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HORTICULTURE 



July in, 1920 



tlie whole to tie to wire than to stakes, 

 tor then there is an opportunity to 

 fasten the plants on a slant instead of 

 straight np. This, too, heli>s to induce 

 them to break more freely from the 

 bottom. Mr. Arthur Ruzicka advises 

 using five wires to four rows of plants, 

 as this makes it possible to distribute 

 the growth well along the wires. The 

 plants then have plenty of room, and 

 are easier to syringe than if confined 

 to four wires. 



It is inii>ortant not to tie the wood 

 too tight because the canes naturally 

 double in thickness during the season, 

 and with tight knots the strings will 

 cut into the wood. Try to have the 

 braces at the ends of the benches so 

 firm that there will be little give when 

 the wires are stretched. This is im- 

 portant, for it takes a pretty strong 

 brace to hold fifteen wires stretched 

 taut. A lighter brace will answer in 

 the center, for it is onJy to support the 

 wires. With the high price of wire 

 which prevails now, the grower should 

 make it last as long as possible, and 

 it is also necessarj' to save labor. 

 Both purposes are accomplished by 

 tying the ends of the wires carefully 

 to the braces so that they can be un- 

 tied next spring without difficulty and 

 without damage to the wires. 



It will be necessary to scratch over 

 the benches quite often in order to 

 eradicate the weed growth. Be care- 

 ful, however, not to make the soil too 

 fine, for when it is a little rough water- 

 ing is easier and the water does not 

 run off the bench so readily as when 

 the surface is very smooth. WTien the 

 plants are established the benches 

 should be scratched over very lightly 

 so as not to disturb the roots. 



TEXAS FLORISTS' ASSOCIATION, 



The Sixth .\nnual Convention of the 

 Te.\as State Florists' Association will 

 be held at Fort Worth, Texas, .July 20- 

 21-22. Headquarters, .Auditorium Fort 

 Worth Chamber of Commerce. The 

 program is as follows: 



July 20, 2.30 P. M. 



Meeting called to order by V. J. 

 Davis, vice-president, and . president 

 Fort Worth Florist Club. 



Invocation — Rev. L. D. Anderson, 

 Fort Worth. 



Address of Welcome — Mayor W. D. 

 Davis, Fort Worth. 



Response — Karl P. Baum, Knoxville, 

 Tenn. 



President's Annual Address — H. O. 

 Hannah, Sherman, Texas. 



Annual Report of Sec.-Treas. — I>ouis 

 J. Tackett. Fort Worth. Texas. 



Appointment of Committees. 



Announcements. 



Time to Sow Pansies 



FAR<jrH.VK'S KINK.'^T SHOW STR.\1N, ThlH mixture *-»niprlseh a Krrat variety 



of coi€>rBj llowerH o* larKeHt Bile. Oi., {10.00; 'i oi., ^.00; ■/>• oi., $1.50 



srE<l.\I., MIXTl'KK. Kxt#nBlv<-ly used by the FlorlnlK. 



Oz., fS.OO; •/^ oz., fl.bO; % ■>., «0.8& 

 <iI.\NT OK TKIM,\KI)EAI'. 



C'OKNKI.OWKK RI.l K. I llruniuriiM' — Blue. 



•Jl'KKN OF TIIK HI-I'E.«. Lavender. 



<;OI.I>BN (iEM. rure Yellow. 



SNOW Ql'EEN. I'lirr vvlilto. 



(iOI.DKN YKI.LOVV. I>AKK KYE. 



I.OKI> BKACON.SKIKI.I). Violet, upper petaU khadiiiK In Mliile. 



MIXED. 



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6 South Market Street, BOSTON, MASS. 



STUMPP& WALTER CO. 



Seeds and Bulbs 



30-32 Barclay Street 

 NEW YORK CITY 



Bolgiano's "Big Crop" Seeds 



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July 20, 8.00 P. M. 



President's Reception — Informal get- 

 together meeting at convention hall, 

 given by the Fort Worth Florists' Club. 



July 21, 9.30 A. M. 



Report of Standing Committee. 



Can the Florist Business Be Oper- 

 ated Successfully on the Profit-Sharing 

 Plan?— Robt. C. Kerr. Houston. Texas. 



The Wholesale Growers' Association 

 — Otto Lang, Dallas, Texas. 



BJffective Advertising — E. W. EHch- 

 ling, Houston, Texas. 



Florists' Telegraph Delivery and tlie 

 Future It Holds for the Retail Florists 

 - Charles S. Heacock, Austin, Texas. 



July 21, 2.30 P. M. 



The Outlook for Xext Season's Busi- 

 ness — H. G. Berning, St. Louis, Mo. 



The National Publicity Fund — .Tames 

 Biggby. Shreveport. La. 



How Can We Best Increase Our 

 Membership in the Texas State Flor- 



ists' Association — Henry Greve, Dal- 

 las, Texas. 



Round Table Discussion on Miscel- 

 laneous Topics, led by the President. 



July 21, Evening. 



All visitoi-s to the convention will 

 be the guests of the Greenwood P''loral 

 Company from .5.00 to 9.00 P. M. 

 July 22, 9.30 A. M. 



Reading of Communications. 



Selecting of place for 1921 Conven- 

 tion. 



Some Sidelight on Rose Growing 

 After Two Years' Experience in Texas 

 — V. J. Davis, Fort Worth, Texas. 



Can the Retail Florists' Business Be 

 Operated Successfully from the Green- 

 house? — Wise Adkisson, Greenville, 

 Texas. 



July 22, 2.00 P. M. 



LTnflnished Business. 



Election of Officers. 



Convention guests of Fort Worth 

 Florist Club at I>ake Worth. 



