July 21, 1917 



HORTICULTURE 



67 



A MOVEMENT FOR BETTER EX- 

 PRESS SERVICE. 



During exhibition week last winter 

 the Legislative Committee of the So- 

 ciety of A. F. and O. H., joined with 

 me in the effort to secure better ship- 

 ping conditions from the express com- 

 panies. We had a meeting at that 

 time with three vice-presidents of the 

 express companies, for which meeting 

 I had arranged previously, and the 

 gentlemen, after an hour's discussion, 

 . decided to look into our complaints 

 and try to assist us as much as possi- 

 ble to secure better service. 



Flowers 



Highly Perishable 



IMPORTANT NOTICE 



EXPRESS AGENT: 



If immediate delivery of this pack- 

 age cannot be effected, communicate 

 witti consignee by telephone or other- 

 wise, advising: of arrival of Bbipment 

 and say why immediate delivery can- 

 not be made. Your assistance In ex- 

 pediting delivery will be appreciated. 



tS" THIS LABEL IS APPROVED BY 



E. M. WILLIAMS, Vice-President 



Adams Express Company 



D. S. ELLIOTT, Vice-President 



American Express Company 



F. S. HOLBROOK, Vice-President 

 Wells Fargo Express Company 



Since that time, after several con- 

 sultations with these gentlemen, I 

 succeeded in securing a label, copy of 

 ■which appears herewith. This label 

 Is good for plant or flower shipping, 

 and will be sent throughout the coun- 

 try to be placed on the bulletin boards 

 of the different express companies, 

 and in this way Is made an official 

 label. 



The cost of the label Is $1.50 per 

 thousand, and anyone desiring to se- 

 cure some such should write to me, en- 

 closing additional cost of postage, as 

 the price Is net to us. They can be 

 secured in lots of 500 or 1000, any 

 way anyone wants to buy. 



This is not the only privilege I se- 

 cured. We florists offered to the ex- 

 press companies that we would gladly 

 pay an additional cost securing quick 

 service, Including telephone calls 



CONCENTRATED PULVERIIED 



MANURE 



B us direct for prices and frei>:;lit rates. 



■ THE PULVERIZED MANURE CO. 



■ M Unlcm MmJc Taird, OUms* 



Pnlveiized or Shredded 



Cattle Manvnre 



PolverLted 



Sheep Manure 



The Florists' staniird of uniffirm 

 high quality for over ten years. 

 Specify : WlZA.RO BRA.ND 

 ur .Slip 



which this quick service at times 

 necessitates but the express compa- 

 nies cannot go into this matter on that 

 basis. The Interstate Commerce Com- 

 mission does not allow them to change 

 rates even with our consent, and their 

 it a rule to lay out expenses for a ship- 

 per and to collect that money, because 

 to collect these small items they 

 would have to go through the same 

 routine as if they shipped a package, 

 and in consequence the collection 

 would cost theitr the same as It would 

 cost to express a package and would 

 necessitate too much additional book- 

 keeping. Therefore, they decided to 

 carry the cost of the additional tele- 

 phone calls wherever necessary. 



I am willing to keep on working on 

 this, and I hope within a short time to 

 secure a way which will insure us 

 against any possible loss. I will bring 

 the subject before the interested par- 

 ties during convention week in New 

 York, and therefore, would like very 

 much that any parties interested 

 should write or call and arrange for a 

 meeting on express matters in New 

 York during convention week. The 

 best plan would be for the florists in 

 the different states, or the different 

 florists' associations to each elect 

 a delegate who would call on me 

 and work in conjunction. The in- 

 fluence of one alone never can se- 

 cure as much as a body of men, each 

 one willing to do a little work, and I 

 am sure that if we keep on working in 

 this direction we shall be able to do 

 some good to ourselves and to others 

 in our business. Max Schung. 



22 W. 59th St., New York. 



IOWA STATE COLLEGE. 



It has been a busy spring at the 

 Iowa State College. Several changes 

 and improvements have taken place 

 as well as an extension of operations. 

 A herbaceous perennial garden has 

 been started this spring and is now 

 coming along nicely. It is laid out in 

 beds, there being 18 beds, 12 feet 

 wide and 50 feet long, separated by 

 wide grass paths. There are over 300 

 species and varieties included in this 

 garden collection. The garden is lo- 

 cated in a conspicuous place adjacent 

 to two roads, and later on after things 

 have become well established it will 

 be quite showy. The purpose of this 

 garden is two-fold, educational and ex- 

 perimental. By growing this great va- 

 riety of herbaceous perennials stu- 

 dents and interested visitors will have 

 an opportunity to become acquainted 

 with a number of our fine, hardy gar- 

 den flowers and note their respective 

 merits. The garden will also serve 

 as a means for determining the re- 

 lative hardiness of the various genera 

 and species here in Iowa. 



Some eight acres of ground have 

 been devoted to the extensive grow- 

 ing of vegetables. A portion of this 

 area has recently been equipped with 

 an irrigation system. 



The college has some fine specimen 

 chrysanthemum plants coming along 

 for the Des Moines Autumn Flower 

 Show. A two-year-old Musa Cavendi- 

 shi which is now fruiting in the col- 

 lege conservatories has attracted much 

 attention from visitors. 



Professor A. S. Thurston is in charge 

 of both the floricultural and truck 

 crop work at the Iowa State College. 



The Recognized Standard 



A spray remedy for ^een, black, whM* tf, 

 tbrips and soft scale. 



Quart, «1.00; Gallon, 9»M. 



FUNCINE 



For mildew, rust and other bllckt* 

 lir flr-yers, fruits and Tesetablm. 

 Quart, $1.00; Gallon, tSJO. 



VERMINE 



Po{ eel worms, angle worms (n4 

 worms working In the solL 



Qoart, $1.00; Gallon, «*.«•. 



SOLD BT DKALBBa. 



Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



MADISON, N. J. 



s^^?S®/£^;^ 



po*acM 



Save your plants and trees. J»»t th* 

 thing for ereenbouse and ootdoer ■•«. 

 Destroys Mealy Bug, Brown and White 

 Scale, Thrlpa, Red Spider, Black and 

 Green Fly, Mltca, Ants, etc., wlthovt 

 Injury to plants and without odor. 

 Used according to direction, our stand- 

 ard Insecticide will prevent ravage* on 

 your crops by Insects. 



Non-poisonous and harmless to user 

 and plant. Leading Seedsman as4 

 Florists have used It with wonderfml 

 results. 



Destroys Lice In Poultry Hoiuws, 

 Fleas on Dogs and all Domestic Pata. 

 Excellent as a wash for dogs and otbar 

 animals. Relieves mange. Dilate with 

 water 30 to 50 parts. 

 \i Pint, 2Bc.; Pint, 40a; Qiuul, la^t 

 H OaUon, $1.26; Gallon, f*; ft Gal- 

 lon Can, $9: 10 GaUon Can, tl7.n. 

 Directions on package. 



LEMON OIL COMPANY 



DapL S. 420 W. Lailoeton St. BiltiHon. HI 



^ 



IMP. 

 SOAP SPRAY 



Quarts, 55c. GaUoos, $1.65 



Fives, $6.50; 



Try with t* parts water. Often •ffeetlT* 

 we«k»r. 



A*k yoar thaler or write 



EASTERN CHEMICAL 00. 



BOSTON, MASS. 



NIKOTEEN 



For Spraying 



APHIS PUMK 



For Furraiffatm^ 

 Ask Your Dealer Fo* It. 



NICOTINE MFG. CO 



ST. LOUIS 



