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The Florists^ Review 



Mauch 11, 1920 



been able to standardize express syr- 

 tems and institute many new and more 

 economical and efficient methods of 

 operation. But that only half solves 

 the problem. There must be a consid- 

 erable increase in express rates in order 

 to give the carrier a reasonable profit, 

 80 that the service may become stabil- 

 ized, improved and satisfactory to the 

 shipping public. ' ' 



This style week is to be an annual 

 event and no doubt will mean much to 

 the trade, as it comes at a time when 

 stock is usually plentiful. 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



STYLE WEEK IN MILWAUKEE. 



Style week is an innovation in Mil- 

 waukee that is of benefit to the trade. 

 All merchants throughout the entire 



Annual Meeting. 



The annual meeting of the American 

 Eose Society will be held at the Grand 

 Central Palace, Forty-sixth street and 

 Lexington avenue, New York, at 3 p. m., 

 Tuesday, March 16, 1920, in connection 

 with the seventh annual international 

 flower show. 



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A Little Act 

 of Kindness — 



Denying of .one's own pleasure to 

 give happiness to another is in har- 

 mony with the true Lenten spirit 



To some one who is iM, discouraged 

 qr in need of cheer, it is a sincere 

 and beautiful way to say what your 

 heart wants to say. 



YOUR FLORIST and several huirdred 

 other florists in and around Chicago are 

 showing beautiful flowers in abundance 

 today and at reasonable prices. 



Ask about 



"FLOWERGRAMS* , 



,A Flowed delivery service to any 

 citjr or town in the United States 

 oc Canada in a few hours' time 



How the Chicago Florists Made Capital out of the Dull Season of Lent. 



city put on their best in the way of 

 window displays and large quantities 

 of plants and flowers were used. Prizes 

 were awarded for the best and most 

 attractive displays and most of the com- 

 petitors' windows used fresh i)lants and 

 flowers exclusively. It was a big out- 

 let for bulbous stock in ])ans and boxes 

 and for other blooming ])lants. Consider- 

 able Alabama smilax and asparagus was 

 also used. Some of the displays wore a 

 good boost for the use of flowers and 

 plants for decorative effect. Little ar- 

 tificial stock was used, except by the 

 smaller shops. August Kollner, whose 

 specialty is decorating, did most of the 

 work, but many of the florists had sev- 

 eral jobs. 



This will be a most notable meeting 

 and there should be a large attendance. 

 On this occasion the Gertude M. Hub- 

 bard gold medal will be presenteil to 

 E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind., for Colum- 

 bia, the best rose of American origin in- 

 troduced during the last five years. Dr. 

 E. M. Mills, of Syracuse, will make the 

 I'resentation. The annual election of 

 oflficers will occur\it this meeting, and 

 other important business will be trans- 

 acted. 



Registration of New Roses. 



Frederick R. M. Undritz, West New 

 Brighton, N. Y., has requested permis- 

 sion of the executive committee of the 

 American Rose Society to change the 



name of the variety of rose registered 

 by him, August 23, 1917, as Fredeirick R. 

 M. Undritz to General John Pershing. 

 Inasmuch as this rose has not yet been 

 disseminated, the executive committee 

 voted to allow this change of name. 

 Unless objections are received in the 

 office of the secretary of the society 

 within three weeks of this publication 

 t!ie registration will become permaneui. 



General John Pershing; class, hybrid Wichu- 

 raiana. Dr. W. Van Fleet x Mrs. W. J. Grant 

 (Belle Slebrecht). Climber; foliage same as Dr. 

 W. Van Fleet; vigorous; perfectly hardy; flower 

 double, four inches in diameter, darli pink, cen- 

 ter projecting, medium long, quite fragrant; bud 

 pointed and firm; fifty-three petals, curved, stiff, 

 center close; blooms profusely In June; may 

 bloom later; lasting quality, on bush five or six 

 da.vs. 



E. A. White, Sec'y. 



SPOTS ON RUBBER PLANTS. 



I am sending you some leaves from 

 a rubber plant and should like to know 

 what disease is affecting it and what the 

 cure for it is? The brown spots develop 

 fairly quickly and when they get about 

 the size of those on the sample leaves, 

 or a little larger, the leaves fall off. 

 The plant which is just now affected in 

 this way is a fair-sized tree, being about 

 15 years old. It is in a good-sized pot 

 and apparently has plenty of root room. 

 R. V. B.— N. "Mex. 



The leaves have every indication of 

 being frozen. Possibly windows or doors 

 have been left open long enough to af- 

 fect the plant. If you are positive that 

 this is not the trouble, it must be a fun- 

 goid affection and I suggest spraying the 

 plant thoroughly with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture or some other good fungicide. This 

 should be done two or three times at 

 intervals of a week. 



C, W. 



NEW OR OLD GROWTH? 



Can you tell me what is the trouble 

 affecting the vincas which we are send- 

 ing you? K. & S.— Wis. 



The vinca leaves arrived badly dried 

 up, so that it was impossible to tell 

 much about what was affecting them. 

 Neither could I tell whether the leaves 

 were taken from the vines made in the 

 field before they were lifted last fall 

 or whether they came from the new 

 growth made in the greenhouse. Field- 

 grown plants of vincas lifted from the 

 field in the fall of the year and taken 

 into the greenhouse will lose consid- 

 erable of the foliage from the older 

 vines during the winter time, especially 

 when they are set away in a dark, damp 

 and cold part of the house. It is not 

 so important to consider the older vines 

 of the plants as it is the new growths 

 they are making at this time. If the 

 latter are the ones that are affected, 

 then there is some serious trouble af- 

 fecting the plants which I am unable 

 to determine by the condition of the 

 leaves received. If the leaves were 

 taken from the older vines of the plants 

 and the new growths are not affected, 

 then I would advise cutting off those 

 that are affected to give the younger 

 ones a chance. Also make sure the 

 plants are not being starved in the 

 pots and in need of repotting. M. P. 



Beverly, Mass.— R. A. Newhall has 

 succeeded J. Mack as a grower of plants 

 and cut flowers. 



