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The Eorists' Review 



OCTOBBB 25, 1017. 



unable to transport shipments as expe- 

 ditiously as heretofore. 



At the conference between the com- 

 mittee of Philadelphia florists and the 

 vice-presidents of the Adams and Wells 

 Fargo express companies, suggestions as 

 to methods of relieving the situation 

 were made by the florists. While the 

 express company officials promised that 

 the suggestions would receive careful 

 consideration, they gave no assurance 

 that conditions could be improved. 



Growers and wholesalers in all parts 

 of the country have been put to much 



inconvenience and considerable loss 

 through the failure of stock shipped by 

 express to reach its destination without 

 delay. In some cases reported to The 

 Review, shipments from points not far 

 distant that ordinarily would have ar- 

 rived in a few hours have been half a 

 day late, and in isolated cases they have 

 been received several days late. 



In the meantime growers are being 

 urged to put their shipping time sev- 

 eral hours ahead, so that the stock may 

 reach the market at a time when it is 

 needed. 



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SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS 

 FOR SOUTHERN FLORISTS 



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BOSES IN THE SOUTH. 



Timing for Holidays. 



The month of October, or rather the 

 culture observed during that month, is 

 of decisive importance to the health 

 of southern roses and to the quality of 

 the crop for the rest of the season. The 

 plants are making great progress this 

 month, throwing many good flowering 

 shoots, and the temptation is strong to 

 cut flowers with good stems. Even in 

 the sunny south such a course is ex- 

 travagant. The only permissible thing 

 is to cut the flowers with stems just 

 long enough to use in designs, culling, 

 here and there, a few particularly 

 strong stems, just a little longer, to sell 

 over the counter. While the chrysan- 

 themums hold the boards, roses are not 

 so much sought after. The timing of 

 the crop for the holidays is always more 

 or less of a problem, because the sea- 

 sons are so variable. A week or two 

 weeks of exceptionally cold or warm 

 weather in the beginning of December 

 is liable to upset calculations. Of teas 

 and hybrid teas, American Beauty ex- 

 cepted, the plants may be pinched in 

 the northern sections from October 20 

 to November 1. American Beauty 

 plants should be pinched from October 

 15 to 25. In the southern section the 

 pinching may be done a week later. 

 Pinching at these dates will, in all sea- 

 sons, give a good cut at the holidays, 

 even if the best cut is past or has not 

 yet arrived. 



Temperature and Ventilation. 



A good, heavy mulch of fresh cow 

 manure may be laid in ridges between 

 the rows. It will bring in the holiday 

 crop in good shape. On some of the 

 hybrid teas black spot may cause trou- 

 ble if good conditions are not main- 

 tained in the houses. I find that in the 

 south the principal cause of black spot 

 is leaky houses, or houses where water 

 works in from the outside through the 

 foundations. Remove this evil and black 

 spot will give you little trouble. Of 

 course, a check in the plant growth, or 

 a heavy, damp atmosphere in the houses, 

 will cause the trouble. 



Let the syringing be done in the 

 morning of clear days, and begin ven- 

 tilating as soon as the house tempera- 

 ture rises 4 degrees. Continue to raise 

 the sashes with the rise of the tem- 

 perature. If there are ventilators on 

 both sides of the ridge, as there should 



be, always raise the ventilators on the 

 lee side first, and if that is not suffi- 

 cient then raise the one on the windy 

 side a little. There will be cloudy days 

 when the weather may be either cold 

 or warm. In such a case a day temper- 

 ature in the houses of 60 degrees will 

 be proper, but there should be a crack 

 of air on, even if you have to run a 

 little fire heat to maintain this tempera- 

 ture. 



