AiursT :!I, I'.Mi." 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



82) 



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



'Vn li.MVc till' phiiils rc.'idy to ^i\r ;i 

 sii])|ily hy tlic tiinr t lie iiiit ilmii' ;irti<-lf 

 is (111 (iiiuii liy t'liisl, 1|ir\- sliiiiild lie 

 ||||1 ill till' liciiclirs liol liili'l- lli;ili till' 



first (if ( Jctiilirr. I'lnslcy is incttv 

 li;irily ;iiii|, witli t lir [(nitci-t inn nt' 

 !ii);irils (III i-iilil niiilits, niii Ik^ (Iciiciidcd 

 (111 t(i l\('('[i ii|i tile sii|i|il\' until the end 

 (if Ndxciiilicr ill :iii ;i\('rM<ic sciisdii. 



This ctdii ddcs \\(dl cillicr in raised 

 licii(di('s or S(di(| hcds, hut, wa |ii('ft'i- i 

 1 lie lattor. as the snil is warmer and 

 growth i-atlier faster. A lieiicli aliout , 

 ^i\' illidies (jeep is aliiuil the liest, tllC 

 lidttdlU lieill;^ (i|iell elKiil^^ll to alliiW dt' 



I'r Iiainaee. The soil shdiild l;e el' a 



li^lit nature rather th;iii 1 (hi heavy, ami 

 very frosli riianure sliduld lie axdided. 

 A ediid sprinkliiij; nt' \\(dl I'dlted iiiaiiiire 



well mixed tliroiieli the soil IS lieiie- 



lieial. Later on liipiid iiiaiiiire can he 

 applie(l td sustain the crop when the , 

 heiicli liccoiiK'S well iilled with rodts 

 and tlie soil (icfiins to lose its feeding 

 i|ualitics. or a to[i-dressiri<r of soil and 

 uell rotted manure in eiiiial pditions 

 may he t;iven to adxa ntaee. Td p?-o- 



'lire the hest results tllO < elll peia 1 11 1'e 

 df the house should Jiot iiin lii;^lier than 1 

 ■\~) to 50 dej^rees at iiit;lit with lire heat. 

 ]More lieat than this is conducix'e to 

 i'(^(i spider and ei-een (ly, the two iii- 

 S(>cts thai are most liahle to prove tioii 

 iilosonie, hut neither df them is .-ipt to 

 put in appearance unless (he atiiidsphere 

 of the lioiise is kept too warm and too 

 dry. A |ilentifiil supply of water is 

 iieeessar\- wlieii the |ilaiits are i^rowin:^ 



M'eelv. hilt cai'c must ot cdursi' lie liseil 



to iidi dverilo it. --d that the sdil will 



liecdlne lieavv ailil (dd^^i^V. dl sIdW 



'.^rdwth an(| vcllow I'ldiaec will result. 



W. S. ( 'laiv iKiN. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



The White Fly, 



1 v^'oiihl le \riy mindi ilis.a ppei nt e(| it' 

 yiMi were td t(dl me that there has IkM'ii 

 '■n(iiii;ii v.ritteli ahdiit the white tly. 

 ' 1 liitik t hat I here .•aiiiidt he t"d mmdi 

 \\ritlen ahdiit smh a t rdillilesume pes). 

 Wduld sdiiie suhscrilier df the l\i:vii:u 

 I'lease make kiidwii the results lie lias 

 'I'i'l ill usiiiM pdlassiuiii cvanide f(ir 



white tlii's sd that it cdiild he easily 

 iinderst ddd .' 



1 used the usual fdiniiila as freipiently 

 plihlished. when the houses were tilled 

 with plants, hut with no results. ,\ftei- 

 the houses were ein|ity 1 iis(>(i it as 

 str(Hie as one pound to a houso 20x100. 

 The hduses were as ti(^lit as tliey could 

 he. 1 went td the troiilih; df trying' a 

 h(iN diitside, tilled with such jilaiits as 

 were iiidst atfectcd, smdi as j)(>lar5i07i- 

 iiiiiis and fuidisias. 1 made the box 

 Just as tiylit as I cduld and yave tliem 

 a st rune ildse df potassium cvanide, so 

 stidii"^ that it killed some df tiie jtlaiits. 



hut none df the white tlv. 



I have heeii lii;liline this |iesf for over 

 a year iidw and so far I have not. t'()iin(l 

 any v\;iv td ;^ct rid df it. I would 

 like td know the results some liorist 

 has had \v ho .'ilsci was trdiihled with 

 this pe>t. 1 Iddsil.i;. 



NEW ORLEANS. 



The re^^iilar iiioiilhlv iiieetini; nt thi 



New ()rleans llolM icillt liral SeeietV tddk 



jilace Thursdav evetiine. August L't. The 

 weather was so warm tli.al the <ieiieral 

 routine hiisiiies-; was (piickly t raiis.-icted. 

 tin motion ot' < has. llhide a conimittee 

 Avas a]i]>oiiite(l to dr.aw a memorial to 

 hi sent td the f;iiiiily (if Mrs. I'. .M . 

 Walmsley, who died a short time at^d. 

