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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBKU 2, 1913. 



(•Mil 111' IV, I witli tn|i-i|rcssiii;is liivc vou 

 iiinii' rniii ili;iii Mii-li ;is liavf ii iiion' 

 liliiT.-il liiriili r In 'J I iiw in. ( '. W. 



TARIFF AND GLASS MARKET. 



riic t.-nill liill tliat is lici-diiiiiiL; law 

 tlii- wfciv ici|iiic> tile duty (III ^rccii 

 liiiii^c '_:la>< 7ii cents per \u>\ of fittv 

 I'cct. ri.iici- the (ilil \:[\\ llic iliity has 



lici'll I"., crnt-- |ici |MHllhl ail'l lllhliM- tlic 



Dew l.aw It is iiii 1(1 1 ct'iit |MT iKiiind. 

 In till' adln 1 1; i^t i a I idii nl' t lie law diiil- 

 Idc lliir\ :da^^ --iirli as is used in Llfccii- 

 hiiii^c^ i^ liuiiicd at civilly |i(iuiids, 

 net. pri liiiN dl' liity sijuard tVct. 'I'lic 

 liii\ ;licii'i(iic lia^ liccii if I. "ill ]ii'r liux 

 ;iiid will I'.iTc.-ifti'r lie ,SU cents. 



Ill --|iite lit' tile L;li)(iiiiy jirediid inns 

 wliiili lia\e lieeii iiidilleed ill liy leading 

 liieiiil'ers 111' the ^la^-s tiade, it nnw aji- 

 peai^ l!iat !lie\ are tal^iiiL; a new jmiiit 



(il \ie\\. Ii'e|ii c"~elitat i \ es dl' tile ulass 



indu^liy tdld ineiiiliers id' < ■dll^^es> diir- 

 iiiL: the disi-n-vidii (if the taiin that the 

 redint idii wiiiihl lie alisoliitidy disas- 

 tiiiiis. and it was lestilied li\ them lim- 

 ine: the lii|ili\- iiii|uiry that they liad 

 ]iaiil ■•rl7."iiin lo a .New \'dik lawyer Id 

 ha\(' him Avnrk a^^aiiist the projidsed 

 re\ i-idii dl' the scliedule. Ne\ cit ludess, 

 tlie trade in ^\indd\v j^lass is now ox- 

 ti'i'iiudy oiilimistic and is iiidicatiii;^ 

 this d|itimisin in a \aiiety of ways. As 

 to window i^lass ]i|-ds|iects. iettei'S re- 

 ceiilly s( lit out liy the Jolinstoii ]->rdk- 

 era;^e (d., ol' I'it t slm i l;1i, a concern 

 wliicli reiiresents the joiiit inteicsts ol' 

 tlie liand inaiiufactnicis, to ineiiilieis of 

 the trade show what the feeling is. .\ 

 recent i( tter reads in ]iart as follows: 



Aliiiiil li.ily |.ci- 1 . lit HI. lie ;;l:i-cs \\:i-. s.il.l l.y 

 IkiihI l.irldiics ill .liil>. r.ii:;. iIkiii ill lin- Slllllc 

 iiiMiilli ill I'.il:.'. .\iii;ii-t ^.-ili-i ujll i'i|ii:il. il lint 



I \iccil. lii.'-i' l.r .lllJK. l'i.|Mll,l I- ~iZc^ lllc lil'colll- 



ili:; ^■.dic. "A" i|ii:ilit\. ~iii:;li' iiinl ilniililc. likc- 

 wi-c. I ji l(. Iliis tilih' lliiir li:is lii'i-li liii iIkimi^c 

 ill plici'. llllil liicic i^ iVrly Irlisoll tn IllillU tllMt 



ilisniiiiii~ will III ailMiiiii'il mi imiiiiliir si/is iiinl 



nil "A" llU.llil.X .-It .-III IMll.V llalc. 'I 111' Uiulic.'- 



aln lalkiii-' aliiiiit liiL'liii ua:;i'^ fnl' Iir\t \iar. 

