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The Florists^ Review 



JrLT 8, 1920 



A honse of sweet peas and carnations 



proved one of the best crops on the 



place. 



• • • • 



E. D. Wonsetler, Bryan, O., intends to 

 remodel the office and workroom in con- 

 nection with the showhouse, thus mak- 

 ing an up-to-date place in this live 

 town. Excellent business is reported. 

 "While waiting for Mr. Wonsetler, two 

 juveniles were interviewed, one proving 

 to be the junior Wonsetler and the other 

 the son of a banker. The junior Won- 

 setler was asked if he intended to follow 

 in his father's successful footsteps and 

 he said that he was not sure, but his 

 playmate suggested that he should do so 

 and he would take care of his cash. The 

 prospective florist retorted that bank- 

 ers were held up about once a year, so 

 that would not be a safe proposition. 

 Even the youngsters recognize the lack 

 of security in the possession of wealth, 

 which should be gratifying to the many 

 who profess to be in the business for 

 the love vt it. W. M, 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



The Market. 



The month of June closed by .making 

 a splendid showing on the sales record. 

 The reports from everywhere show that 

 the month made a new record. The prin- 

 cipal cause was weddings, most of which 

 called for bouquets far above the aver- 

 age of other years. 



The market, for the most part, did not 

 rise even to the prices of last year, due 

 to the large supply of outdoor stock. 

 Peonies, phloxes and many outside flow- 

 ers which seemed too common to use 

 other years were in better demand and 

 served in making many decorations. As 

 July opened, the demand was nipped 

 suddenly and all prices dropped. Eoses 

 of fair grade sold for $4 per hundred 

 and carnations of the best grade 

 brought the same, but there was much 

 stock which could be had for almost 

 any price. 



Various Notes. 



The Florists' Club will hold its annual 

 picnic July 21 at the Automobile club 

 at Clarence, N. Y. A lively program is 

 in the making and the committee in 

 charge promises a good time. 



Charles Sandiford has put in a house 

 of roses of the new varieties. He is the 

 first one to try roses in the city and the 

 outcome will be watched by manv. 



F. P. A. 



NEWARK, N. J. 



The Market. 



Eetailers had much wedding work 

 right up to the end of June. Business 

 is still good, but it is evident that the 

 trade is on the edge of the usual summer 

 dull period. 



Growers are busy getting their chrys- 

 anthemum plants in shape, preparatory 

 to the fall trade. Many growers are 

 planning for alterations and improve- 

 ments to their greenhouses during the 

 summer months. 



Various Notes. 



C. J. Connolly, 320 Bank street, re- 

 ports much wedding and funeral work 

 during the month of June. Transient 

 trade was a little slow. 



Fred Philips, of Philips Bros., Broad 

 street, has recovered from his attack 

 of carbuncles. He left July 5 for Allen- 



hurst, on the New Jersey coast, where 

 he will spend a month. As usual v^iile 

 on his summer vacations, he will s^nd 

 much of his time in deep sea fishing. 



Connelly & Plunkett, 149 Bloomfleld 

 avenue, report "too many weddings," 

 for a while almost more than they could 

 care for. Large wedding trade was also 

 reported at the branch store, at 20 Bel- 

 mont avenue. E. B. M. 



DULUTH, MINN. 



The Market. 



The local crop of peonies is just at its 

 prime and some wonderful blooms are 

 arriving. The peony is one of the flow- 

 ers that does well in Duluth and grows 

 to perfection with little or no care; con- 

 sequently, large quantities are grown 

 both by growers and in private gardens 

 and some fine specimens are to be seen 

 in the florists' window displays. Eoses 

 are of fair quality, with the supply 

 plentiful. Carnations are a little on the 

 short side; the quality is good. Snap- 

 dragons and pyrethrums are selling 

 well. Valley is scarce and the demand 

 is large, chiefly for wedding bouquets. 



Duluth Peony Show. 



The annual peony show was held last 

 week. The stages were full- of count- 

 less varieties of peonies, poppies, irises 

 and other perennial flowers. The man- 

 agement says that it was one of the best 

 and largest exhibitions ever held in 

 Duluth and the place was always 

 crowded with visitors. 



