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The Florists^ Review 



Mabch 23. 1922 



sinotluTs ]tart of tlic plants or the roots 

 j;r()\\' togctlicr. Sonu- slow-yrowiii^ 

 plants, siicli as viiicas, can be k('|)t in 

 th ; hands lonjjer than tlu' fast-growing 

 ones, such as the colcus or daisies. Some- 

 times, if the season is early and if the 

 plants have made too heavy a to|> 

 fjrowth, it will he advisalile to remove 

 tliem from the flats and to space them so 

 as to allow more air circulation. This 

 can he done if they are to he disposed 

 of within two weeks. 



Only a few jjlants of those I have 

 tried did not do better in l)ands than in 

 clay jiots. Geraniums in 15-inch and 

 4-inch pots did not do well. They could 

 not be grown in flats because their tops 

 were too large and, when the plants were 

 spaced so as to give more room, only a 

 few weeks were necessary for tlie roots 

 to si>read in the cinders, thus causing 

 a setback when moved, (ieraniums di- 

 rect from the cutting bench in 2-incli 

 bands did well when sold jiromptly. Tiie 

 roots of the Bellis perennis are so ])ene- 

 trating that they grew through the 

 paper, and when it camc'time to remove 

 them the jilants were so interlocked 

 that it was nearly impossil)le to se])arato 

 them. 



Reducing Labor and Shipping Costs. 



One of the best features of hands is 

 their adaptability to the wholesale grow- 

 ing and ship])ing of 2-inch and 2M>-iiieh 

 ])ot plants. Tvvic(! as many plants can 

 be grown, with less work, in hands than 

 in clay i)ots. The work of preparing for 

 Rhil)ment is indeed small; it is only nec- 

 essary to nail an U]»right at the corner 

 on each end of the flat, with a piece 

 across the top, and then nail a top and 

 sides to these. With i)ot plants there is 

 the work of removing them from tin- 

 pots, wrap])ing each individual ]ilant 

 and cleating them in the boxes. 



Plants crated do not suffer from the 

 lack of .'lir. They are handled with more 

 care by tli'e expressmen than when 

 jdaced in tight boxes, which do not re- 

 veal their contents, and arrive at the 

 destination in much better shajx'. When 

 received they should he watered and 

 shaded for two or three days and then 

 placed in the sun or re])lanted, as de- 

 sired. These plants will he found to 

 liave less of a setback than the ones 

 from clay pots. 



There is, of course, a slightly increased 

 cost of shipi)ing, as Ijands contain more 

 earth than pots of a given size, but 

 Jilants grown in hands can be sold 

 cheaper, and this fact, in addition to 

 their better shape t)n arrival, will more 

 than offset the higher shipping cost. 



Another feature of the hand is that 

 it can be used as a cutworm guard. 

 After i)lacing the plants in the field, put 

 either a 2-incli or 3-inch hand over the 

 plant and hank it up slightly with 

 earth to anchor it. 



Now, again I wish to em])h;.size the 

 inij)ort:ince of watching the watering 

 carefully. It is almost impossible to 

 overwater chrysanthemum cuttings in 

 hands, as their leaf area is so great that 

 they will handle all of the mfiisture the 

 soil absorbs;. but with weaker seedlings, 

 especially in cold, cloudy weather, ex- 

 amine the soil carefully before water- 

 ing. 



OBITUARY 



Alexander Waldbart. 



.Mexander Waldbart, a jiioneer Ho- 

 list of St. Louis, Mo., died at his honu>, 

 •")8r)9 Ktzel avenue, March 14, after a 

 lingering illness. He was 77 years of 

 .•ige. 



Mr. Waldbart, who was horn at Ha- 

 den, Oermany, had been a resident of 

 St. Louis for fifty-six years. He had 

 been identified with the florists' busi- 

 ness since 1872. At that time he built a 

 range of seven greenhouses in the west 

 end of the city, where he prospered. 

 In 1884 he moved to Hamilton Jivenue 

 and Horton ])lace, where his business 

 was situ.-ited at the time of his death. 

 The business will be continued by the 



Batavia, N. Y. — The American firecn- 

 house Mfg. (^o. has the contract to erect 

 one gre<'nhouse, .■!7x1.')0, for Louis ('. 

 Stroh & Son. Work is to begin the first 

 part of F.ehruarv. 



