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Dkcbmbbb 24, 1914. 



The Florists^ Review 



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into flats and later pot the plants off. 

 Bench them before they become pot- 

 bound. Allow them a space 8x10 inches 

 in the benches. A night temperatun* 

 of 45 to 48 degrees suits them; it should 

 not exceed 50 degrees in winter. Pink 

 is the favorite color. Next in favor 

 come white and yellow. There is little 

 call for other colors and none at all for 

 mixtures. C. W. 



MILLEPEDES. 



We are sending under separate cover 

 some specimens of worms which we 

 are unable to get rid of. We have 

 tried almost every method of fumigat- 

 ing. Please tell us what to do to kill 

 them and what they are, as we have 

 never seen them until this season. 



H. F. C. 



The worms are millepedes, sometimes 

 called thousand-legs. Tobacco dust 

 sprinkled on them will kill them. They 

 can be poisoned by scattering corn 

 meal dough, well sweetened and mixed 

 with Paris green sufficiently strong to 

 give it a greenish color. When in the 

 soil they can be suflfocated by using 

 bisulphide of carbon, which is a thin 

 liquid which volatilizes at an extremely 

 low temperature. Pour a teaspoonful 

 into holes twelve to eighteen inches 

 apart each way in the beds or benches. 

 Immediately fill in the hole after pour- 

 ing in the liquid. The fumes soon per- 

 meate all the soil. As this carbon is 

 inflammable, do not use any naked 

 lights while applying it. C. W. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



W. Brown, of Mann & Brown, Eieh- 

 mond, Va., says there is "one blamed 

 pest after another to fight." In ad- 

 dition to rust, the snapdragon has de- 

 veloped spot, which is equally destruc- 

 tive. Also, there is a mysterious visi- 

 tor that deposits an egg in the calyx 

 of the carnation, when or how has not 

 been discovered, but the effect is seen 

 when the bloom opens covered with a 

 mildewy substance. As a considerable 

 number are affected, this means serious 

 loss. The plants could hardly be finer, 

 especially their white seedling. The 

 chrysanthemums at Thanksgiving were 

 excellent and sold well. A complete 

 line is in sight for Christmas. The 

 poinsettias, cyclamens and azaleas are 

 exceptionally good. 



Adolphus Gude, of Gude Bros. Co., 

 Anacostia, D. C, still clings to Kil- 

 larney, which certainly is still a good 

 rose, and to Radiance, an excellent 

 companion. Mrs. Russell will find a 

 place here next season. Beauty is a 

 perpetual success. Vacant space 

 showed where the big crop of mums 

 had gone to fill the Washington orders 

 — only a few left. And now for 

 Christmas, with a splendid lot of Be- 

 gonia Glory of Cincinnati in sight and 

 quantities of other good stock. 



John Welsh Young brought to the 

 meeting of the Philadelphia Florists' 

 Club, on the night of December 1, a 

 shoot which some of the craft took for 

 a sprig of acacia, but which was recog- 

 nized by Commodore John Westcott as 

 Daphne odorata, an old favorite plant, 

 a hedge of which formerly grew about 

 his greenhouses. The profound address 

 given by Arthur A. Sheldon during 

 the evening was productive of much 

 comment by the club members. J. Otto 

 Thilow remarked, "Full of meat." 

 Adolph Farenwald said, "Closely re- 



THE MEN YOU MEET 



WILLIAM PITKIN. 



YOU all have heard of the "sea lawyer" — he isn't popular in nautical circles. 

 Well, here's a nursery lawyer, just the antithesis of the other chap. Pitkin looks 

 the lawyer, all right, and he knows so much nursery law that he has been chair- 

 man of all the legislative committees that could catch him, for nobody knows how 

 many years. About nine-tenths of his time must be spent showing recalcitrant legis- 

 lators the error of their ways — a public work — but there still is leisure to shape the 

 policies of Chase Bros. Co., of Rochester, where William Pitkin has acquired an 

 experience c-i' the nursery business that makes him one of the best posted men in 

 the trade. 



lated to affiliation." George ('. Wat- 

 son was especially interested when the 

 subject of grass seed was touchied upon. 

 Robert Kift thought we should have 

 heard the lecturer years ago. F. J. 

 Miehell, Jr., regretted that more em- 

 ployees were not })reHent. Albert M. 

 Herr will relate his experiences at the 

 next meeting of the Jyancaster Flo- 

 rists ' Club. 



The Robert Craig Co. intended send- 

 ing down a delegation to the Philadel- 

 phia club meeting, but the rush of 

 shipping prevented. The recent lull 

 is succeeded by good orders. Some 

 stock, such as oranges and specimen 

 cyclamens, are all marked "Sold." 

 They are splendid plants. W. 1^1. 



HARTFORD, CONN. 



The Market. 



The present indications are that the 

 Christmas business will be almost as 



large as in other years. The week be- 

 ginning December 13 was cold and 

 bright, putting color into the roses. The 

 supply of roses will be large and^ of 

 gootl .quality. Killarney Brilliajit is 

 showing up finely at present. The sup- 

 ply of Iladley is limited. As usual, 

 red roses are expected to be short of 

 the deman<l. The supply of carnations 

 is still lighter than in former years. 

 Good lilies will be scarce at Christmas. 

 There is a large supply of poinsettias. 

 Various Notes. 



.John R. Coombs has a good crop of 

 Beacon carnations that will be just in 

 time for the holidays. 



At the Whiting Greenhouses, in West 

 Hartford, there is a fine stock of plants 

 for Christmas, all of the usual Whiting 

 standard. i i 



J. R. Morgan & Son, of Glastonbury, 

 are bringing in some excellent carna- 

 tions. This firm is among the. unfor- 

 tuaate growers: of this vicinity; who^e 



