March 11, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



31 



Roses and Carnations 



Tulips, Daffs, Jonquils, Violets, Valley, Lilies, Greens 



We can supply these in any quantity and the kind of stock that will 

 please you and please your customers. That's why our business grows. 



Roses are Coming in Heavier Every Day 



Can supply Killarney andMaid, Bride, Richmond, fine heads on all lengths of stem. Try us on today's order. 

 Before placing your order for Lilies for Easter, write us for prices, as we 

 shall have a good supply of fine stock. 



ZECH & MANN, 



WHOLESALE FLORISTS 

 L. D. Phone. Central 3284 



51 Wabash Avenue 



Chicago 



Mention The Review when you write. 



C. W. NcKELLAR... 



for lioin(! again. Some of the florists 

 licr(> were Jl. N. Bruns and Vj. Wicnhoe- 

 ttcr, (liiengo; Horace M. Frank, Day- 

 ton. <». ; K(|\v. ][aliornK'liI. Philadc^lphia. 



< (II IMHIANA. (.). — l>oy Smith is pri'iiar- 

 iiig to nil into tlio grccnliouso hiisincvs 

 III' re. 



I'.KAiMciXT. Tlx. -C. .T. Ax(>lson, for- 

 Miiily ot' St. TiOuis. IMo., is now in busi- 

 ness here. He lias hwih two ^recnlionsos. 

 14.\lin an. I L'lxK)-.', at ItiOS P.iljh a\emu'. 

 .mil will ^rou liiitii llowers ami veyota 

 l.li's. \]i< jdcatinn is coiisidcrcil an idi'al 

 one. 



STurGUTo.N. :M.\.s.s. -Friday. Fchruary 

 L'6. Kohert Hutidicon, prior lo the ilis- 

 tribution of seeds, talked to tlie pupils 

 i>f the Drake seliool in an instructive 

 and interestinsj nianiHM-, as to jtrrpar- 

 in<j soil, plantin*,^ seeds, transplantinfj 

 |)lants ami methods of irnprovinfj the 

 school ganleiis. ,lune Is will be llower 

 <lay at the Drake school, wln'u each of 

 tile pupils will briiijr two plants to their 

 res[)ecti\(' iiKims in conipet(( for the 

 prize to lit^ j,nven liy the teacher for the 

 best plant. 



Long Distance Phone, Central 3598 



51 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO 



Beauties, 

 Roses, 

 Carnations, 



Valley, Violets and all Fancy Flowers, Farleyense and all Fancy 

 Greens and Decorative Stock, Violet Ties and Ribbons 



SEND FOR COMPLETK 

 PRICK LIST 



Boxwood Fancy Ferns 



POWDER for iiial<inK the (trcen Carnation Hye. You will need this to.- St. Patrick's Hay. 

 Per packet, enough for 1 qt. of dye, .;5c; five paeliets. $l,<i6. 



Mention The Keview when you write. 



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CARNATIONS. 



Continued from page 14. 

 son, col(U' cerise, on the variety Mrs. 

 Bradt, a white ground variegated with 

 red. I procured Knchantress. 



The Dawson was raised from Daybreak, 

 a llesh-colorcd variety, with ]>ollen fr,>m 

 \'aii Leeiiwen, a dark pink. Y'ou see the 

 i-ojor of Daybreak cropiping out. 



Was this simply chance? Or was it the 

 workini,' out of >bMidell's theory.' There 

 is foo<l for reflect ion and cari'ful <tudy 

 aloiiir these lines. 



Ayain, 1 can tell you that fidiii a batch 

 of first year seedlinys tested three years 

 ayo, we retained L>,")(i s('arlets for a test 

 in the ifiei'iihoiise. and that today we have 

 Ihn^e left of the L'.')!) varieties,' with the 

 possibility of disseminatino- one. Of the 

 remaininjf .•'..iMO we retained four, with 

 a possibility of disseniinatiii;,'- two or 

 three at most. Think of it! I'our out 

 (lii ?,.r,[)0\ 'J'hen tell me when> the luck 

 C(uues in. 



Yet, a I'ew years ajio hundreds of those 

 varieties so discarded would h;ive boon 

 called wonders. It is owiuix to the pres- 

 I'lit liiyh standard of the carnation that 



it becomes more diflicult each year to 

 produce a deeiiled acquisition. Yet, 

 lookin<r backward through the earliest 

 years of my experiments, 1 can see where 

 [ discardc'l many a tine carnation through 

 this critic-d siftincr down. Still it is 

 much bett(>r to be on the safe side. 



Time to Fertilize. 



The best time to ccuninonoe cross fer- 

 tilization is during late October or early 

 November; that is, just after the disap- 

 pearance of flies and bees that usually 

 come into the greenhouses ou the ap- 

 proach of cold weather. Pollen at this 

 season is also more plentiful tliati during 

 December, .January or February. 



The best time in the day to cross- 

 fertilize is from 11 a. m. to - p. m., the 

 earlier the better, providing of course 

 that the day is warm and sunny and the 

 pollen perfectly dry. In transferring the 

 pollen, some use a magnifying glass, 

 caiuers hair brush, and ]i;iir of tweezers. 

 I have never u-wd either, until ri^cently. 

 \vhiu 1 lind it necessary to use eve- 

 glasses. 



t do not bidic'\e in tl^t^ method prac- 

 ticed by some in I'euioving the petals of 



