Junk 21, 11)17. 



The Florists^ Review 



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iisc \;iri('tics of immis wliicli devolo]) 



• ,ir lldwcrs f'loiii tlie l)ii(l in tlie sliort- 



t time suffer less from tlirips than 



rii'tics tliat tiike ;i Jou^' time to de- 



|()|) tlicir llowi'is. Mis. H. Koliiusoii 



|)r((li;il)ly tlie most ]io]iiiliU' white for 



II Saints' <lny; yet in tlie j^iilf states 



talu's two moiitlis to develop its 



,\\cis. This makes it a re<;'nlar mai'k 



r tlirips. 



The plants must he k(>pt tied up as 



■st as tlicy need it, and the snrfaee 



lil shonld he freijnently stirred. 



nonyli nianui'e is <^eneially jtnt in the 



-il at jilantinj^- time to carry the plants 



lony' i'or some time, .\hout An<>ust 1 



, a j^ood time foi' a t()p-dressin<>'. Some 



nel\' ^lonml Iioih" should iirst he ap- 



lied and then sprini<ied o\ei' with 



inie to aid in its dissolution. Lastly a 



;ood iii(di of fairly fri'sh cow manure 



hould he spread o\er all. This Avill 



eep the jilants in jjood shajM' until the 



ime conn's for liquid fertili/.injx, after 



he hud is taken. L. 



COSMOS IN THE SOUTH. 



Cosmos are always a useful crop in 

 ilie south. Seeds may he sown now and 

 I he ycnin^- jdants set out in the field 

 as soon as hij; enoujih. In the extr(>me 

 south, si'cd sown hy August 1 \vill yiehl 

 a fine cro|) hy tlie end of Octoher. 

 Where larye (]uantities are yrown, jilant 

 in heds four feet wide, four rows to 

 the hed, leaviiiii' a walk two feet wide 

 hetwecMi the lu'ds to makc^ pickinjr easy. 

 This method saves mucdi s])ace. The 

 j)lants will recpure a few workiiiLjs after 

 being set out. Ij. 



HYDRANGEAS IN THE SOUTH. 



Any old hydransrea plants ouglit to 

 he shaken out thoidughly, trimmed l)ack 

 and repidteil in the same sized ])ots in 

 well enriched soil. Young plants in 

 2i/>-inch pots may he shifted into 4-inch 

 pots and all jdunged in a eoldframe. 

 Give lots of water during the summer 

 growing, season. As the fall approaches, 

 reduce the supjdy. A little shade in 

 the shajie of latli sash, spaced rather 

 wide, will he of great l)enerit to the 

 plants. L, 



SHADING FOR GREENHOUSES. 



^\'ill you jilcase pulilish a t'oiinida t'or 

 making a whitewash to he uscij on a 

 greeidiou^e for shade? We want a mix 

 ture that will lud wash off too easil\- 

 or injure the wood. C. .M. T. S.- -111. 



A priuninent grower rccoiniuinds tlii^ 

 formula as the hest that Ik^ has e\er 

 tried: Take onlinary Spanish whiting 

 anil stir into it enough water to make a 

 thi(d\ cream. After allowing this to 

 stand a couple of dav--, diliiti^ to the 

 ilesired state and add a .'1 imdi jiotful 

 of linseed oil to eaeh three gallons of 

 the spraying liquid. Ajqdy it to the 

 glas-. with a spray ])um|i. ''Tliis ma 

 terial."" say-< tln^ growei'. ''will nid in- 

 Juif the paint, a< a lime wa^h does, and 

 it will not leave a st-um on the glass, 

 as mud does. ' ' 



Another authority says that the hest 

 shailing he has used consists of whiting 

 and tur]ien1im\ l)ut since it is rather 

 expensive' and sliouhl he applied with a 

 brnsh, it is not desiiahle, lie says, for 

 large i.ange-;. |t is excellent, ho\ve\ ei', 

 for show looms and small conserva- 

 tories. 



Where an extrenudy light sluidiug {>; 

 w.'inted for a small '.won of glass, a mix- 



The A. D. King Greenhouses at Mattoon, 111., After the Recent Cyclone. 



ture of turpentine and ixdled linsee(| 

 oil, ill the projiortion ol' one jiint of the 

 hoiled oil to one gallon of t iii|ientine, 

 answers widl, and stands the wcathei' 

 t'or a coiisiderahle time. A heavier 

 shading I'or a small lioust^ is composed 

 of two pounds ot" whiTing, one ])ound of 

 white leail and one gallon of keroseio'. 

 I'jther ot' these two mixtures should he 

 applieil to the glass with a long-haii 

 died whitewash brush. 



Ordinary \\hitewash is the cheapest 

 shading in first cost and is easy to a|>- 

 plv, either \vith a brush or a spray 

 pump, and it does not permit so large 

 .n )u-oportion ot' the lie;it rays to peiie 

 trate the glass as is the case with some 

 other ](i-e|»arations, hut it has tlu^ seri- 

 ous objection of injuring the juitty and 

 thus making a root' become leaky mm h 

 sooner than it (dherwise would. 



work severidy. The growing stock 

 beneath was badly cut and smashed, 

 i.ouis Uauscher, manager of the cimi- 

 paiiv, stated that the heating and 

 ventilating system of the range was 

 ruined. i'i]ies from an overhead water 

 tank weri' broken, perniitting Kt.OOO 

 gallons ot' water to spurt out and inun- 

 date the plaee. There is im i lisil I'a iH/e 

 covering tli(! losses. 



NEW YORK FEDERATION. 



