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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Atgust 21. 1902 



MACON, GA. 



At the annual meeting of tbe Georgia 

 State Horticultural Society the following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing year : 

 President, P. J. Berckmans, elected for 

 the twenty-seventh time; secretary, W. 

 M. Scott, of the board of entomology; 

 treasurer, L. A. Berckmans, of Augusta. 

 The vice-presidents were chosen as last 

 year, one from each Congressional dis- 

 trict. They were re-elected. 



The meeting can be said to have 

 reached the following conclusions: 



Pecan growing is an untried industry, 

 and no one in the horticultural conven- 

 tion knows anybody who has ever made 

 a dollar out of the business in Georgia. 



The Sneed and Triumph peaches are 

 back numbers, and are no longer good for 

 market. 



Bordeaux mixture is found to be the 

 most efficacious remedy for brown rot in 

 peaches. Three to four sprayings during 

 winter and spring are found to be best. 



There is great need of encouraging for- 

 estry, and the preservation of thrifty 

 growing trees in woodland, protecting the 

 young switches from fire. 



Irrigation is very profitable where it 

 can be practiced without too much ex- 

 pense. This applies to truckers and small 

 farms, but not to peach orchards. They 

 do better on sandy soil than on clay 

 lands. 



PRIMULA OBCONICA. 



A subscriber writes that he was pois- 

 oned by Primula obconica last May, and 

 that it has spread from his wrists to his 

 face, forehead and chin, and is now 

 spreading to his arms and legs, from 

 knees to ankles. He says he suffers un- 

 told misery from the itching and burning, 

 and that the remedies prescribed by his 

 doctor and others ha-sie proved ineffective. 

 He would like to hear from any brother 

 florist who has discovered a remedy for 

 poisoning by this primula. 



As we understand it, the "poisoning" 

 is due to the entrance into the skin of 

 the fine, sharp hairs that so freely clothe 

 the leaves and stems of this plant, but 

 why it should spread (if the theory is 

 correct) we cannot understand. Some 

 people seem to be very susceptible to un- 

 pleasant results from handling this pri- 

 mula, while others seem to be perfectly 

 immune. If any of our readers can throw 

 any light on the matter or suggest a 

 remedy for the sufferer above noted we 

 shall be glad to hear from them. 



HEATING. 



How many runs of 2-ineh pipe will it 

 take to heat my greenhouse, 75 ft. long, 

 17 ft. 4 inches wide inside of walls? 

 Walls are concrete; outside wall is 10 

 inches thick; inside wall 18 inches thick 

 (between two greenhouses) ; glass on side 

 16x20-; one-half pitch; 121/2 ft. to ridge. 

 Night temperature to be 65 degrees. 



H. S. B. 



Replying to the inquiry of H. S. B., he 

 will require thirteen lines of 2-in. pipe to 

 maintain a tempei'ature of 65 degrees in 

 the greenhouse he describes, using hot 

 water system. The best distribution 

 would be five lines under the outer bench 

 and four each under the center and inner 

 bench. Henrt W. Gibbons. 



New York. 



dhA^^Aift^J 



lily of the Valley 



From COLD STORAGE... 



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Cold Storage Valley should be used considerably more, particularly for Thanks- 

 giving. Xmas. New Year and .lanuary. At that time even the very best selected newly im- 

 ported pips don't bring any foliage, come uneven and hardly pay : very often they turn out 

 a total failure, even with the best attention ami very best arrangements. 



Cold Storag-e Valley bring flowers and foliage without much trouble and without 

 special arrangements. Care thould be taken to grow them as cool as possible without 

 bottom heat. 



My stock Is very fine thi^ year and promises to ^Ive good results. 

 Place your orders no^. 



Fine Pips, $ 1 3.00 per 1 000 ; case of 2500, $3 1 .50; per 1 00, $ 1 .50 



FANCY CUT VALLEY ALWAYS ON hand. 



