sKl'l I.MllMt IS. I'.Mit. 



The Florists^ Review 



19 



Im> It \\!is who first sent Sfcls to Miii'oiic. 

 I'lic (list rift is a loii^ way iioitii ol' 

 i;;,ii(.k(ik, hut so far as known all tlic 

 .1','iis t'ouiid their v\ ay out of tin- coun- 

 ( rv tlir-ouj^h tiial [loit. Tlic Anicrican 

 ..jiiiplv i-anii' J'roni Ijomlon or (iliciit. 



Now from Mississippi. 



\(i\v thr news i-uiiics I'roiii I'ass ('lii'i-- 



':iii. Miss., that ,1. I;. Aflaiiis tV; Sons 

 'i:i\i' two ])lants bcariny seed. Last year- 

 Mil- firm S'ltliercd about 300 seeds, whicli 



hrv ]ilanti'd, and now ]ia\'i> 'J".") yomi'.; 



,i;ints in Hindi ]iots. This year lioth 

 ;iilnis arc licariny, and one of them lias 



)iousaiids of seeds just turniiif!^ brown. 

 \\'lieii rijii-' sonic of tiiis scnl will he 



iVcred to thr trai'i- and ilo' ro^t 



'.■;Jltcd. 



BLACK EOT ON DAHLIAS. 



I .-ini smiliiif^ _\ ou under sc|iarat' 

 ..\f|- a few d.'ihlias whi(di aii'' cliscascd. 

 riiis infci-tion (d' black streaks that 

 , 111 will sec aloiiL: the stem will stunt 

 i,e [il;in! and wilt the b'aves. 'i'hiv !■< 

 , iite trouldcsfunc and causes eonsidcr 

 ■ lile loss of blooms, fs it a. fiiiiyiis (n- 



ii-eets.' ir. .1. .1. Mo. 



I do not think Insects lia\e anything' 



. do with the tioiililc. This Idack stem 



-it is a dis(\'ise the cause of which we 



lie unable to UII ilel'st a Ui I . It is iinpOK- 



-dde tip tell exactly what rauses Tlii^ 

 :.'id similar diseases, and the best me;ins 



>i' coinbatinf,' them is careful and clean 



nlture vt' tlie jdants. 



I wouM ad\ise destrdcin^ not onlv 



lie .-(ffcctcil branch but .also the tuber 



' rom wliicli the diseased slioot r.ami. 



I'his is tlie only N;ifct:uard aLjain^i tin 

 -lireadiriL,' of the disease to the re^t (,r 

 : lie dahli.a stock. 



It would also be a ;_'ood [dan tu eliaiii;! 

 •he jd.antin^- <,n-ound for the d;ihlias 

 next seas(in and, after jrivinjf their [u-fs 

 ■ill location a uood dressing ot' .'lir 

 ^l:iked lijne, use th(> sjiace for some <dliei 



■I lip for .a yi'ar oi' t wo. M . | '. 



NAMES OF TWO PLANTS. 



I nder se|.;il,'i ;e eeVer, ] .am ^illdin.; 



*iiii a (laekai^c eimta mini; twn [planl>. 

 'l' whieh J. wish to tiiid <ii|t the name-. 



<•. 1". !■ 



!\:iii. 



The name nf the •^icen .and L;>ildeii 

 leaved slirub is J']v(>nyinus .iaiionii.a 

 •riire{)varie>:at:i. and the colored le;i\ ed 

 plant is Amarantus tricob>r. M. I', 



DISEASED ASTER PLANTS. 



What causes aster plants to have a 

 I'lack streak from the roots up the en 

 'ire stalk, resulting; in their dejifli' 

 "~"Uie reach in.aturity b< fore tliey die and 

 ''hers die .almost inimedi.ateh". 



J. W. S. (). 



Idle caii^c of the trciidde is a disease 



■.liich lieeonies prevalent amoiej- a^ter 



lants durin;.' the wet seasoti or wlier 



'le plants .are grown on the same land 



'lie year aft(>r another. It is useless te 



'ry to save tlie jilants .after thev have 



•■eeomc l)adly afTccted. Tlie best tliinj: 



'o do is to pull them up and burn theni. 



