Octobib 7, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



groirtii. Mr. Erdman velates his meth- 

 od of growing thus: 



Method of Oultore. 



"I planted last fall in trenches two 

 inches deep, leaving a space of twelve 

 inches between the trenches. The 

 plants were four and ona-half inches 

 apart in the trenches. I next obtained 

 some horse manure and cow manure, 

 mixing them. The manure was fresh 

 from the stalls and contained plenty 

 of long fiber, such as cornstalks and 

 weed stems. With this I top-dressed 

 the plants about one and one-half 

 inches deep. 



"I did not do aayOung else until 

 spring, and then I merely kept the 

 weeds out. May and June were ex- 

 ceptionally dry and cold. In July the 

 plants bloomed, some throwing two 

 stems and having all the way from one 

 to five blooms on each stem. The bloom 

 was seven inches long and was perfect, 

 as nearly as I could telL No disease 

 developed in any of the plants, to my 

 knowledge. 



"Thd plot is forty feet from a large 

 hickory tree and three feet from a small 

 locust tree and three small walnuts. 

 The road runs within two feet, but the 

 plot is at an elevation of twenty feet 

 from the road level. The soil was of a 

 l^ht, sandy texture and in fair condi- 

 tion, being plowed to a depth of eight 

 inches. ' ' 



A VISIT TO LUTBEB BXTBBANK. 



I went to the little town of Santa 

 Bosa, about fifty miles from San Fran- 

 cisco. Upon arriving and looking 

 around the station and the town in gen- 

 eral, with a population of 5,000 people, 

 you would never dream you would find 

 across the bridge such an interesting 

 lover of horticulture and floriculture as 

 the world-wide known man, Luther 

 Bnrbank. 



At his interesting trial grounds, 

 everywhere one looked was something 

 new, improvements on the^old and many 

 new seedlings of foliagb, fruit and 

 flowers. 



It was a day I had longed for, to meet 

 such a man as Mr. Burbank. The re- 

 ceptioA I was accorded was wonderful. 

 First, at his house, we sat for a long 

 time looking at colored pictures of the 

 many wonoerful fruits he has origi- 

 nated aad some great surprises he has 

 eominf . Surely they will surprise "the 

 world as much aa did the airplane and 

 the wireless telephone. 



After the delightful visit in his home 

 we walked for hours about the trial 

 ^grounds. Naturally I was greatly de- 

 lighted with what I saw, and my only 

 wish was that everybody who loved 

 nature and plant life could have en- 

 joyed the same treat as did I. 



It was a red-letter day in my life, for 

 I had looked forward to this pleasure 

 for over twenty-five years. My desire 

 was granted and, believe me, all florists 

 who visit California should get in touch 

 with Burbank. Make a date, and you 

 will feel your trip across the continent 

 has been well paid. 



After our trip around the grounds we 

 returned to his of^ce. There I saw the 

 many publications on flowers for the 

 schools and then had the treat of par- 

 taking of eight new varieties of 

 peaches. When I was just about ready 

 to depart he said, "You must register 

 in my book of visitors,*' whi^ Icon- 

 sidered an honor. Above my * 



were those of three men connected with 

 their respective countries, Denmark, 

 Norway and Sweden, on an official 

 visit. It is a great pleasure to meet 

 such a man as Mr. Burbank, who is per- 

 sonally charming. The records show 

 there is a visitor to the Burbank 

 grounds arriving every fifteen minutes 

 through the year. It is a great loss 

 that many who call do not have the 

 pleasure of meeting this genius person- 

 ally. This, of course, cannot be helped, 

 for otherwise his time would all be 

 taken up in hand-shaking. 



When I stepped out of his residence 

 and was shaking hands, my wife, who 

 accompanied me, said, "Mr. Burbank, 

 may I have the honor of taking your 

 picture with Mr. Siebrechtt" Her re- 

 quest was granted with a smile which 

 will never be forgotten by either of us. 



And here you have the picture, in- 



Lttther Burbankand H.A-Siebrecht, Jr. 



eluding Mr. Burbank 's pet dog, who 

 does a number of tricks and wears a 

 hat. Henry A. Siebrecht, Jr. 



BEETLE QUAEAimNE LAID. 



Eflectiye October 1. 



Despite protests at the hearing in 

 Washington, largely attended by mem- 

 bers of the trade, the Secretary of 

 Agriculture, September 30, issued 

 quarantine No. 48 to supersede No. 40, 

 effective October 1, restricting ship- 

 ments of greenhouse and nursery stock 

 in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The 

 order is not, however, so bad as the 

 name sounds. Provisions have been 

 made to permit shipments to be made 

 from establishments found not to be 

 infested by the Japanese beetle and for 

 shipments to be made from infested 

 places if inspectors of the Department 

 of Agriculture find them free from the 

 beetle. 



