June 21, 1917. 



The Florists' Review 



13 



T lose varieties of mums which develop 

 t eir flowers from the bud in the short- 

 e t time suffer less from thrips than 

 \ irieties that take a long time to de- 

 \ lop their flowers. Mrs. H. Eobinson 

 j probably the most popular white for 

 /U Saints' day; yet in the gulf states 

 i takes two months to develop its 

 J )wers. This makes it a regular mark 

 1 ir thrips. 



The plants must be kept tied up as 

 1 ist as they need it, and the surface 

 f. )il should be frequently stirred, 

 l.nough manure is generally put in the 

 f.>il at planting time to carry the plants 

 along for some time. About August 1 

 i-i a good time for a top-dressing. Some 

 j:nely ground bone should first be ap- 

 ])lied and then sprinkled over with 

 Jime to aid in its dissolution. Lastly a 

 f^ood inch of fairly fresh cow manure 

 should be spread over all. This will 

 keep the plants in good shape until the 

 time comes for liquid fertilizing, after 

 the bud is taken. L. 



COSMOS IN THE SOUTH. 



Cosmos are always a useful crop in 

 the south. Seeds may be sown now and 

 the young plants set out in the field 

 as soon as big enough. In the extreme 

 south, seed sown by August 1 will yield 

 a fine crop by the end of October. 

 Where large quantities are grown, plant 

 in beds four feet wide, four rows to 

 the bed, leaving a walk two feet wide 

 between the beds to make picking easy. 

 This method saves much space. The 

 plants will require a few workings after 

 being set out. L. 



HYDRANGEAS IN THE SOUTH. 



Any old hydrangea plants ought to 

 be shaken out thoroughly, trimmed back 

 and repotted in the same sized pots in 

 well enriched soil. Young plants in 

 2% -inch pots may be shifted into 4-inch 

 pots and all plunged in a coldframe. 

 Give lots of water during the summer 

 growing, season. As the fall approaches, 

 reduce the supply, A little shade in 

 the shape of lath sash, spaced rather 

 wide, will be of great benefit to the 

 plants. L. 



SHADING FOR GREENHOUSES, 



Will you please publish a formula for 

 making a whitewash to be used on a 

 greenhouse for shade? We want a mix- 

 ture that will not wash off too easily 

 or injure the wood. G. M. T. S. — 111. 



A prominent grower recommends this 

 formula as the best that he has ever 

 tried: Take ordinary Spanish whiting 

 and stir into it enough water to make a 

 thick cream. After allowing this to 

 stand a couple of days, dilute to the 

 desired state and add a 3-inch potful 

 of linseed oil to each three gallons of 

 the spraying liquid. Apply it to the 

 glass with a spray pump. "This ma- 

 terial," says the grower, "will not in- 

 jure the paint, as a lime wash does, and 

 it will not leave a scum on the glass, 

 as mud does." 



Another authority says that the best 

 shading he has used consists of whiting 

 and turpentine, but since it is rather 

 expensive and should be applied with a 

 brush, it is not desirable, he says, for 

 large ranges. It is excellent, however, 

 for show rooms and small conserva- 

 tories. 



Where an extremely light shading is 

 wanted for a small area of glass, a mix- 



The A. D. King Greenhouses at Mattoon, III., After the Recent Cyclone. 



ture of turpentine and boiled linseed 

 oil, in the proportion of one pint of the 

 boiled oil to one gallon of turpentine, 

 answers well, and stands the weather 

 for a considerable time. A heavier 

 shading for a small house is composed 

 of two pounds of whiting, one pound of 

 white lead and one gallon of kerosene. 

 Either of these two mixtures should be 

 applied to the glass with a long-han- 

 dled whitewash brush. 



Ordinary whitewash is the cheapest 

 shading in first cost and is easy to ap- 

 ply, either with a brush or a spray 

 pump, and it does not permit so large 

 a proportion of the heat rays to pene- 

 trate the glass as is the case with some 

 other preparations, but it has the seri- 

 ous objection of injuring the putty and 

 thus making a roof become leaky much 

 sooner than it otherwise would. 



work severely. The growing stock 

 beneath was badly cut and smashed. 

