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AUGUST 17, 1899 



to injure the foliage and should be 

 used only with great caution. 



Whale oil soap should be used at 

 the rate of one-fourth pound to a 

 gallon of water. Anything stronger 

 than this will injure the foliage. 



Tobacco^ — The simplest way of us- 

 ing tobacco is to burn the dry sterns, 

 but this method is not much used in 

 rose houses, as the smoke fades the 

 flowers. Rose leaf extract is very 

 satisfactory, but is inconvenient to 

 use on a large scale. Steaming the 

 stems is economical and effective for 

 large houses. 



Lime, wood ashes and soot help to 

 keep down pests if incorporated with 

 the soil before planting. In this con- 

 nection I may mention that in 1884 I 

 imported soot, being the first in this 

 country to introduce it for green- 

 house purposes. I have found a mix- 

 ture of lime and soot the only effec- 

 tual remedy for the destruction of 

 Myriapods, commonly called "thou- 

 sand legged worms." The lungs in 

 these worms are situated on the un- 

 der part of the body. The ammonia 

 rising from the compound enters the 

 lungs, causing the death of the 

 worms. 



Hydrocyanic acid gas gives prom- 

 ise of becoming a valuable insecti- 

 cide, but has not yet been used with 

 success in rose houses, as the gas in- 

 jures the young shoots. 



Bisulphide of carbon has been used 

 successfully on red spider and green 

 fly. It is liable to injure foliage, is 

 a poison, is extremely inflammable, 

 and so cannot be recommended. 



The commercial preparation called 

 XL All fumigating liquid, which I 

 have referred to, is manufactured in 

 England. When heated over a spirit 

 lamp it gives off fumes which are sure 

 death to aphides, mealy bugs, and ev- 

 ery kind of thrips. This preparation 

 is undoubtedly the best thing known 

 at the present time for the destruc- 

 tion of all those pests, which for the 

 much exploited hydrocyanic acid gas 

 is recommended. Moreover, it ac- 

 complishes the desired end without 

 the slightest injury to the most del- 

 icate plants. The cost is high, six 

 dollars for sufficient liquid to fumi- 

 gate 2,000 feet, or a modern rose 

 house 22x100, but, taking results into 

 consideration, I am not prepared to 

 say that it is expensive. 



Mr. Brydon recommended XL All 

 preparation to me. He says it is sure 

 death to the worst kind of thrips. 



While the foregoing insecticides 

 may not prove effectual in completely 

 annihilating pests after they have be- 

 come firmly established, still, if pre- 

 caution is taken to use them in time, 

 they will at least prove preventive. 



COLLEGE POINT, N. Y. — Anton 

 Schultheis has just returned from a 

 three months' European tour. 



GALESBURG, ILL— I. L. Pillsbury 

 is building a new house, 10x100 feet, 

 for carnations and violets. Carnations 

 in the field look very nice. 



SHOOTING CONTEST. 



Preceding the team contest there 

 was a free-for-all and there were no 

 less than twenty entries. Fifteen shots 

 were allowed each one. F. H. Beard, 

 of Detroit, won first place with four- 

 teen hits. Geo. Anderson, John Bur- 

 ton, A. B. Cartledge, Chas. D. Ball, all 

 of Philadelphia, and H. M. Altick, Day- 

 ton, Ohio, were tied, with twelve each. 

 Five shots were allowed these to settle 

 the tie and resulted in giving A. B. 

 Cartledge second prize and C. D. Ball 

 third. The first prize was a cleaning- 

 rod; second, a cigar case; third, a box 

 of cigars. 



Three teams entered for the Lock- 

 land Lumber Company's trophy, Pitts- 

 burg winning with a score of 103 out 

 of a possible 150, twenty-five shots be- 

 ing allowed to each man. Following 

 are the scores: 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Wm. K. Harris 18 



C. D. Ball 2i 



W. B. Westcott 15 



Bdw. Reid 15 



Jno. Habermehl 10 



A. B. Cartledge IS 



Total 97 



BUFFALO. 



