Mabch 25, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



149 



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I THE ROSE BUG IS DOOMED I 



THE FLORO-CHEMICAL CO. 



Announces the First and Exclusive Offering of 



MELROSINE 



( TRADE MARK) 

 The first real and only effective remedy for the destruction of the rose beetle or chafer 



Bvprlnted from The Florists' Exchange, 

 February 7, 1920. 



Is the Rose Bug Doomed? 



If there exists anywhere around this sec- 

 tion a more cantankerous bnite — one that you 

 cannot possibly have a sympathetic feeling for, 

 as in the old way, you drop him into the 

 can of oil — than the Rose bug, we don't know 

 of It, blm or her. You go over your Roses 

 In the dewy mom or at nearly twlUgbt and 

 gingerly pick or shake him and her off the 

 Roses until you can't see a last one remain- 

 ing — but he and his wives and family (or 

 their close relatives) are back again on the 

 Job next day about as numerous as before, 

 doing their spiteful best to disfigure and de- 

 stroy your Roses. 



Once we thought we had a remedy. Fifty 

 young chickens one day found their way down 

 to big old Crimson Rambler, Just when the 

 bugs werp nomlng to the surface. What a 

 glorious time those chicks had that day I 

 The second day they were not so keen on the 

 Rose bug food. And the third day they abso- 

 lutely refused to go anywhere near. How- 

 ever, that Summer that particular bush (which 

 was isolated from the Rose beds) was little 

 troubled. 



This story ii Just en passant. 



Seriously, any eradlcator of the Rose bug 

 pest will be hailed with Joy by commercial 

 grower, private gardener and amateur, what- 

 ever be the form it may take or the labor It 

 may entail. 



We follow with a letter from Mr. Wohlert, 

 an old and esteemed subscriber for The Ex- 

 change, and wish only to add our hope that 

 the preparation he mentions will be made 

 known to the commercial man before the Rose 

 bug makes Its next appearance. 



Editor The Florist*' Exchange: 



Rose bugs are surely difBcult creature* to 

 get away with and up to the present it has 

 been almost impossible to eliminate them. 

 Therefore, perhaps, you may be pardoned for 

 your comment In your Issue of Jan. 24, upon 

 a remedy for Rose bugs In a manner which 

 cannot but leave the Impression that auch a 

 remedy or this particular remedy, is of but 

 little value In ridding our Roses of this Inju- 

 rious insect. I hold no brief from the orig- 

 inator or Introducer of this remedy, but hav- 

 ing known the originator for many years and 

 having watehed with great interest his en- 

 deavors to perfect his remedy, 1 feel qualified 

 and Justified in suting that his remedy not 

 only Is an efficient one from my viewpoint, but 

 know that it haa been severely tested by many 

 men well known to the trade who would not 

 vouch for Its merits as they have done w«» 

 the remedy not a most excellent one. 



It seems to me that your comment was not 

 exactly proper, at this time, inasmuch as we 

 should encourage any helpful endeavors to 

 assist horticulture, and I am sure Mr. Barclay, 

 the originator, should, by all means, receive 

 a vote of thanks from all horticulturists for 

 doing something for us which has heretofore 

 not been done, particularly as he did not 

 allow the remedy to be marketed until it had 

 been tested out by such authorities as Theo- 

 dore Wlrth, J. Horace McFarland, RutMU of 

 Entomology of Pennsylvania and others — this 

 relieving buyen purchasing a pig in a bag. 



I have no financial Interest in this prepara- 

 tion, but know it to be of commercial valne, 

 also I understand a New Torfc seedsman has 

 thought well enough of it to pay a good prio* 



for it A. B. WOHLERT. 



Narbeth. Pa. 



The product of a private gardener, Mr. Hugh 

 Balfour Barclay, of Merion, Pa., to whom horticul- 

 ture owes an everlasting debt for his discovery. 



Mr. Barclay conducted exactly 872 experiments 

 before he was satisfied that his product was really 

 effective and good enough to be placed on the mar- 

 ket, assuring the public of an article which fulfilled 

 every need demanded of it. 



In 1919, samples were sent to the most eminent 

 Rosarians and Horticulturists in America for tests, 

 and all have voiced their approval by word and 

 letter. To the skeptical ones, we will gladly mail 

 copies of written testimonials. 



MELROSINE while destroying the Rose bug 

 does not leave a blemish or spot on the flower, nor 

 has it any odor. 



MELROSINE when used is diluted with twenty 

 times the amount of water. Full directions for use 

 on each can. 



MELROSINE is sold as follows: Sample cans, 

 enough to make a gallon of diluted mixture for thor- 

 ough trial on a number of plants, 50c; per pint, $1.00; 

 per quart, $1.75; per 2 quarts, $3.25; per gallon, 

 $6.00; per 5 gallons, $25.00; per 10 gallons, $45.00. 



A special discount of 10 per cent is allowed to 

 florists and growers and a further discount if put in 

 stock for selUng over the counter. 



HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to make an 

 extra dollar when trade is dull. 



S 

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I THE FLORO-CHEMICAL CO., Park Ave. and 146th St., New York, N.Y. I 



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