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The Florists^ Review 



May is, lltlC. 



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I VEGETABLES AND 

 I FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



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THE A B C OF CUCUMBERS. 



I uciilil like 1i) find out \\li;it is the 

 tiduliir witii iny ruiMiiiiinTs. I li;i\(' 

 ti.'iii jilaiits on ;t licin-li wil-ii lidttdin 

 lic,-it, in jiajici' (lilt liaihl--. Sdnic ol' 

 tin jilants arc all ri^lit. wliilc utiicis 

 rut at tlio tu]) (it' till' ;_'! 1)1111(1 aii'l j^iow 

 spinilly. Shmilil the iilass ii\ri' tiu' cii- 

 nunlii'is lie w liiti'W a>lir' I . aini what 

 kinil lit' t'lMt iii/.ri' wiMil'l III' till' licst .' 

 1 Jirep till' trni |ii'i a t 111 r at <i"i to "H ik'- 

 -ri'.'s at ni-ht. W. P. 15.- Mass. 



I'sr a li^ilit liiaiii I'm' vmii riii-iiinln'r 

 si'i'ils. ,\ littli' '.Mil ilrrayi'ij anil lirok- 

 rii nianiirc i-aii Im- aiMi'il, luit no i-hcni- 

 i'-al fcrtilizrr iniist in' iisi'il undi'r any 

 riinsiijcr.at ion. or \oiir si'i'illiiius will 

 111' ruini'il. ( ■iiiiMiilii'rs like a "(k,,! luit- 

 toin lii'at to -tart tlioni ami you sliouM 

 use muslin to -li;oli> tlirin wliilo small, 

 III' a I'oatiiii^ III' w li i ti'iiinj: or kcrosi'iic 

 ami wliiti' had on the <ilass will answt'r 

 the sanii' |'iii|Mi--r, Water soiiii'wliat 

 sjiariniiiy .at first. (Joml sci'd slioiild 

 yeriiiinati' r\riily. ]irii\ iili'd thi' tomjirr- 

 atui'i', soil and watrrin;^' arc lij^lit. 



C. W. 



ii'turn |iijirs arc under the licnrlies. .My 

 lioiise is 2i).\ls 1'c(>t, has three t'ect of 

 ;ilass on the sides and is tweU'c t'ect tit 

 the iidi:c. I I'liMiidatc with nicotine 

 |ia|iers oni-c or twice a week, usindfoiir 

 |i.i|icis to the house. I ran out of let- 

 turc |daiits carl\ in the tall and houylit 

 1,(111(1 more. Do you think this ma,\' be 

 the cause of the trouldc.' I ^rew ^ood 

 Icttiiic with this trt'atin(Mit in JUl"), cx- 

 icjit th.nt J used no nitrate of soda. 

 .My house is now filled with lettuce 

 and it all seems to be att'ectcd. Please 

 tell me the cause of this trouble. 



E. II. W.— Xch. 



BOSTON'S MAY SHOW. 



MILDEW ON LETTUCE. 



T'ndcr sejiarate co\ ci' I am sending; 

 some lettuce lea\es. Siimcthiiid- white, 

 like mildew, forms on the under side of 

 the lc;i\cs and brow ii sjiots apjiear on 



\'oiir jil.ants are attackeil by mildew 

 and, it' it has spread all ovlt your 

 house, I am afraid the erop will be 

 )iiart ii-ally .a failure. .Mildew is 



usually caused by cold drafts. Once 

 it makes its a]i]iearance measures must 

 be taken to (dieck it. 'J'he remedial 

 measure is usually sulidiur dropped on 

 one of the lieatini; jiijx's or painted on 

 same. Floweis of sulphur can be blown 

 throujih a powder bidlows on tlu» af- 

 t'erted plants. TIk* .atmosphei'e should 

 be kept dry, Jind sharji fluct\iations in 

 tein|ierature carefully avoided. A 

 ni^lit tempt'ratuie of 48 to .")() de^neos 

 is all li^lit. with a rise to ■")(! or .IS de- 

 crees on dull days aud 10 decrees 

 higher on lirii;ht days, iiv sure to ^i\e 

 and reduce \'entilation <;railnally. If 

 you allow your house to liecoine (piite 

 warm and then lusli ou a lot of air 

 \()u .are courtinj.'' mildew. 



Nitrate id' soda 1 do not consider a 

 nccessai'y or safe fertilizer for lettuce. 