 The lady -.vas hiL;lilv .•ippre('iat ed hv 

 till tlniist-, Iriviiii^ (111 maiiv occasions 

 done milch Inw.ard the .adv a neeineiii ot 



the -dcietv. I'resjcleiit ('lldpil! afipdillt 

 I'll nil I h is Cdiiilil it tee < 'has. I'lhide, < '. 

 \V. IjcliliniT :i,,d I'aiil Al.ide. 



The iiidsi im|Miriant event of the 

 eVellinL; w:is tl idehratidll dt' the 



tweiitietli a nil i V eisarv df the sd- 

 cietv. ll was done in ^re.at soutliern 

 style, nearly every niemher [larticipal 

 iiid- ;ii till' haiKjiiet. The niemhership 

 now iniinliers t'ortv two. The hall was 

 prul'ilsrly decorated with plants ;iii.| 

 lldWeis. 'fhe tahles weie pa it I \ covered 

 with liiic specimen plants dt' A(liantiini 

 ('idweaniiiii fiiriiislieil h\ 1*. A. < hopin. 

 The to.asts were inaiiv. < h.as. tlhele, 

 acliiiM ;is master nt' ccreimui ies, called 

 (Ml I'. Maker, wild w:is the liist |ii-esi 



dent at the dlya II i/at ion of the snciely 



ill lss.'>. Mr. I'l.aker spuke ot' the dcid 



that, the society lias heeii (Idilit^ in tin 

 past and of its constant proeress. ( . \\'. 

 Ki(dilin<,r said that its fnliiie was still 

 more promisinj;. < . K". I'aiitii waiite(i 

 an interstate ory.ani/.at ion to hi' turmed 

 for the adx'anceiiient df the a ri , hidiev 

 iny that one society cmild lelp fhe 

 other and liriny evervt liiiiLf in a hidher 

 standard. He also made .-i few leinarks 

 on the importance of ii;i\iii;^ a le^jular 

 jirice (III plants and not tn tiv t.. nndci 

 mine ea(di other. 



K. \'al(lej(^ addre.ssiMl tie yonnti 

 menihers, ttdline' them to hi' le.dtv t'or 

 (iiir (•oniinjr fall show. NdtlmiL; vviP 

 lirini^ U]) business ipiiidver than exlnhi- 

 tidiis. Jos. Steekler ami .lames Xcw 

 sham made a few remarks on tie s.aiiK 

 suhjeet. (Tias. Khel.' s;lid he Was sm-. 

 |iris(>(i t,d see so many ydiiiiL: men '_'(iint,^ 

 into t li(> imsiness. even hovs simiin;^ ti.: 

 ;;r(iw ]ilants t'dr the hivc nt' the work 

 and makinj^a snccess at iuh'c. ( iiir jmsi 

 ness is certainlv ^reat. he said, tin 

 greatest of all. In t'act vve mil^ wi-^h 

 that diir iidrthern hmther llnrists \vl,(, 

 sell! us ;i telcLrram (if symp.'illiv fr()n 

 till' e. Ill V cut ion :il W'.'ishi ii^t dii cdiild 

 have heeii .inidiiL; dur crdW(| Tlnirsd;iv 

 evening. Thev weilld h;iV'( fdiind cv • 

 erythiiie merry, full df juv and eriilinsl- 

 asm. ,\ll the same, their ^ddij reriicii!- 



hrance was deepiv felt .MkI .'i pprcC i : i f ■ ■. ■' 



hv every memher. 

 The niemheislii p is: 



!• ,\li.-lc. (I Mill. V VI. -I I |;,K,- 

 r I'.r. .cL.T, r. V 1 ii..|)iii I I 1 !;..!•', r i ..i 

 iciii-'c- II M. ii.Ti\ i; I iiiii...iv 11 V I 



l".iiiiiii.'i'. M. M. l>.l,.,|..,v III. ( |,:i„.i. I I |,|,.,| 



( w. i:i. i.iiii- K I'l, iiiii,:., 11 i:i!«, ii I: i:,i 



■ I- r, l':i..---..| ( II, .Ui II Kl ..:l. I.I, \t.llHlh. 

 .1 V Ni»\v|,:iril ( I; I':. I. I.; 11 l',i;.l\ ,,.||, 



W l;. Inn .1 II S. h.ilK I Vs.- i. ,||.'i 



.1 Sic. Kiel . U. SI.,. I. ll 1- .1 Si , VI If .| I 1 



Sii l.cr, I! \: Sim. .11-. II s .,.ii,riii mi I., \' ,: 



.1. i", .1 . V..rl.iii;;li I 1 V iiL'ii . . Wtii'.- 



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I /i.L-li-i. 



M. M. T. 

 TROUBLE WITH CHIMNEY. 



We have tniuhle with mir .hinin. \\ 



are nil hidli ;^r(iiind. Tin ciiiniii'\- ■- 

 fdrty-diree feet lii;^h and > w ..n' v ■-,•■. ,ii 

 nil lies S(||iare dU the ilisi.|i. ;|||,| w , :,,n 

 I weiitythree. feet nf :,'l.'itf. .M.i-1 ..; -i:., 

 time it makes ;i v.r^v hot liic :ni,' •■ . 



erate ects Iindtill^' hot, hut, (|ne- ||.,' T'i:ii<.' 



steam, ami .-it nth.r times the iii, - "^Tn-- 