The New \i>yk bedei;| t io ii i,\' llnrti- 



cultural Su'-ietie- and I'loral I'liibs will 

 holil a meeting in Syr.'uuse Thurs.lav, 

 .hine L's, in <-(j|iiie,t i(Mi with the .annual 

 exhibition ol' the .Syincu^e h'o-i' Societv. 

 It is hoped that tlu're mav lie ;i large 

 attcMidance of deh'gates fiiuii tlo' fed- 

 erated societit'S. I".. A. White, .'^^ec 'v. 



SURPLUS STOCK WOULD HELP. BOSTON SHOW DATES CHANGED. 



On are,, mil ,,r jh,. b;od< w .•inlness of 



tlii' Si'.-i-^oll it is ne,-esv;| ly to rliaiige the 

 '^'diedllled ilate- of the rose, |ii'onv ami 



St ravvlieiiy exliibiti(ui ol' the Mass;ii-hu- 

 setts I lorti<-ultural Sd.ietv at llortieiil- 

 tnial hall, Ho-toii. fi.mi .lune L';; ;ind 

 -1 to Saturd.'iv and Sundav, .Jun,' ;;i) 

 .•iiid .Inly 1. 



This exhibition is one of the most 

 iiiteiesting and brilliant of the year, and 

 is t'ree to the puldie. It will be open 

 Saturd.'iy I'kuii 1 1' to <; and Sunday from 

 1 to d o'epirk. Will. I', h' i e li , See ' V. 



So that A. I ). King, whose green 

 Inuise range ;ind home at Matto<in, 111., 

 were destroveil by ;i eviloiie May LMi, 

 can get a fresh start, .1. 1". Ainmann, 

 seiM'etary ol' the Illinois Stale I'loiists' 

 Association, now asks those in the ti'ade 

 who cannot c(mtribute cash to the fund 

 for Mr. King to give <d" their surplus 

 sto(d<. Mr. King 's !f;.".0,<im) (>^tablishment 

 was com]d(d(dy wiped out and he was 

 left penniless. Mr. Ammaiin's letter 

 addresseil to the trade is as t'idlows: 



AfliT fiiftlicr (■iiiTi's|Kiiii|once \\iili Mr. T\ini.'. 

 ..r M.MtniiH, 111., lie writes lilc lliiit lie li:l-; un 

 -to, U I, ft .■if .-ill. If :oi.v tl,)rist ,-,ml,l spMr,' 

 IiImi -iiiTi,' ,lir.\ s.intlii'iniMM or ,':irii:it imi |il:iiit-4 

 111- :in.\ ,itlic'r st,>ck. I \v,iiil,l sii:.'L.'i'st .\,iii writ,' 

 tci Mr. Kill:.' wliMt .v,Mi li:iv,' to sii.iri'. ^ii li,' 

 iiei.v -.,i,-,| \\li:it Ml' ,:oi li,'St u-,'. 



M:iii.\. I .'Oil sMi'i-, u Im ,\iiniol ,'fiMt riliut,' ,-:isli 

 will ,-lii',-rfnll.v L'iv,' m fi-w jihuits t<i a fi'lluw 

 ,r:if t-iiiaii in ,li-lr,'Sv. ,| . K. Aiiiiii.inii. .s, ',■'>■. 



( 'oiit libut ions ot' cash for Mr. King 



sliiuijii Im' scut I'ither to 1\ I.. Wash 



liiini, tre.asiiriT ,it' the st;ite .association, 



1 '>looiuini;toii. 111., or to \fr. .\Tniii.'inn 



;it l-:,lwaids\ ille, 111. 



CYCLONE AT FREEPORT, ILL. 



I'.amaL;,' e,-~t inia t id at ^■|,.'"iiM( \\;is ibuie 

 at the range of tlie I'leeport Floral Co., 

 :it hreeport. 111., by a cyclone wliiidi 

 passe, I over thi^ establishment .Tune 12. 

 The -toini lit'te,! the roof ot" the boiliM' 

 slhd, .-i hea\ v afl'.'iir, i'lOx.'i! feet, carrie,! 

 it , lb, lilt twi'iity feet an, I then ilmiiped 

 it on the greenhouses, bn^aking tlioii 

 sands ot' liiihts and straining the t'ranie- 



BRIEF ANSWERS. 



^\ • I-. I'., Wi-. .\l,i tiuisia virginii'a. 



A. W. W., 111. Mv Maivland. 



I-. I'. A s., III. Writ,. Iiaib,.,. Wire 

 \ I roll W,ir!\s. ( 'hi, 'ago. 



h*. N. <■.. ^\is. I'liliiiw the ;idvi,-e of 

 ,v oil r i-,iiiimis-i,uin];i ii. 



h. <'. T.. .Mont.- is,' uicotiiii' e\ti;i,d 

 or jiaji, Ts .•i,i-or,|iiig to ,lirectioiis on the 

 can. 



h. C. 1'., O, fiiuiioat,' : -[Having is 



IMI g, lllij. 



<!. <'. S.. lihl.^The only (huists' h;,;] 

 iiisiir.anc,' organization is th:it ,,i' whi.di 

 • bdiii <i. i:s|ov. S;i,|,|le IJiver. X. .1.. is 

 s,'i-r,dai'y. Tli,' s,.,.|-etarv of the Flo- 

 rists" T,degra|ih l>eli\ery Asso,-iat i,ui is 

 AlbiTt ro,-he|,iii. l.",;; p.ates sti,'et. I>e- 

 ' i'"i'- lb' will ;ils,i att,'ni| to v ,.iii- iii,'iii- 



berslH|, ju th,' S, A. I'. 



