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The Florists^ Review 



JiNi; 14, 1917 



HAIL'S TOLL IN MARYLAND. 



Reisterstown. 



Tlic ■worst liail stmiii in sixtt'i'ii ycnrs 

 struck llu' cstiildisliiiK'nl nl' ( 'liaih's l>. 

 Wrj^lit at Jxi'istiTstdWU, NM.. at 1 \>. 

 111., .linu' <i. I':ai-t 'h-a 11\ all tlic ^lass 



oil tlic north siilf ol' lii^ t".' -I'oot 



ran^i'i' was ilcst roycil, whili' thrci,' (luiir- 

 ters of that on thr south side was 

 broken or dania^cd. 'I'lu' -;ro\vinj,' stoek 

 outside also was dostroyi'd. 



Mr. AVri<i;iit 's jifoiiics were in full 

 croji aii<l Avere mowed down by the luiil. 

 Lar^' I'estiva maxima stems were cut 

 oil at the <;!'oniid. ]M r. \Vri<;iit's loss 

 in stoek iiudiided !>,(ii)(i yoiiii^r carna- 

 tion plants, |ilant(>(l out I'or I'all lious- 

 iui;: *^,'iiiu t'ldtdvi'r carnation plants 

 ready for summer bloomin.n'; l!,()UO Co- 

 chet rose jd.aiits, gladioli, lilies, Span- 

 ish iris, tomato and cald»a<;e jilants. 

 The stocjv in the ^ rceiiiioiises also was 

 liadly damaiied by hail and ])rokeii 

 j;lass. 



Tiie i^lass (Ui tlu' \\ rii^lit r;in^e was 

 Jiisure(l with tiie florists' Hail Asso- 

 ciation. 



Hagerstown. 



Henry A. I'.ester »^ Sons advise that 

 the hail storm of dune G destroyed all 

 tiieir outdoor ami indoor plantiiiijfs and 

 7.", (1(1(1 s(piare feet of jj^lass. The lirm is 

 one of tiie oldest in JNlaryland. 



STORM AT WEST PLAINS, MO. 



A (doudliurst, accompanied by a high 

 wind .and iiail, struck \Vest Plains, Mo., 

 dune H, causintr the destruction of i^tow- 

 iiiL;- veiietation, fruit trees and market 

 ;iud prixatc "hardens. The Cottage 

 < iri fiiliouse and Ozark Tansy Ciarden of 

 ( '. \V. Harold sulfered consi(lerable dani- 

 .a^e. Sash trames were broken and 

 stock dania.yi'd and a iiuml)er of fruit 

 trees were blown down. (ir.ain crojis 

 ill the neitfliliorjiood -^ul'feri'd lie;i\'ily. 

 Ml. Harold report-. 



ASKS HELP FOR STORM VICTIM. 



J. F. Animann Makes Appeal. 



.1. I'. Amm.aiiii. sccii'1ar\- of tin^ llli 

 nois St.ate Tlori^ts" As-ocial ion, li;i^ 

 addressed a letter to the inembeis ,>\' 

 the .association askiii;; .aid for A. I >. 

 Kini;, who^e L;ii'enliiiiise range ami 



hmiie at .\!attc , 111., were desti'oyecl 



li\ the vtmiii which p;i:tially -w re(d\ed 

 that cil . -M.ay I'd. .Mr. King, his wife 

 .•iiid a yoiiiiL; daughter were hint, but 

 ha \ e reco\'eri'il. 



.Mr. .Xminann's letter to 'Jdie Ke\ iew 

 i- ;i- I'idlows: 



1 :iiii l■Iicll>•-iM^c a cdiiy f«f n IcttiT icii'i\..| 

 rr.iiii A. II. Kiii^', of M;ittiifiii, whose f;i-cciiliciiis,~ 

 .■iml liMiiii' were wi'ccki'il hy n c.vcloiic M.iy -'>. 



riii^ letter is ill ;iiis\\er to one I f'-lt it my 

 iliil.\ .1^ >e< ret;iry of tlie >t.ite nsvociiit imi to uiiii- 

 Mr-. Isiii;.', lie liciii;,' :\ iiiemlier of the ;i<--oii:it ion. 



.\.i\\. I fei'l it is the iluty of every inenil»r e! 

 eiir M^^nii:iijen to .lo sdinetliiiig towanls raisiiii; 



-.[ tillel to III l|' .\||-. Killl.' "lit. 



