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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBEB 2, ltl8. 



there was an attendance of 100, in- 

 cluding many ladies. The nurseries, 

 which cover nearly 100 acres, are filled 

 with beautifully grown trees, shrubs, 

 climbers, roses and herbaceous peren- 

 nials. Among them are many new and 

 rare varieties, including Wilson novel- 

 ties. The display of hardy asters and 

 phlc^es was particularly fine, whUe the 

 test ground for annuals contained 

 much of interest. One of the large 

 greenhouses, 56 x 200, is planted with 

 Comet tomatoes, one or two branches 

 on each plant being already set. An- 

 other house, of simUar size, contained 

 fine batches of geraniums, fuchsias, 

 ardisias, gardenias, etc.) for store trade. 

 Fine cyclamens filled one house and 

 son^e frames. The big stock of Lor- 

 raine and Cincinnati begonias was al- 

 ready nearly sold out. All the green- 

 houses, sheds, etc., are of concrete 

 construction, and are built in the most 

 up-to-date manner. A fine new propa- 

 gating house is just nearing completion. 

 There are extensive storage sheds for 

 tre<fs, shrubs, fertilizers, etc., all Ip- 

 cated so as to be convenient to railroad 

 sidings. 



A bountiful collation was served in 

 the immense packing shed, following 

 which President Kennedy called on 

 several of those present for short ad- 

 dresses. Among those responding were 

 E. H. Wilson, Thomas Roland, William 

 Sim, W. J. Stewart, W. N. Craig and 

 H. H. Bartsch, all of whom eulogized 

 the Messrs. Farquhar for the great 

 work they have been doing in building 

 up such an establishment and in accom- 

 plishing so much for the advancement 

 of horticulture. Mr. Farquhar, in re- 

 sponding, received an enthusiastic 

 greeting. 



Various Notes. 



Jacob Hirsch, assistant salesman to 

 .J. M. Cohen, of the Boston Cooperative 

 Flower Market, was married September 

 24 to Miss Hattie Cohen. The cere- 

 mony was attended by many members 

 of the trade and the young couple re- 

 ceived many gifts from their numerous 

 friends. 



Preliminary schedules for the 1914 

 exhibitions of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society have been issued. 

 Twelve exhibitions are provided for. 

 The midwinter show will be held Jan- 

 uary 31 and February 1; the spring 

 show, March 12 to 15, and the chrys- 

 anthemum show, November 5 to 8. 

 Liberal prizes are offered at all the 

 shows. 



Frank McDermott, of Milton, who 

 left for California October 1, was given 

 a farewell party by 150 friends at 

 Jamaica Plain, Mass., September 27. 

 A handsome dress suit case was pre- 

 sented to him by friends from Rothe- 

 say, Scotland, who were present in 

 large number*. Peter McKenzie, of 

 Brookline, another popular young man 

 who left at the same time for the 

 same state, was given a send-oflf greet- 

 ing at the Clarendon hotel September 

 29, and to him was presented a beauti- 

 ful gold Gillette safety razor set. 



L. E. Small, of Tewksbury, has com- 

 menced shipping fine flowers of Pink 

 Delight, Benora, Beacon, Gloriosa and 

 White Wonder carnations to the Boston 

 Cooperative Market. 



The new scarlet forcing rose, Hadley, 

 from the Waban Rose Conservatories 

 and the Montgomery greenhouses. 

 South Hadley, Mass., is proving pop- 

 ular at all the high-flass stores. Its 



color is brilliant, and it will be more 

 heard from in the near future. 



Henry M. Robinson & Co. report a 

 satisfactory trade during September. 

 They are busy unpacking numerous 

 novelties for the coming winter's 

 trade. 



The annual vegetable show of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 will be held October 4 and 5, and the 

 chrysanthemum show October 30 and 

 31 and November 1 and 2. 



The next meeting of the Gardeners' 

 and Florists' Club will be held October 

 14, the halls of the Massachusetts Hor- 

 ticultural Society all being rented for 

 October 21, the regular date. M. C. 

 Ebel, of Madison, N. J., will read a 

 paper on ' ' Who is the Real Gardener ? ' ' 



W. N. Craig. 



When the court came to consider the 

 petition of Julius A. Zinn to have his 

 wife adjudged in contempt of court be- 

 cause she disregarded its injunction 



irBIVERY now and then a well- 

 uS pleased reader speaks the word 

 which is the means of htiofpag a 

 new advertiser to 



Such friendly assistance is thoroughly 

 appreciated. 



