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The Florists^ Review 



July 5. 1917. 



VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



CULTURE OF MUSHROOMS. 



1 ;im sciidih;; voii ;i |)n('k;iji(' of iiiiisli 

 rooms mill uniiM liUc to know wiiidi is 

 the liylit kind. 1 liiol iiiaiiy ot" tlio 

 small ours, iiiit tlif majority are mort? 

 like tii(^ l.'irj^c ones. This is m\' lirst 

 attt'iiijit at j^rowiiiy tlicm, hut I iiittMul 

 to coiitimic their (iiitiirc and would like 

 to kiuiw till' name ol' the rii^ht varic't\-. 



W. H. II. Mo." 



Thoso aro small t'lmj^i which are not 

 Jioi.soiions, l)ut not miudi used for t'ood. 

 They come uji almndantly in hods and 

 boiU'hcs, csiM'cially where liainyaril ma- 

 nure has lieen Jised I'lecdy. The mush- 

 room of commerce, Ayariciis campesti'is, 

 of Avhich there are several forms, is 

 much lari,rer and heavier than these 

 fun^i and has thiik, white stalks and 

 wliite skin while youny, if it is -^rown 

 in a darkeiuMl jiosition. Jt comes darker 

 when jrrowii in a strong iii^lit. While 

 youiifX the niMshrooms are white, loi 

 matter where they are ^^rowii, and the 

 gjills are pink, turnin;; loown anci linally 

 black with :><xc. 



I'rices of mnshrooms lliictuate widely, 

 but tliey are highest duriny the hot 

 summer montiis, when tiie cnlture is 

 most diflicult (in account of the ]>reva- 

 lence ol' insect jtests aucl the diflicult\ 

 in s(>curin;^ a suitalih' cellarage space 

 Avhere tile temperature can he kejit 

 down to till to •(•"i (leorees. It is com 

 ]iarati\'ely easy to yidw niiisli idoms 

 under yreenliouse liem liev in winter if 

 J)rovisioM is made to JOotect the beds 

 from o\('rheail drip and the miisiiro(un> 

 can lie kept dark. <'tdlai- ;ilso may iie 

 used, liiil tile iie<ls must iiid lie macle 

 neai- imilcrs llmt i;oiiate a drying; heat. 

 T lind -lO 1(1 "i.'i ilc^rees a L;ood winter 

 temper at II re, wliih' in siimiiier \\c use 

 cellars wiieie liic tciiipi'r.'it lue never ex- 

 ceeds tl." d<'^ree- 1.11 tile llotti'st ijays. 

 A'en t i la t ioii i^ ^ivi'n i.n ,-i,n\ ni;^iits onl\' 

 at tiiat Season, .-iikI a I'liini^atiou witii 



yas oUci ill ti-ll dav^ ilc;i|v I, lit .-ill ill 



sect pc'-t-. < '. W. 



At wliat tune -iiollld poill-ettia i-llt 

 tiiii;- III' t;ilxeii in .irdei- to lia\e tin- 

 ]'l;iiit - 111 liloniii .'ii ( 'li I i-,t iii;iv III .; iii,-|| 

 and t iloli piit^. ;iiid IniW -linlild tin- 

 Jllailt- lie liaildied .' S. L. 1,. |;i. 



l'oiii>ettia i-iittiiiL;- call lie talsfii I'loin 

 no\s' until tiie end 111' .lul\' I'lir tluw eiiuL; 

 ill -iii.all pot- III- p;iii- lor < 'ii I ist ma-. I 



ha\e liMitcd llieiii ;i- l;ite ;i- tile e;iri\ 



jiait III' Aiil;ii-I for maiuiiL; up sniali 



Jiail-. When tiie lil:irt- -l|o\\. tiir |i|;int> 

 should 111' L;i\ell .-I lliL;ilt t eliiper.'lt lire o t' 

 ."^ to tlo ilei^ree-. and -periai caii- ill 

 \\atelili^ I- needed if tile t'oiiaLie is to 

 lie let a i lle(l. ( '. W. 



SCALE ON PALMS. 



*'aii you tell me Imw to rid jialins ol' 

 scale, without washiiiM tiie plants, -o-^m- 



of \\ili(|l .III' eit;iit t'eit 111 iiei^lit .' It 

 is diftii-lllt to w;|s|i the Jilailt- tlioi 

 OU^llly. Iillt -ollietllin^ IllU-t lie done, 

 as mUril ol' tile t'oli;iL;e is lieillL: -poile.l. 



W. ,1. III. 



men's accounts of their bouts with the 

 tinny tribe are to be shorn of the em- 

 broidery before assimilating, wise men 

 s;iy. C. C. I'oUworth, of Milwaukee, is 

 a (islierman of ])arts, but Mr. PoUworth 

 is an exception to the {^eneral run in 

 that he is a proof -producing angler. 

 Mr. I'oll worth brings back jiictorial 

 record cd' his good luck, as shown in the 

 accompanying illustration, and thereby 

 has somc^thing on which to hang liis 

 tales. 



The husky mnskellungc partially ob- 

 scuring Mr. I'ollwortli in the picture 

 was hooked at relican lake, the Wis- 

 consin jiaradise of (ishermen, where the 

 sportive Milwaukeean recently tried 

 his luck for a few days. Incidentally, 

 at the conclusion of his letter Mr. Poll- 

 worth places an onerous implication on 

 the heads of our Chicago sportsmen, 

 namely: "I note that (]uite a number 

 of the Chicago boys go a-lishing, but one 

 never sees anv results!" 



