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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



June 16, 1910. 



Styer and President Farr, the latter to 

 act as chairman. 



Resolutions. 



A committee on resolutions, consist- 

 ing of Prof. Saunders, George H. Peter- 

 son and J. J. Styer, reported resolutions 

 of sympathy for George E. Hollis, of 

 South AVeyniouth, Mass., whose serious 

 illness was reported; of condolence with 

 the family of the late T. C. Thurlow, 

 and of thanks to the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society for hospitalities and 

 cooperation. 



Among Those Present. 



Among those present from outside the 

 Boston district were: 



Fsrr, B. H., Reading, I'a. 

 Saunders, Prof., Clinton College. 

 Dauphin, Jos.. Queens. N. Y. 

 , Styer, J. J., Coneordville, Pa. 

 Butchelor, L. D., Ithaca, N. Y. 

 Peterson, Geo. 11., Falrlawn, N. J. 

 Lahoney, Albert, Hempstead, N. Y. 

 Pewkcs, A. H., Newton Highlands, Mass. 

 Thurlow, Geo. C, West Newbury, Mass. 



\ ROOTING POINSETTIAS. 



Please give us a little instruction in 

 regard to rooting poinsettia cuttings. 

 Ours all shrivel up and rot just above 

 the sand within two or three days af- 

 ter they are put in. We have no propa- 

 gating house, but have been using small 

 boxes of coarse sand. W. S. G. 



After taking off the cuttings, dip them 

 in powdered charcoal or fine, dry sand 

 to stop the bleeding. Keep the glass 

 shaded and air only moderately for the 

 first ten or twelve days. The flats will 

 take a watering each day and may need 

 it twice or thrice if very hot. Let them 

 be dry at night. 



Until the cuttings are rooted, you 

 should maintain a tolerably close atmos- 



phere, free from drafts and sunshine 

 either of which will soon spoil the cut 

 tings. Treated properly, poinsettias wil 

 root as easily as almost any other cut 

 ting. They should be potted off befort 

 the roots exceed an inch in length. Al 

 most any ordinary greenhouse bench 

 will root them if thev have the needed 

 shade and are not subject to drafts. 



W. C. 



If you have not any regular propa- 

 gating house, poinsettia:s will root 

 nicely if you partition off a sash in one 

 of your coldframes and use flats of sand 

 for the cuttings. Put a layer of coarse 

 cinders at the bottoms of the flats; lay 

 over this some moss and then fill with 

 sharp sand. Water well and press 

 firmly before cutting the lines for your 



PEONY SYNONYlViS. 



The work of the special nomenclature 

 committee of the American Peony So- 

 ciety, working with L. D. Batchelor, in 

 charge of the test plots at Cornell Uni- 

 versity, has established a number of 

 synonyms beyond peradventure. In 

 the accompanying list some of these 

 well-established synonyms are cited: 



Mme. Furtado seems very similar, if 

 not identical, with General Bertrand. 

 The opinion of the committee is con- 

 firmed by observations of A. Dessert. 



Peony M. Jules Elie, to Pinks What Festiva Maxima is to Whites. 



cuttings. Take the latter before they 

 exceed three inches in length. Those 

 with a heel are to be preferred, as they 

 root the earliest and are less liable to 

 damp off than those cut below a leaf. 



La Fiancee is being sold by some as 

 albiflora, Japan Single White and albi- 

 flora The Btride. Very similar to La 

 Fiancee, if not identical, is Snowflake. 



Marie Jacquin can be found masque- 



rading under the following names: 

 Bridesmaid, Mme. Durufle and Water 

 Lily. It should be known as Marie 

 Jacquin only, as it was originated and 

 published as such four to fourteen years 

 before it appeared under the afore- 

 mentioned synonyms. 



Sailet is identical with chrysanthemi- 

 flora, which was originated by Guerin 

 in 1842. Sailet seemed to have come 

 suddenly into the trade within recent 

 years. 



Charles Gosselin in reality is ane- 

 moneflora rubra, and should be known 

 as such. 



Bridesmaid in reality is a well-estab- 

 lished French variety, Marie Jacquin, 

 originated by Verdier, described and 

 published as such in Bevue Horticole 

 in 1885, and was renamed to Water 

 Lily, Bridesmaid, etc. 



Water Lily is identical with and 

 should be known only as Marie Jacquin, 

 originated by Verdier, described and 

 published as such in Revue Horticole in 

 1885. This variety has also been re- 

 named Bridesmaid, as noted before. 



Jussier is in reality Atrosanguinea. 



Cyntherii in reality is Mme. Coste, 

 originated by Calot in 1873, more than 

 twenty years before it appeared under 

 the later name. 



Philomele occasionally appears in 

 the trade under the name of Gretchen. 



Grandiflora alba laciniata is in reality 

 grandiflora carnea plena, and should 

 be known as such. 



Mont Blanc is identical with Solfa- 

 tare in many of the collections; there 

 is, however, a true Mont Blanc origi- 

 nated by Lemoine in 1899. 



Mons. Andre in reality is Comte de 

 Paris. 



The variety sold as Maiden 's Blush is 

 identical with bicolor, originated by 

 Guerin in 1840. There is no record of 

 any true variety under the name of 

 Maiden's Blush. 



Mons. Rousselon and Mons. Andre are 

 believed to be the same as Comte de 

 Paris. From correspondence with A. 

 Dessert. 



Gretchen is in reality the variety 

 Philomele, originated by Calot in 1861. 



Identical with Edulis superba are 

 Delia, Edulis odorata, Rosa lilacina, 

 Mamie Cutler, Sylvanus, Gloire de 



