October 30, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



leaves, and lady-bugs. We keep the 

 fly in check easily enough, but I have 

 been unable to kill the brown miller; 

 they seem to laugh at hydrocyanic acid 

 gas. I do not see how to kill the lady- 

 bug or to know if it does any damage. 



H. W. G.— Pa. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of the Committees. 



The examining committees of the C. 

 S. A. have submitted reports on a new 

 variety as follows: 



At Cincinnati, O., October 18 Sunray, yellow, 

 Incurved, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich., scored na follows on the commer- 

 cial scale: Color, 19; form, 13; fullness, 0; 

 stem, 13; foliage, 12; substance, 12; size, 8; 

 total. 86. 



At Chicago. III., October 18, Sunray, yellow, 

 Incurved, submitted by Elmer D. Smith & Co., 

 Adrian, Mich, scored as follows on the commer- 

 cial scale: Color, 18; form, 13; fullness, 9; 

 stem, 13; foliage, 13; substance, 12; size, 9; 

 total, 87. 



Pennsylvania Show Changed. 



The place of holding the show of the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has 

 been changed to the Masonic hall, Ard- 

 more, Pa., November 4 and 5, 



Any flowers for the C. S: A. examin- 

 ing committee at this show should be 

 addressed to A. B. Cartledge, Masonic 

 hall, Ardmore, Pa., to arrfve on the 

 morning of November 4. 



Chas. W. Johnson, See'y. 



THBIPS AND SPftJER. 



Under separate cover T am sending a 

 chrysanthemum flower. Please tell me 

 what is wrong. The plant seems to be 

 in healthy condition, laut when the bud 

 is about half open the outer petals turn 

 brown and have a wilted appearance. 

 The bud develops no further. I have 

 had this trouble mostly with Smith 's 

 Advance and Golden Glow. 



Also, small spiders weave a web over 

 all the buds at night. Ts there any- 

 thing that will destrov them? 



C. R. W.— la. 



The chrysanthemum flower was badly 

 infested with thrips and, as you men- 

 tion the fact of the buds being covered 

 with a web, this indicates the presence 

 of red spider. 



You must have failed in the regular 

 spraying of the plants with the nicotine 

 extracts, or the thrips would not have 

 got ahead of you. Now that the blooms 

 are opening, it is going to be diflRcult 

 to clean them out. 



Owing to the warm weather when the 

 early varieties are opening, the thrips 

 and reil spider are more troublesome 

 on these than they are on the later 

 sorts. When the weather becomes 

 cooler, the thrips can be kept under 

 better control. 



Regular spraying with the nicotine 

 extract about once in ten days during 

 the plants' growing season and up to 

 the time the buds commence to show 

 color, generally keeps the thrips and 

 red spider in check, but if there still 

 are signs of the pest on the flowers 

 when they are opening, the most ef- 

 fective means of getting rid of it is 

 to spray up underneath the buds and 

 flowers with a fine spray of the nico- 

 tine extract. Then, when the weather 

 becomes cool enough so that a little 

 steam can be used, fumigate with the 

 extract by evaporation from one of the 



steam pipes. A little sulphur placed on 

 one of the steam pipes when in use will 

 also help to keep the thrips and red 

 spider in check. 



A weak spray of salt water will also 

 clean out the red spider, but unless 

 great care is exercised not to get it too 

 strong it will brown up the petals. A 

 high temperature with wet conditions 

 at the roots of the plant and a damp 

 atmosphere about the house will cause 

 the petals to spot and brown. Avoid 

 these conditions as much as possible and 

 ventilate the house freely. M. P. 



SKIPPERS ON MUMS. 



I am sending you some chrysanthe- 

 mum buds that appear to have been 

 stung by some insect. Please tell us 

 what does the damage and what the 

 remedy is. More than a month ago, 

 some of the tops stopped growing, then 

 made breaks again. Some have stopped 

 several times. They have good roots and 

 made good growth, but the flowers that 

 come are one-sided and are absolutely 

 no good. I have grown mums for twenty 

 years, but have never seen anything 

 like it. They have completely destroyed 

 our bed of Unaka, while in the next 

 bed Oconto is about ten per cent bad. 

