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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



November 5, 1908. 



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SOME NOVELTIES. 



The new things are now far enough 

 advanced to show their characteristics, 

 and I believe the novelties for 1909 will 

 be the best ever sent out at one time. 

 The Charles H. Totty has been fully 

 opened for a fortnight, but is keeping 

 splendidly and is a sterling good variety 

 in its color. It is a true Jap, veith 

 petals ten inches long, and has magnif- 

 icent stem and foliage. The color is a 

 light chestnut, with golden reverse to the 

 petals, and everyone that has seen it so 

 far is highly pleased with it. It has 

 already received two certificates, one 

 from the New York Florists' Club and 

 the other from the Morris County Club. 



Yellow Miller is a lovely yellow sport 

 from Mrs. J. A. Miller, and I believe this 

 will be the king-pin of the novelties for 

 the year, for it is an exact counterpart of 

 its parent in everything but color, and 

 the only criticism one could ever make of 

 Mrs. J. A. Miller was that the bronze 

 color was too dull, as the stem is grand 

 and the foliage meets the flower. Yel- 

 low Miller has already received two cer- 

 tificates and is in line for more. 



Pockett's Crimson is the name of a 

 seedling that I have had for trial from 

 W. Wells, or at least it will eventually 

 be the name of it. It is the grandest 

 thing in crimsons we have ever had. The 

 petals stand out straight, making a 

 flower as large as a dinner plate, and 

 the color is a magnificent, glowing crim- 

 son, just about the shade of the old G. 

 W. Childs. The tips of the petals in- 

 curve just enough to show a golden tint, 

 which makes a lovely combination of 

 colors. I think I may truthfully say that 

 Pockett's Crimson is the most striking 

 variety that I have ever handled in my 

 experience, and I only trust it will keep 

 in condition till the Chicago show. 



Mrs. O. H. Kahn is the name I have 

 been asked to give to another Australian 

 seedling that 1 have on trial, and in all 

 probability it will be known by that cog- 

 nomen. While the flower is not so large, 

 it is perfect in shape and comes good on 

 any bud, from early August to a ter- 

 minal. Every one of my fifty plants is 

 carrying a perfect flower. One of our 

 largest commercial growers, on seeing it, 

 predicted instant popularity for this kind 

 as a commercial variety, for it does not 

 seem to have a single fault and not a 

 petal has damped in the heat. The color 

 is a warm bronze, almost the shade of 

 the little Brutus, with just a dash more 

 rose color in it. The incurving shape 

 will make it a keeper and shipper and 

 I have great hopes of this variety. 



Mrs. C. H. Totty is producing an enor- 

 mous flower, almost the color of Lady 

 Hopetoun, but with a narrower petal. 

 The growth is not so strong as is usual 

 with the Wells-Pockett types, but from 



present indications it will hold up the 

 flower. It is a beautiful, artistic flower 

 and, unless I mistake, will come in for 

 favorable mention later. 



Lillian Coppard, certificated for me by 

 the New York Florists' Club, October 

 12, is a lovely chestnut scarlet. While 

 it may be too early for exhibition, it is 

 certainly the best early thing in its color 

 that we have. The demand for it is com- 

 paratively limited and yet there is enough 

 life in this flower to make it attractive 

 to a flower buyer,^ as it lines up to just 

 about a Victory carnation color. It is 

 too early to hold for the shows, so must 

 be classed as a commercial variety. 



Rose Pockett is a seedling from Mrs. 

 W. Knox and has the same aristocratic 

 flower, with rather long necks on the early 

 buds. The color is charming — old gold 

 with the slightest suggestion of a flush 

 of salmon. In a collection Rose Pockett 

 will be most welcome, though it will not 

 come in the commercial class. 



Clara Well* is a true incurved or Chi- 

 nese variety. So many of the incurved 



sorts are very small that it is pleasing 

 to note one so large as this* The flower 

 is finishing into a perfect ball. It is a 

 splendid keeper and will be popular with 

 a large circle of growers to whom size is 

 second to keeping and shipping qualities. 

 The color is a creamy bronze. 



There are several other promising 

 things that will be taken up later, no- 

 tably Mrs. R. Thorne and Leslie Morri- 

 son, but we will wait and see how they 

 develop. Meanwhile we will look over 

 last year's lot. The gem of these would 

 seem to be Mrs. Norman Davis. This is 

 producing enormous flowers, pure white 

 in color, and close behind it for size 

 is Mary Mason. That some enormous 

 flowers of Mary Mason will be shown is 

 certain, for it is making good everywhere 

 and is easy to grow. It is astonishing to 

 see how Mrs. Norman Davis has devel- 

 oped from the small, insignificant stock 

 it produces in early spring. Even small 

 June-struck stock is producing good 

 floAvers. 



W. M. Moir is making more necky 



Chrysantliemum Mrs. Charles H. Totty. 



