August 2S, 1902. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



437 



Exhibit of the P. J. Berckmans Co. at the Asheville Convention. 



In the valley to the west can be seen 

 the town of Dundas, while across the 

 bay is the town of Burlington, and across 

 Lake Ontario in the distance, dimly seen, 

 is the city of Toronto, while on the east, 

 between Lake Ontaria and the mountain, 

 lies the Niagara fruit district. But its 

 scenery alone is not all that Hamilton 

 is noted for. As a manufacturing city 

 it has a wide reputation, and some of 

 Canada's chief industries are centered 

 there. 



Hamilton has a live Gardeners' and 

 Florists' club, and on its roll are found 

 over 90 per cent of those connected with 

 gardening and floriculture in this vicin- 

 ity. Its Horticultural society, too, is 

 one that is alive to the necessities of the 

 tiay, as shown by the flower fete given in 

 honor of the C. H. A. meeting. 



The entertainment committee has a 

 well planned programme, and is desir- 

 ous that every delegate should partake of 

 its hospitality. 



The association invites everyone in any 

 way connected with the horticultural in- 

 dustry to its meeting. Its objects are 

 to lift up and carry forward all that 

 tends to advance the interests of horticul- 

 ture. The roll will be open for member- 

 ship at the meeting, or names may be 

 sent to the secretary pro tem., Wm. Gam- 

 mage, London, Ont. 



Hamilton Hotek. 



Per day. 



Hotel Koyal $2.50 



Waldorf Hotel, single 2.00 



Waldorf Hotel, double 1.50 



Hotel Osborne 1.00 



Commercial Hotel 1.00 



American Hotel 1-00 



Dominion Hotel 1.00 



Franklin House 1.00 



All are on the American plan. All are 

 within eight minutes' walk from the 

 city liall, and all may be reached by the 

 cars. LoND. 



Secane, Del. Co., Pa.— Kichard C. 

 Smith will build a new house, 25x125, 

 and two extensions, ."lOxll. Mr. Smith's 

 address is as above and not Holmesburg. 



PRIMULA POISONING. 



In response to your request for infor- 

 mation as to a remedy for poisoning by 

 Prumula obconica, would sa}- I have been 

 poisoned several times. I used Luytie's 

 Pinus ointment as a local application 

 and sulphur and cream of tartar to pur- 

 ify the blood. I used one-third cream of 

 tartar and two-thirds sulphur, mixed well. 

 Dose, one teaspoonful every morning in 

 milk. Also take good nourishment. I 

 have never known it to fail. 



Mrs. M. T. Williamson. 



Kochester, N. Y. 



I have been badly poisoned by poison 

 ivy several times, and one time it spread 

 all over my body. I have been slightly 

 poisoned by Primula obconica on the 

 hands twice, but it left after a couple of 

 days of irritation or itching. I learned 

 when too late to try it, after my last 

 experience with poison ivy, that the juice 

 of Impatiens fulva (the common jewel 

 weed) rubbed on the aifected surface is a 

 complete antidote. Perhaps it would be 

 efficacious as a remedy for the primula 

 poisoning. Another remedy for ivy pois- 

 oning that is effective with some is dis- 

 solved sugar of lead applied to the sur- 

 face frequently. My family physician ad- 

 vised me to apply witchhazel, but it is 

 worse than nothing, for like water it 

 merely spreads the poison. Liquid am- 

 monia will neutralize bee sting the quick- 

 est of anything I know of. Kerosene 

 is the next quickest. Hope the patient 

 will find something to relieve him, for I 

 sympathize with him. 



E. Sexton. 



Delmar, N. Y. 



AMONG CHICAGO GROWERS. 



Bassett & Washburn. 



The carnations are now all housed at 

 this establishment and the plants are in 

 better condition than seemed likely in 

 view of the unfavorable season for field 

 growth. Thoy have housed 7(),000 plants 

 in all, divided about as follows: 14,000 

 Lawson, 11,000 White Cloud, 9,000 Crane, 



5,000 each of Prosperity, America and 

 Flora Hill, 4,000 each of Norway and 

 Marquis, 7,000 Morning Glory, 3,000 

 Bradt and Eed Bradt, 2,000 each of Gold 

 Nugget and Maceo, 1,000 each of Lorna 

 (they intended to have more Lorna), Gai- 

 ety, Floriana, Cressbrook, Gov. Wolcott, 

 Koosevelt and Joost. 



Of roses they are this season benching 

 40,000 Beauties, 26,000 Bridesmaids, 23,- 

 000 Brides, 20,000 Liberty and 2,000 

 each of Meteor and Perle. The Brides, 

 Maids and Liberty are all grafted plants. 

 They are replanting quite a number of 

 the old plants this year, and believe that 

 the grafted plants give much better re- 

 sults when replanted than do own root 

 plants when carried over. About 8,000 

 each of their Brides and Maids and 4,000 

 of their Liberty are replanted grafted 

 plants. In replanting they merely lift 

 the old plants, set to one side in the 

 house, put in new soil and prune and re- 

 plant the old plants in their former po- 

 sitioji. 



They have one large house, 58x600 de- 

 voted to roses for summer bloom that has 

 produced large crops all summer. The 

 varieties are divided as follows: 8,000 

 Kaiserin, 4,000 Carnot, 3,u00 Golden 

 Gate, 2,000 Marquise Litta. They find 

 Carnot a very popular summer rose and a 

 good bloomer for summer work. 



CLEVELAND. 



The florist business is at a standstill 

 as far as moving any stock is concerned ; 

 only now and then a funeral order to 

 break the monotony. Most of the craft 

 here at the present timei are bent on 

 getting in their carnations, which, for 

 the most part, are about as good as 

 usual, although some of the growers are 

 complaining about their plants being very 

 small. Asters are beginning to get a 

 little scarce now, especially white ones. 

 There is quite a demand for out-door 

 lilies. Carnations are very small now, 

 and roses also are a back number, as 

 far as size and quality are concerned. 



Mr. E. A. Fetters, of Smith & Fetters, 

 is improving, and expects to be able to 

 attend to business again the first of next 

 April. 



A Visit to Some Nearby Towns. 



I paid a visit to John Merkel & Son's 

 place, at Mentor, and found them busy 

 getting in soil for their carnations. They 

 have three benches planted in a new 

 house they are building, on which they 

 have not yet begrin to put the rafters. 

 The side and end walls are up, but they 

 have decided not to put the glass on until 

 later, preferring to give the plants a 

 chance to" get a good start in the open 

 air first. 'They will carry over their two 

 houses of roses, and have them dried oflf 

 for that purpose. They have taken out 

 about three inches of the old soil from 

 the top, and are preparing to put on 

 fresh soil. 



Their violets are planted inside, and 

 are looking very fine indeed. Their 

 chrysanthemums are also in the pink of 

 condition. They have a nice lot of rub- 

 bers about ready to take oflf, besides a 

 lot that has been planted into pots. They 

 use rather larger cuttings than most 

 growers do, I think, using some as long 

 as four feet. They have quite a novel 

 way of starting these large cuttings, 

 cracking a 4-inch pot down the center 

 and fastening this to the branch where 

 the cutting is to be made, and then filling 

 the pot full of moss, so when the cutting 

 is thoroughly rooted the ball of moss 



