Mat 23, 1912. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



23 



MUMS FROM SAND TO BENCH. 



T should like to know whothor it 

 will bo all ii;;ht to plant niiiin cuttings 

 li^'ht into the bench from the sand 

 now, as loii.i: as the benches are all 

 ready and not in use. It' it will not 

 do to plant from the sand into the 

 bench, will it do to plant from 2-inch 

 pots into the bench? ] have always 

 shifted from 2-inch to 4 inch jiots be- 

 fore planting,', but should like to save 

 the extra handlin.<i if it would be just 

 as well. "Which is the best wav? 



A. G.' TI. 



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. I'ot oil' singly into Jio-inch 

 pots and transfer from these to the 

 beds and you will ha\c much })etter 

 results. There is really no need to 

 shift into -i-inch I'ots, unless your 

 benches are not ready and there is 

 danger of the plants getting too much 

 rootbound in the small pots. C. W. 



EARLY WHITE MUMS. 



^\'ill you please tell me through The 

 Re\ ifw the name of a good white nunu 

 that will dower along with Pacific Su- 

 preme? 1 haven't head-room enough for 

 October Frost. How about Beatrice 

 May; does it give a good, still' stem, 

 and what do you think of it? I see it 

 listed as a pink, but was always under 

 the imi)ression that it was white. Any 

 information vou 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 })ure white only on the crown buds, 

 coming flushed with pink on terminals. 

 Polly Rose would flower a few days 

 earlier 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 

 !•) for the best flowers. Crown buds 

 are liable to give you bullheaded flow- 

 ers. Either of the two varieties would 

 be likely to ]ir()ve better for you as com- 

 nicrciril sorts than Beatrice' May. but 

 tile latter would be the liest for exhibi- 

 tion purposes. C. W. 



TELLS ITS OWN STORY. 



The accomjianying jticture of William 

 Bbudver'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 

 t rat ion seeins to tell its own story clear 

 ly enough, for it bears several* of the 

 marks of })rosperity, 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 



brick building, with a large show win- 

 dow, well ari'angcd for advaiilageous 

 display. The dtdivery oiitlit is of such 

 a nature as to hint, at least, that the 

 owiu>r has in his character that blending 

 of enttM'prise and conser\atisin that is 

 valuable in business, since he is using 

 an automobile, the most modern means 

 of deli\ery, but is still retaining, also, 

 the oilier form of d(di\i'ry \vagoii, with 

 a good horse .attacheil to it. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



Satisfactory coiulitions continue to 

 jirexail in the ilowei- market and the 

 impro\enient over 1!M 1 is quite marked. 

 The near approach of ^Memorial day has 

 h.ad a noticeable el'fect on supplies, and 

 on carnations more especially prices 

 lia\(' adxanced. Ordinary Ibtwers are 

 worth ^'A to ."r' I per luiiidred and specials 

 more. Tliese \alu<'s are likely to be 

 doubled a week hence, as carnations are 

 not in large crop and local demaiuls are 

 exceedingly liea\y. Thanks to the cool 

 Aveather, wliich lias continued right 

 through the present month, the carna- 

 tions are of remarkably (ine quality. 

 Hoses never mak(> 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- 

 cially the Silencers, which aie now com- 

 ing iu from a good many growers. Bulb- 

 ous stock from outdoors is abundant and 

 the late Darwin and cottage tuli[is have 

 stems of remarkable length. 



Antirrhinums have gone a little slow 

 of late, but there will lie a great call 

 for them in the next few days. Mig- 

 Tionette is poor and about done for the 

 season. ^Marguerites are fine and in de- 

 mand. Ten weeks' stocdvs and feverfew 

 are seen in some (|uantity. They are 

 useful for Memorial day bouquets. Gla- 



dioli, such as Pea(di Blossom and Blush- 

 ing Bride, are abundant and quite a few 

 of America, Augusta and others of the 

 (iamiavensis type iwo arriving. Valley 

 is plentiful ami .a good outdoor sujiply 

 will be available for Mi'Uiorial day. 

 (laftleyas ar(> in full crop, but the de- 

 Hiaii'l IS light. Asparagus and adiantuiu 

 continue somewhat soft. The call for 

 geraniums ii.'is become brisk and all 

 kinds of bedding plant 

 mo\'e wrW. 



ate starting to 



' • Fruit Cul- 



lecturer was 



attend and 



lajier, whiidi 



Club Meeting. 



The .M;iy club meetings iie\er attra<t 

 record attendances, but May L' I the 

 niemlieis turiieil out in goodly iiuuilfrs. 

 Fi\e new inemb(^rs wei'e (dected. It 

 was vofC'l to ludd a ladies' night at 

 the next meeting, ,luin' |s. and a jiicmic 

 in .lul,\'. 



The principal ;itt I'act ion of th(> (eve- 

 ning was th(> jiaper by .lames Marl- 

 borough, of Tojisfield. o!i 

 fure I'lider Glass." The 

 unfortunately unabh to 

 Si'cretarv Craig read his 

 fi'eatecl first of strawberries, the favor- 

 ite \ariety for foridng being stateil to 

 li(^ .Marshall. .Midons are grown planted 

 only tw(d\(> iiudies apart, one large 

 fruit Ixdng taken from eacdi. Royal 

 So\ereign and I'denheini Oranges were 

 recommejuled as favorite sorts. Peaches 

 and ru'ctarines are planted on cross 

 trellises six feet ajiart, which has manv 

 ad\antages o\er trees trained below 

 the roof. Coming to grapes, Blacdv 

 nandiio an<l Foster's Seedling were 

 named as the best early forcing sorts. 

 Musc;it of Alexandria, Canon Hall 

 ^Muscat and Madresfield Court were 

 said to be good midseason companions, 

 and Gros Colniar, Black Alicante, Mel- 

 ton Constable, Lady Ilutt, Lady Down 's 

 Seedling and ^Nlrs. Pearson the best for 

 late work. Lady Down's can be ke]>t 

 nicely until the einl of March. Fruits 

 in pots were treated at some length, 

 grapes, peaches, nectarines, figs, apri- 

 cots, jdums, apples, pears and cherries 

 IxMUg severally referred to. 



In comdusion the lecturer said: "I 

 would say that fruit growing under 

 glass is not keeping ]iace 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. 