P. Scott 10 



J. Braik 17 



Wm. Scott 13 



W. B. Scott 14 



W. F. Kasting 13 



Jno. Smith 22 



Total 89 



PITTSBURG. 



P. S. Randolph H 



H. M. Atlick 21 



W. B. Ague IS 



A. Brown 23 



F. H. Beard 20 



W. Weber 7 



Total 103 



Query. — Where were Geo. Anderson 

 and John Burton during the team con- 

 test? 



EXCURSION TO MT. CLEMENS. 



One of the most enjoyable features 

 of the convention at Detroit was the 

 trip to Mt. Clemens Thursday after- 

 noon on the invitation of the Messrs. 

 Breitmeyer. Three large special trol- 

 ley cars were provided and the twenty- 

 mile run was made in an hour. There 

 were between 150 and 200 people in 

 the party, and on arrival they found 

 that the hospitality of the Breitmeyer 

 boys was of a quality to be expected 

 from such generous, big-hearted men. 

 All present united in saying they had 

 never before enjoyed themselves so 

 thoroughly on a similar occasion. 



ST. LOUIS. 



Monthly Meeting. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists' Club was held Thursday aft- 

 ernoon, August 10. President Sanders, 

 the other officers and sixteen members 

 were in attendance. 



The committee on transportation re- 

 ported that about thirty would go to 

 Detroit, and that we would go over 



the Wabash railroad, leaving Monday 

 morning at 9 a. in., arriving at De- 

 troit at 8:10 p. m., and that the rate 

 would be $10.75 for the round trip. 



Robt. W. Ayers sent in his resigna- 

 tion as a member of the club, being no 

 longer connected with the florist busi- 

 ness. 



Election of officers was next in or- 

 der. The only nominee for president. 

 Mr. J. F. Ammann, was unanimously 

 elected. For vice-president the nomi- 

 nees were Chas. J. Juengel and C. A. 

 Kuehn. Mr. Kuehn was elected on the 

 first ballot. E. Schray and J. J. Ben- 

 eke, the nominees for secretary and 

 treasurer, respectively, had no opposi- 

 tion and were elected unanimously. It 

 took three ballots to elect three trus- 

 tees. They are as follows: Dr. A. S. 

 Halstedt, C. C. Sanders and H. G. Ude. 



After the election the secretary read 

 his report, in. which he stated that the 

 club was in a healthy condition; that 

 the average attendance during the 

 past year was seventeen, and the total 

 membership to date sixty-five. The 

 next meeting of the club will be held 

 September 14, at 3 p. m. Installation 

 of officers will then take place and a 

 good time is expected. 



Various Notes. 



The cut flower trade continues very 

 dull and stock poor. Nearly all the 

 florists are complaining that this is the 

 dullest summer in years. About the 

 only talk going the rounds now is- 

 convention matters and those going to 

 Detroit are glad to shake the dust and 

 heat off for a week. By the time this 

 issue of The Review is in the hands of 

 our readers we will be enjoying the 

 hospitality of our brethren at Detroit 

 and be among the craft once again. 

 Two of our old-timers will be among 

 the missing this year. One is Julius 

 Koenig, Sr., who died a few months 

 ago, and the other is J. M. Jordan, who 

 is still very sick and unable to attend. 



Wm. P. Kyle, with Kennicott Bros. 

 Co., Chicago, paid a visit to his old 

 home last week. 



J. F. Ammann, president-elect of the 

 St. Louis Florists' Club, is reported 

 very sick at his home in Edwardsville. 

 111., and will not be able to attend the 

 convention, but Vice-President Kuehn 

 will be on hand to shake hands with 

 his many friends at Detroit. 



J. J. B. 



THE LETTER B. 



Under the letter B in the Florists' 

 Manual, Mr. Scott treats fully the fol- 

 lowing important subjects, and the 

 text is illustrated by fifteen handsnmt 

 half-tone engravings: 



Balsam. 



Bay Trees (2illus.). 



Bedding Plants (6 illus.). 



Begonia (2 illus.). 



Bellis. 



Bottom-Heat. 



Bougainvillea (illus.). 



Bouvardia. 



Bromeliads. 



Browallia. 



Bulbs (4 illus.). 



