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JUNB 1, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



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season. To 'remove the old stubble 

 carefully, remove the soil from the 

 crown, 80 as not to injure the buds. 

 Cut away, the old stalks close to the 

 crown and burn. These old stalks har- 

 bor the fungus. Beplace the soil re- 

 moved with fresh, clean soil, preferably 

 sand, or at least a top coat of sand. 



"When the shoots begin to appear, 

 inspect them daily and remove by cut- 

 ting close to the crown any that show 

 wilting. These should be burned. By 

 promptly removing these wilting shoots, 

 you prevent the crop of spores that al- 

 ways appears if the dead shoots are 

 left and so greatly reduce the chance 

 of infection of buds and leaves. The 

 daily inspection must now include the 

 young growing buds and any that begin 

 to turn brown or black and die must be 

 removed and destroyed. As the buds 

 grow older and approach the blooming 

 time, the infection will usually be first 

 evident at the base of the bud on one 

 side as a brown lesion, which will grad- 

 ually spread up, involving the entire 

 bud, turning it brown. Spreading 

 downward, it gradually involves the 

 entire circumference! of the stem, 



"It will be important to detect these 

 lesions in the early stages and remove 

 the diseased buds, for spores are pro- 

 duced most abundantly on rotted buds 

 and are also in the most favorable posi- 

 tion for distribution by wind and in- 

 sects to healthy buds. 



"Spotted leaves should also be 

 promptly picked off. However, if the 

 early spring inspection and eradica- 

 tion operations have been thorough and 

 there are no diseased peonies near by, 

 the foliage will probably suffer but 

 little. In wet seasons these inspections 

 should be made daily. In dry weather 

 less often will suffice. For the nursery- 

 man or the grower of large numbers of 

 peonies, this method of control may not 

 be profitable, but for the small grower 

 or in the private garden where a rela- 

 tively small number of clusters are 

 planted, it will be found entirely prac- 

 ticable and profitable. Even in a large 

 area I believe the eradication measures 

 I have outlined are worthy a thorough 

 trial." 



THE NEW MISSOURI SOCIETY. 



Florists Shape Body at Coliunbia. 



The Missouri State Florists' Associa- 

 tion was organized at Columbia, Mo., 

 May 24. The meeting was called by 

 Chairman Wells of the St. Louis Flo- 

 rists' Club committee and quite a num- 

 ber of tradesmen responded. The gath- 

 ering would have been larger if the 

 state's florists bad completed their 

 planting of bedding stock. On the ar- 

 rival of the organizers at Columbia, 

 they were met by Prof. H. F. Major and 

 Dr. Whitten, of the state university, 

 who escorted them to the Horticultural 

 building, where the meeting was held. 

 Dean Munford, of the university, made 

 an address of welcome, which was re- 

 sponded to by Alex Lorie, of St. Louis. 

 W. S. Wells appointed a nominating 

 committee of three, Jules Bourdet, 

 Frank Windier, both of St. Louis, and 

 G. A. Kaupp, of Nevada. Another com- 

 mittee, consisting of Alex Lorie, Mr. 

 Barnes and Edwin Denker, was appoint- 

 ed to draw a constitution and by-laws. 

 The visitors were then takeii on an 

 automobile tour of the university 

 grounds and later were the guests of 

 Prof. H. F. Major at luncheon. 



G« A. Kaupp, Presidentt Missouri State Florisb'^ Association. 



The Officers. 



At the next session the nominating 

 committee presented the following 

 names for the various offices: Presi- 

 dent, G. A. Kaupp, of Nevada; vice- 

 president, Edwin Denker, of St. 

 Charles; secretary, W. S. Wells, of St. 

 Louis; treasurer, C C. Sanders, of Clay- 

 ton. It was moved that these be elected 

 to the offices as selected by the com- 

 mittee. It was then moved that the 

 president appoint four vice-presidents, 

 two to serve two years and two to serve 

 one year, these also to act as a board of 

 directors. 



J. F. Ammann, secretary of the Hli- 

 nois State Florists' Association, who 

 accompanied the St. Louis florists to 

 Columbia, was called on to tell of the 

 work of the Illinois society. Mr. Am- 

 mann responded in his usual interest- 

 ing manner. He gave the officers of 

 the young organization much valuable 

 information to work on. He was given 

 a vote of thanks. The remainder of 

 the meeting was occupied with talks 

 on plans for 1917. The next meeting 

 will be subject to the call of the board 

 of directors. 



Dr. Whitten, Dr. Lawrence and Pro- 

 fessor Major then led the way to the 

 Columbian Club, where a buffet supper 

 and smoker was held. The students 

 and officers of the university were 

 present. The party from St. Louis was 

 not so large as was expected, but the 

 few that made the trip were glad that 

 they did so. All are m favor of hold- 

 ing the next meeting of the association 

 at Columbia. Secretary Wells said the 

 annual dues will be $2 per year and life 



membership $15. Florists in Missouri 

 wishing to apply for membership should 

 address W. S. Wells, 4158 Flad avenue, 

 St. Louis. J. J. B. 



Leaders of the Missourians. 



The man selected as the first presi- 

 dent of Missouri's state organization 

 of florists has been in the business at 

 Nevada for twenty-four years, having 

 joined his father in the work as soon 

 as he had completed his schooling. The 

 firm for many years has been G. P. 

 Kaupp & Son. It has a prosperous re- 

 tail business, growing the greater part 

 of the plants and cnt flowers used, espe- 

 cially carnations. G. A. Kaupp is sec- 

 retary of the Masonic lodge and Royal 

 Arch Masons and recorder of the 

 Knights Templar at Nevada. 



W. S. Wells came into this existence 

 in 1885 at Oxford, O., and not long 

 after entered the florists' trade, for his 

 father was a grower. At the death of 

 the latter, Mr. Wells took over the 

 business, but disposed of it in 1908. 

 He was associated with H. Schmidt & 

 Co., in his home town, until 1911, when 

 he went to St. Louis to take up work 

 in the Missouri Botanical Garden. In 

 1913 he left the garden to establish 

 the Wells Floral & Landscape Co. He 

 has been an active worker in the St. 

 Louis Florists' Club, in which he has 

 held many offices. 



Lancaster, Pa. — Arrangements are be- 

 ing made to hold the fall flower show 

 November 9 to 12, under the auspices 

 of the Lancaster County Florists' Club. 



