March 11, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



23 



FIBE IN GREENHOUSES. 



Rochester, N. Y. — Fire started by an 

 overheated firebox caused damage esti- 

 mated at $350 at the greenhouses owned 

 by Charles Schleyer, on Winton road, 

 February 28. The fire had a good start 

 before it was discoveted by Herman 

 Deisel, who has charge of the place and 

 lives near. 



Boundbrook, N. J. — An overheated 

 stove in the store of Henry Winkowsky 

 is given as the origin of a fire that 

 <iaused $15,000 damages March 4. It 

 not only destroyed his store, but the 

 two adjoining to the south as well, and 

 damaged the building of the Bound- 

 brook National bank, adjoining to the 

 north. Mr. Winkowsky 's loss is placed 

 at $500. 



Rochester, N. Y. — An overheated 

 boiler in thie potting shed attached to 

 the municipal greenhouses at Highland 

 park is held responsible for a fire that 

 occurred on the morning of March 3. 

 The firemen broke a number of lights in 

 the greenhouse, but these were covered, 

 so that the loss was confined almost en- 

 tirely to the potting shed. It is esti- 

 mated at $150. 



CASH AND CUT PRICES. 



As Easter approaches, at the green- 

 houses of the William W. Edgar Co., 

 at Waverley, Mass., there is not a 

 square inch of room wasted. As the 

 reader will see from the illustration on 

 this page, the only space that is not 

 <'0vered with plants is that taken up by 

 the paths. And that cannot be called 

 idle space, for the footsteps of the 

 men are hurrying up and down these 

 stretches, getting everything into the 

 best possible condition for the busy 

 week that will make the houses look 

 like the city of Louvain after the 

 •Germans had marched through. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



The J. Chas. McCullough Seed Co., 

 Cincinnati, has an addition in the per- 

 son of Frank Wood, a descendant of 

 that well known Richmond seed house, 

 AVood & Sons. Mr. Wood's knowledge 

 of the blue grass region will be an 

 acquisition. 



Manthey's Seed Store made its bow 

 last fall to tho Queen City public. 

 Chas. Manthey, the proprietor, was 

 with J. Chas. McCullough almost a 

 quarter of a century and will secure 

 a liberal share of patronage. 



Chas. E. Critchell, Cincinnati, re- 

 marked that any of his customers hav- 

 ing stocks and bonds for deposit can 

 be accommodated in the immense vault 

 forming part of his storage. The 

 building was originally used as a bank. 



E. G. Gillett, Cincinnati, received a 

 shipment from George Hopp of his 

 grand pansy-violet. This really de- 

 scribes this lovely flower, which has 

 the general appearance of a pansy with 

 the color and fragrance of the violet. 

 We measured blooms that averaged 

 one and three-quarters inches across 

 tho face. For St. Valentine sales, 12,- 

 000 went like the proverbial hot cakes. 



J. A. Peterson & Sons, Westwood, 

 O., are rapidly substituting cement for 

 wood wherever possible. The plant 

 benches are lightly, through strongly 

 made, and are reinforced with poultry 

 wire. The bottom is finished roughly 

 and covered lightly with fine ashes. It 



As Easter Approaches, the W. 'W. Edgar G)., Waverley, Mass. 



is porous, allowing ample drainage, so 

 that the soil cannot get sour. The 

 edges are rounded and neat. Mr. Pe- 

 terson believes they have the ideal 

 bench. It would be impossible to find 

 thriftier plants, from the wee seed- 

 lings to the specimens reserved for 

 stock. The raising of seedlings is fas- 

 cinating. There are some promising 

 things in sight. Sure it is that^ the 

 European varieties are not in the same 

 class. Melior is proving to be a fine 

 keeper and an excellent shipper. The 

 latest introduction, Mrs. J. A. Peter- 

 son, is a gem. The color, intense 

 cerise, contrasting with the bronze 

 foliage, cannot fail to make it im- 

 mensely popular. Easter stock is re- 

 ceiving attention. The French varie- 

 ties of hydrangeas can be depended on 

 positively, while Otaksa will likely be 

 in flower at the right time. 



Frank E. Rue, Peoria, 111., is the recip- 

 ient of many compliments on his Gar- 



den Guide, a comprehensive seed and 

 plant book, bearing his trade-mark, rue, 

 an herb found in old-fashioned gardens. 

 Mr. Kue is an eastern man, and has 

 never rued the day ho followed Horace 

 Greeley's advice. 



W. W. Horlacher, Dayton, O., notes 

 the return of the camellia to favor 

 for corsage wear. Coquette, a cherry 

 red, is one of the best. The growing 

 of gerberas from seed produces some 

 taking varieties. Buddleia Asiatica is 

 a valuable addition to the stock of the 

 grower of cut flowers for table and 

 funeral work. 



E. J. Foster & Son, Findlay, O., are 

 well pleased with business thus far. 

 They receive many ojrdejs from out of 

 town, especially for floral pieces, 



Henry Ehrhardt, Sidney, O., finds 

 that trade warrants takijjg bis son 

 into the business. The yo\w§ 'man is 

 putting in concrete work wherever pos- 

 sible. Spring stock looks good. M. 



ODCN LETTEli*)^^ DEADEU^ 



MR. GYSEMANS REPLIES. 



I read with interest the remarks of 

 Theo. F. Beckert, in The Review for 

 March 4, concerning the grafted tomato- 

 potato plant. I presume the fact that 

 my notes in The Review for February 

 18 bore the headline "Double Crop 

 With Radium" is the reason for his 

 reply. 



Everybody knows that to secure a 

 good union in grafting no radium is 

 needed, but in the development of my 

 plants I had far better success with 

 radium than without. I had my experi- 

 ment made with three different sub- 

 jects, all Early Ohio potatoes, and gave 

 all three the same soil, treatment and 

 care, the only difference being that one 

 was handled with radium and the other 

 two without. The two handled without 



radium did not m ike half as good spec- 

 imens as did the plant handled with 

 radium, and although the union was 

 good in each case, their growth and 

 the size of the tomatoes were extremely 

 poor compared to the plant treated with 

 radium. I regret now not having taken 

 a photograph of them. Furthermore, 

 their growing systems not being strong, 

 those two plants were drying down with 

 the others of their kind. Early Ohio, in 

 the field, while my radium-treated plant 

 was still growing during half of Sep- 

 tember. 



I did not save any of the potatoes for 

 seed, but I saved some of the tomato 

 seeds, with the intention of securing, 

 perhaps, some improved variety through 

 the vitalising influence of the radium 

 process. C. E. Gysemans. 