 The only insects I have seen are the 

 black and white flies, the miller which 

 hatches the green worm that eats the 



The trouble is caused by the tarnished 

 plant bug, or skipper, as it is commonly 

 called. This bug closely resembles the 

 lady-bug, so that you may have mistaken 

 it for that insect. It is especially de- 

 structive to the young, tender shoots and 

 biids of chrysanthemums and works by 

 stinging the side of the growths or 

 buds. It works also in the blooms, sap- 

 ping the texture out of the petals, caus- 

 ing them to spot. Unfortunately, we do 

 not know of any sure means of com- 

 bating this pest, for the reason that it 

 comes in from the outside, being particu- 

 larly destructive to asters. We have 

 had a great deal of trouble from these 

 bugs this year and one method of fight: 

 ing them is to keep the plants regularly 

 sprayed with the nicotine extracts; we 

 might almost say, continually sprayed, 

 because we allow few days to pass be- 

 tween sprayings on our plants during the 

 growing season. At our range we use 

 a fine force spray for the purpose. Then 

 we keep a close watch on the plants for 

 any wilting of the young growth and, 

 as soon as this is noticeable, the plant is 

 examined; if we are quick enough, we 

 generally manage to catch the bugs, but 

 they are artful and lively and, as soon 

 as they see anyone after them, they hide 

 away under the foliage. Some seasons 

 they are a great deal worse than others, 

 but the writer does not recall a year 

 when they were as bad as they are this 

 year. Our asters have suffered badly 

 from them. M. P. 



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REINFORCED BY VERSE. 



The Van Lindley Co., Greensboro, 

 N. C, prints the following verses to ad- 

 vertise the trade slogan, but does not in- 

 dicate the identity of the author: 



SAT IT WITH FIX)WKRS. 



Say it with flowers, just a trim little spray; 

 With flowers your tributes of affection say; 

 Say it with flowers, tliey are never amiss; 

 Flowers brighten tlie way on the journey to bliss. 



Say it with flowers at baby's advent. 



No gift so fitting can ever be sent: 



Flowers loosen tlie tension, sad hearts they re- 

 lieve. 



Cheer the faint-hearted and loved ones who 

 grieve. • 



Say it with flowers to the girl you hold dear; 

 Say it with flowers all times of the year; 

 Say it with flowers to the lad of your choice; 

 They will carry your messiige and make him re- 

 joice. 



Say it with flowers to the matron of grace, 

 Then watch the glow of life in lier face; 

 Say it with flowers to the charming old bean, 

 When he decides he's careful and slow. 



Say it with flowers — gardenias will please — 

 The right thing to wear at dinners and teas; 

 Say it with flowers when trials oi)iH>se: 

 Say it witli flowers; your choice be the rose. 



Say it with flowers to mother and dad. 



The tlioughtfiil remembrance will make their 



liearts glad: 

 Say it with flowers where deatli makes a call; 

 Send there some flowers — be it hovel or hall. 



Do say it with flowers, so cliarming. so pure; 

 A touch of heaven that shall ever endure: 

 Yes. say it witli flowers, sweet tokens of love, 

 A gift from Creator for his throne above. 



FLORIST TURNS POET. 



J. M. Smith, proprietor of the Watseka 

 Greenhouse, at Watseka, 111., is the au- 

 thor of the following: 



SAY IT WITH FLOWERS. 



Do you wish to send a message to your very 

 dearest friend? 

 "Say It with Flowers." 

 Have yo\i congratulations you would dearly love 

 to send? 

 "Say It with Flowers." 

 Do you wish to tell your secret to the girl you 



love so well ? 

 Remember that old ballad, "Daisies Won't Tell," 

 Send her poses or carnations or Canterbury bell, 

 "Say It with Flowers." 



Do you want to send some comfort to a friend 

 who's sore distressed ? 

 "Say It with Flowers." 

 Do you want to bid a kind farewell to some 

 friend who's going west? 

 "Say It with Flowers." 

 No matter how backward or bashful you may be. 

 Just bring your trying story and tell it all to me; 

 I will point you out a way, as you will quickly 

 see: 

 "Say It with Flowers." 



Are there near ones and dear ones waiting just 

 a word from you ? 

 "Say It with Flowers." 

 Are you hoping and longing some old friendship 

 to renew? 

 "Say It with Flowers." 

 Don't forget that second Sunday in tlie month of 



spring called Slay; 

 Don't forget to think of mother, for you know 



that's Mothers' day. 

 Don't forget your dear old mother, and what- 

 e'er you have to sny, 

 "Say It with Fh«wer8." 



