20 



The Florists^ Review 



.Tine 28, 1917. 



iiig c-onsumers instead of being made up 

 wholly of men financially interested in 

 or formerly connected with the coal 

 trade. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



FOR OUTDOOR SUMMER BLOOMS. 



We liave a customer who wants some 

 large beds ])lanted to light ])ink carna- 

 tions for summer blooming. AVliat va- 

 riety would you suggest and what kind 

 of ])lants would give the best satisfac- 

 tion — coldframe plants, early cuttings 

 or what? L. J. B.— N. Y. 



In order to got satisfactory results 

 from carnations as sumnuM-fiowering 

 sulijects, ])rei)arati()ns should have been 

 made much earlier tluin this. Practi- 

 cally all the young carnation i)lants 

 raised by the carnation s])ecialists are 

 intended for winter ilowering and could 

 hardly be ex])ected to begin bloonung 

 profusely four montlis earlier than 

 their ])r()per time. There is no good 

 reason, however, why carnations should 

 not i)rove quite satisfactory to the 

 amateur gardener during the summer, 

 if the j)roper varieties are selected and 

 tiie ]dants gi'own to proper size before 

 planting time. 



Two methods could be followed with 

 good success. Take cuttings (juite 

 oarly in the season, say alxmt ()ctol)er 

 ]5. As soon as they are rooted, ])ot 

 tliem into 2-inch ])Ots. Shift into Cl- 

 inch and finally into 4-inch, keeping 

 tliem tojiped closely right along, to get 

 as biisliy plants as possible. Hy May 

 1 you should h.Mxc plants Avith I'liougli 

 shoots to neiMJ no nioi'c topjiing, and if 

 jtlanted out early in May tiiev should 

 lie in bloom early in .luly and continue 

 in liloom until frost cuts them down. 

 Tiu' other nu'thod is to lift tiie smaller 

 jd.'ints that were not benched in the 

 fall, jiot them into 4-incli pots an<l 

 carry them oxci- in coldframes. The 

 ])lants should be kept topped (dosely, 

 light U]i to the time Aviien they are 

 jiotted, which would in our latitude be 

 al)out the last part of September. 



Select varieties which natuially 

 mak(> bushy ]ilants; foi- instance, the 

 KnchantiH'ss familv. Beacon, -Matidiless, 

 Mrs. Ward, Miss Theo, etc. These 

 ])lants could be produced at piactically 

 the same cost ;is good 4-in(di geraniums 

 and would proliablv bring a better 

 price. A. V. ,T. B. 



HOPE FOR LOWER COAL PRICES. 



Govemment Takes a Hand. 



As a res\ilt of fedei-al forces set in 

 motion June 2(5, 400 coal operators, rep- 

 resenting the great fitdds of both bitumi- 

 nous and anthracdte, ])ledgei| thems(dvps 

 to stdl their jiroduct at a fair and rea- 

 sonable ])rice to be fixed with the a]i- 

 proval of the coal committei' of the 

 ('ouncil of National Defense. 



The action of the coal barons followeil 

 an all-day conference with the defense 

 council's coal committee. They were 

 wai'ued by Secretary of the Interior 

 Lane, Seiretary of the Xavy Daniels 

 and .1. Franklin Fort, of the Federal 

 Trade Commission, that unless they es- 



tablished a fair selling price their out- 

 ])ut would be taken over by the govern- 

 ment. 



The first step taken by the coal men to 

 cooperate with the government was the 

 appointment of special committees of 

 seven producers from each coal mining- 

 district, whose duty it shall be to discuss 

 increased production and reduction of 

 ])rices with the defense council's coal 

 committee. 



Coal Men "Only Human." 



While the conference with the defense 

 council's committee was in progress, the 

 Senate interstate commerce committee 

 was holding a hearing with coal ()])er- 

 ators and miners as witnesses. 



Charles M. Moderwell, of Chicago, 

 the first witness, told the committee 

 when his attention was called to tlie 

 fact that the prices of coal ranged up to 

 400 per cent in excess of prices for the 

 same coal last year, that coal operators, 

 ''being only human," had taken ad- 

 vantage of war demands to raise ])rices. 



The hope for government action 

 which would result in lower coal prices 

 would be stronger if the defense coun- 

 cil's committee had members represent- 



"Too Late to Classify." 



