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The Weekly Roiists* Review. 



Hat 28, 1908. 



PEONIES 



Jasmines, Carnations and Roses 



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Berger Bros., Eugene Bernheimer, Alfred 

 M. Campbell, Samuel Lilley, the Phila- 

 delphia Cut Flower Co., the Pennock- 

 Meehan Co. and others. 



Robert Craig, in summing up the 

 Easter business of his company, says 

 that the volume was equal to that of last 

 year, with prices at about the same; 

 there were, however, a quantity of lilies 

 left unsold that it was expected would 

 be cleared up at the close of the week. 



William Swayne, of Kennett, Pa., has 

 his entire place in young chrysanthe- 

 mums, bedding plants, and, until a few 

 days ago, tomatoes. Mr. Swayne has all 

 his young carnations planted out and for 

 the time being is not cutting any of the 

 divine flower. 



A Turn in the Market. 



Scene: A suburban railway station 

 on Sunday morning. 



First Wholesaler, who has a bundle 

 that cannot be mistaken for anything 

 but long Beauties under his arm: "Well, 

 what in the world are you doing here? 

 Are not six days a week in thp city 

 enough V 



Second Wholesaler, who has a big bun- 

 dle of Kaisers on his arm: "Looks as 

 though we were both in the same boat, 

 don't it? Pleasant for a change, 

 though." Phil. 



VIOLETS. 



Plants for Stock. 



(Continued from page 11.) 



The house and soil in readiness, it 

 becomes important to secure first-class 

 stock. Before taking up this question it 

 may be well to briefly mention the fact, 

 already well known to most of you, 

 namely, that there are comparatively few 

 varieties of the violet. The Marie Louise 

 is the standard double; the Lady Hume 

 Campbell is second, with strains of each 

 of these which have been locally devel- 

 oped. These cover the category of the 

 double sorts. Of the singles, there are 

 quite a number, but it is not necessary 

 to take up the variety question at this 

 time, as space would forbid. 



In the securing of stock it is highly 

 important that attention be* given to the 

 origin of the same. We do not advocate 

 the use of divided crowns. Plants from 



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stock of this kind are not as a rule as 

 vigorous or as thrifty as euttings rooted 

 in sand. Sand rooted cuttings, there- 

 fore, we consider most desirable for 

 propagation purposes. When one has 

 the work already established and wishes 

 to develop his own stock, cuttings should 

 be made from the middle of February 

 until the latter part of March. 



Selection of Cuttings. 



It is of fundamental importance to 

 give careful attention to the selection of 

 cuttings. We have shown that the aver- 

 age yield of the violet plant can be ma- 

 terially increased by proper selection. 

 Four years' selection of the plants in- 

 creased our average yield from about 

 fifty flowers per plant to more than 

 ninety. This selection work was done 

 by marking in the fall the most vigorous 



plants, and keeping a record of the 

 blooms from each throughout the season. 

 By the time the propagating season 

 comes around it can be determined which 

 of the plants marked are giving the most 

 flowers and the best ones. Cuttings from 

 these plants would propagate the valu- 

 able characteristics. 



In a talk of this kind it is, of course, 

 impracticable to give the many little de- 

 tails which are of the greatest impor- 

 tance in laying the foundation for the 

 successful production of the crop. The 

 manner of putting in the cuttings, the 

 care to be exercised in keeping them 

 from wilting, the prevention of insect 

 attack, especially red spider — all these 

 things are of the highest importance in 

 getting a foundation stock which will 

 produce the flowers the coming season. 



