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The Florists* Review 



.in.sK It;. i".ti;i 



i->n s(|U:iii trii. iliiis .■i^suriii;^' :i I'oii 

 tiiiiKiii^ li:ii Imii; nl' iii;i 1 1 ri;i I tliioii;;!! 



till' Sdi I . ' 'I'll I - 1 rliiril \ i^ •lillllil ii'S^ ollr 



111 Ihi- iiiii-! I'l mil I V 1 11^ liiMi'l II ! Ill I- ri Ill 



tlli'llilril ;ii!i|. 'vIhii ii-miI in run UitI iull 

 with till -.'iv, -lidlllil ^i\r rXii'llnit li- 

 >lllt'N. li ! iijUil 1-^. llliW r\ 1-r. .-I l;iiiii| iir,-|l 

 111' l.ilini .,i!(l iii.it iii:il ill i|ii:i 111 it irs that 

 nii'4lit I.I >lii!ii nh 111 iilil.-iiii ~hiinM thi^ 

 iiMiinl s t.. . I; I \ ii ~:i 1 ly .'11111111 III. 



New Suggestions. 



.\ it IT II,;. !i \ i ii:i U, iiiii^t III' I Ip'iii II n 

 ^iin-i'^.. I 11 1 1.1 |.:iiil\ ^11. \\.' Ii'.'i nii'.l 111' 

 .•I nii'.-ih^ I.' 11.11 1 roll iuL; tiii^ insn-t. ^n 

 ~ini|ili' ll.:i' .■.; Iii-t \\i' l'.-iili'ii til ^r:i^|i 

 its full ~ :^ ;. 1 111 .1 iiir. I.iii-ki!\. how i'\i'i'. 

 w.. rrr;i III.' i! in^t .il t In' nm^t ii|i|iiii' 

 I iMii' till,, 'ill a II . \ |ii'i'iiiii.|il . .1 nil .'I I 

 I liiiii;ili w.'li'ii'.l it i.iilv ill .'I li.'i 1 1' h.'.'irt I'll 

 \\ .1 \ . it \\..iIm'i| ~i. Will that \\i' liii|M', if 

 a |i|il ii-.l \v i' i. ' 111' 1 i'i|ii ii'i'il rail' .'I ihl I'li- 

 lhu^i:i>ii, it will ^ii|\.. til.' III. til' pfiili 

 Irni I'm i.~, riil^ |.l.'in, a> .I.^mtI Ih'.I In 

 11^ li\ .1 i.i i.ih i h.'h I ui'iiwiT, i- this: .\ 

 l,'i\i'l III iMiii'li at li'a<t nil.' inrh .|i'i'|i i> 

 :i|i|illi'i| ;i. ill. 11.^1' l.i'ils. 'i'lirll lii'tui'i'll 

 I >.'ci'iiil.i I 1," .'.iiil .l.'iniiary l.'i. nn rliHuly. 

 mill il.a;.-. till i.ii-lii- vhiiulil II,. sh.'.ki'ii 

 a Ihl I lii'i; t i I ii.iili'li ^hiinl.l III' i iiiinrili 

 .'iti'l\ ri'iiii.\.i! an.l with it will ^n Ih.' 

 Ii.'i'th'v. r..'i I il i i^ht i'i'i'i'|it.'ii'li'^ ^honhl 

 III' ii>ril a:,.! I'll, ^lniiilil III' ^iii'i' t h.'it 1 1n- 

 iiii'ii I'lit iii~; 1 il with till' wiii'k nnili'l' 

 ^l.'iliil I x.'ativ till' \\\\\ .'in. I w hi'i'i'l'iiri' 

 III' thi^ ii|. 1 ;. ! II' a . ~ii tli.'il tlii'>' will .III it 

 a^ I'.'ili'l 111 ! \ a- |iii-^i Ml'. 'I'hi^ niM'ia t inn 

 m.'iy III' iijii.'itiil .1- iil'ti'ii .1^ .Iri'Uli'il 

 ii('rr-~^;ii\ . 1; niiiK'li i> put mi mily fur 

 till' |iuf|iii'i (.1 tiapjiin;.; tin- ln'i'tlr. aii\ 

 niatiTial na\ l.i' usi'il, ]ii'ii\ i.|i'i| it i'- 

 ni'ltlii'l' ii'l'ilniit III till' lii'i'tli' iinr iii- 

 |uri()U> li. 'ill iii-i'^. .'iihl it iii.'iv III' I'l- 

 iiiox'i'il ;i .ia\ i.r two al'trr .i p|il ii'.l . S.'iw 

 ■ Insl. liiii Miafiiiri', Iraf inuM. I'h.'iff nr 

 ih'i.'.l l.'i\\ 11 ilippin;:-. -.ImiuI.I Ih' ^ii it alili'. 



