March 17, 1921. 



The Florists' Review 



27 



Greenhouses at Greggs Station after the Hail Storm Had Passed, March 7. 



Rollout 's plan for rt'oif;aiii/.iitiou would, 

 it was said, bo printed and sent out to 

 each nienilKM- of tho Chicajjo Florists' 

 dull with the notice of the next meet- 

 ing. 



On mot ion of T. E. Waters, it was 

 decided to hold a social evening at tlii' 

 April meeting, full plans for which will 

 be announced later. Dr. P. A. Lchen- 

 baucr, of Urbana, 111., will be the speaker 

 of the evening and ladies will be prea 

 ent, so that dancing will be in order. 

 It was also suggested that the students 

 in tloriculture at the Univ(>rsity of Illi 

 nois bo requested to present the play, 

 "The Florist Shop," which was given 

 before the Illinois State Florists' Asso 

 ciation March 8. 



During the evening President Kohout 

 callc'l upon the members to stand in 

 silent tribute to the memory of Pett>r 

 Keinlierg. A cominittee was appointed 

 to draw u)) a resolution of appreciation 

 and respect, consisting of .Fames Mor- 

 ton, J. E. Pollworth and T. E. AjVators. 



HAIL AT GREGGS STATION, 



In tln> hail storm which did damage \i' 

 a number of ranges in the vicinity ui' 

 f'hicago March 7 the greenhouses of 

 B.'issett & Washburn, at (Ireggs Station, 

 suffered the heaviest losses, as indicate. 1 

 In the report in last week's issue of The 

 Keview. Altogether about inO.OiiO f(.,.t 

 of glass was broken. The iliustr.-itioiis 

 on this page show liow the h.'iilstones 

 punctured the glass. Mr. Washburu 

 estimates his loss at $in,nnO to .tl.'.OdO, 

 which is covered by insurance in thi' 

 Florists' Hail Association. The day 

 after the storm 11.", 000 yards of muslin 

 were obtained to cover the roofs tem 

 I)or;irily. Fortunately, about 2,00ii boxi-; 

 of glass were on lianil, from the clismaii 

 tied houses at TTiii-^dale. 



HOW TO GROW WATER LILIES. 



T h:ive a few Victoria Trii-keri watei 

 lily seeds and should like to know how 

 to grow them. I h:i\e jilanti'cl ,\spara 

 gus Sprengeri scimIs again anil again. 

 b\it they f.ail to grow. Please tell hm' 

 what treritniciii tln>\- need. 



F. F. C. Kan. 



Seeds of this w:ifer lily shoiiM lie 

 sown in a i»ot or p:in of sandy lojim and 

 ])lung<'d in shallow water wliicdi will 

 cover the fians. A water temperature 

 of a-^ near 70 to 7" deyreev :is posv;ili|.. 



should be maintained. .Vs seedling-^ 

 germinate, pot them off into small pots 

 of pure loam and again iilunge. Pot on 

 ;is neeiled. In late Juno plant outdo(jrs. 

 or in your latitude in early .June, in 

 a riidi lie(| id' loam and ridted manure. 

 If grown under glass, a large tank is 

 needed. You cannot gcriniuate at this 

 season in cool water. The teiri]iera1ure 

 must be (35 degrees, and it is better to 

 have it higher. It should be kept even. 

 If Asparagus S])rengeri seed is fresl 

 it should germin.'ite in a few weeks it 

 sown in light, sandy loam. Seeds should 

 he baridy covered and kept in a warm, 

 moist ;ind sh.'ided house. If seed is fresli 

 it should germinate leadilv under tlie^ie 

 conditions. < . W. 



TESTING LAWN GRASS SEED. 



Seedsmen are treipiently condemned 

 for selling l.awn grass seeil allegt'd to 

 contain seeds of weeds when this is not 

 the fact. 



Weed seeils exist iiatnr.-illv in .aliuost 

 all soils unless they are sterili/.ed. 

 Weeds are also iiitrodiu-ed through the 

 ap]ilic;it ion of .(niinal ui.irmres. Tlu' 

 wind ot'ten c.irries weed seeils from 

 ]dace to ]d,-ice, while ,i common means of 

 introduction is by birds. 



The best proof that most w N .iii 



from seed found in the Miil i Imt whicii 



ll,'l\ e not yroWM lietOre because tliey 

 were ludow a depth that would .illow 

 germination I is to take a plot in sod or 

 one that has prt'viously been in cuiti 

 \ation, dig or jilow this up and not 

 sow or jilant anything. In a few weeks 

 vou ha\e ,'1 rank growth, usu;illy all 

 weeds. Xothing could be more convinc- 

 ing than this. Weeds will appear in 

 l.iwns sown in the spring mouths in 

 greater number than in lawns sown in 

 the late summer and autumn. 



Most weeds are annuals; that is, they 

 will not reappear the following se.'Lson 

 unless they are ;illoweil to sow their 

 seed. Therefore, their appearance with 

 the growth of young grass need cause 

 no .il.irm. The (irst or second mowing 

 usuallv disposes of them lompletely. 

 Howexer, should some of them which 

 ,ire hardier or longer-rooted th.tn others 

 still rem.iin. they can e.asily be pulled 

 out or dug out before they mature. 



.\ simple test of what is a reliable 

 mixture of grass seed can be made by 

 taking a cigar box and en mgh soil to 

 till it. he.atinu the soM thoroughly so 

 th.at .iiiy jdaiit life, in seed form, iiatu 

 rally there will be destroyed, and then 

 sow ing some seed in this box of soil and 

 w.ilering it occasionally. The result 

 uill lie a <-le.in ^iTowtli of yoiiiiy t;ras~ 

 i f t lie s I is |inre. 



Closer View at Bassett & Washburn's, Showin)^ How Hail Punctured Glass. 



