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The Florists' Review 



13 



ODEN WCTEO^y^ DEADED0 



INOCULATINa PEAS. 



Referring to the question of inocu- 

 lating sweet peas, mentioned in a re- 

 cent issue of The Review, I have ex- 

 perimented with Nitragin, both on gar- 

 den peas and also on sweet peas. On 

 the former it has increased the yield 

 by fifty per cent. I am hoping to have 

 good results on sweet peas, which, how-, 

 ever, are not yet in flower, but are look- 

 ing healthy in every way. The variety 

 of garden pea tested was Gradus. 



J. C. Armstrong. 



HOUSTON NOT NEAR MEXICO. 



We have had a number of inquiries 

 regarding the border situation in 

 Texas. In the first place, I want to 

 state that Houston is from 400 to 1,000 

 miles from the border. We hear less 

 about border troubles here than you do 

 in the north and east, so dismiss from 

 your minds the thought that we are 

 anywhere near the troubled territory. 



While the railroads are busy at this 

 time transporting troops, passenger 

 traffic is not hampered and by conven- 

 tion time all the troops will be on the 

 border. Houston, with its seventeen 

 railroads, is equal to any emergency. 

 The S. A. F. members coming to Hous- 

 ton will not be affected by the move- 

 ment of the troops. 



We are much elated over the pros- 

 pects of a large attendance. The south 

 will turn out in full force. President 

 MacRorie advises me that he will have 

 two Pullman cars from California. 

 Secretary Young says we will have a 

 good delegation from the east. I under- 

 stand there will be a large attendance 

 from the central states. With our con- 

 vention garden a success and with 

 reservations for trade exhibits pouring 

 in and bright prospects for a large at- 

 tendance (watch for the entertainment 

 program we have lined up), you have 

 every assurance of a grand time in 

 Houston this summer. 



The convention executive committee 

 is composed of the following: R. C. 

 Kerr, chairman, Houston; Henry Greve, 

 Dallas; L. J. Tackett, Fort Worth; 

 Louis Oesch, Dallas; F. W. Hensel, Col- 

 lege Station;, T. J. Wolfe, Waco; J. E. 

 McAdam, Fort Worth; H. O. Hannah, 

 Sherman; Bird Forrest, Waxahachie; 

 Chris Hauser, San Antonio, and E. E. 

 Stone, Dickinson. 



The entertainment for the visiting 

 members has just about been completed 

 and we have outlined a program that 

 will keep the members on the go pretty 

 much all the time, except when they 

 are attending to business. The follow- 

 ing is a general outline as to what we 

 expect to give the visiting delegates: 

 A trip down the ship channel to the San 

 Jacinto battle grounds, barbecue and 

 other refreshments to be served on 

 the grounds, and a program of sports 

 will be prepared to entertain the visit- 

 ors. We also will make a trip to Gal- 

 veston, take a dip in the surf and din- 

 ner at the Hotel Galvez afterwards. 



Also a band concert at the convention 

 garden. Will have a special moving 

 picture that will be of interest to the 

 S. A. F. members. The usual automo- 

 bile ride over the city will not be over- 

 looked in Houston. We have possibly 

 more paved streets, more beautiful 

 homes and more beautiful suburbs than 

 any other city of its size in the country. 

 There are other side attractions that 

 will make our entertainment worth 

 while. 



Plans have been completed for a 

 dinner in Dallas on the evening of July 

 17, honoring John Young on his visit 

 to Texas. Mr. Young comes a little 

 ahead of time to complete arrangements 

 for the convention in Houston. After 



a day or so in Dallas, Secretary Young 

 and a number of others will visit some 

 of the cities in the state by automobile, 

 provided the weather permits. We ex- 

 pect to work in the interest of the so- 

 ciety while on this trip. Indications 

 are that Mr. Young will be given a 

 rousing reception on his visit to Dallas, 

 and while this is a north Texas meet- 

 ing, it is anticipated that a number of 

 florists from other parts of the state 

 will visit Dallas for this occasion. 