PoIIworth's Piscatorial Prowess. 



ol' scale is to l;iy them on their sides 

 an<l give the under side of the leaves 

 a spraying of Ajihine. 1 have found 

 that this will kill ami loosen the scale, 

 liiit will not remove it. A couple of 

 days later lay the plants down again 

 and use tiie hose on theiii, directing the 

 water through a fine sprav iio/./.le. Jf 

 the work is done thoroughly, nearly all 

 of the scale will be blown off by the 

 pressure. iJi' sure to wet e\'erv ]iortion 

 of the leaxes with the insecticide. I'su 

 ally the scale is found (Ui thi' under side 

 of the leaxi's. I)ui some of it |irobably 

 will also lie found on the u|i|ier |)(U'tions. 

 Tiieic are other i nsi'ct ii-ides wirudi also 

 are g I remedies I'di' scale. C W. 



ROY WILCOX RETIRES. 



A change in tlie affairs of J. F. Wil- 

 cox & Sons Co., Council liluffs, la., was 

 (dfected last week, when Koy Wilcox re- 

 tired from the company, his stock being 

 purchased by his mother, Mrs, J. V. 

 Wilcox, and liis brothers, Blaine Wilcox 

 and Cilen Wilcox. Owing to poor health 

 Hoy Wilcox expects for the present to 

 devote his time to personal and estate 

 nmtters. 



The Wilcox greenhouses are among 

 the largest in the west and since the 

 death of J. F. Wilcox have been under 

 the management of lioy Wilcox. In 

 future Hlaine Wilcox will be at the head 

 of the comjiany and (ilen Wilcox will 

 continue in (diarge of the large Manawa 

 houses. Extensive additions are planned, 

 whicli -will make the establishment of 

 still larger intliieiice in trade affairs 

 west of tlie ^Mississippi. 



POLLWORTH'S PULLING POWER. 



The xeracitv' of lislicnncii is said to 

 lie ;is elastic .'IS ;i woiu;iii"s .-iiic; lislu'i'- 



Reading, Pa. — W^ork has begun on a 

 •+:.'."), (Mill greenhouse by the iiiud it I'.urn- 

 iiam Co. for William Leith, who op- 

 erates the lloiiieacie farms. Mr. beitii 

 lias a store at -WT South .Main street. 



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POINSETTIAS FOR CHRISTMAS. = 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS 



'ililllllllllilllllllllllllllinillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllli:: 



1 liiid llint a ^iiod w;iy lo clean paliiis ii| 



Louis Meliaild. ol i'liis, \. \'.. re 



iii;iii\ed tiiat it liioked Ljioiunv earlv in 

 the \Vetd\, but 1li:it the sudden iiliijjht 

 weather enabled till-Ill to till tlieir usual 



orders at tiie cellieterv ilosc 1)\-. 



iieiiiy ^'o^ell, 111' Syinciise, says the 

 Wet weather liii- .a fl'ict ii| the seedlin;: 

 ■^L-ldioli planted out early. Me e.xaill 

 illeil siinie of iiis storl< ;ind I'oiiud tli:lt 

 i|llile ;i liuiliiiel' ot' the plants wcie lot 

 till. 1 I' warm we;itiiir I'oliiiWs loiw. ;i 

 line :^iiiwtli is looked lor. .\Iaii\' soeil 

 lings and new \,-irieties I'lom ( alilornia 

 ;ire mi t ri;i I iiere I'oi t lie lirst I iiiie. 

 Ilntries for the slmw .at New N'oik dui' 

 mil; the .•*<. A. 1". con \ en t ion |ir(iiiiise to 

 make a lull list, .accordinii to .Mr. Vouell, 



Aiiiert 11. |);i\is. III' Syr.-icllse, took ;i 

 day oil' to indulge in tin- piscatorial .art. 

 ■•<)Mly the r;iin>' we.alhei- perinitted 

 -ilcii lecieatiiiii at lliis liws\ time,"" oli 

 si'iw I'd Ml. l>a\is, 'lor we h.avc been 

 nil to our e\('s in work right along."' 



Tlie 1 1 iiiii|ili rey I'lorai < d., of Kome, 

 X. ^'., is a coijioi at ion I'ornied by two 

 sisters, who coieluct ;i iiiodern retail 

 est .aiiiisiiiiieiit with e\eiy success. 

 Ijpi.al to any eiiiergeiicy, iii this instance 

 caused by enforci'd aliseiue of male 

 help, lio1h were jierforinliig tasks 1 had 

 never liel'ore srcn done liv d.aiighters of 

 live. ,aud 1 Nellture tlie o|iiiiioll tli.at 

 iie\cr Were plants iiimr c;i lel'iilly wa- 

 tered nor window lioxes moie artistic- 

 allv tilled. 



W. T. Iliii;lies, of 'Roiue. notes an 

 increase in eeneral luisinrss tlii'ouoji the 

 season of fully lifty jier leiit, and is, of 

 course, sanguine r(.'gardiiig the future. 



i;. .1. I '.yam, of Konie. says: *'l'.y all 

 means show your ]iatrons by word and 

 Jiction that ours is a luisiiH^ss just as 

 iiei'ess.ary in the lives nf the )ieo])le 

 today as it was to the K'ninans of ancient 

 times. ■■ The line stock so at t rad i \ely 

 displavcd indoisrs his \ iews .and .attracts 

 tiie ducats. W. M. 



