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The Florists' Review 



JULT 20, 1916. 



OPEN Wrm^y^ KBADERd 



WAR COULDN'T TOUCH HOUSTON. 



The Mexican situation was called to 

 my attention so often on my short visit 

 to St. Louis and Kansas City that I take 

 this opportunity to answer some of the 

 questions regarding the war with Mex- 

 ico and the effect it would have on the 

 S. A. F. convention at Houston in 

 August. 



First, there is no war, and I do not 

 expect any. Second, should there be a 

 war between the United States and 

 Mexico, bear in mind that the nearest 

 point in the war zone is nearly 400 

 miles away. At the worst, no hostile 

 Mexican army or bandits could come 

 400 yards into Texas before some Texas 

 ranger or U. S. soldier would name 

 him "Dennis." 



Practically all the government troops 

 have been moved to the border and all 

 traffic is normal. There is no reason 

 why the great convention, the first ever 

 held in the south, should not be at- 

 tended by the largest delegation from 

 each state that was ever sent out to a 

 national florists' convention. 



The Texas florists greet you; the 

 Houston florists will meet you and will 

 make your stay pleasant and one long 

 to be remembered. 



We have sunshine in Texas and it gets 

 warm, but allow me to quote a Nebraska 

 soldier: "It is hot down here, but we 

 always have a breeze and, therefore, 

 do not perspire." Can you say more 

 of your summer? Enough said — come to 

 Texas, to Houston, and you will want 

 to come again. Otto Lang. 



FORMALDEHYDE FOR SPOT. 



Replying to the query in the last 

 issue of The Review regarding the use 

 of formaldehyde for black spot on 

 Beauties, I will state that I have used 

 it and found that it will eradicate spot 

 entirely if it is used correctly and 

 proper care is given the plants. I use 

 one tablespoonful of formaldehyde to 

 one gallon of water, spraying the plants 

 heavily once a week, using an air-tight 

 tank on account of evaporation while 

 applying. See that the plants have 

 plenty of moisture at the roots and 

 syringe not oftener than once a week. 

 Keep the plants in a growing condition 

 right along and the black spot will dis- 

 appear. Formaldehyde is the best fun- 

 gicide on the market today, barring 

 none. L. S. Hinei. 



OMAHA, NEB. 



The Market. 



In spite of the extremely hot weather 

 that has prevailed throughout Nebraska 

 during the last few weeks, business has 

 held up fairly well. Roses as well as 

 carnations continue plentiful, but the 

 quality is nothing to boast of. Outdoor 

 stock is in good supply and sells quite 

 satisfactorily. Gladioli are coming in 

 finely. The daily supply of these from 

 now on will be large. Carnations in 

 the field are promising, but a good 



heavy rain is badly needed for all out- 

 door stock. The funeral work during 

 the last two weeks has been of great 

 benefit to those who have had a large 

 supply of stock on hand. 



Various Notes. 



Mise Margaret Meggeson left Sun- 

 day, July 9, for a four weeks' vaca- 

 tion in the mountains of Colorado. 



Rudolph Timmler had a surprise a 

 few days ago when he received a pack- 

 age of seeds from Germany that he 

 had given up hopes of ever receiving. 

 They came over on the Deutschland. 



The finest carnation plants to be seen 

 in the field are those of A. Donaghue. 

 The old stock in his benches is almost 

 as good as some plants in midseason. 



The Omaha-Council Bluffs Florists' 

 Club held a meeting July 13. It was 

 decided to hold a picnic August 3 at 

 Lake Manawa, la. A resolution was 

 adopted that employers donate, by sub- 

 scription, enough funds to defray all ex- 

 penses and that they close all stores and 

 greenhouses at 12 o'clock. Heretofore 

 employees have paid their share, as well 

 as the employers, and the places of busi- 

 ness have remained open until late in 

 the afternoon. 



News of the death of John Poehl- 

 mann, of the Poehlmann Bros Co., Chi- 

 cago, was received with deepest regret 

 among his many friends in this city, 

 and especially by the writer, who was 

 in his employ for about five years. 



J. J. Hess and his son, Carl, are home 

 after an extended visit through the 

 east. 



The Stewart Seed Store has found 

 that its 17-acre tract of outdoor stock 

 has proved one of the best paying 

 propositions tried. All that is lacking 

 is a sprinkler system, and the man- 

 agement is considering putting one in. 