I will tlKiiik V'l 'o imhlisli this letter in your 

 \,ilii.il,lc imiiei- with ;iii .-ipiie.-il to the ineniliefv 

 1. 1' III.- Iliinoi-- St.ite Kluri^ts' .\-;soei;itioil to lielji. 



( i.nl liiiilt lolls i:in l«e -.■lit eitlier to olir freil-; 



Mi.T. I . I.. W.ishlHini, .-It r.l.ioiiiiimloii. Ill,, or 



t.i iii\-.i'ir, .Ml .'Mil Is will 1.0 (Inly .redite.l. 



l.iil.iish.il mill liiiiii'il over to .Mr. Kint:. 



I.il lis li.r :i 1 iieiit, :it li:ist. tliril a\v:iy from 



the eoinini ri-eil -hie of .. ir l.nsiness, he chiiri- 

 t.-ihle, ami loUoH the Icaeliiiiusof the one Great 

 .M;is|.'r t.. r.'iM.i r -..'ivi.e |.. oii'r fellowman. 



Till' l.'tler of ."vli-. I\iii!4. to Secretary 



Amniiem, is .as fnllow-: 



I «.i. u'..!.! to i;i-l .M':ir lelti'i- toil.iy. anil 1 

 surely ;. ; ;■; ii-iate \..ur kiml oITit Im' my hel|i. 

 I .1111 jn-l ;il.le to lie aliont, as I wa- in the hos- 

 pital, lieiiiu hurt in the cyclone. 



\i.u e.iniiot r.-aliz" lii.w li.iilly I am hit. 1 had 

 tifli'eii houses, all stoik.'il. h.iil a U\ir trade ami 



was lining' line. In live niinnles I lost all! All 

 in,\ house- are ll.at! .M.v home is fjoiiel .Ml stock 

 ;;onel All siipiilies koiic! And myself hurt! I 

 had not evi'ii' aii.v fuinilnre or clothes left, as the 

 rain mined all that was left. I enclose a small 

 picture of one side of the greenhouses. 1 lost 

 .Sod, nun and if I cannot get some help I laiinot 

 I eliiiilil, 



ir .Mill can help me by sending an appeal to 

 the as-oiiat ion, I will snridy ap|ireciate it. If 

 I ,i;et iiloNy all ri^jlit, so I can at lend to luisiiiess, 

 I can make it a ni>. 1 have live children to feeil. 

 My wife and one little >;irl were hurt, lint are 

 Kcttiii); alont; all riuht. 



I hope xou will never have such a terrible 

 storm hit your place. II' ,\ou do I sh,ill siindy 

 liidp you out. 



FLORISTS' HAIL ASSOCIATION. 



Tiie directors id' the Idorists' Hail 

 Association of .\inerica held a meeting 

 at Trenttui, \. .)., I'riday, dune S, at 

 wdiitdi initial action was taken for the 

 e.xt elision of tiie .association's corpo- 

 ratt^ existence for another thirty years 

 under the terms of the laws of New Jer- 

 sey, as ]passed by the ^seu■ Jersey legis- 

 lature last winter. 



The directors also approved of and 

 will recommend <a new set of by-laws 

 dr.Mwn by A. A. N'alentine, of Denver, 

 C(do., wiiich inipr :i\cs upon and puts 



Freesia Splendens. 



in legal foim the by haws used for the 

 l;i^1 thirtv \e.ars. 



'i'lie proposition ot' cycii)iie insiiraniH', 

 submitted \>y Anders Ifasmiissen, of 

 New .\lbaiiy, I lid., was not taken up, 

 for till' re.asdii that the law under 

 wliiidi tli(> I'lorists' il.ail .\sso(d;ition re- 

 orii,ani/ed recooiii/es only h.ail as the 

 t'oiiii of destruction to lie insured 

 .ag.ainst. Tlie .aiiiiii.al meeting (d' the 

 .association will be held ;it Newark, X. 

 .f , .\iieust I'll. 1itl7. 



.hdin ( i. Kslel , See 'v. 



FISCHER'S FAMOUS FREESIAS. 



'i'he jicediiipaiiyiiiL; i 1 1 ast lat ion gi\es 

 only ;i piiiu' i m pres-imi df the (piality 

 ot' the colored freesias r.aiseil by Hu- 

 dolpli I'iseher, of San (ialuiid, ('al. The 

 mini ll.at or nf the I'.inioiis I'urit.\' has 

 iie\fr let lip ill his wiiik of freesia rais- 

 ing, but he .and .Mis. bisidier lia\'e 

 worked hard .and cniix-ieiil iously along 

 the line ol' im pro\ cmelit . 



