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The Weekly Florists^ Review, 



AUGDST 11, 1004. 



be diluted vliries in the opinion of some. 

 One reliable firm says one part Niko- 

 teen to 600 of water. We have used it 

 double this strength with safety. Then, 

 again, the common greenfly that infests 

 our lilies, roses, etc., succumbs to a 

 weaker solution than red spider or thrips. 

 It is almost impossible to apply the 

 spray properly without the automatic 

 sprayer sold by all the seedsmen. 



I want to say here that I have not 

 used or seen it used on violets, but I 

 cannot believe that it would be injurious 

 to the foliage of the violets and if it 

 keeps down the greasy black aphis 

 that infests the violet about three quar- 

 ters of the diflS-iulty of violet culture will 

 be solved. 



A first-class rose grower, who also 

 grows carnations, says he uses it for ev- 

 erything. Another good gardener, who 

 grows carnations and chrysanthemums 

 largely, and some violets and mixed 

 stock, says it kills the blackfly on the 

 mums as well as the spider and thrips on 

 any plants. Carnations it keeps clean 

 of everything. The same man volun- 

 teered the statement that last fall he 

 sprayed open fiowers of white mums 

 just to see the effect and there was no 

 stain or color on their immaculate white- 

 ness. 



I have had to remark before that it 

 is well we have these enemies to fight. 

 It is half our business to combat them 

 and if they were non-existent most any 

 old woman, male or female, could pro- 

 duce "posies." At the same time, any- 

 thing that will relieve the poor florist of 

 some of his troubles will be a blessing 

 and we shall not grow rich any too fast 

 even if we can easily keep down our 

 minute enemies. In the above I have not 

 the slightest motive other than to bene- 

 fit my brother florists. 



For Beetles. 



Some weeks ago the writer expressed a 

 desire that a reader of the Review would 

 tell us of some destroyer of the carna- 

 tion beetle, as we had tried several 

 things and failed. A man of large ex- 

 perience writes me that Slug Shot will 

 kill them. This, as a powder, is easily 

 applied and perfectly harmless to the 

 plants. We- have only tried it about a 

 week, but on looking over the beds we did 

 not find any beetles. So far so good. 



William Scott. 



ST. LOUIS HOTELS. 



The following circular letter has been 

 sent to the trade and should be noted 

 by everyone who will attend the conven- 

 tioai: 



This circular Is Issued to call to your atten- 

 tion the desirability of informing me by re- 

 turn mall of the exact character of accommoda- 

 tlona you will want for yourself and other 

 members of your party at the 20th Annual 

 ConTentlon of the Society of American Florists 

 and Ornamental Horticultarists. 



It will be impossible to secure reasonable 

 rate* at the three or four leading down-town 

 hotels. Many of them are charsing what they 

 call room-capacity rates. If one person occu- 

 pies a room he pays almost as much per day 

 as though it were occupied by two or more peo- 

 ple. It will be the policy of the Hotel Com- 

 mittee, of which I am chairman, to room dele- 

 gates In the smaller family hotels and private 

 Domes In the West End, many of which are 

 now opened for the first time to World's Fair 

 rlsltors. We can procure rooms in residences 

 on direct car lines to the Convention Hall 

 and to the Fair, and about midway between, 

 for from 75 cents each for two persons In a 

 room to 11.60, and for |1.00 to $2.50 for one 

 person In a room. 



Please write me on receipt of this as to 

 whether you would like accommodations in a 

 private house, a family hotel, or a temporary 

 strnctare put up for Fair visitors, and charg- 

 Inf from $1.00 to $2.50 per day. depending on 

 whether one or more persons occnpy the room. 



J. F. Ammann, Chairman Reception G>mmittee, St Lotus Florists' Qub. 



If you have a large party it might be well to 

 wire me Instructions. There are only four 

 or five down-town hotels that will care for 

 visitors at $3.00 a day and under. I am mak- 

 ing contracts with these hotels so far as pos- 

 sible. Some of them do not like to make ad- 

 vance engagements. We shall have ample ac- 

 commodations at reasonable rates and can di- 

 rect you to your room from Union Station, so 

 that you can go to them from the train, if 

 yon will Inform us promptly of your needs. 

