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The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



August 18, 1904. 



This Issue of The Review Contains 104 Pages. 



THE FLORISTS' REVIEW 



O. It. ORAMT, Editor aitd Manaoxb. 



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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS. 



American Wooden 



Ware Co ♦>ii 



Amllng. B. 661 



Aschmann, Godfrey. b20 

 Anil Bros. Paper k 



Box Co 624 



Baer,J HIS 



Baker, W.J •••>}<< 



Ball,C. D 630a 



Ball, Lemuel 62( 



Barnard & Co 66» 



Bassett & Wash- 



bum 616-26 



Batavia Green- 

 houses 607 



Baumann, L. & ro 



619-20-24 27 



Bayersdorfer A cn. 



„. 57C CIS 



Beckert, W. 578 



Beneke,J.J -eis 



Benthey-Coaisworth 



Co 616 



Berger Bros 613 



Berger, H. H. &C0...678 



Beroheimer, B .613 



Bernlng, H. G..^....;;2l 

 BlackUtone. Z.D....618 

 Blanksma Bros — 622 



Boddlngton, A. T 576 



Bonnot Bros 6 4 



BDwe.M.A 018 



Brague. L. B 619 



Brant, D. Wood 620 



Breitmeyer's Sons 



618-29 



Brill.F 605 



Brod,J -Kl 



Bruns.H. N 606-25 



Buckley Plant no. . . .621 

 Budlong, J. A '>62-61<;-26 



Bums Boiler Co 646 



Burpee, W. Atlee & 



Co •*'' 



Caldwell Co.. W. E.. .641 

 Caldwell The Woods 



man Co 615 



California Carnation 



Co 612 



Chicago Carnation 



Co 559-626-33 



Chllds, J. Lewis .... 625 

 Clarke's Sons,Davld 618 

 Olassifled Ad vn . . . . 630f 

 Columbia Heating 



Co 639 



Converse Green- 

 houses 621 



Coombs, A 623 



Ootsonas & Co., Geo 5<M 



Cottage Gardens 607 



Cowee.W. J .■639 



Crabb k Hunter 620 



Critchell. C. E 621 



OrowlFemCo 619 



Cunningham. J. H.t!03-20 

 Cusbman Gladiolus 



Co ers 



Davis Bros 621 



Davls&M.igee 626 



D€»arbom Bngravlnr 



Co 631-43 



DeVoy &Son T 631 



Dickinson Co., Al- 

 bert <i05 



Dietach Co., A 639 



Diller, Caskey &0o..)'>4«; 



Dillon, J. L »ai-23 



Dillon Greenhouse 



l»Mfg. Co M* 



Dixon Co.. Jos 638 



Doane k Jones Lum- 

 ber Co 6*6 



Domer, F.* Sons Oo 632 



Dreer, H. A 627-44 



Dudley &Son J. W..622 

 Edgar&Cc, C. F....613 

 Dilckholt, Mrs. Ohas .618 



K Us. F. M 617 



Ell wanger k Barry. .607 



Esler, J G. & A tBl 



FellourlB. A. J 624 



Fenrlch Jos. S ..572-614 

 Florists' Hall Asmo..039 

 Flower Growers' 



Market 620-27 



Foley Mfg. Co 643 



S'ord Bros 614 



Ford.C. S 624 



Foster, L.H 627 



Garland Co., Geo. M 



6301-46 



Garland. Sol 622 



Gasser Co.. J. M 628 



Geller, Slgmund :576-6l8 



GetmoreBoxCo 638 



Ghormley, W 614 



GIbUn ACo 637 



GUl.E 612 



Goo<l i Repse Co — 627 



Graham, H 618 



GudeABro.. A....618 21 

 Gullett A Sons . . . .621 

 Guttman, A. J.... 570-614 



Hagenberger, Carl . ..621 



Hammond, Benj 640 



Hammond. J. A 614 



Hanfllng & Kleppner 616 



Hansen. J t!06 



Hatcher, J. C 626 



HauBwirth, P. J «18 



Heacock, Jos 615 



Heller Bros 616 



Herrmann. A 615 



Hews 4 Co., A. H....637 



HiUCcE. Q 559-622 



Hlnode Co 674 



Hlppard, E '■>44 



Hltchlngs A Co . . . . 11-042 



f,64-tJH 



Holton A Hunkel Co.015 

 Homer \ Son, C. B ..607 

 Houghton & Clark . . .618 



Howe.C.L G3!i 



Hunt, E. H 568-ti20-23 



tB8-30 



IgoeBros <>38 



Ionia Pottery Co . . . .t3l 



Jablonsky. A 625 



Jackson k Perkins. <)30d 

 Johnson A Stokes . . .605 

 Johnston Glass Co . 638 



Jones P 5ti2 616 



Joosten, C. H 605 



Kastlng, W. F...551M30C 



Keltsch, C. A 626 



Kennlcott Bros. Co. 



