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The Florists^ Review 



July 26, 1917. 



VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT i 



BLOSSOM-END BOT. 



Will you tell me what causes tomatoes 

 under glass to be affected with a hard 

 rot on the under side! 



T. H. G.— N. Y. 



This is usually caused by a deficiency 

 of moisture in the benches when the 

 plants are setting. Air freely and keep 

 the soil somewhat more moist. Also 

 cut away all needless shoots and shorten 

 back any leaves which cover the 

 bunches too much. C. W. 



ONIONS UNDER GLASS. 



Can onions be grown from seed under 

 glass? If so, what strain of seed should 

 be used and about what time should a 

 crop, from seed sown now, be ready for 

 the market? What kind of fertilizer 

 is best for them? With what vegetables 

 would a florist be likely to have the 

 best success under glass? 



T. H. G.— N. Y. 



Onions can be grown under glass, but 

 would hardly prove to be a paying crop 

 and certainly not at this hot season. 

 They start best in cool weather. They 

 need a strong soil, containing plenty of 

 well rotted manure. The best time for 

 you to start these for an early crop 

 would be in December or January, and 

 for an indoor crop yellow sets would 

 prove much more satisfactory than 

 seeds, as the sets make bulbs more 

 quickly. 



As a summer crop, tomatoes and cu- 

 cumbers are the most profitable to grow, 

 while in winter lettuces have first call, 

 with a demand toward spring for rad- 

 ishes, beets and carrots. C. W. 



PITTSBURGH, PA. 



The Maxket. 



Real summer weather during the last 

 week brought real summer business, 

 consisting mostly of funeral orders. 

 Wholesalers and retailers are having 

 a quiet time and appear glad of a rest 

 after a strenuous season. There has 

 been no scarcity of any kind of stock. 



Vaxious Notes. 



Members of the trade in Pittsburgh, 

 or a majority of those who were eligi- 

 ble for draft, had numbers which were 

 drawn toward the end and in conse- 

 quence will not be among the first to 

 be called into service. 



The florists and gardeners still are 

 talking about the automobile outing of 

 the Pittsburgh Florists' Club July 18. 

 More than 100 enjoyed the luncheon 

 served by Mrs. C. A. Armstrong in the 

 garage at her place. Wives of garden- 

 ers assisted the commissary committee. 

 At the Allegheny cemetery, Mr. and 

 Mrs. William Falconer had lemonade 

 and cakes for the tourists. These re- 

 freshments had just been finished when 

 a storm drove everyone to shelter. It 

 was one of the most enjoyable days 

 the florists of Pittsburgh ever have 

 experienced. 



Albert F. Vick, of the Pittsburgh Cut 

 Flower Co., is spending his vacation 

 at Buffalo and nearby points in Canada. 



Clarke. 



W. H. B3JUIJ, GOES TO WAR. 



When President Wilson issued his 

 call for young men to come forward for 

 service during the war, one of the first 

 in the florists' trade to respond was 

 William H. Knull, of the Knull Floral 

 Co., Tampa, Fla., who enlisted in the 

 army medical corps. As can plainly be 

 seen by the accompanying portrait, Mr. 

 Knull is of the type of young Americans 

 who are certain to give a good account 

 of themselves in the service. 



Mr. Knull is of the third generation 

 of the family in the florists' business. 

 His father, F. A. Knull, was one of the 

 pioneers in the business in Tampa and 

 his grandfather is William Terrell, of 

 William Terrell & Son, owners of a 

 greenhouse range at Warsaw, Ind. 



The Knull Floral Co. has a range of 

 greenhouses at Twenty-seventh and Ne- 



William H. Knull. 



braska avenues, Tampa, and a retail 

 store at 406 Tampa street. Young Mr. 

 Knull was manager of the latter during 

 the two years previous to his enlist- 

 ment. 



As The Review has pointed out, the 

 war is certain to take many young men 

 from the florists' trade. So that the 

 other members of the trade may be kept 

 informed about them, Tlie Review will 

 be glad to publish their names. Send 

 them in. 



Chicopee Falls, Mass. — Frank Burfitt 

 is touching up his snug range, doing 

 what many overlook; namely, painting 

 up before planting. The man wielding 

 the brush should not be compelled to 

 "watch his step" among the plants. 



Salem, Mass. — W. T. Walke says no 

 grower, either of plants or cut flowers, 

 will have a walkover next season. He 

 sees the small grower squeezed tighter 

 and the stronger one making stronger 

 bids for business. A batch of cyclamens 

 in 5-inch pots, in perfect health, was 

 noted; also the absence of the usual 

 house of begonias. The idea seems to 

 be to grow stock that will thrive in a 

 low temperature. 



HAIL H4V0C 



North Vernon, Ind. — The second liail 

 storm in two months struck the green- 

 house range of Warren Huckleberry 

 July 13. Mr. Huckleberry lost 2,800 feet 

 of glass. May 26 hail destroyed 5,000 

 feet of glass on the same range. 



Waukegan, IlL — A hail storm July 

 13 broke 800 panes of glass and de- 

 stroyed $100 worth of cannas on the 

 place of Theodore Meyer and did con- 

 siderable damage to the greenhouses of 

 M. P. Dilger. No hail fell in the vicin- 

 ity of the L. Potter & Son place. 



HAIL AT ANDERSON, IND. 



Anderson was visited by a hail storm 

 July 13. Hundreds of panes of glass in 

 greenhouses were destroyed and much 

 damage was done to stock in the fields. 

 Those who suffered were B. H. Klus & 

 Son, J. S. Stuart & Son, W. W. Leather- 

 man and Williams & Matthews. The 

 Farmer range, used by Klur & Son, also 

 was severely damaged. 



Williams & Matthews lost about 2,000 

 panes of glass; Klus & Son and the 

 Farmer range about 4,000; Stuart & Sou 

 about 1,200 and D. W. Leatherman 

 about 1,000. Glass on the south side of 

 the Williams & Matthews houses was 

 undamaged, not a single pane being 

 broken. Mr. Leatherman 's money loss 

 was estimated at $300 on his range and 

 $20 on his dwelling. Stuart & Son's 

 loss was estimated at about the same 

 amount. Crops in many places north 

 and south of Anderson were ruined. 



Only a small part of the loss was cov- 

 ered by insurance. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



The Market. 



Much heat, much rain and some hail 

 have played havoc with outdoor stock, 

 bringing ruin to many of the sweet peas, 

 delphiniums and other flowers. Busi- 

 ness is quiet, with funeral work the 

 mainstay. There is an abundance of 

 Easter lilies, and as a result the quota- 

 tions are as low as $4 and $5. They 

 move well, however, principally in fu- 

 neral work. Outdoor flowers are plenti- 

 ful, but serve their purpose well in dec- 

 orations. Good roses arrive from the 

 east, including American Beauties and 

 Russells of the finest quality, while the 

 local growers are strong on valuable 

 short-stemmed blooms, such as Kaiserin, 

 Ward and Maryland. 



Various Notes. 



Things have been quiet at the Whit- 

 ted Floral Co. stores, as is to be ex- 

 pected, although funeral work has kept 

 the force occupied. 



Fine gladioli, sweet peas, daisies and 

 gypsophilas are being brought to the 

 market from the Franklin Nursery. 



William F. Holmes is particularly 

 proud of a fine batch of pandanus. 



Some of the finest short-stemmed roses 

 seen in the city are the product of the 

 Minneapolis Floral Co. E. M. P. 



Worcester, Mass. — The Ross Bros. Co. 

 has had a banner seed and implement 

 business. 



