Janctart 5, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



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and which may be creating a foul atmos- 

 lihoro, by decay. Give all the ventila- 

 Tion possible and water only at the roots 

 tor a time. Maintain a dry, buoyant 

 atmosphere at all times. A. F. J. B. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



New Year's Greeting. 



As president of the American Car- 

 nation Society, I extend best wishes for 

 a prosperous and happy new year to all 

 the members of this society and all in- 

 terested in horticulture. We have 

 every reason to look forward to the new 

 year with expectations of service and 

 success. True, it is a period of read- 

 justment, but the changes to normal 

 conditions are continuing slowly and 

 surely, with no needless upheaval. 

 Our business in comparison with others 

 has suffered little. Yet to have the suc- 

 cess which our profession should have, 

 we must work together toward the ob- 

 ject of our society, "The advancement 

 of the carnation." 



January 26 and 27 we are to have our 

 first opportunity for cooperation. On 

 those dates our association is to hold 

 the annual convention, in a joint meet- 

 ing with the American Rose Society, at 

 Hartford, Conn. There we shall have a 

 chance to get together, exhibit our flow- 

 ers and discuss our problems. And let 

 us all ask for and give advice freely at 

 that time, for it is through general 

 discussion that valuable suggestions are 

 received. 



We hope that our fellow members 

 from the west will not only come in 

 large numbers for this meeting, but will 

 also bring or send exhibits. For the 

 last few years, the western growers 

 have been rather lax in this respect. 

 It is not only their opportunity, but 

 their duty to help make these exhibi- 

 tions. We need and trust to have their 

 cooperation. We, as a branch of the 

 S. A. F., have a chance to do our share 

 toward the furthering of horticulture in 

 general. The great national flower 

 show, in which we are to take an active 

 part, will be held at Cleveland, next 

 March. I>*t us do our share toward 

 making t/iis the finest exhibition ever 

 known. Already preparations are 

 practically completed. The splendid 

 new building there is finely suited for 

 our needs. Yet the success or failure 

 depends on us as individuals. Let us 

 each help to make it a success by send- 

 ing exhibits and, if possible, attending 

 in person, 



I have full confidence in you and 

 know that, through your help, 1922 is 

 going to be the finest year ever known 

 in our profession. 



W. D. Howard, Pres. 



SHIPPING UNROOTED CUTTINGS. 



_ Is it possible to ship unrooted carna- 

 tions as far as Germany satisfactorily? 

 They would, undoubtedly, be on the way 

 three weeks from point of shipment to 

 point of destination. P. B.— N. Y. 



Unrooted carnation cuttings have 

 been shipped by us as far as England, 

 with good success. It might be possible 

 to ship them as far as Germany, al- 



though it takes fully a week longer. The 

 loss probably would be quite heavy. 

 Wrap the cuttings in heavy, waxed 

 paper and do not use moss. A. F. J. B. 



RED SPOTS ON CARNATIONS. 



What causes Enchantress Supreme 

 riirnations to show sninll spots of red 

 in the petals of the blooms? 



T. J. S.— N. Y. 



STAMPING OUT FAIRY RING. 



I am sending you a branch and a 

 bloom of my carnation plants, which are 

 infected with a disease that is new to 

 me. I have never come in contact with 

 this disease before, and I have been 

 growing carnations for fifteen years. 

 Can you tell me what it is? Until I 

 hear from you I will keep the plants on 

 the dry side and spray them with Pyrox. 



D. W. D.— Pa. 



Your carnations are affected with 

 fairy ring. You will notice the round 

 spots, with a distinct ring around the 

 edge. This is one of the worst spot 

 diseases known and you will need to go 

 after it strongly in order to stamp it out. 

 First cut out all the most badly affected 

 shoots, picking off all the spotted 

 leaves possible. Then spray the plants 

 with Bordeaux mixture and keep them 

 sprayed until the disease disappears. 

 Paint one of the steam pipes with a 

 lime and sulphur solution of equal pro- 

 portions, mixed with water. Clean up 

 any rubbish that may have accumulated 



Enchantress Supreme shows these red 

 spots. This is, however, no fault of 

 vouis and vou can do nothing to prevent 

 it. ■ A. F. J. B. 



LAPORTE, IND. 



Thursday night, December 29, at the 

 Hotel Eumely, the Ove Gnatt Co. held 

 its annual banquet. A great feast was 

 jirovided and the members of the firm 

 and all salesmen were present. Felici- 

 tations were extended to the boys on the 

 splendid showing made during 1921 and 

 ways and means were discussed for big- 

 ger and better business in 1922. The Ove 

 Unatt Co. has made astonishing prog- 

 ress since its organization in 1918 and 

 it is understood in the coming year will 

 ])roduce a wider range of prepared 

 foliages, baskets and floral novelties. 

 The company is to open a Chicago 

 binnch in the heart of the wholesale 

 cut flower market shoitlv. .J. A. L. 



GO AFTER THEM. 



"Go out after them," is the slogan 

 adopted by the Mount Saint Mary's 

 Greenhouses, Twenty-second and Jack- 

 son street, Kansas City, Mo. About 

 three weeks ago this firm found that it 



W. D. Howard. . 



(President of the Aiiiciicaii (.'iiinaticn ?• cl<t.v.> 