 Louis Bauscher, manager of the com- 

 pany, stated that the heating and 

 ventilating system of the range was 

 ruined. Pipes from an overhead water 

 tank were broken, permitting 10,000 

 gallons of water to spurt out and inun- 

 date the place. There is no insurance 

 covering the losses. 



NEW YORK FEDERATION, 



The New York Federation of Horti- 

 cultural Societies and Floral Clubs will 

 hold a meeting in Syracuse Thursday, 

 June 28, in connection with the annual 

 exhibition of the Syracuse Kose Society. 

 It is hoped that there may be a large 

 attendance of delegates from the fed- 

 erated societies. E. A. White, Sec'y- 



SURPLUS STOCK WOULD HELP. BOSTON SHOW DATES CHANGED. 



On account of the backwardness of 

 the season it is necessary to change the 

 scheduled dates of the rose, peony and 

 strawberry exhibition of the Massachu- 

 setts Horticultural Society at Horticul- 

 tural hall, Boston, from "^ June 23 and 

 24 to Saturday and Sunday, June 30 

 and July 1. 



This exhibition is one of the most 

 interesting and brilliant of the year, and 

 is free to the public. It will be open 

 Saturday from 12 to 6 and Sunday from 

 1 to 6 o'clock. Wm. P.Eich, Sec'y, 



So that A. D. King, whose green- 

 house range and home at Mattoon, 111., 

 were destroyed by a cyclone May 26, 

 can get a fresh start, J. F. Ammann, 

 secretary of the Illinois State Florists' 

 Association, now asks those in the trade 

 who cannot contribute cash to the fund 

 for Mr. King to give of their surplus 

 stock. Mr. King's $30,000 establishment 

 was completely wiped out and he was 

 left penniless. Mr. Ammann 's letter 

 addressed to the trade is as follows: 



Aftor fiirthrr corrpspondence with Mr. Kinp, 

 of Mattoon, III., he writos me that he has no 

 stock h'ft at nil. If any florist could spare 

 him some chrysanthemum or carnation plants 

 or any other stock. I would supgest you write 

 to Mr. King what you have to spare, so he 

 may select what he can best use. 



.Many, I am sure, who cannot contribute cash 

 will clieerfully Rive a few plants to a fellow 

 craftsman in distress. J. F. Ammann, Sec'y. 



Contributions of cash for Mr. King 

 should be sent either to F. L. Wash- 

 burn, treasurer of the state association, 

 Bloomington, 111., or to Mr. Ammann 

 at Edwardsville, 111. 



CYCLONE AT FREEPORT, ILL. 



Damage estimated at $4,500 was done 

 at the range of the Freeport Floral Co., 

 at Freeport, 111., by a cyclone which 

 passed over the establishment June 12. 

 The storm lifted the roof of the boiler 

 shed, a heavy affair, 30x52 feet, carried 

 it about twenty feet and then dropped 

 it on the greenhouses, breaking thou- 

 sands of lights and straining the frame- 



BRIEF ANSWERS. 



W. E. D., Wis. — Mcrtensia virginica. 



A. W. W., 111.— My :Maryland. 



L. P. & S., 111.— Write Barbce Wire 

 & Iron Works, Chicago, 



E. X. C, Wis. — Follow the advice of 

 your commissionman. 



L. C. T., Mont. — Use nicotine extract 

 or papers according to directions on the 

 can. 



E. G. P., O. — Fumigate; spraying is 

 no good. 



G. C. S., Ind.— The only florists' hail 

 insurance organization is that of which 

 John G. Esler, Saddle Eiver, N. J., is 

 secretary. The secretary of the Flo- 

 rists' Telegraph Delivery Association is 

 Albert Pochelon, 153 Bates street, De- 

 troit. He will also attend to your mem- 

 bership in the S. A, F. 



