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Febbuaby 16, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



0>acrete Bench Built by W. F. Schmeiske, Binghamton, N. Y. 



tnond reverted back to the pure crim- 

 son scarlet, but retained the fullness of 

 petal, 80 that we now have a finely 

 ioubled Richmond which held its form 

 without dropping for fully two weeks. 

 We hope to be able to fix this sport, 

 believing that it will be valuable. 



An Ideal Pot Bose. 



Orleans Eose. Here is what the mar- 

 ket grower has been lookilig for — a 

 dwarf polyantha that promises to make 

 an ideal pot rose. It is the showiest and 

 prettiest of the pink "baby" roses; a 

 dainty little variety of beautifully 

 rounded habit, huge bouquet of bril- 

 liant bloom, deep cerise with showy 

 center of pure white, florets not 

 crowded, but of beautiful arrangement. 

 The color is irresistible, the plant grows 

 like a weed, and the flowers are nearly 

 "immortelle" in their lasting quality. 

 We believe that they will outlast almost 

 any other rose in existence, with their 

 stiff, paper-like texture. 



This pretty little variety took Europe 

 by storm and will make a sensation as 

 soon as shown in this country. I shall 

 be greatly surprised if its introduction 

 does not mark a new era in the pot 

 culture of roses, and, as if especially 

 intended for a companion, there is the 

 inexpressibly lovely little Zelia Bour- 

 geois, a pure white early flowering 

 "baby" that is as dense in its mass of 

 snow color as a cherry tree in bloom, 

 and of the utmost symmetry in habit. 



A Crimson Dorothy Perkins. 



Excelsa is a Wichuraiana with the 

 same color as the popular Crimson 

 Rambler. This is a veritable crimson 

 or red flowering Dorothy Perkins, and 

 Mr. Walsh is entitled to great credit for 

 having raised this charming novelty. 

 One of its chief beauties is its glossy, 

 persistent foliage, combined with its 

 high color. 



William Paul's Althea, Guillot's Mar- 

 quise de Ganay, Pernet's St. Chaure, 

 Lowe & Shawyer's Lady Hillingdon, 

 Prince d 'Arenberg (Soupert & Netting) 

 and Souv. de Gustavo Prat are all de- 

 cidedly out of the ordinary, with sev- 

 eral others quite as good. It is a nota- 

 ble year for new roses. I realize that 

 there are other aspirants for popular 

 favor, both at home and abroad, but I 

 am speaking only of those with which 

 I have had some personal experience. 



I purposely refrain from mentioning 

 our seedling, Rose Queen, which we are 

 now disseminating, and also Sunburst, 

 the French variety, which goes out next 



year, not because I could not say a 

 great deal about them if I were to 

 begin. A man's seedling roses, and 

 even his adopted novelties, become very 

 dear to his heart. 



[To be continued.] 



SCHMEISKE'S CEMENT BENCHES. 



Among the considerable number of 

 florists who have designed their own 

 molds for the manufacture of green- 

 house benches is W. F. Schmeiske, of 

 Binghamton, N. Y., whose method of 

 construction is here shown by means of 

 two illustrations. One of the pictures 

 indicates clearly the manner of build- 

 ing the sections, while in the other 

 picture an outfit of the completed 

 benches is seen, as set up and used in 

 one of Mr. Schmeiske 's carnation 

 houses. The photographs were taken 



last fall, soon after the carnations had 

 been benched. 



Mr. Schmeiske states that he fur- 

 nished one of his rose houses with these 

 cement benches two years ago and the 

 experiment proved so satisfactory that 

 he is now substituting cement for wood 

 in all of his benches. In case that any 

 of the bottom slabs in the cement 

 benches happen to break or show any 

 defect, he says they can readily be 

 replaced, but so far no such repairs 

 have been necessary. 



The benches are six inches deep, in- 

 side measurement, and range from three 

 to four and one-half feet in width. The 

 bottom slabs are eight inches wide and 

 a little less than three inches thick, 

 with two i/i-inch rods running through 

 them for reinforcement. In preparing 

 the concrete he uses one part of cement, 

 three parts of sand and three parts or 

 cinders, or, in other words, one part of 

 cement to six parts of the other ma- 

 terial. The same molds are used both 

 for the side pieces and the ends, and 

 afterward the ends are cut, if neces- 

 sary, to fit any desired width of bench. 



NEW YOEK. 



The Market. 



In the cut flower market there was a 

 marked improvement in the latter part 

 of last week. Better prices were ob- 

 tained for everything but bulbous 

 stock. American Beauties rose to 60 

 cents, and even 75 cents was paid for 

 a few selects. Orchids were firm at 

 similar figures. All roses advanced to 

 a higher plane. Even violets joined in 

 the appreciation and 75 cents was paid 

 for the specials. 



Bulbous stock of all kinds remains 



Concrete Benches Built by W, F. Schmei«ke, Binghamton, N. Y. 



