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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



9 



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",.i i-d. Il(i\\c\rr, I lliiiik I li;i\i- 



, I , ; I h.-il iil( ;i ciilt ol' rciil I I liy the 



^i, ,r) 111 111 li'T \ ;i lift ii'> I li.'it li.'i \i' 



III ((llllC 111 I !!(■ I 111 Ml . " At till' M ■! I 



,1 -lidW thi'lr wri'f ;i lllllliliiT 111' |ilii 



I ,^. ii:il <^;iril('ii('ls wiiii dill iml ln'>i 



, ,,, ; r. >:\y t lial ill Wliitr ,\n--t r;i li:i 



\li 'iii-kcit lias piinliiccil a new \a 



11,,; wllii-ll |ilnlll isrS to i llrl-fasr llir 



lid' 



^t ill Ilis scimIIIiios III! t lie lit her 



.!' I lie wui'lil. 



.1 ahy<i!:<' taking ii|i flir raisin;; ut' 



iii\ I'W piaiit, .Mr. I'lirki'tl's ai|\ ita' 

 i, ■ aim at suiiirl liiii;; ilt'liiiifr. ainl 

 l„i- \ I'rc aldiifi' soiiMil lines. .Mmi' ■-ui- 

 ,,.^. ill' .isscrts, will lie ;iaiiii'i| ii\ lnl 

 1,,\\ ■_i this advi(M' than liy iistmin;; 

 I,, \i'r\' t'aihlist, wIki knows wlial 

 ,,\i li(iil\ iMijiht til (III, anil ai|\isi's 

 :„,. .Iiii«l,v. 



All plaiit.s. ■ said Air. I'u.k.'tt. 

 ■i,. ill' rcrtaiii wcatiicr at the \arii'us 

 -::i_ - (if yrowfli, if the licsi icsulls 

 ;ii, 'II In- (ditaiiK'il. .\f1cr tli'' scasmi 

 |i,i- ^iiiii", all (ii)scr\ ant jiiatwcrs of 

 i,|,i,'- ;iic aide 1(1 yivc the I'casnn ■why 



.iiiii! ri(>]is filled. Tliis als > aiiidit's 

 ;,. ;;i vsi' iilheiiiiinis. .\ certain Kind nl' 

 iM:,;lier is iiecessary at the most rrit- 

 ir,-il Mine of the idant "s existence, or 

 , I-. !lie time of llowerii!<f is somewhat 



Ii:m :;ed, or tlio (juality and (|ii.iiitity 

 ■ i\ i.liKiins are not v.\> to results oli- 

 i.iii.il in ordinary seasons. Suiiiinsiny 

 Mil iK'st exhibition Idoonis are re(|iiirei| 

 111 iiiis district (Malvern) alxnit. say. 

 ill. ihird week in .Xpril. Altisf of the 

 iiii'l- wonhl !)(' s(decte(l from I-'(dirMary 

 'i '■! I.'i, .•iccordinfj to the varieties. If 

 ui -it a few rather cool nights aliont 

 ill.;' lime tho buds form naturally, and 

 ili'ii i> little truuhle in ;iettiun the 

 Uii'";h that will Jji\t' the best blooms.' 

 Mr. I'ockett informed the writer 

 'Iki 111 raising new chrvsanthemiinis it 

 -il' ■ill ha])|iens that :i good exhibition 

 \.ii ity is also good as a (U'coratixc 

 '^1' There are so many things to be 

 "II - dered, but the aim of a raiser is 

 ''1 'ipbine as many good (|u ilities as 

 !"'~~!li)e. One that has been soniewli.i t 

 II' -■'(■ted is the keeping qnalit.x of the 



''I Some are naturally good keep- 



•I" 'vliile others lieeonie good keejiers 

 "^^ ' u to a com]iarati^v'ely early bml 

 '" ' : s<dected, whi(di eauses a greater 

 '"11 ler of petals to form. Jii the lal- 

 '' I 'se the flower is much slower in 



''^ iping, whi(di jiroduces more sub- 

 "'■" ' in tho petals, and c(>nse(piently 

 '"' ' keeping qualitii^s. Air. IVuk- 

 '" |ii'<'sent endeavors ar(^ ceiiteicd in 

 ""' lising of varieties in wliiili the 

 I colors will prcHlominate. (iood 

 "'i - and yellows are always wanted. 



"" ■' ' Alalvern grower has e\ci\ lon- 



''' '■ in raising the standard of liie 

 I' colored types. Tho daik colDrs 



■' -i-arce a few years ago. luit tiiire 

 u a greater number, and there 

 " I be no lack in this class for ~iime 

 " o come. 



' the many xarieties at the -Imw 



'' T^dton must lie noted as mie of 



" 'i.isi serviceable clii-\ saiit lieiiiiims 



'"- i by Air. Pockett. Ill Mr. I'ock- 



' ' >\ inning collection of twidve Aus- 



'■' 'I seedlinjfs. the varieties were: 



li 



Ml 



I'n, 



\|;' 

 W 



'■| I 

 I'll 

 •■I; 



I'avid Syine. pure white; Hose 

 't. light gold; .Mice I>emon, )i:(le 

 i"p'': Kara Dow. bull" and yellow; 

 \. Henley, liglit li(diotro|ie; >f;s. 



