Skptembeb 25, 1919. 



The Florists^ Review 



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der any consideration to become wet 

 from syringing or in any other way 

 when the time comes for lowering the 

 ventilators in the afternoon. If the 

 plants are growing in the open ground, 

 spray them with Bordeaux mixture. 

 M. P. 



THRIPS ON ROSES. 



I have some thrips on my Ophelia and 

 Columbia roses and wtjuld like to know 

 the best remedy for this, and when and 

 how often to use it. E. C. — Mich. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



Executive Committee Meets. 



The executive committee of the Amer- 

 ican Kose Society held a meeting at the 

 City Club, New York city, September 17. 

 F. L. Atkins, chairman of the committee 

 to outline a policy in regard to the es- 

 tablishment of rose test gardens, made 

 a pieliminary report. It was the opin- 

 ion of the committee that the official 

 rose test gardens should be established 

 only in certain climatic zones. The De- 

 partment of Agriculture at Washington 

 is working on a zonal map of these sec- 

 tions. It was also the opinion of tlio 

 committee that the American Rose So- 

 ciety should recognize any show gardens 

 in public parks or public gardens, pro- 

 vided they are kept to a certain stand- 

 ard of excellence. 



Dr. Van Fleet's Seedlings. 



S. S. Pennock, chairman of the com- 

 mittee appointed at the last meeting to 

 formulate a plan for the dissemination 

 of Dr. Van Fleet 's seedlings, made a re- 

 port of j)rogress. Ho road a letter from 

 Prof. L. C. Corbett, of the United States 

 Dejiartment of Agriculture, i)roposing 

 such a plan. 



It was voted to instruct the committee 

 to arrange with the authorities of the 

 Department of Agriculture at Washing- 

 ton for the testing of Dr. Van Fleet's 

 seedlings in all the official rose test gar- 

 dens of the society with a view to fu- 

 ture dissemination. 



Committees Appointed. 



The following fommitteos were named 

 by President Pvle and confirmed by the 

 executive coniniittee: 



Ccntnil coinniittrc of the roso test carilons-- 

 .T. S. Hiiss. Hiirtfiinl. Conn.; Dr. A. ('. »pnl. 

 Itliaca, N. Y.; 'I'licodorc Wirtli, Minnciipolis. 

 Minn.: .7. A. Ciirrfv. I'ortland, Ore.: ("liarlos E. 

 F. Orsdorff, Wasliinirton. D. C. ; Prof. N. M. 

 MoGiiinis, CoIIcbp Station, Tex. 



Arlington rose ti'st tiardfn. WasliiiiKton, P. ('. 

 --('liarlcs K. F. Ccrsdorff. Washington: A. P. 

 • Irppley, WtisliiiiKton : Miss Carrie Ilnrrison, De- 

 partment of Ajiritiiltiire, Wasliincton. 



Hartford msf test Kardcn. Hartford. Conn.- 

 •T. F. Hnss, Hartford: (Jeorce A. I'arlvfr. Hart- 

 ford: Alexander CiimniintJ, .Tr.. Croniwell. Conn. 



Cornell rose test garden, Itliaea, N. Y. — Dr. 

 A. C. Heal, Ithaca: D. E. Criffln Lewis, Syra- 

 cuse; Chnrles (}. Adams, Anbnrn. 



Portland rose test garden, Portland, Ore. — .1. 

 A. Currey, A. J. Clark and Alfred Tucker, Port- 

 land, Ore. 



Kose recistrntion — Rotiert Simpson, Clifton, 

 N. J.; W. U. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; George 

 H. Peterson, Fnlr Lawn, N. J. 



It was moved and carried that a com- 

 mittee be appointed to foster in every 

 way the cut flower rose interests. The 

 following committee was named and con- 

 firmed: W. R. Pierson, Cromwell, Conn.; 



Harry O. May, -Summit, N. J.; S. S. 

 Pennock, Philadelphia; Max Schling, 

 New York city; Henry Penn, Boston. 



The report of the committee on rules 

 and regulations governing the exhibition 

 of garden roses was adopted. 



E, A. White, Sec'y. 



MILDEW ON ROSE SHOOTS. 



