Sbptembeb 16, 1915. 



The Florists' Review 



27 



Visitors last week included George 

 iLampert, of Xenia, O.; Joseph Hill, 

 Pred Lemon and Earl Mann, all of 

 Kichmond, Ind., and H. J. Vander 

 Horst, of St, Marys, O. C. H. H. 



SHORT COURSES AT CORNELL. 



For Commercial Florists. 



In the short term at Cornell Univer- 

 sity, Ithaca, N. Y., November 9, 1915, 

 to February 12, 1916, the following 

 courses are planned especially for per- 

 sons who intend to engage in commer- 

 cial floriculture. Course 2 is equally 

 well suited for those interested in vege- 

 table forcing under glass. In addition 

 to these lectures, frequent talks by 

 men engaged in practical 'work in 

 flower growing have been arranged. 

 An extended observation trip will be 

 taken during the course, when all can- 

 didates for a certificate of proficiency 

 will be required to visit the violet 

 growing sections near Poughkeepsie, 

 the wholesale and retail markets of 

 New York city and the large growing 

 establishments in that vicinity. The 

 courses are: 



Required Subjects. 



Commercial Floriculture and Green- 

 house Practice. Seven hours a week. 

 Professor White and Mr. Thayer. A 

 study of the methods of growing stand- 

 ard florists' crops, such as roses, carna- 

 tions, violets, sweet peas, orchids and 

 bedding plants. So far as possible, 

 laboratory practice in growing these 

 crops will be given. The course is de- 

 signed to familiarize the student with 

 the ordinary work of the greenhouse 

 and the garden. Laboratory fee, $3. 



Commercial Greenhouse and Con- 

 servatory Construction and Heating. 

 Three hours a week. Mr. Thayer. 

 This course considers details of the' 

 construction and heating of glass 

 houses for growing plants and vege- 

 tables; choice of location; water, soil 

 and light; glazing, and all the condi- 

 tions found in well appointed modern 

 ranges. The construction and care of 

 hotbeds and coldframes are also stud- 

 ied. Laboratory work consists of 

 drawings of construction details, the 

 making of plans and specifications, 

 preparation of estimates and any prac- 

 tical work in construction that may 

 be available. Laboratory fee, $1..50. 



Other required subjects are Fertility 

 of the Land, Soils and Plant Breeding, 

 Plant Diseases, Injurious Insects. Ex- 

 tension Work and Rural Improvement 

 are elective subjects. 



Further information regarding any 

 of the courses mentioned may be ob- 

 tained from Professor E. A. White, 

 head of the department of floriculture, 

 Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Elyria, O. — James McLaughlin, for- 

 merly of the Elyria Flower Store, has 

 gone into the florists' business for him- 

 self. He has opened his store, named 

 the Floral Art Shop, at 367 Broad 

 street. 



Huntsvllle, Ala. — John Scott, who dis- 

 appeared from his home September 4, 

 has been traced to Swancott, where he 

 crossed the Tennessee river. Mr. Scott 

 is believed to be temporarily deranged. 

 He had been ill several weeks and had 

 been allowed out of his room only two 

 or three days previous to his disap- 

 pearance. 



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VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



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 VEGETABLE GROWERS MEET. 



Officers Elected. 



At the annual meeting of the Vege- 

 table Growers' Association of America 

 M. L. Euetenik, of Cleveland, was re- 

 elected as president, S. W. Severance, 

 of Louisville, was reelected secretary 

 and E. A. Dunbar, of Ashtabula, O., as 

 treasurer. 



H. W. Selby, of Philadelphia, was 

 elected vice-president, succeeding Dan- 

 iel R. Comley. 



Eighth Annual Meeting. 



The Vegetable Growers' Association 

 of America was organized at Cleveland 

 eight years ago and has held many suc- 

 cessful meetings, but, all things con- 

 sidered, the one of 1915, held Septem- 

 ber 7 to 9 at the Hollenden hotel, Cleve- 

 land, was the best of the lot. If the 

 attendance did not break records it 

 was at least large and the exhibition 

 was the best thus far; instead of con- 

 sisting almost wholly of samples of 

 articles for sale to vegetable growers, 

 the display this year consisted largely 

 of the prize-winning products of the 

 members. 



The program, which began with an 

 address by Welfare Director Cooley, 

 representing the mayor of Cleveland, 

 and closed with a banquet at which W. 

 G. Rose, president of the Cleveland 

 Advertising Club, acted as toastmaster, 

 was arranged to allow as much time 

 as possible for the inspection of local 

 greenhouses and gardens. A visit was 

 paid to the Cleveland market at 5 a. m. 

 September 9. 



