. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. IMcase advise nie what are the best and latest varieties of pink and yellow conmiercial chrysanthemums to grow. D. F. C—111. The chrysanthemums mostly grown in the east for the latest pink are Pink Chadwick and E. A. Seidewitz and to these has ])een added, this year, Thanks- giving Pink. In yellow, Yellow Chadwick is about the only variety, except the one known as Golden Mistletoe. This is an orange variety of Mistletoe, which is white, as is also Golden Chadwick, a sport of the original CHiadwick, which is blush white. These a
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LATE CHRYSANTHEMUMS. IMcase advise nie what are the best and latest varieties of pink and yellow conmiercial chrysanthemums to grow. D. F. C—111. The chrysanthemums mostly grown in the east for the latest pink are Pink Chadwick and E. A. Seidewitz and to these has ])een added, this year, Thanks- giving Pink. In yellow, Yellow Chadwick is about the only variety, except the one known as Golden Mistletoe. This is an orange variety of Mistletoe, which is white, as is also Golden Chadwick, a sport of the original CHiadwick, which is blush white. These are primarily commercial varieties in large flowers. If you want a splendid Thanksgiving to Christmas pompon, the variety Christ- mas Gold, which is still being grown by the (Charles H. Totty Co. and has proved itself one of the most profitable chrys- anthemums this firm has ever handled, is to be considered. Another good variety in a pink pom- pon would be Western Beauty, the last rtowers of which were cut for the mar- ket last week. C. H. T. MUMS DECREASE IN VITALITY. Last season our mums were weak and thin of stem, so that many of the stems were not able to hold the flowers, which were not large. This season we mixed sixteen per cent acid rock with the soil, and now find some improvement, but not 80 much as there should be. We should like to find out whether or not we should try to increase the nitrogen, phosphoric acid or potash content of the soil. We change the soil each year, taking ordi- nary clay loam and mixing manure with it a few months before it is put into the houses. We shall appreciate any infor- mation you may have to offer in order to alleviate our difficulty. B. H.—Va. In answer to the above inquiry, it would seem tliat there is something rad- ically wrong with the treatment which these plants receive or with the plants themselves, as the soil is changed each year. While it is true that plants need considerable nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, the tro
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