JtNE 4, 1914. 



The Florists' Review 



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New Greenhouses Built by the Bending Floral Co., Superior, Neb. 



but it is not good policy to leave this 

 or any other late tulip more than three 

 years without replanting in well pre- 

 pared ground. Some of the Darwins 

 will do well for a good number of years 

 without replanting, but all varieties do 

 better if replanted once in three years. 

 Gesneriana is liable to become diseased 

 if left over two years in one place, and 

 I prefer to replant it every year. If 

 you have not yet tried Tea Kose, also 

 called Brimstone Beauty, I would rec- 

 ommend you to do so. This is a sport 

 from Murillo, saffron yellow in color 

 and popular in the markets. C. W. 



A NEBRASKA ESTABLISHMENT. 



In July, 1913, the Bending Floral Co. 

 tore down its houses at Hardy, Neb., 

 and moved to Superior, Neb., where two 

 houses, shown in one of the accompany- 

 ing illustrations, were built. These in- 

 clude 5,000 feet of glass and are eight 

 feet to the gutter and sixteen feet to 

 the ridge. A view of the house devot- 

 ed to carnations is also given herewith. 



INSECTICIDE MEN'S TROUBLES. 



The troubles of the insecticide 

 makers continue — every few weeks the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture sends 

 out a list of cases that have resulted 

 in fines against well known, reputable 

 concerns because the government" 

 chemist did not find in the package 

 the exact ingredients the label said 

 were there. For instance, a bulletin 

 released June 2 reports a fine of $50 

 against a maker of a nicotine extract 

 because the chemist found 1.53 per 

 cent less nicotine than the label said 

 was in the can. Many of the reports 

 of fines for violations of the insecti- 

 cide law as given out by the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture do not state how 

 far the sample on which the case was 

 based fell short of the claims on the 

 label, but most of the cases reported 

 seem to show the good faith of the 

 manufacturers while they prove the 

 inexactness of their manufacturing 

 methods. The cases run the whole line, 

 from lime sulphur solution and nico- 

 tine extracts to fly poison. 



The government is doing good work 

 in holding the insecticide manufac- 

 turers in line. It appears that even 

 the houses of highest standing and 

 best business reputation have difficulty 

 in making every package, at some un- 

 known date in the future, test up to 

 the formula, and it is conceivable that 

 if there were no check the care of the 



average manufacturer might be consid- 

 erably less than it now is. The danger 

 now appears to be that so many good 

 Qrms are pilloried by the government 

 that the public may come to the con- 

 clusion that the law and the nature of 

 the business do not harmonize, with 

 the result that slight attention will be 

 paid to the government 's reports. 



RHODODENDRON FOLIAGE DYING. 



I am sending a few leaves of rhododen- 

 drons which have been planted two 

 years. Most of the leaves are like the 

 ones I send. Can you tell me what 

 causes the trouble and advise a rem- 

 edy? A. M. S. 



There are two causes for your rhodo- 

 dendron foliage turning brown in this 

 way. First, the severity of last winter 

 has crippled many plants and. killed 

 others down to the ground. It is not 

 until the warm days of spring that this 

 winter damage becomes apparent. Lack 

 of moisture at the roots when the 

 ground freezes causes injury and death 

 to many evergreens. Keep the plants 

 well watered and mulched. 



The lace-winged fly also has been 

 attacking your foliage. This is a se- 

 rious pest and is particularly bad on 

 rhododendrons and kalmias grown in 

 full sunshine. You will find this insect 

 on the lower side of the leaves. In 



your latitude (Ohio) they will start 

 hatching just before flowering time. At 

 that time spray them vigorously, and 

 several times at intervals of a few 

 days with Imperial soap spray, whale 

 oil soap, Aphine, kerosene emulsion or 

 some other good contact spray. Be sure 

 to direct the spray so as to hit the 

 lower side of the leaves or it will not 

 prove effective. C W. 



SPIDER ON OUTDOOR PLANTS. 



I have been troubled with a small, 

 gray spider, similar in size to the or- 

 dinary red spider. It has been work- 

 ing outdoors; the grass and all the 

 plants in one locality are suffering from 

 this pest, especially the sweet peas. I 

 shall appreciate any advice you may 

 have to offer that will enable me to get 

 rid of it. G. C. S. 



I am not acquainted with the spider 

 referred to. If it is as hard to com- 

 bat as the red spider, its extermination 

 will be no simple matter. I should 

 imagine, however, that it is probably 

 some pest more easy of control than 

 the latter, which rarely appears out- 

 doors until the hot summer weather. A 

 force of water well directed through a 

 spray nozzle is a good antidote, while 

 spraying with kerosene emulsion, whale 

 oil soap, Aphine, fir tree oil. Imperial 

 Soap Spray or other insecticides should 

 assist in controlling the pest. C. W. 



CarbondaJe, DL — Memorial day sales 

 this year were the largest Everette W. 

 Plater ever had. Peonies and sweet 

 peas were the best sellers. 



Clyde, O. — A rain on the night of 

 May 29 gave a relief. Memorial day, 

 from the almost unbearable heat of the 

 fore part of the week and made the 

 sales for the day larger. At Hall's 

 Greenhouse anything in the shape of a 

 flower went at the last minute. Car- 

 nations led in sales at $1 per dozen, 

 and at least 500 more could have been 

 sold. If the 3-inch and 3%-inch ge- 

 raniums had been two days older, many 

 more could have been sold. Reservoir 

 vases for cemetery use proved more 

 popular than previously. Funeral work 

 early in the week was a blessing, as it 

 was impossible to hold flowers outside 

 of cold storage. 



Carnation House of Bending Floral Co., Superior, Neb. 



