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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 2, 1006. 



NOTICE 



Because of the new wage scak which 

 tibe PrinteiV Union fias enforced upon 

 tiuMe employcn not willinjf to stofer 

 Interruption of their business, especially 

 because of that part of the scale which 

 makes overtime practically prohibitive, 

 it is of first importance that the Review 

 obtain its advertising **cop^ earlier. 



It is therefore eamesdy requested 

 tibat all advertisers mail their ^copy^ 

 to reach us by Monday or Tuesday 

 morning, instead of Veanesday morn- 

 ing^ as many have done in the past. 



Contributors also please take heed. 



CONTENTS. 



Miscellaneous Seasonable Hints 635 



— Harrlsll Lilies 635 



— Asters 635 



— Carnations 635 



— Hollyliocljs 635 



Carnations — FertlUcers 635 



— Red Spider on Carnations 635 



— Carnation Temperatures 636 



— Hints on Carnations 636 



Convention Program 636 



Dayton Scenes (lllus.) 636 



Hardy Plant Notes 637 



Brown Files on Asters 637 



Koses— The Richmond 638 



— Mulching Mixtures 63S 



— The Rose 6aS 



Paul BerkowltE (portrait) 639 



Shade for Ferns 639 



Kansas City 630 



Philadelphia 640 



Buffalo 642 



St. Louis 642 



Convention Number 644 



Mr. Graham's Choice 644 



Dayton Hotels 644 



Chicago 645 



New York 646 



Boston 648 



Want Advertisements 650 



Seed Trade News 652 



— Harrlsll Bulbs 652 



— California Seed Crops 652 



— European Seed Notes 652 



— The Brldgeman Seed Co. (portraits) 653 



— Holland Seed Crops 653 



— Stimulants for Seeds 654 



Notes from England 656 



Danville, 111 650 



Railroad Greenhouses 662 



Steamer Sailings 665 



Northern Texas 665 



Pacific Coast 666 



— San FranclPco 666 



— To Test New Plants 666 



Greenhouse Heating 667 



— Coal Oil as Fuel 667 



— Heating for Houses 667 



— Heating for Sash House 667 



Nursery News 668 



— Peonies at Ithaca 668 



— The Mole Tree 668 



Indianapolis 068 



Frultvale, Ala 668 



Price of Cyanide 668 



Columbus, Ohio 670 



Detroit 672 



Pittsburg 674 



Twin Cities 676 



Cincinnati 684 



Dayton, Ohio 686 



Grand Rapids 688 



As you forget, we say it yet, "Be- 

 ginner ' ' must send his full name and ad- 

 dress with his queries. 



THE nXDRISTS' MANUAL. 



We note your advertisement in the cur- 

 rent number of the Review of the second 

 edition of Scott's Florists' Manual and 

 request that you enter our order for a 

 copy of this valuable book. The writer 

 is thoroughly acquainted with the first 

 edition of this work, having often had 

 occasion to use it for reference while a 

 student at the Michigan Agricultural 

 College. Please rush this order, for we 

 feel, with Mark Twain, that we "would 

 rather not use violence." 



South Bend Floral Co. 



July 28, 1906. 



CONVENTION NUMBER. 



The annual Special Convention Num- 

 ber of the Keview will be published 

 August 23, with a full report of the 

 Dayton meeting of the S. A. F. "We 

 plan to make it the best we ever have 

 issued; but we need the help of the ad- 

 vertisers in the matter of giving us 

 early copy. Printers cannot do their 

 best work if rushed. Give us a little 

 time to get you up good display. We 

 are ready now to begin. 



MR. GRAHAMS CHOICE. 



Editor Beview: — Would it not be 

 wise for the members of the S. A. F. 

 to give some attention to the selection 

 of a suitable and logical candidate to 

 fill the position of president for the 

 ensuing year, rather than to leave it 

 altogether to caucusing and button- 

 holing members at the last moment? 

 Or until they have unwittingly pledged 

 themselves to friends on personal 

 grounds alone? It seems to me that the 

 best interests of the society often point 

 to some man who would never dream 

 of seeking the position himself in any 

 way. 



I am expressing my belief that Mr. H. 

 B. Beatty, for so many years a faithful 

 member and efficient officer, serving, as 

 he has, year after year, never wavering 

 in his devotion to the best interests of 

 the society, is such a man. He is too 

 modest a gentleman to seek the office. 

 Let us see to it that the office seeks 

 the man. Adam Graham, 



[While recognizing the force of Mr. 

 Graham's point, and appreciating the 

 worth of his candidate, the Eeview has 

 felt it to be more fitting that nomina- 

 tions be made on the floor of the con- 

 vention rather than in the columns of 

 the trade press.] 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



Oriental Poppy. 



