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The Florists^ Review 



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How a Haberdashery Store on the Great White Way, in New York City, Advertised in Florists' Behalf. 



wreaths (Hi display, the salr ni' wliiih 

 (limiiiishes the florists' sales. 



Potted plants are jrood properly. A^ 

 usual, 2»(dlisettias are leaiiers. These aii' 

 srarci' and high in ]>rice. .lemsaliiii 

 cherries are more numerous ;inil :ni' in 

 good favor. Soiiu' gocjd (•yrlanirii>. 

 lu-imroscs and hegonias nn.' on display. 



Various Notes. 



Ilai'tje iV Klder ai'e cutting M.inr ^.mmI 

 Mist letoe ehrysantheinunis. 



Ailam Shid(der, of tlo- I'osy Sliop. :i! 

 Muneie, Ind., calli''! on Inc.-il tiMri-.i~ ic 

 cently. 



The annual meeting of tli.' Iiolian:: 

 State I'lorists' Associ.-it ion will \ir held 

 Wednesd.ay, .lanuary iL'. and net .l:iun 

 ary 11, as \\:is prc\i(insly :i nnnunre'l. 

 It'will l)e held at tli.' C.'itling (.uii I'liil.. 

 70f> North Illinois street. .V liaui|ji'1 i-. 

 scheduled for the evening. 



Mr. Wallev. of Pit tshnr-ii. i'a . .lud 

 .\. .Sykor.a, of P.atavia. III.. ,-,allrd on tlir 

 trade last week. 



The Smith \- Yoiiiii; Cu. i- iiitting 

 some good orehids. 



Baur & Stidnkamp will hegiu luxt 

 week to sliiji carnation cuttings. 



Otto Kiemaii, who \\:is injiircil v>- 

 cently, whil(> nn liis \\;iy lii.nif I'tooi 

 work, is still in a critic;il ((.nditii.n. 



M. A. H;iri(d\, of St'ymoin. Ind.. !i:i- 

 hecn seriouslv ill. K. V.. ']' . 



NEWPORT R. I. 



Horticultural Society. 



Tlii' Newport Ilorticultur.al Smdety 

 Indd its annual meeting Tuesday exeniu". 

 I)eceinher 11, with one of the l.ir^i'st 

 gatherings in many years. 



The ,so< iety made a coutribution of $2,1 

 toward the work of the general <'ommit 

 tee whi(di is striving to auteiid Quarjui 

 tine 37. 



Theic was also a general discussion oi 

 the recommendation made .l)y the Rhode 

 Island State Grange for a reorganization 

 of the state board of agriculture so as to 

 give nurserymen a representation there- 

 on. 



The following ofTlcers were eliMted: 

 President, Charles Philjiot: first vii .■ 

 president, Charles M. Bugholt; second 



\ice pi-esident, William (iray; treasurer, 

 lii(diar<l (Gardner; recording secretary, 

 .\rthnr W. Potter, dr.; (inancial secrc 

 tary, Willi.am Grey; sergeant at arms, 

 William 1". Smith; executive committee, 

 "harles Philjiot, Charles M, P.ugholt, 

 William (iray, ffichard (iardner, Arthur 

 W. P<dter. dr., William P. Smith, .\udrew 

 .1. I i(U'.vaiil, Andrew S. M(Mkle, P.ruce 

 liutteiton, i'lederick Carter, .ianu's lujli 

 ertsou, William Mackaye, K'obert i'at 

 teisou ami K. Kem])enaar; auditing com 

 niittee, llerlMrt Pdiss, Hruce liiitlerton 

 ;irnl Andrew S. Meikle; entertainment 

 (•ommifte(>, llei-bert Pliss, Audiew Dor 

 waid, Parker Thurston, Howard (i. Ward 

 .■ind K'cdieM |)uuu; re[ireseutati\'e in 

 Newport eoiiiitv farm liure;iu, William 

 .Mackaye. 



Various Notes. 



At the .-in una 1 m ceding of St, Andrew '- 

 .•"-ociety I:is1 xveek, dames Meikle \va^ 

 elected \ i cepiesi (lent ; Stew,-nf K'itidiie. 

 :i trustiM', ;i nd William Mackave an au 

 dilor. W'. 11. M. 