R. C. Kerr. 



BOUVARDIAS IN THE SOUTH. 



To obtain the best results from 

 bouvardias in the south, I find it a 

 good plan to grow them in the house 

 during the entire summer. The rain- 

 fall in the south is uncertain in many 

 sections, so that, unless there is some 

 system of irrigation, the young plants 

 make little growth outdoors. They are 

 easily cared for indoors and make satis- 

 factory growth. The last pinching 

 may be made the last of August, or 

 later, according to the time the flowers 

 are wanted. L. 



Paris, Ftance. — The judges of the 

 new roses in the Bagatelle trial garden 

 met June 15 and awarded the gold 

 medal to Rose Mrs. Wemyss Quinn, 

 raised by Alex. Dickson & Sons, New- 

 townards, Ireland. 



Harlington, England. — In one respect, 

 at least, business is good. Numerous 

 American growers of cyclamen, who for 

 many years have used some special 

 strain of German seed, are abandoning 

 hope of receiving their usual supply 

 this season and are turning to British 

 cyclamen specialists for seeds. 



Berlin, Germany. — If American seeds- 

 men and valley pip importers fail to 

 receive prompt reply to recent letters 

 to German correspo'ndents, they should 

 bear in mind that the British removed 

 all the first-class mail, over 900 sacks, 

 from the Scandinavian-American liner 

 United States, from New York for Co- 

 penhagen, at Kirkwall July 1. 



Quedllnburg, Germany. — David Sachs 

 is advised that energetic measures on 

 the part of American consignees have 

 resulted in the release by the British 

 of most of the German flower seeds 

 taken from the parcel post mails of the 

 S. S. United States, but that certain 

 shipments in behalf of which the Ameri- 

 can consignees made no effort "have 

 been condemned and sold by the prize 

 court. 



Rotterdam, Holland. — The steamer 

 Eyndam, of the Holland-America line, 

 which cleared New York June 17, ar- 

 rived July 5 with a large hole in its 



forepeak, caused by striking a rock new plants is almost impossible. Not 

 near Kirkwall during a dense fog. As only will the Ghent people have lost 

 a result the steamer 's next sailing date the years of the war, but later on many 

 will be postponed, to allow for repairs, houses will be depleted of salable 

 The Ryndam is one of the principal stock. I should not be surprised if they 

 carriers of horticultural supplies routed prove to be among those who have suf- 

 to the United States via Rotterdam. fered most through the conflict." 



Ghent, Belgium. — H. Van Orshoven 

 reports as follows on conditions here: 

 "Although no nurseries were destroyed, 

 the Belgian plant industry is absolutely 

 dependent on exports and produce 

 worth about 15,000,000 frs. is sold 

 abroad every year. A small amount of 

 trade was done last season with allied 

 and neutral countries, but the traffic 

 was exceedingly difficult and expen- 

 sive. All packages had to be taken to 

 Holland, shifted and reshifted from 

 boat to boat, sometimes delayed 

 through lack of convenience, sometimes, 

 too, because the formalities required 

 could not be fulfilled in time. It is 

 well known that several consignments 

 were lost in harbor because the permits 

 for import could not be obtained soon 

 enough. Export to neutral countries 

 is allowed by Great Britain under the 

 condition that the money is kept in an 

 English bank until the end of the war, 

 but at the same time the Germans 

 compel the exporter to bring the money 

 into Belgium. In such circumstances 

 consignments to America and Scandi- 

 navia are made impossible, for nobody 

 is able nowadays to pay twice for what 

 he buys. As regards sales to allied 

 countries, it should be mentioned 

 that the British government recently 

 stopped all imports of plants. What 

 is then to become of the Ghent nur- 

 series? It is obvious that they have 

 to keep their stocks too long, spending 

 money and labor on them, while many 

 plants lose their value. The raising of 



