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The Florists^ Review 



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Single Chrysanthemum Dorothy Dann. 



pretty sure to scorch them. If you have 

 a bad dose of black fly, two or more 

 fumigations will be necessary, for this 

 pest gets among the petals of the flow- 

 ers and is then hard to kill. C. W. 



NEW SINQLES. 



For years I have argued strongly in 

 favor of the single varieties of chrys- 

 anthemums and it is a pleasure to note 

 that this year they have come into 

 their own. In any ease, they were much 

 more prominent in every exhibition 

 that I attended than they have been 

 in previous years. Some of the newer 

 varieties in this type are well worth 

 investigating by the cut flower grow- 

 ers'* It was quickly seen that the 

 single, as a single pure and simple, 

 could not stand because when they 

 were packed at all closely together in a 

 box they looked wretched when taken 

 out. The newer varieties of this year's 

 introduction have some three or four 

 rows of petals in place of the single 

 row. This increased petalage means 

 that the flowers can be cut and trans- 

 ported long distances and come out of 

 the box in good shape. Some half dozen 

 of the newest varieties are as follows: 



Josephine, a deep yellow with a foot- 

 stalk perfectly stiff. When disbudded, 

 this variety will make flowers six 

 inches across. It is away ahead of any 

 other single to date. 



Mensa, as a white, will occupy the 

 same place Josephine will in yellow. 

 The petalage is so stiff that the flower 

 can be squeezed into any shape and 

 come out perfect. 



One of the most beautiful of what is 

 termed the art shade is Dorothy Dann, 

 illustrated herewith. Dorothy Dann is 

 a salmon bronze and under artificial 



light makes one of the most beautiful 

 table decorations ever seen. 



Joan Edwards, a beautiful rose-pink, 

 is another variety that is certainly de- 

 serving of more than passing notice. 



Mrs. W. A. Higgs is a white, over- 

 laid with a flush of pink, making a 

 striking variety. 



One of the most distinct singles ever 



introduced is Ceddie White. The color 

 is novel and striking. The flower is a 

 deep yellow, but the tips of the petals 

 in every case are margined with blood 

 red. Before the color fades in the 

 flower I know of nothing so striking as 

 this combination. 



Singles have certainly come to stay, 

 and when we get rid of a good many of 

 the weedy types the classes for singles 

 wiil look different froiii what they do 

 at the present time. 



Charles H. Totty. 



TO WINTER MUMS AND SALVIAS. 



I have some stock plants of chrysan- 

 themums and Salvia Zurich which I wish 

 to carry through the winter for cut- 

 tings in the spring. Please tell me how 

 to do this. L. N. B. 



Keep the chrysanthemum stock plants 

 in a cold greenhouse; anything just 

 clear of actual freezing will be all right, 

 or you can carry them over in a cold- 

 frame if it is protected to keep out 

 frost. A good coating of perfectly dry 

 leaves over the plants will in itself ex- 

 clude a lot of frost. 



The salvias should be kept over win- 

 ter in a greenhouse where a night tem- 

 perature of 50 degrees is maintained. 

 If grown colder, the plants will have a 

 starved appearance and will lose much 

 of their foliage. ■ C. W. ' 



SNAPDRAGON CUTTINGS. 



I wish to make a statement for the 

 benefit of the readers of The Review. 

 I had supposed that snapdragon was not 

 a hard thing to handle and that, being 

 an old-fashioned flower, any > successful 

 greenhouse man knew how to pot and 

 handle a snapdragon cutting, but I am 

 surprised to find how few florists really 

 know how. In every case the complaint 

 is of the drying up of the cuttings. I 

 find there never is complaint that they 

 dry up after they have been potted 

 and become established. The fault is 

 in the handling of the cuttings the first 

 week. I will say first in regard to my 



Single Chrysanthemum Joan Edwards. 



