June 7, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



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factory. After a little practice you 

 will be able to distribute it evenly. 



Having decided to discontinue a bed, 

 tear out the plants to prevent insects 

 from breeding. Whether or not you 

 take the soil out immediately does not 

 matter a great deal, unless the bed or 

 bench needs repairing. It will be better 

 for the bench to allow the soil to dry 

 on it, than to allow the sun to beat on 

 the bare boards for several weeks. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



STORM NOTES. 



Additional Losses by Hail. 



The wind storm of May 26 appears to 

 have done no damage beyond that re- 

 corded in The Eeview for May 31. A 

 number of additional losses by the hail 

 storms of May 27 have been reported, 

 however. None of these losses were 

 large, but they afford reason for prompt 

 action in the matter of joining the 

 Florists' Hail Asoociation: 



Sesrmour, Ind. 



The Seymour Greenhouses, owned by 

 M. A. Barrick, of Seymour, Ind., were 

 severely damaged by the hail storm 

 which visited that section of Indiana 

 May 27. Practically all the glass on the 

 north side of the range of greenhouses 

 was destroyed, while the stock was 

 badly cut up by falling glass. The loss 

 is estimated at $1,000 and is covered by 

 insurance. The loss in stock greatly in- 

 terfered with Mr. Barrick 's Memorial 

 day business. 



Owensboro, Ky. 



The Nanz Floral Co. had a heavy hail 

 storm May 27, breaking about 600 lights. 

 Heavy rain and wind did much damage 

 to stock. It was the heaviest hail ever 

 seen here. The loss is covered by in- 

 surance. 



Jamestown, O. 



The establishment of H. C. Fenker, 

 three-quarters of a mile east of town 

 on the Jeffersonville pike, was hit by 

 hail May 27, the loss on glass being 

 about $200. There also was some dam- 

 age to stock and the necessity of clear- 

 ing up the wreckage and making re- 

 pairs in the midst of the Memorial day 

 rush caused a further loss, but the sales 

 for Memorial day nevertheless estab- 

 lished a new record. 



Mattoon, HI. 



The loss of A. D. King in the cyclone 

 May 26 is estimated at $30,000 and Mr. 

 King has not decided to rebuild; he 

 thinks of buying elsewhere if he can 

 find a suitable opportunity. The range 

 destroyed consisted of fifteen houses 

 containing 50,000 feet of glass. In five 

 minutes the entire place was demolished 

 and lay flat on the ground. He had in- 

 surance. 



Wenona, HI. 



There was a freak storm across east- 

 ern Illinois, striking Streator and Kan- 

 kakee during the night of June 5, but 

 the only damage reported is to the 

 greenhouses of William Metzger, at 

 Weno-.a, which were hit by high wind. 

 Rainfall of an inch or more in a few 

 minutes caused many losses on stock 

 outdoors. 



VINCAS DOING POORLY. 



I am sending you a sample of my 

 vincas and would like to have you 

 tell me what is the matter with them. 



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HAROLD B. KENNICOTT. 



1I7ITH the death of E. E. Pieser, who since the demise of Flint Kennicott had 

 »" been managing the affairs of Kennicott Bros. Co., Chicago, Harold B. Kenni- 

 cott was called on to continue the business as its president. All the I'ieser inter- 

 ests were bought, thus bringing the business back into the Kennicott family. 

 Since that day the history of the company has been one of progress, the latest 

 step being removal to the excellently equipped new store at 174 North Wabash 

 avenue. The secret of the success of the company, which is the oldest wholesale 

 florist in Chicago, is to be found in the qualities which mark its present president 

 — progressivenoss tempered with conservatism and a keen appreciation of business 

 ethics. 



My soil is a heavy loam, and this year 

 I used a little mixture of steamed 

 bone. I discovered eggs of some in- 

 sect on the back of the leaves. Could 

 the steamed bone have brought a small 

 worm into the soil? Would you advise 

 the use of this fertilizer for any other 

 plants except geraniums? Up to the 

 present year we have used a fine vege- 

 table fertilizer and never had this 

 trouble. A. J. W.— O. 



I have not tried steamed bone for 

 vincas, but I do not see how it could 

 harm your plants, unless too much was 

 used. I am afraid you have made too 

 lavish use of it. If used at the rate 

 of a 4-inch potful to a bushel of soil, 

 it should give good results with vincas 

 as well as geraniums, callas and other 



plants I might name. I have not 

 heard of the bone breeding worms in 

 the soil, but an excessive quantity, 

 causing sourness of the soil, might bring 

 about such a result. I failed to find 

 any eggs of insects on the leaves re- 

 ceived. With all due respect to bone 

 and vegetable fertilizers, I think some 

 well decayed cow or horse manure 

 would be better for vincas. At least, 

 I find it never fails to give us excellent 

 plants. C. W. 



Scottsbluff, Neb.— William Howard 

 has made plans for the erection this 

 summer of a greenhouse 30x150, an ad- 

 dition made necessary because it has 

 been impossible to obtain sufficient 

 stock from Denver to supply the local 

 demand. 



