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24 



The Florists' Review 



August 5, 1920 



reputation of the Buckeye state in en- 

 tertaining the visitors to the 8. A. F. 

 convention at Cleveland August 17, to 

 19. 



• • • • 



V. A. Cowgill, of Cowgill's Green- 

 houses, Salem, O., resting behind a cul- 

 tivator and seeing the robins digging 

 for worms, observed: "It illustrates 

 many conditions in the world '^s stage 

 as it is today and, being so closely allied 

 to nature, the craft is reaping the most 

 benefit through its munificence." From 

 these remarks it was gathered that busi- 

 ness is satisfactory. 



• • • • 



John Miller, Salem, O., a pioneer in 

 the trade, has turned over his active in- 

 terests to his son. 



• • • • 



Claude Tyler, Salem, 0., has most of 

 his glass devoted to chrysanthemums, 

 cucumbers and tomatoes. The stock is 

 in healthy condition. 



• • • • 



Huscrof t 's Flower Shop, Steubenville, 

 O., looks attractive in its new coat of 

 white. Proprietor E. E. McCauslan has 

 faith in future business. 



• • • • 



H. E. Kunkel, Warren, O., has a fine 

 batch of carnations planted outdoors. 

 While waiting for a favorable turn in 

 the building trade, plans for rebuild- 

 ing are held up. Here is a striking 

 instance of what a good grower can 

 accomplish under adverse conditions. 

 With favorable conditions, the result is 

 hard to estimate. 



• • • • 



The Eyan & Culver Co., Youngstown, 

 O., has made rapid strides in the trade 

 since taking over the H. Cade good will. 

 The name followed to a new store, fitted 

 in every detail with an eye to the rapid 

 expansion of the city's business, "a. 

 fact," observed Mr. Eyan, "that we 

 can almost see in each month's busi- 

 ness."' 



• • • • 



Henry Walther, Youngstown, O., 

 keeps up a fine display in his uptown 

 store. "So as to let folks see we are 

 ever awake, though it is vacation time. 

 But Ypungstowu is a busy spot at all 



seasons," observed our friend. 



• • • • 



John Walker, Youngstown, O., re- 

 turned from Miami, Fla., with an in- 

 fected foot, which has affected the other. 

 His new place of sixteen acres is as- 

 suming shape under the eye of Man- 

 ager Williams, of the John Walker Co., 

 near Hubbard, O. Two Foley green- 

 houses, each 29x152 feet, are finished 

 and are the nucleus of a large- range to 

 be devoted primarily to plants, ferns 

 and cyclamens as the leaders, as the 

 old place made the Boston fern famous 

 in this neighborhood. Mr. Walker hopes 

 to be able to accompany the Youngs- 

 town party to the S. A. F. convention. 



• • * • 



H. A. Imlay, Zanesville, O., has been 

 appointed superintendent of Mill Creek 

 park, Youngstown, O., and is expected 

 to bring about many changes in the 

 department. Mr. Imlay is" of the fam- 

 ily bearing that name at Zanesville, of 

 which J. M. Imlay is the head, a 

 former regular attendant at the annual 

 conventions of the S. A. F. 



• • * • 



The Heepe Co., Akron, 0., has a 

 seasonable window display, showirfg a 



model of a transatlantic steamer sur- 

 rounded with steamer baskets on a 

 glassy sea, backed with appropriate 

 foliage. It is the work of J. A. Can- 

 non, who recently returned from a trip 

 eafft to secure decorative stock, which 

 he describes as being scarce and high 

 in price. This firm is adding six John 

 C. Moninger Co. greenhouses, 30x150 

 feet, for plant growing and expects to 

 erect more to meet the demand. 

 • • • • 

 The Hecock Flower Shop, Elyria, 

 O., owing to the scarcity of flowers, did 

 not contribute the floral float expected 

 to appear in the parade of the F. O. E., 

 who were represented from all over the 

 state at a convention here recently. L. 

 C. Hecock says that the rank and file 

 of the trade will uphold the enviable 



HYBRID CATTLEYAS. 



