May 1». 1921 



The Florists' Review 



35 



b«in|^ a speaiany good demand for it at 

 Christmas. In 7our warm, southern 

 elimattt jcu eould not hold the fruit on 

 the vinsfl in a plump condition to com- 

 pete suceessfully with more northerly 

 grown or imported fruit. 



With ftarlier greenhouse grapes, like 

 Blaok Hambro and Muscat of Alexan- 

 dria, there would seem to be a better 

 field than with Gros Colman. These 

 could be placed on the northern markets 

 early, wh«n prices are good, but even 

 with these, I am quite doubtful of grape 

 culture under glass being a commercial 

 success in the south. C. W. 



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TOMATO FOLIAGE WITHEBING. 



We hav* tomato plants in a green- 

 house and they have withered in the 

 last few days. We have been fumigat- 

 ing for plant lice and are wondering if 

 this smoke has any effect on the plants 

 or if tomato plants have a disease such 

 as thia. Kindly advise us. 



W. B.— 111. 



If yoM use tobacco stems for fumigat- 

 ing purposes, in all probability an over- 

 dose has scorched the tomato foliage. 

 This is most likely to occur on warm 

 evenings. There is always less likeli- 

 hood of injury when cool nights are 

 selected. It is always advisable to 

 ventilate early in the morning follow- 

 ing a fumigation, and, to lessen likeli- 

 hood of injury, spraying overhead be- 

 fore the sun strikes the plants is ad- 

 vantageous. As a general rule, toma- 

 toes are never syringed and should have 

 a dry atmosphere, but a spraying of cold 

 water will do no harm and may prevent 

 injury. I would suggest the desirability 

 of using one of the nicotine papers as 

 being much safer than tobacco stems 

 and it is surely much more pleasant to 

 fumigat* with them. C. W. 



CINCINNATI, O. 



The Market. 



Market conditions here were good 

 last week, following the wonderful 

 Mothers' day business, which was the 

 best ever. 



Stock of all kinds moved well, owing 

 to the fact that prices were such that 

 the retailer did not endanger his life 

 when telling a customer the prices. 



Boaes seem to be more plentiful than 

 anything else. Carnations are now at 

 their best and move well. Sweet peas 

 are now getting shorter in stem; in fact, 

 so short that some of the growers are 

 cutting them with the tendrils in order 

 to get any stems at all. 



Some excellent snapdragon arrived on 

 the market last week, seemingly a new 

 crop, and is now arriving steadily each 

 day. 



Gladioli of the Chicago White, Amer- 

 ica, Halley and Pendleton varieties are 

 beginning to arrive in goodly numbers 

 and go well. 



Cornflowers and marguerite daisies 

 are also arriving in goodly numbers and 

 promise quick sales. 



Lilies, both calla and Easter, have 

 been better of lato than any time this 

 season. They move rapidly. 



Miscellaneous stock of all kinds is 

 arriving in good condition and moving 

 well. The same can be said of green 

 goods. 



Various Notes. 



C. E, Critchell reports the first cape 

 jasmine of the season and says so far 



EDWARD TOWILL. 



IT is written in Holy Scripture that a jjrophet Ls not without honor save in 

 his own country. So it is not strange that Edward Towill, th« originator of 

 Rose Milady, has won even more fame from Chicago to Salt Lake City than at 

 his own home in Roslyn, Pa. Milady is not Mr. Towill 'a only seedling rose. He 

 has hundreds of others. When the national flower show comniittoe needed a new 

 rose for christening purposes, Mr. Towill smilinglj- supplied with a beauty. Today 

 ho is sending out American Legion, a rose of great promise. Soon he plans to 

 send out a variety that is expected to surpass Mrs. Aaron Ward in its rich color- 

 ing. Here's to you, Teddy Towill; may your shadow never grow lessl Phil. 



they have moved better than last sea- 

 son. He also reports a busy week in the 

 sale of hanging baskets. 



Spanish iris, the first to be seen at 

 this market, arrived in the last few 

 days. 



The establishment of H. W. Shep- 

 pard is once more itself, after being 

 decorated with posters and advertising 

 for the Community Chest drive. Mr. 

 Sheppard deserves special mention on 

 this, because he donated his best dis- 

 play window for the cause. Things have 

 been exceedingly brisk at tliis shop dur- 

 ing the last week, especially in the fill- 

 ing of telegraph orders. 



The windows in the store of Julius 

 Bucr have been especially pretty the 

 last week. lie reports a good lot of 

 funeral orders. 



Peter Weilaiul has had the first of the 

 season's peonies and reports good re- 

 turns on them. 



L. H. Kyrk is receiving a ])opular 

 flower among the Cincinnati florists; 

 namely, the yellow daisy. He is receiv- 



ing a large number from Samuel Bat- 

 son, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



K. .\. Porter rejiorts a good week in 

 wedding work and corsages. 



The -Vvondale Ploral Co. reports ^/the 

 bedding plant st-ason is well under way 

 and going well, judging from the 

 amount of advance orders. 



Our over the-river brother florists 

 seem to be busy these days, judging 

 from the manner in which they arc al- 

 ways buying. Joseph Grimm, of R. D. 

 Kuttle, Covint^ton, Ky., seems especially 

 busy. 



J. ("liarles Murphy, of Price Hill, has 

 let jtlans for the construction of an all- 

 steel house. 60x300 feet, to the Garland 

 Co., Cleveland. O. 



The Walnut Hills Ploral Bazaar re- 

 jiorts a iiood week in funeral work. 

 .Viiiony others was that of Mrs. ,1. H. 

 .Mills. ;i jirominent hotel owner of this 

 rity. 



The (Uiith of Gustav H. Meier, which 

 occurred Monday, May 16, is reported 

 in the oMtiiary cohniin. G. II. K. 



