April 23, 1910 



HORTICULTURE 



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tertainer for the afternoon. The at- 

 tendance was not large. Miss Tillie 

 Meinhardt, the secretary, was absent 

 at Fort Wayne, Ind., attending the 

 funeral of her friend, Mrs. W. J. Vesey. 

 A letter of sympathy was sent by the 

 circle to the family. The afternoon 

 was spent with readings on flowers and 

 a lunch after the meeting, Mrs. John 

 Steidle, the president, presiding over 

 the meeting. 



Resolutions were passed as follows; 



Whereas, The Supreme Ruler of the 

 universe has called from labor to rest 

 Mrs. Maggie S. Vesey, and thereby 

 caused a cloud of gloom to hover over 

 the immediate family and relatives, as 

 well as the large circle of friends in 

 her beloved profession. 



Therefore, be it resolved, That the 

 St. Louis Ladies' Home Circle in regu- 

 lar meeting assembled extend to the 

 bereaved family in this, their sad hour, 

 the sympathetic hand of consolation 

 and affection with the profound hope 

 that the confidence of our loss being 

 her eternal gain shall widen the silver 

 lining around the cloud of sorrow. 



Be it further resolved. That a copy 

 of these resolutions be presented to 

 the family and to the trade press, and 

 also become a part of the records of 

 this meeting. 



MRS. OTTO G. KOENIG, 

 MRS. C. A. KUEHN, 

 MRS. THEO. MILLER, 



Committee. 

 St. Louis, Mo., April 11th, 1910. 



LADIES' SOCIETY OF AMERICAN 



FLORISTS. 



In Memorlam. 



Whereas, The Ladies' Society of 

 American Florists has been called upon 

 to mourn the loss of our first president, 

 Mrs. William J. Vesey, of Fort Wayne, 

 Ind., and we are desirous of expressing 

 our sympathy. Therefore, be it 



Resolved, That in the death of Mrs. 

 Vesey our Society has lost a member 

 whom we have prized for her wisdom 

 and advice. The Board of Directors 

 will miss her executive ability at their 

 session this coming summer. To know 

 her was to love her instantly. She 

 has gone in the prime of life, and our 

 hearts go out in sympathy to the hus- 

 band and children; we grieve with 

 them. And be it further 



Resolved, That a copy of these reso- 

 lutions be sent to the family and also 

 be spread upon the minutes of this 

 Society, and published in the trades 

 papers. (Signed) 



MRS. PETER FISHER, 

 MRS. .T. F. SIBSON, 

 MRS. J. C. VAUGHAN. 



A Wild Flower Show will be held 

 May 24-25 at Arcadia, Mo., by the Sec- 

 ond Congress, assisted by the Woman's 

 Missouri Development Association. 

 They say that every wild flower that 

 is indigenous to Southeast Missouri 

 will be shown and prizes will be of- 

 fered for all collections. The ladies 

 have prevailed upon Mrs. Herbert S. 

 Hadley, wife of Governor Hadley of 

 Missouri, to head the committee on 

 awards, and she has accepted. 



Middletown, Conn. — Chas. Keeft has 

 purchased the old Morgan greenhouse 

 plant. 



SEASONABLE NOTES ON CUL- 

 TURE OF FLORISTS' STOCK. 

 Aerldes. 



These beautiful orchids require con- 

 siderable care to maintain them in 

 good condition. From now until the 

 fall they should be treated liberally 

 with water. Apply sparingly at first, 

 and when the plants increase into 

 growth, gradually give them a gener- 

 ous supply as may be required. Fre- 

 quent spraying or syringing is highly 

 beneficial with this genus. The fleshy 

 roots which they throw out from their 

 stems absorb a great quantity of mois- 

 ture from the atmosphere, and in order 

 to grow them successfully we must 

 give them lots of artificial moisture. 

 Those which have not yet received at- 

 tention in the way of fresh material 

 for their new roots should be looked 

 after. Where the compost is still in 

 good condition it is best not to disturb 

 them too much and a top dressing of 

 live sphagnum is all that will be re- 

 quired. Remove the old material to 

 the depth of an inch or so and replace 

 with fresh sphagnum. Where the 

 compost has become decayed or sour, 

 it must be shaken out entirely and the 

 roots cleaned by gently spraying and 

 repotted in baskets. 'They like from 

 05 to 70 degrees at night. These are 

 good kinds to grow: Aerides crispum, 

 odoratum majus, and Fieldingii. 



Candytuft. 



