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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



August 29. 1907. 



program, was one of the pleaaantest fea- 

 tures of the convention week. 



K. M. Eisenhart, of Torresdale, reports 

 the violet plants on his place in fine 

 condition for next winter's work. 



Our boy^ have been too busy watching 

 the Athletics win to do themselves jus- 

 tice on the ball field. 



Just think of it, the Michell and Whill- 

 din bowling trophies are to remain here! 



The Chicago men say that Philadelphia 

 is not a slow town. 



Walter P. Stokes has been enjoying 

 his vacation at Mount Pocono. 



Joseph Swearer, manager, Holland, 

 Pa., is erecting one, not two houses, as 

 stated last week. Phil. 



WHITE FLY ON MUMS. 



We had a bench of cucumbers in our 

 chrysanthemum house, which were cov- 

 ered with white fly. We took them out 

 as careihilly as possible, but several got 

 on the chrysanthemum plants and now 

 they are badly infested. You will un- 

 derstand the insect I mean ; it is the one 

 which, if you syringe under the leaves 

 or shake the stems, will fly off but come 

 back again. T. L. M. 



The only thing that will kill the white 

 fly is the cyanide fumigation. The Ee- 

 VIEW^ has often printed the formula for 

 this, and here it is again : One pint 

 water, one pine sulphuric acid, and two 

 and one-half ounces cyanide of potash 

 to each 1,500 cubic feet of air space. 



Tobacco is useless on this pest unless" 

 used in proportion strong enough to in- 

 jure the plant and used continuously. 

 The insects simply drop to the ground, 

 and, as there is always a current of air 

 along the ground when a house is being 

 fumigated, they suifer little injury. The 

 cyanide is death to them, and to about 

 everything else. C. H. T. 



YELLOV SPOTS ON FOLIAGE. 



I herewith send you some diseased 

 leaves of Alice Byron mums, to see if 

 you can throw any light on the cause of 

 the disease. The mums were planted 

 about July 4, in a yellow loam which 

 was not very rich, but since planting we 

 have given them a mulch of half rotted 

 cow manure and have watered them 

 twice with cow manure. We water and 

 spray them as you advise in the Review. 

 Perhaps they need a change in manure. 

 If so, what would you advise? The yel- 

 low spots appear on the young leaves 

 after they are about a week old. 



In the same house with the Alice By- 

 ron we are growing Monrovia, Robinson 

 and Halliday, ull of which are free from 

 disease and are growing finely. 



C. S. B. 



The most common cause of spots such 

 as these are, on the foliage, is fumiga- 

 tion. When plants are fumigated rather 

 strongly the younger foliage will assume 

 the condition these leaves are in, but un- 

 less they are actually burned they come 

 out all right before flowering time. By- 

 ron, like Beatrice May and Frank 

 Hardy, spot on the foliage more or less 

 in some soils, but it is not enough to 

 injure the sale of the flowers, as it is 

 hardly noticeable by the time the growth 

 is finished. The manure mentioned, if 

 it has not aflfected any of the other 

 varieties, would not have any effect on 

 Byron, either. However, if the plants 

 had a nice mulch of half rotted cow 



manure, it was unnecessary to feed them 

 with liquid so soon. 



C. S. B. will know if he has been fu- 

 migating or not. If so, use less tobacco 

 next time, and if not, don't give the 

 plants too much water and join the 

 "Don't Worry Club." They will come 

 out all right. C. H. T. 



EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. 



How hot should roses and carnations 

 be kept, namely, Bride, Maid and En- 

 chantress, Lawson, Bountiful, Estelle 

 and Harlowarden? Does it injure carna- 

 tions to run up to 62 and 68 degrees 

 from 7 o'clock to 10 or later several 

 times a week? If so, in what way? 



X. Y. Z. 



The average night temperature for 

 Bride and Bridesmaid is about 58 de- 

 grees, while the carnations should run 

 about 50 to 52 degrees. Of course it 

 will injure carnations to run up to 62 

 degrees and over during the night. It 

 will cause split calyx, and if it happens 

 too often it will cause a soft, weak 

 growth and weak stems. Especially is 

 this true if the ventilators are closed 

 tight. An abundance of fresh air is one 

 of the greatest tonics you can give a 

 plant, and will counterbalance many 

 abuses to which plants are subjected in 

 the way of high or low temperatures and 

 even in watering and feeding. A strong, 

 robust growing plant will not become 

 surfeited so quickly as one that has been 

 coddled and weakened by a lack of 

 fresh air. There will be times when 

 your carnation houses will run up to 60 

 degrees and over, with a steam pipe run- 

 ning in each house to keep the atmos- 

 phere dry, and if the ventilators arc open 

 a few inches no harm will result. Such 

 occasions, however, are not frequent. 



A. F. J. B. 



White Marsh, Md. — R. Vincent, Jr., 

 & Son Co. will make a splendid showing 

 of dahlias when the Ladies' Aid Society 

 holds its harvest home festival at their 

 place September 17 to 20. The Balti- 

 more florists will attend in a body. 



Ora^Tge^SMass. — L. M. Gage's gladioli 

 are doing i^^t^iy-and he is cutting good 

 quantity as \v®" ^^ quality. He says 

 that the novelty gladiolus, Praecox, 

 claimed by the originators to bloom from 

 seed the first year, is a dismal failure 

 with him. 



