The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Apbil 22, 1909. 



may be expected to cut. I have never 

 gathered any definite ideas as to what 

 other growers can get from their plants, 

 but the following statements will give 

 some faint idea at least as to what a 

 plant may do. 



There are several things to be consid- 

 ered in stating what a lot of roses will 

 cut per plant. Where the cut is given 

 from a house of first-year stock, we must 

 consider: when the stock was housed, 

 whether it was in the spring or in June 



are simply a statement of last year. A 

 house of roses may, no doubt, be made to 

 produce better than -these and it is also 

 true that we may expect to fall below 

 these figures at any time. All I have in 

 mind is to give a general idga of the 

 matter. 



Considered From all Sides. 



When forming conclusions as to the 

 relative values of these varieties men- 

 tioned, it is necessary that the subject be 



Easter Window of Jacob Schuiz, Louisville. 



or July. If we are speaking of carried- 

 over stock we must consider how they 

 have been handled. We have cut from 

 one house up to date twenty months with- 

 out a break. The plants were not rested 

 last summer and are still doing well. In 

 this case a count may be taken for a full 

 twelve months. 



Where we rest a house each summer 

 and carry it over two or more years, it 

 is possible to count on ten months' flow- 

 ering. This is an advantage which car- 

 ried-over plants have over young stock 

 planted each year, but when the stock 

 passes the third year they seem to grad- 

 ually cut less ; two and three years at the 

 most seems to be the limit for growing 

 our forcing roses. 



Figures From a Year's Records. 



From a house of Bridesmaids which 

 cut ten months in their second year we 

 took fifty-three blooms per plant. This 

 same house is cutting well now in its 

 third year and had no rest last summer, 

 but it will not equal that cut this year. 



The best cutting we have done for ten 

 months on Brides was forty blooms per 

 plant, and on Killarney thirty-eight to 

 forty, but the Killarney had hardly the 

 'full ten months to its credit. Chatenay 

 has cut for us forty-two blooms for eight 

 and one-half months; during that time 

 the buds were of good quality, but to 

 have run them longer into the summer 

 would have been of little consequence. I 

 cannot give an average cut from Rich- 

 mond, as we have never handled them in 

 a way that will permit comparison with 

 our other sorts. 



These records which I have mentioned 

 do not mean that these are given because 

 they are the best cuts I could find, but 



considered from all sides. While there is 

 a difference in the productiveness of sev- 

 eral varieties, there are also facts to be 

 taken into consideration before deciding 

 which is the most profitable. While Kil- 

 larney will not produce as heavily as 

 Bridesmaid, the higher percentage of No. 

 1 grade and better, with no No. 3 at all, 

 which are cut from Killarney gives this 

 sort the advantage at once. And so it is 

 with all the varieties. 



To make sure which are the best pay- 

 ing ones, a record must be kept of the 

 cuts, prices and grade of blooms. 



In conclusion, I would say that I be- 

 lieve Killarney ranks first. Bridesmaid 

 and Bride next, in order named, with a 

 possibility that Richmond may come in 

 close to Bridesmaid. 



SCHULZ'S SHOW. 



The accompanying illustrations show 

 the conservatory and window display of 

 Jacob Schulz, Louisville, Ky., at Easter. 

 Mr. Schulz had a larger Easter trade 

 than ever before and found the public 

 specially interested in decorated plants. 

 He sold great numbers of moderate 

 priced plants with pots covered in various 

 attractive ways. He made special effort 

 with plants because they could be sold 

 and delivered in advance of Easter morn- 

 ing. Saturday night, April 17, Mr. 

 Schulz gave a supper for Ms entire staft" 

 of employees in recognition of their good 

 work during the Easter rush. 



THE SPRAY OF LILIES. 



The "symphony in white" is the key- 

 note of the idea shown in the illustration 

 of a spray of lilies made by Charles 

 Henry Fox, at the Sigh of the Rose, 

 Philadelphia. Pure white, perfect lilies, 

 loosely arranged, are tied with a long 

 bow and streamers of white satin ribbon. 

 The point in this arrangement that Mr. 

 Fox emphasizes is the value of using the 

 best flowers on single stems or not more 

 than two to a stem, the object being to 

 arrange each flower so that it shows to 

 advantage, and so that the bunch will lie 

 flat. This is impossible when there are 

 buds sticking out on all sides of each 

 stem. Phil. 



ASTER SEEDLINGS. 



Will you kindly let me know what is 

 the matter with the enclosed aster 

 seedlings? The seeds were sown the 

 middle of March. I was wondering if I 

 let them get too dry, or whether it was 

 caused by insects. The variety is Vick's 

 Lavender Gem. Snowdrift are affected 

 the same way. C. A. M. 



The seedlings were so badly withered 



Jacob SchuU's Conservatory at Easter. 