As a rule, little firing is required dur- 

 ing October, and inexperienced grow- 

 ers are prone to close down the houses to 

 save coal. This will surely invite a 

 healthy dose of mildew. If the firing 

 has not begun, always be sure to leave 

 on plenty of air to prevent condensa- 

 tion, no matter if the house drops sev- 

 eral degrees below normal. A mere 

 crack of air will not suffice; open the 

 ventilators several inches. It is safer 

 to err on the side of too much, than too 

 little, ventilation. There is no excuse 

 for mildew in a rose house. Let the 

 boiler and ventilators each play their 

 proper part and mildew will be a thing 

 unknown. L. 



AMEBIOAN CABNATION SOCIETY. 



The following new carnations, sub- 

 mitted by Evenden Bros., of Williams- 

 port, Pa., have been registered in the 

 American Carnation Society: 



White Pearl — Parentage, Flora Hill z Llszie 

 McOowan; color, pure white; size, three to three 

 and one-half Inches; vigorous grower and robust 

 constitution; fringed edges. Stem is good and 



Williamiport — Parentage, Flora Hill z Lizzie 

 McGowan; color, white; size, four and one-half 

 to five inches; strong, free and healthy grower; 

 unusually robust. 



A. F. J. Baur, Sec'y. 



Anaconda, Mont. — The Butte Floral 

 Co. has secured the services of Fred W. 

 Gust as chief designer. Mr. Gust was 

 formerly in the trade at Seattle and be- 

 fore that in New York and Washington. 



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FOB PBIMULA POISONING. 



There have appeared at various times 

 in The Review remedies for primula 

 poisoning, but in most cases the formu- 

 las have called for ingredients that 

 usually are not on hand or are difficult 

 to procure. A simply made solution 

 which we have found most efficient as 

 a cure for obconica poisoning, therefore 

 may be of interest to growers who daily 

 come in contact with the plants. 



Take some common kerosene — say 

 one-half of a pint — and place in the 

 oil as much gum camphor as can be dis- 

 solved in the liquid. At night apply 

 the solution to the affected parts, and 

 in the morning the trouble will have 

 disappeared. G. W. Haas & Son. 



different plants do more to make The 

 Review the best of all florists' papers 

 than any other method that can be de- 

 vised. Ralph B. Lamb. 



THANKS FOB THESE KIND WOBDS. 



We wish to offer you words of praise 

 for improving The Review of late with 

 articles that are of great benefit to the 

 "man behind the hoe," the producer. 

 Conventions and reports of them are 

 all right, but to the average grower 

 cultural directions and seasonable sug- 

 gestions are always of the greatest aid, 

 if they are from a practical grower and 

 not a writer only. 



For instance, the articles on carnation 

 culture from A, F. J. Baur are of great 

 importance to every grower, and we 

 trust from time to time he will con- 

 tribute more articles on this subject, 

 which he has learned from years of 

 practical experience. 



And so it is, cultural directions from 

 the knowledge of practical growers of 



VALENTINE MEMOBIAL. 



In the death of J. A. Valentine, of 

 Denver, we have sustained a loss of one 

 of the greatest men in our profession. 

 Those who came in contact with him 

 found him to be a man of sterling qual- 

 ities. He was a true friend, and a man 

 who was always glad and willing to give 

 us the benefit of his valuable experience 

 and good judgment. And those of us 

 whom he assisted in the time of trouble 

 realize that we have lost one of our 

 best friends in the profession. He was 

 always ready and willing to help others. 

 Only a few days before his death, a 

 number of us received letters from him, 

 through which he was trying to help 

 the helpless. He was a great civic 

 worker and a good Rotarian. 



He is the man who gave us the Flo- 

 rists' Telegraph Delivery. This was a 

 great idea and advancement for retail 

 florists. I feel that the Florists' Tele- 

 graph Delivery members should estab- 

 lish a memorial to him. 



Just thirty days previous to the fatal 

 accident, Mrs. Kerr and I spent the day 

 in the mountains with him. Mountain 

 driving was his great delight. He was 

 a most careful driver, and knew every 

 foot of the road, and I can hardly con- 

 ceive how an accident could happen. 



Long live the memory of this great 

 and good man! 



R. C. Kerr, Pres. S. A. F. 