H. N. BRUNS, 



i409-i4it w. Madison St. Chicago, III. I 



Mpntirn The Rt\iew when you write. 



BURBANK'S 



hasta Daisy* 



New 1902 crop of seed now ready. 25c per 100; 

 $2.00 per 1000 : SIS.OO per oz. 



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Pansy. Giant Mixed. $1.00 per oz. ; $10.00 per lb. 

 Asparagus Sprengeri, $1.50 per 1000 seeds. 

 FltANTS. 



Shasta Daisy, 2-in.. $10.00 per 100 : 3^-in.. $15.00 

 per 100. Asparagus PI. Nanus. 2'%-in., $3.00 

 per 100: $i'S.00 per 1000: 3H-m., extra fine. 

 $5.00 per liO : $10.00 per 1000. Calla Bulbs. 1st 

 size. $4 00 per lOu: 250 at lOOn rate. Express 

 prepaid. 



California Carnation Co , Loomis, Cai., U.S.A. 



Moiitinn The Review when you write. 



'^Tk^Jwn CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Autumn Glory. Ivory. Glory Pacific. Queen. Sal- 

 mon Queen. Jessica. Kentucky Pres. Smith. E. 

 G. Hill. White Queen. Golden Wedding. Xmas. 

 Major Bonuaffon, Hicks Arnold. G. W. Childs. 

 etc. 20 var. at S5 00 to SS.OO per 100. Will ex- 

 change for Carnations and Roses. 2"i at 100 rate. 



W. L Tliomas & Son, Box 82, Augusta, Ky. 



.MLiiliuii The Ktvii'W wiitn you write. 



Montgomery, Ala. — W. B. Paterson is 

 putting the finishing touches on three 

 houses, each 22x1.50, built this season. 

 His two houses of mums and three of 

 roses are doing finely. Mr. Paterson will 

 soon begin to house 10,000 carnations. 

 Owing to the dry season (hardly sny rain 

 since April) carnation plants in the field 

 are smaller than usual, but they are very 

 health_y. There is no sign of stem-rot; 

 out of 14,000 plants he has not lost 50. 



Carnations, 



Roses, Violets and 

 Chrysanthemums. 



FANCY CUT FLOWERS 



and HIGH-GRADE CUTTINGS. 



THE PRIZE-WINNING 

 CARNATION 



Pres. McKinlcy 



OUR LEADER FOR 1903. 



E. T. GRAVE, 



RICHMOND, IND. 



Mi-'.itinn The Review when yon write. 



Strong 3-in. ROSES 



Special very low prices to make room. 

 Splendid plants Extra good value. 



3.000 Brides and Maids. 3-in $40.00 per 1000 



1.000 Golden Gates, o-in.. fine 4,5.00 



2.000 Meteors. 3-in 30.00 



2.O0O Brides and Maids. 2x3-in 20.00 



200 Kaiserins 3-in.. $5.00 per 100. 

 Note this offer: 100 at 1000 rate. 



OADMATinmC Marquis. Joost. Triumph. Ju- 

 uMnllHIIUno. bilee. Scott. Armazindy. 

 yti ons Held plants. 5^500 per 100. $1.5 CO per 1000. 

 Mrs. Bradt. $7.00 per 100. $60.00 per lOOo. 



W. H. 6ULLETT & SONS, - LINCOLN, ILL. 



Mention The Review when you write. 



Bristol, Pa. — The seed houses of D. 

 Landroth & Sous were burned out Aug. 

 14. The fire broke out in the carriage 

 house in the rear of Burnet Landreth's 

 residence at Bloomsdale, Pa. The flames 

 quickly spread to the adjoining buildings, 

 containing seed-packing machines, print- 

 ing office and general office of the firm. 

 The carriage house was burned to the 

 ground and the packing house completely 

 gutted, leaving but the standing walls. 

 The loss will reach about $40,000, cov- 

 ered by insurance. Much of the contents 

 of the buildings was saved. 



