. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1202 Ihe American Florist. J fuly 6, good basis to write iiDon and to form the commercial stocl< of most growers. This method would also lead to the identification of many varieties and tend to the adoption of the proper name. This plan has been carried out for about 15 years at Mr. Ward's estate at Queens, N. Y., where steady elimination of un- desirable varieties by sale is rigidly practiced. Mr. Ward elaborated to some extent with the aid of specimen flowers, his brief as well as descriotive when pos- sible.
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1202 Ihe American Florist. J fuly 6, good basis to write iiDon and to form the commercial stocl< of most growers. This method would also lead to the identification of many varieties and tend to the adoption of the proper name. This plan has been carried out for about 15 years at Mr. Ward's estate at Queens, N. Y., where steady elimination of un- desirable varieties by sale is rigidly practiced. Mr. Ward elaborated to some extent with the aid of specimen flowers, his brief as well as descriotive when pos- sible. Prof. Craig sugested that peony grow- ers could well make some exceptions with rule 2. If two varieties should pass under the same name and the one last published should be of superior merit, if the time it has been on the market warrants that the variety is well known, the latter should be given the name, while the name of the less su- perior one be changed. This needs com-. AlWERICAN PEONY SOCIETY AT ('orneli UniversiLv T ITHACA, N. Y., JUNi 27-28, est Gronnd's Display. plan of selection. There are two stand- points from which to consider this mat- ter, viz., the commercial and the artistic ideals. The former tends towards flow- ers with full centers, while the latter leans towards flowers w'ith ragged edges. In order to select the proper flower one must consider all those phases which make up the environment and the effect of such an environment upon those plants. In summing up, Mr. Ward stated that the introduction of new peonies from seed was a waste of time, labor, material, and, in fact, every- thing. An address by Prof. Craig was next in order. He spoke briefly upon the historical development of the system of naming plants, since this development has been along a logical basis. At pres- ent the binominal system is in vogue in botanical descriptions, the first being a name to connect the particular plant to its family group or genera, while the second is descriptiv
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