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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Forty-acre Field of Asters Grown by A. S. Parker, Stonehanit Mass. 



heating furnace necessary to maintain 

 the same degree of warmth by means 

 of a hot-water system. The rays of 

 light from the lamp pass through a 

 water-screen, and on emerging they form 

 a spectrum approximating to that of 

 ordinary sunlight. 



THE READERS' CORNER. 



Paris Green for White Fly. 



In "The Eeaders' Corner," on page 



of the Review of September 26, I rec- 

 ommended as a remedy for white fly 

 a mixture of flour, sugar and Paris 

 green, applied to the sides of the benches. 

 In reply to an inquiry as to the pro- 

 portions of the ingredients, I would say 

 that I was not guided by any exact 

 formula, but used enough Paris green 

 to make the mixture look green, and put 

 in a liberal quantity of white sugar. It 

 is evident that the flies were attracted 

 by the sweetness, for you cannot catch 

 flies with vinegar. We thought that 

 melted white sugar, with the Paris green 

 in it, would do the work, but when 

 mixed with flour it kills both the sow 

 bugs and the white flies, and is more 

 easily applied than in liquid form. As 



1 mentioned before, we tried bran — not 

 corn, as the printer made me say it — 

 and we also tried brown sugar, instead 

 of white, but the bugs wrinkled their 

 noses at it. Next, I suppose, they will 

 insist on a pure food law. I conclude, 

 from my observations, that the lower 

 creation, like the higher, likes plenty 

 of sweetness. Therefore, don't save the 

 sugar. J. G. 



Gas Factory Near Greenhouses. 



We shall be very much obliged if some 

 reader of the Eeview will give us any 

 information as to whether a gas plant 

 within a hundred feet of greenhouses 

 would have an injurious effect on the 

 stock. We are threatened with the erec- 

 tion of a large gas plant close to our 

 greenhouses and are much afraid that 

 the manufacturing of the carbureted 



water gas, which this company is intend- 

 ing to put out, will make the growing of 

 flowers impossible. Any information on 

 this subject through your paper will be 



Tlie Kdltor la pleased 

 wben a Reader 

 presents Ills Ideas 

 on any subject treated In 



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As experience Is tlie best 

 teacher, so do we 

 learn fastest by an 

 exchanKe of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are brousht out 

 by discussion. 



Good penmanship, spelUngr and grram- 

 mar, thoufrh desirable, are not neces- 

 sary. Write as you would talk when 

 doln^ your best. 



WK SHALL BK GLAD 

 TO HCAR FROM TOU. 



greatly appreciated. Perhaps some read- 

 er can speak from experience. 



BuRUNGTON Floral Co. 

 Burlington, Wis. 



Tfie Peachblow Hibiscus. 



In the Review of October 3, page 7, I 

 noticed a paragraph concerning the 

 hardiness of the Peachblow hibiscus 

 which may be misleading. The Peach- 

 blow, as we know it in Kentucky, is 

 not a form of H. Moscheutos, but of 

 H. Sinensis. It bears beautiful flowers 



almost continuously, but it is a tender 

 shrub and needs the protection of the 

 greenhouse through the winter in Ken- 

 tucky and farther south. S. M. 



Shelb for Grave Decorations. 



Could you please tell me where to buy 

 small shells for decorating graves? They 

 are in great demand here, and I cannot 

 find them anywhere in St. Louis. 



LUDWIO ZiMMEB. 



[Mr. Zimmer's address is Stand 39, 

 Biddle market, St. Louis. Will some 

 subscriber tell him where he can supply 

 his wants t — Ed.] 



Another Remedy for Sow Bugs. 



In answer to T. A. G. 's inquiry in the 

 Review of October 3, concerning sow 

 bugs, I would offer the following simple 

 recipe, hoping it may be of some help to 

 him. It has helped me. 



Take common white granulated sugar, 

 any quantity, and mix Paris green 

 through it until the granules are well 

 coated. Then sprinkle indiscriminately 

 under the benches, or anywhere where 

 their haunts are. Mix dry, and watch 

 results. A. P. M. 



OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. 



A. L. Versaw has just completed a 

 range of glass in Oklahoma City. 



The East Side Floral Co., H. S. Mc- 

 Clenahan, manager, has about completed 

 Its new greenhouse establishment. 



David S. Beach and John H. Beacb, 

 Jr., of Bridgeport, Conn., and E. V. 

 Remington, of Oklahoma City, have taken 

 a charter under Oklahoma iaws, to do a 

 florists' business. Capital stock, $100,000. 



Mrs. Vesey, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was 

 a visitor October 18. 



Frank Farney, representing the A. L. 

 Randall Co., Chicago, called on the trade 

 here October 15. 



Pinebush, N. Y.— Theodore Enstrana 

 has returned from a three months' visit 

 in Sweden. 



