has Reason 

 to Expect of the Buyer of New Va- 

 rieties. ' He insisted that every dis^ 

 seminator has full confidence in the nov- 

 elty he sends out and said the introducer 



is entitled to fair treatment in the han- 

 dling of novelties by buyers. He main- 

 tained that it is unfair to force and 

 top cuttings to multiply the stock 

 bought and then complain of weak plants. 

 F. R. Pierson closed the discussion by 

 asserting that in view of the great ad- 

 vance made in the last ten years, in- 

 troducers as a body are entitled to the 

 hearty thanks of the trade instead of 

 implied censure. 



' * After a paper by Irving Gingrich, on 

 'Cultural Methods,' was read by J. H. 

 Dunlop, Mr. Rudd introduced the sub- 

 ject of the national flower show and 

 Mr. Kasting stated the guarantee fund 

 is now $12,450. Three medals were 

 voted for the premium list and new 

 dies ordered, reading 'American Carna- 

 tion Society Medal,' instead of 'Lawson 

 Medal.' 



"The society's regular judges were 

 nominated to act on carnations at the 

 national flower show." 



NEW ROSE GROWING PLANT. 



Word comes from Springfield, O., that 

 Charles C. Leedle, president of the Leedle 

 Floral Co., together with Charles P. Brun- 

 ner, Henry J. Roth, Mark M. Livings- 

 ton and James Sager, have filed articles 

 of incorporation with the secretary of 

 state at Columbus for the formation of 

 the Leedle Rosary Co. 



Early in the spring the company will 

 erect a large range of glass near the 

 establishment of the Leedle Floral Co., 

 which will be devoted entirely to growing 

 roses for cut flowers. The plant wiU 

 be modern in every particular. Mr. 

 Leedle will give his attention to both 

 companies. His son, Arthur C. Leedle, 

 will be active in the management of the 

 new company. Mr. Leedle is a thorough 

 business man, and judging from the 

 success of the Leedle Floral Co. in grow- 

 ing and shipping rose plants, the new 

 company will meet with success in grow- 

 ing roses for cut flowers. 



LILY BULBS IN THE U. S. 



Referring to the account of the work 

 of the Department of Agriculture in 

 growing bulbs of Easter lilies in the 

 United States, published in the Review 

 of January 23, George W. Oliver con- 

 tinues: 



Selection of Seed Bearers. 



The seedlings now growing in Cali- 

 fornia are principally crosses between 

 the Harrisii variety and the dark- 

 stemmed variety of longiflorum known 

 as giganteum; others are straight Har- 

 risii seedlings. The crosses are exceed- 

 ingly vigorous and the Harrisii plants 

 are also more vigorous than the parents, 

 but less vigorous than the crosses. The 

 plants selected for bearing seed were 

 apparently free from the disease, which 

 manifests itself in spotted leaves, 

 dwarfed growth and distorted flowers. 



In selecting ground for planting seed 

 bearers it should be so arranged that 

 lilies will not be grown on it for at least 

 three years afterwards. 



The Selection of Seedling Types for 

 Propagation. 



The variations among the second gen- 

 eration seedling plants are easily recog- 

 nizable. A batch of seedlings has usu- 

 ally four distinct kinds: Dark-stemmed 

 (1) long-leafed and (2) short-leafed, 

 and green-stemmed (3) long-leafed and 

 (4) short-leafed. Three of these kinds 

 are marked by tying on pieces of raffia, 