Field-Grown Carnation Plants 



EocbantreiB 96.00 per lOO; 165 00 per 1000 



Mrs. T. W. Lawion.. 6.00 per 100; 40.00 per 1000 



White Lawson 6.00 per 100; 46.00 per 1000 



Robt. Craig 6.00 per 100; 66.00 per 1000 



WhlteClond 4.00perl00; 36.00perl000 



Candace 6.00 per 100 



To unknown parties, cash irith order. 



JNO. MUNO, Florist 



Tonhy, aear Weatera Are., Bogers Park, Chicago 



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SITUATION WANTED-Grower of roses, car- 

 nations, mums, general stock; prefer retail 

 place. Address No. 108, care Florists' Review, 

 Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— I will (rrow flrst-class 

 roses on any place, or forfeit part of six 

 months' salary. Address No. Ill, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By youngman; 4 years' 

 experience In roses, carnations and general 

 greenhouse work. Address No. 116, care Flo- 

 rists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED- By competent florist; 

 life experience; up-to-date grower of cut 

 flowers; references; state wares In first letter. 

 Address No. II 5, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— By a youDgman,22; ex- 

 perienced In growing roses, carnations, etc.; 

 able to take charge of seotton; references; state 

 wages. Address No. 109, care Florists' Re- 

 view. Chicago. 



S^ITUATION WANThD— Single man desires to 

 O obtain a position In charge i f a private place; 

 many years' experience and capable of taking 

 full cbarpe. Apply to The E. G. Hlil Co., Rich- 

 mond, Ind. 



SITUATION WANTED— By first class grower 

 o' roHCB, carnatious, violets, mums and 

 general line of pot aud beddiag plants; capable 

 of taking entire charge; 21 years of experience; 

 state wageH. p]eas>^. Address No. 8S, care 

 Florists' Rtvlew, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— To take ei tire charge, 

 by a practical grower of roses, carnations, 

 mump, etc ; has had over 30 years' experience; 

 single; a wholesale place preferred; when re- 

 plying state wagts; first-class references. Ad- 

 d'ess No. MX, care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman 

 on first-class place; good all-round experi- 

 ence; 32 years old; good grower of roses, carna- 

 tions, pot plants and nursery stock: good wages 

 expected; please state wagps; refeiences Al 

 no drinker. Address L. H. Wise, Summit, N. J 



SITUATION WANTRD-By single, temperate 

 young m.in of 27, wUh several .vears' green- 

 houap experience aud some experience in de- 

 signs and decorations, about Oct. Ist. in store 

 with chance to advance along these lines; fair 

 wages expected. Address No. 113, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As working foreman 

 and manager: German: strictly sober; single; 

 good elucation: 22 years' thoroughly practical 

 experience, roB< s. carnations, mums, ferns, 

 palms, fancy flowering pot and bedding plants, 

 bulbs, landscape designer, etc ; ttrst-class ref- 

 erence; please state wages and full particulars 

 in first letter. Addiess No. 107, care Florists' 

 Review, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— Practical nurseryman 

 in all branches would like to engage with a 

 good firm who are In need of a man who can 

 take care of choice nursery stock; can handle 

 seeds and bulbs, herbaceous plants, landscape 

 work; also design and store work; age 40; act- 

 ive, honest and sober: send full particulars In 

 first letter. Address No. 117, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



SITUATION WANTED— As manager or fore- 

 man of a first-class greenhouse plant; ten 

 years' experience as manager, grower and de- 

 signer of a general greenhouse line; if you want 

 a good man to take charge at a good salary let 

 me hear from you, as I can produ ;e results to 

 your satisfaction; perfectly sober, honest, and 

 reliable in every way; married; 38 years old; 

 best references; state what your plant is and 

 what wages you will pay. Address No. 114, 

 care Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— A steady, reliable grower of 

 roses, carnations, mums, etc., to take charge. 

 Address E. Power, Frankfort, Ky. 



HELP WANTED— Kxperlenced night fireman, 

 for steam heating, in Pennsylvania; mar- 

 ried man; 116.00 per week. Address No. 70, care 

 Florists' Review, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED— Two young men with some 

 experience in rose growing; also man for 

 general greenhouse work; state wages without 

 board. Cole Bros., Peoria, 111. — ~-«v 



HELP WANTED— Rose and carnation grower; 

 state wages and send reference In first 

 letter; position open now: good new modern 

 houses. Hubbard's Seed House, Topeka, Kan. 



HELP WANTED— An all-round man to grow a 

 general stock, cut flowers and plants; must; 

 be sober: send references and state wages 

 wanted; 16,500 ft. of glass. S. 21. Harbison, Dan- 

 ville, Ky. 



HELP WANTED-Young man who has had 

 some experience under good carnation 

 grower; satisfactory wages and chance for ad- 

 vancement. Address No. 48, care Florists' Re- 

 view, Chicago. 



HELP WANTED — A competent man, whose 

 principal work will he growing of carna- 

 tions and roses: salary 112.50 week and laun- 

 ''ry; good board can be had from $3.50 to t4.00. 

 T. L. Metcalfe, Hopklnsville, Ky. 



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