 We expect to take excellent care of all our vis- 

 itors, and shall provide through a Bureau at 

 the Convention Hall. Thirteenth and Olive 

 streets, for those who fail to make advance 

 reservation. Advance reservations, however, 

 will facilitate our efforts and greatly conven- 

 ience those making thorn. 

 Very truly, 



FRANK M. ELLIS. 

 Chairman Hotel Committee. 



1316 Pine street. 



ST. LOUIS WEATHER. 



The weather at St. Louis this summer 

 is reported more than ordinarily enjoy- 

 able. Here are the highest temperatures 

 for each day so far this month: 



Aug. 1 84 Aug. 6 



Aug. 2 82 Aug. 7 



Aug. 3 82 Aug. 8 



Aug. 4 86 Aug. 9 



Aug. 6 84 Aug. 10 



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WASHINGTON A CANDIDATE. 



At a largely attended meeting of the 

 Washington Florists' Club August 2 the 

 following resolution was unanimously 

 adopted : 



Resolved, That it is the sense of the Flor- 

 ists' Club of Washington, D. C, that they 

 present a cordial Invitation to the Society of 

 American Florists and Ornamental Horticul- 

 turists to hold the twenty-first annual con- 

 vention, August. 1905, in this city, the capital 

 of the greatest nation on earth. 



President W. F. Gude adds: "You 

 are all aware we have a gigantic world 's 

 fair here at all times, a visit to which 

 is alone worth a week 's stay without any 

 convention attractions. The " hotel ac- 

 commodations are second to none in any 

 city; a sight -seeing system, the finest in 

 the world, and attractions too numerous 

 to mention," 



WINTER SWEET PEAS. 



Referring to notes in the Review for 



August 4, A. C. Zvolanek writes that 



the Lake View Rose Gardens, whose 



methods were commented on by W. S., 



have used his seed for some years. He 



gives the following directions: 



Christmas, pink. — Sow in the first part of 

 September three to five seeds to one square 

 foot In the bench. If not room ready this 

 time, sow in 4-lnch pots outdoors, but never 

 allow to become pot bound. When three to 

 four inches high, plant inside one square foot 

 apart, in good compost soil. Keep moist steady. 

 Give as much air as possible. 'The temperature 

 should be 45 to 50 degrees at night, 65 to 

 68 in the daytime. These sweet peas, If at- 

 tended well, will bloom from Christmas to late 

 In spring. If sown in November, will bloont 

 in February. 



Miss Florence Denier, white. — Sow the first 

 part of September in fresh sand, in a cool, good 

 ventilated propagating bench, and when one to 

 two Inches high, plant in 2Vi to 3-inch pots. 

 Keep moist and well ventilated. When three 

 to four inches high, plant in good compost soil, 

 one plant to a square foot. Keep wet steady. 

 Give as much air as possible. The temperature 

 should be 45 to 50 degrees at night, 55 to 68 

 in daytime. These sweet peas will bloom from 

 Christmas to late in the spring. Grows six 

 feet and over. If sown in November, will 

 bloom In February. 



THE YOUNGEST FLORIST. 



With regard to the notes on the young- 

 est florist which appeared in the Review 

 for August 4, attention is called to the 

 fact that H. L. Menand, of Albany, N. 

 Y., is only 25 years of age, but has al- 

 ready established a fine business in flor- 

 ists ' supplies and decorative greens, in 

 which he is the only dealer in the cen- 

 tral portion of New York. Mr. Menand 

 is the son of the late Louis Menand, who 

 was one of the oldest and best known 

 florists in the country. The young man 

 proposes to eventually do a general 

 wholesale florists' business, handling cut 

 flowers as well as other supplies. On 

 Wednesday, July 27, he was married to 

 Miss Augusta Clark, of Troy, which 



