May <;, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



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provided to absorb this increased stock 

 at paying prices. We Avill, no doubt, 

 experience otlier lieavy gluts of stoclc 

 in the market Avlien the weatliei' again 

 turns warm and these large surphises 

 of stoclc will have to be moved. 



The selling of roses and carnations 

 to the department stores at from $5 to 

 $7 per thousand cannot be considered 

 profitable to either the giower or the 

 store nmn. This method of doing busi- 

 ness at su(di low prices is, in my csti- 

 nuition, harmful to the trade. To sell 

 these flowers at $;"> per thousand does 

 not pay tiie cost of handling them, let 

 alone anything for the growing end of 

 the line. 



One method of C()[)ing with tiiese se- 

 vere gluts of flowers during hot 

 weather is for the growers to carefully 

 sort their roses and carnations when 

 being cut, discarding all stock that is 

 weak or short-stemmed, only sending to 

 market the better grades of what is 

 being cut. This will cut off at least 

 twenty-iive jter cent and will help some 

 to reduce the surplus. Our own Arm 

 tried this plan last month and was sur- 

 prised to lind our sales averaged a little 

 better on the whole when the cut of 

 stock averaged a higher grade, though 

 less in ((uantity. It also was easier 

 handling the stock. 



The writer thinks that an expression 

 of opinion from others in the trade 

 might result in general benefit to us ail. 



C. L. Washburn. 



CHICAGOANS AT CHRISTENING. 



How I'eter licinberg. with his gilde(l 

 shovel, removed tlie last dirt from the 

 concrete road at Niles, and how Miss 

 Virginia ro(dilmanu splaslicij the bottle 

 of champagne on the road, on her Rus- 

 sian boots and on the surioun<ling spec 

 tators, is graiiliically show ii in the ac- 

 companying illustiations. The occasion 

 was the dedication of tiie new coiirrete 

 road at N'iles. wliiih Miss I'oclihuanM 

 (diristencd Milwaukee a\enui', April -'2. 

 Mr. b'einberg juMforniccI his tasl< as 

 part of the iilcasui('< of the pic^ident 

 of the county board: Miss I'oelilinauu 

 acted as daughtei- of the president ot' 

 the \ illage lioard ot' .Morton (iro\e. 

 George ilarrer, who is ]iresident of the 

 jViles IniproN einent Association, made 

 the address ot' wcdeome, aiicl a iiuiuber 

 of otiier llorists partiiipated a- inter 

 csted spectators. 



The fac(>s <if botli August and Adolpli 

 Poehhnann may be >een over tiie slimd 

 ders (if tiiose in t'ront, niiuli intereste'l 

 in the labors of their t'cdiow tiadesiiian. 

 Jn the other illustration, tiie latiiei. 

 mother and sister of the (diristtuier, as 

 Well as tlie intwiilent of tlie couiitv 

 board, are in tlie trout row. 



FLY ON ROSES AND LEMONS. 



There are some small insect- on oiii 

 rose bushes .and I'oinlerosa lemons. The 

 roses h;i\ e been c-o\ered with tiii- in 

 si'ct, but a liard rain w.aslied them otf. 

 Th(^ lemons, liowcxer, still are t'lill of 

 them. The\' se(Mn to be -tiiall white 

 flies, ;i,nd the under >i(le of the leaves 

 is covered with s<-ales or e^t:-^. We 

 shall ;ippreciiite it if yon will tidl us 

 wli.at to ilo with the jiest. 



.M. A. i: T. i:. Mi-s. 



Your plants are nndoulitediy infested 

 witii white fly. which is not iiy an>' 

 means easy to control. I'lidei- glass 

 it can easily be i<ept in checl< by tiie 

 use of liydrocyaiiii- aci(| <ja<. 'i'lii- -anie 

 leiiied.v is often ii>ed in oianue ^rowin^' 



Peter Reinberg, With Beribboned Shovel, Completes a New Public Highway. 



sections of Florida and C.alifor'nia to 

 kill San .Ios(^ scale and white fly. ('los(> 

 cainas coveis ;iri' |ilaced o\ei' the trees 

 and tiie gas is generateil iiisi(ie. \'ou 

 cannot, of course, ajipiy this to your 

 rosc^ bushes. The best course of treat- 

 nn^nt is to sjnav t're(|iient i\" witii a 

 soajiy solution, siu h ;is wli.ale oil so.ap. 

 Ivory soap or Ajihine; or \'ou c.aii use 

 kerosene eniiilsioii oi' nicotine. I'se .a 

 line, misty s|irav no//le and ;i force 

 puni]). hiicct it widl lieiovv the leaves. 

 Kee|i tliis U|i ;iihl yon will soon (lean 

 out most of the white llv. ( '. W. 



MALCHOW MAKES A FIND. 



.\t iiis est.ablishnuMit at :;7i:; b' 

 Xorfli <'lari\ street, Chicago. Adol|>ii 

 -Mabdiovv lias a lireenhouse on to|i ol' 

 a tiriid< slied. Tills shed contains a 

 pottiuLl' room, and iiiiderneat ii is a 



lioilei' in tiie basement. The w.ater niii- 

 ning down the glass siile-vvalls ot' the 

 greenhous(> (uito the brick walls ot" the 

 slie(| c.aiised a great deal of trouiih' by 

 ficezing there and conse(|iient ly lno-en- 

 ing the mortal'. This cnimliled awa\ or 

 cra(d<ed olV, giving .Mr. Malciiow mhik; 

 anxiety. In looking aliout 'dr -dine- 

 tliiiig to |ireveut this daniaije. lie hit 

 tijpon Federal hdastic <'enient. mi^i- 

 nally a rooling material. Imt now |iiit 

 to a niiinber Kit' other u--es, a |Fi(j.|iict 

 of the Feileral I'rocos < d., < lev eland. 

 He put the cement on the top nt' the 

 liiick walls without the help ef ;i ccin- 

 tractor, and t'oiiml it -eivfl the |iui-- 

 ]i(i<e admirablv. W'ii.ai little cmiiiiIiIi iisx 

 occurred after the ;i ppl ic.at icoi lie at- 

 tributes to the I'act th.-it lie did not 

 |illt nil elliill^h of the cclliellt. A little 



iiiiii e put nil t li i- -inn niei will, he 

 thinks, [ireveiit any d.ani.'ii^e w h.a tev er. 



Miss Virginia Pochlniann Christens the Concrete Causeway. 