Alexander ^(^aldbart, 



sons under the ])resent name of .\lex- 

 .'inder Waldbart & Sons. 



He was a charter member of the 

 S. A. F. He helped organize the St. 

 Louis Florists' (Mub in 188() an<l was 

 its president in 1894 and 18!t."). 



Surviving the deceased are his cliil 

 dren, Alexander P., Kugene .1., Lee A., 

 Kmilie and Anna, and a brother, (Jeorge 

 Waldbart. 



The funeral took place March 17 from 

 the late residence and burial w;is in 

 Calvary cemetery. There were many 

 he.'iutiful floral offerings. ,1. .1. B. 



John Lestayn. 



.lohn Leshyn was found dead in bed 

 .March 10 at his home, at r,:V2\) South 

 Kockwell street, Chicago. Formerly 

 gardener for Mrs. Pullman, at her home 

 at Nineteenth street and Prairie ave- 

 nue, he went into business for himself 

 about fifteen years ago at r).329 South 

 Rockwell street, where he grew jiot 

 pl:jnts for the Chicago retail stores. 



He was an expert grower of these 

 Jilants and built up a thriving business. 

 The greenhouses at his death comprised 

 about 30,000 feet of glass and his resi- 

 dence adjoining is a handsome one. 



He had been attending to business 

 the day before his death and the end 

 came without warning. He was 44 years 

 of age. His widow and four children, 

 all in school, survive him. Mrs. Leshyn 

 may continue to operate the green- 

 houses, although she will sell them if 

 she receives a suitable offer. 



Wmiam K. Tipton. 



William K. Tipton, 85 years of age, 

 founder of the Tipton Nurseries, Inc., 

 Little Koek, Ark., died at the home of 

 his daughter, Mrs. Flora T. Potts, of 

 that city, March 4. Death was caused 

 by burns received when his night cloth- 

 ing was ignited by a gas s^ove. 



Mr. Tipton had been engaged in the 

 nursery business practically all his life. 

 Raised on a farm where fruit growing 

 received much attention, he early be- 

 came interested in the business. Soon 

 after the Civil war he started a small 

 nursery, later adding greenhouses and 

 seeds to the business. He went to Lit- 

 tle Rock in 1879 and started a nursery, 

 growing fruits and vegetables for the 

 home and northern markets. He later 

 discontinued the growing of vegetables, 

 but continued the nursery and fruit 

 growing business. 



Mr. Tipton was a member of the Ohio 

 State Horticultural Society and served 

 as one of its officers several years. He 

 was one of the organizers of the East- 

 ern Ohio Horticultural Society and was 

 its secretary until he moved to Arkan- 

 sas. He was one of the ten charter 

 members of the Arkansas State Horti- 

 cultural Society and served as its secre- 

 tary eighteen years. 



He is survived by three sons, D. M. 

 Tipton, Harry B. Tipton and Roy Tip- 

 ton, all of Little Rock; also three 

 daughters, Mrs. Potts, with whom he 

 made his home; Mrs. M. B. Burns, of 

 Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. F. J. Ben- 

 nett, of Walla Walla, Wash. 



Mrs. 31>ella Johnston. 



After a week 's illness with a severe 

 attack of pneumonia, Mrs. Stella John- 

 ston, proprietor of the Chickashaw 

 (ireenhouse, Chickashaw, Okla., died 

 February 26. 



The deceased was a pioneer florist of 

 Oklahoma, having been in business for 

 twenty years. She had a strictly retail 

 trade and had built up a splendid busi- 

 ness, starting with but a few plants 

 and one small greenhouse. Regardless 

 of the fact that Mrs. Johnston was per- 

 manently crippled by an automobile 

 seven years ago, she stayed with her 

 business. 



Mrs. Johnston is survived by her 

 husband, D. M. Johnston, manager of 

 the business, and one daughter, Mrs. 

 Joseph Dews. These two will continue 

 the business. 



Charles M. Hermann. 



Charles Hermann, senior in the firm 

 of C. Hermann & Son, Frederick, Md., 

 died at his home March 11 after a lin- 

 gering illness. The deceased was over 

 79 years of age. 



Born in Germany October ."?, 1842, 

 Mr. Hermann came to this country in 

 18()(), making his home at Quincy,' HI. 

 Later he moved to Baltimore, Md., and 

 in 1876 went to Frederick, where he 

 successfully carried on his business un- 



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