A splendid showing was made of 

 Princess Beatrice and Baroness 



Schroeder. Jubilee was extra fine, 

 vase of Venus, a large pale pink variet; 

 attracted much attention. Festiv 

 maxima was shown in many collectioi 

 and was extra good. Marie Crousse, i 

 large salmon pink, was new to DuIum 

 growers. John W. Stryker, of St. Paui, 

 was the judge. 



Various Notes. 



0.*J. Eischen is wearing a broad smi' ? 

 and passing cigars around. He is t) .> 

 proud father of two fine boys. 



Miss Edna Eoss, of the Duluth Flor; 1 

 Co., is taking a vacation. J. E. S. 



THRTP8 ON BEGONIAS. 



I am sending you a specimen of my 

 Begonia Chatelaine plants, with which 

 I have been having trouble for the last 

 year. The plants appear to be affected 

 with rust or blight, which attacks the 

 shoots, causing the flowering centers to 

 gnarl and dry up, and soon the plant 

 becomes blind wood without a bloom. 

 New shoots go the same way before the 

 first bud opens. Do you think that the 

 soil is all right t A. H. S.— N. Y. 



The trouble with the begonias is 

 caused by thrips. On examination, some 

 of the leaves were found to have con- 

 siderable thrips on them. I should ad- 

 vise spraying with Thrip Juice No. 2, 

 according to the directions on the label 

 of the container. The spraying should 

 be done late in the day, twice weekly, 

 until the plants are cleaned up. The 

 shoots, growth and roots of the plants 

 are all right and there does not appear 

 to be anything the matter with the soil. 



M. P. 



STRAWBEBBIES FOB FOBOINO. 



What is the best strawberry for forc- 

 ing in South Carolina! I want to get 

 the heaviest producer, the freest setter 

 and the best traveler for a 20-hour 

 journey. E. B. E.— S. C. 



The best strawberry that I have found 

 in my thirty years ' experience in Amer- 

 ica is Marshall. It has a color, size and 

 flavor unequaled by any other straw- 

 berry and produces splendid crops under 

 glass if grown in 6-inch pots. Nick 

 Ohmer comes second in my estimation, 

 but is much inferior to Marshall. The 

 earliest possible runners should be 

 taken where plants are needed for forc- 

 ing, in order to build up crowns of good 

 size before cold weather. C. W. 



FALL-BEABING STRAWBEBBIES. 



Culture for Best Bearing. 



While the ordinary summer varieties 

 of strawberries must be cared for over 

 a year before a crop has been harvested, 

 the so-called everbearing or fall-bearing 

 varieties can be fruited within four 

 months after the plants are set and will 

 remain in bearing for two or three 

 months and sometimes afford a straw- 

 berry shortcake for Thanksgiving even 

 in Michigan. The same plants will pro- 



duce a crop of fruit the following June 

 and with a little care will bear the 

 second fall. 



Although the variety known as Pro- 

 gressive seems to be best adapted for 

 general cultivation. Superb, Francis and 

 other sorts do well under favorable con- 

 ditions. 



A fairly heavy and moderately rich, 

 sandy loam seems best adapted for ever- 

 bearing varieties. If it is too rich, the 

 plants will run to vines instead of fruit, 

 while if it is too light and poor, a weak 

 growth will be made. A soil that is 

 naturally moist should be chosen, or ar- 

 rangements made for watering the 

 plants in dry weather. 



The plants may be set two by four 

 feet, if to be worked with a horse, or 

 as close as one by two feet or three 

 feet in a small garden. In closer culture, 

 they may be set so that there will b( 

 three rows with the plants one foot each 

 way, with a walk two feet wide between 

 the plants. 



Pinch Blossoms for Strong Growth. 



The plants should be given frequent 

 cultivation and hoeing, pains being taken 

 to stir the soil after every rain. As the 

 blossoms appear, they should be pinched 

 off, and this should be kept up until the 

 plants have made a strong growth. This 

 may be as soon as the middle of July 

 with early-set plants, or as late as 



