AUGUST 21, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



39 



Party ReoresentJng the Chicago Flower Growers' Association about to Start for Detroit. 



pest had only been identified on a half 

 dozen varieties. W. H. Wyman spoke 

 in a similar vein. One prominent mar- 

 ket grower stated that there was no 

 sense in placing a ban on shipments of 

 such early crops as rhubarb, spinach, 

 etc., which were marketed before the 

 borer appeared. He stated that $1,- 

 500,000 worth of celery is grown on 

 2,000 acres of land within ten miles of 

 Boston and not 100 borers had been 

 found on celery in all, then only when 

 corn and celery were planted in alter- 

 nate rows. As borers always attack 

 the stem of tomatoes and not the fruit, 

 what is the sense in placing a ban on 

 tlie shipment of these vegetables? It 

 was emphasized during the hearing that 

 if weeds were kept down and poultry 

 turned loose among corn fields there 

 would soon be fewer borers. While no 

 decision was rendered at the hearing, 

 the prevalent opinion was that the F. 

 H. B. would leave the matter in the 

 hands of the local authorities, who arc 

 fully competent to deal with it. 



Various Notes. 



A good delegation left Boston August 

 17 for the Detroit convention. In addi- 

 tion to those going by railroad, Mr. and 

 Mrs. W. D. Howard are making the trip 

 in their automobile. The total attend- 

 ance from Boston and vicinity is ap- 

 proximately twenty. 



In the will of the late Arthur F. Esta- 

 brook, one of the trustees and past- 

 president of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, the sum of $50,000 will 

 revert to the society on the death of 

 Mrs. Estabrook. Also, $5,000 is given 

 to the Arnold Arboretum. 



I regret to report the death of Mrs. 

 Charles 8. Sargent, wife of Professor 

 Sargent, director of the Arnold Arbore- 

 tum, which occurred August 13. Mrs. 

 Sargent, like her illustrious husband, 

 was a devoted patron of arboriculture 

 and horticulture and assisted him great- 

 ly in the various exhaustive works he 

 has written on the trees of North Amer- 

 ica, making many hundred lifelike 

 drawings of subjects treated. Mrs. 

 Sargent also accompanied her husband 

 on many of his collecting trips, both 

 here and abroad, and was a help and 

 inspiration to him in many ways. A 

 wealth of magnificent flowers at the fu- 

 neral, August 18, attested the esteem in 

 which she was held. 



Harry, second son of William Nichol- 



son, of Framingham, arrived home from 

 France last week, after many hard ex- 

 periences in the war zone. He was 

 formerly head gardener at the Evanston 

 hospital, Evanston, 111., but owing to the 

 serious illness of his mother he will 

 stay in the east for some time. Mr. 

 Nicholson, Sr., owing to trouble with 

 his legs, is unable to follow his favorite 

 ])a.stime of golf this season. However, 

 he manages to look after a good-sized 

 garden, which is producing beautiful 

 crops. 



The Gardeners' and Florists' Club of 

 Boston, on invitation of the Breck- 

 Robinson Nursery Co., will hold a field 

 day at the nurseries in Lexington, Au- 

 gust 28. All members and friends de- 

 siring transportation are asked to be 

 at Harvard Square, Cambridge, at 3 p. 

 ni., where automobiles will be on hand 

 to make the trip to historic Lexington. 

 Tlie nurseries contain large collections 

 of gladioli, dahlias, herbaceous plants, 

 trees and shrubs that will be in fine con- 

 dition late in August. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co. report an un- 

 usually lioavy demand for strawberry 

 plants and advance bulb orders are far 

 ahead of previous years. John K. M. L. 

 Farquhar had not planned to go to De- 

 troit, but C. L. Marlatt having been 

 asked to lecture on Quarantine 37, he 

 has decided to go and will, no doubt, 

 have something to say on the subject. 



It is a long time since Boston experi- 

 enced so severe a northeast rain storm 

 as occurred August 14. Although pre- 

 cipitation was only 1.86 inches, the wind 

 and rain leveled cornfields and gave all 

 outdoor flowers a sad battering. Largo 

 blocks of dahlias and gladioli were laid 

 flat and asters got a terrible mauling. 

 Tlie storm caused a sharp advance in 

 the price of flowers on the market. 



J. W. Simpson, of Reading, is just 

 finishing planting his carnations. He 

 has pulled out his last tomatoes, which 

 he planted in rows among his carna- 

 tions, and they netted him a substantial 

 sum. John Baer is his favorite forcing 

 tomato for spring and summer use. 



Our local street railway strike caused 

 a great deal of inconvenience a short 

 time ago and, now that the steam rail- 

 road strike is petering out, the police- 

 men are on the warpath and there are 

 others to follow. There seems to exist 

 at present a curious distaste for work 

 and an exaggerated demand by labor 

 for its share of all produce. To refrain 

 from necessary work seems a sign of 



social aberration and it will undoubted- 

 ly pass. The crying need of the present 

 is to replace what has been wasted and 

 destroyed in the last five years, but how 

 few realize this! Our local florists are 

 in many cases unable to secure assist- 

 ants, even at over double pre-war prices, 

 and will welcome the time when the 

 friends of labor adopt a new attitude 

 towards work. 



The only carnation noticed in the 

 market August 16 was Morning Glow, 

 from Edward Winkler. This variety 

 seems to beat all others during the hot 

 months. Joseph Margolis, with H. M. 

 Robinson & Co., reports business fine 

 and their July sales broke all records 

 for that month. Henry M. Robinson ■ 

 and family are still at Green Harbor, ' '• 

 Mass., and Charles E. Robinson is At ' 

 Millington, Mass., right in the hardy 

 fern district. 



B. A, Snyder was one of those who 

 made the Detroit trip by automobile, 

 taking some friends with him. Busi- 

 ness with B. A. Snyder & Co. is away 

 ahead of last August. W. N. C. 



DISSEMINATOBS' TBOUBLES. 



We are planning to disseminate Cru- 

 sade, Pilgrim and Mrs. John Cook, three 

 valuable new roses, this season. We had 

 placed orders for over a million Manetti 

 stocks. As you perhaps know, prices 

 that used to be $6 per thousand have 

 been advancing until recent advices 

 from Europe tell us that we can look 

 for $50 per thousand, and in some cases 

 to an advance in the price to $56 per 

 thousand in Europe for Manetti stocks. 

 This would necessitate a complete 

 change of prices. We have bought a 

 large quantity of Manetti at under that 

 figure, but not enough to take care of 

 our demand in case we send out these 

 roses. 



We have been unable to figure cost 

 and establish any price. We are expect- 

 ing to do a lot of advertising this fall, 

 providing we can get the material, but 

 until the matter of stock is definitely 

 settled we have been withholding our 

 advertising. A. N. Pierson, Inc. 



DOES SOME READER KNOW? 



Will you kindly send me recipe for 

 making the finest rose jar potpourri? 

 How may I preserve the color of rose 

 petals wlien dried? E. L. — N. Y. 



