. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DREER'S BLUE CHRYSANTHEMUM ASTER AT THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. Gate have done particularly well in this house. All the beds are made on the solid ground, with the underlayer of drain tiles which is used everywhere about the establishment. Most of the Bridesmaids are g^rafted this year aud they have done consider- ably better thus far than have the young own-root plants, but little if any better than the own-root stock propagated in January or February 1900, potted up to "threes" and then carried practi
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DREER'S BLUE CHRYSANTHEMUM ASTER AT THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. Gate have done particularly well in this house. All the beds are made on the solid ground, with the underlayer of drain tiles which is used everywhere about the establishment. Most of the Bridesmaids are g^rafted this year aud they have done consider- ably better thus far than have the young own-root plants, but little if any better than the own-root stock propagated in January or February 1900, potted up to "threes" and then carried practically dormant until last spring, when they were benched as space became available. The wood was pretty hard by that time and the plants required rather longer to start than is the case with young stock, but once agoing, they have done remark- ably well. There are about 15,000 plants so treated and Superintendent Andrew Benson says that the results of the innovation are thus far eminently satisfactory. He says that in view of this success, to his mind the only advan- tage of grafted plants is to get new blood and affect a sort of rejuvenation of the stock. They have gone into Marquise Litta to the extent of 10,000 plants, nearly all grafted. There was a good early cut and now a second crop is on, splendid, long- stemmed buds, but the question is as to what the variety will do during the win- ter. Last year it stood still for months but Mr. Bassett is of the opinion that the rose is worth more than one trial. He says that, as with Liberty, it is too good a thing to drop while there is a pos- sibility of finding a way to grow it to profit. This they have done with Liberty and its behavior is excellent. John Mangel buys the blooms and puts them in his State street window with a card bearing the inscription, "Liberty, the Queen ot ; Grown to perfection, it is worthy of the name. Bassett & Washburn have long claimed the largest stock of fancy carnations in the wes
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