Part of Ball Room Decoration. 



festooned with colonial garlands of pink 

 and white roses and asparagus caught 

 up with clusters of pink bells tied with 

 pink colonial bows. This \yas a dainty 

 arrangement, as the whole color scheme 

 of the room was of a delicate pink and 

 gold. 



Large baskets and vases of choice 

 chrysanthemums were scattered through 

 the other rooms. The large deep man- 

 tels in one room being banked with as- 

 paragus and Golden Weddings, while 

 another was done in pink and dark red 

 chrysanthemums. The halls and stair- 

 ways were finished in southern smilax,' 

 and shower arrangements of yellow 

 chrysanthemums depended from the 

 three chandeliers, and there were bas- 

 kets that were four feet in diameter of 

 the same flower. 



The home on Euclid avenue where the 

 wedding ceremony took place earlier in 

 the evening was also elaborately deco- 

 rated, with large masses of chrysanthe- 

 mums, palms, southern smilax, etc. The 

 wedding party all carried long-stemmed 

 roses, not a wire in the bunch, loosely 

 gathered together and fastened with a 

 graceful knot of broad taflfeta ribbon of 

 the exact shade of the roses. Liberty 

 roses were used for two of the maids 

 and the exact shade was secured in the 

 ribbon. Pink was used by the other 

 maids, while Kaiserins were used for 

 the bridal bouquet. The simplicity of 

 the bunches was their greatest charm. 

 Liberty is fine for this purpose. W. 



THE VIOLET DISEASE. 



A bulletin has been prepared by Mr. 

 P. H. Dorsett of the division of vege- 

 table physiology and pathology of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, and has been issued as Bulletin 

 No. 23 of that division, entitled "Spot 

 Disease of the Violet." 



The bulletin says the disease attacks 



fection is surrounded by a narrow ring 

 of discolored tissue, usually black or 

 very dark brown, but changes to a light- 

 er shade as the spots grow older. As the 

 spot develops, the central portion remains 

 unchanged in appearance, while the tis- 

 sues immediately surrounding it, either 

 to one side or more frequently in a circle, 

 becoime diseased by the ramifjang growth 

 of the mycelium of the fungus through 

 this portion of the leaf. 



Various opinions have been expressed 

 as to the cause of the disea^ei and, sug- 

 gestions as to the possible course of 

 treatment are numerous. Weakness of 

 the plants, improper soil conditions, 

 growing them in the open fields where 

 they are exposed to drought, rains, dews 

 and direct rays of the summer sun, and 

 lack of attention to properly heating, 

 ventilating and fumigating the houses, 

 are among the explanations advanced. 



It is believed there is at present no 

 cfi'ective remedy for the disease when it 

 has gained a foothold. The principal fun- 

 gicides in common use for the prevention 

 and check of plant diseases have fre- 

 quently been tried for this trouble, but 

 with varying results. 



It seems that the solution of the prob- 

 lem of controlling the disease lies in 

 preventing it by giving careful attention 

 to the production of vigorous, healthy 

 plant growth rather than in attempting 

 to check the trouble after it has once 

 gained a foothold. 



Under the heading "Preventive IMeas- 

 ures" appear the following suggestions: 



(1) Study carefully the behavior of the plants 

 under the varjing conditions surrounding th'em. 

 Endeavor by modifying these conditions, when 

 necessary, to secure plants of ideal develop- 

 ment. Set the standard of excellence high ana 

 be satisfied with nothing short of its attain- 



(2) Grow the plants during the entire season 

 where they can be given the conditions neces- 

 sary for making a vigorous, healthy growth, 

 and where they can be protected at all times 

 from conditions likely to induce disease. 



(3) Keep the houses or frames clean, sweet. 



■ dying leaves, being careful to destroy them 



"ter removing them from the plants. 



(7) Keep the plants' free from insects and 



her animal pests. : 



IS) Give careful attention ' to ventilating. 



?ating. and shading the houses or frames and 



) watering, cleaning and cultivating the 



from eight to twelv 



and replacing it with that freshly prepared, 



(10) Set the young plants early in the spring 

 in the beds where they are ti> remain during 

 the season, so that they may, get well estab- 

 lished before the hot, dry.^weather of summer 

 makes its appearance. , ■ <; 



Careful attention, given to rhe^,ai>ove direc- 

 tions for a number cf yeArS will.-Wie believed, 

 result in the production -of a strain of plants 

 that are not only practically disease resistant, 

 but are also ideal as regards regularity and 

 symmetry of growth, length and strength of 

 flower stems, and yield, size, substance and 

 quality of flowers produced. 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Business during Thanksgiving week 

 was very brisk. The supply of cut flow- 

 ers was larger than last year but the 

 demand was sufficient to move it all at 

 fair prices. Beauties brought $3 to $4 

 a dozen and a very few (mostly for 

 shipping orders), $5 a dozen. Brides 

 and Maids, $6 to $8 per 100 for choice 

 stock, a few specials bringing $10. Kai- 

 serins and Meteors about the same price 

 with not nearly so many in the market. 

 Carnations, ordinary quality and sorts, 

 $1 to $1.50 per 100; fancy varieties and 

 flowers of choice quality, $2 per 100 and 

 upward. Violets, single, Princess of 

 Wales, Luxonne and choice California, 50 

 to 75 cents per 100: double. Lady Camp- 

 bell and Marie Louise, about $1 per 100. 



Valley is in demand and brings $3 to 

 $4 per 100. Paper whites and Romans 

 have been iri for some tirtW; they are 

 selling slowly, especiallv the former, at 

 $2 to $3 per 100. The're are very few 

 chrysanthemums left. Some sweet peas 

 of the variety "Earliest of All" are to 

 be seen occasionally. Smilax is not 

 plentiful. There is" a good deal of as- 



