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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



Dbcembbb 10, 1908. 



SOME GOOD SINGLE MUMS. 



The increased interest being taken in 

 these beautiful chrysanthemums is being 

 attested at the various fall shows, where 

 they are being shown more extensively 

 than ever before. At the late Boston 

 exhibition there were as many plants of 

 singles as of all other varieties com- 

 bined, and it was especially noted that 

 the ladies paid special attention to them. 



All the singles are of easy culture 

 and, with a few exceptions, make ex- 

 cellent bush plants, some requiring no 

 stakes and others very few, compared 

 with the heavier weight doubles. Cut- 

 tings rooted in March and April will 

 make excellent plants in 8-inch pots for 

 fall. Of course, larger sized specimens 

 may be had by starting them earlier, 

 but we find the 8-inch size a useful deco- 

 rative one. The plants can be grown out- 

 doors from June till September, although 

 they will hold their lower foliage a lit- 

 tle better if kept under glass all the 

 time. 



For cuttings the singles can be grown 

 in boxes or benches. Cuttings rooted 

 in May will produce splendid sprays. 

 For table decorations these are far pref- 

 able to the doubles, being so much light- 

 er and airier, points too often forgotten 

 by floral artists, whose efforts would 

 seem to be to pile as many flowers as 

 possible on the tables, frequently build- 

 ing them up so that it is an utter im- 

 possibility for the guests to see one 

 another across the table. 



The following singles have proved 

 themselves to be good for pot culture: 

 Ladysmith, early pink ; Miss Irene Craig, 

 pr.re white; Miss E. Partridge, deep 

 pink; Emily Wells, clear pink, makes 

 a fine bush plant, one of the best; 

 Mrs. E. Eoberts, delicate pink, very fine; 

 Mary Richardson, reddish salmon; Miss 

 Mary Anderson, blush white, early; Mrs. 

 S. Untermyer, pink, a dwarf grower, 

 makes a splendid pot plant; Bessie Ken- 

 nedy, blush, very good; Mrs. E. A. 

 Isaacs, blush; Mrs. Baillie, chestnut 

 bronze ; Pretoria, deep yellow, strong 

 grower, needs pinching until the end of 

 August; Edith Pagram, pink, white ring 

 around disk. Several of the foregoing 

 are American raised varieties and are 

 equal to the best imported ones. 



Some varieties have a weedy habit and 

 are unsuited for pot culture. The fol- 

 lowing come in this class: Golden Star, 

 Wyndham, J. T. Angus, Winnie Sher- 

 ring, Lily Beer, Gretchen, Lorna Dando, 

 Kate Covell, Gertrude and Harold 

 Bishop, among the English varieties. 

 Among American sorts Helen Totty has 

 a fine dwarf habit, but the flowers can 

 hardly be termed single and they have 

 a droopy appearance. Julius Eoehrs, a 

 taller growei", of chestnut color, and Mrs. 

 W. Turner, light pink with large flowers, 

 are not equal to such sorts as Mrs. S. 

 Untermyer and Bessie Kennedy for pot 



culture. Some of the foregoing are use- 

 ful for sprays, but too many sorts are 

 now being put upon the market and it is 

 necessary to prune the list severely. 



Quite a number of the newer intro- 

 ductions are really semi-doubles. The 

 most beautiful and taking kinds are 

 those with a single, or at most a double 

 row of petals. The nearer they approach 

 the single marguerites in form, the more 

 popular they will be. If florists will re- 

 strict themselves to two or three of the 

 best sorts and grow them so that the 

 foliage is retained well down to the 

 pots, they will find these singles excellent 

 market plants, and small batches grown 

 for sprays will sell at stores which are 

 up-to-date. Try a decoration with them 

 and it will make a first-class advertise- 

 ment. W. N. Ceaig. 



THE BEST FIFTY. 



Every year I have carefully compiled 

 a list of the best kinds for the exhibition 

 grower to handle, judged in the light 

 of the most recent shows. Every two or 

 three years the face of our show varie- 

 ties changes and, while one or two of 

 the standards stick, most of them pass 

 to that particular stage of existence re- 

 served for mums after they have depart- 

 ed this life. 



Anyone can compile such a list as this 

 if he will take the record of the dif- 

 ferent shows, jot down the kinds shown. 



strike an average on the winning lots 

 and then make a comparison with the 

 novelties as shown. My list this year 

 is as follows: 



White — ^Mrs. Norman Davis, Beatrice 

 May, Merza, W. M. Moir, Nellie Pockett, 

 Clay Frick, Mrs. J. Makant, May Sed- 

 don, Lynnwood HaU, Pres. Fallieres, T. 

 Eaton, Mrs. F. F. Thompson. 



Yellow— Col. Appleton, F, S, Vallis, 

 Mary Donnellan, Yellow Miller, S. A. 

 Naceur-Bey, Mrs. L. Thome, Mrs. J. C. 

 Neill, Gen. Hutton, Mrs. Oteo. Hunt, 

 Cheltoni, C. Montigny, Yellow Eaton. 



Pink — Miriam Hankey, Lady Hope- 

 toun, W. Duckham. Loiseau-Bousseau, 

 Morton F. Plant, Frank Payne, O. H. 

 Broomhead, Grace Whitney, Mrs. C. H. 

 Totty. 



Bronze — Mrs. O. H. Kahn^ Rose Pock- 

 ett, Ongawa, Mary Mason, Mrs. J. A. 

 MiUer, Glenview, G. W. Pook. 



Crimson — Pockett 's Crimson, Pockett 's 

 Surprise, Leslie Morrison, C. If. Totty, 

 Mrs. H. Partridge. 



Odd Colors — Mrs, J. Dunne, Splendor, 

 Bessie Evans, Pres. Viger, Mrs. J. Sin- 

 nott. 



In looking over this list, we note that 

 whites and yellows are not much changed. 

 Mrs. Norman Davis, while a shade early, 

 was uniformly good all over the country. 

 Beatrice May suffered more than usual 

 from the heat and did not finish so well. 

 Moir produced some enormous flowers 

 and many poor ones. It wants a long 



Single Chrytanthemum Mrs. Untermyer, Light Pink. 