Review Reader's Hint. 



It' thi- I'.iii. .(.iitiai'y til mil' .'X pci-t .'i- 

 tioiis, slirnlil I.'iil or piaixi- inMiflirii'iit . 

 we lia\ I aiii.tliri unc in i'i'm.|'\ i'. it is 

 nnlrii'il. i.ii; ImiRs pnimisiii^, .-iiiil was 

 >iiUt;i'st I'll ti' 11^ l.y till' t iili.'iia-i) aiiil 

 wixnl .'ishi - 1 1 lat iiii'lit .'In nn'nt iolirii lir 

 t'orr ami al^o Ly an .'ii'tii-li' in 'l''hi. Hr 

 \ ii'W ill wliiih a laily lliiri^t I'l'rmii inrmls 

 Ivi. sdluiii.i. ti.f ;:r(inni| in^irt^. W'r 

 li,'i\ I' t rii'.' V 1 i.n 1(1^1' plants .-iihl .'i|i 

 pi ii'.it iuii ^ a- ^trmi;; a- imr niinii' in a 



;^all()n of \v;ilcr jicr |ilant liavo not yit 

 shiiwii any li.ail cITcrt on ])Ian1s th.-it 

 wi'i'r tri'.itril aliiKist four iiioiillis af^o. 



Wr cxprct to use the liuilcli t real liU'llt 

 :is (li'sci-iiicil tliis winter, ami ni'xt 

 sprint;' wi' shall vx.iiuinc our brnclu's 

 1fi'i|Ui'nt ly for ff;j;s. larva' .ainl iiii])a' 

 I'roiii May L'H to . I line In. If we (iiid 

 lii'iirhi's sul'rn-icnt ly infrsti'il to w.'irrant 

 thr t rr.'itiui'iit . wr shall .'ipplN' l.\'<'. lirst 

 .■(t the rail' of onohalf ouncf per plant 

 .'iiiil later with an incrcaseil ilose it' 

 neiessary. It was otir intention 1o use 

 lye solution, hut that reipiires ehiliorale 

 preparation .as to tanks, ])i|ies, pumps 

 .•ini| so I'orlli. So we .are i^oiii^;' 1o 1 ry 

 .'inotlier ]il;ni, i|i'\ elopeil hy our .Mr. Hill 

 man. He mixes one p.'irt lye with six 

 parts sifteil ilry soil; he ilisi rilmtes this 

 mi.xtlire o\er the lielieh so that each row 

 of live jilants will i^et the reipiireil 

 .•iinoiint of lye, anil then applies the 

 hose. 'J'he tirst watering; shiiiihl he 

 yauj^cd so tli.'it the solution penetrates 

 the soil .-It least two inches ami not 

 iiiiu-h o\er three inches. r.y this time 

 next ye.ar we hope to lie alile til report 

 to our fellow I'OM' throwers that this 

 I re.'it nii'iit has pro\ eil successful. 



CAMPHOR SCALE. 



The camiihor scale, which h.-is liecn 

 the cause ol' ,'i ipiarantine laiil on shi]i 

 inents t'l'oiii the |i,'irishi's of ()i'leans ami 

 .lefl'erson. Lmiisian.-i. holl|in^■ np the 

 su]iply of l-'iciis el;istic,'i cn1tin;;s at this 

 time, is characf iii/.eil liy tln' T'niteil 

 St.ates Department of Agriculture iis "a 

 new and serious insect )iest that may 

 )irove a dire menace to the citrus fruit 

 iii'i hards and othei' cultures of the conn 

 try unless its sjireail is cliccked.'' This 

 pest tirst made its a]ip<'arance in Xi'w 

 Orleans, where it threatens to destroy 

 many of the camphor 1re(>s nsv'd e.xteii- 

 sively for shade alonj^ the streets. Loeal 

 authorities, it is said^ are ttikin^ active 

 stejis to control the ])est and h;i\e asked 

 the raited St.ates Dcjiart ment of Aj^ri 

 ciilturo to yive .assistance throujih its 

 l''ei|er;(l llort icult ur;il Jlotird and the 

 liure.'iu of I'hitonKdo^iy, which has been 

 in\ est i^at iiie the sitnation at tirst hand. 



