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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Ma\ -7. 1009. 



fl"- ; DOROTHY PERKINS* CUP. 



.lai-ksdii tV I'crkiiis <'ii.. >>f\\:iik, \. ^'., 

 lia\r received the sihei- troj)liy knowu as 

 the Nickeisiiii dip. awanleil lo them last 

 ^s^»l■illy li_\ the Xatiiiiial IJose !~J(ii-iety iu 

 Kiij;laiiil. and are extreincly proud of 

 their trophy, as nf twelve sii(di cups this 

 is the (inly Aineiicaii linn to Vi ivt> one. 



Jt will lie recalled that \V. Jv .\icker- 

 soii, I'f < 'aniljrid<;e. .Mass.. i;a\e the N,'a 

 tional K'lj'-i' Suciely twchi' cups to lie 

 awarded In the twelve best mses I'm- gen- 

 eral cult ixalinii. The ciiMiniitlec in idiai-yc 

 sent \(i1int: papers in a lar^e niiinlter oi 

 k'adiii<; rusarians in Mnehmd and else 

 where and invited them to indicate their 

 (dioice ol' varieties in each nt' twelve di- 

 visions. 



Relereiice le the JxKVlKW nt .July il, 

 ]9()S, in which the result v\;is reported, 

 shows that Jackson iV J'erkins Co. was 

 right in the front rank with Dorothy I'er- 

 kins, the variety which it raised and dis- 

 seminated in i'.tti]. Jn tlie class for 

 clinihers blooming in clusters, shades of 

 pink. Dorothy I'erkins had more than 

 seven times as many votes as any other 

 variety. it had nearly twice as many 

 votes :is wcie given Tunn-r's Crimson 

 Kamliler in its color, and there were only 

 two varieties, Mme. Alfred <'arriero and 

 Frau Karl Dnischki, which receivi'd more 

 vote.s in tlieir respective idasses than did 

 Dorothy Perkins. Dorothy Perkins \yaa 

 the ouiv rose of American origin vvhi(di 

 figured in the awanls. 



The cup Ijears the inscription, "Na- 

 tional Pose Society Nickerson (Jnp, 

 awardei] in ]i«)S to tin- Jackson i^ Per 

 kins Co.. Newark. N. Y.. P. S. A., the 

 raisers of the best jiink (dimbing rose 

 lilooniing in clusters, Dorothy I'erkins," 

 and under the i-ircumstaiu-es is naturally 

 one ot thi' tirm "s most valued possessions. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Mrs. Gertrude Hubbard, of Washing- 

 ton, D. C, has established a gold medal 

 fund for the American Kose Society by 

 placing the sum of .$2.")0 in the treasury, 

 the interest from which shall each five 

 vears be used for ;i gold medal to be 

 awarded to the most jiromising new rose 

 of American origin. 



Mrs. Hubbard all her life has taken 

 much interest in stimulating ami encour- 

 aging people, young and old, to make 

 attractive homef^ and keep surroundings 

 pretty. Mrs. Hubbard was created the 

 first honorary member of the Rose So 

 ciety. Peter Bi.sset, superintendent of 

 Twin Oaks, Washington, was Mrs. Hub- 

 bard's agent in the matter. 



Doubleday. Page & Co., New York 



city, have submitted a' proi)osition of in 

 terest concerning the awarding of a 

 series of medals, which will be acted 

 ii])on at the next mooting of the exocu- 

 tivi> committee. 



b'osos are being planted out this year 

 more extensively than common and if the 

 id.sc plant growers are wise they will 

 111 low their support to the American Eose 

 Society l)y becoming active members. 

 Benjamin Hammond, Scc'y. 



CROPS FOR HOUSE IN SUMMER. 



1 am not a large grower, jiy any means, 

 and 1 glow mostly betiding stock, prob 

 aldy li'.oiiii plants in a st-ason, but it 

 seems to me I should nmke use of my 

 space when jt is not occu])i(?d by the bed 

 ding stock. 1 have had no experience 

 oiit.side' of beilding stjx-k. My market fm- 

 tliis stock is in small surrounding towns, 

 within a radius ot about six miles, and 

 there would lie no call for cut llowers. 

