Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw36amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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1302 The American Florist. July 20, at Lyons were Dr. Andry, General Dodds, Prince Imperial, Couronne d'Or, Reine des Flenrs, Mme. Vilmorin, Sully Prudhomme, Michelet, Bellisaire. La Tendresse, Enchantress, Claud Gelee, La France Constant Dessert, August Villaume, Enfant de Nancy, Cerisette. Belle Mauve and others. The varieties named, with others, were procured and planted in the autumn of 1905 but the bad freeze of May 28 this year blasted nearly all the buds, hence we shall have to wait another year before adding from this list to the first named lot. Among American raised sorts Edwin Forrest, Etta, Admiral Dewey, Alice, Gen. Miles and Floral Treasure were extra fine and will, I predict, take a place with the finest of the French va- rieties. Very few of our latest plantings produced character blooms, owing to the hard fronts in May. It may be well to make note that a peony does not show its true character until established in the ground. This takes from two to three years with most varieties. Liv- ingstone, Mme. Boulanger, Felix Crousse, Mme. Crousse, M. Dupont, Mme. Emile Galle, Model of Perfection, and Marie Lemoine show up better the longer they are established. E. G. Hill. London Letter. At Covent Garden Market, June 2q, G. Prickett & Son, had a fine specimen of Nephrolepis cordata Tesselate, a seed- ling from tins type. This is the same variety that was given an award of merit at the Royal Horticultural Society last October. Harry Miles had white heather, a novelty for so early in the season, which sold at $1 per dozen. S. THE ROSE. Analysis of Rose Soil. There is no greenhouse specialty which requires so much skill as the growing of roses, and the magnificent specimens which may be found in the markets at almost any season of the year surpass all other greenhouse prod- ucts in beauty and perfection. There is no plant which requires so heavily ma- nured a soil as the rose. The custom- ary formula for mixing such a soil is one-third finely pulverized sod, one- third loam and one-third cow manure. In addition to this, some form of com- mercial fertilizer is occasionally applied. Watering the plants with a strong de- coction of cow manure is frequently practiced. of fertilization and the subsequent chemical changes which take place in the soil, a toxic effect is produced upon the plants. No class of greenhouse specialists is more particular about the texture of the soil employed than rose growers, especially when growing American Beauty. American Beauty is more susceptible to differences in soil texture than other varieties of roses, and a perfectly satisfactory soil for its growth has not as yet been found in this state. It requires soil of a different texture from that suitable for Bride and Bridesmaid. The rose soils in the list were ob- tained from various sources, some of which are noted for their production of excellent roses; while others are pros- nective rose soils—that is, soils sent in by rose growers who wished to ascer- tain whether they were well adapted to ^ 2 ^ rt S '6 13 •0 a 0 >5 Locality. 2;.=, w ^ a -~ 0) Ch fc. « ■; = a: > « "2 a >i • a >> ^ 0 0 i 2 b 'r* M ^ 3 3 Natick .43,50 9.20 4.50 6.55 6.30 IS.22 32.17 5.67 1.18 9.17 :;k Madison, N. J 52.10 9.96 3.S7 7.10 8.10 13.77 26.77 8.85 1.20 9.40 35 Clifton, N. J. .64.30 7.90 3.60 13,50 18.77 17.83 23.30 S.59 1.66 3.53 4;( Tarrvt n, N.Y 54.06 S.IO .19 3.00 4.58 13.69 22.88 22.25 11.25 5.94 67 Amherst .... .56.50 S.96 3.51 3.25 3.87 9.75 45.42 14.49 .99 3.86 7i( VVestborougli .49.20 6.06 3.21 3.13 6.92 8.80 35.81 21.14 .99 4.31 XI S'bsi ot No 79 34.00 3.86 5.05 3.41 7.60 13.83 38.90 19.64 .73 3.77 S2 Westborough 60.24 6.99 3.07 3.23 7.77 9.25 47.81 16.28 .40 1.22 su S'bs'l or No S2 36.00 3.SS 5.52 4.61 9.29 13.36 26.12 26.25 .87 3.87 S4 Westborougli 42.00 8.96 4.59 4.29 9.18 13.35 22.04 26.70 1.97 2.87 ,s.=, Natick 57.90 9.10 4.76 4.00 9.61 15.08 25.57 25.55 .90 1.48 Sfi S'bs'l of No 85 33.50 3.57 7.41 6.20 14.70 18.80 25.83 9.97 11.06 1.17 .ss Natick 48.00 6.02 4.73 4.19 9.80 15.74 30.00 21.75 1.41 2.59 S7 S'bs'l of No SS 60.25 4.71 4.35 3.58 8.36 11.25 33.77 26.47 1.04 4.01 It is highly impracticable to use a soil of this nature for two consecutive seasons, since, owing to its high state the growth of roses. It will be noticed that most of these analyzed rather high in very fine sand and silt, while two of
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NEW YORK FLORISTS' CLUB OUTING, JULY S, 1907. 1. R. Irwin at the bat. 2. Al. Eiokards arter knocking a foul. 3. A sate drive. 4. .Toe M.-inda going to kill it. 5. Interested onlookers at the races. 6. One of the childrens' races. 7. Disembarking at the gtove.

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