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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



NOVBMBBB 26, 1908. 



NEXT YEAR'S STOCK. ' 



The flowers of all midseason sorts will 

 no\j be cut, and Thanksgiving will this 

 year see the end of practically all the 

 late ones. There is a certain satisfac- 

 tion in seeing the last of the mums cut 

 early in the season. They are full of 

 interest, but when the benches are heavily 

 cut over and occasional little lots are left 

 iere and there, they become something 

 of a nuisance, space being needed which 

 cannot be had without sacrificing some 

 good flowers. One lesson to be learned 

 from this is to be sure to plant earlies, 

 midseason varieties and lates in batches 

 by themselves. Then as fast as one or 

 the other is cut, you can utilize the 

 cleared benches for other crops. 

 ' ft cannot be said that the present sea- 

 son has proved a profitable one for mum 

 growers, for prices have ruled low. The 

 de^nd for big specimen flowers is less 

 thai! it was, those of moderate size being 

 most sought after, with a hankering 

 after the small-flowered pompons, anemo- 

 nes and singles, which it would be well 

 for growers to cater for next season. 



Be sure that you do not keep over 

 any varieties which do not take well. 

 Sentiment does not pay in the florists' 

 business, and it is necessary to drop with 

 a sigh of regret old friends each year. 

 Plant your stock in a bench in a cool 

 house; anything just clear of freezing 

 will answer well. Treated thus, you can 

 depend on an abundant supply of strong 

 cuttings when needed. 



MILDEW ON MUMS. 



I send you under separate cover a spec- 

 imen of mums which I am sure are dis- 

 eased, but I do not know. what to do 

 for them, or what is the trouble. They 

 all seejn to wither up and die, starting 

 from below, as you will notice by the 

 gree;i- topped one. Will you kindly tell 

 me whether there is anything I can do 

 for them! H. M. P. 



These leaves are covered with mildew, 

 one of the forms of microscopic fungi! 

 This disease is white, and forms a filmy 

 coating over the leaves and tender shoots. 

 It is caused by some sudden check, either 

 to foliage or root action. 



The accepted remedy is sulphur in 

 some form. It can be applied as dust 

 to the foliage, or by painting the pipes 

 with the following mixture, worked to 

 the consistency of paint: Air-slaked lime, 

 finely sifted, one part; sulphur, two 

 parts. EiBES. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM GOLDEN KING. 



Chrysanthemum Golden King is one of 

 the new varieties raised by G. A. Lotze 

 at Glen Burnie, Md. It has been ex- 

 hibited a number of times before the 

 Baltimore Florists' Club, and at its meet- 

 ing November 9 the committee of that 

 organization gave it the remarkable score 

 of 98 points. 



Nantucket, Mass.— J. H. Watts is 

 installing a hot water heating system in 

 kis greenhouse. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of the Comnuftees. 



Chicago, Nov. 7. — No. 20, light pink, 

 incurved, exhibited by C. H. Totty, scored 

 86 points commercial sotile. 



Chicago, Nov. 7. — Mrs. W. E. Kelley, 

 yellow, incurved, exhibited by Elmer D. 

 Smith, scored 87 points commercial scale. 



New York, Nov. 17. — Sport of Dr. 

 Enguehard, light pink, Japanese incurved, 

 exhibited by John J. Keane, Jersey City, 

 N. J., scored 74 points commercial scale. 



New YoUk, Nov. 17. — Canadian seed- 

 ling No. 20, light pink, Japanese in- 

 curved, exhibited by C; H. Totty, scored 

 85 points commercial scale. 



The variety 98-2, exhibited by Elmer 

 D. Smith in Philadelphia and Cincinnati 

 October 24, and scored 88 points commer- 

 cial and 90 points exhibition scale, is the 

 variety which has been named President 

 W. H. Taf t. ITavid Eraser, Sec 'y. 



THE TREND OF THE TIMES. 



[A paper by S. S. Skidelsky, of Philadelphia, 

 read before the Detroit Florists' Club, Novem- 

 ber 18, 1908.] 



The supremacy of the man who has 

 mastered his craft or profession, over 

 the fellow creature who gropes in the 

 dark and is tossed about on the waves of 

 uncertainty, is apparent even to the cas- 

 ual observer. 



Dame Fortune is never so fickle but she 

 smiles upon the creature who is best qual- 

 ified to respond to her alluring tune. The 

 age of miracles has long since passed, 

 never to return. No longer do we con- 

 cern ourselves with the lucky stars, 

 which, according to our grandmothers, 

 wielded such a powerful influence over 

 our destinies, nor do we believe in blind 

 luck as such. A law as inexorable as the 

 law of gravitation underlies every step 

 we take, and governs every move we 



make, whether it be onward or backward. 

 To quote a trite saw, "As thou etowest, 

 so shalt thou reap." The truth of it is 

 self-apparent, and needs no elucidation 

 on my part. 



When I accepted your kind invitation 

 to address you upon a subject of my own 

 choosing, it occurred to me that some- 

 thing might be said on the general con- 

 ditions of these strenuous times, as af- 

 fecting our own interests, and on the 

 general requirements calculated to equip 

 us in our struggles upon the great battle- 

 field of modern commerce. 



The Sorvival of the Fittest. 



There is no gainsaying the fact that 

 the theory of the survival of the fittest 

 is" based upon human experience, dating 

 as far back as Adam and Eve in the 

 garden of Eden, When the Bible tells us 

 that the first progenitors of the human 

 race were peremptorily expelled from 

 their beautiful abode, we may well pause, 

 ponder and draw our own conclusions. 

 Disobedience to and disregard of law 

 has taught them, and through .them the 

 entire human race, the lesson of the sur- 

 vival of the fittest. But why go to such 

 remote sources for our lessons? History, 

 both ancient and modern, is full of ex- 

 amples, showing that no race or clan has 

 ever survived in a clash of arms with an 

 opponent better equipped to fight the 

 battle for supremacy. Mighty Spain lost 

 her glory and her prestige because of her 

 misdeeds, and because of her unfitness to 

 survive. The throne of the Eussian auto- 

 crat is tottering. Whyt Simply because 

 it never was and neVer will be fit to sur- 

 vive. 



What holds true of races and nations 

 holds equally true of individuals. No 

 man can lay any claim to success in his 

 vocation unless he is fit to survive, and 

 no man can possibly survive, or come out 

 on top, unless he is well qualified to meet 

 the exigencies as they arise, and to make 

 the best of the situation under all cir- 

 cumstances. Yes, one must be sure of his 

 qualifications or fitness, before attempt- 

 ing to enter the ranks of those who are 

 ever on the onward march. 



Knowing One's Business. 



In speaking of Napoleon, Emerson 

 tells us that "here was a man who knew 



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