 Anything in the cut llovver line would 

 liavi' to be sent to I'ittsburg, a distance 

 of twenty-six miles by rail. Could 1 

 grow mums or anything in time to bt; 

 out of the way for bedding stock, and at 

 a prolit this dislam-e from the city? i 

 could ,spar(! the most of a house 18x100, 

 at least three-fourths being from three 

 to seven feet from the glass on raised 

 benches, or, in other words, over 900 

 sipiare feet of jilanting spa(;e. Another 



.'{00 feet is too tdose to the glass for aiiv 

 thing tall. 



1 grow vegetables- and fruits, beside> 

 doing a business in pt)tdtry ami eggs, an. 

 the flowers go with these nicely, as th. 

 same customers usually buy some of all 

 We are surrounded by many small towie 

 and usually sell directly to the eonsumei 

 as well as to grocery stores. K. B. 



There is }io good reason why you couh 

 not get souk; returns from your house ii 

 sumnn'r. i am incline<l to think tlnn 

 vegetables would pay you better than 

 flowers. If chrysanthemums ^vere grown, 

 only very early sorts could lie planted, 

 and thest^ would need to be out of tin 

 way early in October. There are ni' 

 summer flower ciojis whi(di can in 

 jilanted aftei" bedding stock is sold and 

 whi(di would pay yoii to i^row nndei 

 glass. 



It Would be jiossible for you to grow 

 good crops of melons, micnmbers or to 

 nmtoes in your house. 'J'he benches should 

 be filled with new compicisf containing .i 

 good proportion of rotted barnyard ma 

 nure, and jdauts should b(> ready in ]iiits 

 to set in as soon a.s the house is cleared 

 of bedding stock. An\ of the .above 

 named vc^getables can Im yiown either 

 trainotl or allovv<'d to ramble n\i'v the 

 beindios, but I should have a ]iret'ei'eni-e 

 for tomatoes, which .always i-ommand ;i 

 re.ady sale in siuumei-. Siich varieties as 

 Chalk's Early Jewel, (oniii. Stirling Cas 

 thi or Livingston's Stoiic are all good fm 

 summer culture indoors. "N'oii .should slaii 

 Seeds sutlicientlv early s,, ;i^ i,, have 

 strong plants iu 4-incli pots ready to piii 

 in the benches as soon ;is the house is 

 ready for them. On tlie front bench 

 where there is a lack ot' head room, yon 

 could allow the plants to run over the 

 bench, or grow nielon.s. Tomatoes vvill, 

 of course, require an abundant water sup 

 ply, and feeding with liquid manure and 

 top-dressings when fruiting heavily. 

 Careful culture of these should give yon 

 a handsome return from yowv house in 

 the summer. 0. W. 



CARNATION NOTES.— EAST. 



Split Calyxes. 



This is not the season of ye.ar when 

 growers are troubled by calyxes split 

 ting, but 1 am promi»ted by reading the 

 article of II. M. JIarvoy, in the Review 

 of May (J, to give a few ideas which may 

 aid in carrying the discussion farther. 

 It is my belief that his theory leads in 

 the right direction, but, as he says, it 

 remains to be proven. 



Taking the botanists' statement re 

 garding the growth of the green parts 

 during the day only, while the develop- 

 ment of the flower petals proceeds at 

 night as well, it would not seem surpris- 

 ing during the winter months, when the 

 periods of darkness are about twice as 

 long as those of daylight, that the calyx 

 should be too slow in development to ac- 



commoclate the more rapid growing petal 

 age. As is well known, we are then pro 

 diicing bloom out of natural season, and 

 any variation in temper.'iture sutlicient li- 

 cause a chock will naturally show its ef 

 feet in more marked degree. 



Factors in the Trouble. 



A sudden fall in the temperature, or 

 a temperature that is continuously too 

 low, has been considered a cause ot 

 calyxes splitting, from the fact that when 

 this error was corrected, the trouble 

 ceased or diminished; this would seem 

 to prove its being a factor, at least. The 

 application of strong liquid manure, or 

 supplying a solution of normal strength 

 when the plants are suffering from lack 

 of water, is also regarded as a means of 

 aggravating this malady. 



Now, while it is contrary to my usual 

 custom to advance theories. Mr. Harvey's 

 article follows ideas so similar to my own 

 that T feel warranted in adding thereto, 

 trusting we shall be favored with the 