559-67 



Kapner, J. A 620 



Kilboum, K »ao 



Kimberly, F 622 



King Construction Co. 



.. 641 



Knabe. E 6 2 



Kramer A Son t>St> 



Kreahover. L. J 614 



Krlck, W. C t«8 



Kroeschell BroB.Co..('>39 



Kuehn, C. A 621 



Kuhl, Geo.A 621-25 



Lager A Hurrell 627 



Lake,D.S •■-07 



Lambert. Peter t>2l 



Landreth Seed Co., D,605 



Lange, A 618 



Langjahr, A. H 614 



Lecakes A Co., N .615-36 



LePage. N 606 



Llttlefleld, H. F 637 



Llttlefleld. S 623 



Livingston Seed Co. .6;}7 

 Locklaud Lumber Co. 



642 



Loomls Floral Co 612 

 Lord k Bui%ham.IV-6i6 



Ludemann, F 612 



McConnell. Alex 671-618 

 McCray Refrigerator 



Co 637 



McCuUough'B Sonfi..62l 

 McKellar.Chas. 6<M)-622 

 McManuB, Jas.. 608-9- 14 



McMorran A Co 642 



May A Co., L. L 623 



Meehan, Chas. E . . . 621 



Menand, H. L 615 



Metropolitan Mate- 

 rial Co 606 



MichellOo., H. F....696 

 Michigan Cut Flowor 



Exchange 621-38 



Mlllang, O 673-614 



Mlllang, F 614 



Monlnger Co.. J. O. . .610 

 Montana Fertilizer 



Co f>31 



MoonCo., W. H 607 



Moore, Hentz A Knnh 



667-618 



Moss, I. H 623 



Murphy. Wm 621 



Murray's Seed3tore63Ub 



Murchle, John 632 



National Florists' 

 Board of Trade.. ..615 



Neff. L. 1 618 



Neidinger, J. G 616 



N.Y. Cut Flow**'" 



no 670-614 



Niagara Cement A 



Concrete Co 634 



Nickels, A.B 606 



Nlessen, Leo ....666 622 



NlfTer. C. M ««k1 



O'Hagan, J. H 607 



Park Floral Co ....618 

 Parker- Bruen Mfg. 



Co 634-44 



Parker Mfg. Co 6Jl 



Patterson A Co. T.H..625 



Peacock, W. P 615 



Peacock, L. K 626 



Pennook, S. S 608 13 



Perkins, J. J 614 



Peterson. J. A 627 



Peterson Nursery... 635 

 Philadelphia Whole- 

 sale Flower Mar- 

 ket 621 



Pierce Co., F. 641 



PiersonCo., F. E.... 



569-77-606 



Plerson-Seftnn Oo...Il[ 

 Pine Tree Silk Mills. 61U 

 Pittsburg Out Flow- ^ 



er Co 613 



Poehlmann Bros 



620-30 



PoUworthCo 621 



Quaker City Machine 



Works 41 



Balnsbury, J. H 607 



Randall Co.. A. L. 660-616 



RawUngB, B.I 621 



BawBOn A Co 605 



Reed A Keller 615 



Bees A Compere 606 



Regan Ptg.HouBe.641- 46 



Reld.Edw 6i3 



Relnberg, Gdo ... .623- 27 



Relnberg, P 665 



Renard & Bro.. G. W.6i6 

 Rlbsam, C. A Son. . . . 628 



Rice, M. A Co 578 



Robinson A Co 616 



Roehrs. JuUub 634 



Rupp. J. F 626 



Ruys, B 6Wr 



Saltford, Geo 614 



Sandberg, O. E 622 



Schlllo, Adam 638 



Schmitz. F. W.0 578 



SchlOSS Bros 619 



Scollay, J. A 646 



ScottCo., W 618 



Sharp, Partridge A 



Co 646 



Sheridan. W. F 614 



Shrewsbury Nur- 

 series 607 



Siebert. O.T 621-44 



Slebrecht ASon.... 6300 



Sinner Bros 666 620 



Skldelsky, S. 8....6»2-33 



Skinner. C. W 636 



Smith, H.J 630 



Smith A son. N 630d 



Smith Co.. W. A. T...607 

 South Park Floral Co615 

 Sprague Smith Co . . .638 

 Standard Pump A 



Engine Co 644 



Stein. F. D 613 



Stenzel Glass Co 637 



SternACo., J 624 



Stewart, S. B 618 



Stoothotr, H. A 638 



Stumpp AWalter Co. . 605 

 Superior Machine A 



Boiler Works 646 



Swanson. Aug. S... 618 



Templln Co (WOb 



Thorburn. J. M. A Co.606 

 Tobacco Warehousing 



A Trading Co 636 



Totman H. M 630 



Tottenham Nurseries 



607 



Totty,C.H 621 



TraendlyiSchenck .614 

 Van der Weljden 



&C0 607 



Vosey, W.J.AM. S.. 622 

 Vincent. Jr. R. A Son 620 

 Vredenburg A Co ... .607 

 Ward, R. M. ACo....ti04 



Weber. F.C 618 



Weber A Sons 625 



Welland, P 617 



Weiland A Blso.b .... 



