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NOVDMBER 4, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



17 



One of the Two Ranges at Madison, N. J., Operated by Charles H. Totty. 



COST OF METERED VATER. 



Keferring to the inquiry of E. M., on 

 ,iage 9 of the Eeview for October 28, we 

 can say that from our experience, where 

 metered water costs about 10 cents per 

 1,000 gallons, it would cost at least $30 

 per month to supply a range of 100,000 

 i'eet of glass. T. C. Joy. 



[The Review will be glad to hear from 

 others as to the cost of the water re- 

 quired, prices paid and quantities used.] 



HYDRANGEAS FOR EASTER. 



How should I treat hydrangeas which 

 are outdoors in pots? They have been 

 gradually hardened off until they now 

 liave a good brown color. We are grow- 

 ing them for Easter. E. F. C. 



You are treating your hydrangeas all 

 right. Run them a little on the dry side 

 to assist in ripening the wood. Keep 

 the plants outdoors as late as possible in 

 an open, sunny spot. Guard against 

 frost. A few degrees will not harm the 

 hydrangeas, but if the thermometer 

 should go down to 20 degrees, as is not 

 improbable during October, the majority 

 of the flower buds will be killed. Have 

 some covering in readiness to use in case 

 of frost. You should aim to have your 

 wood thoroughly ripeped, of a nutty 

 brown color by Christmas, about which 

 time the plants should be started to get 

 them in bloom for Easter, 1910. In the 

 event of heavy and continuous rain 

 storms occurring, the hydrangeas would 

 be better placed in a coldframe or pit. 



C. W. 



GLADIOLI FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



Can you tell me what varieties of gla- 

 dioli are best for growing between carna- 

 tions in the bed for florists' use, also 

 what time to plant them to have them 

 in bloom for Memorial day or before, and 

 ^vhether they can be grown between the 

 'arnations on a solid bed without injury 

 to carnation plants? C. F. B. 



A few excellent gladioli to grow for 

 Memorial day are: America, soft laven- 

 <ler pink, always sells on sight; Shake- 

 speare, white suffused with rose; Augus- 

 ta, white, blue anthers; Brenchleyensis, 

 i^right scarlet; and May, white, penciled 

 with crimson. You can, of course, pur- 

 '.'hase separate shades of color at a some- 

 what lower price, but bunches of one de- 

 <'ided color are now to be desired. 



The above sorts should be planted in 

 February for blooming for Memorial day, 

 from the middle to the end of the month. 

 It is a common practice to plant among 

 carnations. Personally, we do not like 

 the plan, as one crop hurts the other. If 

 you have some beds likely to run out in 

 spring, it may be all right to plant 

 among them, but if you want first-class 



carnations do not plant anything through 

 them. Rather let the bulbs have a piece 

 of bed to themselves, or grow in boxes 

 six to seven inches deep. C. W. 



PANSIKS FOR SPRING SALES. 



. Kindly tell me how to raise pansies 

 for next spring. I have sold cut flowers 

 for five years, but have never grown any- 

 thing. I would like to grow some pan- 

 sies because the express costs more than 

 the plants. I live in the state of Maine. 



A. E. N. 



It is now too late to sow pansies in 

 your state for spring sales. I would ad- 

 vise you to purchase now strong seed- 

 lings, which are offered by many adver- 



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 Special Number of the Review comes out 

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tisers in the Review at present. These, 

 being small, will cost you little in express 

 charges. They can be planted about 

 three inches apai't each way in cold- 

 frames, or will winter well if pricked out 

 in beds outdoors on land with a gentle 

 slope to the south. Water must not lie 

 where they are planted. They will re- 

 quire a mulch of pine needles, straw or 

 some similar material after the ground 

 freezes. 



You will find in the Review of July 

 22 last cultural notes on pansies under 

 "Seasonable Suggestions." The seed 

 with you should be sown outdoors about 

 the first week in August. C. W. 



TOTTY'S PLACE. 



A visit to the establishment of Charles 

 H. Totty, at Madison, N. J., unfolds a 

 wonderful display of pompons. Among 

 the favorites are: Biddy, rose-pink; 

 Harold Slade, white and scarlet; Eloise, 

 white; Bohemia, yellow; Jessie Curtis, 

 dark crimson; Ena Reimer, chestnut; 

 Linton, white; Golden Star, the best yel- 

 low. In this 220-foot house there are 

 over 350, all single varieties. Other fa- 

 vorites are: John T. Bums, cerise and 

 orange ; Charles »Graves, yellow ; H. S. 

 Bevins, crimson. 



W. Wells, of Merstham, England, who 

 arrived October 27 to be a guest of Mr. 

 Totty for some weeks, when visited by 

 Mr. Totty last year, had over thirty 

 acres of the single varieties in bloom. 



Here, too, is a house of My Maryland 

 and Killarney in perfect condition and a 

 house of Zvolanek's sweet peas. At the 

 Twombley greenhouses Mr. Totty has a 

 magnificent display of mums. Altogether 

 in this fine range of houses, comprising 

 over 60,000 square feet, a better oppor- 

 tunity for development cannot well be 

 imagined, and a brilliant and successful 

 career waits upon Mr. Totty 's skill and 

 enterprise. Among the popular varieties 

 are: Pockett's Crimson, Mrs. Kahn, 

 Mrs. Totty, Yellow Miller, Blackburn, 

 W. Hotston, R. F. Felton and many of 

 Wells' unnamed seedlings. A house of 

 carnations, 33x220, has Enchantress, 

 Beacon and Winsor and a new variegated 

 sport of Enchantress. Mr. Totty has 

 also a yellow sport of My Maryland. 

 Here also is a grand house of Beauties 

 and sections devoted to apricots and 

 grapes, with such perfection in building, 

 conveniences and system as are seldom 

 seen in a commercial establishment. The 

 situation is ideal, and the illustration 

 herewith gives some idea of the extent 

 and future of the enterprise. William 

 Tricker is foreman. J. Austin Shaw. 



NAMES OF FUCHSIAS. 



Enclosed find three samples of fuchsias, 

 which please name for me. H. K. 



They are Duchess of Edinburgh^ dou- 

 ble white; Phenomenal, double crimson, 

 and Swanley Gem, single red. C. 



Hancock, Mich. — Mrs. A. M. York is 

 quite pleased with the business outlook at 

 present. She is cutting some excellent 

 chrysanthemums, roses and carnations 

 and finds a ready sale for them all. Her 

 October Frost mums are especially good. 



Manchester, Conn. — John E. Dwyer & 

 Co. have leased the Hastings property 

 here, including two greenhouses, and will 

 grow roses, carnations and a general line 

 of bedding plants. They will repair the 

 greenhouses and put the place in first- 

 class condition. 



