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The Florists^ Review 



March 23. 1922 



Grand (^ontral Pahii'C during tlie week 



of till' show l)y the following: 



Allondcr, ('. n.. New York. 



AiiHTiiari Seed & See<ltai)f ('(».. Miidisoii, N. J. 



Art Colony Industries, New York. 



Hiirllctt Tree Co., Stamford, Conn. 



llolibliik & AtkinH. Untlierford. N. .1. 



Hon Arlior (Chemical Co., I'aterson, N. .1. 



IlrookH I.iJiwn Sprinkling S.vstein, New York. 



Iliirpee Co., W. Atlee, I'liiladelpliia, I'a. 



Cloche Co., New York. 



Coldwell Ijiwn Mower Co., NewliiirKli, N.' Y. 



Cox, Warren, New York. 



PanielK, W. S., New York. 



Dietz & Trivltt Co., New York. 



Dreer, Inc.^ Henry A., Uiverton, N. .T. 



Duckhatn, William C., Madison, N. ,T. 



Electric Hose & Riiliber Co., New York. 



Elizabeth Nnrsery, Elizabeth. N. .1. 



Erkins Stndio, Inc., New York. 



Excello Mf(f. Co., Cleveland, O. 



Fnlper I'ottery Co., Fieminuton, N. ,1. 



<5anlen Chemical ('o.. New York. 



OranKer (;o., A. I). New York. 



Hammond, Henjamin, Keacon. N. Y. 



Hartmann-Sanders Co., New York. 



HenHhaw Floral Co., New York. 



Ilcww & Co., A. H., Cambridge, Muss. 



HitchiuKs & Co., Elizabeth, N. .1. 



Hodgson Co., E. F., Boston, Mass. 



Hunt & Co., Wni. M., New York. 



Ideal Power Lawn .Mower Co., I.,anHinK, Mich. 



Irwin, Uoman .1., New York. 



Kervan Co., New York. 



Kraus Cast Stone Works, New York. 



I>eary, Wni. F., New Kochelle, .\. Y. 



I..ewiH & Valentine, Uoslyn, N. Y. 



Uird & Hiirnliam Co., Irvin>tton. N. Y. 



Marinelli, II. H., Montvale, N. .1. 



Mayo NurHeries, Inc., Rochester, N. V. 



Mead Suydnm Co., Newark, N. J. 



.Moto-Mower Co., Detroit, Mich. 



.Muller-Seale.v Co., New York. 



Munn & Munz, New York. 



I'ierson, Inc., A. N., Cromwell, Conn. 



Pierson, F. II., Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Quality Brands Co., tUeveland, 0. 



Itoehrs Co., Julius, Rutherfirrd, N. .1. 



Uosedale Nurseries, Tarrytown, N. Y. 



Schloss Bros. Riblmns, Inc.. New Y'ork. 



So-Mo Sales Co., Newark. N. J. 



SpriuKBeld Floral Co., SprinKfleld, N. J. 



Stillmirn, fleorjte L. , Westerly, R. I. 



Strinitham, I. ,T., Olen Cove, N. Y". 



Stumpp & Walter Co., New Y'ork. 



Terra Cotta Art Co., New Y'ork. 



•I'llley, G. n., Darien, Conn, 



Totty Co., ("has. H., Madison. N. .1. 



Townsend. S. P., & Co., Bloomfield. N, ,T. 



Tracy, Inc.. B. Hammond, Wenham, Mass. 



Vaughan's Seed Store, ChicaRo, 



Wilson, Andrew, Inc., SprinKfleld, N. .1. 



"Forward" be our watciiword. 



Press .ind voices .loined; 

 Seek the tliinKs before \is, 



.Not a look behind. 



Ko Observed Secretary John Young, 

 in commenting upon the passing of an- 

 other era in the life of the intern.-itional 

 flower sliow, at New York last week, 

 iiuaniiiiousJy agreed by all concerned to 

 lie the most successful ever, and a ])ace- 

 setter for tlie forthcoming important 

 event at Indianapolis, which all, or 

 nearly all, of the trade visitors an- 

 nounced their intention to attend. 



* • * * 



A feature of the show was the ap- 

 pearance of the perennially youthful 

 prim.'i donna, who favored with two 

 songs twice a day. A group of bulb 

 men were spellbound with the render- 

 ing of the song, "Somewhere a Voice 

 Is Calling," but practical Charles 

 Schwake remarked, "If 'tis for lily 

 bulbs, we have them." 



* • • • 



'thv presence of a pair of macaws 

 .•imong the orchids gave a tropical set- 

 ting and elicited a comment from 

 James McHutchison on the connection 

 with his antipodean birthplace. He in- 

 cidentally mentioned a large shipment 

 of palm seeds in tran.sit. 



* • * * 



"W. K. Hennessey, of the Skinner Irri- 

 gation Co., Troy, O., was demonstrat- 

 ing the Arm 's new single-line oscill;itor. 

 The force displayed caused John (>. Es- 

 ler to remark that, if hail was produced, 

 the possibility of a large addition to 

 the already extensive list of members 

 in the I-Torists' Hail Association wonld 



result. 



* • • • 



"Had it been predicted a decade ago 

 tli.Mt such an exhibition as we now see 

 here would be possible, would that pre- 

 iliction have been given credence?'' 

