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tribute this small sum, but that he take 

 up as many notes as his business would 

 allow. One or all of the five campaigns 

 could be supported in this way. 



C. H. Brown gave it as his opinion 

 that the best places to get subscriptions 

 wore the wholesale houses, but the 

 chairman pointed out that the assess- 

 ment iilau previously tried through the 

 wliolesale liouses had not been a suc- 

 cess, and little help could be looked for 

 in tliat direction. 



W. A. Phillips suggested that it would 

 be bettor to- employ a regular solicitor, 

 but others did not believe this course 

 would be effective, unless that solicitor 

 were a member of the trade and able 

 to put up a good argument. 



Max Schling explained that he had 

 ceased to contribute because he had not 

 found that the promised twenty-five per 

 cent of subscriptions had been turned 

 over to the national publicity campaign. 

 The chairman and treasurer assured Mr. 

 Schling, however, that he was in error, 

 the promise having been satisfactorily 

 fulfilled. Mr. Sehling further stated it 

 was his opinion that unless sufficient 

 money was in hand, it would be folly 

 to start an advertising campaign. 



F. K. Picrson did not favor the $5 

 note plan, it being rather picayune in 

 his opinion. Anyone should be allowed 

 to contribute what he saw fit — a $o sub- 

 scription was ridiculous. 



Alfred T. Bunyard was rather pessi- 

 mistic in his views. Outside of the 

 dozen or so retailers present at the 

 meeting, and perhaps a dozen or two 

 more, it would, in his opinion, be hard 

 to get anything. However, he thought 

 the $5 note plan might be worth trying. 



F. H. Traendly told how the rose 

 growers had organized to assist the 

 movement, but believed the burden of 

 the campaign should not be thrown upon 

 growers. All branches of the trade 

 should cooperate. 



Note System to Be Tried. 



Lincoln Pierson said the Rose Grow- 

 ers' Association could guarantee the 

 collection of the $10,000 they were to 

 subscribe, and by May 1 if necessary, 

 but he did not believe in a single cam- 

 paign. There should be campaigns to 

 last throughout a year, or none at all, 

 in his opinion. 



An attempt on the part of some pres- 

 ent to inject into the proceedings a dis- 

 cussion as to why prices of flowers 

 should be advanced at certain seasons 

 was frowned upon by the chairman, who 

 denied that growers or wholesalers were 

 responsible for prices; they were the re- 

 sult of supply and demand, and it would 

 have to be admitted that periods of low 

 and unremunerative prices to producers 

 fully offset the periods of high prices. 



After further discussion, it was de- 

 cided to try the note system, but only 

 as part of a canvass to be made in the 

 trade by retailers themselves. Prac- 

 tically all of the retailers present obli- 

 gated themselves to interview each 

 twenty-five florists, and it was believed 

 that others would volunteer similar 

 service, so that the whole trade could 

 be quickly canvassed and the campaign 

 started. 



There was a short discussion as to 

 effecting a permanent organization, the 

 membership paying dues, but a motion 

 by Max Schling that the meeting pro- 

 ceed to organization was overwhelm- 

 ingly defeated. 



An emblem, in the form of a trans- 

 parency, about 9x12 inches, proposed to 



be supplied for window display to sub- 

 scribers to the fund, ai)poarod to find 

 favor among the retailors present. 



J. H. P. 



N. J., will speak on hardy chrysanthe- 

 mums. Miss M. R. Case, of Weston, 

 Mass., finances the whole lecture course 

 of the year. W. N. C. 



AT BOSTON SHOWS. 



In connection with the exhibitions of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 

 at Boston, this year there will be lectures 

 by experts at all of the important shows. 

 At the rhododendron exhibition, June 3 

 and 4, William H. Judd, of the Arnold 

 Arboretum, will lecture every afternoon 

 on rhododendrons. At the peony show, 

 June 17 and 18, David Stranger, of T. 

 C Thurlow Sons Co., will lecture each 

 afternoon. Dr. Robert Huey, of Phila- 

 delphia, will lecture on hardy roses and 

 their cultivation at the rose, sweet pea 

 and strawberry show, June 24 and 25. 

