Mabch so, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



ro65 



ists' Club decided that ladies do not 

 like fumigation any better than some 

 men, so thought cigars would do to carry 

 away in the pockets as souvenirs. 



As a rule when men are heard to de- 

 clare that they cannot speaK in public 

 we may expect something good. James 

 Wheeler is a shining example of this 

 truth. 



Waban Conservatories, Elliott and 

 other nearby establishments were visited 

 by the visiting rose men, who found 

 things in apple-pie order. 



There is nothing slow about "Slug 

 Shot" Hammond. As a speechmaker he 

 is right up to the top notch. 



The judges of the Eose Society's ex- 

 hibits were Peter Crowe, J. F. Huss and 

 W. F. Sheridan. We did not hear any 

 * ' kicking ' ' over their decisions. 



Visitors. 



Some of the visitors: Paul Dailledouze, 

 A. H. I^ngjahr, F. H. Traendly, A. J. 

 Outtman, August Eolker, John B. Nu- 

 gent, New York; Harry May, J. F. 

 Struck, Summit, N. J.; Thomas Knight, 

 Rutherford, N. J.; Benjamin Hammond, 

 Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y.; J. S. Hay, 

 A. B. Cartledge, S. S. Pennock, J. L. 

 Pennock, Philadelphia; A. Farenwald, 

 Eoslyn, Pa.; James Hartshorne, Joliet, 

 111.; Fred Breitmeyer, Detroit, Mich.; 



Robert Dunn, Syracuse, N. Y.; Peter 

 Crowe, Utica, N. Y.; H. A. Siebrecht, 

 New Rochelle, N. Y. ; F. R. Pierson, J. T. 

 Scott, Tarrytown, N. Y. ; Paul M. Pier- 

 son, Scarboro, IM. Y. r J. F. Huss, Alex. 

 Cumming, Hartford, Conn.; Fred Green, 

 Warwick, R. I.; C. Spand, Bar Harbor, 

 Me.; Robert Si^son, Clifton, N. J.; 

 Frank R. Moore, Chatham, N. J.; F. Mc- 

 Mahon, Seabright, N. J.; A. J. Love- 

 less, Lenox, Mass. W. N. Craig. 



[The Review had planned to illus- 

 trate this issue with several pictures of 

 the rose show. The photographs were 

 dispatched from Boston on Sunday — 

 and that is the last seen of them; they 

 are lost in the mails. — Ed.] 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



The annual meeting of the executive 

 board will be held at the New Willard 

 hotel, Washington, D. C, on Tuesday, 

 April 4, 1905. Members of the society 

 or others having suggestions to make 

 whereby the usefulness of the organiza- 

 tion may be increased and the good of 

 the profession promoted in any of its 

 branches, are cordially invited to send 

 such suggestions in care of the secretary 

 and they will receive careful attention. 

 Wm. J. Stewart, Sec'y. 



CARNATION NOTES.-EAST. 



Shading. 



The operation of shading demands 

 more attention or study than it would 

 at first thought seem to merit. There 

 are a number of things to be consid- 

 ered, such as situation of houses, roof 

 construction, sizes of glass and the va- 

 rieties grown. 



If the houses run north and south 

 less heavy shading is required at the 

 beginning than in the case of long span 

 to the south houses. The modem green- 

 house being much lighter in every way, 

 it follows that shading must be applied 

 earlier in the season than on the old- 

 style structure of many heavy bars, 

 rafters and small glass. Varieties of 

 delicate color quickly lose their chief 

 attraction if exposed to powerful rays 

 of light, and this is also in a measure 

 true with any shade of color. 



Now, while the principal reason for 

 Shading may be to temper the sun's ef- 

 fect on color, there is the added advan- 

 tage of a reduction in temperature. In 

 mid-summer I have noticed a difference 

 of 35 to 40 degrees. In early spring 

 and in some cases during mid-wmter it 

 ia desirable to shade without materially 

 affecting the temperature, so we employ 

 light cotton cloth or, better still, cheese- 

 cloth suspended some distance oyer the 

 beds. 



By this arrangement it is obvious that 

 the sun's rays being allowed full play 

 through the glass the inside tempera- 

 ture is not reduced to any such extent 

 as if the shade wer« on the glass sur- 

 face, but being prevented from striking 



the benches with full force, there is a 

 slight reduction, though this is offset 

 by the gain in color. This method of 

 shading is used temporarilv or at times, 

 the cloth being easily and quickly re- 

 moved during the cloudy or stormy 

 weather, so likely to occur before set- 

 tled weather. 



For permanent shade, white lead and 

 naphtha mixed to the consistency of 

 milk has been found to pive invariable 

 satisfaction. There are various prepared 

 mixtures on the market but not having 

 tried them I cannot speak from expe- 

 rience. However, I should judge them 

 too expensive for the commercial grower. 



It is more economical and better all 

 around to apply with a brush. Spatter 

 work is all very well in its way but it 



generally weighs either too little or too 

 much. With a brush you can put it just 

 where you want it, and in the proper 

 quantity without waste. 



It is good policy to apply the perma- 

 nent shade gradually and instead of 

 leaving every other strip of glass clear 

 at first, I would prefer coating more 

 lightly two-thirds of the whole, using no 

 more material. As the season advances 

 the clear spaces can be filled in until 

 the whole glass space is covered. 



Remember that shading produces an 

 unnatural condition and that there ia 

 great danger in overdoing the matter, 

 especially early in the season. 



Geo. S. Osboen. 



A GOOD RED. 



The accompanying illustration is from 

 a photograph taken at the establishment 

 of James E. Beach, Bridgeport, Conn., 

 showing a bench of a new scarlet carna- 

 tion which be has been growing very 

 successfully. It is a seedling of Mrs. 

 Geo. M. Bradt and Estelle, the color 

 being ideal for Christmas and the size 

 from three to three and one-half inches. 

 Mr. Beach says he has had a continuous 

 cut all winter. On the back bench is 

 Enchantress only a little higher. 



CARNATION TWITTER. 



I am sending you a part of a carnation 

 plant with some insects on it that I know 

 as the "carnation twitter." This little 

 insect has destroyed nearly all my plants. 

 Please give me a remedy for it. E. W. 



I have never been troubled by 

 the "carnation twitter," as you 

 call it, and I cannot say posi- 

 tively that any of these remedies will 

 destroy it. I do not know, either, what 

 you have done except to fumigate. Per- 

 haps the most effective method would be 

 hydrocyanic-acid gas and if you decide to 

 try this I would advise you to send to the 

 Department of Agriculture, Division of 

 Entomology, for Bulletin No. 27, new 

 series, revised edition. This will tell you 

 all you want to know about how to use 

 it and what precautions to take, etc. 

 Spraying with To-bak-ine Liquid might 

 help materially, too. The specimens of 

 foliage you sent were of no use whatever , 

 when they reached me. All foliage and 

 plants should be packed so as to keep 

 fresh until they can be examined, as one 



Red Seedling Carnation of J. E. Beach» Bridgeport, Conn. 