I am sending you an infected rose 

 shoot. What is the matter with it and 

 what methods should be used to control 

 the disease? E. T. T.— Ky. 



Thrips can be readily cleaned out by 

 the use of one of the standard nicotine 

 preparations. These are effective if 

 used according to the directions on the 

 package. In the summer many growers 

 apply them as a spray, the point being 

 to use enough force from a fine nozzle to 

 get a mist to reach every part of the 

 house. When there is heat in the steam 

 pipes, the common method is to vaporize 

 the nicotine by burning on the hot pipes. 

 This method has almost entirely re- 

 placed the burning of tobacco stems. 



H. O. 



The rose shoot is badly covered with 

 mildew. The best means for its control 

 is to dust the plants with sulphur and 

 then to maintain a dry atmosphere in 

 the house for two or three days in order 

 that the sulphur may have a chance to 

 dry up the mildew. Pay strict attention 

 to the proper regulation of the ventilat- 

 ing and heating of the houses and prac- 

 tice common sense methods as regards 

 watering and syringing the plants. 

 Above all, do not allow the plants un- 



CYCLAMEN SEEDS ROT. 



Can you give me information on how 

 to take care of cyclamen plants in- 

 tended for seeds? They generally rot 

 befdre tlie seed is ripe. J. F. V. — Pa. 



I treat the cyclamen plants for seed 

 the same as any other cyclamen plants, 

 The reason the seeds rot before ripening 

 is because evidently the plants are kept 

 too wet or too dry. Keeping them in 

 too warm a house will also have this 

 effect. I know of no other reason why 

 the seed should rot before maturing. 



J. A. P. 



Napoleon, O.— Fred J. Fisk is plan- 

 ning to open a retail store here about 

 Xovomber 1. 



Washington, D. C— John E. Turner, 

 formerly with the Iowa State College 

 greenhouses, Ames, la., is now at Ta- 

 konia Park. 



Oklahoma City, Okla.— W. .1. Baker, 

 of Baker Bros., Fort Worth, Tex., was 

 a visitor September 18, at the store of 

 tlie Stiles Floral Co. He was on his 

 way to Chicago. 



Winfield, Kan.— A half interest in 

 the Vaughan Flower Shop has been 

 purchased by H. Ij. Cain, in association 

 with X. Dugan, both formerly of Wich- 

 ita. Mr. Cain will have charge of the 

 growing end of the new business, which 

 is being taken over at once. 



Carrollton, O.— Frank B. Roudebush 

 recently bought a greenhouse in Cleve- 

 land and moved it to this city. He is 

 planning to build to his present house, 

 18x80 feet, an addition of .30x80 feet 

 and next year another, 30x100. He is 

 also building an addition to his office 

 building, making it large enough to 

 serve as a dwelling for himself and his 

 family. It will be heated from the 

 boiler which heats the greenhouse. 



Oklahoma City, Okla. — George A. 

 Stiles had the i)leasure of entertaining 

 Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Berning September 

 16. They were en route to Texas and 

 California. 



Pleasant Hill, Mo.— William Day, 



foniuTly with .). F. Wilcox & Sons, 

 Council Bluffs, la., and now in charge 

 of the pot department of the Pinehurst 

 Floral Co., is recovering from typhoid 

 fever. 



Evergreen, Ala.— The evergreen busi- 

 ness of Geo. M. Carter has been trans- 

 ferred to the Ashley Floral Co., follow- 

 ing the death of Mr. Carter some months 

 ago. One of the firm of the Ashley 

 Floral Co. had worked with Geo. M. 

 Carter for twenty years. 



Mount Clemens, Mich. — The concern 

 .sometimes referred to as the Mount 

 Clemens Bulb Co. in reality is the 

 United Bulb Co., there being no com- 

 pany here by the former title. Th. de 

 Groot is general manager of the United 

 Bulb Co., and P. Vos is assistant man- 

 ager. Others interested are K. Velt- 

 huys and Ross L. Holloway. The com- 

 pany specializes in gladiolus bulbs and 

 its display of cut flowers was one of 

 the features of the recent fair in De- 

 troit. 



