. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. '^Mm\>mi^'^-iil)?-iiV!!^J'-^^JV!9iil^. rax1rrs^1frsvltr•^1^^•>nrr»^1ri«rillrs^1r^wrr•^1^l«vlrr• MX7MS FOS COMMEBCE. Types Preferred. The best type of mums for commer- cial growing is undoubtedly the incurv- ing type, of which Bonnaffon has been for many years a shining example. Flowers of this type are more readily packed and handled than the reflexing type and it is safe to say the incurving type is grown by the millions in Amer- ica, in comparison with the thousands of any other type. I am not one of those peoi)le, however, who grow Bon- na
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. '^Mm\>mi^'^-iil)?-iiV!!^J'-^^JV!9iil^. rax1rrs^1frsvltr•^1^^•>nrr»^1ri«rillrs^1r^wrr•^1^l«vlrr• MX7MS FOS COMMEBCE. Types Preferred. The best type of mums for commer- cial growing is undoubtedly the incurv- ing type, of which Bonnaffon has been for many years a shining example. Flowers of this type are more readily packed and handled than the reflexing type and it is safe to say the incurving type is grown by the millions in Amer- ica, in comparison with the thousands of any other type. I am not one of those peoi)le, however, who grow Bon- naffon and advise others to do so be- cause everyone else is doing it and the market will take it. I always argue that the only way to make money out of mums or anything else is to grow some- thing a little different from the average or else, if one must grow the same vari- eties as his neighbor, to have them con- siderably better as to quality. In either way, the stamp of individuality is placed on the flowers and a more satis- factory price is obtained. Early pompons and singles will often produce more money per square foot of bench room than the large-flowering kinds. Few of the pompons come in much before the last week in October, but Niza is, perhaps, the best type of early-flowering pompon. The Season Counts. The question is often asked, "Which varieties pay better, the early or late varieties?" And my answer is that in five seasons out of six the early-flower- ing varieties will bring the most satis- factory return. There is always a glut the first or second week of November in the flower markets and the price is at a minimum and one should endeavor to evade this period of the market, if it is at all possible. After the middle of November, Chadwick and Turner and others of this character will make a satisfactory return until about Thanks- giving. After Thanksgiving I do not think the market needs mums and people thankfully turn to something else for a
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