. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. nts showing smaller increases, aswell as some with slight injury. The calcareous marl (fresh-water shell marl) isas favorable a source of carbonate of lime as present the prepared supply is largely used formaking Portland cement, but experts in that linesay that eventually this material for producing ce-ment will be outclassed by rock, so that these plantswill be ready then to sell for agricultural use amplequantities of this marl at a low price. FRANKLIN NOBLE. Brookly
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. nts showing smaller increases, aswell as some with slight injury. The calcareous marl (fresh-water shell marl) isas favorable a source of carbonate of lime as present the prepared supply is largely used formaking Portland cement, but experts in that linesay that eventually this material for producing ce-ment will be outclassed by rock, so that these plantswill be ready then to sell for agricultural use amplequantities of this marl at a low price. FRANKLIN NOBLE. Brooklyn, N. Y. Nicotiana Sanderae. Editor Florists Exchange: In your Issue of February 24, 1906, page 249, writes of his experience with Nicotiana San-derae. I will ask, through you, how he made outwith the newer forms and hybrids? I also gaveplants to some of my best customers last year, andwas told that if all the Miller family were no betterjudges of tobacco than I they would have died Inthe poor house. Is it not fortunate that Nicotiana Sanderae wasnot one of Burbanks creations? As it is only one ^:0-i ?. Ed. Toronto Gardeners and Florists Association of our European introductions no criticism of It ismade by Brother OMara and others. I should be pleased to see Mr. Timmes portrait inThe Florists Exchange. NATHAN A. MILLER. Carnation Pink Patten. Editor Florists Exchange: In your issue of November 24 in the Question Boxis an inquiry about a pink sport of Mrs. M. A. Pat-ten carnation. As the person who answered thequestion seemed to be in doubt, we will refer you toyour own paper of last season, in which Pink Pat-ten was advertised for sale. It was exhibited byus in Chicago when the American Carnation Societyheld its last meeting there; also in Boston last sea-son at the societys meeting, where it received theSchlegel & Fottler special prize for the best 100 darkpink. It received a first-class certificate from theMassachusetts Horticultural Society. It has
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