Mav 1, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



15 



GREIVELDING'S METHODS. 



I'i;H-li(;tlly aJI y in we is of cjiniat iun>. 

 fluysaiitlii'iiKDiis jiihI dtlicr stock of like 

 uatiii-c tliiiik it jirofitaliJc to cliauyc tin- 

 ><oil ill tlic Ix'iii'lics or hods, it' IjciIs arc 

 used, oiicf .'I vf.'ir. Tliat tliis is not al- 

 ways iH'ccss.Miy. liowcvci, is testified h\" 

 tlie .•ici-oiiipan,\iiiy illustration sliowiiiy 

 a caniatioii bouse at I lie laii^^c of X. 

 ( irei\ cldiiiii. Merrill. Wis. Mr. (Ireivel 

 diiij; says that lie uses jio lieiiehes. grow- 

 ing e\-eryt liiiij.1 in solid lieds, and lliat 

 lie li;is iiof cjiaiii^ed llic soil t'or tlie last 

 li\c' yr;iiv, ;ind yet tlir Mowers tliis 



year are as <; 1 as ,iiiy [ncx ions \'ear 



and sonic of ihc Idoonis ini'asmcd four 

 iiii-lics ill diameter. 



In dcsci il(iii<; liis method ot iiiltiiii', 

 Mr. ( irei\ cldiiiy writes: "My lit'ds are 

 all twclxc inches high; in some I made 

 a ilitch (illed with stone for draiuaffo, 

 liiil 1 ran sec little difference in results 

 i-om|iared to those without di'aiiiage. 1 

 gi\'e wati'i- according to the needs of the 

 ]danls and never feed with liquid ma- 

 nure. l''irst I use lime, then liardwood 

 ashes, and follow these with sheep mn 



nnre, lione, iil I and a little sulj)hatc 



of potash. Most of these I iipply .'^ejc 

 aratcly. but sometimes J mix them all 

 together and use as a innleh. .Most of 

 the feivling is done in the spring, be- 

 giuiiing about February 1 and contin- 

 uing e\(^ry two we(d;s. Of course the 

 plants do not take it all up and what is 

 left enriches the soil for the next year's 

 plants. 



"The first year my soil h.-id green 

 scum over it, the second year it ^vas a 

 little better, and the third year it was 

 all clean, showing that tlie soil im 

 proved constantly. I have three beds of 

 new soil and three and one iialt' beds of 

 five year (dd soil and tlu^ plants in th(> 

 old soil are ijuite a little the best. 



"1 grow my chrvsantliemnms the 

 ^aiiie \\:\y .-iiil will ]>l;iiit ni\- d;ililias \'(,v 

 ihis smninei n the sanie idd soil. The 

 soil is .-I el;! V. but not ;\ lie;i\\' one, 1 

 throw mit iii\ c;i 111,'it ioii'- between .lime 

 1 :" .■iiid .Inly '. then sp.-ole o\ er the soil 

 and lei ii ilry out well I'or ten days, 

 when I ;iu.'iin ■-pade it over and le;i\e it 

 for another ten days. Il.-ich time it is 

 let'l .-i^ iniigli a- the sp;i,|e throws it. 

 .\t the end <d the serond ten days 1 

 water it well, put on lotteil manure to 

 a thickiiiss ot' about two inches, mix 

 it, lc\id it, .-iiid jdanl the new stock. I 

 grow .about ."i.nOn plants in these \ari- 

 eties: May Hay. Mrs. ( '. W. Ward, 

 Dorothy fiordon. .Mma War<i. White 

 Porfeetion. ^^'ilite l-]iichantress. En- 

 chant res-.:, Kosepink Enchantress. Vic- 

 tory. (). P. Basset 1 and Scarlet (llow. 

 1 1iri\(^ some re(l s(>e(llings of iii\- own 



which \ shall use next vear in jilace of 

 O. P. Passott. 



"I lea\e a second bud on the stems 

 two or three inches below the main bud. 

 • ind ;is I retail nearly all m\- llowtMs I 

 find it useful in several ways. When 

 funeral woik is heavy \\c ))ick one 

 bloom and ha\ e another (uie coming for 

 I'nture use. and when business is dull and 

 one flower spoils there is the second one 

 left on the same stem. This ap|iaientl\' 

 does nol hurt th(> plants, as w(^ had 

 blooms t'oiir inches across, and ix'ople 

 buying the flowers like them much lict 

 ler because .«! the extra bud. 1 also 

 lia\(' carnations with a double calyx 

 I hat does not Ijurst or split. I have 

 crossed about -'2') this year and now 

 ha\(' the double calyx ]dants in thiee 

 colors. 



AMERICAN SORTS IN GERMANY. 



We always rt'ad with great interest 

 Till' Review's notes on carnations and 

 look eagerly forward for each new is 

 sue. We ;ne thankful for your many 

 hints, ;ind 1 shouhi like at this time to 

 gi\(' \ou. in return, some data about 

 the growing of carnations h(>re, in (Jei-- 

 many. 



In last year's introductions \ve I'ouiid 

 Mrs. Ward and Alma Ward to be rhe 

 grandest carnations ever sent out. We 

 had 2,0nn phants of eacdi \:iriety and 

 we found that both sorts did ex.'cl 

 lentlv under various londitious. In 



fonr months we cut tour or live flowers 

 per ])lant of Alma Ward and seven 

 llowers per plant of Mrs. Ward, and we 

 found an easy market for them at dou- 

 bles the |irii'e we yof t'or .luv other \a 

 rietics. 



.Mma Ward is doing exce|it ioiiall\' 

 widl on soliil beds in our new house, 

 wliitdi is sixt.v feet wide. The color, 

 with its lo\ely shade of pink, makes it 

 a fine no\(dt,v. and in stem and si/e of 

 (lower it cannot be beat. 



Mrs. Wai'd is ;i fine I'ommercial 

 tbjwei-, lik(dy to disjdace ;ill others in 

 its <olor. I'lxcn W'insoi and Rctse-pink 

 l"]nch;i lit less are not .able to stand 

 against if. In color, size and product 

 iveness it is ;ill that the introducer 

 claime<|, and that means something. 



We intend to grow next season L'."».000 

 .Mrs. W.ard and li'.OOo .\lma Ward. We 

 ,ire drop]iing Aristocrat. Winsor. After- 

 glow. Rose pink Enchantress and Al 

 \ ina. to make room for the Wards, be- 

 cause they make us mu(di more mone,v. 



.\mong other novt'lties. we like oidv 

 • 'oiicjuest. This seems to lie :\ sport of 

 Lawsoii, with its many good i|iialities. 

 It is a nic(' little flower. ( )f tlie mau.\' 

 other new i-omers, none seems to do well 

 in our climate. Neither Mary Tolmau, 

 .^angamo. Sh.ista, .Niagara. .1. W. Riley 

 tior .\dmiration is good enough to 

 sf.ay with us. We iieeil in this country 

 both (|ualit\ aiKJ tine coloi', on long. 

 perfect ^teiii^. It W(uild be far better 

 tor us if there were not so inan\- new- 



Carnations the Fifth Year in Solid Bed Without New Soil. 



