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AUGUST 31, 1916. 



The Florists^ Review 



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the slightest doubt that an automobile 

 will pay. As a general proposition it 

 can be said that an automobile will pay 

 any florist who can keep it busy and, for 

 that matter, it does not eat its head oflf 

 in the stable any faster than does a 

 horse. 



Do not think of solid tires for a flo- 

 rist's truck. The solid tires no doubt 

 would be cheaper in themselves, but 

 they would take more out of the stock 

 than pneumatic tires take out of the 

 florist's purse. ^ 



As to the make of machine, experi- 

 ence indicates that none of them will 

 run continuously without more or less 

 attention and that the older they be- 

 come the more adjustment and renewals 

 of parts are necessary. Write to the 

 automobile advertisers who are using 

 space in The Keview and get their 

 literature. 



LOZIER'S WREATH. 



One of the show places for shoppers 

 in Des Moines, la., is the new Lozier 

 store, at 521 East Locust street. It 

 is 20x110 feet, with equipment and 

 facilities that, according to general opin- 

 ion, make it one of the best shops of 

 its class in the country. The photo- 

 graph herewith reproduced, of a galax 

 wreath, with a cluster of roses, lilies 

 and valley, gives an idea of why Mr. 

 Lozier has so increased his trade as to 

 have made it necessary for him to move 

 from his old stand at 410 East Sixth 

 street into the model store he now 

 occupies. 



REX BEOONIA FOUAOE BURNED. 



Can you give me any information as 

 to the causes of the dry rot on the en- 

 closed leaves? The plants are grown in 

 large, airy houses and are in apparent 

 good health until a certain stage of 

 growth, when the edges of the leaves 

 suddenly become brown. 



S. G. K.— Can. 



The Eex begonia leaves arrived in 

 good condition. I am afraid you have 

 been growing these plants in too strong 

 light and that the sun has burned them. 

 At least the foliage had that appear- 

 ance. Give them some shade; not a 

 heavy one, but sufficient to exclude the 

 direct rays of the summer sun. The 

 plants will not mind winter sun in the 



Wreath of Galax and Flowers, by Lozier, of Des Moines« 



least. Perhaps you may have noticed 

 these begonias coming up below the 

 benches of your houses, growing in com- 

 paratively poor soil and making a splen- 

 did growth, where the soil was almost 

 constantly damp and the plants in com- 

 plete shade. This shows that this type 

 of begonia likes moisture and shade, to 

 be at its best. If you give your plants 

 such conditions you should have no fur- 

 ther leaf-burning. C. W. 



OPEN Wrm^y^ KEADEUB 



REMEDY FOR ASTER BEETLES. 



I notice in The Review for August 3, 

 on page 20, that E, B. inquires about 

 a remedy for the aster beetle. Now, 

 we used to be bothered quite a bit 

 by this pest and suffered much damage, 

 but since we have grown castor bean 

 plants among our asters for shade there 

 has been no trouble from this source. 

 Whether it is the shade, the beans, or 

 both, I do not know, but the beetles 

 surely have let us alone. 



We grow our asters in rows about 

 twenty inches apart and set the castor 

 bean plants about twelve feet apart, 



in every fifth row, so spacing them 

 that they will stand zigzag with the 

 plants in the next row. We consider 

 castor bean plants better than corn for 

 giving shade, as they do not sap the 

 moisture from the soil so much. They 

 permit better circulation of air and 

 easier spraying in dry weather. 



W. H. Gulp. 



HOW TEXANS LOOK AT IT. 



The big convention of the S. A. F. 

 is over and, as we look back to it with 

 wondering awe, we can recall the past, 

 we can put before our minds many 



scenes and words spoken and enjoy the 

 bliss, for the big S. A. F. convention 

 was in Texas and we now can call the 

 trade 's most prominent men our friends. 

 I am thankful for the honor and pleas- 

 ure it gave me to meet them. I want 

 to extend my thanks to the florists of 

 Houston for the splendid and most in- 

 teresting program of enjoyments. This 

 convention is a jewel in our star for 

 the florists. The selection of the Rice 

 hotel for headquarters was the first 

 good judgment of the florists. This 

 hotel stands as a king in that king city. 

 Houston has won over other Texan 

 cities with its world-promising harbor. 

 The roof of the Rice hotel is a triumph 

 for that city — the view obtained from 

 there is sufficient to convince one that 

 Houston is a grand place. 



The reception was another proof of 

 hospitality, but the height of all pleas- 

 ure was the' trip to the San Jacinto bat- 

 tleground. I shall always remember 

 that trip — the beautiful scenes of the 

 banks of the channel with its native 

 trees, the branching off of the Bayou, 

 the wharves where the cotton is shipped 

 to all points of the world, along the 

 channel many prosperous business 

 places, the place where Santa Ana was 

 captured, and the battleground itself, 

 the victory place of our Lone Star 

 state. Try to picture this place in 

 the spring, when the flowers, our na- 

 tive flowers, are in bloom. It is a beau- 

 tiful floral carpet in all colors, waving 

 in the gulf breezes. If our northern 