In the reorganization of the Pennock- 

 Meelian Co., l)rought about by the ap- 

 ])roaching retirement of Charles E, Mee- 

 lian, the name of the corporation is 

 changed to S. S. Pennock Co., with the 

 following officers : President, Samuel 

 S. Pennock; first vice-i)resident, Percy 

 B. Kigby; second vice-])resident, Edwin 

 J. Pancourt; treasurer, Clarence U. Lig- 

 git; secretary, R. E. Faust; Philadel- 

 l)hia manager, Alvah R. Jones; Balti- 

 more manager, J. J. Perry; Washington 

 manager, Otto Bauer. Vice-president 

 Rigby is in charge of the New York 

 store. 



Commodore John Westcott enter- 

 tained fourteen members of the Ware- 

 town Rod and Cun Club on Barnegat 

 l)ay June 24. Wm. F. (hide and his son, 

 of Washington, were among those 

 present. ; 



A fire in the paint shop in the annex 

 of H. Bayersdorfer & Co., June 24, did 

 slight damage, covered by insurance. 



Al)ram L. Pennock is ill in the Pres- 

 byterian hospital. Phil. 



Burlington, Wis. — The Burlington 

 Floral Co. has filed articles of iiicori)o- 

 ratioii. The cajiital stock is placed at 

 .'|!2,'5,000 and the incorporators are Frank 

 A. Mueller, Henry .1. Heidermann and 

 Mrs. Dora IMate. 



^!j |ty}i*y»i^i»i^ityjiMi^*ityji^i^iMi^<iti^iiyji^^^ 



YORK STATE NEWS NOTES 



/tirA-tirAlirA-tlTA-tirAtltTTfir^tltTTtltTrtltTTflT^^^^ 



Herkimer, N. Y. W. 1). Snell escajied 

 the recent Hood through the Mohawk 

 valley and is ludping some of his less 

 fortunate confrei't's. 



Richfield Springs, N. Y.— Mrs. L. P. 



Seaton jiredicts a banner season at this 

 attractive summer resort. She has 

 many orders from the big liotels here. 



Fishkill, N. Y.— Lon Wool, of Wood 

 Bros., observed that with few excep- 

 tions the demand for bedding stock was 

 fully u]) to that of fornu'r seasons. The 

 call for young roses i'nv jilanting was 

 hea\\'. 



Oswego, N. Y. — AValter Workman 

 says it was no troulile to dispose of 

 good stock this season. He had his 

 usual large sup]dy and ke]it u|) prices. 

 Geraniums, s])iendidly grown, were his 

 long suit. 



Herkimer, N. Y. — (ioo 1 luck comes in 

 buiudies, accoi'ding to Xeal \. (Jleason, 

 who is ])leased to re]iort that his jiros- 

 perous start in the fiorists' business 

 here has been followed by a lu'altliy 

 growth of ]iatronage. 



Oneonta, N. Y. — B. Ackley saw vis- 

 ions of stem-rot and rust in a field of 

 carnations that was under water se\- 

 eral days during a recent tlood, but 

 trusted that the exceptional vigor of 

 the ])lants would enable them to resist 

 the attack. Sjiring i)lanting is fully 

 etpial to that of otlier seasons. 



Oneonta, N. Y. .lohn Strong says 

 that while some lines might be more 

 vigorous, the average shows up well 

 and the outlook is jiromising. 



Watertown, N. Y.— Fred A. Bennett 

 &: Son <levote a laige house to storing 

 hydrangeas and figure to grow an early 

 croj> of (dirysantliemums in between. 

 It works wtdl. Begtmia Chat(dain(> is 

 considered one of the best for general 

 purjioses. About I, .")()() weri' sold at re- 

 tail this season. 



Syracuse, N. Y. — W. .1. Palmer and 

 family, of Buffalo, motored througli 

 Syracuse on their way to visit the army 

 training cam]) at Sacket Harbor, ''.lust 

 ran away for a breathing spell," he 

 observed, "for theic is always some- 

 thing doing at home, with no let up. 

 ^'es. the new store is a big diawing 

 card and will continue to be, for we 

 shall always maintain it along the well 

 known ' Palmer ' lines. ' ' 



Cooperstown, N. Y. — C. S. Derrick is 

 erecting a new Lord & Buinham house 

 as till' nucleus of a considerable range 

 upon three acres of land he recently 

 juirchased. Business has been so good 

 that the original establishment is far 

 too small to accommodate it. Hoses 

 will be grown on the new place, which 

 will be in charge of the .pinior Derrick, 

 who has given uj) an excellent jjosition 

 in a local bank to combine his energies 

 with those of his father. 



