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August 24, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



23 



A EUBOPEAN OYOIiAMEN HOUSE. 



A picture from one of the warring 

 eountries of Europe, even if it is a 

 picture of so peaceful a scene as a 

 greenhouse undisturbed hy shot or shell, 

 is of double interest on this side of 

 the Atlantic at present^ when few if 

 any Americans are visiting Europe and 

 taking notes, personally, of what the 

 European growers are accomplishing. 

 Xet cyclamen growers, and any others 

 who are interested, examine the cycla- 

 men seed stock of the European spe- 

 cialist, Ferd. Fischer, of Wiesbaden, 

 Germany, as shown in the illustration, 

 and get such information as the pho- 

 tograph will give them. What the pic- 

 ture tells is supplemented by these 

 notes from Mr. Fischer himself: 



"Of the many varieties of cyclamen 

 introduced into the United States, few 

 have received such flattering attention 

 from the flower-loving public as have 

 the salmon-colored hybrids. Glory of 

 Wandsbek, Eose of Wandsbek, Pearl of 

 Zehlendorf and, Eose of Zehlendorf. 

 All large-flowering, robust-growing cyc- 

 lamens, which have appeared since the 

 older and weaker-growing salmoneum 

 type had its day, are descendants of the 

 four varieties just mentioned. All these 

 four are of German origin. 



"Glory of Wandsbek is salmon-red; 

 Pearl of Zehlendorf is salmon; Eose of 

 Wandsbek and Eose of Zehlendorf are 

 both salmon-rose. While the two Zeh- 

 lendorfs bear larger individual flowers, 

 the two Wandsbeks produce them more 

 freely. Both types sell equally well. 

 In the illustration the two benches on 

 the left are planted with the Zehlen- 

 dorf varieties; in the two benches on 

 the right are the Wandsbek sorts. In 

 the picture but one-third of my sal- 

 mon-color seed stock is shown. You 

 may judge from that how large the 

 demand for it is. But the demand for 

 all other colors, also, has increased won- 

 derfully of late. 



"The war, luckily, has not inter- 

 fered with my shipments to the United 

 States. On the contrary, my orders for 

 seeds have increased and I am happy 

 to state that not one shipment or re- 

 mittance has been lost. In sections of 

 the United States where cyclamen cul- 

 ture was formerly considered unprofi- 

 table on account of the climate, new 

 trials have led to success; so my cus- 

 tomers inform me. As a plant for 

 Christmas and Easter trade, as well as 

 for the ordinary winter and spring 

 trade, the cyclamen sells excellently." 



AlTALl^SIS OF SHEEP MANUBE. 



Will you kindly state what the result 

 is from sowing pillverized sheep manure 

 with wheat, instead of chemical fer- 

 tilizers? Would it be advisable to use 

 the sheep manure, or is it not suitable 

 for such a purpose? Will you please 

 give the analysis of sheep manure? 

 P. F. C— Pa. 



The answer to the question is purely 

 an economic one. Pulverized sheep ma- 

 nure has the following composition: 



Maximum. Mlnlmam. Average. 



Nitrogen 3.09% 1.61% 2.60% 



Phosphorus 1.10% 0.40% 0.65% 



Equal to Phosphoric 



acid 2.60% 0.96% 1.50% 



Potasslnm 1.85% 0.30% 1.26% 



£qaal to potash 2.24% 0.33% 1.60% 



The amounts in the third and last 

 lines of the foregoing table are not addi- 

 tional components of the manure, but 

 pho&phorus and potassium, respectively, 



Salmon-colored Cyclamens for Seed Stock at Ferd. Fischer's, Wiesbaden. 



stated in different terms. By compari- 

 son, the figures for average content in 

 nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are 

 1.75, 0.75 and 0.85 for pig manure and 

 1.34, 0.40 and 0.70 for cattle manure, 

 showing the sheep manure to be richer 

 in these elements than either cattle or 

 pig manure. No doubt sheep manure, 

 sowed with wheat when seeding it, 

 would benefit the crop, but whether it 

 would yield enough return to pay for 

 the cost of the manure and the labor of 

 applying, depends on the character of 

 the soil, regarding which the inquirer 

 gives no information, and on the cost 

 of the fertilizer. In the corn belt of 

 Illinois its use is said not to be profit- 

 able. F. W. Muncie. 