 wliii'li uill iiiiiliiiilitcill.i |';ii\iiKi' ,'i iiiiilcst witli 

 tlii'ir ('lii|>lii.\ ci^ ami p..~~ili|.\ ili'lay a >lail. 'I'lii-; 



• li'liiaial t'lr liii;lnT u.il'c- i- latlur a siiriiii^c. 

 a~ .'I t-'d'at Miaiiv ma mi lad iii cv^ Iclt that uciikcrs 

 \Miiilil lie willing.' Ill iiiaKc -.niiH' i(iii.-.s--Imii. antic 

 ipatiiiL: the i-IVi'i't cl' tin- m-w larifl' liill. I'lii-c- 

 aliriiacl a|i' ~|]il lii:.'li. ainl if Iln- rm-ciL'ii .li-iniiiil ~ 



• .lilt ililli' nil the I'l'i-ilil lia-i<. Mil '.'la^- .an 1..' 

 I'll. infill i.il.. Ilii- iiiaiK.I ill . .iiii|ii't it inn ivilli llii' 

 Aiii.'ii.aii |iiii.|ni| al iii'n^i III -.liill'.; inii'.'. I'.' 

 I'll.' w.' III'. '.I lia\.' aii\ leal-. .'V.ii ..n .na-t 



|"il I-, nl |nr.i'.;i| .■..|ll|i.'l il Inn. tll.'ll jilii'.'- U.iUM 



liavi- In I..' i'r..ill.\ iclii.-.'.l. an.! it i- .1. iiiliI I ii 1 it 

 \M' Will li.i\.' . nni|.ii it inn nil. I. 'I' ain .ii.iiiii 

 -tail..- at llil.-linl- |inilit-. Il will -laliil lii.- 

 i.iMii-i- ami -a-li liiiii-i- in haml In -.'iil in i:.. r 

 ■ ■r.I. I- I'l. iiii)il 1 \ . ,1- hil.f nil Ilii'\ will liKi'l\ |ia' 



a iiiLiii.i- 1 1' Inf :; 1- aiiil it i- a .|i.-ii.ii 



^^lll•Illl■l llin.v .'.III liaVi- lli.'iv \valil- '- 'i | .| . I |. . I 

 |iri,ni|il l.\ .ilni .nliilili'li-l.v . 



AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY. 



It I- the elldlt lit' tile .Xllieiiiail ji'd-e 

 ."Sdriet\ Id dlit.'iin a iiiiii|ilete and an 

 .•mate li-t dt' all the \arietir- df 



lii'-e- which have I eeli dl' i l; i II a t e. I iili 



the .\iiii 11.111 idiit I iieiit . a'- tar a-- it 



I- |.d--ilde td dlilaili thelll. This ]et- 

 ler i- .'I'lil re--ei| td I'd-.'i I ia IIS with the 

 iid|i(. dl' dlit a i II i iin the fiille-t a-^-isf- 

 a 111 e ill t hi-- d i I c'ct idli. It I- t he ill- 

 t lilt td jiiilij i-h i i: the ;i iiiiiial Inillet in 

 111' the .\meric;iil li'd-e Siiiietx' the list, 

 a- I'a-t as it can lie |iiii|iei|y com- 

 |iileil. for authentic record. 



Will \(iii please ni\(' ns this int'ornia- 

 tidii: What I'lc-e-. ha\i' \iiii orini nated .' 

 In what ;. ea I .' .\t what ]ilace.' i'edi. 



nfee dl the -ailie. 



I I' you lia\e iidt |iersonally donf* 

 thi- Willie, liiit lia\i' any ini'drmation 



iieaiilin ti|idn the sllliject. \vill yoil 



Ixiii'llv Lri^'e what a--si>taiice you can? 