While the insect is found attacking; 

 more or le>s xiyoroiisly iiinre than Ino 

 kiml.s 111' pl.anls, inclndin^f citrus, tlo' 

 lamphi.r trees .'ippcar to he most seri 

 mis|\- inini'e.l li\' it, .'in. I for this reason 



^^■m^^r'.^^" 'm^'' yf*pk^-^^^:^i^kmt^y%*_,,^i^^^ J:^ 



the name camphor sc.-ile is .•qiplied to 

 the jiest. How it «„( into the United 

 States is still unknown, hut cntoniolo- 

 j^ists believe that it was introduced hut 

 little more than .i year af,'o, from its 

 rapid sjjread dnrin^r the short time tliat 

 its ])resence has been reco<,nii/.ed. Thus 

 far the i)est h;is attacked chiefly orna- 

 mentals, owini;- to the character of 

 jilants ill the infested area, which .at 

 jiresi'iit includes several blo(d\s in the 

 resident itil si'ction of the city, wliere 

 many of the camphor trees are bo^in- 

 niny to show si^iis of injury, ;i few of 

 the lower branches dyinj,' ttiid a larj;e 

 number of leaves falling off. l''rom its 

 cli.ar.acterist ics. however, the insect i.s 

 said to be ,'iii enemy ol' citrus trees, iifjs 

 :iiid li\e o;ilvs, .'is well as idher plants 

 of economic \'alue. 



This is s;ii.| 1,. be the first establish- 

 ment ot' the c.'iinphor scale in this coun- 

 try. Hith'rto it has been known to 

 exist .almost \', holly in India, Cliina and 

 .Ia]);iu. Kepo";ed occurrences of its 

 lireseiice in the I'll ilijipines and Porto 

 Rico .are beiny inquired into .as a result 

 of the outbreak in New Orleiiiis. It is 

 described .IS .'ill insect of soniltropic cli- 

 mates and closidy related to the San 

 dose scale, which made its appearance 

 in this country between fortyflvo and 

 tiffy ye;irs .i^o trom China. The o[)inion 

 is expressed llrit the camjihor scale 

 Would h.irdly ^o t'.'irther north th.in 

 \'iry:inia. on the Atlantic seaboard, if 

 j^ixcn .'i chance. 



BOUND FOR THE COAST. 



Not lrei|uently are roses for j;reou- 

 honse jilantiajj shipjied in carlotid lots. 

 ^Vllolesale nurserymen handle bedding 

 roses in such ipiantities, but propa- 

 jjators of jfieenhouse roses not often. 

 And never before is it recorded that a 

 firm east of the Kookies shii»pe(l into 

 the (udden state so larye a quantity of 

 roses for ;;reenhous(> jdanting. The car 

 shown in the illustration on this page, 

 howe\ cr, has sttirtod on its way from 

 Kichmond. Ind.. to S.anta Ana, Cal. The 

 .losejih H. Hill ("o. loaded it with Pre- 

 mier. Mine. Hutferfly. ("(dumbia. White 

 Ix'ill.-irney .'ind Crusader. Amling Bros., 

 of Maywood fame, will plant the stock 

 ill the houses being erected at Santa 

 .\ii.a. ('.il.. by the American (Jreenhouse 

 .Mf«. Co., of Chicago. Tlie range there 

 will comprise five connected pipe-frame 

 hoiis,.>. pi -c 400 feet. 



BOSTON S SPRING SHOW. 



Carload of Greenhouse Roses Bound lor the Pacific Coast. 



List of Bulb Classes. 



Till Massachusetts Horticultural So- 

 ciety will ludd its annual exhibition of 

 spi'iii;: luillis .-ind other sjiring flowering 

 pl.iiil- .'It Horticultural h.'ill. Boston, 

 soini'i iiiie during March. \'.r2-. Prizes 

 amoiintin;; to .t<'.<M)n will be offered at 

 this exhibition. In order th.at intend- 

 ing exhibitors iii.ay be informed of the 

 \-.ai'ieties required and may (irovide the 

 bulbs i'.'ill,.,| fur. the schedule of classes 

 of llollaihl bnliis. whiidi is to be the 

 -pi'.i.il fe.itiiri'. is sunt out e.-irlier thtin 

 'he si-h.'.juli' for the other Jilants. The 

 cl.iss.'s ill the Holland bulb section ojien 

 tu I'oininercial growers .are as follows: 



.\ tir-t jirize of a gold medal and ,$300 

 • iii'i .1 s,.|.(,)i,l jiri/e of !»;30o ^^-in ij^> given 

 tor ,1 sjiriiig bulb garden to cover ."JOO 

 square feet. Pansies, daisies and other 

 sjiring flowering plants, or hardy shrubs 

 .•iiid i'\erereens, may be used. 



It i- the intention of the committee 