 ((ucried J. 1). Eisele, ]iresi(lent of Henry 

 .\. Dreer, Inc., while looking down, with 

 a big l)arty of Philadelphians, ui)on the 

 niagnificent picture as seen from the 

 mezzanine floor of the Grand Central 

 I'.'ilacf. Of peculiar interest are tlie 

 hybrid Kurunie azale.as, which Vice- 

 I'resident G. A. Strohlein mentioned as 

 being free growers. A fine stock of 

 iil.-iiits now in .'j-inch pots, IS months obi, 



propagated from cutting.s, is being rap- 

 idly distributed, .fohn Strohlein, son of 

 Vice-President Strohlein, is taking a 

 course in plant growing with A. L. Mil 

 ler, of Jamaica, L. I. 



• • * • 



"We have to hand it to the Gotham- 

 ite.s, " observed James W. Heacock. 

 of the Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, 

 Pa., "when it comes to the grand palms 

 exhibited by Bobbink & Atkins, but 

 we cannot have the cake and eat it at 

 the same time. We cannot supply tlie 

 demand for commercial sizes and, at 

 that, we carry advertisements only in 

 the Classified columns of The Review." 



• • • • 



I). R. P]dwards, of Atlantic (^itv, com- 

 menting upon the quality of the stock 

 on exhibition, observed that "while it 

 goes without saying -that the top notch 

 is being reached in many respects, does 

 it not make our patrons more exacting 

 • in proportion to their willingness to 

 show their practical appreciation?" He 

 al.so admitted that business at the great 

 seaside resort is keeping np splendidly. 

 » • * » 

 Smith T. Bradley, of Fairhaven, Mass., 

 observed that, in hi.s opinion, it raised 

 the status of the florist, especially if a 

 retailer, when, after attending such an 

 exhibition, he could intelligently relate 

 his experience to his patrons. 



• • • • 



"Was it worth the triji? Indeed, it 

 was," remarked Samuel Hanson, of 

 North Troy, N. Y., "and, at the first 

 opportunity, I will give the Trojans 

 the benefit of mv observations, obtained 

 at first hand." 



• • * • 



Robert Pyle. ]iresident of the Aincr 

 ican Rose Society, was an interested 

 visitor, en route to New Rochelle, X. Y.. 

 to deliver his famous ros(> lecture, Mr. 

 Pyle w;is accompanied bv Supcrinteml 

 ent of Parks John H. Waile. 



• * * * 



The arrival of Verna Kileeii ;it the 

 home of John W. Hannell, W:itervliet, 

 N. Y., kept the hajipy ])arents from yny 

 ing the annual visit to the sliow. Con- 



gratulationsl 



• • • • 



John H. Troy, of New Koclielle, .\. 

 Y.. who recently returned from !i so 



journ in New Zealand, declared that, 

 although he had seen much that de- 

 lighted the eye, the picture of the show, 

 with its external setting, surpassed any- 

 thing of the kMnd yet seen. Describing 

 a convention of nurserymen at Auck- 

 land, at which he was an invited guest, 

 our confrere realized that he was among 

 kindred spirits of the most progressive 

 type. The new nursery of forty acres, 

 at New Rochelle, which is being de- 

 veloped under the supervision of Mr. 

 Troy, assisted by his son, is <ls±ended 

 to be a model of its kind. WN^^ 



OROWINO CELOSIAS. 



Can you give me any information in 

 regard to growing celosias from the 

 seed? S. G.— Mont. 



Celosias may be had in flower until 

 Christmas, but are past their best at 

 that time. Pride of Castle Gould is the 

 best pot variety. Sow the seeds in July 

 and grow them along in light but rich 

 soil, under glass, for a late crop. For 

 ;in earlier crop, and one which is usually 

 more satisfactory, sow in April. Celosias 

 love heat, and while they will grow out- 

 doors or in any ordinary greenhouse in 

 the warm months, are quite sensitive to 

 cold and can hardly be recommended as 

 good Christmas plants, although we 

 have seen some in quite decent condition 

 at that time. C. W. 



COMPOST FOB BEDDING PIiANTS. 



We have no other soil for our bedding 

 stock than that in which we grew 

 mums last summer. What proportion 

 of blood and bone should we mix with 

 this soil to bring it to the correct con- 

 dition for our stock? We have an 

 unlimited ampunt of spent hotbed ma- 

 nure. V. P.- — -Minn. 



The old chrysanthemum soil should 

 answer for your bedding plants. I should 

 jirefer not to use blood and bone, but as 

 you have a good supply of spent hotbed 

 manure, I would advise using this in 

 the proportion of one part to three parts 

 of your old mum soil. It is advisable 

 that the hotbed manure should be dried 

 out somewhat and be passed through a 

 three-quarter-inch screen. For a final 

 potting you could add a 4-inch potful 

 (»f fine bone to each bushel of soil, but 

 [ would advise against using any blood; 

 it is a dangerous fertilizer to use and 

 even experienced growers have had oc- 

 casion to repent using it. C. W. 



SMOTHERING BEBMUDA GRASS. 



We have about one-fourth acre of 

 land covered with Bermuda grass, which 

 we have been trying to clean out for a 

 numlx'r of years, without success. Will 

 you advise us as to the best way to get 

 rid of the grass? J. F. C. & S.— Tenn. 



Constant cultivation, leaving the land 

 fallow for a year and raking up and 

 burning all the grass pulled up is .-i 

 method of control. Another plan suc- 

 cessfully adopted is a heavy smother 

 <rop of cow peas, soya beans or fodder 

 corn. The beans or cow peas could be 

 turned in after they had made a strong 

 growth ;ind would much enrich your 

 land. After turning them under, keep 

 the soil constantly stirred the rest of 

 the season and you .should be able to 

 smother out the Bermuda grass. C. W. 



