August 14, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



bj the frequent use of the hand cultiva- 

 tor or hand rake. Give the soil a light 

 dressing of air-slaked lime and do not 

 water at the roots until it becomes abso- 

 lutely necessary. The only way to save 

 the plants is to get them to start new 

 root action. If this cannot be done, it 

 is useless to bother with them. M. P. 



ALBANT, N. Y. 



Club Meeting. 



The Albany Florists' Club held its 

 monthly meeting at the establishment 

 of Henkes Bros., at Newtonville, dur- 

 ing the evening of August 7. There was 

 a good attendance. Fred W. Gloeckner 

 was elected a member at this meeting. 

 The club's entertainment committee, of 

 which Louis H. Schaefer is the chair- 

 man, has made arrangements for a field 

 day and clambake to be held at Henkes' 

 grove, Saturday afternoon, August 23, 

 This promises to be a gala day in the 

 annals of the Florists' Club, as all the 

 members look forward to an enjoyable 

 day. At the conclusion of the meeting, 

 Fred Henkes invited the club to partake 

 of a luncheon he had prepared and which 

 was enjoyed by all. 



Various Notes. 



Among recent callers were J. J. 

 Karins, representing Henry A. Dreer, 

 Inc., Philadelphia; "Billy" Cahill, rep- 

 resenting R. J. Irwin, of New York; T. 

 Wedderburn, of the Quality Brands 

 Co., Cleveland, and Mr. Wright, of A. 

 H. Hewes & Co., Cambridge, Mass. 



W. W. Hannell, of Watervliet, is cut- 

 ting some fine gladioli, which are selling 

 well. Mr. Hannell is rebuilding and re- 

 planting several benches in his rose 

 houses and is getting ready to house 

 his carnations. In the field he has some 

 fine heathers and hydrangeas, on which 

 he specializes. The cyclamens at the 

 Hannell range also are in fine condition. 



E. P. Tracey and his brother, Thomas, 

 are planning to motor to the convention 

 at Detroit, leaving Albany August 17. 

 F. A. Danker expects to go to the con- 

 vention with the New York delegation. 



The Lenox Horticultural Society, 

 Lenox, Mass., has a field day August 20 

 and has invited the members of the Al- 

 bany Florists ' Club to attend. 



Stock is more plentiful as the season 

 advances. Asters are abundant and 

 there is a good supply of speciosum 

 lilies. Gladioli are in good supply. 

 Carnations are practically off the mar- 

 ket. Boses are holding their own, al- 

 though the outdoor flowers have the 

 preference in most sales. 



The races are on at Saratoga this 

 month and many of the craft can be 

 found at the track, trying to double up 

 some of the profits they made in the last 

 year. H. M. 



WHEN TO SOW CLOVER. 



I desire to sow several lots in clover 

 to plow under for fertilizer. When is 

 the best time to do this and what kind 

 is best to sow? How long must it grow 

 before being plowed under? 



M. J. W.— Ind. 



The best time to sow clover is when 

 you are most likely to get a good stand. 

 In this vicinity, farmers prefer to sow 

 in early spring, because the abundant 

 rains and the favorable growing weath- 

 er during the spring months give it a 

 chance to get a good start. It should 



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JAMES EDWABD MOON. 



O distinguish him from seven other James Moons of nursery trade fame, two 

 of whom are living, the recently elected president of the American Associa- 

 tion of Nurserymen shifts the emphasis on his name to the Edward. The first 

 James Moon started the nurseries at Morrisville, Pa., in 1769. James M. Moon, 

 president of the Wm. H. Moon Co., is an uncle. J. Edward Moon is secretary and 

 sales manager of the company, being the son of the founder, William H. Moon. 

 Mr. Moon adheres to the faith that brought his ancestors from England with 

 William Penn in 1682, and holds the ofBce of clerk in one of the quarterly meet- 

 ings of the Quakers. He was educated principally at the Friends Boarding School, 

 at Westtown, Pa., graduating as valedictorian of his class in 1902. One of his 

 classmates was Mary Brown, of Llanerch, Pa., who later became Mrs. Moon. The 

 president of the A. A. N. is only 36 years of age. 



be allowed to make a vigorous growth 

 before jpeing plowed under. It could be 

 turned under after making a good 

 growth the second spring. Use the 

 large crimson clover and sow ten to 

 fifteen pounds to the acre. The sweet 

 clover, which is regarded as a weed 

 here, has been highly recommended to 

 me as a fertilizer crop. If you wish to 

 sow these lots this fall, I recommend 

 that you sow them with rye. This will 

 make a strong growth by spring and 

 can then be turned under. A. F. J. B. 



OLD MAID FOB APBIL. 



Please tell me the name of the plant I 

 am sending you. How is it started and 

 when should it be sown in order to be 

 placed in 2% -inch pots during April f 

 The plants are about sixteen incljera high 

 and well branched. F. C. F. — Ind. 



The name of the plant is vinca, or Ma- 

 dagascar periwinkle, commonly called 



Old Maid. It is one of the best flow- 

 ering bedding plants we have and at 

 the present time is full of blooms. The 

 greatest problem in growing these plants 

 is to get them to flower early enough 

 to be in full bloom for spring sales. 

 They are strictly hot weather plants 

 and are at their best in August. The 

 seed should be sown early in January in 

 a section of the bench in the propagat- 

 ing house that has a strong bottom heat. 

 By working them along from the seed 

 bed to 3-inch pots and then plunging 

 outside in the hotbed about April 15, a 

 reasonable number of them can be had 

 in bloom by the end of May. However, 

 it will be a difficult matter to get them 

 to bloom satisfactorily in 2M5-inch pots 

 in April, because they are exceedingly 

 slow in growing. The plants you have 

 may be lifted and they will continue 

 to bloom throughout the winter. Not 

 only are they satisfactory bedding 

 plants, but they also make fine cut 

 flowers. M. P. 



