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The Florists^ Review 



13 



John Hasson's Shop at Atlantic City in I9I3. 



^'^u i-.-iii iliaiii^o your soil; vdu ciiii 

 (it'toii ('i';iilic;itt\ or iit least iiindiry, the 

 injury I'roiii dcstriictix e pests or cliscasc, 

 liut when you i-ouk' to tackle* the ele 

 uieiits, you aic "'up aj^aiiist it,'' as a 

 -.MiaJl iMjy \v(uili| jiut it. ^'ou can, of' 

 course, construct e.\|ieiisi\ c lMiiliiiu;;s 

 ami iu this way chanyt> the ef1\>ct of the 

 climate to souu' extent, luit 1 tak(> it 

 that \\ hat the axcrayt' tl(»rist in this 

 state wants is to be shown how he can 

 liest ".'row his cainatious, roses, etc., 

 under ufurnal conditions, so as to coin- 

 ]>ete successfully ajzainst outof state 

 Lrrowers. 



This presents another iuteiestiuL;- as 

 well .'IS ]ier|ilexini; jii'oliieni, tlie ]iroli- 

 loni of testinjj out a laij^t* nuinher of 

 varieties in the hoi)e of <,a*ttiiij.' a few 

 that are suited to our conditions, and 

 also the lireedinj; and crossiufj of plants, 

 the work beiufj; done under our exist- 

 ing conditions and with the nu)st jiroin- 

 isinij Aarieties in the hope that the f>tf 

 sprin<j may devtdop character still inoie 

 l>romisin<r. This is a proldem, the so- 

 lution of which may tp<> made pos- 

 sible by the establishment of a i;iny;e 

 of <.'lass at the A. >.V: ^f. ('ollec;e. 



Insects and Diseases, 



The (pu>stion of insect pests ;ind di^ 

 <\ases, while always troublesome, is not 

 as jieiplexin^' as the iiroidems outlined 

 .above. The florists of this state c;iii 

 undoubtedly s;i\t' thems(d\es trouble 

 and nuuiey by keepiiiyf in touch with 

 our state entomologist and (Uir state 

 p.it'icdoLiist, both of whom are l<ic;itei| 

 ;it Collej^e Station. To show \(>u the 

 importance of keepin;.'' in (lose touch 

 with thc-e men, .a majority of tlic llo 

 lists from whom I heard named the red 

 ■-pider ;is their most serious insect pe^t. 

 If the lloiists would take a few )nin 

 iites" time. eiiouLlh to write a brief' let 

 ler. and spend eunULih money to pur 

 clia-e a - cent stamp, they cmiM lind nu; 

 I i'(un our state entoinolo^^ist tiiat the 

 leil spidei- can easily and inexpensively 

 be ciiutrolled by ap|dyin^ powdered 

 sidphui- witli a dust siii;iW'r or .-i s;ick 

 attacjie.l to the end of a ^ticI^. 



Competent Assistants. 



.^till .Hiot her iliipni taiit -ei\ ne I i>\ 



the ccdie^e to perfoiiu is tiit> tiainin;; 

 ;ind eijuc.at ini: of youriy' men in the 

 art of lloi icult ure. I ;irn pleaseil to be 

 aide to say to you that tiu' college is 

 (dferiny tlu' f(dlo\\ino courses of study 

 r(datinj: to lloriculture: Fiist, l-'bui 

 culture and Landscajpe (iardenin;;'. The 

 lirst part of this couise is (levoted to 

 a l'(di disi-ussion of the methods of 

 yrowin^r beddini;- pl.ants, cut f!i>wers, or- 

 (diids, palms, etc. The second ])ai't is 

 devoti'd to ;i study of the history and 

 i|e\ ciopment id' landscajte liardenin;.' 

 .and the en;;ineerinj: ami plantiucr of 

 )i,arks, cemeteries ami home grounds. 

 Second. The Introduction to I.andscajie 

 Art. This is :t cultural cfuirse given for 

 tin* pur|iose ot' d<'\eloping in tlu* stu 

 dent a laryei- appreciation of laud- 

 scape :iif. Tliird, Landscape Itesi^n. 



This couise gixcs the jirinciples under- 

 lying landscape art. It also deals with 

 solving and diafting of jproideins iji'al- 

 ing with Landscape work. Lourlh, His- 

 tory (d' Laniiscaj)!' Design. This course 

 <'ndir;ices a comjiridiensi v e study ol' the 

 deV(dopment of lanijscape desi;;n. In 

 addition to the courses outlined above, 

 relateil courses ai'e given in jijaiit cul- 

 ture and propagation, plant bleeding, 

 etc. 



The c(dleg(> has empliiyeij l'"rit/ Ibui- 

 s(d to teach landscajie art and llori- 

 <-ulture. Mr. lienscd is a son of a com- 

 mercial llorist in San Antonio. He 

 took his ]{. S. degree in horticulture at 

 the A. A: .M. College of Texas, liis M. S. 

 ilegree in pomolf)gy at Ames, Iowa, ami 

 his .M . S. A. degree in landscape art 

 ami lloriculture at (,'ointdi I'niversity. 

 N'ou-will therefoi-e readily see th.at .^^r. 

 llensel is exceptionally W(dl prepared to 

 • b'veJo|i this vvoi'k. 



An Appropriation Secured. 



I am sure that you will also be in- 

 terested iu Ixnowing th.-it the last legis- 

 lature nuid(> an appropriation of *.'>.n(iO 

 for ea(di ot' the next two vears t'or tht> 

 constiaiction of greeidiouses at the A. & 

 M. ('oliege. This was consider;ildy less 

 than was asked for, and while most of 

 the building will liave to be use(i for 

 ilepai'tment.al purjioses, 1 letd ccjiitident 

 that we shall also be .able to start s(une 

 work that will be of inteiest .-is vvidl ;is 

 v.-ilue to the Ihuists (d' the si^te. 



WATCH HIM GROW, 



■'.Movie of ;i Man Advancing iu the 

 l'''lorists' Trade"' would be a good title 

 lor the three piiotogr.a |il,s on pa.^es 111 

 .and l.'l, in these d.ays when the cinema- 

 tograph is the leader in the graphic 

 arts, .lack llasson, the hero id' the t.ale, 

 is shown in a single-c(dumn illust r.at ion 

 as he did his business in llUtt, .at At- 

 lantic City, N. .1. lie graduated to a 

 st.and in liUl' and further a<l\ance(l 

 ill I'.'L! to the jmsition clenoted by the 

 s4'coiii| illustration. In I'.Ml h(* opened 



The French Flower Shop, Mr. Hasson's Present Atlantic City St 



ore. 



