. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1052 The American Florist. Dec. I p, the tips of the new growths will turn yellow and not expand properly. Th? cutting of the flowers should be carried out regularly as they are ready; it is a mistake to allow any flowers to remain on the plants after they are fully matured. C. W. Johnson. Carnation Edward. The new seedling carnation, Edwarl, disseminated by W. H. Shumway, Berlin, Conn., is a product of four yeare' careful development, and has attracted the at- tention of all who have seen it growing. It has recei
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1052 The American Florist. Dec. I p, the tips of the new growths will turn yellow and not expand properly. Th? cutting of the flowers should be carried out regularly as they are ready; it is a mistake to allow any flowers to remain on the plants after they are fully matured. C. W. Johnson. Carnation Edward. The new seedling carnation, Edwarl, disseminated by W. H. Shumway, Berlin, Conn., is a product of four yeare' careful development, and has attracted the at- tention of all who have seen it growing. It has received honors of high merit wherever exhibited. It has a wonderful habit of producing flowers without being what is termed a cropper. While the raiser does not claim it never splits, he does claim that the pei-centage of good flowers is above the average, many of them measuring four inches and over in diameter. It is easy to grow and comes into bloom early, but does not reach its highest development until the middle or last of November. The flowers are a very deep pink in color, fringed petals and very full center, and it should be a vei-y popular variety with lovers of carnations. The grower wiH find it to be one of the fastest sellers on the market. S. Connecticut. Wood Ashes for Carnations. In replying to a querist on page 988 in the issue of December 12, W. N. Rudd seems inclined vo doubt the value of wood ashes as a fertilizer, or rather to ascrilii' their good offices to the lime they contain. Mr. Rudd is usually so correct in what he says that it is unwise to criticise his conclusions, but I think he has, to some extent, drawn his bow nt a venture here. Leaving out the ques- tion of potash entirely, which would be a grievous error perhaps if one were pre- paring fertilizer for carnations, I can hardly think that the amount of lime contained in "one pint or less" if applied to square feet, which is approximately the area of one row across a 6-foot bench, would
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