LIQUID PUTTY. 



Please tell us how to make liquid 

 putty to use in our putty machine. 



G. F. C— Tenn. 



One old-time florist makes liquid 

 putty of one-third lard oil, two-thirds 

 linseed oil and enough whiting to pro- 

 duce the desired consistency. 



W. E. P. says: "I make my own 

 liquid putty, of whiting, linseed oil and 

 Japan drier. Sift best whiting (thor- 

 oughly dried) into the oil through a 

 household flour sifter, or other sieve, 

 and stir until stiff enough to stay on 

 the bars without running. The quan- 

 tity of each depends on the tempera- 

 ture; better make it a little too stiff, 

 for the Japan drier will thin it some. 

 This makes a skin on the surface and 

 should be added when the putty is to 

 be used; quantity, about one teaspoon- 

 ful to each pint, or perhaps less, accord- 

 ing to the quality of the drier and con- 

 ditions of the weather; stir at once and 

 use soon." 



LHJES FOB EASTEB, 1917. 



When should we start our lilies for 

 next year's Easter? From last year's 

 experience we judge that October 1 

 will be about right. We wish to use the 

 Japanese giganteums and will not be 

 able to give them much over 60 de- 

 grees during February and March. 

 Should cold storage bulbs be used or 

 will the new crop be ready in time? 

 Any information you can give us will 

 be welcome. We had excellent results 

 last year by following C. W.'s advice 

 in The Eeview. G. F. S. — Mo. 



Cold storage giganteum lilies would 



be quite unsuitable to use for Easter, 

 as they make a much more feeble 

 growth than the new season's bulbs. 

 These latter should, unless something 

 unforeseen arises, come to hand in 

 ample time. If you can pot your bulbs 

 even as late as November 10, they 

 should be on time. Place the bulbs be- 

 low the benches when potted. They 

 can, if space is limited, be set several 

 tiers deep. Give them a temperature 

 of 60 degrees at night from the start. 

 It is a mistake to keep this lily cool 

 in the early stages of growth. This and 

 an oversupply of water is responsible 

 for much of the disease we see, for 

 which dealers are unjustly blamed. If 

 you can give your plants an average 

 night temperature of 60 degrees in 

 February and March, they will come in 

 on time. You should be able to count 

 the buds easily six weeks before they 

 are to flower. C. W. 



OBITUABY. 



Mrs. J. M. Thorbum. 



Mrs. Emily Thorburn, widow of 

 James M. Thorburn, founder of the seed 

 business of J. M. Thorburn & Co., died 

 last week of infirmities due to advanced 

 age, at her summer home at Patchogue, 

 N. Y. Mrs. Thorburn, whose winter 

 home was at 117 East Tenth street, 

 New York, was born ninety-one years 

 ago, a daughter of Joseph Cox, a New 

 York importer. 



The deceased for many years was ac- 

 tively identified with philanthropies 

 connected with the Grace Protestant 

 Episcopal church. When in 1846 Grace 

 church was moved from the little rec- 

 tangular edifice in which the parish was 

 founded, at Broadway and Eector 

 street, to its present location, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Thorburn were the first couple 

 married in the new edifice. Mrs. Thor- 

 burn leaves a daughter, Miss Clara M. 

 Thorburn. 



Tobe Teason. 



Tobe Teason, for the last eight years 

 in the employ of the Mullanphy Flo- 

 rists, St. Louis, died August 16. The 

 funeral was held two days later, from 

 his late residence, 3113 Cass avenue, 

 his fellow employees acting as pallbear- 

 ers. 



Leavenworth, Kaa. — E. C. Hinz, pro- 

 prietor of the Hinz Floral Co., is spend- 

 ing the late midsummer at Plum lake, 

 Wis. 



