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Apbil 20, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



11 



GOOD PLANTS TO GBQW. 



I am contemplating growing plants 

 for the wholesale market and would 

 like to have someone give me the 

 names of the varieties of the following 

 plants that are good sellers: Six gera- 

 niums, three red, two pink and one 

 white; three good salvias; ten coleus 

 and three good ferns. 



A. B. C. 



In double geraniums: S. A. Nutt, 

 dark red; Alphonse Eieard, vermilion 

 scarlet; E. H. Trego, bright scarlet; 

 Jean Viaud, rosy pink; Beaute Poite- 

 vine, shrimp pink; La Favorite, pure 

 white. 



In single geraniums, which are less 

 used for bedding than the doubles, a 

 few fine sorts are: Snowdrop, pure 

 white; Telegraph, Lincoln red; Admira- 

 tion, shrimp pink; Paul Crampel, bril- 

 liant scarlet; Jacquerie, crimson scar- 

 let; Granville, rosy pink. 



In scarlet salvias, Zurich, dwarf va- 

 riety; Bonfire, dwarf, and splendens 

 compacta, are all excellent. The old 

 splendens, the type from which the 

 three aforementioned sorts have sprung, 

 is a taller grower, and many still prefer 

 it on that account. 



In Coleus, Versehaflfeltii, crimson, and 

 Golden Bedder, yellow, still head the 

 list. Others of value are: Firebrand, 

 <5ueen Victoria, red, with golden bor- 

 der; Brilliancy, immense leaves, car- 

 mine ahading to deep maroon; Spotted 

 Gem, green blotched crimson; Eldo- 

 rado, deep yellow, beautifully blotched; 

 Hero, black; Mrs. Hayes, rich gold, 

 margined crimson; Rob Roy, dwarf, 

 crinkled edges, reddish pink. 



In ferns, Nephrolepis Whitmani, ele- 

 gantissima and Bostoniensis are great 

 •sellers. Other desirable sorts to grow 

 are: Adiantum cuneatum, Pteris Cre- 

 tica Mayii, Cyrtomium falcatum, Aspi- 

 dium tsussimense and Pterts 8ej:rulata. 

 These latter sorts are good/to rhake up 

 into fern dishes in small sizeS, but the 

 nephrolepis would probably be the best 

 ferns for you to wholesale in quantity. 

 ^ C. W. 



VALLEY FOR MEMORIAL DAY. 



Will clumps of valley brought into 

 the- greenhouse now and not separated 

 be out for Decoration day? J. J. U. 



Give the clumps of valley an average 

 night temperature of 55 degrees and 

 they will be in season. There is now 

 no need to keep them in the dark at all. 

 Grown in the light, they will be much 

 stockier and carry finer foliage. 



C. W. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



I want to know the names of the fol- 

 lowing plants: 



Begonia No. 1 — I want to know the 

 name of this begonia. How can I start 

 it and where will I be able to get more 

 plants? I have tried time and again 

 to get it by taking cuttings, but have 

 no luck. 



Begonia No. 2 — I 'want to know the 

 name of this begonia. Will it seed and 

 come up? Where can I get it? 



Cactus No. 1 — What is the name? I 

 call it rat tail. Is that right? 



Cactus No. 2 — What is the right 

 name? How can it be propagated and 

 when? E. T. O. 



Begonia No. 1 — Begonia semperflor- 

 ens gigantea rosea. It roots readily 



Perversion of the Ideas Associated With Flowers. 



from cuttings in a little bottom heat. 

 Use soft growths and trim off the 

 leaves closely when inserting the cut- 

 tings. It should be procurable from 

 such firms as Dreer's, Vincent's and 

 other Review advertisers. 



Begonia No. 2 — Probably a form of 

 B. Erfordii. This will seed freely and 

 the seeds are easily germinated. Scat- 

 ter the seeds on prepared pans of leaf- 

 mold and sand'. Water the pans be- 

 fore sowing the seeds and do not cover 

 the latter at all. Keep well covered 

 with glass and papet until germination 

 takes place. 



Cactus No. 1 — Evidently one of the 

 many mesenibryanthemums. This is 

 easily rooted from cuttings. Let the 

 cuttings lie and dry for a day or two 

 before placing in sand, and water 

 more sparingly than you would mums 

 or carnations. 



Cactus No. 2 — Am not sure of this 

 cactus. Will look it up and send name 

 later. C. W. 



SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



The following is the preliminary 

 schedule of the National Sweet Pea 

 Society of America for the summer ex- 

 hibition, which will be held in Phila- 

 delphia, Pa,, June 23 and 24: 



Clas? 1. President Bnrpee'8 cup. value $25, 

 for the finest collection of sweet peas, 12 vases, 

 12 varieties. 



Class 2. The W. Atlee Burpee prize, for the 

 l>est vase of one variet.v of Spencer type sweet 

 peas, Introduced 1911; first prize, f5; second, $3; 

 third, $2. 



Class 3. Tlio W. Atlee Burpee prize, for the 



best vase of graudiUora type, of sweet peas; first 

 prize, $5; second, |3; third, $2. 



Class 4. The Henry F. Mlchell Co.'s prize, for 

 the best 6 vases of sweet peas In the followlBg 

 6 varieties: JJora Unwin, Asta Ohn Spencer, 

 Lovely Spencer, Captain of the Blues Spencer, 

 King Edward Spencer, Blanche Ferry; first prize, 

 $10: second, $5. 



Class 5. The Henry F. Mlchell Co.'s prize, 

 for the best vase of Spencer sweet peas in mixed 

 varieties; first prize, $2.50. 



Class 6. The Henry V. Mlchell Co.'s prize, 

 for the best vase of Magnificent sweet peas, 

 mixed; first prize, $2.50. 



Class 7. The Peter Henderson & Co.'s prize 

 of $15, to be awarded to the exhibitor of the best 

 vase of not less than 50 stems of Martha Wash- 

 ington sweet peas, own foliage. (Amateurs only.) 



Class 8. The Peter Henderson & Co.'s prize 

 of $10, to be awarded for the best collection of 

 12 distinct varieties of the waved Spencer sweet 

 peas, not less than 12 stems to a vase, own 

 foliage. (Amateurs only.) 



Class 9. The Arthur T. Boddington prize, a 

 silver challenge cup, value $50, for a collection of 

 sweet i>ea8, 25 varieties, not less than 25 stems to 

 a vase, to be shown with sweet pea foliage only. 

 To be won twice by the same exhibitor. Arthur 

 T. Boddington will also award to the winner of 

 this cup (each time won) a cash prize of $25; 

 also $1,5 second prize and $10 third prize. 



Class 10. The Harry A. Bunyard prize, for 

 the l)e»t vase of varicolored sweet peas; first 

 prize, $3; second, $2; third, $1. 



Additional prizes are invited from 

 the trade, which will be published from 

 time to time. 



For further particulars write to 

 Harry A. Bunyard, secretary, 342 West 

 Fourteenth street, New York, N. Y. 



Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — For the second 

 time within a few years the green- 

 houses of A. W. Moore & Co., at 252 

 Park avenue, were destroyed by fire 

 April 10. Damage to the extent of 

 .$3,000 was done and the greater part 

 of the stock of cut flowers and plants 

 on hand for Easter sale was ruined. 



