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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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CONTENTS. 



The Dayton Conyentlon '-SW 



— The President's Address 839 



— Wm. J. Stewart (portrait) 840 



— John Westcott (portrait) 841 



— P. J. Hauswirth (portrait) 842 



— Secretary's Report 842 



— H. B. Beatty ^portrait) 843 



— Treasurer's Keport 844 



— ■ Charles Lutzenberger (portrait) 844 



— The Trade Exhibits 845 



— Misses M. and L. Johnson (portrait) 845 



— Outdoor Trade Display 846 



— American Carnation {Society 846 



— Wednesday Morning 846 



— F. W. Hitter (portrait) 846 



— H. H. Ritter (portrait) 847 



— The Blftction 848 



— The BowHitg 848 



— H. M. Altick (portrait) 848 



— Hail Association 849 



— Uetailing Cut Flowers 849 



— Horace M. Frank (portrait) 849 



— J. B. Helss (portrait) 860 



— Ideal Private Gardeners 851 



— J. H. Patterson (portrait) 851 



— Trade Exhibit of M. Rice & Co. (lllus.)-. 852 



— Those Present 853 



— Display Made by H. Bayersdorfer & Co. 



(lllus.) 863 



— L. Baumann & Co.'s Exhibition (lllus.) ... 854 



— Trade Exhibition. View from Balcony 



(lllus.) 854 



Miscelianeons Seasonable Hints 866 



— Geranium Cuttings 856 



— Rooting the Oeraulum 865 



— Firming the Soil 866 



— Watering 856 



— Ferns 856 



Partial View of the Trade Exhibits at Day- 

 ton (lllus.) 856 



Chicago 866 



Reed & Keller's Exhibit at Dayton (lllus.).. 857 

 Partial View of the Trade Exhibits at Day- 

 ton (lllus.) 857 



New York . . . V 858 



Miss Bessie E. Dornbusch (portrait) 85S 



Steamer Sailings 859 



Cincinnati 859 



Novel Cold Storage Plant ] . 859 



Spending Summer Half-holidays (lllus.) 859 



Roses — General Hints 860 



— Club Root on Roses 860 



— Thrlps on Roses 860 



Detroit 862 



Vegetable Forcing— Cucumber House 862 



St. Louis 864 



Elberon, N. J 865 



Glen Cove, N. Y 865 



Boston 866 



Greenhouse Heating 868 



— Boiler and Piping 868 



— PIlJC Capacity 868 



— Pipes in Long House 868 



— Expansion Tank 869 



Want Advertisements SQ9 



Seed Trade News .!!!!! 872 



>j — A Pleasant Outing '..!".!!!! 873 



• — Sweet Peas Mixing .' 873 



New Sweet Peas 874 



HarrlslI Lilies '.! 876 



Pittsburg 882 



Pacific Coast 886 



— San Francisco ] 886 



— Landscape Gardening .'. . 886 



— Portland, Ore 887 



Denver 887 



Nursery News 888 



— Southern Nurserymen Meet .'. . . 88S 



— Hollyhocks 888 



New Orleans ] 890 



Indianapolis 890 



Trouble with Asters '. ] 892 



Northern Texas 894 



Springfield, Ohio 894 



Rochester. N. Y , 89eh' 



Grubs In Soil '. 7777 898 



The Templin Co., which has a mail- 

 order seed and plant business at Calla, 

 O., has lately purchased the John 

 Walker retail store at Youngstown, O., 

 and will continue both lines of business. I 



GENERAL HINTS. 



I wish some information in regard to 

 the treatment of rosea in a middle solid 

 bench of a house 17x150 feet; Brides, 

 Maids, Gates, Ivory, Chatenay, Rich- 

 mond and Killarney are the varieties. 

 They were planted early in July in rich, 

 fibrous, heavy loam, sterilized. They 

 have been perfectly healthy and growing 

 continually. I notice by digging in the 

 soil deep enough that little roots reach 

 clear to the middle of the rows on the 

 larger plants. 



I have treated them as follows: 

 Sprayed nearly every bright day, and 

 kept soil rather moist, but not very wet. 

 I have ventilated all that was possible, 

 night and day, and worked the soil 

 frequently. Until a short time ago I 

 have cut the buds off rather high up, 

 to produce size and lots of foliage. 