DAHLIA TUBERS DRY UP. 



T have read your dahlia notes in le 

 eent issues with mucdi interest and aKo 

 tlie dahlia adviM't isements, -omc ot 

 xvhicdi I ;im answering. Ple;ise ttdl iiie 

 how t(j pre\eHt my tubers from harmful 

 drying .'it'ter I cut tip my clumps. I 

 s|i;ill begin cutting up the cliimjis about 

 I'ldiriiary 1, separating the indivi<liial 

 tubers, which will not lie sold or planteil 

 for nearly four months. Cutting up 

 means di'ving up, p.-irt icuiarly .as re 

 uards the biul b(\aring crown end of the 

 tubers. How can I store the <ep:j inted 

 tubers so as to prevent this.' 



C. P. Pa. 



A eold and ilrv storag(^ ccll.'ir or shed 

 is essential. .\ temperature between ."a! 

 and 40 degi-c^es will be found satisfac- 

 tory, and as little lire heat as possible 

 shiuild be used to maiiit.ain the temper:; 

 ture. .\fter cutting, if there is any 

 likelihood of the divided lubeVs shriv- 

 eling, they should be covered with siuiie 

 material. Cocoanut fiber refuse has 

 lieeu considered excellent for this inn- 

 pose, but other matiuials should answer 

 just as well, such as fine sawdust, fine 

 leaf mold, screened peat and snnd. It 



\\ill not matter it' these materials aie 

 not tibsolutely dust dry; in fact, a slight 

 ui(dstiirii is considered beneficial rather 

 than otherwise; even in a coid cellar 

 this niidsture will ilisappear before long. 



c. \v. 



FUNGUS ON HYDRANGEAS? 



We are mailing under separate covi-r 

 two pUuits, liydrangoa and hibiscus, 

 which seem to lie much affected by some 

 disease. This blight or fungoid dis- 

 ease has spread rapidly o\-er our tigera- 

 tuins. licdiotro])es and all soft-wooded 

 stock. We spr;iye(l with a stiHUig solu- 

 tion ol' Horde.aux mixture, Imt it seems 

 to remain on the hydrangeas in a cool 

 lojuse. We shall be thankful for .any 

 suggestions as to what it is ;nid wh.-it 

 ii uiedies there are. .1. V.. .1. (ia. 



The foliage was all dried up on the 

 hydrangeas .•ind hibiscn~ shoots upon 

 their arri\al ami it was im])0ssible to 

 tell wliat your trouble might be. If the 

 trouble is fungfdd, a sp.'ay such as you 

 haxc ;ii>]ilicd wouhl seem to be the best 

 possible remedy. I should suggest :i fur- 

 ther apjilicatiou of (dther Bordeaux mix 

 ture or Fungine. Ordinarily hydran;;eas 

 are free from attacks of this kiiid.exceitt 

 t'(U- mildew. C(dd drafts and care- 

 less watering will cause the latter. Keep 

 a drier and more buoy:int atmosphere; 

 \vat(>r carefully and dampen the i'oliai;e 

 of the affected j)laiits as little as you can, 

 and your trouble will gradualh- p;iss. 



' < '. W. 



IN IOWA. 



Iowa is a great stat(\ ;;ri'.atest of all 

 the :igriciiltur;il states of the Knion. and 

 ill it the ilorists ste;iclilv are prosper- 

 ous—and thi\- find The b'e\ iew a ludji. 

 Like this: 



Kiiclii-i.il 111,, I .li-.-ifr r..r .SJ f(,r I'l,. I:,.vi,.vv im- 

 ether yciir. I'lcii-.- sc,. I i|,, i,,,t miss :, riniiil"i ; 

 I ciiiilil not kcp <torc witlidiU .vciur jiaji.T 1. K. 

 Fariss. KMirficlil. la.. lifc-mliiT s. IHl'o 



And then there is the other phase of 



this paper's usefulness; 



I'Iciise stop my iirimniii .-nl. it ili,l tlic Imsinp^s. 

 MS usual. A. <;. rniice, Iowa iitv. I.i Iici-.th 

 Imp <;. HI'JO. 



If you hear a man comidain of the 

 cost of advertising you e.in be pretty 

 certain he spends .a gooil bit ot' money 

 elsewhere than in The Review. 



