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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



February 27, 1008. 



THE FLORISTS^ SUPPLY HOUSE OF AMERICA 



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The Best 

 St. Patrick's 



Sreen Dye 

 In the Market 



Liquid form, per qt...$1.00 

 Powder form, suffi- 

 cient f or 1 qt 25 



3 pkgs. for 60 



Can furnish any 

 quantity on sbort no> 

 tioe. 



Can also supply 

 otber colors U de- 

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L.. D. Pbone Central S598. 



WHOLESALE FLORIST 



51 Wabash Ave. 

 Chicago 



ORCHIDS 



A Specialty 



A fine assortment of 

 Cattleyas and other 

 Orchids always on 

 hand. 



FRSSH KVKRT DAT 



FANCY STOCK IN TALLET, BEAUTIES, B08E8. CARNATIONS 

 AND GREENS OF ALL KINDS 



Can always supply the best goods the season aSords 

 A complat* lint of all Wira Work and Supplies contUntly on hand 



CUBBENT PBICE LIST 

 ORCHLDS, a specialty. Per doz, 



Cattleyas $6.00 to 7.fiO 



Cypripediums 1.50 to 2.00 



Assorted Orchids, per box, 



$5.00 and up. 

 AM. BEAUTEES- 



Extralong $5.00 



Steins, 24 to 36 inches.. 4.00 



Stems, 20 inches 3.00 



Stems, 15 inches 2.00 



Stems, 12 inches 1.00 to 1.50 



ROSES Per 100 



Killamey and Richmond.$4.00 to $12.00 



Bride, Maid and G. Gate. 4.00 to 10.00 



Chatenay 4.00to 10.00 



Roses, our selection 4.00 



Carnations, sel. com'n. 1.50 to 2.00 



•• large and fancy 3.00 

 MISCKI.L.ANEOU8 



Violets, double .50 



single .50 



Longiflonun, Callas 15.00 



Valley S.OOto 4.00 



Tulips, Jonquils 3.00 to 4.00 



Paper Whites, Romans. . 2.00 to 3.00 



Mignonette 4.00to 6.00 



SweetPeas 75to 1.00 



DECORATIVE 



Asp. Plumosus string, .85to .50 



'"^ " ....bunch, .35 to .75 



*' Sprengeri...per 100, 2.00to 5.00 



Oalax...perl00,15c:1000, l.OOto 1.25 



Ferns, .per 100, 20c; 1000, 2.00 



Adiantum per 100, 1.00 to 1.50 



Smilax doz., $1.50; 10.00 



Wild Smilax, 50-lb. cases 5.00 



SUBJECT TO CHANQK WITHOCT NOTIOK 



Mention The Rerlew when yon write. 



and nitrogenous chemical fertilizers for forcing 

 lettuce, forcing tomatoes and mushroom grow- 

 ing and forcing lettuce In pots. 



Massachusetts has published articles In Its 

 annual reports on soil sterilization and ujxm 

 germination and growth In soils of different 

 te-xture. also on the effect of electricity on 

 plant growth: also liulletins on growing asters, 

 cucumbers under glass and tomatoes under 

 glass; nematcMlo worms, rotting of greenhouse 

 lettuce. A i>ortlon of one bulletin Is devoted 

 to greenhouse thrlps. 



From the New .Jersey Station have appeared 

 the bulletins on the rose chafer, rose scale. In- 

 sects Injurious to shade trees and ornamental 

 plants, forcing tomatoes. The annual reports 

 contain a great deal of Information on the dis- 

 eases of greenhouse plants. 



New Hampshire Station has published bulle- 

 tins on forcing dwarf tomatoes, green corn 

 under glass, utilizing greenhouses In siunmer. 

 forcing pole beans under glass, the white tly. 



Connecticut, on the results of fertilizer ex- 

 periments on .tomatoes, carnations and radishes, 

 and the white fly. 



Ohio, on sub-Irrigation of greenhouses, dis- 

 eases of greenhouse i)lants and tomato forcing. 



Neliraska has recently Issued a bulletin on 

 the carnation bud-rot and tlie mite. 



Maryland, on soils and fertilizers for green- 

 house crops, and greenhonse pests of Mary- 

 land. 



Rhode Island, on soil sterilization, greenhouse 

 benches, forcing rhubarb, greenliotise work. 



Vermont, on the use of anestlietlcs In forcing 

 plants, and the etherization of rhubarb for 

 forcing. 



Only one bulletin has l)een published on the 

 culture of roses, and that from an unexpected 

 quarter of the country — Oregon. 



Our neighlxn-. Indiana, has published bulle- 

 tins on a native white l)eddlng plant, bacterlo- 

 sls, chrysantlicnium rust, a bacterial disease of 

 tomatoes. Indoor lettuce culture, growing let- 

 tuce witli chemical fertilizers. 



Illinois iias published one bulletin and that 

 upon tlie subject of tomato forcing. However, 

 I may say that the manuscript for a bulletin 

 on sch(H)l gardens Is ready, and data are at 

 hand for three or four other bulletins, on 

 strawlierry forcing. i>eonles. and carnation fer- 

 tilizers. 



Pioneer Work in Illinois. 



Including both the national and state 

 appropriations, the total sum available 

 for the use of the Illinois Experiment 

 Station is $126,.500. 



I think it a matter of congratulation 

 that this association secured the first ap- 

 propriation for the exclusive purpose of 

 experimentation in floriculture. Illinois 

 leads in floriculture and it was quite 

 fitting that she should take the lead in 

 experimentation. The legislature is to 

 be commended for its recognition of this 

 industry by providing funds with which 

 to start the work. 



Since Illinois is taking the lead, we 

 bear great responsibility, as the other 

 states are watching with interest the out- 

 come. We shftuld be exceedingly careful, 

 in the exp^diture of the funds, to se- 

 cure the greatest possible results. We 

 may be certain that other states .sooner 

 or later will follow our example. Should 

 we accomplish this, we need not fear 

 but that we shall get further appropria- 

 tions. It marks a new epoch in floricul- 

 ture in the experiment stations. 



The advisory committee decided that 

 investigations on thrips be taken up this 

 year. A search of the literature was be- 

 gun to learn what was already known, 

 including everything written by florists. 

 From this and from correspondence it 

 was learned that little was known about 

 the species doing the damage or about 

 th§ir life history in greenhouses. It be- 

 came necessary to enlist the services of 

 the entomologists, and Dr. S. A. Forbes 

 willingly detailed one of his most ca- 

 pable assistants. 



Since the horticultural greenhouses at 