 At the dahlia show, September 9 and 10, 

 Albert J. Jenks will talk on fruit grow- 

 ing in New England, and at the Novem- 

 ber exhibition Charles H. Totty, Madison, 



PLANTING OUTDOOR CHERRIES. 



Should Jerusalem cherries, when 

 planted outdoors, be set in the field di- 

 rectly, or would it be better to place 

 them in pots and then plunge themf 



H. G.— Wash. 



By all means plant your solanums in 

 the field and do not plunge them in pots. 

 Planting out should be done in ground 

 not too rich; otherwise the plants will 

 grow to an unwieldy size. It is not pos- 

 sible to get as good specimens of these 

 useful Christmas j)lants in pots as by 

 outdoor culture. Some care is needed 

 after lifting. The plants must be pro- 

 tected from the bright sunshine for a 

 time and sprayed freely until they be- 

 come established. C. W. 



CAUSE OF YELLOW FOLIAGE. 



Some of the leaves on my geranium 

 plants have yellow or grayish spots, 

 which cause the leaves to become thin. 

 The spots appear on groups of several 

 plants. Others on the same bench look 

 healthy and do not seem to suffer. Will 

 you tell me what causes this trouble 

 and how to check it? M. S. — 111. 



I have sent you^ a few leaves from 

 some of my geraniums. As you will no- 

 tice, they have turned yellow. I have 

 had this trouble for years. Will you 

 tell me what makes the leaves turn 

 yellow? P. C— Wis. 



The fact that the trouble is sporadic 

 and n*)t general shows that the com- 

 post is all right, or the yellowing of 

 the leaves would be more general. 

 There are several fungoid diseases of 

 geraniums which are usually most rife 

 in late winter or early spring. The 

 real cause of the trouble is not easy 

 to determine without knowing some- 

 thing about the cultural conditions, but 

 there are several probable causes which 

 might be mentioned and })ossibly you 

 may gain some help from learning of 

 them. 



Geraniums are too often treated as 

 semi-aquatics. They succeed best, make 

 a hardier growth and flower more freely 

 when kept a little on the dry side. 

 They should not be sprayed over at any 

 time. When watering, keep the mois- 

 ture off the leaves as much as possible. 

 Keep the atmosphere dry and buoyant 

 and ventilate abundantly. 



The night temperature should not 

 exceed 50 degrees and 5 degrees lower 

 will do no harm. Do not cut off artifi- 

 cial heat too early. We get cold, dark 

 and damp spells of weather during 

 April and, unless watering is done care- 

 fully, trouble will result. Keep a little 

 warmth in the pipes. 



Do not feed with liquid manure; a 



sprinkling of fine bone on the surface 

 is better, and soil containing some old 

 manure and a little bone is hard to beat. 

 The use of manure at all fresh promotes 

 rank, soft growth, and plants in such 

 a compost fall an easy prey to disease. 

 Isolate the affected plants, pick off 

 the diseased leaves and spray with a 

 good fungicide two or three times at 

 intervals of four or five days. Let the 

 plants have all possible sun. Do not 

 throw affected leaves on the floors or 

 below benches, but burn them. Clean- 

 liness has much to do with the success- 

 ful culture of plants. Perhaps none of 

 the causes suggested may hit your par- 

 ticular case, but I hope some of the 

 Itoints mentioned will help you. 



C. W. 



KILLING WHITE GBUBS. 



Our geraniums outdoors were all killed 

 by white grubs. These pests ate the out- 

 side of the main roots of the plants. 

 Can you advise a way of disposing of 

 these pests before we plant our stock 

 outdoors again this vear? 



M. C. B.— Ind. 



It is suggested that you give the land 

 a good dressing of agriculture pulverized 

 limestone, and keep the surface of the 

 soil open by frequently cultivating it. 

 If it is possible — that is, if you have the 

 space available — plant your geraniums 

 on new ground this year. M. P. 



PUT IN COOLER HOUSE. 



We have mailed you a few specimens 

 of our geranium stock. A slight eruption 

 appears on the under side of the foliage, 

 •lust a few of the plants are affected in 

 this manner. The eruption starts in a 

 small spot and gradually spreads over 

 a larger area of the leaf, turning the leaf 

 yellow. These geraniums are growing 

 in a house together with roses, carna- 

 tions, cinerarias, lilies and a consider- 



