. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. March 19, 1914. The Florists^ Review 27. Gladys Dackham Phyllis Bryant R. B. Barge Some of the 1914 Novelties in Single Chrysaotbemums of the Commercial Rather than the True Single Type. attractive feature for some years, but, in my opinion, E. B. Burge has a much brighter and better color, with a beau- tiful yellow center. There seems to be at the present time among up-to-date commercial growers a disposition to merge the types of sin- gles and anemones. Two results of this crossing are Godfrey's Perfection and Snow Queen. Just what ultimate re- s
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. March 19, 1914. The Florists^ Review 27. Gladys Dackham Phyllis Bryant R. B. Barge Some of the 1914 Novelties in Single Chrysaotbemums of the Commercial Rather than the True Single Type. attractive feature for some years, but, in my opinion, E. B. Burge has a much brighter and better color, with a beau- tiful yellow center. There seems to be at the present time among up-to-date commercial growers a disposition to merge the types of sin- gles and anemones. Two results of this crossing are Godfrey's Perfection and Snow Queen. Just what ultimate re- sults this will have I cannot say. It is a fact that, if the singles are not to be disbudded at all, but grown in sprays naturally, the crossing with the anem- one type will give stiffer stems and the sprays will, perhaps, be more at- tractive. Personally, I cannot concede that a flower with an anemone center can be called a single any more than the judges at Cleveland last fall would concede that my singles with three or more rows of petals could be termed singles. The whole matter, perhaps, is open to criticism, but one solid fact remains, that the singles are enjoying a won- derful vogue and this is going to in- crease for the next year or two, when the commercial growers get hold of the right varieties for their purpose. Chas. H. Totty. Morton, HI.—William L. Burns has had a rush of orders from out of town and the force was kept busy to get them out on time. U. S. EXPSESS WILL QUIT. It need not alarm the trade that the United States Express Co., at a meet- ing of the directors March 13, decided to quit business. Not even the people who are served exclusively will be in- convenienced. Operation will continue indefinitely into the future and no change will be made until arrange- ments are completed for some other company to carry on the work. The success of the parcel post and the recent order of the Interstate Com- merce Commission resulting in a six- teen per cent reductio
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