

July 20, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



29 



and P. I>- Craig, Chicago; Mrs. Tom 

 Wolfe, Tom Wolfe, Jr., and George 

 Wolfe, Waco, Tex.; A. Alenius and wife, 

 Amarillo, Tex.; H. J. Fuhlbregge and 

 wife, Dallas, Tex.; A. E. Bebb, Wichita 

 Falls, Tex.; Joseph Brown and B. Hall, 

 Austin, Tex. 



NEW TEXAS PRESIDENT. 



The membership list of the Texas 

 State Florists' Association has indi- 

 cated for several years that it was more 

 than a state organization. The con- 

 vention each July has been a gather- 

 ing of florists from many states south 

 of the Mason and Dixon line. The ef- 

 forts of members outside the state of 

 Texas to promote the interests of the 

 organization were given full recognition 

 at this year's meeting, July 7, when 

 James W. Begbie, of Shreveport, La., 

 was elected to the office of president. 

 In that capacity he succeeds a line of 

 distinguished and able Texans. Those 

 who know Mr. Begbie, however, are 

 not doubtful as to his ability to main- 

 tain the record set by them. 



After traveling for a number of years 

 for one of the biggest seed houses in 

 the country, a New York state firm 

 now no more, Mr. Begbie opened a re- 

 tail store at Shreveport, a matter of 

 fifteen years or more ago. At 614 Mar- 

 ket street he has an exceedingly at- 

 tractive store, anid he has built up an 

 excellent clientele. Mr. Begbie is mar- 

 ried and has a son in his early teens. 

 Mr. Begbie 's face you may see in the 

 illustration on this page. 



LIME-SULPHUR FOR RED SPIDER. 



In supplying information about an in- 

 secticide for white fly, W. H. Schulz, 

 Jr., an asparagus grower of Auburn- 

 dale, Fla., wrote in The Keview a short 

 time ago: "We use a lime-sulphur spray 

 material here for combating red spider 

 and I have often wondered why it has 

 not been brought into use in green- 

 houses, as my experience in its use, 

 both on Asparagus plumosus and citrous 

 trees, has proved it more effective than 

 any methods I have seen tried in green- 

 houses. It can be diluted to such an 

 extent that it will not injure tender 

 foliage. It is quite inexpensive, and 

 one gallon will suffice for two complete 

 sprayings of one acre of ground and 

 clean out a heavy infestation of spider. 

 The basis of the effectiveness of lime- 

 sulphur solution is not as a direct poi- 

 son, but in drying, it leaves a residue 

 that readily oxidizes and produces sul- 

 phurous acid fumes, which destroy the 

 spiders even when these are secluded in 

 protected places." 



In answer to a subscriber's inquiry 

 where to obtain the lime-sulphur for use 

 in such a spray with which to kill red 

 spider, Mr. Schulz further writes: "I 

 have inquired of J. Schnarr & Co., Or- 

 lando, Fla., which firm has a branch at 

 Winterhaven, Fla., regarding the man- 

 ner in which the firm puts up this insec- 

 ticide and the manager of the firm in- 

 formed me that they can supply this 

 lime-sulphur solution in l-gallon cans, 

 packed for express shipment, at 50 cents 

 per gallon. 



"I use the ordinary 3-gallon spray 

 tank for applying it and find that in 

 using about two-thirds of a cup of the 

 lime-sulphur solution with a tank of 

 water there is but slight danger of in- 

 juring the foliage. It is advisable to 

 keep a good pressure on the tank and 



James W. Begbie. 



(Newly Elcctoil Pirsldi-iit of the Texas State Florists' Association. 



hold the nozzle up well, so as to let the 

 mist settle on the plants rather than to 

 spray direct. If it is necessary to spray 

 directly into the plants, it will be ad- 

 visable to weaken the solution, but the 

 solution will still be almost as effective, 

 as it seems to require only a little to 

 destroy the spiders. The plants should 

 be inspected the morning following 

 the spraying, to determine whether or 

 not the spraying was effective. The 

 dead spiders can be seen clinging to the 

 stems and more commonly to the webs. 

 "I generally use one tank of spray 

 to 3,000 square feet of space and repeat 

 the si)raying in ten days, in order to 

 destroy any of the pests that may have 

 hatched since the spraying. I have 

 'cleaned up, with two applications of 

 the spray, infestations of red spider 

 which have been much more severe 

 tlian any I have ever seen in the green- 

 houses." 



LEAF-SPOT ON MUMS. 



The leaves of my chrysanthemums 

 dry up without apparent cause. They 

 are free from insects, but some of the 

 leaves are spotted. The soil in which 

 the plants are growing contains a little 

 chicken manure. Can you explain this 

 peculiar circumstance and also prescribe 

 a remedy? K. G. — 111. 



such as have prevailed for the last 

 few months — moist, humid weather ac- 

 companied by a high temperature. 

 Weather of this kind furnishes an ideal 

 condition for leaf-spot and causes it to 

 increase. The disease usually starts in 

 the center of the bench, where the fo- 

 liage is crowded, and spreads from there 

 all over the bed. Remove the affected 

 leaves; then use a bellows and dust lime 

 over the beds. This is one of the best 

 methods of checking the spread of leaf- 

 spot. 



If the soil has been overenriched, as 

 you seem to think, I would suggest that 

 the plants be kept somewhat on the dry 

 side rather than soaked heavily at any 

 one time. Be sure when dusting the 

 plants with lime that the lime gets on 

 the under side of the foliage; see that 

 the house is dry by nightfall, and that 

 the plants have sufficient air at all 

 times. Given these conditions, there is 

 no reason why the septoria should be 

 troublesome. C. H. T. 



The usual cause of the lower leaves 

 of mum plants dropping is septoria, 

 commonly known as leaf-spot. This 

 is aggravated by weather conditions, 



Henderson, N. C— Mrs. E. L. Bridgers 

 is erecting a greenhouse, the first to be 

 built in this city. She will use the busi- 

 ness name of Bridgers the Florist. 



Lake Charles, La.— The Lake Charles 

 Greenhouse & Nursery has been doing 

 considerable remodeling of its range. 

 One new steel greenhouse, 36x175 feet, 

 was completed this spring. The work 

 was done by the American Greenhouse 

 Mfg. Co. 



