Mav 17, 1900. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



J 859 



the time they are in full flouor, a tem- 

 perature of 55 degrees should be main- 

 tained. Once the fruit is well set the 

 temperature to facilitate ripening may 

 be run up to 65 degrees. 



These figures represent the night tem- 

 peratures. A rise of 15 degrees in the 

 day time should be allowed right along 

 on bright days, but a little air should 

 be admitted, even if the temperature 

 does not rise more than 30 degrees 

 above the night figure during the flower- 

 ing period. Especially should air be ad- 

 mitted so as to keep the atmosphere as 

 dry as possible, to facilitate the distri- 

 bution of the pollen. A good many more 

 flowers are usually produced on the plant 

 than can be properly fertilized or could 

 be relied upon to develop into good 

 fruits. Ten fruits to a plant is consid- 

 ered a good crop, so it is a good plan, 

 after they are large enough to be dis- 

 tinguished, to select the ten best, and 

 remove the smaller fry, to give the others 

 all the benefit. The most troublesome 

 insect enemy that assails the plants is 

 red spider. To keep this under control 

 the syringe should be kept going freely 

 •whenever possible. During the flower- 

 ing stage it should be discontinued, but 

 may be resumed again after the fruit is 

 set — up to the time of coloring. "With 

 the fruit once well formed the plants 

 will stand quite liberal feeding, liquid 

 from barnyard or sheep manure being 

 the best to use. No doubt some of the 

 commercial fertilizers could be advan- 

 tageously employed, but we have always 

 had good results with the first-named 

 manures and have never found it neces- 

 sary to try anything else. 



W. S. Croydon. 



BEST STRAWBERRIES. 



Please give me some information as 

 to what kind of strawberries would be 

 the best variety for greenhouse culture 

 in pots. T. N. 



If you are going to confine yourself 

 to one variety I think Nick Omer is the 

 best. It is not quite so high class in 

 ■quality as some of the others, but it 

 always can be relied on to produce 

 plenty of pollen for the fertilization of 

 the flowers. Lack of pollen is a draw- 

 back to many of the best flavored va- 

 rieties. The old Sharpless is one of 

 the best varieties for forcing purposes, 

 but is a rather shy producer of pollen 

 •during the short winter days, though by 

 growing this together with Nick Omer, 

 the later variety will produce pollen 

 enough to make up the deficiency. 



W. S. Croydon. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Badge Book. 



In accordance with the instructions 

 voted at the convention in Washington 

 last August, the secretary is now pre- 

 paring a badge book containing the 

 names of members, numbered, and will 

 issue correspondingly nvmibered badges 

 to those whose dues for 1906 are paid 

 previous to June 1. Members in arrears 

 for current year's dues, as well as all 

 persons intending to take out member- 

 ship this year, are earnestly requested to 

 remit now. There is no advantage in 

 waiting until Ihe convention meets, as 

 the fiscal year begins on January 1, and 

 payments made at any date during the 

 year cover the interim imtil December 

 31 only. 



Sydney B. Werthcimer. 



The size of the badge book will be 

 about 31/^x6 inches. Advertisements will 

 be inserted at $5 per page; one inch 

 cards, $1 each. Advertising copy must 

 be supplied not later than June 20. 



Wm. J. Stewart, See 'y. 



MEN OF RIBBONS. 



There are not many retail flower stores 

 of the first class that do not know the 

 pleasant countenance of Sydney B. 

 VVertheimer, for he calls upon a large 

 proportion of the florists and enjoys a 

 wide personal acquaintance in the trade, 

 covering the entire country. His house 

 enjoys a very large patronage, a large 

 proportion of which is due to his inde- 

 fatigability^ 



The firm of Lion Sc Wertheinier, now 

 Wertheimer Bros., was established in 

 1899 in a small room at 463 Broadway, 

 New iork. Leon G. \Vertheimer was the 

 pioneer, but a year later Sydney B. en- 

 tered the firm and the business began to 

 expand, the necessity for larger quarters 

 causing them to add Nos. 465 and 467 

 to their premises. S. B. Wertheimer 

 originated the system of the house and 

 conducts its advertising and extensive 

 catalogue department. Leon G. Wer- 

 theimer has for many years been the 

 general manager of the business. Be- 

 tween them the brothers have acquired 

 about all that is to be known of the 

 manufacture and marketing of ribbons 

 and chiffons; they know the value of 

 merchandise and the needs of the trade, 

 and there lies before them an excellent 

 prospect for an ever-widening field of 

 activities. They will he on hand at the 

 Dayton convention with another big dis- 

 play. 



Waterloo, lA.^Charles Sherwood is 

 adding a house for ferns, using 2,000 

 feet of 16x24 glass. 



MAKING A START. 



Advice for Beginners. 



If you are ambitious to go into busi- 

 ness for yourself start a bank account 

 your next pay day. Keep out of your 

 wages only enough to pay for your 

 board, lodging, washing and absolutely 

 necessary wearing apparel. Stop going 

 to places that will require fine clothes 

 and boiled shirts; stop going out with 

 the boys; stop using liquor and tobacco; 

 and above all, stop "sportin'." If you 

 can't do this where you are, change jobs 

 and get a new start. You will find it 

 absolutely necessary to deny yourself 

 of very many things if you would spend 

 your old age in luxury. And no business 

 man Mill have anything to spend the first 

 few years except on the barest necessi- 

 ties, so don't start in by buying an 

 automobile, wearing loud clothes and 

 getting married unless your wife can sup- 

 port you instead of you supporting her. 

 Follow this sort of economy up by see- 

 ing how much you can save for your pres- 

 ent employer. Take care of his tools. 

 Test your judgment to the utmost to do 

 your heating, watering and airing with 

 artistic precision so that the boss will 

 get a few extra shekels by reason of 

 your high grade flowers or plants. Sub- 

 scribe for several trade papers and thus 

 get new ideas, and more indelibly fix in 

 your mind the older ones. But what- 

 ever you do, save, save, save! If board 

 and room cost you $4 per week, another 

 dollar will pay for your clothes (cheap 

 ones), furnishing goods and washing. 

 Do your own mending to pass away the 

 evenings. Some neighbor woman will 

 show you how. In this way $10 a week 

 will permit you to lay up $250 per year 

 and by working to your employer's best 

 advantage you will soon get $12 or 

 even $15 a week. It will take you from 



