January 10, 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



35 



J BEST IN THE WOfILD | 



|jOHNC.MEYER&CO.j 



I BOSTON,M^SSw 



The Mt'.ver Florist ThroiidH can hv hn<l 

 in any »ize or t'ol^ir tluit is waiil*-!!. 

 (an furnish same at S-.-5 per ll>. \\ ith 

 |il>4>rtil iliscotiiits in case lots uf •'iiMi lbs. 

 and upwards. Kvery spool contains 'Z 

 ounces of actual thread. Hi ounces to the 

 pound or no sale. I$e sure and ^el the 

 Meyer Threads and take no other. 

 >lanufactured by the 



John C. Meyer Thread Co. 



Uept. >V\V. I,0« ELL, MASS. 



For AD Howen in Seaton CaD m 



THE LEO NIESSEN CO. 



1201 Race St PkOadelpliia, Pa. 



EDWARD REID 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



1619-21 Ranstead St.. Philadelphia. Pa. 



CHOICE BEAUTIES, ORCHIDS, VAlLEf, ROSES 

 and all Seasonabli Varieties of Cut Flowers 



Wired Toothpicks 



Manufactured by 



W. J. COWEE, Berlin N. Y. 



10,000 »2.60 60,000 »11.00 Sample free. 



For Sale by Dealer* 



6E0RGE B. HART 



WHOUBSALB FLORIST 



24 Stone St.. Rocbester, N. Y. 



Henry M. Robinson Go. 



55-57 West 26th Street 

 and 430 Sixth Ayenae 



Telephone: 

 Farragut 13 and 3180 



SNAPDRAGON RUST 

 Snapdragon iu.st ( I'uccinia antirr- 

 hini) is apparently an American dis- 

 e;i,se having been first found in Califor- 

 nia in 1895. Since that time It has 

 spread all over the United States by 

 means of infected snapdragon plants 

 shipped from place to place. 



In the past, spraying with Bordeaux 

 mixture or ammoniacal copper car- 

 bonate has been recommended to hold 

 the disease in check but experimental 

 work done by Prof. George L. Peltier 

 of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment 

 Station and reported in Bulletin No. 

 221 of that station proves that the 

 benefits derived from spraying are not 

 sufficient to justify the expense. 



The disease attacks all portions of 

 the plants, leaves, branches, stems 

 and even the seed pods, and that all 

 varieties are equally susceptible. 



To prevent Its spreading among 

 plants already in the greenhouse, do 

 not syringe the plants. The spores 

 are carried from plant to plant in this 

 manner, and also it creates conditions 

 favorable to the germination of the 

 spores. When watering be very care- 

 ful not to wet the foliage — simply 

 water the earth. 



The disease is not carried over on 

 the seed. This affords a method of 

 avoiding trouble. Remove the soil 

 from the greenhouse benches that has 

 grown infected plants, replacing it 

 with soil which has not grown snap- 

 dragons for one year or longer. In 

 growing the seedlings be very careful 

 to avoid the use of infected soil. By 

 this manner only can trouble be 

 avoided. 



Having produced seedling stock the 

 desirable varieties can be selected 

 and propagated by cuttings. Be very 

 careful not to use Infected cuttings 

 because even a very few cuttings In 

 a cutting bench can cause the loss of 

 the entire bench full of cuttings, the 

 grower laying his troubles to "damp- 

 ing off." 



Keep the plants clean, and the 

 houses in which they are growing well 

 ventilated. Should the rust show up 

 among the plants burn such plants 

 immediately. With these precautions 

 and the growing of seedlings on clean 

 soil, a reasonably clean and profitable 

 crop can be grown but it will be at the 

 price of eternal vigilance. 



P. T. Babnes. 

 Harrisburg, Pa. 



HENTZ t NASH, Inc. 



Wholesale Conwnision Florets 



85 and 57 West 26th Street 



Telephone No. 755 |I|EW YORK 



H. E. FROMEMrr 



i¥holaale Commiaaioii Florist 

 Choice Cut Flowers 



New Adilresa, 143 West 28th St.. NEW TOBK 

 TrlephoDee: 2200, 2201, Madleon Sqaar*. 



— WWU p. FORD — 



Wholesale Florist 



107 W.2Btli Street, NEW YORK 



Telephone 5335, Farragnt 



Call and Inspect the Best EstabliBhment 



in the nholesale Flower Dintrici. 



WALTER F. SHERIDAN 



Wholesale Comniuslon I>eaier in 



CHOICE CUT FLOWERS 



133 WesIS 2.8tb Street, Sew iork 

 Teiestham(»=l6S£°SSSS Madlsoia Square 



E. CHILL CO. 



Wholesale Florists 



PVI^IHiSA^IM^, ir>iD. 



Please mention Horttooltnre when writing. 



RCED (Sl KELLER 



122 West 2Sth St., New York 



Florists' Supplies 



We manufacture all oar 



iital Disitis, Baskets, Wire Work & Novelties 



aud are dealers lo 



Decorative Glaseware, Growers an<l 



Florists* BeaDUlteg 



THE KERVAN CO 



Fre§h Cut Decorative Erergreena 

 Highest Standard of Quality. Largest 

 Stock in America. Write for Illustrated 

 Catalog of Greens and Florists' Soppliee 



119 W. 28th St^ - - NEW YORK 



<VILLIAM H. KUEBLER 



Brooklyn's Foramo*t mad B«(t 



WHOLESALE COMMISSION HOUSE 



(i Pint CUm Market »•• ** VI (-IXJWERS 



WiUoughby St Brooklra. C ? 

 WE WANT MORE SHIPPERS 



We have a numerous clientage of New 

 York City buyers and tbe demand exceed! 

 our supply. Thl» Is especially true of 

 Roses. We have every facility and abund- 

 ant means and best returns are assureo 

 for stock consigned to us. 



Address Your Shipments to 



UNITED CUT IXOWER CO., INC. 



Ill W. 28th St., New York 



D. J. Pappa.. Pre.. 



FRANK J. REYNOLDS GO. 



Wholesale Florists 



Boston Co-operative Flower Harlui 



260 DEVONSHIBE STBKBT 



BOSTON. MASS. 