 Lately on the larger plants I have been 

 leaving only the strongest eyes, two to 

 four, according to strength. No buds 

 have been allowed to bloom. A good 

 number of strong shoots have come 

 from the roots and higher up, and also 

 quite a little weaker growth. 



How has the treatment been so far? 

 Is it too often to spray the plants once 

 a day, when not wetting the soil to 

 speak of? Would it be wise to run the 

 roses slightly on the dry side for a 

 while now, to produce more root growth, 

 and then increase the water again in 

 about two or three weeks? 



In cutting back the shoots, should they 

 be cut while the stem is soft, or not 

 until the bud is well formed and the 

 wood hardened? 



Should blind shoots be cut back the 

 ^ame as those with buds? Should the 

 weak, blind wood be removed occasion- 

 ally from the plants? What suggestions 

 can you give for immediate future treat- 

 ment, that would tend to produce the 

 strongest possible growth? A. A. G. 



The treatment accorded these roses 

 has so far been right, and if the grower 

 continues conscientiously to follow the 

 advice given in these columns in the 

 future, as he has done in the past, ho 

 is certain to be satisfied with the 

 results. 



At the present stage it would be 

 unwise to cut out the blind wood, as t^e 

 plants require all the foliage they have 

 to keep root action going. When the 

 plants attain a larger size and become 

 overcrowded with leaves, and the days 

 get shorter, then it may be advisable to 

 do some judicious pruning to give a 

 better circulation of air, and allow the 

 sun's rays to reach the soil. 



It would also be against the best cul- 

 tural rules to withdraw the water sup- 

 ply and. run them on the dry side. Keep 

 them growing as ^ong as you can, and 

 decrease the supply of water as the 

 days get shorter and evaporation de- 

 creases. 



Keep the syringe going on all favor- 

 able occasions, and do not allow red 

 spider to get a hold, or you may have 

 to regret lost opportunities. 



It is better to allow the bud to develop 

 until it shows color or even to come to 

 the bursting point before taking it off, 

 as the wood by that time will have 

 acquired just about the proper condition 

 of ripeness to develop a good eye. 



To encourage a stronger growth, give 

 the benches a sprinkling of florists' bone 

 meal, and ruffle it into the surface, giv- 

 ing the bench a thorough soaking after- 

 ward. 



By keeping an eye on the rose column 

 of the Eeview, you will find hints for 

 the treatment of your stock as the sea- 

 son advances. Bibes. 



CLUB ROOT ON ROSES. 



Will you kindly tell me what to do for 

 club root on roses? Is lime good, and 

 how should it be used and in what quan- 

 tities? Do you use it fresh or air- 

 slaked? I have two benches, each 5x100 

 feet, planted with Bichmond and Ivory, 

 and they show signs qf , this trouble. 



W. C. D. 



If the club root is caused by eel-worm, 

 the case is rather serious, as there is 

 really no remedy known that will de- 

 stroy this pest without also ruining the 

 plants. 



There are, however, other insects which 

 attack the roots of roses and cause club 

 root, and which are amenable to treat- 

 miBnt. 



Air-slaked lime stirred into the soil 

 will help by keeping the soil sweet. 

 Stirring or cultivating once a week has 

 also a beneficial effect, by imparting 

 vitality to the plant and keeping it in 

 a growing condition, so as to resist such 

 root enemies. 



Good treatment, plenty of fresh air 

 and a generous supply of water often 

 does wonders for plants so affected. 



Bibes. 



THRIPS ON ROSES. 



What can I do to get rid of thrips or 

 white fly in my rose house? I have done 

 all I know, and I trust you can tell me 

 the right thing to do. M. E. A. 



There is a very marked difference be- 

 tween thrips and the small white fly 

 which has recently become so trouble- 

 some in greenhouses, and what proves a 

 destructive agent when employed for the 

 extermination of thrips seems but a 

 delicacy for white fly. 



Various remedies have been tried for 

 the extermination of this very destruc- 

 tive pest, the most efficacious of which 

 is a few applications of hydrocyanic acid 

 gas. 



This is a very subtle poison, and 

 should be used with great caution. In 

 the Beview of July 12, Mr. Scott gave 

 full directions for the use of this gas, 

 which if carefully followed out will cer- 

 tainly kill the "varmints." Bibes. 



