JiNE ^'5, 1014. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



for plantin*; the harrow distributed this 

 infoctious disease tiiroiijihout the eutire 

 patch, and whih^ th(> one-third inen- 

 lioiied was ](racticaliy a total failure 

 flie otiier two thirds was only infected 

 so its to ciius(> a loss of forty to fifty 

 ])er cent of the croji. It is a positive 

 fact that where you liavt? this disease 

 on hi^^li ^Kiuiid, lower i^round will soon 

 )m' irifec-ted hy overflowing' watei'. 



W'liile this disease is i)ai-t icniarly clis- 

 astrous anioni; (.^ueen of the Market, 1 

 atn not sure that all dtliei' xarieties will 

 |ir()\e iiiiniuMe; in fact, I lia\e noticed 

 It to a iimitt'd extent in lOarly J'aris 

 White and llarly Wonder. The latei- 

 larictics ~-e('in to iiavc ;i stronj^er 

 i;i()\\th and arc none aide to resist this 

 disease, loi' which, uji to tliis wiifinu. I 

 know lit no riMro'dy. 



Yellows. 



Ni'llow- i~ anotlicr disease of wliirli 

 little ^eeniv to lie jviiowii and is easil\- 

 lecoi^ni/ed 111 its earlier stajies li\- ;i 

 lir;niih here and there showing -.-i lii;lit 

 ureen oi yellowish cast. It sjiread-- 

 Ironi plant to pl.-uit as con<iitions seem 

 lo fa\oi. I ha\(' exjierimented .alon^: 

 lill'erent lines with this disease and 

 lia\e practiced jtnlliri;: (Mit e\ cry jdant 

 will! h -liowed the slightest sii^ii of it. 

 Imt tinally loncliided that it was lalmi 

 111 \airi :ind discontinued it. 1 li;i\e .also 

 >(iiayed with dilferent sul|p|iur solutions. 

 I'Ut could ne\fi- lie positixc ot' aM\- liene 

 lirial lesiiltv. We now simply let it run 

 Its comse. .Iiiriiii: v\lii<di time anywlieic 

 liom li\e to as hijih as twenty lixc ]iei' 

 'cnt ot' llie plants ;tie a t<ital f.ailuie. 

 Tlii> di-e.-i-e ai-i-ounts for the Tact th.at 

 .■il'ter v\e ;ire throiii^h dittini; I'ih- the 

 >ca-<<in. the ]i;itidi i^enei.ally lia< tin' a|i 

 pear.anie ot' lieini: only h.all' pirked 

 over: in tail. I h;i\e h;id person-- not 

 •ii-ipi;iiiited with a-^ter i^irowniL; and it- 

 tidiilde-- a.-k ine w h \- 1 let -o iiian\ 

 liowei> ^11 to waste. This ili^ea^e. nil 



like ~teiii Int. doe< not seein to lllt'ert 

 liie -lolillil: it ^eeni-^ to tile to lie a 

 'jene|-al .doiji;i|i^ ii|, i,t' the Jiiile-. u\ --a p 

 ■iiiir^e-. ot' the plant. .^onie pei-on^ 

 ha\e an )i|ea t ha t o\ cit'eed i iil: i^ rc^pon 

 -ilile I'of It. iillt I'uf tlli^ >t;ttenient I 



ha\e tliiiv I'ai' no proot'. I liaxe -een 

 plants li:ii||\ infected in Imlh pom ^ml 



.•llld well ted -,oil. T. on dilfefellt o.r.-i 

 ^loii'-. .'itt lilillte.l this (|ise;i'~e to the 



.■-tiiiL; lit the tatnish Iuil;. luit h;i\e I n 



nii.alde to pio\e it; in tart. I have vrcn 

 plant-- liadl\ iiit'eited where this Im^ 

 x\as .and where it w;i> not present. 



The Tarnish Bug. 