 It ni.'ikcs the plants soft, and such fall 

 ;in easier ]:»iey to mildew and loaf- 



Rose Display of the F. R. Pierson Co., Tarrytown, at the Boston Show. 



the uppri >idc. 1 iMitii-i'd this first 



about two Wi'i'k^ ■.[■J.n. 1 Ii;i\e picked 



111)' .all the .•itl'ci-tcd lra\c-. but this 

 troiilile seems to be >|p|cai I i ml;. I keep 

 the t einpera 1 11 re fruiii 1.' to ."lO dci^rees 

 .-it ni^lit and am dinwini; the third 

 1 io)i. I t.ake olV t riiiii two to tlirec 

 iiH-lies III' soil .after c;iidi crii|i and en- 

 lirli with lotted cow m.aniui'. 1 li,a\e 

 used nitrate of soda about nme a 

 wi'el\. at the rate of one ouiii-e to two 

 ^'.■ilJons of water. I do not water the 

 soil iinless it is dry; then 1 i/ivc it a 

 ^iiod soakint.' .and le;^^•e it until it is 

 drv Mirain. I wash the lettuce sexeriil 



burn. While cow manui'e .answers well, 

 1 lia\e found that |i:irtly decayed st.aldc 

 m.aiiuie iii.akes a more s;it isf;irtory m.'i 

 null' for lettuce under Lilu'^^, working 

 it well into the soil. ('. W. 



Superior, Wis. — In :i lawsuit l.a-^t 

 month William Herji chained that T. .1. 

 Tjenswold was violating' an aji^ieement 

 made between them when Mr. Tjens- 

 wold sold his liusiness to the ])laintif1' 

 Last December. Acconlin}]; to tlio al 

 li';;ei| a^^reeinent, ^Fr. Tjenswold was not 

 to enjraye in the florists ' business in 



Su]ieiioi' foi' t\vo years. Shortly after 

 times wliile it is small. Ou biijiht ila\s the s.ale Mr. Tjens\vold became m.an- 

 the t emper.at 111 e jjoes uji to (id and 70 .a^er of a rival flower store. Hence the 

 <le{ji»'es. I use hot w.atcr heat .and the .action. 



Show Too Late; Trade Too Busy. 



The Arass.achusetts Jlorticiiltui al So- 

 ciety, ill courtesy to the m;iiiaj;ers of 

 the Phil.aihdphia .Vational P'lower Show, 

 this year ludd ;i much rediiccd sprinjjj 

 exhibition .and scheduled a larf^er one 

 for May, somewh.at as an experiment. 

 The iiost])onei| show was held Mav 10 

 to 14, at Horticultural hall. While the 

 show was a laryo and attractive one, 

 it failed to come up to expectations. 

 The time selected was most unfortu- 

 nate. Commercial nieu were well 

 cleaned out of ]ilants for Easter and 

 both they and the jirivato f^ardeners 

 were rushed to the limit to keep 

 abreast of their work^ with a shortage 

 of labor all around. Furthermore, in 

 the middle of ^ray, when trees, shrubs, 

 bulbs and rock plants are bloomiiifj in 

 profusion outdoors, the st"'*'''-'!! public 

 cannot be blamed for preferriiif; the 

 oiien-air disjilays. Poston, after this 

 experiment, herenfter is unlikely to 

 jiostpone its rejiular sprinf^ show."^ 



In some idasses tliere was no compe- 

 tition ; in fact, several should never 

 hav(> been iiKduded in the scheilule. 

 Karly .\[ay is no time to have classes 

 for achimenes, (.'ampanula pyraniidalis, 

 gloxinias or amaryllis. The walls in 

 the main exhibition hall have just been 

 jiainted a grayish color. This is bettor 

 tli.aii the jirevious horrible brick color- 

 ing and it appears well under artificial 

 light, but is mildewy and sepulchral 

 under natural light. 



The Exhibitors Who Won. 



Some of the leading classes and the 

 winners follow: 



lliKlit luitirrliiiiiiius -W. C. Kiisf. minjcici- to 

 -Mis. C. (J. Weill, lirst, willi Wi'1,1 I'inU. 



.\ziilca Iiiil|r:i, ;,'i-«iu|i lovcriii^' LMiii siniarc feet 

 -A. M. Ii:tvcii|iurt, lirst. 



Four iizaliMs A. M. |):iv(.ii|,(,i-t. lirst: Hciirv 

 Mi'Uiii-t, ^'ifnlfiin- t<. Miss C.iiKliii Warri'ii sec- 

 iiiiil. 



I'Mlii'iilana liyliiihi. i.i-l,t pl.-uits -William 

 I iKililicr. i.'ar.lrinT to Mi-. .[. I.. (Janliicr, tirst; 

 All v. .Mi'K.-iy, u:,nl,.,ii.r [., K. A. Cl.-ok. s.Tutid. 



