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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Januabi 26, 1911. 



EXTRAORDINARY NOVELTY 



Kunderd's New Ruffled Gladleli 



Tiic rti>it of a lu'w typi', haviufj; petals witli ruffled and wavy edges, to approach 

 the form of a Cattleya Oreliid. ^ 



A sensational advance in thi' progress of this vahiable flower. 



Hrofad, expande<l, wi<U'-op(^n flowers, paired hy twos, fall all the same direction 

 and are carried on straight, stout stalks, wliich are never less than four f(>et in height. 

 From four to eight flowers are open at one time. j 



Color: Delicate cream pink, with a neat, attractivt^ crimson stripe through the 

 center of each lower petal. j * 



Splendid for forcing or outdoor growing. 



The opinions of the three i^reatest living authorities : 



OraDKe, Mass., AuRust 10, I'JOS. 

 "Ruffled" is in bloom. Grand does not be(;in to expresH It. It 1« the sans i»arell of all ela- 

 dioli. Sincerely yours, . L MKKTON GAGE. 



Now Secretary of American Gladiolus Society. 

 I'. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry — Ohlco, Oal., January 2, 1910. 

 I am Klad to hear of your contlDued success with the ruffled gladioli. The cream-colored variety 

 grown at Little Silver, N. J , for trial two years ago Is very beautiful indeed; good color, fine spike and 

 substance and exquisite in flnieh. I should regard it as an excellent garden variety. 



Yours very sincerely, W. VAN FLEET, Expert In Charge. 



Santa Rosa, Oal., November 22, 1910. 

 The ruffled gladioli which you sent me last spring bloomed nicely this summer. It is afioe. light 

 color, elegantly ruffled and a strong, healthy grower. The ruffled gladiolus, like the ruffled sweet'peas, 

 hEis a refined appearance which the common Hat ones do not possess. 



Yours very truly, LUTHER BURBANK. 



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boro, Pa., are ready for gla/ing. These 

 houses are understood to be for the 

 Ward carnatious. 



The Cut Flower Situation. 



The conditions in the cut flower mar- 

 ket are so diflferent now from the con- 

 ditions of live years ago that the grow- 

 er who wishes to succeed must give the 

 timing of crops careful study. The 

 battle between plants and cut flowers 

 as holiday gifts has been fought more 

 fiercely than ever before, and plants 

 have won all over the country. The 

 plant victory has been made decisive 

 by the improved culture of all cut flow- 

 ers, especially roses. An increase in pro- 

 duction means decrease in prices. 

 Prices have fallen to a point that is 

 certain to make the production of 

 heavy crops at the holidays less desir- 

 able in the future. These conditions, 

 wisely met, will broaden our market. 

 The rotation or scattering of crops 

 through the winter will be of great 

 benefit; that is, to avoid the overpro- 

 duction of mid-December and the scar- 

 city of mid-January, as nearly as 

 weather and market permit. A more 

 even supply of staple flowers is now 

 possible; given that supply, the market 

 will improve. 



Intelligent growers realize that a 

 crop of cut flowers for a given holiday, 

 unlike a crop of blooming plants, is a 

 gamble. You may strike it exactly, but 

 unless the reward is large the loss from 

 the lower value of the "just befores" 

 and the "just afters" pulls down the 

 average. Part of the Christmas crop 

 cut now would bring a better average 

 price, besides giving a better tone to 



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Various Notes. 



The new two-acre range of Henry A. 

 Dreer, at Riverton, N. J., is practically 

 complete. 



Berger Bros, have received purple 

 lilacs. 



Edward A. Stroud is planning to 

 double his carnation plant by the addi- 

 tion of two houses, each 42x300 feet. 



at the Strafford Flower Farm, Straf- 

 ford, Pa. 



The fourth lecture of the Henry F. 

 Michell Co. will be given at 11 a. m. 

 Monday, January 30. C. W. Tabler, of 

 Martinsburg, W. Va., will speak on 

 "Spraying," and give practical 

 demonstrations. 



Edward Towill, Hillside, Pa., is 

 building a new propagating house. 



Robert Craig arrived in Havana 

 early last week. He expected to leave 

 a day or two later for the Isle of Pines. 



