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NOTBMBIB 4, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



John Bader. 



John Bader, one of the oldest florists 

 :;nd plantsmen of Pittsburgh, Pa., died 

 vt Cottage Grove, Ore., Tuesday, Octo- 

 ber 26. 



Mr. Bader was born in Wurtemberg, 

 Germany, January 5, 1844. After leav- 

 ing school he worked in a bank until he 

 vas 25 years old, when he came to 

 Vmerica and took a position with a 

 i)rivate family as gardener. A few 

 ears later he decided to go into business 

 tor himself and about 1872 started on 

 .spring Hill, Pittsburgh. Several years 

 ater he purchased the place on Troy 

 rlill. He continued in business until 

 1911, when he sold out to B. L. Elliott 

 and moved to Cottage Grove, Ore., 

 ivhere he lived a retired life until his 

 leath. He was a charter member of the 

 Pittsburgh Florists' Club, in which he 

 was always active. Mr. Bader had 

 numerous other private interests, in 

 which he always seemed to be success- 

 ful. 



He was a member of the Lutheran 

 >;hurch, in which he held an official posi- 

 tion until he left Pittsburgh. He was 

 iilso a member of the Masons and Elks. 



Mr. Bader was a man who seemed to 

 liave confidence in all men and, while 

 he was in business, would extend credit 

 to anyone who sought it. The fellow 

 who failed could always depend on John, 

 as he was known to everyone, to give 

 him another chance and, it is said, he 

 lost few accounts. 



Mr. Bader leaves, besides his wife, one 

 daughter, Mrs. B. L. Elliott, and one 

 granddaughter. The funeral was held 

 from the old home, on Troy Hill, Tues- 

 day, November 2, and conducted by his 

 old pastor and the Masonic fraternity. 



W. A. C. 



Miss A. E. Pollock. 



Miss A. E. Pollock, for some time a 

 member of the florists' trade at Corinth, 

 Miss., died October 23 after a lengthy 

 illness there. 



HYBBIDIZINa OKCHIDS. 



I inclose half a dozen questions about 

 orchids and should appreciate receiving 

 answers to them. J. D. — Pa. 



The nature of the queries is indicated 

 by their respective answers, as follows: 



1. It is not a proven fact that species 

 when crossed among themselves do not 

 bear fertile seed, but it is well known 

 that seedlings from such crosses often 

 revert back, produce inferior species 

 and are, for that reason, not worth inter- 

 crossing. 



2. Any first-class drug store can sup- 

 ply you with small celluloid capsules 

 about seven-eighths of an inch long and 

 one-fourth of an inch in diameter; these 

 are suitable for storing orchid pollen 

 masses. 



3. Place pollen masses, in capsules 

 and moisten the edge of the lower half, 

 so that ao air can enter. FoUen thus 

 stored will retain its potency for several 

 months. I have used it after six months 

 and no doubt it can be applied even 

 older. 



4. It will not be difficult for you 



John Bader* 



to secure suitable pollen if you are well 

 acquainted with orchid growers and 

 can reciprocate by giving them a few 

 seedlings from your crosses. 



5. The safest plan is to have the 

 flower sent with the pollen on it. This 

 may save trouble and annoyance when 

 flowering time arrives. It is a good 

 plan always to carry a few capsules 

 in your pocket; you know then what 

 you are getting. 



6. I consider $5 a foolish price to 

 pay for any rare or freak orchid. Chances 

 of reversion, etc., must be considered. 

 The average grower will let you have 

 some on much more liberal terms. 



C. W. 



WORMS IN ASTEBS. 



I had a batch of asters which were 

 quite promising in appearance until the 

 flowers began to show. All at once those 

 most advanced in bloom looked as if 

 they had stopped growing. Some plants 

 began to die, with curly leaves, and 

 finally all of them either died or showed 

 decidedly poor flowers, if any at all. 

 In cutting and splitting open the stem 

 of the plants, I found that, from the 

 roots up, the heart was black, unhealthy 

 and spotted, with a long, thin worm 

 about one-half inch in length. 



What could be done with that pest? 

 Any information on the subject will 

 be gladly received. M. M. L. — La. 



ground around the plants; then, after 

 a few days, loosen up the surface soil 

 by going over it with the cultivator so 

 as to work the lime into the soil. When 

 this is done give the ground another 

 dressing with lime. 



Another good remedy is as follows: 

 When any of the plants show signs of 

 being attacked, shake a little tobacco 

 dust into the lower part of the plants 

 so that the dust settles around the stem 

 where it comes out of the ground. 



I would suggest that you destroy the 

 infested plants and give the land upon 

 which they have been growing a dress- 

 ing of fresh-slaked lime; then, another 

 season, plant the asters on land a good 

 distance away from where they have 

 been growing. M. P. 



GYPSOPHIIiA PANICUIATA. 



Can you tell me whether or not Gyp- 

 sophila paniculata will flower under 

 greenhouse culture? And if so, what 

 treatment is required and how freely 

 do th3y produce blooms? 



T. L. C— Minn. 



You could not have saved the aster 

 plants after they had arrived at such 

 a bad state as those described. When 

 these worms or borers commence to at- 

 tack the plants they may be checked 

 by working a good dressing of air- 

 slaked lime down into the soil. This 

 is done by first scattering it over the 



Gypsophila paniculata, while it may 

 be gently forced and give satisfactory 

 results, would not prove profitable 

 financially. The plants will not bloom 

 before May. If you want gypsophila, it 

 would be better to sow some of the an- 

 nual variety of Gypsophila elegana, 

 which can be sown in flats, pricked oif 

 into other flats containing four inches 

 of light but rich soil and flowered sat- 

 isfactorily in a temperature of from 50 

 to 54 degrees at night. Shelves in a 

 carnation house have been used for 

 this purpose. Gypsophila elegans may 

 be had in flower from March until June 

 by making several sowings. C. W. 



