May 6. 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



131 



I THE ROSE BUG IS DOOMED | 



I THE FLORaCHEMICAL CO. | 



i Announces the First and Exclusive Offering of E 



ImelrosineI 



(TRADE MARK) 



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



Reprinted from The Florists' Ezdutnge, 

 February 7. 1920. 



Is the Rose Bug Doomed? 



It there exists anywhere around this 

 tlon a more cantankerous bnite— one that you 

 cannot possibly bave a sympathetic feeling for, 

 as in the old way, you droD him into the 

 can o{ oil — than the Bose bug, we don't know 

 of it, him or her. Tou go oyer your Boaea 

 In thp dewy mom or at nearly twlligbt and 

 gingerly pick or shake blm and her off the 

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

 ing — but he and his wires and family (or 

 their close relatlTes) are back again on the 

 job next day about as numerous as before, 

 doing their spiteful best to dlaflgura and de- 

 stroy your Rose*. 



Once we thought we had a remedy. Fifty 

 young chickens one day found their way down 

 to big old Crimson Rambler, Just when the 

 buiR wer# mmlng 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 abao- 

 luteiy refused to go anywhere near. How- 

 erer, that Summer that particular bush (whidi 

 wan isolated from the Rose beds) was Ilttl* 

 troubled. 



This story la Just «n paaaant. 



Seriously, any eradlcator of the Roaa bog 

 pest will be hailed with Joy by eommareial 

 grower, prirate gardener and amateur. wtMt- 

 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 subacriber for Tha Bz- 

 change, and wish onlv to add our hop* that 

 the preparation he mentions will be made 

 known to the oommer«dal man before tha Boa* 

 bug makes Its next appearance. 



Editor The Florists' Exchange: 



Rose bugs are surely difficult ereatnrea to 

 get away with and up to tha present It haa 

 been almost Impossible to eliminate them. 

 Therefore, perhapa, you may be pardoned for 

 your comment in your Isaue of Ian. 24. upon 

 a remedy for Rose bugs In a manner whldi 

 cannot but leare the Impresaion that such 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 ortg- 

 InatoT or Introducer of this remedy, but hay- 

 ing knovni the originator for many years and 

 having watehed with great Interest his en- 

 deavors to perfect his remedy, I feel quaUfled 

 and Justified in sUtlng that his remedy not 

 only is an efficient one from my Tiewpoint, but 

 know that it haa been sererely tested by many 

 men well known to the trade who would not 

 Touch for iu merits as they have dona weta 

 me 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 

 awlst horticulture, and I am sure Mr. Barclay. 

 the originator, should, by aU meana. reoeiys 

 s vote of thanks from all hortieulturlsU for 

 doing something for us which haa heretofore 

 not been done, particularly as he did not 

 auow the remedy to be marketed untU it had 

 5**° is?!?? ""• *>» roch authorttiea as Theo- 

 2?,? ^ "•"• '• Horace McFarland, BureMi of 

 Kntomolop of Pennsylvania and others— tbU 



Ik' buyers mirchaaing a pig hi a bat. 

 ♦1,1, ^*.",1 ""*""=**• interest in thia prepara- 

 tion, but know It to be of oommsrelal yalne. 

 thS.JL.""''?,'**""" ,? Nsw York saadaman baa 

 thought weU eoou^ of it to pay a good pries 



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Narbeth. Pa. ^ ^ WOHLKBT. 



The product of a private gardener, Mr. Hugh 

 Balfour Barclay, of Merlon, 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 pubhc 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 selling over the counter. 



HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY to make an 

 extra dollar when trade is dull. 



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



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