 Men {amin iraniinond. Sec "w 



THE NEW TARIFF RATES 



IN FORCE THIS WEEK 



The ( 'diifereiice cdinmitfee repdited the tariff lull lia(d^ to the House Se|iteniliei 

 !'!•, and the Idii was in:iiiedia1(dy ad(i|iteil. The Senate will tak(' similar action at 

 once, and tin lull is e.xpecled to no into force with sieiiin;^ by the I'resident before 

 t he end ol' t his W(('i\. 



The rates oi. iiade coin modit ies are as |iulilishe'l in The K'ex iew Idr .lime I'li; the 

 (inly (dianj^c' is the eliininalion of t h ' words '' 1 years old or less'" at'ler ''conifer 

 oils exeiLiieeii s.'ed I i iil;s. " ' which .are in the i'vvi' list. The elle(d is to conliniie to 

 ;idinit cduileidii'- e\('ini('eii seedlings of any a;;(', as in the past, free id' dutN, 

 insiead dl' jiiillinn n limit al I years of a<.;(' and inakin;; coniferous e\er^reens of 

 ure.'itei' a;;'e pay fifteen per cent, as the trade w .anted. 



The jiarae rajihs covering; s Is, luillis, jilants, nur.sery stock, elc. are as follows: 



I'll. I'e.as, nreeii or dried, in luilk ijiiince ;in(l the Saint .hilieii plum, three 

 or in l;irr(ds, sa(d<s or similar p.ackaues, years old or less, ."f I |ier thousand 



|o cents jier iui'-hel of sixty pdunds; 

 split peas, I'll cents |ier luishel of sixty 

 pounds; |ieas in cartons, papers ov other 

 simil.ar packaees, im lu.liiin the weinji) 

 of the immedi.ate coxcrinn, '.; c(Mit per 



polllld. 



-\~i. ()rchids, ]ialiiis, a/.alea imlica 

 and cut llowers, preser\-ed or fresh, -'> 

 per cent I. Ill ;i(J_ \ aloreiii ; lily of the \;il- 

 ley jdjis, tulips, n.arcissiis. Iiedonia and 

 ^ilo.xinia liullis, .+ 1 jiei- thousand; hya- 

 cinth liiillis, astillie, dielytra ainl lily 

 of the \alle\- (duni]is, .+ll.-"')(l jier thou- 

 sand; lily luillis and c;.illa luillis or 

 cornis, .+."■) ]ier tliousand; lierliaceous 

 jieoiiy. Iris ix.aeinpferii or (iermanica, 

 (•.•iiina, dahlia and ainaryllis Imllis, .+ I11 

 pel' tlKuisand; all other luillis, roots, 

 root sto(d\S, cornis ."ind tubers which 

 are cultivat(>(l for tlieir llowers or I'o- 

 liiij/e, ."in cents ]ier thousand; Provided, 

 Tluit .'ill mature mother lloweiinu bulbs 

 imported e.\'(dusi\(dy for jirojiayal ini; 

 |iiirposes shall be admitted free of duty. 



■_'Hi. Sto(d<-. cnttiiit;s or seeillinjrs of 

 .Myidbolaii jiliini. Mah.ahdi or .Ma//.ard 

 cherry, .Manetti multillora and briar 

 ro-e, l.'osa IJu.iiosa. three years ol<| or 

 Ies-. .'s I per tli(Mis;ind plants; stocks, 

 cuttinn'- or seeiHinns of pear, apple. 



DISEASES OF THE VIOLET. 



Tlie Root Rot Disease. 



In the earlier ]i;irts df tlii-- .li-ciis- 

 sidii, by I If. Donald Jieddiid^, of ltliac;i, 

 .\. v.. the char.nler and extent of llu3 

 violet root rot disease, thi(da\i;i, were 

 described. .\ t ('ornidl ;i number <d' ex- 

 periments ha\'e been conducted to as- 

 (crtaiii the conditions which Icol to 

 the disease and to lind, if possibl(>, 

 me.aiis of Inddiiin if in contrid. Anioiin 

 llie coiiilusions reaidied are the fol- 

 low i n e : 



Spraying and "Watering. 