^iio\, yellow; I'ockett "s Crimson. 



"II .and gold; Frank I'avne. jialo 



■ Mrs. ^V. II. K'ead. deep red; 



;- Hl.aidxbnni. y(llow biilV: Air. F. 



'""•ipson. pure white, and .^^rs. 



T. W. Pockett. 



l.exford. brick red and ycdlow. Of 

 this coilection. aiKl in others staged at 

 the same show, .Mice licmon stood out 

 as a ]iart icularly fine variety. .V iii'w 

 wiii'e. exhibited for the first time 

 among Air. I'ockett 's seedlings, has 

 iieeii n.aineil Lady ( armichatd. ' ' 



Mr. I'ockett "s latest v.ariety. wliiidi 

 ie has called White Australia, he dc 

 scribes in .a jirivatc letter as running 

 easil\- from ten to tW(d\(' inches in 

 lepth .111(1 nine to ten inches in di;iin 

 eter. riiis will give an idea of I he 

 im]ii'o\ement that is still going on. and 

 the results that this noted grower is 

 pro hieing, by eternally concentrating 

 his mind on (dirvsanthemum breeding. 

 li will be noted that the variety 

 Airs. David Syme has shown up won- 

 derfully W(dl ill .\ustr;ili:i, and < '. II. 

 Tolly s;iys he is looking to see just the 

 ^aiae i. 'suits with it here this fall. Tiie 

 \\'liite .\ustralia will not cmiform to our 

 tlorists' idea of foliage right up to th(> 

 llowii. .-Is will Syme. but the enormous 

 size will iiiidoubte(ll\' make it ;i leader 

 in the short \ ase classes. 



HE FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS. 



I v\ ish to s;iy 1 followed the .-idv ice 

 and instruct ions <;i\('ii me in The K'e- 

 \ iew iif .liine !'. for mildewed mums, 

 •and I am liappx' to say the mums to- 

 d;iy are eiitirelv free from mildew and 

 h;i\(^ that nice. Iiealtli\-. dark green, 

 erowiug color, as nice a lot of plants 

 as one would wish to see. Thanks to 

 the valuable I\e\ iew ;iiid Mr. Tott\'. 



A. n. M. 



Greenfield, Mass. \\ .1. \'eti(M-'s 

 store, in the Sheldon block on Main 

 street, has been remodeled and enlarged. 

 The \ac;iting of a neighboring st(U'e. 

 formerly occupied liy ;i milliner, pro 

 \ ided the room for this expansion. 



SUMMER TREATMENT OF CALLAS. 



The s(dliiig season t'or callus is now 

 |ir.ict icall\- o\t'r. Of course, a few 

 growers m.aiiage to market llowers the 

 year around, but after the end of May 

 they are really not want(>(l until i >cto 

 ber. The ycner.al methoil of culture is 

 still in |iots; probably nine tenths of the 

 eioweis iiiidei- glass ai|o|it this methml, 

 the b.al.iiice ii>ing beii'dies or solid IkmN. 

 Facli pl.aii h.as its ;i(l\ .antages. Where 

 splice can be spared, beds are excid 

 lent, but pot culture jiermits the grower 

 to iiiiivc his plants aiound as Ih» deems 

 lit. and tdr small growers is preferable 

 to bench culture. The foliage will now 

 show signs of ripening off. but it is 

 unwise to dry otf the plants too sud 

 i|eiil\-. Stand them outdoors. Let them 

 ;,fei aiix- moisture coining from the skies 

 for a ciiii]de of \\e(d\s; then lay them 

 on their side^ and keep them there 

 until time tor repotting arrixcs in 

 .\ii;4iist . 



I'lants in beds should be dug up care 

 fiill_\- and packed close to^rilier in boxe^ 

 of loam. Keeji tlie^e under Lllass a few 

 days, even if it be in ;i ciildframe. 

 A too sudden drying olV will injure the 

 tubers. After the tops disappear. |.;ick 

 iu dry sand and store in a shed m 

 iidlar. Small otV'^eis can be planted 

 mitdoiir^ ;ini| will iii;il<e i^food ^i/ed 

 tiiiiers bet'iiie the end of September, 

 when 1he\' can be lifted and potted. 

 Tho low jirice of < '.alifiirniaii tuber- 

 Ii.t; induceil many growers to purchase 

 t'resli stock \(';iil\'. but good honie- 

 i,nMw 11 ones are \;istly sujierior \i) ,aii\' 

 th.al can b(^ bought and will last for .a 

 iiiinib('r of \ears. 



Naperville, 111. I'liarles F. U„hv say- 

 that the Memorial day tr;ide this xc.ai 

 w.as the heaviest that he h.as e\(<r seen 

 ill a town lit' this -i/e. 



