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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



Mabch 11, 1900. 



Carnation 



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GSB 



Coloring 



THE ONLY TRUE 

 IRISH COLOR. 



ST. PATRICK GREEN 



A FEW UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS. 



Rick Bros., WholeRalerB, MinDeapolis, Minn.: Say it is the best on the market. 

 Barteldes & Co., Seedsmen, Denver, Colo.: Handle it exclusively, say it is perfectly satisfactoTy. 

 Michigan Cut Flower Exchange, Detroit, Mich.: Say, "Your green is O. K." 



Thompson Carnation Co.. Joliet, 111.: "We found the green to be the best we ever used, the color is perfect." 

 Detroit Cpt Flower Supply House, Detroit, Mich.: Say, "The green coloring is fine." 



C. A. KuEHN, Wholesale florist, St. Louis, Mo.: Says it is the only OREEN on the market. He sells it at $1.00 the quart and sends it 

 postpaid on receipt of the price. 



C. A. KUEHN, Wholesale Florist, 1122 Pine St., St. Louis, No. 



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CARNATION DYE 



THE QOOD OLD IRISH GREEN 



Shamrock Green 



$1.00 Per Quart. 



.Manufactured by... 



$1.00 Per Quart. 



Wm. C. Smith Wholesale Flower Co., I3I6 Pine St., St. Louis, Mo. 



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the flower when half developed, as I 

 think it injurious to the normal develop- 

 ment of the other important parts of the 

 flower, so essential to success. "My cus- 

 tom is to split the calyx in three or four 

 places, so that the petals can drop down 

 around the stem, thus leaving the pistil, 

 stamens, anthers and stigma fully ex- 

 posed to light and air. The stamens can 

 in this way be easily removed between 

 the thumb and forefinger with the an- 

 thers and pollen intact, and transmitted 

 as desired. 



In using the camel's-hair brush for 

 conveying the pollen there is danger of 

 getting it mixed, as it is difficult to clean 

 the brush before using on a different 

 cross. 



Objects Kept in View. 



In crossing, one should always have a 

 definite object in view — an ideal to work 

 up to. Keep in mind the very best of 

 the various types now in existence — also 

 their defects — then go to work with a 

 determination to excel. The first requi- 

 site and one to be always kept in mind 

 is a healthy, vigorous constitution. That 

 means disease resistance. Next comes 

 color, always indispensable, for no mat- 

 ter if all other points have been obtained 

 and the color is undesirable, the plant is 

 only good for re-crossing, because of its 

 desirable habits. Then one must work 

 for the necessary stem and strong calyx 

 to hold the flower erect. Size, form, 

 substance and, last but not least, fra- 

 grance, must all be considered. Fra- 

 grance I regard as indispensable. 



The process of cross-fertilization is so 

 simple that I need not go into it in de- 

 tail. One must study the various varie- 

 ties to be used, and fine judgment is 

 sometimes required to know when the 

 flowers have reached the proper stage for 

 the experiment. In some varieties the 

 pollen is perfectly ripe and ready for use 

 as soon as the flower expands, while in 

 others it does not appear for several days 

 after the bloom develops. On the ends 

 of the stamens are the anthers which, 

 when they burst, produce the pollen! 

 When ripe it is in the form of a powder. 

 The stigma is the part to which the 

 pollen is applied, and as it reaches the 

 proper stage for fertilization the upper 

 surface assumes a rough, hairy appear- 

 ance. It is now ready for crossing, and 

 upon this surface the pollon should be 

 spread, being careful that it is properly 



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ripe and dry, when it will be seen to 

 adhere easily. If fertilization has taken 

 place, the petals of the flower will wilt 

 and fade within from one to two days, 

 and often in a few hours, which is a 

 sure indication that the operation has 

 been a success. 



After the petals dry up, they may be 

 removed without danger of injury to the 

 seed pod forming, and to prevent accu- 

 mulation of moisture which might other- 

 wise cause the pod to decay. 



The Seeds. 



Flowers fertilized early in October and 

 November will usually ripen their seed 

 in about six or seven weeks. Those 

 crossed in December, January and Feb- 

 ruary require eight to ten weeks and 

 those in March about six weeks. 



The seed pods should be picked with 

 four to six inches of stem attached, care- 

 fully wrapped in paper, or enclosed in 

 envelopes, and allowed to dry thoroughly. 

 This usually requires about two weeks. 

 The seed should then be carefully re- 

 moved and planted at once. 



Flats thoroughly drained with a layer 

 of one to two inches of ashes, over which 

 a like quantity of sifted loam of a light, 

 sandy nature has been spread, makes an 

 ideal compost. Level off carefully, press 



Wietor Bros. 



Wholesale Cut flowers 

 51 Wabash Ave., CHICAGO 



PRICK LIST 



AMXRICAN BKAUTT Per doz. 



Extra long stems $4.00 



SOincb stems 3.00 



24-incb stems 2.60 



20-incb stems 2.00 



IS'inch stems 1.50 



15-incb stems 1.25 



12-iocb stems 1.00 



8-incb stems 75 



Per 100 



Bride, fancy $6.00 to $3.00 



Kood 4.00 



Bridesmaid, fancy 6.00 to 8.00 



good 4.00 



KiUarney, fancy....... e.OOto 8.00 



good 4.00 



Kate Moulton, fancy 6.00 to 8.00 



good 4.00 



Richmond, fancy e.OOto 8.00 



good 4.00 



Cbatenay, fancy 6.00 to 8.00 



good 4.00 



Uncle John, fancy e.OOto 8.00 



" good 4.00 



Perle 4.00to 8.00 



Roaea • our selection 4.00 



CARNATIONS 



fancy 3.00 



good 1.50to 2.00 



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moderately firm, sow in rows one to one 

 and one-half inches apart and an eighth 

 of an inch deep, which can be made by 

 pressing a narrow strip of wood into the 

 soil. Cover carefully with about an 

 eighth of an inch of soil, water with a 

 fine sprinkler and place upon a shelf in a 

 light situation out of the reach of mice, 

 which are extremely fond of carnation 

 seeds. One mouse, if he gets busy, will 

 destroy hundreds of seeds in a night. 

 This happened to me one season when I 

 had sown the seeds in 4-inch pots, which 

 were placed on a bench, and I had omit- 

 ted to cover them with a sheet of glass, 

 as was my custom then. I lost almost 

 an entire season's seeds by my neglect, 

 in one night, and I confess I did not 

 feel kindly toward that mouse next 

 morning. 



The Seedling^s. 



Great care should be taken to keep 

 the soil moderately moist. If the sun is 



