Jolt 31, 1919, 



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The Florists' Review 



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eggs. The •whole process took about 

 thirty days, completing the cycle. 



While we had tried many remedies, 

 our advice is to prevent the introduction 

 of this insect by using extreme care 

 when purchasing ferns. It is reported 

 that the insect comes from the Philip- 

 pine islands. Florida seems to be the 

 most badly infested section. If there 

 appears to be anything irregular, take 

 no chances in placing the new plants 

 with your ferns within thirty days. 



Methods of Destructloii. 



If the infestation is already present 

 in the fern house, the regular burning of 

 tobacco papers, about twenty-five sheets 

 to a house 30x100, will dWtroy the 

 moths, which fly only at nignt. It will 

 also destroy some of the SH^ler worms, 

 but care should be taken not to spray 

 before burning the papers, as the little 

 drops of moisture fortn a protection and 

 the fumes will not reach the pest. 



We had a little success in destroying 

 the smaller worms by spraying with the 

 following mixture: Hellebore powders, 

 half pound; brown sugar, half pound; 

 water, ten gallons. The ingredients 

 should be mixed thoroughly. 



This mixture is of little value for the 

 larger worms, which must be hand- 

 picked and destroyed. All cocoons must 

 be collected, and a careful search made 

 80 that none are left in the soil. All this 

 collected material should be burned. No 

 plants from an infested house should be 

 shipped. I have noticed that this cater- 

 pillar will sometimes attack other plants 

 besides the fern, and we use every pre- 

 caution now to eliminate more visits 

 from this destructive insect. 



We feel that it is the greatest enemy 

 the grower has. One experience will 

 satisfy him that an ounce of prevention 

 will save him hundreds of plants if used 

 at the right time. 



George McNamara. 



WHITE FLY ON FEENS. 



Please tell me what can be done 

 against the little white fly on Boston 

 ferns and also what will stop the drying 

 of the tips of the fern leaves. The lat- 

 ter seems to be due to some fungus that 

 stops the growth of the plants. 



We also have some kentias literally 

 covered with scale, worse than I ever 

 have seen before. How can the scale 

 be destroyed without injuring the 

 plant! G. E. B. 



The surest remedy for white fly is 

 fumigation with hydrocyanic acid, but 

 owing to the fact that this gas is ex- 

 tremely poisonous, one must do the job 

 carefully. 



The next best treament for the ferns 

 would be frequent fumigation with nico- 

 tine paper, or spraying with nicotine 

 liquid in accordance with the directions 

 furnished with these materials. 



Dryness at the root or too much ma- 

 nure will sometimes cause the tips of 

 the fern leaves to burn. 



Dipping the kentias in a solution 

 composed of one ounce of whale oil soap 

 and two teaspoonfuls of Black Leaf 

 40 to one gallon of water will remove 

 many of the scale insects, but the dip- 

 ping may have to be repeated several 

 times before the plants are clean. 



W. H. T. 



The newest of the Park Flower Shops> recently opened at Warren^ O. 



CUTTINO AND STORING FEBNS. 



When should wild ferns be cut and 

 how should they be kept in cold storage 

 for winter use? How cold must they be 

 kept? We have a commercial cold stor- 

 age house here. Our hills are full of 

 good native ferns, dagger and fancy. 



J. A. K.— Pa. 



ing, which should be easy in a commer- 

 cial cold storage house. 



The ferns should be cut as late in the 

 season as possible, before frost, and 

 packed away in a place that is damp as 

 well as cool. If they are packed away 

 on damp moss, and covered with a thin 

 coating of the same material, they usu- 

 ally keep well, provided the tempera- 

 ture is kept low enough to prevent heat- 



ANOTHEB STOKE IN OHIO CHAIN. 



Chain stores of all sorts seem to be 

 one of the features of the present mer- 

 cantile era. There are more famous 

 chains in other retail trades, but there 

 are several successful ones in this one. 



Al. Barber conducts a Park Flower 

 Shop in several cities in Ohio and has 

 recently added the fourth to his chain. 

 To Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown is 

 now added Warren in the list of Mr. 

 Barbel's stores. A view of the interior 

 of this latest acquisition is shown in 

 the illustration on this page. 



MaiiJy About PfeoDJe 



Morrison, 111. — Ella M. Hard has 

 taken over the establishment of Davis & 

 Steiner. 



Lewisburg, O. — Jacob Laird has 

 started in business here. He will grow 

 flowers under glass. 



Haverhill, Mass. — Ovila Legasse, mar- 

 ket gardener and plant grower, is tak- 

 ing up greenhouse culture of flowers and 

 plants. 



Louisville, Ky. — Louis Stoke, Jr., for- 

 merly at 410 Maple street, Danville, Ky., 

 is in business at 2314 Frankfort avenue, 

 this city. 



Natchez, Miss. — Miss Frances A. 

 Dixon is conducting the store and green- 

 house of Miss Euth Davis, who died sev- 

 eral months ago. 



Niles, Mich. — Biddell Bond, of the 

 Niles Nurseries, has just returned from 

 France and has plunged into the work 

 at the nursery. A large planting of 

 gladioli is calling for attention, the 

 crop being just ready to cut. 



Salt Lake City, Utah. — Thomas S. 

 Nelson has just entered the general 

 florists' business. 



HammondsvUle, O. — A. Earl Wilson 

 has taken over the greenhouses ajid 

 nursery of Samuel Wilson. 



Lewlston, Pa. — Joseph S. Miller has 

 taken up the g^rowing of potted plants 

 along with his market gardening. 



North Judson, Ind. — Mrs. C. C. Ar- 

 nold has sold out to I. L. Totten, for- 

 merly of Knox, Ind., and has retired 

 from business. 



Orlnnell, la. — David McBlain believes 

 in getting and growing only the best. 

 He finds that pays most. In his 18x100 

 greenhouse he has a choice selection of 

 flowering plants and vegetables. 



Ada, Okla.— W. E. Pitt, proprietor of 

 the Ada Greenhouse, has just added an- 

 other house, in which he is planting car- 

 nations. He leaves on a vacation short* 

 ly, when he will visit a number of green- 

 houses in Texas. 



