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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_40_3 (find matches)
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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NOVBMBBB 1, 1917. The Florists^ Review 21
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Chrysanthemum Delaware^ the New Early Pink Seedling of Advance Crossed with Unaka. such circumstances are soon cooked by our warm, early summer sun. Seeing that outdoor culture is impos- sible, we must needs rely on greenhouse culture for an early spring crop and anyone possessing a cool greenhouse can grow them satisfactorily. The French and Persian varieties are pretty, but lack the vigor of the Turban varie- ties and these latter will be found to succeed the best under glass. All are inexpensive, no matter whether bought in mixture or in separate colors. For those desiring separate colors I would .specially recommend the scarlet Turban, Romano; Hercules, a beantit'ul pure white; Grootvorst, crimson; grandiflora, crimson and yellow; Mcrvcilleuse, nan- keen yellow, and viridiflora, scarlet and yellow with a green center. T hope more growers may bo induced to try some ranunculi tlic coming season. They would prove an entire novelty to many and a pleasing one at that. Wlift we need is a little more variety in early spring, when many arc tiring of roses, carnations and other all-the-year-around flowers. It has been proven beyond a doubt that the forms of Raniinculns asi- aticus, which are the most attractive of the entire family, pay well when rightly handled. Why not give your customers a pleasant surprise by growing some the coming season? SMITH'S ADVANCE PINKISH. Please advise me through The Review what is the cause of mv Smith's Ad- vance chrysanthemums having a light shade of pink in them. I had about 2,000 plants, and the majority of the blossoms were this way. I grew some of this variety last year, but they were not nearly so bad as this year's. The flowers seem to be all right in other re- spects. A. L.—"Wis. When the flowers of Smith's Advance get a little old they will turn pink; in fact, I have seen the ))ink in sonu' blooms so pr()noun(e<l as to amount to a stain. As soon as a pink tinge begins to show on the blooms, you should sell them. I have never seen this color show until the flowers were fully devel- oped and then left on the ))lants a little longer than necessary. Some varieties, such as li. May and others, will give a splendid j)ure white bloom on a crown 1)ud, and a flower from a terminal bud will be tinged considerably with pink. It does not indicate a iliscased condi- tion of the stock, but tliat the ilowers have attained their growth and should be sold. (lias. 11. Tottv. CHKYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. Work of the Committees. The examining committees of the C. S. A. have submitted reports on new varieties as follows: .\t Cinciniiiiti, Octohpr l.S. I<l. At Cincinnati, OcIoIrt liO, Adironda, a bronze Iiompon, submitted by Elmer D. Sniitli & Co. Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: (,'olor, 38 form, IS; stem and foliage, 17; fullness, 19 total. 9L>. At ("incinnati, Octobt-r 20. I.aneta, a deep pink Iiompon, submitted b.v KImer I). Smith & Co. Adrian. Mich., scored as follows: Color, 38 form. 17; stem and foliage, 17; fullness, 18 total, ;»o. At Cincinnati. October 20, Kdina. a light pink Iiompon, submitted by Elmer l). Smith & Co.. Adrian. Mich., scored .is follows: Color, 30; form, 17; stem and foliage, 17; fuUuess, 19; total, K9. At Chicago, October 20. Adironda. a bronze pompon, submitted by Elmer I>. Smith & Co., Adrian. Mich., scored as follows: Color. 39; f(M-m. IS; stem and foliage, IS; fullness, 19; to- tal. 94. .\t Chicago. Octolwr 20, I-aneta, a pink pom- pon, submitted by Elmer I). Smith & Co., Adrian, Mich., scored as follows: ('(dor, ;i.s: form, 18; stem anil foliage, IN: fullness. 19: total. 93. At Chicago. October 20. Edina, a light pink pompon, submitted by Elmer 1). Smith & Cc., Adrian. Mich., scored as follows: Color. 40; form. IS; stem and foliage, IS; fullness, 18; to- tal, 94. ('has. W. Johnson, Sec'y. DELAWARE. Delaware is the excellent name cho- sen by (Jeorge Fountain, of Wilmington, in that state, for his new pink chrysan- themum. The variety is a seedling of Ad\ance crossed witli Fnaka and par- takes of the early blooming habit of the parents. Mr. Fountain has grown this variety for four years. October 6 of thisyear it was certificated by the Chrys- anthemum Society of America, the Phil- adelphia committee scoring it eighty- five, with eighteeu points for color. Bellefontaine, improving and O.—John Stelzig is enlarging his .store.

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