669-616-20 



Whitton, S 620 



Wletor Bros... 564 613-16 



Wlld.G. H 607 



WllksMfg.Co 636 



Wlnter80nCo..W.F... 



663 606-15 



Wittbold Co.. 618-19 30a 

 Wolf A Bro.. A. Q....641 

 Talaha Conserva- 

 tories 621 



Young, J. W 613 



Young A Nurent 618 



Zlmglebel, Denys...620 

 Zvolanek, A. C 606 



FUTURE OF THE MUSKMELON. 



During the last three or four years the 

 {growing of imiskmelons in the eastern 

 •states has been far from satisfactory on 

 acconnt of their being attacked by a very 

 olistinato ,fung;ou8 disease commonly 

 known as blight. The grower used to 

 think he had enough enemies to combat 

 when he had to fight the several insect 

 l>ests to which the plants are subject. 

 For these some remedies were found 

 whereby they eould be kept in check, but 

 for tliis latest trouble neither preven- 

 tion nor cure has so far been found. 



The disease strikes the plants almost in 

 a night 's time, beginning with small, yel- 

 lowish spots which quickly spread until 

 they cover the greater part of the leaf, 

 which withers. The season at which the 

 disease attacks the plants depends a good 

 deal on the weather. Eather dry condi- 

 tions and heavy night dews aid its prog- 

 ress. These night dews seem to_ supply 

 just the amount of moisture required for 

 the development of the spores, whereas 

 rains are more apt to wash the spores 

 from their resting places from the foli- 



age. About the middle of August the 

 disease usually strikes the plants, just 

 about the time the first fruits 'are Hear- 

 ing maturity. The more advanced fruits 

 can generally be harvested all right but 

 the smaller, undeveloped ones are often 

 rendered useless. 



So far this disease has resisted all 

 the ordinary remedies. Most fungous dis- 

 aases will yield to Bordeaux mixture, but 

 it seems to have very little effect on this. 

 The first year it made its appearance the 

 plants went so quickly that we had no 

 chance to save them. The second year 

 we thought to forestall it and the plants 

 were thoroughly sprayed with Bordeaux 

 early in August, but our hopes of ward- 

 ing it off were shattered, for the plants 

 went just as they had done the season 

 before. It is to be hoped that some ef- 

 fectual remedy may sopn be found, but in 

 the meantime the only hopes wo have are 

 in getting the plants started as early as 

 possible, so that we can get the majority 

 of the fruit fit for market before the dis- 

 ease makes its appearance. It is taking 

 a good deal of risk to attempt to grow a 

 late crop. 



This year we are trying covering a few 

 olants over night with cheesecloth 

 to keep off the night dews and hope in 

 this way to ward off the disease. Later 

 on I will be able to report on the results, 

 but even if this should prove successful the 

 covering of a field of plants would entail 

 a good deal of expense. So if we had to 

 depend on the eastern states alone it 

 looks as if the late crop, at least, would 

 have to be grown under glass, as they do 

 in some European countries, but thanks 

 to the variance of our climate, there is 

 little chance that there ever will come a 

 time when muskmelons cannot be grown 

 profitably in some sections of the coun- 

 try, and plentifully enough to supply all 

 demands in the summer season, though 

 the demand for variety may yet make it 

 quite a profitable industry to grow them 

 under glass for the winter and spring 

 supply. W. S. Croydon. 



DAMAGED GRAPES. 



I send a few grapes to .show you how 

 they have been injured. If you know of 

 any remedy, please let me know. "Would 

 spraying benefit them? M. F. T. 



The grapes sent have been stung by 

 some insect, probably the grape curculio. 

 It is too late now to spray, as the fruit 

 is too near the ripening stage to safely 

 use poison. It is during the month of 

 June and July that these insects work the 

 harm by stinging the fruit. Only a small, 

 round, black mark is visible when the 

 berries are first stung, but this gradually 

 increases in size until they assume the 

 proportions as shown in the samples sent. 

 Spraying has not been found very 

 effective and the surest method of sav- 

 ing the fruit when this insect is trouble- 

 some is to encase the bunches in paper 

 bags. This entails quite a little work, 

 but it does not take so long as one would 

 at first think. The bunches ripen well in 

 the bags and come out so nice and clean 

 that tbey always command the highest 

 market price. In bagging, when done 

 late, the bunches can be looked over and 

 any damaged berries removed, but the 

 work should be done early in June, be- 

 fore the insects have had a chance to 

 do any damage. W. S. Croydon. 



