NOVEMBEU 18, 1920 



The Florists^ Review 



31 



How the Greenhouses of W. Armacost & Co. Looked to H. Reeve Darling from His Seat in an Aeroplane. 



Society of Amerit'a, for tlic year, Novem- 

 ber, 191[t, to November, 19120: 



IJECKII'TS. 



John X. Miiv, trcasiiror, hiilaiKo $riO0.01 



Clia.s W. Johnson, dues 3S.0O 



Chas. II. Totty 4.00 



Chas. \V. Jolinson. cliios ISSdO 



IntiTcst Nov., 1910, to Jan., l!)-*l> 74 



Interest Jan., 1»1'0. to June, lU-'O l.'S.i 



Total $7.'$7.'.IS 



KXrKNDmUKS. 



W. C. Kicknrds, Jr.. manager show $ 2.'>.00 



J.imes Frascr. prize 20 00 



Chas. W. Johnson. Sec'y .j(l.(K) 



Ite^an rrintiu); House It.'iO 



Ueed & l!art(Ui :i.(M» 



Ilesan I'riutini; House 120.89 



Davison M. O, returned 2.00 



Keed & Itarton. silver cup^- ."i(».2.") 



Clias. W, Johnson, postage, sundries l().,S,s 



Total is.'jor, .VJ 



Banquet. 



After the meetiiif^ iiKne tli.'iu l.'ii 

 oo\ers were laid in the haiiqiiet li;ill ef 

 the Franklin hotel, ami ;m eveniiit; of 

 brijli.ant speeches followed an exeellent 

 veptt-st. William F. (Jtide acted as toast- 

 master and introduced Distri<'t Cnnnnis- 

 sioner Ilendrick; Presi<leiit Henry Har- 

 vey, of the I'hilaclelidiia Flerists' Chib; 

 l{nliert L. (irahani, jiresident of th(> 

 P.aitimore Florists' Clidi; Z. D. Hlacki- 

 st(ine, vice-president of the C. S. A., and 

 other speakers. 



LOOKING DOWN ON ARMACOST S. 



H<iw do Ltreenhouses look from above? 

 Reailers of The Review have seen many 

 sorts of landsea])c from the aviator's 



view-^photographs of razed towns and 

 scarred battle fronts in Frtuice, the t«\) 

 view of their own citie.s, jierliaps, and 

 other rather nsnal jdctures. lint have 

 they had opportunity to see how ;i range 

 of greenhouses looks from high up in 

 the iiir? That on this }iage, it is be- 

 lieved, is the tirst j>iiblished view of a 

 florist's establishment frum an ai'ro- 

 jilane. It shows the houses of Walter 

 Armacost & Co., at JSawtelle, C;il., one (d' 

 the largest ranges on the Pacific coast. 

 And, to add to its interest, this jdiotn- 

 grapli was taken by a tlerist. He is 

 well known as a high tlyer — ai'ronauti- 

 cally speaking. II. Reeve Darling, of 

 L(js Angeles, has been interested in .-u'rial 

 cratt since their inception. He fre- 

 (|Uiiitly makes excursions over the 

 .\nii:irost houses ;ind on a recent one he 

 t<i(dv the photograph hero reiiroduccl. 



GROWING LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



Will you kindly inform us liow to 

 grow lilies of the valley and whether 

 the climati«' condition of the st.'ite of 

 Michigan is suiteil for the growing of 

 them commercially.' ^VIl.■lt kind ot' soil 

 do tliev need.' Should tliev be grown in 

 the sh.ade? W". N.— Mich. 



There is no good reason why you 

 cannot grow lily of the valley success- 

 fully outdoors in your state. The plant 

 is of comiiarativcly easy culture and not 

 fastidious as to soil. 1 find it succeeds 



esjiecially well in a stiff soil to which 

 considerable sand is added, but I know 

 of others with quite light h(u1 who grow 

 it successfully. To produce good pips 

 and large sjiikes, it is necessary to en- 

 rich the soil well with rotted manuro 

 and a top-dressing of this on the beds 

 each fall makes a noticeable diflfercnco 

 in them. 



Plant in rows eighteen inches ajiart, 

 setting individual pips five to six inches 

 apart. I'laiiting is best if done in the 

 fall, gi\iiig the beds a mulch of some 

 light material when the soil becomes 

 fro/en hard. Frecpient cultivation is 

 necessary to keep the beds clean and the 

 jilants growing well. Valley prefers a 

 little shade, but succeeds well in the 

 open. The flowers will keeji much better 

 in {larlial shade. Replanting should bo 

 done every third or fourth year, when 

 tlie strongest [djis can be selected for 

 forcing and the smaller ones replanted. 

 There is no reason why excellent forc- 

 ing pips cannot be jiroduced in your 

 state. I should, however, test out in a 

 small w;iy ;iiid ex[>eriiuent before jdant- 

 ing heavily. C. W. 



Topeka, Kan.— One of the first chrys- 

 anth.'inum shows ever held in Topeka 

 was opened to the public November 11 

 in the sliow rooms of the Rosery. .\mong 

 the exhibitors were Rollin Krieg and the 

 Roserv. The show lasted until Novem- 

 ber 13. 



