JANUAUY 20, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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English Room, Fort Pitt Hotel Pittsburg, in which Next Week's Carnation Show Occurs. 



\h\<t. or with Hint' and siiliiliiir mixed in 

 '■<|n:d parts. Pick oil" all the spotted 

 IfMvcs and burn tliein. Bordeaux mixture 

 1-^ "lie of tlie best fungicides. Spray with 

 ii <iiice each week. Keep tlie atmosphere 

 ' li;n;,fed with fumes of sulphur by paint- 

 in;; I'ue of the steam pipes with lime sul- 

 I'liiir ;nid water. A. F. ,T. P.. 



ROOTING CARNATIONS IN SOIL. 



^\ill carnations root in soil tiie same 

 ■1^ they will in sand, providinif tl'.ey have 



il 



"■ same care? 



F. W. S. 



I II'' liest medium for roo1iii<;- carna 



"" iiittin<,'s i.s clean, sharp sand. You 



•"''1 liave your troubles in tryinf,^ to 



•""^ 'hem in soil. Carnation cuttings 



' '■' be kej)! moist to prevent wilting 



'■'' "'"7 \M.uld be sure to damp off in 



' \N 1' have occasionally seen ;i young 



''■ -tink into the soil' in a sheltered 



' ""'11- trdo' root, but such occurrences 



' ^' '■|''i"iial. A. F. .1. r.. 



^NATlONS GETTING LARGER. 



,' ■••il vcars ago Wm. I,. Kro.'scli.'li. 



M-.>ch.H Hros. (■,,.. devised a 



"■ '"!■ IIS.' on carnation blooms, a 



■"''■III' that has since become known 



"'"'•illy all growers, for tlionsands 



"■"■'I 'listiibnted free to whosoever 



'• At that time this measure was 



'"'"'■'^ III 'liametcr. ami tiiere was 



'"'■"'"" 'lii't would entirclv cover it. 



'"'^'■'I \\iiy the measure was made 



-' ■ \li'. I\r.,c.scii(.l! said he " wantMl 



. ;', '"■"■I'' '"i- the grow. MS 1.1 w..rk 



„■;., "l^" '"• "as '-sure tlmt manv 



■ '"■ 'I"' ''irorl wlii..li will r.'snlt in 



'"'■'"^ ""■ 'lisc." That his p,v 



iliction came true was shown in an issue [ .lo/en carnations at either of the follow- 



of the Pevikw last spring, in which a i ing shows, .'oscring tli.' ii.'w .•arnati.m 



photographic re[>roduct ion of a carnation i m.'asure of' li\.' in. -lies in diamet.'r: ISa- 



completely covered the carnati.)!! measure. : ti.uial .'arnati.m sh.iw. I'itt.sburg. 1910: 



The grower of the new s.irl wa.s : ('hi,-,'igo llow.'r siiou. ]!t|<i: National 



Charles Knopf, Richmond. Jnd., ami Mr. ' {'"I.iw.m Simw . liosi.in, liHI. 



Kroeschell sent his congratulations. X.iw 



Mr. Kroeschell lias set a new mark by en- 

 larging his measure l.i (i\.' inches. ' 



'While this may seem t.i be asking a 

 ^reat deal,'' he savs, ' ' v.'t w.' feel that 



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The New^ Carnation Measure. 



the gr.iwt-rs ar.' m.i\ing f.iiwar.l st.'a.lily 

 ami .surely ami that with this ii.'W mark 

 continviously befor.; them, s.mie gr.)wers 

 will in time put even this five in.'h .arna- 

 ti.m measure out of business." 



'i'o help the work along. Ki'.iesi'heJI 

 I'.idS. ('.). has oft'ere.l a pii/.' nf ^L.'.") in 

 g.d.l or a. beaut il'ul g.d.l ine.lal of equal 

 value, t.i the grower wli.) exhibits the be-^t 



ON TO PITTSBURG. 



The Pittsburg Fl.irists' ami (iar.leners " 

 Chill has ma.le unusual preparation for 

 th.' entertainm.'iit .if the .\merican Carna- 

 tion Society next week. Th.' .d\d) holds 

 its regular m. '.'tings at th.' n.'W Fort Pitt 

 lioti'l an.l has be.'u s.i well |ileasi'.l witli 

 the liospitality .-xt.'!!.!.'.! il tli.'re that th.' 

 liiilel has lie.'U s.'lected as th.' ii.'a.bjuar 

 t .'IS f.ir t il.' .-.pux cut ion. 



The arraiigem.'nt pr.mii--.'-^ t.. be the 

 most pl.'asaut and sat ist'act.ny in the his- 

 t.iry .if the (aination S.ici.'tw The ex- 

 hibition ami III. '.'lings will b.' held in the 

 h.it.'l. and th.' I'iitsbiiig Florists' Club 

 will ban.ju.'t th.' visitor- ih.'r.' on Thurs- 

 .lay evening. .January '27. Tliiis every 

 thing will b.' uiid.'r ..n.' in. it', and there 

 will ii.it III' the Scattering .il' m.'mber^ 

 whii-h is th.' .-as.' wh.'i'.' tli.' main hall i- 

 at a ilistaiic.' t'lnm the Imt.'N 



The F.ut I'iil is on.' .if ili.' m.ist mo. I 

 .'111 .it' hotels. The aci-uiii|p:i nying illus 

 t rat ion i.s icprodii.-..! I'r.nii a phol.igrapli 

 ot' what !>- known as th.' Fnglisii room. 

 It is in this ro.i n that the .'xhibit i.in will 

 b.' slag.'d an.l later that the b.-iiKjUel \vill 

 li.' giv.'U. The si/..' ot' th.' r.Him i'~ .'1^x1^7 

 feet. 



Sprixckiklii. .M.I. - .1. W . St.ik.'- has 

 ere<'ted a greenh.iiise ami be^iin business 

 at L'L'4 S.inth I'oulevar.l. His buihling 

 material was I'uiiiish.'.l b\ tli. F.d.'V 

 Mf<:. < '.... .if ( hica::.!. 



