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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JANUARY 27, 1898. 



GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



The Florists' Club. 



The Florists' Club held a meeting 

 January 18 at Mr. and Mrs. Henry 

 Smith's, on West Bridge street. Pre- 

 vious to meeting the members took 

 pleasure in inspecting the greenhouses, 

 which are in tine shape, everything so 

 neat and clean, the plants so healthy 

 and vigorous, bespeaking good man- 

 agement and that close attention to de- 

 tails which insures success. The rose 

 houses- "Were exceptionally fine; his 

 Brides. Bridesmaid, Perles and Woo- 

 tons being as fine as it is possible to 

 grow them anywhere. 



Henry Van Velde read a paper on 

 Violets, which drew out a fusillade of 

 questions and answers, as all are deep- 

 ly interested in violet culture. The dis- 

 ease received a good share of atten- 

 tion; there is no remedy save hand- 

 picking of the leaves as fast as they 

 become affected. One member said he 

 picked so many leaves off there were 

 not enough left to sustain the plants. 

 The best remedy is to start out with 

 good healthy plants, then do our ut- 

 most to keep those plants in good 

 healthy condition. Solid beds versus 

 benches met a diversity of opinion, 

 some preferring solid beds, others 

 benches. Some say one way Is as good 

 as the other, provided suitable drain- 

 age is used for solid beds, with soil not 

 too heavy. 



The question, "Can they be grown 

 under glass successfully all summer?" 

 was answered in the affirmative, Crabb 

 & Hunter having one bench grown in 

 that way very successfully, although 

 the method of removing the glass in 

 summer is preferable. The soil used 

 is two parts clay, one part black muck 

 and one part cow manure. Pot up run- 

 ners in March and plant direct to the 

 bench in June and July. Some claimed 

 good success from planting in the field 

 first. The sash should be put on from 

 September 1.5 to October 1 in this lo- 

 cality, according to the weather. The 

 temperature should be 40 to 45 degrees 

 at night, a little higher day time; in 

 dull, cloudy, damp weather, it is pre- 

 ferable to run the temperature as low 

 as safety will allow, so as not to induce 

 a soft growth of foliage, which is weak- 

 ening to the plants. 



The committee on banquet reported 

 having effected arrangements with the 

 Eagle Hotel for holding it there Tues- 

 day evening. 



Geo. P. Crabb resigned as vice-presi- 

 dent and Wencel Cukerski, the city 

 florist, was elected in his stead. Mr. 

 Crabb was then elected reporter. The 

 next general meeting will be held at 

 Alfred Hannah's, on East street, near 

 Burton avenue, the subject being roses; 

 essayist, Henry Smith. 



After a bountiful repast a vote of 

 thanks was tendered Mr. and Mrs. 

 Smith for their kind hospitality. 



Geo. F. Crabb. 



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