. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Mmc. Diaz Alberlini. Mrs. F. Reynolds at far end of house. R, MR. P. DORNER'S SHORT-SPAN-TO-THE-SOUTH CARNATION HOUSE. few reasons why I think early struck cut- tings are not as good. Take for instance the chrysanthemums; ifcuttings are struck early and the wood allowed to become hardened you will notice that when planted out they are slow in starting into growth, and in the fall, when blooming time comes they are not as good as plants grown from late struck cuttings that were not allowed to become hard;neither do
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Mmc. Diaz Alberlini. Mrs. F. Reynolds at far end of house. R, MR. P. DORNER'S SHORT-SPAN-TO-THE-SOUTH CARNATION HOUSE. few reasons why I think early struck cut- tings are not as good. Take for instance the chrysanthemums; ifcuttings are struck early and the wood allowed to become hardened you will notice that when planted out they are slow in starting into growth, and in the fall, when blooming time comes they are not as good as plants grown from late struck cuttings that were not allowed to become hard;neither do they give as many or as large flowers. Isn't there something in this that should be brought out more to an understand- ing? G. Lester Hollis. So. Weymouth, Mass. Seven New Carnations. A box of carnation blooms, grown by Peter Herb, Mount Healthy, Ohio, were recently received at this office. They pre- sented widely varying types in form and color; some appeared to be established sorts, while others looked as if grown on seedlings in their first year. All were named sorts. An immense crimson flower, Geo. W. Jackson, attracted attention bv its size. The smallest of the blooms was 3 inches across—the largest 4i/^ inches. But it resembled in shape those monsters so often seen on young seedling plants; it was loose and irregular, with a short bursting calyx. The color was very good, a bright glowing crimson, and it was very fragrant, but the calyx must be im- proved before it is of any value. Another large flower was Peter Herb, rose pink striped with carmine, but this too pos- sessed a poor calyx; the stems were good. Edith Kirk was a delicate salmon, shad- ing to a deeper color at the edges of the petals; stem and calyx good, but flower too small. Another delicate color was Maiden Blush, creamj' white, shading to delicate salmon in the heart of the flower; calyx good, appears disposed to bloom in sprays. Marble was the name given to a white, marbled or colored with faint car- mi
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