» •il--".lan,t Struaiti. siv iihiiilv -Daiiii'l Wlivtc 

 :-'anli>iiiT li> W intliioii .Macs, lirst; llnirv St'i'W- 

 art. siTdiiil. 



lani|.,iiiiila M.Wiiun, (.i-ht |, hints -Ili'iiry Sti-w- 

 arl. liisl. 



i:riras. six iilaiits II, ■my Sl.'Uart, llist. 



'I'l-i'i' Irrii. s]...(iiri,.|| liuiir.iii riiilavsoii •;ar- 

 ili'iii'r of W,.l,| il.irdiii, lirst: A. .M. iiavciiiMirt 

 si'ciiikI. 



I'li.lisias. fniir pl.-iiits . S. .1. Ho.l.l.inl. lirst. 



ili'liotriPiM's. slaiiilarils W. N. Ciai-' ..f l-uilU- 

 III r Farm, lirst; W. W. IMuar C... si-.,, ml. 



II.Mh:iiii:i .-IS, ;;r,,ii|i .-iiM-riim l.",ii s,|iiarc fi-ct - 

 U . W i:,!:;;,! C,,.. lir^i; .\l,-\. M.Kav. mm-,,ii,1 



lly,lr,iiii;,-as. Ii,iir |,laiits— W. W. ' IM-.-.r Co 

 lirM; \V. T. W.ilk,-, s,.,-,,i„|. 



-M M-ii.'ril,'s. siv i.jaiiis W. N. Ciai- lirst ■ 



I', w. 1-1,'t. iii'i- r.... sc.-,,ii,i. ' ■ ■ 



Or, hills, i;!,iii|i , iiM-iiiii; I'llil s,|liai,' li'i'l -I-'. .1. 

 |i"laiisl;y, lirsl, wimiiii;; ;,',,l,l iii,',lal .-iimI .'?:}liii" 

 I alt l,'\.-is. Il,'ii,lri,l,iiiiii tli.M'silli.nnii. |iiiahiiii,|,sis 

 ami iiiiltoiiias. mostly \v,-r,' iisi'ij |i, this cxlijhii 



iir, hills, six v:irii-lics .1. T. lint trrwi.rl h. lirst 



I'alms. |\M, ar,-,-,is liimcan I'iiilav s,,ii. tirst. 



r.alm^. iw,> km, lias liiimaii I'inia v-m, m--t • 

 William 'rhalihiT. <i',i,ii,l. 



■|"i> palms, rii.iaiix i;,i'|.,'l<Miii liiiii,-.aii fin- 

 la>-.,ii. lir~i: K. ||. W,.i i.tImw, -ar,l,ii,r to Mrs 

 i.i'sli'r l.i-laii,l. s. , ,,|,,|. ■ ■ 



r.ilms. lu,, ,,l any .iIIi.m \ari,'lv -I miii-.-iii liii- 

 laysoii. lir-t. 



rilar'-'ipiiiiims 

 Uiist. lirsl. 



I'llar^miinms. -h,.u. -i\ iijanls W. C. Knst 

 lir-t ; I li'nry .st,.\\ .in . s,m-,,ii,I. 



rilarj;oniiims. sh,,w, s|.,',ini,ii W. C l;iis| 

 lir-t. ■ ' 



I'l'larL'oiiliims. zonal,', spcimi-n .s ,j i;,„] 

 ilaril. lirst. 



i;iioi|,i,li'iiilri,iis. i.'r,,ii|, iiiNcriiiL' :;iio s,|iiar,' Iri't. 

 all varii'lii'S a,lmissil,l,' T. |i. Ilatlii-hl, ;;arili'lifr 

 ti, Wa Itrr IIiiiiin'W I'll, first. 



I!lioili«li'iiilri,iis. irroiii, ,i>vcriiii; :;iill s,|iiaro tci't. 

 Ii:ir,ly varii-tirs ,,l' .\lassa,'liiisct is -'1. Ii. Ilatlii'lil' 

 lirst. 



i;iioilii(lci,,lr,,ii, s|„',iini'ii 'I'. It. Ilatliolil. lirst. 



lios.'s, L-ronp 11, V, rim; i;ii(i siinarc Icct — 'riionias 

 Itolanil. lirsl. 



i;,,si-s, si\ hyhriil i,<t|,i'I iials llciirv Stiwart. 

 lirst. 



Itosi'S, sin;.'h' |,l.ant llciiry Stcwiirt. lirst. 



Itosr-. ramhii-r. fmir siioriinclis -llioimis Kol- 

 ami. lirsl. 



i,,\\. tH,'lv,' plants W 