I'lveii e.\cii<ine this liu;i from re^jion 

 silulitN toi- this disejtse. it causes trou- 

 Ide eiiouiih for tlie aster jiidwer in tlii- 

 -ectioii. as ;i pl;injt once hadly Idtten li\ 

 it i- practieally worthless. The luti' or 

 ^tiiit,'' seems to lie pidsiuiou^ aiul dwart~ 

 or stunts the plant. lieiieiall\' sjieak 

 in^. one will ;.iet ^ome llowers I'roin 

 these dwarfed plants, luit ot' :iii in 

 I'erioi tjuality. We h;i\e trieil \arioiiv 

 inetliods to eradic.ate this )iest ;iir 

 >laked liriK', whale oil so.ap, kero^eiH 

 eiiiiilsion, toliacco extinct, toli.aeco dii^t. 

 moth halls, etc. .\ll of these fiiLihteii 

 utr or kill some of the l»u;,'s, |iro\idiii;: 

 vou I'an persuade the lui;.' to remain iin 

 Jil vou ^'et the remedy on him. These 

 Hies, or lui<.?s, ;ire up and away almo-it on 

 Nfnii tipproacli or. it' the\ do remain, are 

 s() liiddeti under the liroiiil top leaxe^ 

 that it is next to iinpossilde to liiid them 

 or "et the spr.'iy on them, owin^j to the 

 [irotectin^ leaves. The extremely earlv 

 asters are not atfe. ted li\' this iuii:, ;i- 



Establishment of H. B. Brubeck, at Rockville, Ind. 



the jiesls do not lu.ake tludr a|i|iearance 

 until .lime 10 to l.'i, to .-my i^reat extent. 



The Black Beetle. 



.\nother jiest so widl known that it 

 seems usidess to nu'iition it here is the 

 Idack lieidle. When tlu'y first ap]iear 

 we hand ]d(dv thetu or use a dipper 

 .ilioiit six iindies in diaiiuder. in which 

 we pour .an inch or two of' kerosene, tak 

 iiiu the dipjier in one hand and .'i short 

 i-aiii' stake in the other, extendinii the 

 dip]ier under the liuiis and j.arrin^ tlietii 

 oir with the stake into the oil. This 

 pid\ cs (|uit(> satisf.MctoiN . Later, when 

 the liuus liei-ome so miiiierous that to 

 '•omliat them s(>ems almost hoptdes^, we 

 1 esort to j'aris tireeii. This must lie used 

 with caution. owiiiL; to its teiideiiry to 

 liurii the t'oliaiie. 



.\ t'ew words in ieu;ird to planting. 

 We plant III lieds, --ix low-, to i hi' Ind. 

 and <et tlie plant-- one toot eaidi wav. 

 allowing: e\ erv sexeiith row t'l.r a '.\ a I k 

 one w;iv. We ciiltisate iiilinlv with 

 h.aiid liarrow> ;ind tr\ to uo ii\ei the 

 L;round :it'ter e;iidi r.aiii. it' I'o-^ilde. -o ;i-: 

 to h;i\e the lienetit ot' a >\\ \ m- lii^t 

 milhdl. I do not tiy to iliii:;ile. Mil at- 

 roiiiit lit' the t'.aci th.at I do ii;it ha \ e 

 water enough at my di^pos.-il. 



than in former yeai'^ and Memorial day 

 liUsilie-.s w;is ;i record lireaker. 



IN A SMALL INDIANA TOWN. 



I'our I'eet ot' L:ki>N tor e\ei\ ineniliei 

 of the town'^ I'liiiiilat ion i-- the i.-itio 

 of II. 1'.. I'liulieck's raiiL^e to the iiliill 

 lier III' ln'ople III the town ot' K'ocksille, 

 Ind.. where it is located, .and lie is 1 he 

 onl\ llori--t ill the pl.ace. I'lioe iiu'iire^ 

 lli,a\ interest the inerillier> nt' the trade 

 in viiiall town-, who are t'lom time to 

 time e^t iniiit in^; how l.iri;!- or -m.all a. 

 pl.ace >hould lie t'or the -llppolt ot' a 



llori<t. < M' coiii-e, Mr. r.iulieck. in com 

 nion with e\eiy other country llorist, 



ijepelld^ to some extent on the sm 



rounding towns t'or his liUMiies-,, -o tliat 

 the iiilialiit.aiits ot l.'ock\ille are not 

 such lie;i\y flow er iuis et-^ as 1lie\ seem 

 ,at lii-t -^iiiht. 