After iii.aiiy ye.ais" work, Mr. l-'isidier 

 l.a-^t ye.ar sent out .''^pleiidens, ,'i lieauti- 

 fiil la\eiider \ariety .absolutely distinct 

 and trued up to type. So far as the 

 writer's inform.atioii goes, this is the 

 only one that will be [uit out this year, 

 althoindi he has seen the newer ones. 



There is a magniliciMit clear yello\' ;i, 

 large as I'urity and as good in , 

 way; another is pure orange and i 

 is a red. lu short, there will lie 

 wonderful varieties to coine within , 

 next few years and when the bulb 

 .available iu sullicient (juantities 

 will revolutionize freesia growiiiL; 

 Mr. Fischer is considering gett i 

 place "somewhere in the east,' 

 order that the llowers can be ]irod 

 and shown at their best without a 

 ney of four or five days. And ; 

 suridy will be a surjirise to the trui! 

 the east, as all who have seen tlu i 

 California admit. Mr. and Mrs. .Fis 

 h:i\(' performed a notable work iu 

 ticulture. H. It. i 



CHOOSE NEW HALL AT ST. LOU , 



Tiie ]dans for the National Flo i 

 Show and S. A. F. convention at 

 Louis in ^Maiadi, 191 S, which have In 

 blocked, as reported iu the IJeview, 

 the ftict that the Coliseum, the buihb 

 eiig.aged for the event, is to be den 

 ished, have Tieeu readjusted by the ' 

 tional Flower Show committee, so tl 

 e\{'r_\'thiiig from now oil should be ph 

 sailing. The committee, which met 

 the .hdferson hotel, St. IjOius, June 

 ■and 1(1, de(dded to use the Moolah Tc 

 ]de, at :').S"J1 liindell lioulevard, for t' 

 convention. A building will be erect, 

 on a plot of ground adjoining the Ton 

 pie, l.").")x;!()() feet, and in this buildii 

 the show will be staged. 



The committeemen wdio attended t! 

 meeting Avere: Ceorge Asmus, Ciiioag 

 (diairman; I'resident It. C. Kerr, < 

 Houston, Tex.; Patrick Welch, ot Be 

 ton; Secretary Young, of New Yorl 

 Treasurer J. J. Hess, of Omahfl.; Adolj 

 I'.areuwald, of I'hiladelidiia ; A. F. . 

 li.aur, of Indianapolis. 



PREPARED FOLIAGES. 



One of the effects of the war li.a 

 been to sliiit olT coiiiplettdy the suj)plie . 

 of |iieparid foli.ages \vhi(di fornierl> 

 came froiii (ierinany. Among these ai 

 tildes is the so calleil air plant. Anothei 

 is adiantum fronds and there are se\ 

 oral (dlier less widely used articles. 1 

 is a curious I'aet that litth; of the r:i\: 

 materi.al used IHr these sii|iply lioie- 

 specialties orieinates in Germany. Tie 

 (ierm.aiis ha\e imported the dried na 

 fiir.al article ami dyed it. It is just an 

 other illiist rtition of the German etU 

 cieiicy ill the matter of (dieinicals and 

 dyes, 'i'lie ,air pl.ant is a Japanese spe 

 cialty. The .adi.antiim fronds come from 

 .\ustralia. To maintain the sujtply in 

 the I'nited States American florists' 

 supply dealers are learning to prepare 

 and dye the raw m.ateri.al, the work the 

 • iermaiis formerly did, and, incidental- 

 ly. |iocketiiig till' Germans' profits, 

 whiidi s<'em to have been large. The 

 difficulties seem iirincijially in the mat 

 ter (d' obt.aiuiiii;' the ri^ht kind of dye. 



FORMULA WANTED. 



A le.ader ,asl<N for the formula and 

 diiections t'lir iisiiie lirown sugar and 

 I '.a lis yieeii as ,an insecticide. The Ile- 

 \ iew seems to have no record of it. 

 Will someone supply the information? 



Lansiiig, Mich. — Win. Kricger has 

 (deaiieil up on bedding stock and con- 

 siders the year satisfactory. Cemetery 

 tr.ade this season was ahead of the best 

 ]ire\ious record. 