Ne.xt season try the following' treat 



aent for your aster plants: Sow the 



'♦! a little later, so that the plants will 



lot become hanl and the roots wiry be- 

 ' i»re they are planted outdoors. Do not 

 slant outside before May 15. Give 

 ''iunj;h room between the plants so their 

 .,'rowth will not cover the ground and 

 •delude tlie sun and air. Use the hand 



WHO'S WHO fRl^it AND WHY I 



LARS PETER JENSEN. 



DI;N .\1 .\ b' K u;tb rcs[)onsibli.' for the start in life of the new president ef the 

 \;iti<iiial Assoeiation ui' (Jardeners. He w.as born at A'inclinj^c in 1'^(i!> and 

 -er\ed hi- .appreiit iceshi |, ni Li.ai deni nt; on .an estate near C%ipeiiliaLren and Later at 

 'lie coinniercial cstal)li--hmeiit ol" 11. 1'. lieyer, < 'openhaLicn, where he beeaine head 

 '.grower at the aiic fit' '1><. Tuu xi.aiv later he emigrated to the United States. After 

 three \a^ars' work with hi< father in '.^a i deiiin;,; and laroUeape wmk at Webster 

 <iro\«^s, Mo.. li(> took eh.aiue of the .'i acre |{iis(di plaee ,and later ol' other Lrroimd- 

 and estates. His or;:anizatifin aidi\ities h.ave l>een larLce, inclmlinir hi-' effoiis .a- 

 dirradiir of the National Association (d' Garden ers, direid or i if the .\iiieiir,ni .\-so<i;i- 

 tion of I'ark Siijiprlnte'ndents, loiiiider and presiilcnt id' the St. Lmiis .\--iMi;itiipn nf 

 • dirdeiiers. .Mr. .lenseii w.is married in ^'<U7 and has one son. .Xiilnii (.e,,|M,._ timn 

 ill l^!t!^ 



cultivator frecpuntly enough to lu'cp a 

 line ilii-t miilidi on the ;:roiind ;it all 

 limes during the dry \ve;ither. Water 

 only when absolutely necessary to pr(>- 

 vent the jilants from ilrying up. It is 

 better to place more f.aith in tli(> culti- 

 \ator than in the hose. Gi\e tlo^ plants 

 an occasional sprayiii'_' with }-?<irdeaux 

 mixture, especiallv in the earlv stages 

 of their growth. " ■ M. P. 



CLIMBER IS BUR CUCUMBER. 



I'ndcr separate cove!- I am sending a 

 -.ample of .an annu.al climber that grows 

 I'rom ten to thirty feet high, is rapid in 

 habit of growth, w ill cover a wall, fence, 

 or anything in a' short time, seeds itself 

 .and is easily carri(>(l from year to year. 

 It is not .a hardy [dant. 



I have searched through Haib'v's 

 evelojiedia and other books trying to find 

 the name, but am uu^ble to do so. Will 



you Lri\c nil' the bot.an ie;i I ;i< well ;i< ih.' 

 coiiimo!! name.' The iil:in; i- net the 

 common wild cucumber, but 1 be|i,\ ,• it 

 IjeldiiLTS to t he same t'amilv . 



I'., i;. < . Mint,. 



The name '.f the pl;iiit '.mi sen' > 

 Sicyos .angul;it us or bur lueiiinber. 



Warren, Pa. -R. s. Holcomb, 1l'2 l-dm 

 street, is iipiistructing a greenhouse. 



Eldora, la.— C. C. Wakeling has just 

 returned from France after serving 

 three ye.irs in the Can.adian army in 

 f'rance, liclgium and (iermany. 



Orleans, France.— The tirm of l.ov.i 

 vasseur iV Sons was dissolved Se[iteni 

 l>er 1 and in future the establishment 

 at I'ssy will be managed by .Ndrberl 

 I.evavasseiir .and that at Orlemis bv 

 l']rnest ].e\'a \ .asseiii . 