Please give me the names of eighteen 

 good hybrid cattleyas and as many 

 Iffiliocattleyas, with their time of bloom- 

 ing and colors. Will they bloom twice a 

 year? Do hybrids vary much in color f 



J. D.— Pa. 



The following are suggested as desir- 

 able hybrids for you to try. Their flow- 

 ering season is more variable than that 

 of the more popular forest species like 

 gigas,^ Trianae, labiata, Mossise, Gaskel- 

 liana, Mendelii and aurea. In one year 

 a certain hybrid may bloom in May and 

 a year later in August and September. 

 Some varieties will flower twice in a 

 year, but not heavily. While hybrids 

 are extremely beautiful and useful and 

 help to fill in the gaps when we are 

 somewhat short of the standard com- 

 mercial sorts, they are unlikely ever to 

 equal these for all-around cut flower 

 purposes. If you have a good call for 

 cut orchids, by all means grow some 

 hybrids. You will find them somewhat 

 variable as to type from the same seed 

 pod. It would require too much space 

 here to give colors properly. 



Personally I think the time is not far 

 distant when the Federal Horticultural 

 Board will be obliged from horticultural 

 pressure to lower the bars of Quarantine 

 37 and admit orchids again, for no proof 

 has been given that any dangerous pest 

 has ever come in on them, and, in spite 

 of the assertion of their spokesman that 



The Ward Flower Shop has recently 

 opened a new store in the Goodyear 

 Eubber Co. building in East Akron, O., 

 where a fine display is being kept up. 



• • • * 



W. P. Blircher, Defiance, O., observed 

 that the grading of cyclamens is a sci- 

 ence and, even Vith a big stock to 

 pick from, sizes run out and the ad- 

 vertisement has to be constantly re- 

 vised to avoid, as far as possible, dis- 

 appointment to the purchaser. Another 

 strong item is Solanum Cleveland. 

 About 7,000 stocky plants carrying ber- 

 ries and gn*own outdoors under the 

 Skinner system are in flue shape. 



• • • • 



The Anna Dean Perennial Gardens, 

 Barberton, O., exist in name only. The 

 greenhouses connected with the gar- 

 dens are now under the management of 

 Goden Bros., who are growing vege- 

 tables. ' W. M. 



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"this measure will stay in force for- 

 ever," signs are not wanting that the 

 members of the board would beat a 

 graceful retreat if they could only save 

 their faces and retain their jobs. 

 Here are some good hybrid cattleyas: 



Atlanta, flowering February to April. 



Brenda, April. 



Dusseldorffli Undine, May. 



Fabia, September to November. 



Enid, May and June. 



Iris, NoTember. 



Raphael alba, December and January. 



Miss Williams, August and September. 



Portia, September. 



Mantinii, November. 



Thurgoodiana, July and August. 



Molra, November. 



Hardyana, June to August. 



Carmencita, May. 



Lord Rothschild, July and August. 



Ballantineana, November. 



Armalnvlllierense, November. 



lisliocattleyas. 

 Aphrodite, May. 

 Callistoglossa, June. 

 Bella, July and August. 

 Bletchleyensis, June. 

 Black Prince, June. 

 Canhamiana, April and May. 

 C. G. Roebllng, June. 

 Colmaniana, June. 

 Dominiana, May to July. 

 Domos, May to July. 

 Mauretania, July. 

 St. Gothard, July. 

 Myra, May and June. 

 Exlmia, May to July. 

 G. S. Ball, April, 

 liinda, February. 

 Fascinator, May. 

 Violetta, May. 

 Luminosa, March and April. 

 Martlnetli, May. 

 Stevensonia, April. 

 Soulangeana, February. 

 Hyeana, June. 



Additional Cattleyas. 

 Comet, June. 



Cooksonise, July and August. 

 Octave Doln, May. 

 Prince John, August. 

 Princess Royal, September. 

 Sylvia, July. 



Fabia alba, October and November. 

 Harold, July. 

 Snowflake, August. 



C. w. 



