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The Rorists' Review 



Mat 26, 1921 



ground covered by glass, all in roses and 

 principally Premier and Columbia. The 

 j)lacc, as usual, was found in tiptop 

 shape. J. J. B. 



GROWERS' BOARD LAYS FLANS. 



Meeting at Edwardsville. 



A meeting of the executive committee 

 of the St. Louis district branch of the 

 National Flower Growers' Association 

 was held at Edwardsville, 111., May 17, at 

 Pfeiffer's hotel. In the absence of Presi- 

 dent Walter A. Amling, who missed train 

 connections, Vice-President W. J. 

 Pilcher presided over the meeting. 



When the meeting was called to order, 

 there were present: W. J. Hembreiker 

 and A. C. Brown, Springfield, 111.; James 

 A. Cole, Peoria, 111.; J. W. Boss, Cen- 

 tralia. 111.; W. A. Eowe and W. J. 

 Pilcher, Kirkwood, Mo.; Henry Blixen 

 and Leroy Smith, Edwardsville, 111.; 

 Frank J. Fillmore and J. J. Beneke, St. 

 Louis, Mo., and C. E. DeWever, of 

 Olivette, Mo. The absentees were: 

 Ludwig Stapp, Rock Island, 111.; W. A. 

 Amling, Pana, 111., and Joseph Deutseh- 

 mann, Webster Groves, Mo. The 

 minutes of the previous executive com- 

 mittee meeting, held at Springfield, 111., 

 were approved as read by the secretary. 

 The secretary's report showed fifty-nine 

 members in good standing. Eleven were 

 in arrears with their second quarter's 

 dues. The total receipts were $986.55, 

 ■and the total disbursements were $518.19, 

 leaving a balance of $468.36. Treasurer 

 Howe's report showed the same balance. 

 After approval by the auditing com- 

 mittee, the reports were accepted and 

 ordered filed. 



Purchasing Committee. 



Reports from the various committees 

 then came up for discussion. Chairman 

 Rowe, of the purchasing committee, 

 asked the secretary to read several let- 

 ters received from firms, with prices on 

 glass, lumber, twine, automobile tires, 

 flower pots, paper and pipe. After a full 

 discussion on these, Mr. Rowe asked for 

 an additional member for his committee. 

 The members, after a full discussion, ap- 

 pointed W. .T. Pilcher as the fourth 

 member of this committee. The com- 

 mittee sent out a list of prices ob- 

 tained to all the members, for them to 

 f)rder from. A cash working capital 

 was assigned to this committee. 



The pot plantsmen's committee and 

 the retail growers' committee were not 

 ready with their reports and were given 

 until the next meeting. 



Centralia Meeting. 



J. W. Ross, of Centralia, 111., was then 

 given the floor for a talk on plans for 

 the district's quarterly meeting to be 

 lield at Centralia, July 19. Mr. Ross 

 stated that he had already laid his plans 

 for the meeting. One of the features 

 will l)e a flower show in connection with 

 the meeting. He looked for help from 

 all the growers in the district, and espe- 

 cially from the members of the associa- 

 tion, to make the show a success. All 

 the city officials and the Rotary Club 

 have assured Mr. Ross that they will 

 cooperate with him, and the members 

 voted to do the same. Mr. Ross was 

 appointed chairman of the entertain- 

 ment committee and he is to select the 



members who will work with him. 



The next executive committee meeting 

 will be held at Centralia, 111., July 19, at 

 9 a. m., and the quarterly meeting of the 

 district will be at 10 a. m. Both meet- 

 ings will be held at the city hall, which 

 has been arranged for. 



The members then extended a rising 

 vote of thanks to Henry Blixen and 

 Leroy Smith for the hospitality they 

 had shown, 



, Automobile Tour. 



After the meeting, an enjoyable din- 

 ner was served at the hotel, after which 

 an automobile tour through the city was 

 enjoyed. The tour ended at the estab- 

 lishment of the Woodland Gardens, the 

 home of Vice-President H. Blixen. The 

 principal stock there is roses, carnations, 

 sweet peas and mums. The 17,000 

 square feet of ground covered by glass 

 was found in first-class condition. From 

 there, the members were taken over to 

 the J. F. Ammann Co. range. Of course, 

 the members greatly missed the genial 

 proprietor himself, who is on his western 

 trip. They were conducted through by 

 Leroy Smith, one of the company. The 

 range consists of 50,000 square feet of 



FIQHTINO MUM MIDGE. 



