December 22, 1921 



The Florists' Review 



23 



otto Amllngr. 



Clarence Amling. 



Paul AinlluK. 



Albert F. AmllDR. 



Walter AmIlDK. 



Krnst C. Ainllnsr. 



A Well Known Chicago Rose Grower and His Five Stalwart Sons, Four of Whom Ate Florists. 



it an iinnu'diate and continuous suc- 

 cess, selling out about a year ago to 

 remove to ('alifornia, where, at Orange, 

 he is now building one of the largest 

 rose growing establishments on the Pa- 

 cific coast. 



At the right in the upper row is 

 Walter Amling, also now a rose grower 

 at Los Angeles. He obtained his 

 knowledge of the business while asso- 

 ciated with his father and brothers at 

 Maywood. 



Iir the middle in the upper row is 

 Paul Amling. A couple of years ago he 

 and Ernst bought the establishment of 

 Hoerber Bros., at Des Plaines, 111. At 

 the time it was said to be the larjjest 

 transaction in greenhouse property 

 which has occurred in the Chicago dis- 

 trict. The houses were completely re- 

 modeled and restocked. Paul now 

 handles them alone, Ernst having re- 

 moved to California. 



The only member of the family who 

 is not a florist is Clarence, at the left 

 in the upper row in the group. He is 

 studying for the ministry in a theolog- 

 ical school at St. Louis. 



WORMS ATTACKING DAHLIAS. 



Grubworma are giving me a great 

 deal of trouble in my dahlia fields. Will 

 lime or any kind of fertilizer drive 

 them away? If not, can yon toll me how 

 I can got rid of them? B. D. F.— Tnd. 



I presume cutworms have caton your 

 dahlias the last srfason. Lime scattered 

 around w\\\ noj? check them. I advise 

 its free use, iKwevor, after plowing and 

 before harrowing your land next season. 

 In well sweetened ground they are 

 never so abundant and destructive as 

 when the soil is more acid. I would 



suggest using a poisoned mash on your 

 dahlia land next season: Fresh bran, 

 fifty pounds; Paris green, one pound; 

 add sulphur or molasses to sweeten and 

 enough water to moisten it, stir and mix 

 thoroughly. Sometimes the juices of 

 three or four oranges are added to give 

 the mixture flavor, but of course this is 

 unnecessary. Drop little bits of this 

 bait about places where cutworms 

 trouble your plants. Do not allow poul- 

 try, ducks, geese or turkeys to go where 

 the poison is laid. You can use a half 

 pound of white arsenic in lieu of one 

 ]iound of Paris green and, if your plot is 

 small, reduce the proportion of poison 

 in the mixture to conform to vour needs. 



C. W. 



TROUBLE WITH CYCLAMENS. 



Will you kindly examine the cycla- 

 men plant mailed you under separate 

 cover? This plant seems to have a 

 fungous disease and we should like to 

 find a remedy for it. We have 600 of 

 these plants and keep them in a tem- 

 perature of from 52 to oo degrees at 

 night, with good ventilation on fair 

 days, but the trouble seems to be on the 

 increase. The loaves turn yellow or 

 I)rown and then wilt completely. Any 

 assistance you may give us will be ap- 

 preciated. B. G. — Mich. 



TJie plant was received on a severe 

 day, and was frozen solid. It was not 

 possible to toll from the specimen what 

 your trouble is, but probably the cycla- 

 men mite has got your plants. This is a 

 hard pest to fight. Some growers have 

 overcome it either by spraying with a 

 strong soap and nicotine spray or dip- 

 ping the plants. It is essential to start 



on its first appearance and I would 

 strongly advise that another season you 

 give the plants a dipping even though 

 you see no signs of trouble, prevention 

 i)eing better than cure. I should suggest 

 one or two dippings in August, about a 

 week apart. C. W. 



POINSETTIAS FOR SHIPPING. 



What is the best way to pack and ship 

 cut poinsottiasf R. F. K. — ^Fla. 



Dipping the stems in hot water is a 

 satisfactory way to prevent the loss of 

 sap when cutting poinsettias. Draw 

 some boiling water from your boiler, 

 filling the bucket about half full. As 

 you cut the poinsettias, immerse the end 

 of the stem in this hot water to a depth 

 of about four inches. Hold them in this 

 hot water until bleeding stops, which 

 will require about five minutes, then put 

 them in a vase of cool water. One or 

 two men should do the scalding while a 

 third cuts the poinsettias, if any 

 quantity is to be cut. Do not store in a 

 cold room; about the same temperature 

 as that in which they were grown is 

 host. Tlioy will wilt in a cold tempera- 

 ture. A. F. J. B. 



Spring City, Pa. — The business for- 

 merly operated by D. L. Hunsberger has 

 boon discontinued since his decease. 



Springfield, Mass. — The Holyoke and 

 Xortliainpton Gardeners' and Ilorists' 

 Club, at a meeting in Smiths Ferry De- 

 cember 14, elected these oflicors: Presi- 

 dent, E. A. Honjiessy; vice-president, 

 J. Ellis;' secretary and treasurer, A. 

 Ilaeseler; executive committee, D. J. 

 Galllvan, G. II. Sinclair and George 

 Strugnell. 