Give xfs the name of anyone from 

 whom you are buying, not an adver- 

 tiser. "We especially wish to interest 

 those selling articles of florist's use 

 not at present advertised* 



FLORISTS' PUBLISHING CX). 

 530-60 Cazton Bldg. Chicago 



ordering her to not to use the name, 

 "Zinn's Flower Shop," in connection 

 with her business, it was announced 

 that the two would probably come to 

 an amicable settlement and the case 

 was allowed to stand. The confusion 

 caused by Mrs. Zinn recently setting 

 up a separate business under the same 

 name was the cause of the trouble. 



MANY MAY BEETLES COMING. 



The U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 gives warning that the May beetle is 

 expected to be unusually abundant in 

 1914. 



Great as is the damage to florists' 

 crops inflicted by this pest, the loss on 

 farm crops is infinitely greater. 



"A conservative estimate places the 

 damage to corn, timothy and potatoes 

 in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois done 

 by the common white grubs in 1912 

 at not less than $7,000,000. The dam- 

 age to the same crops in other infested 

 areas can not be figured at less than 

 $5,000,000, which brings the total loss, 

 exclusive of strawberries, nursery 

 stock, lawns and miscellaneous crops to 

 not less than $12,000,000 for one year. 

 Injury was sustained in almost every 

 I •^section of the country north of the 



Ohio river from the Atlantic ocean to 

 South Dakota. 



"Observations seem to make it quite 

 certain that in the northern states the 

 total life cycle of this injurious species 

 is three years. May beetles were un 

 usually abundant in 1908 and 1911 and 

 the grubs caused the greatest damage 

 in 1909 and 1912. Those in the regions 

 infested last year will find it of special 

 value to do deep plowing this fall. 

 Ordinarily the best time to plow is be 

 tween October 1 and 15. The grubs 

 will at this time have changed to pupae 

 and adult beetles. These pass the win- 

 ter in cells, and if the cells are dis- 

 turbed their inhabitants Will be de 

 stroyed. It is important to remember 

 that plowing should not be delayed 

 until cold weather, for then the grubs 

 will have gone down to their winter 

 quarters, beyond the reach of the plow, 



"An infested field may be thorough- 

 ly freed from grubs by pasturing it 

 with hogs, and this method should be 

 followed wherever possible. Hogs will 

 root to a depth of a foot or more in 

 search of grubs. Liberal applications 

 of commercial fertilizer will assist 

 grass in overcoming grubs if there are 

 not too many of them. When a lawn 

 is badly infested the sod should be re- 

 moved and the grubs gathered by hand, 

 after which fall plowing will probably 

 prove satisfactory. In Europe cheap 

 labor is often employed to gather grubs 

 after the plow, especially where the 

 grubs are numerous." 



ITHACA, N. Y. 



The floricultural work in the College 

 of Agriculture opened in earnest with 

 the beginning of class work September 

 25. Prof. E. A. White assumed his 

 duties as head of the department Sep 

 tember 15 and commenced the year's 

 work with a talk to the students on 

 "Floricultural Education" at the 

 weekly seminar in floriculture. The 

 scope of the work was outlined and 

 plans laid for strengthening along all 

 lines the work given in the university. 



A large number of students have reg- 

 istered for courses in floriculture and 

 the prospects are bright for a prosper 

 ous year. 



Prof. A. C. Beal, who is in charge of 

 the investigational work of the depart 

 ment, plans to begin quite soon a survey 

 of the greenhouse industry of New 

 York. 



A large number of registrations are 

 already coming in for the short courses 

 in floriculture, which begin November 

 11 and close February 13. This is a most 

 valuable feature of the college work. 

 Aside from subjects which deal directly 

 with the culture of florists' crops, men 

 in these short courses may take subjects 

 in soils, plant diseases, plant breeding, 

 insects, landscape art, vegetable garden 

 ing, and others of like nature which 

 touch closely the flower grower's work 

 and interests. These courses are being 

 strengthened yearly. They are espe- 

 cially valuable for young men employed 

 in greenhouse establishments who have 

 not had educational advantages of a 

 broader nature. Anyone interested 

 should send to the secretary of the Col- 

 lege of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., for 

 an ' ' Announcement of Winter Courses, ' ' 

 or write to Prof. E. A. White, of the De 

 partment of Floriculture. 



Worcester, Mass. — Whittemore & Co. 

 are erecting a new house at their plaat 

 on River street. 



