The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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dahlias the tir-l year':'' By no means 

 will the roots have any influence on 

 each other, any more than I he roots of 

 two varieties of roses would growing on 

 the same bench. 1 would say that one 

 foot apart for seedling dahlias would be 

 first rate, with three feet between I lie 

 rows. William Scott. 



VIOLETS. 



We seem to be going to extremes this 

 season. In my last notes I thought the 

 most seasonable thing we had was the 

 much needed rain that we were then en- 

 joying, but now we want it to stop as, 

 badly as we wanted to see it commence. 

 As a result of all this, plants outside 

 of the houses are in a fair way to get 

 swamped with weeds; there has been no 

 opportunity to work them, as it would 

 ruin the soil and hurt the plants. 



As I said before, with the usual kind 

 of weather the greatest care must be 

 used for several weeks to come, during 

 the hot weather, that the red spider gets 

 no foothold. They want to be watched 

 sharply and at the first signs of spider. 

 in fact, frequently before, turn on the 

 full pressure of your water and give 

 the under sides of the leaves a thorough 

 spraying. It has to be done with so 

 much vigor that when you get done you 

 can readily see which way the water 

 struck the plants. 



It is also well to go over the houses 

 about once a week and note all the plants 

 that are not starting as they should, 

 not holding their own with the majority 

 of the house. Weed out such, throwing 

 them away and planting in good ones 

 from your surplus stock growing in the 

 field. You can afford to give these a 

 little extra care in lifting, so as not to 

 shake off too much earth, so that they 

 may not know that they have been re- 

 moved, and in this way keep right up 

 with those in the house. 



In weeding and trimming the plants 

 be sure and not throw them down in the 

 paths, even for a few days, as it is a 

 plain invitation to the sow bugs, etc., 

 to make their home with you. and when 

 it comes time to pick the violets, you 

 will be looking for remedies for these 

 pests that are eating the blooms faster 

 than they can open. Any decaying mat- 

 ter of this kind invites sickness and dis- 

 ease in the plants themselves, so cleanli- 

 ness is important in more ways than 

 one, to say nothing about the looks of 

 the establishment. 



B. E. Siiuphelt. 



CINCINNATI PREMIUMS. 

 _ The Fall Festival Association of Cin- 

 cinnati has issued a schedule of liberal 

 premiums for an exhibition September 

 10, to be held under the auspices of the 

 Cincinnati Florists' Society. Competi- 

 tion is open to all, and it i's hoped that 

 many growers from a distance will send 

 exhibits. Kntii,-. -hould be -.cut to John 

 A. Eingold. 75 Perin building, and where 

 exhibitors cannot attend, tin- club will 

 see that careful attention is given all ex- 

 hibits. 



For best general display of plants or 

 cut flowers premiums of $150, $100, $75 

 and $50 are offered. For best display of 

 roses, not less than 100 blooms, the 

 awards are $15. $10 and $5. The best 

 vases or displays of carnations, not less 

 than 400 blooms each, will receive $12. 

 $8 and $5. The three premiums for 

 gladioli are $15. $10 and $5. For asters, 

 not less than 300 in the display, $15, $10 



Bulbs of Lilium Harrisii x L. Longiflorum Grown from Seed within Ten Months. 



and $5 are offered, with premiums of the 



s; amount for tin' best vase or display 



of lilies and the best vase or display of 

 dahlias. 



A second exhibition is to be held on 

 September 17, to be table decorations ex- 

 clusively. The tables are to be of not 

 more than 150 square feet and the three 

 premiums are to be $200. $150 and $100 

 respectively.' This should serve to call 

 out sharp competition. 



NEW POT HOLDER. 



H. C. Chessman, of Chessman &. Schep- 

 man, and secretary of the Florists' Club 

 of Bichmond, Ind., has applied for a pat- 

 ent on a new pot holder or plant stand. 

 The device consists of a double corru- 

 gated wire standard, with sufficient an 

 chorage to- hold the support in a firm 

 and upright position when placed in the 

 bench. On this upright are placed at. in- 

 tervals a corrugated ring so constructed 

 that it can be adjusted to any desired 

 height, and when so placed is firmly held 

 at right angles with the standard. The 

 corrugated ring is cut opposite the stan- 

 dard and provided with hooks and loops, 

 so that the ring can be adjusted to any 

 desired size, thus accommodating itself 

 to the plants when small, and as they 

 grow larger the ring can be made larger 

 to correspond. The hooks or loops are so 

 constructed that when properly placed 

 and locked they cannot come apart until 

 released and unlocked, which can be done 

 in an instant. The above invention is 

 really two in one, as the corrugated rings 

 are also used as a pot holder and can be 

 adjusted to any desired size of pot, thus 

 converting any pot plant, into a hanging 

 basket. A. hangei is provided that hooks 

 into the ring and when properly placed 

 the more weight there i- on the hanger 

 the tighter the ring becomes locked. 



SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS. 



A firm at Jacks,,,). Mich., styled the 

 flexible (llass Manufacturing Co.. of 

 which D. P. Sagendorph, an attorney, i- 

 diie.lor. has secured a patent on a ma- 

 terial which is offered as a substitute for 

 e|a-s. If substitute it should prove to 

 be, it will till a long felt want, for the 

 material is cheap ami practically un- 

 breakable. It looks much like mica hut 

 is flexible like celluloid or rubber and 

 does not crack or even crease when fold- 

 ed. Thin samples would seem to show 



that if it will not admit as much light 

 as glass, the lightness will permit of a 

 considerable reduction of shade by reduc- 

 ing the number of sash bars required. 

 The sheets are impervious to water, but 

 when stretched tight might be punctured 

 by hail or stones. "The apparent difficulty 

 t,', 1,,. overcome after the practical nature 

 of the material ha- been tested, i- its in- 

 flammable nature. Arrangements are be- 

 ing made whereby it is expected that the 

 ••flexible glass" will be on exhibition at 

 the Milwaukee convention. 



HAIL LOSSES. 



American window glass manufacturers 

 claim that French and Belgian glass is 

 lighter than the glass of home produc- 

 tion. In this connection J. G. Esler. 

 secretary of the Hail Association of 

 America, writes that "'the assessments of 

 the association are. upon single thick 

 glass, S cents per hundred square feet, 

 and G cents per hundred square feet 

 upon double thick, whether it be French 

 or American glass. The F. H. A. simply 

 accepts the standard of quality of the 

 manufact urer." 



The Florists' Hail Association has, 

 from its organization to date, paid losses 

 amounting to $57,149.60. Losses paid 

 since May 1. 1903, were: 

 V. R. Blake, Columbus, Kan $22.40 



The Spring Business. 



Your correspondent has been so much 

 in the woods of late that to write up city 

 news seems presumptuous, but having 

 telephonic communication nowadays, we 



