liAT 28. 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



23 



MUMS FBOM SAND TO BENCH. 



I should like to know whether it 

 will be all right to plant mum cuttings 

 right into the bench from the sand 

 now, as long as the benches are all 

 ready and not in use. If it will not 

 do to plant from the sand into the 

 bench, will it do to plant from 2-inch 

 pots into the bench? I have always 

 shifted from 2-inch to 4-inch pots be- 

 fore planting, but should like to save 

 the extra handling if it would be just 

 as well. Which is the best way? 



A. G. H. 



You can plant mums direct from the 

 cutting bench to the beds where they 

 are to flower, but this practice is not 

 one to be recommended, as even with 

 the best of care many of your plants 

 will die. Pot off singly into 2^ -inch 

 pots and transfer from these to the 

 beds and you will have much better 

 results. There is really no need to 

 shift into 4-inch pots, unless your 

 benches are not ready and there is 

 danger of the plants getting too much 

 rootbound in the small pots. C. W. 



EAELY WHITE MUMS. 



Will you please tell me through The 

 Eeview the name of a good white mum 

 that will flower along with Pacific Su- 

 preme? I haven't head-room enough for 

 October Frost. How about Beatrice 

 May; does it give a good, stiff stem, 

 and what do you think of it? I see it 

 listed as a pink, but was always under 

 the impression that it was white. Any 

 information you can give me I will be 

 thankful for. F. M. 



Beatrice May, when intelligently 

 grown and well built up, is a fine mum. 

 It is pure white only on the crown buds, 

 coming flushed with pink on terminals. 

 Polly Eose would flower a few days 

 €arlier than Pacific Supreme, but Vir- 

 ginia Poehlmann is nearly pure white 

 and stocky. Its blooming date is about 

 October 12. Clementine Touset is an- 

 other grand early white, in season from 

 October 10. Take the bud about August 

 15 for the best flowers. Crown buds 

 are liable to give you buUheaded flow- 

 ers. Either of the two varieties would 

 be likely to prove better for you as com- 

 mercial sorts than Beatrice May, but 

 the latter would be the best for exhibi- 

 iion purposes. C. W, 



brick building, with a large show win- 

 dow, well arranged for advantageous 

 display. The delivery outfit is of such 

 a nature as to hint, at least, that the 

 owner has in his character that blending 

 of enterprise and conservatism that is 

 valuable in business, since he is using 

 an automobile, the most modern means 

 of delivery, but is still retaining, also, 

 the older form of delivery wagon, with 

 a good horse attached to it. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



TELLS ITS OWN STORY. 



The accompanying picture of William 

 Blacker 's store, at Clearfield, Pa., must 

 needs speak for itself, without much 

 assistance, since Mr. Blacker sent no 

 information along with the photograph. 

 To a certain extent, however, the illus- 

 tration seems to tell its own story clear- 

 ly enough, for it bears several of the 

 marks of prosperity, especially when it 

 is considered that Clearfield is not a 

 large city, where the most elegant sort 

 of establishment might be necessary. 

 The store is in a neat and substantial 



Satisfactory conditions continue to 

 prevail in the flower market and the 

 improvement over 1911 is quite marked. 

 The near approach of Memorial day has 

 had a noticeable effect on supplies, and 

 on carnations more especially prices 

 have advanced. Ordinary flowers are 

 worth $3 to $4 per hundred and specials 

 more. These values are likely to be 

 doubled a week hence, as carnations are 

 not in large crop and local demands are 

 exceedingly heavy. Thanks to the cool 

 weather, which has continued right 

 through the present mouth, the carna- 

 tions are of remarkably fine quality. 

 Roses never make any particular ad- 

 vance for Memorial day and, while they 

 are still- moving fairly well, they will 

 probably not rise in price next week. 

 Most of the growers will have a heavy 

 cut. Sweet peas are selling finely, espe- 

 ciallj' the Spencers, which are now com- 

 ing in from a good many growers. Bulb- 

 ous stock from outdoors is abundant and 

 the late Darwin and cottage tulips have 

 stems of remarkable length. 



Antirrhinums have gone a little slow 

 of late, but there will be a great call 

 for them in the next few days. Mig- 

 nonette is poor and about done for the 

 season. Marguerites are fine and in de- 

 mand. Ten weeks' stocks and feverfew 

 are seen in some quantity. They are 

 useful for Memorial day bouquets. Gla- 



dioli, such as Peach Blossom and Blush- 

 ing Bride, are abundant and quite a few 

 of America, Augusta and others of the 

 Gandavensis type are arriving. Valley 

 is plentiful and a good outdoor supply 

 will be available for Memorial day. 

 Cattleyas are in full crop, but the de- 

 mand is light. Asparagus and adiantum 

 continue somewhat soft. The call for 

 geraniums has become brisk and all 

 kinds of bedding plants are starting to 

 move well. 



Club Meeting. 



The May club meetings never attract 

 record attendances, but May 21 the 

 members turned out in goodly numbers. 

 Five new members were elected. It 

 was voted to hold a ladies' night at 

 the next meeting, June 18, and a picnic 

 in July. 



The principal attraction of the eve- 

 ning was the paper by James Marl- 

 borough, of Topsfield, on "Fruit Cul- 

 ture Under Glass." The lecturer was 

 unfortunately unable to attend and 

 Secretary Craig read his paper, which 

 treated first of strawberries, the favor- 

 ite variety for forcing being stated to 

 be Marshall. Melons are grown planted 

 only twelve inches apart, one large 

 fruit being taken from each. Eoyal 

 Sovereign and Blenheim Orange were 

 recommended as favorite sorts. Peaches 

 and nectarines are planted on cross 

 trellises six feet apart, which has many 

 advantages over trees trained below 

 the roof. Coming to grapes, Black 

 Hambro and Foster's Seedling were 

 named as the best early forcing sorts. 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Canon Hall 

 Muscat and Madresfield Court were 

 said to be good midseason companions, 

 and Gros Colmar, Black Alicante, Mel- 

 ton Constable, Lady Hutt, Lady Down 's 

 Seedling and Mrs. Pearson the best for 

 late work. Lady Down's can be kept 

 nicely until the end of March. Fruits 

 in pots were treated at some length, 

 grapes, peaches, nectarines, figs, apri- 

 cots, plums, apples, pears and cherries 

 being severally referred to. 



In conclusion the lecturer said: "I 

 would say that fruit growing under 

 glass is not keeping pace with other 

 branches of horticulture in this coun- 

 try. The reason is that the private 

 gardener is practically alone. The com- 

 mercial grower adds but little to this 

 branch. He allows grapes to be im- 



Store of Wm. Blacker, Clearfield, Pa. 