Candytuft Is one of the most useful 

 plants for the florist to grow. Plants 

 that are in 2i/^-inch pots will be just 

 right to plant out one foot apart on 

 a bench where violets or other occu- 

 pants have been thrown out. The 

 seedlings that have been transplanted 

 and are of suitable size can be used 

 also, and with a little care as to shad- 

 ing and watering for a short time they 

 will come out all right, but the pot 

 plants are the best. They are always 

 in demand for Memorial Day trade. 

 They sland quite a warm temperature 

 while making growth, but when com- 

 ing into flower they like a cool, brac- 

 ing air with plenty of moisture at the 

 roots. Candytuft can be sown in the 

 open ground any time now. It is bet- 

 ter to sow several times for succession. 

 Thin out the plants to four to six 

 inches apart. 



Campanulas. 



The one largely forced by florists is 

 the Canterbury Bell (Calycanthema), 

 often called "cup and saucer." None 

 of the other varieties respond to cul- 

 ture under glass as this one does. It 

 may be had in bloom during the latter 

 part of winter till the end of spring. 

 It gives very satisfactory results dur- 

 ing the spring months and can be had 

 in perfection for Memorial Day. The 

 spikes of delicately colored bells are 

 eagerly bought and bring a good price. 

 The crop will last for several weeks, 

 giving a wonderful lot of cutting. 

 They like a cool and airy house with 

 lots of light. They don't like a warm, 

 moist atmosphere. Seed should be 

 sown now in order to obtain flower- 

 ing plants for the middle or latter 

 part of next winter. When they are 

 about two inches in height they can be 

 planted out in the field about 15 inches 



apart in the rows. About October you 

 will have large clumps that can be 

 dug up and planted out the house for 

 flowering. 



Herbaceous Perennials. 



Where it is desired to make or plant 

 any new borders, this work can be 

 done now. Pot-grown stock which is 

 the most satisfactory, succeeds bet- 

 ter than those that are lifted out of 

 (he open ground at this time of the 

 year. If you have only field-grown 

 stock it would be advisable to wait un- 

 til the fall. Where you have estab- 

 lished perennials they will all be bene- 

 fited by some manure scattered be- 

 tween the rows and worked into the 

 soil. The demand for hardy perennials 

 has increased wonderfully in the last 

 few years. Now is a good time to work 

 up salable stock for next fall by tak- 

 ing cuttings before they make too 

 much growth. With a hot bed with 

 three or four inches of soil and about 

 two inches of sand, and careful atten- 

 tion as to shading, watering and air- 

 ing, you can root any amount of fine 

 stock. Give plenty of air when rooted 

 and pot as required during the sum- 

 mer and they will make fine plants in 

 four or five inch pots. Keep seedlings 

 moving by pricking out into frames 

 where some hot manure has been put — 

 say, about 6 inches — in order to push 

 them along. When large enough they 

 can be planted out in rows. These will 

 make nice plants for next spring. 



Hydrangeas. 



These plants when well grown are 

 among the most useful for Memorial 

 Day trade. Those brought into heat 

 by the first week in March will have 

 good root action by this time. They 

 will need a liberal supply of water, 

 with liquid manure about once a week. 

 Syringe every day until the flowers 

 show color. See that they have full 

 sun with free ventilation and fumiga- 

 tion with tobacco once a week. It is 

 a good time now to take cuttings. 

 Plants that don't throw much bloom 

 will provide a good batch of cuttings. 

 They can be placed in the propagating 

 bench and kept fairly close and moist. 

 When rooted pot off into 3-inch pots. 

 When these are filled with roots, pot 

 into 6 or 7-inch pots, using good loam, 

 three parts, to one part of cow or sheep 

 manure. These will make fine plants 

 for another year. 



The Care of Shrubs After Forcing. 



The treatment of flowering shrubs 

 after forcing will require some thought 

 They must be encouraged to make 

 new growth; the more growth they 

 make the better flowering bushes you 

 will have for another year. After 

 flowering they should be in some house 

 where they can continue the growth 

 they have started, until such time as 

 they can be placed in the open with 

 safety. The best plan is to let these 

 rest by planting out and having an- 

 other set of shrubs for the coming 

 year. By this system you are always 

 sure of having vigorous flowering 

 plants. These notes refer to such 

 shrubs as flowering almonds, lilacs, 

 snowballs, spiraeas, deutzias and hardy 

 hardy hydrangeas. 



JOHN J. M. PARRBLL. 



Mr. Farrell's next notes will be on Adi- 

 ;uitum Farlp.veiise. Aquatics, Grevlllea ro- 

 liusta. Bertfling Stock, Dalilias and Lemon 

 Verbenas. 