It wduld be desirab](> to |ire\cnt in 

 feet ions on the runners if lliere wer(> 



plants; rose jdants, luidded. ^r.afted or 

 nrown on their own roots, 4 cents eaidi; 

 stocks, cuttinns jnid seedlinns of all 

 liaiit and orn.aniental trees, deciduous 

 and exi'if^reeii shrubs and \ iiies, ami 

 all trees, shrubs, jtlaiits and vines coni- 

 moiily known as nursery or greenhouse 

 slock, not s|iecially proxideii for in thi.s 

 section, I.") per centum ;id \;ilorem. 



-\7. Seeds: Castor beans or seeds. 

 l"i cents Jier Ituslnd of lifty jioumls; 

 tlaxsetvl or limu'ed and other oil stH'ds 

 not sjieeially jirovided for in this sec 

 tioii, :.'0 cents |ier bushel of lifty-six 

 jiounds; ]ioj)py seeil, l."i cents per bushel 

 (d' forty-seven ]>ouiids; mushroom spawn 

 and spinach seed, 1 cent jter piouiid; 

 canai'v seed, '•_> cent |ier pound; c:ira- 

 Av.ay seed, 1 cent jier ]ionnd; anise seed, 

 L' cents ]ior ]pound; beet (except suy;ar 

 beetj, carrot, corn salad, parsley, jiars- 

 nip. radish, turnip and rutaba<;a seed, 

 • '. cents Jier iiound; cabb.a^'e, collard, 

 iwile and kohlrabi stM'd, (i cents j>er 

 piuind; end plant and jiepper seed, 10 

 cents |ier pound; seeds oi' .all kinds not 

 spiMMally pro\ ided l'(U- in this sec- 

 tion. .") cents per pound; I'rovided. Tliat 

 no allowance shall be m.ade for dirt or 

 other iiii]iiirities in si^eds jiroxided for 

 in this paraiii'iiph. 



any |iraitical way of elfectiug it. Any 

 of the cinninon fiuifxicidos, used as ;i 

 spray. Wiuild jindiably be effective, pro 

 \ idin;:- the spray could be applied thor- 

 oiiyhly. Those wlio liaxc s]>rayed vio 

 let foliage. liowt>ver, advise ajrainst it 

 on iiccdiint id' injury. Kurt liermoro, it 

 Wdiild be tieaily iin)iossible to co\t'r the 

 I iiiiners dii the uiHlerside witli tin* spr.'iy. 

 New iddts, too, issiiincr from the run- 

 ners at freipient inter\als, permit of 

 c.ariyinu infection I'roiii sjiores in the 

 'oil to the riiiiiieis without the possi- 

 bility of inler\ cut ion by ;i l'un;;icide. 



.Maii\ growers think there is .a (dose 

 ichitidii between the iiKdlio.l ot' water 

 iiii:. ]iart iciilai ly the (jiiantity of water 

 ii-ed. ami the occurrence of thi(da\ia 

 iddt idt. b'eceiit experiments in Kw^ 

 hand li\ < hitteiiden seem to bear out 

 this btdief. Il w.is found there, as 

 W(dl as in other places, that infection 

 (Iocs iiol occur readily on the roots ot' 

 jdaiits excejil when they are <;rown in 

 sofr^y d,- w;il('r-loj;i:c(| soil. Tin; writer 

 lias latcl\' lieeii .alteinplin;; to infect 

 Ihe I'oots (d' tobacco and sweet pcas_ 

 with the thi(da\ia fundus. Considerable 

 dilliciilty h.'is b(>en expiM'ienced. A ^Ofid 

 nniny jilants ha\e developed typical 

 lesions of the disease, but the amount 

 of disease has not been great. The soil 

 used in these exiierinients has been a 