 L. S. H. 



KANSAS CITY. 



The Market. 



The usual summer dullness prevails in 

 this market. There is an abundance of 

 stock of inferior quality. The wedding 

 season is over and the only business 

 now coming in is for funerals and hos- 

 pitals. Roses are plentiful and low in 

 price. Lilies are abundant, but move 

 slowly even at low prices. Good snap- 

 dragons and gladioli are not too plen- 

 tiful, but sufiicient to meet the de- 

 mands. The dry, hot weather we have 

 been hav'ing is hard on outdoor stock. 



Varloxis Notes. 



Walter R. Barnes, son of W. J. 

 Barnes, left with the Third National 

 Guard this week. He went over the 

 same ground his grandfather did in the 

 Mexican campaign of 1845. W. R. 

 Barnes is captain of Company F and 

 now is at Laredo, Tex. 



T. J. Noll & Co. report that shipping 

 business was good last week. They 

 are handling a large quantity of 

 gypsophilas, lilies and gladioli. 



Adolph Mohr has his new houses 



completed and filled with chrysanthe- 

 mums and pot plants. He left the old 

 place July 15. 



H. H, Coffee, bookkeeper for W. J. 

 Barnes, left for , a vacation in the 

 Ozark mountains, where he will visit 

 his parents. 



W. L. Rock has finished planting car- 

 nations. The houses look fine. A nice 

 batch of snapdragons are growing out- 

 doors at this place. W. J. B. 



NEW ORLEANS, LA. 



Charles Eble and his daughter, Co- 

 rinne, are away for a month's trip, 

 visiting St. Louis, Clevelarfd, Buffalo 

 and New York, returning on the South- 

 ern Pacific steamer with a delegation 

 of New York fiorists for the convention 

 at Houston, August 15 to 18. Mr. Eble 

 has left his business in the care of his 

 sons, Bernard at the gardens and 

 Charles, Jr., at the store. The season 

 of 1915-16 business was excellent and 

 the Ebles are looking forward to a fine 

 autumn trade. Mr. Eble has renewed 

 his lease on his present location in the 

 Grunewald Hotel building and is taking 

 advantage of the summer months for 

 extensive improvements in the store. 

 Reports from the garden indicate a fine 

 crop of mums for fall and the large 

 stock of palms never looked better. Mr. 

 Eble has been successful with his spring 

 garden, disposing of all the flowers at 

 his store, especially forget-me-nots, on 

 which he has specialized and is using 

 them in many novel ways. 



INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW. 



There was an enthusiastic meeting at 

 the Manhattan hotel Monday, July 10, 

 of the joint committee representing the 

 Horticultural Society of New York and 

 the New York Florists' Club. The or- 

 ganization of the committee was com- 

 pleted by the election of T. A. Have- 

 meyer as chairman; John Young, secre- 

 tary and business manager; Frederic R. 

 Newbold, treasurer. 



The show will be held March 16 to 

 23, 1917, and the place will be the 

 Grand Central Palace, Lexington avenue 

 and Forty-sixth street, where all recent 

 large flower shows in New York have 

 been held. 



Secretary Young was authorized to 

 proceed at once with the sale of trade 

 space and to make preparations for the 

 official souvenir program. 



Charles H. Totty, F. R. Pierson, John 

 Canning, James Stuart, William H. 

 Duckham, George E. M. Stumpp, L. J. 

 Renter, Julius Roehrs and Fred L. At- 

 kins were appointed a committee to pre- 

 pare a preliminary schedule. 



Many applications for space in the 

 trade section' already have been re- 

 ceived at the secretary's office and the 

 prospects are that there will not be 

 sufficient space in the plans as outlined 

 to satisfy all the demands. It may be 

 absolutely necessary to secure addi- 

 tional space on the third floor, the ar- 

 rangements at present calling for the 

 use of the main floor and mezzanine 

 floor only. John Young, Sec'y. 



Andover, Mass. — Preparations are 

 under way for the annual exhibition of 

 flowers, fruits and vegetables to be held 

 under the auspices of the Andover Flo- 

 rists' and Gardeners' Club. The show 

 will be held in the town hall, Septem- 

 ber 8 and 9. Premium lists covering 

 all classes are ready. 



