. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ?^ I ^^i •fiC .,t:>^ BENCH OF ADONIS CARNATIONS, W. C. SMITH'S, PHILADELPHIA, IN 19114, A red varietv, one of the best so far introduced, tlcit would not stand the test of culture. poor in comparison to your perfect speci- mens please remember that the chief factor in producing first class blooms in winter is the light, and then take into consideration that on December 21 the sun rises in London (or rather is sup- posed to rise) at 8:05 and sets at 3:51 This is according to the almanac. In reality it does not s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. ?^ I ^^i •fiC .,t:>^ BENCH OF ADONIS CARNATIONS, W. C. SMITH'S, PHILADELPHIA, IN 19114, A red varietv, one of the best so far introduced, tlcit would not stand the test of culture. poor in comparison to your perfect speci- mens please remember that the chief factor in producing first class blooms in winter is the light, and then take into consideration that on December 21 the sun rises in London (or rather is sup- posed to rise) at 8:05 and sets at 3:51 This is according to the almanac. In reality it does not shine at all through November, December and January, at least not to any appreciable extent. I believe that even your best growers, if they came over liere, and tried their hand at the game, would be rather dis- gusted with the result. For this reason alone I am afraid we shall never be able to produce as good flowers as you in midwinter, unless you send Mr. Edi- son along with one of the Chicago pack- ers, who between them might manage to bottle up some of the surplus sunshine during the summer months, that we could let loose in our carnation houses when it is wanted in the winter. Until that happy time arrives we shall have to be satisfied with what we can get in the ordinary way. Thanking you for the honor you have done me in asking for and listening to these notes which I regret I am not able to read personally, I will conclude with the best wishes for the future suc- cess of the American carnation in gener- al, and the American Carnation Society in particular. Vivat, crescat, floreat! November till May and it is very hard for the honrc growers to compete with the imported stock. We cannot get as nice carnations here in midwinter as you do in America, as the days are very short and we get very little sunshine. I have been growing carnations here since 1899 and have grown nothing but the American sorts. I started with about 40 plants and grow about 7000 now. The first winte
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