The infested areas are given as fol- 

 lows by the Department of Agriculture: 



The townships of Clnnamlnson, Delran, Chester, 

 Mount Laurel, Lumberton, West Hampton, Bur- 

 lington, WilUngborouKh, Beverly, Palmyra and 



Riyerslde; the borough of Riverton; and the 

 cities of Beverly and Burlington, In the county 

 of Burlington; and the townships of Pengauken, 

 Delaware and Haddon, the boroughs<of ColUngs- 

 wood, MerchantviUe and Haddonfleld; and the 

 city of Camden, in the county of Camden, 

 N. J. 



That part of Philadelphia county. Pa., lying 

 east of Frankford and Tacony creeks, 1. e., the 

 area between the creeks and the county line 

 separating Philadelphia and Bucks counties; also 

 the township of Bensalem, in Bucks county. 

 Pa, 



Permits Allowed. 



Upon certification of inspection by 

 Department of Agriculture officials, 

 shipments may be made from these dis- 

 tricts, and the regulations state that 

 ' ' in the case of individual farms or 

 districts within the infested area on 

 which the insect has not thus far been 

 found, shipments from said farms or 

 districts in bulk or small packages are 

 authorized under a permit (valid until 

 revoked) stating that said farms and 

 districts have been inspected by the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture and found free from the Japanese 

 beetle. Copies of such permit shall be 

 attached to small packages, or, in the 

 case of bulk shipment, to waybills, 

 conductors' manifests, memoranda or 

 bills of lading pertaining thereto, and 

 shall be accepted by transportation 

 companies in lien of certification of in- 

 spection. * * 



Included in the order are farm and 

 orchard products, grain and forage 

 crops, soil, compost and manure other 

 than fresh manure, and "nursery, orna- 

 mental and greenhouse stock, and all 

 other plants, including bulbs and cut 

 flowers." The restrictions on all ex- 

 cept the items in quotation marks are 

 applicable only between June 15 and 

 November 1. This trade's products are 

 under regulation all tl^e year around. 



PBIOE OF FLOWEBS. 



From time to time there have been in 

 the daily newspapers reports concent' 

 ing the high prices of flowers, which 

 have been detrimental to the trade. In 

 Berkeley, Cal., the Gazette for Septem- 

 ber 21 published the following: 

 JOT FOB THX GAKDSMBBS. 



There will b« Joy among tb« gardcoera. Fif- 

 teen ndUion Dutch flower toalba, laelnding liya- 

 clntha, narcissi and tulips, arrlTed la New ToHt 

 the otber day On the steiuner Luckenbach, direct 

 from Botterdam. 



The Imiwrtatlon of shmbs, fl<ywer seeds and 

 bulbs from Europe was practically abandonsd 

 during the war, and even after peace was esttb- 

 Ushed there was no perceptible increase in the 

 imports. The stoppage of these snppUes has 

 worked a hardship In the flower-growing world, 

 and it is imrtly ane to this scarcity that prices 

 of flowers have become so proUbltlTe. 



Thwe has been one beneficial eltect In this 

 shortage, however, aa in many another. It has 

 stimulated the acti-vlty of American growers aad 

 dealers to the i»odaction and development of 

 finer natiTe varletlea. 



With the resumption of European trade in 

 plants and flowers, along with the domestle im- 

 pioremeat, the American garden, fast attaining 

 fame aU oirer the world, should glow with beauty 

 next season aa neTer before. 



A local florist in the above instance 

 was quick to answer the imputation that 

 prices were prohibitive, and had the fol- 

 lowing letter published in the Gazette: 



FLOWEE PRICES NOT HIGH. 

 Editor, Gazette: — In your editorial September 

 21 la the statement that the abandonment of im- 

 portation from Europe of horticultural supplies 

 is partly the cause of prohibitive prices of flow- 

 ers here. The use of the word prohibitive is 

 doubtless a slip of the pen, for the price of 

 flowers, with the exception of the so-caUed Easter 

 lily, has not been prohibitive. Some kinds of 

 nursery stock are greatly reduced in quantity 

 because of war conditions and an unprecedented 

 demand following the armistice. Prices advanced 

 about twenty-flve per cent in some lines, but 

 staple cut flowers have been sold regularly at 

 slight advance. Tour next Judicious purchase 

 will convince you. Notwithstanding ttie nonpro- 

 hibitive $3.50 neckties, $S shirts, $10 shoes, etc.. 

 (ve can all still afford to "Say It with Flowers." 



W. G. Perrine. 



