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August 31, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



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The New Orleans Horticultural Society Celebrating its Twenty-first Anniversary, August 24, 1905, 



To have the plants ready to give a 

 supply by the time the outdoor article 

 is cut down by frost, they should be 

 put in the benches not later than the 

 first of October. Parsley is pretty 

 hardy and, with the protection of 

 boards on cold nights, can be depended 

 on to keep up the supply until the end 

 of November in an average season. 



This crop does well either in raised 

 benches or solid beds, but we prefer 

 the latter, as the soil is warmer and 

 growth rather faster. A bench about 

 six inches deep is about the best, the 

 bottom being open enough to allow of 

 free drainage. The soil should be of a 

 light nature rather than too heavy, and 

 yery fresh manure should be avoided. 

 A good sprinkling of well rotted manure 

 well mixed through the soil is bene- 

 ^ ficial. Later on liquid manure can be 

 applied to sustain the crop when the 

 bench becomes well filled with roots 

 and the soil begins to lose its feeding 

 qualities, or a top-dressing of soil and 

 well rotted manure in equal portions 

 may be given to advantage. To pro- 

 cure the best results the temperature 

 of the house should not run higher than 

 45 to 50 degrees at night with fire heat. 

 More heat than this is conducive to 

 red spider and green-fly, the two in- 

 sects that are most liable to prove trou- 

 blesome, but neither of them is apt to 

 put in appearance unless the atmosphere 

 of the house is kept too warm and too 

 dry. A plentiful supply of water is 

 necessary when the plants are growing 

 freely, but care must of course be used 

 to not overdo it, so that the soil will 

 become heavy and cloggy, or slow 

 growth and yellow foliage will result. 



W. S. Croydon. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



The White Fly. 



I would be very much disappointed if 

 you were to tell me that there has been 

 enough written about the white fly. 

 I think that there cannot be too much 

 written about such , a troublesome pest. 

 Would some subscriber of the Eeview 

 please make known the results he has 

 had in using potassium cyanide for 



white flies so that it could be easily 

 understood? 



I used the usual formula as frequently 

 published, when the houses were filled 

 with plants, but 'with no results. After 

 the houses were empty I used it as 

 strong as one pound to a house 20x100. 

 The houses were as tight as they could 

 be. I went to the trouble of trying a 

 box outside, filled with such, plants as 

 were most affected, such as, pelargon- 

 iums and fuchsias. I made the box 

 just as tight as I could and gave them 

 a strong dose of potassium cyanide, so 

 strong that it killed some of the plants, 

 but none of the white fly. 



I have been fighting this pest for over 

 a year now and so far I have not found 

 any way to get rid of it. I would 

 like to know the results some florist 

 has had who also was troubled with 

 this post. HOOSIER. 



NEV ORLEANS. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 New Orleans Horticultural Society took 

 place Thursday evening, August 24. The 

 weather was so warm that the general 

 routine business was quickly transacted. 

 On motion of Chas. Ebele a committee 

 was appointed to draw a memorial to 

 be sent to the family of Mrs. P. M. 

 Walmsley, who died a short time ago. 

 The lady was highly appreciated by 

 the florists, having on many occasions 

 done much toward the advancement of 

 the society. President Chopin appoint- 

 ed on this committee Chas. Ebele, C. 

 W. Eichling and Paul Abele. 



The most important event of the 

 evening was the celebration of the 

 twentieth anniversary of the so- 

 ciety. It was done in great southern 

 style, nearly every member participat- 

 ing at the banquet. The membership 

 now numbers forty-two. The hall was 

 profusely decorated with plants and 

 flowers. The tables were partly covered 

 with fine specimen plants of Adiantum 

 Croweanum furnished by P. A. Chopin. 

 The toasts were many. Chas. Ebele, 

 acting as master of ceremonies, called 

 on F. Baker, who was the first presi- 

 dent at the organization of the society 

 in 1885. Mr. Baker spoke of the good 



that the society has been doing in the 

 past and of its constant progress. C. W. 

 Eichling said that its future was still 

 more promising. C. R. Panter wanted 

 an interstate organization to be formed 

 for the advancement of the art, believ- 

 ing that one society could help the 

 other and bring everything to a higher 

 standard. He also made a few remarks 

 on the importance of having a regular 

 price on plants and not to try to under- 

 mine each other. 



E. Valdejo addressed the young 

 members, telling them to be ready for 

 our coming fall show. Nothing will 

 bring up business quicker than exhibi* 

 tions. Jos. Steckler and James New- 

 sham made a few remarks on the same 

 subject. Chas. Ebele said he was sur- 

 prised to see so many young men going 

 into the business, even boys starting to 

 grow plants for the love of the work 

 and making a success at once. Our busi- 

 ness is certainly great, he said, the 

 greatest of all. In fact we only wish 

 that our northern brother florists who- 

 sent us a telegram of sympathy from 

 the convention at Washington could 

 have been among our crowd Thursday 

 evening. They would have found ev- 

 erything merry, full of joy and enthusi- 

 asm. • All the same, their good remem- 

 brance was deeply felt and appreciated 

 by every member. 



The ihembership is: 



p. Abele, O. Abele, A. Alost, E. Baker, 

 V. Brocker, P. A. Chopin. F. L. Chopin, F. Col 

 longes, H. M. Derr. G. F. Dubois, H. A. Des 

 pommier, M. M. DeLapoyade, C. Ebele, J. Eblen 

 C. W. Elcbllngr, K. Eichling. H. Ellwcll, R. Ell 

 ors, F. Faessei. C. Hoist, H. Kraaok, G. Mahnn 

 J. A. NewBham, C. R. Panter, H. Papwortb 

 W. Rehm, J. H. Sehalk. J. A. Schindler, 

 .T. Steckler, R. Steckler, J. St, Mard, C. L, 

 Sleber, R. E. Simons, H. Sheuermann. E. Val 

 dejo, J. Vorburgh, U. J. Virgin, C. White 

 G. M. Wlchers, W. C. Wichers, O. Werner 

 F. Ziegler. 



M. M. L. 



TROUBLE VITH CHIMNEY. 



We have trouble with our chimney. We 

 are on high ground. The chimney is 

 forty-three feet high and twenty-seven 

 inches square on the inside and we have 

 twenty-three feet of grate. Most of the 

 time it makes a very hot fire and the 

 grate gets melting hot, but does not make 

 steam, and at other times the fire seems 