I am enclosing a sample of insect-in- 

 fested mums. Will you tell what kind 

 of insect it is, and give a remedy for 

 it? M. G.— Ky. 



The sample chrysanthemum waa 

 badly infested with chrysanthemum 

 midge. This pest is the most stubborn 

 and diflScult to subdue that the chrys- 

 anthemum grower has to contend with. 

 If the stock is badly infested, the only 

 safe method to follow is to destroy it 

 and start with clean stock, but since 

 some varieties are more susceptible to 

 the attacks of the midge than others, 

 by isolating a particular batch of plants 

 which are infested and fighting the pest, 

 you may be able to get it under control. 



First remove those plants that are 

 badly infested and destroy them. Then 

 pick off any parts of the others that 

 show signs of the midge and start 

 spraying the balance of the stock with 

 a nicotine solution. Spray every even- 

 ing for a week or ten days and supple- 

 ment this spraying with fumigations 

 with tobacco papers two or three times 

 a week. These may appear to be dras- 

 tic measures, but they are the cheapest 

 and most effective. M. P. 



MainlyAboutP 



Coalport, Pa. — William H. Brause, who 

 was in the florists' business several years 

 ago, is planning to enter it again in this 

 town. 



Larimore, N. D. — Many florists have 

 various other professions or occupa- 

 tions, but here is a case that may be un- 

 equaled: S. F. Mercer, who deals in 

 seeds and plants, also is justice of the 

 peace and the noxious weed commis- 

 sioner. 



Buffalo, N. Y.— Bert J. Putnam, who 

 lias furnished many florists with gold- 

 fish and aquarium supplies, was sud- 

 denly stricken with pneumonia recently 

 and was ordered by his physician to the 

 mountains for several weeks. 



Beardstown, 111. — Arvid Anderson has 

 resigned his ])osition as head gardener 

 at the Deere estate, at Overlook, Mo- 

 line, 111., and will go into partnership 

 with Mr. Ede. They have purchased 

 the store and greenhouses of Frank 

 Bros., at Beardstown, and will operate 

 under the name of the Roseview Green- 

 houses. 



Hampton, la. — A. E. Stonebrook, who 

 does a general florist, nursery and gar- 

 dening business, r-eports the largest 

 spring trade on record, but says a smal- 

 ler part than usual was cash. He is 

 developing the telegraph delivery fea- 

 ture of the business. He sent out a 

 good many orders without receiving 

 many coming in for local delivery until 

 he put a card in the Pink Part of The 

 Review, since which time the incoming 

 orders have increased steadily. 



Big Horn, Wyo. — In connection with 

 his ranch, Goelet Gallatin runs a vege- 

 table garden and this year has put in a 

 large number of flowers, including 1,000 

 iris. 



Scrauton, Pa. — Francis J. Moran has 

 become a member of the firm of Vans- 

 ton & Conwell, of which he has been 

 the manager for several years. The 

 company will be known as Vanston, Con- 

 well & Moran. 



Newton, Mass. — Sergeant Robert D. 

 Bridgham, a member of the Ancient and 

 Honorable Artillery Company of Massa- 

 chusetts, was recently nominated for 

 the position of second lieutenant in that 

 organization. A letter sent to all the 

 members and signed by some of the 

 most prominent told in flowery terms 

 and in a most complimentary manner 

 of Mr. Bridgham 's sterling qualifica- 

 tions for holding this position. 



Missoula, Mont. — Frank X. Scully, of 

 the R. & S. Flower Store, is anxious to 

 ascertain the whereabouts of Robert 

 Paetow, who was a grower at their 

 establishment several years ago. Mr. 

 Paetow 's brother in Berlin has been 

 trying to get into communication with 

 him and for old friendship's sake 

 Mr. Scully is doing his best to assist. 

 If any florist knows Mr. Paetow 's 

 present whereabouts, Mr. Scully will bo 

 glad to hear from him and to convey 

 the word that Mr. Paetow should write 

 to his familv in Berlin. 