The most important matters before 

 the association were the inconsistencies 

 between state statutes deflning legal 

 weights and measures and the report of 

 the committee on cooperative buying 

 and selling. Resolutions were adopted 

 urging uniformity in legal weights per 

 bushel. The committee on cooperative 

 buying was continued, with power to 

 act. 



Round table discussions on a number 

 of trade topics were scheduled instead 

 of formal essays. As to seed supplv, 

 Francis P. Stokes and F. W. Therkild- 

 son, of Philadelphia, were appealed to 

 for assurances that shortages will not 

 be acute. 



CUCUMBERS UNDER GLASS. 



I am building a small greenhouse in 

 which to grow cucumbers next winter, 

 and I am taking the liberty of asking 

 your advice on the subject. Please tell 

 me how to mix the soil, when to plant 

 and where to get good seed. 



W. J. S.— Cal. 



Cucumbers require a warm, moist tem- 

 perature for successful culture. A 

 minimum of 60 to 65 degrees is neces- 

 sary in winter. Cold drafts must be 

 guarded against, or mildew will ap- 

 pear, while in too dry an atmosphere 

 red spider will soon appear. They can 

 be grown in either raised benches or 

 solid beds. The majority of growers 

 prefer the latter. The soil must be rich 

 and should consist of three parts well 



decayed sod and one part decayed cow 

 manure. If decayed sod and cow ma- 

 nure are not procurable, use good pas- 

 ture loam of not too heavy a texture, 

 with some sod in it, if possible, and 

 well rotted horse manure. 



The seeds can be started in small 

 pots, one in a 3-inch pot. Later the 

 seedlings can be planted out two to 

 four inches apart in the rows. A trellis 

 of wire and stout twine is necessary to 

 train them on. Fruit can be picked in 

 six to eight weeks from planting, ac- 

 cording to the season. In fall and 

 early winter it is more difficult to grow 

 and fruit plants successfully than in 

 late winter and spring. Artificial pol- 

 lination of the flowers is necessary in 

 winter. Many of the large cucumber 

 specialists now use hives of bees, which 

 fertilize the flowers. In order to pre- 

 vent bacterial diseases, many growers 

 now sterilize their soil each year before 

 planting. 



A first-class strain of Arlington 

 White Spine cucumber is the most sat- 

 isfactory for forcing purposes. Buy 

 seed from one of the various seed grow- 

 ers and dealers advertising in The Re- 

 view. The long English cucumbers of 

 the Telegraph type are popular with 

 many people, and if you chance to 

 have any fancy customers they might 

 prefer some of this type. White Spine 

 and Telegraph succeed under the same 

 treatment. C. W. 



USINGER'S UTTERANCES. 



C. Gunton, formerly of Oliver's 

 Greenhouses, has purchased the Red 

 Rock Eosery, at Bradford, Pa., E. B. 

 Sage having retired from the florists' 

 business. 



Seth Ropper has taken over Oliver's 

 Greenhouses, at Bradford, Pa. He was 

 foreman of the Red Rock Rosery for 

 eight years. 



G. Lawrence Graham, of Bradford, 

 reports a good business in cut flowers 

 for this time of the year. 



Dana R. Herron, of Olean, N. Y., is 

 cutting some exceptionally fine asters. 



Elmer Rawlings, of Allegany, N. Y., 

 who grows geraniums for the wholesale 

 trade, believes that his present busi- 

 ness indicates that the florists are 

 again to enjoy a successful year. 



M. M. Dye, of Salamanca, N. Y., 

 is adding a house to his range, which 

 he expects to have finished this month. 



F. N. Kidder, of N. A. Kidder & 

 Son, North Warren, Pa., is the proud 

 father of a baby boy. 



A. H. Sharman, of Warren, Pa., is 

 using street car advertising to good 

 advantage. He finds the illustrated 

 advertisements are a big factor in his 

 rapidly increasing business. 



The Baur Floral Co., of Erie, Pa., 

 is making elaborate window displays of 

 gladioli, which produce a ready sale 

 for these beautiful flowers. 



Chas. G. Offerle, of Erie, reports a 

 large quantity of funeral work, with 

 good counter trade, to help business 

 along. 



Trost & Steinfurth, of Erie, are busy 

 repairing their greenhouses and mak- 

 ing improvements. 



The float which won first prize for 

 Pittsburgh lodge No. 11 at the Elks' 

 state convention, at Erie, during the 

 week of August 23, was decorated by 

 Miles R. Miller, of Erie. In it he used 

 10,000 purple and white asters. Three 

 dozen doves were tied with ribbons to 

 a teeter twelve feet long, which gave 

 the effect of flying doves. W. T. U. 



