JLLY i:>, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



not far distant wlicn the formal llowor 

 bed will be a tliiny of the past. 



HARRY TURNER. 



The accoinj)anying jiortrait of llany 

 Turner is roprodiiccd from a sMa|ish(it of 

 that debonair genth'inan made in the 

 conser\atories of liis emphjvci'. ilo\\;iid 

 Gould, at Castle Ci(nild, JiOiii; Island. 

 N. Y. ^h\ Tumor is one of the nmst 

 widely known of the gardeners on the big 

 estates aroi^ud New Yoi'k. He has been 

 a leading exliibitor at flower shows and 

 lia.s participated in the activities of both 

 national and local societies for so many 

 years that ho has been brought in contact 

 with a greater number of coninu'rcial 

 men than most of those whose growing isi 

 for ])rivato establislimonts. At the last 

 meeting of the New York Florists' Clul) 

 lie was the tdioice for vice-president and 

 the jjresident's chair canu' to him upon 

 the death of E. V. Tlallock. Last week 

 .Mr. Turner wa.s elected president of the 

 new National 8wect Pea Society, at the 

 organization of which he exhibited a 

 ■greater number of varieties of sweet ])i'as 

 than any other contestant for the many 

 •ups and trophies. 



THRIPS ON MUMS. 



Wiiat is the disease on the enclosed 

 •dirysanthemum leaf, ami what can you 

 suggest as a cure or preventive? C. L. 



Tiio loaf submitted shows no organic 

 disease, but it does show the presence of 

 luunerous tiny thrips. I do not know 

 the nanu' of this particular species of 

 thrips. but it is common on mums, par- 

 ticularly when the jdants are small, when 

 it is difiicult to hit the nnder side of 

 the loaves with a stream of water. If 

 ' '. T.. will get a small mi<-r()Si-o[ie he will 

 see lots of ihcsr thrips on the leaves. 

 Thoy are not inmli bi^grr tjian a roil 

 spiilor and roscmlilc it in siia|H', only 

 they arc a dirty wiiiti' color. 



Peony Duchesse de Nemours. 



The best remedy is clear water, ])rop- 

 eriy ap|iliod. We use a Stott sprayer. 

 Avhioh tlirt)\vs a line stream in an upward 

 direction, (iet right nmlerneath the low- 

 I'st leaf and work up the plant. sj)raying 

 the under side of each loaf thoroughly. 

 This will take a little time, but it will 

 discourage all the tlni|,s family and the 

 ]daiits will show their ap|)reciati(ui by 

 fomnioricing to grow \igorously a tVw 

 (lavs afterward. Ciiaui.ks 11. Tottv. 



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THE PEONY 



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PEONY DUCHESSE DE NEMOURS. 



The accompanying illustration is I'rom 

 a photograph made at I'ortsnniutli. \'a.. 

 atid shows I'oony |)uclirsse do Xonnmrs 

 as grown by I ) 'Alcorn \- Sons. The cen- 

 ter llowcr was eight indies in diameter 

 and the stem w;is n(pt disliudilod. the 

 •itlicr two blooms lii'ing on the sanii' 

 "^talk. "It is ]niii' white with a desir- 

 al)le tinge ot' green in tln' center, giving 

 it always a fresh appcaianco. " ' says O. 

 W. D'Alcorn. "I am not boosting it 

 with a view to stlling loots, but to re- 

 fute the statenuMits of those claiming 

 they know a l)etter variety. This section 

 of Virginia is unfavorable^ for the best 

 development of peonies, but in France, 

 I'iolginm, Holland and I'ngland I have 

 always seen this variety beat all others. 

 Ciiven an ideal ilimate and tlie best of 

 treatment, it will grow six inches in 

 dojith ot' llowei'. coming to a point. 



\"eiteii W(in the gold cup with it. in T.H);!, 

 I liidieve. Personally 1 ne\('r li;i\c' seen 

 a better jieony, and 1 ha\e \i^iled all the 

 princi|i;d European growi'rs."' 



There aic two ]ieonies bearing the 

 imme of l)uchesse ilo Xemonrs. This is 

 the one of (alot. ls.'i(). Fight growers 

 sent it to the origin.al ('oi-nell tri;ils of 

 the Anu'riian I'eony Soiiety. W. A. 

 Peterson says it is ''pure wiiite without 

 maikings, with Iarg(> guai'd petals ;nnl 

 I'xtreniely fi'agrant." Henry A. Dreer 

 describes it as '"an extra fine large 

 white.'' John M. (Jood says ' ' eatdi stem 

 boars tlii'ee to six llowers; all citme jior- 

 fect ; it follows i'estiva Maxima and is 

 an invaluable white." .1. 1'. liosenfioM 

 calls it "sulphur wliit(^ with greenish re- 

 flex; line bud; extia.'' Wild Hros. de- 

 scribe it as ''sulphur wliitc^ \vith green- 

 ish reflex, fading (de.ar white; cup shaped 

 liloom ; one of the best late \arieties. '' 



Wild Pros, also have ti(dd notes on the 

 Pncliesse do Nemours nt' (!uerin, 1S40. 

 which they describe as (de.ar rose-pink 

 with lilac-t intoil center; large rose- 

 shaped bloom; one of the best early cut 

 flower varieties.'' The Cottage (Jardcns 

 < '(). was the only one to send the Ouerin 

 Pm-liesse to the Te(uiy So(dety 's Cornell 

 trials. Mr. Ward desi-ribed it as 

 "bright, (dear, xitdacoims pink with lilac 

 tints in center; large, highly fragrant; 

 oni' ot' the earliest, excellent keeper and 

 shi|i|ier; a valuable cut llower \ariety." 



Si. it appears that tie' tioidst who 

 |ilants l)ncliesse de Nemours will be get- 

 ting ;i good tiling, no niatt''r which va- 

 riety lie is sent. 



PEONY LADY DERBY. 



Ill .lolin M . (looil's |ieoiiy notes, in 

 til.' I.'KVIKW of .Inly I, occurs the i|iies- 

 tioii: '"Lady I 'erby Wim sent out this 

 jieoiiy .' ' ' ■ 



This \arioty came I'idin Kidw.ay. 1 

 c.-innot say whether it c;ime to Americ.'i 

 \\v<\ under th.at name or not. The first 

 slock ot' it I knew of came t'rom .1. T. 

 l.oxcM. l.iiile Sibcr. \. .1. It has Ikmmi 

 sent here iiiicler the n.ame of' .lames Kel- 

 w;iy iiid ;ils(i under the name of T.ady 

 Alexandra |)iiff. How m;iny moi'e name's 

 it may lia\e reieixed no one can tell. 



1-".. .1. SiiAVl.di;. 



PAEONIA WITTMANNIANA. 



A I'a'onia species which is little known 

 ;iiicl which has f'or years lit'en scarce 

 ami rathi'i- expensive, is gradii.'illy but 

 slowly finding its w;iy into lairopean 

 stocks as its pi'ice slowly dro|)s. This is 

 Paviiii.-i Wittmanniana. a charming spe- 

 cies, with tlowers of a (hdic.ate primrose- 

 yellow, mit so large as those of some of 

 tlie \arieties of P. officinalis, bnt of 

 gre.'ii beauty of form and of pleasing 

 color. These tlowers are single, ,'ind ;ire 

 sncccedocl by liright coral-reil fruit. 



An Fnglish gardeners' m;ig;i/.ine do- 