In a recent issue of the Review a 

 subscriber asked about the Oriental 

 poppy. The scarlet variety is the 

 grandest lawn plant ever grown, it 

 makes such a good show. The plants 

 can be started now in coldframes, and 

 should be shaded till they are two or 

 three inches high. Water them carefully 

 imtil they get strong, then give them 

 plenty of it. The Review is the most 

 systematic journal in the business. I 

 am driven to spend my money for it 

 when I should be buying something to 

 eat instead. A. W. M. 



SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



Peter H. Murphy, aged 86 years, a 

 veteran of the civil war and a well known 

 florist, died July 23 at his home on North 

 Limestone street, supposedly from heart 

 trouble. His death was sudden and un- 

 expected. Only his wife survives him. 

 Mr. Murphy was a member of Mitchell 

 post, G. A. R, He enlisted in Urbana, 

 and a number of his comrades from that 

 city were here to attend the funeral. 



Chambersburo, Pa. — Byer Bros, have 

 added three greenhouses, each 25x100, 

 for carnations. 



Akron, O.— William H. Collins was re- 

 cently elected superintendent of Glendale 

 cemetery, to succeed the late Captain A. 

 P. Baldwin. 



DAYTON HOTELS. 



The headquarters during the conven- 

 tion will be the Hotel Algonquin. All 

 hotels are within one square of all street- 

 cars, taking you to the ezliibition grounds 

 within ten minutes. We give here a list 

 and prices of the leading hotels: ; 



AMERICAN plan." ) 



The Algonqnln— From |2.00 to 18 a flay; 800 

 guests. 



The Beckel — From |3 to |4 a day; 200 guests. 



The Pbillips— From |2 to f2.50 a day; 160 

 guests. 



Hotel Daytonla — From $1 to $1.50 a day; 100 

 guests. 



The Aldlne — From %\ to $1.50 a day; 25 

 guests. 



The Vendome — $1.50 a day; 25 guests. 



bdropean plan. 



The Atlas— From $1 to $2 a day; 76 guests. 



The Wehmer — From 60 to 76 cents a day; 60 

 guests. 



The Stag Hotel — 50 cents a day; 25 guests. 



The Urban — From 60 cents to $1 a day; CO 

 guests. 



We have also on our list a number of 

 smaller hotels and many private houses, 

 prices from 50 cents to 75 cents for sin- 

 gle rooms. If enough applications are 

 made a camp will be established, with 

 well-furnished, double roof tents, four 

 cots to a tent, at a nominal cost of from 

 50 cents to 75 cents each. Any one 

 wanting acconunodations, if no individ- 

 ual arrangements are preferred, should 

 make appScation as soon as possible to 

 J. B. Heiss, president of the Florists' 

 Club, who will see that arrangements are 

 made to the satisfaction of all con- 

 cerned. 



The Dayton Florists' Club held a well 

 attended and enthusiastic meeting July 

 30. The reports of the various commit- 

 tees on reception and entertainment for 

 the coming meeting of the S. A. F. were 

 satisfactory. 



The members of the committees have 

 been untiring in their efforts to make this 

 meeting a memorable occasion, and all 

 who do not attend will miss the time of 

 their lives. 



Much credit is due President Heiss, 

 of the local club, for the zeal and energy 

 displayed in his efforts to make the event 

 a grand success. Mr. Lutzenbuger, 

 chairman of the entertainment commit- 

 tee, has also labored hard and faithfully 

 for the entertainment of the visitors, and 

 with admirable success. He has several 

 surprises in store that he is keeping un- 

 der his hat. 



The ladies' committee is doing its part 

 well also, and we can assure the visiting 

 ladies that they will be well taken care of. 

 Vice-President Altick is having the 

 bowling alleys brushed up, and will see 

 that they are in apple-pie order for the 

 bowling contests. The local society will 

 install a bureau of information in the 

 main waiting-room in the Union Station, 

 where visiting members can procure all 

 desired information immediately on ar- 

 rival in the city, even as to where the 

 best highballs are obtainable, although 

 we have Vice-President Altick 's word for 

 it that the members of the S. A. F. do 

 not indulge in anything so exhilarating, 

 which fact we are pleased to know. The 

 Dayton florists drink nothing stronger 

 than Red Raven splits — occasionally. 



But to sum up, the local club is in a 

 position to give you all a royal good 

 time. All they ask is for you to honor 

 them with your presence and they will do 

 the rest. F. W. Ritter. 



Cincinnati, 0. — C. J. Ohmer has gone 

 east for a visit at the summer resorts 

 and trade centers. 



