Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw45amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
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1212 The American Florist. Dec. 23, lar with ladies for decorations and will become more so. This by no means exhausts the list of orchids that can be had in flower at Christmas. We have only touched lightly on a few of the better known kinds. It is a great pity that they are not more popular as cut flowers. Re- tailers say that they can only sell them at odd times and that the de- mand is all for cattleyas. But how often, when given carte blanche for a wedding or table decoration do they go out of the rut themselves? If they would only try the effect of a little originality and introduce some of these charming flowers instead of the ever present cattleyas we have little doubt that their efforts would be appreciated and that in time their customers would call for them. The orchid as a cut flower has been very encouraging of late years and hundreds are sold today where dozens were not ten years ago. But this will not continue if cattleyas only are grown. The public demands novelties and something fresh all the time. If these are not forthcoming in orchids they will be in something else but there is such a wonderful variety in this great family and the flowers have so many claims upon both grower and consumer that it is worth strain- ing a point to try and increase the love for them by keeping pace with the demand for something new and striking by the best people all the time. H. R. R. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Oklahoma nistletoe. Three carloads of mistletoe were shipped from Oklahoma City to the different sections of the country just be- fore Christmas, two by the Bartheldes Seed Co. and one by the Enterprise Seed Co. The mistletoe, which is the state flower, grows on the elm, apple, ash and other trees in Oklahoma and is gathered by the farmers and boys and brought to market, where it is crated and forwarded to the northern cities, shipments being made to Butte, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleve- land, Cincinnati, Boston and New York. The first shipment was made eight years ago by the Bartheldes Seed Co. and the demand has in- creased until it now competes with the mistletoe of England in Canada, orders this year being shipped to Mon- treal and other Dominion cities. The mistletoe this year is in excellent condition. The plants are large and heavy with leaves and the berries are very abundant, full, white and waxy. —Oklahoma City Times. Indianapolis, Ind.—A. W. Brandt has purchased a Ford delivery car. Germantown, Pa.—At the annual meeting of the Germantown Horti- cultural Society, held December 8, the old board of oflicers was re-elected. A display of flowers was made and Charles Redles read a paper on "House Gardening in the Winter." Hartfobd, Conn.—The annual meet- ing of the Connecticut Horticultural Society was held December 8 and the following officers elected: J. F. Huss, president; J. A. Webber, Alexander Gumming, Jr., and Carl Peterson, vice- presidents; George W. Smith, Melrose, secretary; W. W. Hunt, treasurer; John Gerard, George B. Baker, G. H. Hol- lister, Howard A. Pinney and Alexan- der Cumming, Jr., executive commit- tee. Insects on Chrysanthemums. Ed. American Florist— We forward leaves of chysanthe- mums which are infested with in- sects. Can you inform us what the in- sects are' and an effective remedy for their extermination? O. G. K. Missouri. The specimens submitted were bad- ly infested with thrips and red spider. The most effective remedy is a thor- ough syringing of the under side of the foliage, followed up by fumigating with one of the nicotine preparations. C. W. JOHNSON. New Pompon Helen Newberry. Recently we had the pleasure of see- ing the new pompon chrysanthemum Helen Newberry. This variety originated with Fred Pautke of Grosse Pointe Farms, Detroit, Mich., whom we under- stand has disposed of half interest to- Fred Breitmeyer, Mt. Clemens.__ It belongs to the large flowering section of pompons, being about two inches in diameter, a high rounded flower of the purest white, good upright stems and apparently a good keeper. Besides other good qualities it is very late. The main crop will be in prime condition just after Thanksgiving and Mr. Breit- ■neyer informs us the July planted stock will prolong the season to Christmas. ELMER D. Smith. Chrysanthemum Ellse Papworth. There having been so many com- plaints by florists of their having trouble in growing Elise Papworth chrysanthemums, we wish to say we also had trouble until we learned that it succeeds much better to be planted early, so that the plants are strong when hot weather sets in, and if sprayed with Fungine three or four times a season (which keeps them healthy and in fine growing condition, which is also applicable to all other varieties), they make healthier plants and finer flowers. Blise Papworth has proved to be a fine commercial variety and better than Timothy Eaton, a pure white flower, with better foliage than that variety.
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NEW POMPON CHRYSANTHEMUM HELEN NEWBERRY. Grown In Fred. I'uutkc, Grcisse I'ointe I'^urin.-., Mu-li.

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