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OCTOKEK 10, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



The Sien of the Rote, Flower Shop, Philadelphia. 



THE SIGN OF THE ROSE. 



The Sign of the Rose, on the west side 

 of Broad street, below Walnut, is sit- 

 uated in the fashionable section of the 

 Quaker City. The proprietor, Charles 

 Henry Fox, has aimed to reproduce an 

 old-fashioned English shop, with all its 

 best features brought prominently for- 

 ward. The swinging sign is perfect in 

 every detail; the windows, the carving, 

 and the lanterns, the boxes, and the 

 casement windows, all are faithful re- 

 produclions. 



FERTILIZER FOR ADIANTUMS. 



With what would you advise us to feed 

 Adiantum Farleyense ? Morris. 



I have found weak liquid cow manure 

 the best and safest to use. Chemical 

 fertilizers I cannot recommend. Soot 

 water is good for all fern.s. C. W. 



SUBSTITUTE FOR COW MANURE. 



For use on violets would equal parts 

 of bone meal, muriate of potash and ni- 

 trate of soda take the place of liquid fer- 

 tilizer made from cow manure? I gen- 

 erally use the bone meal dry and mix 

 it with the potash and soda, using one 

 tablespoonful to a gallon of water. 



L. D. 



In reply to this query would say that 

 I have not tried thi.s formula and do not 



think that chemicals of any kind can 

 take the place of stable manure. I 

 would advise you to try only a small 

 place as you suggest and note carefully 

 its effects before using the formula 

 largely, and then give us the results of 

 your trial in these columns. 



K. K. Shuphei.t. 



THE CATTLEYA FLY. 



r would like to get a little informa- 

 tion about a sniad insect called the 

 orchid fly. It makes ^mail holes in tiie 

 orchid jilants. goes down the stem of 

 the plant and lays eggs in the young 

 growlli, causing it to swell and get 

 thick and spoiling the bloom. T have 

 heard of several ways to kill the insect, 

 hut do not know which is the best way. 

 1 would like to know whether you tiiink 

 it best to cut off the young growth 

 where the eggs are. We liave never be- 

 fore l)een troubled with iinything of the 

 kind. We have just noticed them re- 

 cently, and think they came in on some 

 new plants we bought last vear. 



■ W. .T. T.. 



The pest referred to is known as the 

 cattleya fly and is dreaded by all ordiiti 

 cultivators. It usually comes in importa- 

 tions of ("attleya labiata, but occasion- 

 ally on other cattleyas, and attacks every 

 species once it has' secured a foothold iii 

 the house they are growing in. It is 

 also destructive to la-lias. ejiidendrunis 



and all the bigenerie crosses between 

 these sppcies. 



The flies lay their eggs in the growths 

 while these are very young, causing an 

 easily perceptible swelling. These should 

 be cut out and burned as soon as noticed. 

 P^imigation twice a week with some 

 stron.; nicotine extract will kill many 

 of the flies, which are active in the 

 spring months. Even with all these 

 measures it is a tedious task to con- 

 trol, not to speak of eradicating, the 

 |!est. It is distressing to see growth 

 af.er growth attacked and plants flower- 

 less which should under more favorable 

 coiidilions have made a brilliant show- 

 ing, but if the fumigation is kept up 

 and growths removed when infected, a 

 visible impression will soon be made on 

 the fly. 



Quite a few collections have been 

 partially ruined by this destructive pest 

 and there are few who have not had 

 experience with it. Hypodermic injec- 

 tions to destroy the maggots have been 

 tried, but did not jirove a success. T 

 would recommend frequent strong fumi- 

 ^'ations. especially in the spring, when 

 tlif mature fly is on the wing. 



W. X. Craig. 



Kkik, Pa.— The Baur Floral Co. has 

 now completed all arrangements for send- 

 ing out its carnation clip for mending 

 l.nrstcd calyxes and has a large number 

 lit' orders on hand. 



