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The Florists^ Review 



FBEnuAUY 1, 1917. 



show. To the local committees, ami es- 

 pecially to the exliil)itors, I feel (leei)ly 

 grateful for their hearty cooperation in 

 helping to brinj;; about this creditable 

 show. To the members of this society 

 I feel much indebted for tlie honor con- 

 ferred upon me in my unanimous elec- 

 tion as your ])resident. I assure you, 

 gentlemen, it will ever bring to nie fond 

 memories of your friondsliij) in years to 

 come, and my good wishes and praj'ers 

 will be Avitli vou alwavs. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



,.,,, , „ . , ., , , SOME SEASONABLE NOTES. 



[ I hp followiiiK IS a siiinmary of the rciiort of 



F. E. Dorncr, treasurer of the Ainericiin ("jiriiii- 



tion Society, presented to tiK' coiiviMitioii tit t>^jj4„„ ri„«o.„j.,.vio 



iiuiianapoiis, .Taiiuary 31. i!»i7.i Bedding Oeramums. 



The society this year had trausnc- Grow the fall-propagated geraniums 



tions in four funds, as follows: ,.o(,i and maintain a dry atmosphere. 



(JKNEKAii FIND. Space the i)lants apart from time to 



Iteceipts: , , .^ . t j. i ii i. i i 



Cash on hand .Tan. -(•. iitic, * sss C'.t time, lu Order to keep them stocky an<l 



Cash received i.isiviu at the Same time reduce the number of 



Tot,,i ",$L' 021.(58 ilecaying leaves. Give plenty of fresh 



nisinirsements: ' ' air Oil all ])ossible occasions. Do anv 



«^amJ"n\;and-.,an:-2o:::::;:::;;;:;;*'s?;;:!],l '.ecessary potting before the plants be- 



come too matted with roots. If they 



''""*"' SJ.**:;!.*!:^ ^ret into this condition, be sure to use 



Keeeii.ts: '''''^•^''^^"'•^ •">■'' *•"' ■'^" a pointed stick and scratch the ball a 



Balance .Tan. L'o. lido .<;j,f>j."..:u little in order to loosen the roots before 



Interest .Ian, 1, 1!»17 1_J"'!:''! ]K)tting. Never pot geraniums, or for 



Total $L',7;u.:i.". that matter any other plants, while 



pisi.ursements: ^) ^ ]i gre'drv. You want plants 



Interest, to »,'<'iieral fund .> l(l(i.()4 , . , .,, ■, " , , • • ^ i .u 



Balance invested at 4 i>er (.■111 2.<iL'."..8i which Will make a short -.-jointcd, tirm 



,^ ^ , .. ,~z:,7Z. and stockv growth, and in order to secure 



Total .>j. i.M.:i.i ., •, i!ii.i. £ I 



wmsFAt MEMOuiAh Fi.NU. ^^"^ '"' carcful iiot to use any fresh 



Heeeipts: niaiiuic ill the soil. If you can got 



Balance .Tan. ^'>. ii»i«"' *' •"'^.'HVi i^'^''^" "l'^' ^'^^'l ]>"lverized inanuro, sucli 



Interest .Tan. 1, 1SM7 40.4.S . , , . i ,' /. .i ■, j.j. c 



as IS obtainable iroin the bottom ot 



, .'J""f"' $l.04i.'.4!» an old hotbed, and use one-fourth of 



DislMirsenienfs: ii • j. i.i j; ii i? i -j. -n 

 For 1!>17 ni(d;il !< 4il.(Mi this to tlirOC-IOUrths ot loaiU, it Will ail- 

 Balance iiiv.stcd at 4 iMT .eat i.(i(ij.4!i swor wcll. Add a dasli of fine bone to 



'i„,;ii ^'i!l.04i.'.4it it and jiot firmly. If you ])ot loosely 



.MOTllKUs' HAY KIND. Iho ]dants will make a softer growth. 



Cash -^ 1.M.II0 ] I' ^.|,,, liapiii'ii to grow mushrooins, the 



I'ald til .lohii V<i\int;. se.ielar.v. tor Aiim.i ,. ' ' , , , i i -ii 



.Tarvis Fund 1."p|.(HI niMlHire IfOIll Mil old lllllshfOOItl bed Will 



/v 



Fred E. Dorner. 



Treasiirei .\iiieiicaii ( aiiiatioii Society.' 



be found just the thing for geraniums. 

 Of course you ])ropagated geraniums 

 heavily in the fall, but you may wish 

 to increase your stock. If so, take Ihe 

 tops from the strongest plants, pot 

 singly in small pots in sandy loam and 

 stand them where they can get a little 

 bottom heat. Water well at first, but 

 more sparingly later, until the cuttings 

 are rooted. Such cuttings can go in 

 for the next month or more and will 

 make nice 3-incli pot stock for late 

 spring sales, but of course will not pro- 

 duce as large plants as are obtained 

 from fall cuttings. When you have 

 taken the cuttings, let the plants run 

 somewhat dry for a few days until they 

 break away again; then water more 

 freely. Throw away any diseased 

 ])laiits, and if a batch of them shows 

 round blotches on the foliage, watch 

 them carefully. This trouble is quite 

 l)rovalent at this season. It is a safe 

 plan to spray with Fungine or Bordeaux 

 mixture as soon as it appears. The. 

 trouble is most likely to appear on 

 ]dants which are grown Avarni and which 

 have become soft in a too moist atmos- 

 phere. Keep water off the foliage all 

 you can and see that debris is not 

 thrown lielow the benches. 



Standard Geraniums. 



A correspondent asks how he can 

 produce standard or tree geraniums. It 

 takes rather longer to grow these than 

 ordinary bedding jdants and, of course, 

 a good price must be got for them. Se- 

 lect vigorous young plants which have 

 not been pinched. Kub off all side 

 shoots. Use a stake for each plant, to 

 keep the stems as straight as possible. 

 Pinch off all flowers and all side shoots 

 as thoy appear and pot on as it be- 

 comes necessary. When the ])lants have 

 leaclu'd the heiglit desired, wliicli should 

 be from eighteen to thirty inches, pinch 

 out the top and it will break out in 

 several places. The new shoots, in turn, 

 will need ]>inching from time to time 

 until you build u]* a good head. Be 

 sure to use a good stake in each ]>ot, 

 to hold the stems and heads securely. 

 The stake should rise a little above the 

 point where the head starts to branch. 

 You will have nice standards by fall, 

 and if kept soiiicwlint dry over winter 

 they ought to command an excellent 

 price the next season. 



In addition to geraniums, standards 

 of fuchsia.s, lautanas, hydrangeas, helio- 

 tropes, marguerites, in the white varie- 

 ties, and otlier plants may be grown 

 in the same way. (irown in this way, 

 such plants prove to be attractive fea- 

 tures at exhibitions and in store win- 

 flows. They nr(< also fine for dotting at 

 intervals in flower bcijs, with lower- 

 growing jilants Ixdow them. 



Winter-flowering Geraniums. 



Any time from now until March 1 is 

 a suitable time to ttike cuttings of gera- 

 niums wanted for winter blooming. Of 