The r.in;^e ot' .Mr. l!rnllecl^, vvlmdi i< 

 sliown in the accoinpan s in;^ illust ral ion. 

 contaili-i jo. 0(1(1 sipi.are feet of !_d;iss ami 

 the town of K'ockville h;is .a population 

 of .aliout -,'iOo. .Mr. Hruheck reports a 

 ^ood Inisiiiess ami steady j;rowtli. The 

 sprine trade, he s.av^. hys With hotter 



DAVIS TO BUILD IN INDIANA. 



What is said to he the lariTesl silieh- 



Older for commeriMal ereeiihouses <,'\('i 

 placed has heeii ui\('n this week hv 

 .1. W. l>a\is. to the Lord A: I'lUmhain 

 t 'o. It c.alls tor an entiiely new est.ah 

 lislimeiit to he t rei'ted at Telle ll.aute, 

 Ind. 



Those who ;ire acipiainted with the 

 -ii/e .and success ot' the opi'rations ot 

 • I. W. l)a\is. some of' whom have known 

 that he lia^ lUr -several iiioiiths lieen 

 lookiiiL: tor a .--nitahje location t'nr an 

 estahlislimelit east ot' ( ii i.-.r^n. will h.' 

 s|iecially intei-ested in the .aiinoiinc- 

 nient th.at la-t week he ido-ed the poi 

 chase (it ■-i\i\ li\e acres III' hand .iv 

 Telle llaiite. .adlniiahly locate,! I'm- ~i.|,> 

 Iraci; ;ind shipping lacilitic-. .and will 



pliiceed at lUicr with t he erect iiiK " I 



the new i.aiiLie. The tir-t order c.all- t'oi 

 ei:^lil detacliCil l; leeii liini'-ev caidi "'iv'i'"' 

 leet. iron t'laiiie. and twn |iro|i.aL:at i nu 

 houses each L'.'iN'JOO leet. With cnii,.-.! 

 e,a\es. The cnntr.acl ha-^ heeli uinen III 

 I he Lord iV. I '. II III ha III ' o.. t li ioiil; h ( M'(ii':_',-> 

 s-yke-. iii:inai;el of the < hlc.a^u dlli,-.. 



I'he tyi t' c(in-t llld loll i^ to he >in.i 



l;ir to the limine- erected hy the Lord A 

 I'.iinih.-ini ' II. I'll! the .1. \\ . havis ('n. 

 and the l»a\i~ I'loial < 'o. .at lieltendori', 

 near l>;nenport. la. The new e>t:ih 

 lisjimeiit Is to he tin.aiiced and iiiana'ji'd 

 li\ a ~e|i.ar;ite corporation, the .1. \\ 

 |ia\i- < o.. Ill' Indiana. The hon~e-, 

 which .ale expected to he eompleteil in 

 the earl\ .autumn, are to he used li''~l 

 III' all tor ciiciimhers and tomatoes, tnir 

 .Ml. I'ad^ has e\pres>eil his intelitioa 

 III' e\eiilii;ill\ turning iniicli of his L,d;i~s 

 to cut lloweis .and pot plants, the I'avis 

 I'liiral ( o. haviiiLT li(>eii oii^aiii/.ed as an 

 Iowa iiii|iiirat ion to i"ake a st.art mi 

 this direction. 



The success which h.as attelnleil .1. \\ 

 havis since he withdrew from partner 

 -hi|i with his successful hrothers, uho 

 i^idw vcLiet.ahles ;it -Xiiiora. .\Lirnsi)ii 

 ainl Streator. 111., startiiii,' for liiiiiseir 

 III low.a. has het'ii jdienomen.al. .\ftcr a 

 thoidii^ih inv est iiiation of modern ^reen 

 house construction, he deteriniued on 

 liiii. wide houses, instead of the smaller 

 houses yenerally employed hy western 

 veLietahle growers, 'i'lie rani.'e lie jilll. 



