OCTOBBE It 1914 



The Florists' Rcvkw 



Florists of Saginaw and Bay City Gatiiered for tiieir Aaoual Outing on Neutral Territory. 



once becomes overwatered it is a diflB- 

 cult matter to get it back into health 

 again. Some time will now be needed 

 to ii'ive the plants all their necessary 

 supjiorts. These should be light, painted 

 {irecn, and as inconspicuous as possible. 

 Take this staking in hand at once, if 

 nothing has been done so far, as when 

 left too long it means increased labor 

 and more or less injury to the plants. 

 An average minimum of 60 degrees will 

 suit these begonias. Some are already 

 floworing moderately and an abundance 

 will be available for Thanksgiving. 



Freesias. 



Give the earliest batch of freesias a 

 shelf in a carnation or other house, 

 wiiere it will be 52 to 54 degrees at 

 nifiht. Keep them well watered and 

 give the necessary supports in good 

 season. A large proportion of the free- 

 sias, treated thus, should flower by 

 f'liristmas, at which time they always 

 bring excellent prices. Any bulbs left 

 over should be planted at once, as they 

 only fritter away their strength in paper 

 bags. Deep pans or half pots are splen- 

 did for freesias; as many as fifty can 

 be grown in a 10-inch pan. 



MICmOAN FLOEISTS' OUTINa. 



The annual outing of the florists of 

 Saginaw and Bay City was held Sep- 

 tember 16 on the banks of the beautiful 

 8ajr,„aw river, midway between the two 

 citi( s. There was an attendance of 

 about sixty and the affair was one of 

 the most enjoyable the east Michigan 

 florists ever have enjoyed. As usual 

 ^hen the two cities get together, the 

 leature of the day was baseball. Two 

 games were played, Saginaw winning 

 poth, 12 to 7 in the morning and 13 to 3 

 in the afternoon. Walter Mott was um- 

 pire. 



Bloomington, m.— The repairs on the 

 exterior of the greenhouses of Hemp- 

 "(■■^d & Callahan are about completed. 



n,. interior remodeling was done earlier 

 in "le summer. 



Houston, Tex.— Florists of Houston 



, I' 't to make the first annual flower 



esi^ "n *** '^"^ riorists' Association 



^ ,' lally strong, as the dates set for it, 



" -mber 12 to 15, are the latter part 



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SINGLE VIOLETS. 



Do not house any single violets until 

 they have had one or two freezings. 

 It is not wise to subject them to much 

 frost, but minimums of 28 to 26 degrees 

 are not in any way harmful. They 

 check the rank leaf growth and the 

 plants, when housed, start away to 

 flower freely at once. Trim away all 

 runners before lifting them and thus 

 lessen the labor as much as possible at 

 planting. As a general rule the middle 

 of Octobsr is sufficiently early to lift 

 single violets, but at more northerly 

 points and southerly points it can be 

 done earlier and later. 



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of visitors to this city. 



SPOT DISEASE OF VIOLETS. 



I have a lot of California violets that 

 formerly were doing well, but of late a 

 yellow spot has appeared on some of 

 the leaves. It seems to dry up and rot 

 right through the leaves, causing the 

 whole plant to wither. I am sending 

 you one of the affected leaves. If you 

 can tell me what the trouble is and 

 suggest a remedy, it will be greatly 

 appreciated. R. L. 



The leaves were badly affected by 

 the spot disease. Double violets are 

 more delicate and more susceptible to 

 this disease than singles. The latter, 

 owing to their greater vigor and hardi- 

 ness, are less subject to disease, but do 

 sometimes fall a prey to it. Once the 

 disease has become rife, there is really 

 no cure. When it first appears, picking 

 off the affected leaves closely helps to 

 check it. Spraying with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture or other anti-fungoid preparations 

 will help a good deal, however, espe- 



cially if applied just as soon as the 

 trouble shows, or even before. The 

 violets are less liable to be attacked 

 if fresh stock is propagated and planted 

 out each season than if old plants are 

 carried over. If your stock is badly 

 diseased, get rid of it all and buy some 

 new plants, which can be got reasonably 

 at this season. Plant Princess of Wales; 

 you will find it a vastly superior variety 

 to California, which is now compara- 

 tively little grown. C. W. 



MEALT BUG ON COLEUS. 



Will you please tell me how to get 

 rid of what I take to be mealy bug on 

 my coleus plants? It looks like white 

 fuzz on the plants and is in the form 

 of spots about one-eighth of an inch in 

 diameter, or larger. Is there any dan- 

 ger of its getting onto carnations, etc? 



C. S. L. 



A good pressure of cold water from 

 a spray nozzle attached to the hose is 

 the best way to clean out the mealy 

 bug. Lay the plants on their sides, in 

 order to reach the pests better. You 

 cannot well use any insecticides suffi- 

 ciently strong to kill the bug without 

 injuring the plants also. Mealy bug 

 does not trouble carnations much; it 

 prefers a hot, moist house, and such 

 plants as hoyas, ixoras, crotons, dra- 

 csenas, stephanotis, gardenias and many 

 others are often badly attacked. A 

 force of water, carefully directed, will 

 keep it within bounds. On plants with 

 smooth, tough leaves an insecticide can 

 be used with perfect safety. C. W. 



BY WAY OF NOVELTY. 



At a recent show in London, Liatris 

 pycnostachya was prominent among the 

 masses of hardy flowers. It is a striking 

 subject and should be a popular plant. 

 The peculiarity of liatris in opening its 

 flowers from the extremity instead of 

 from the base, as is usual with spiked 

 flowers, is a point of interest that, if 

 brought to the notice of clients, is cal- 

 culated to induce them to purchase it, 

 for most people like to have plants that 

 possess some unusual characteristic or 

 distinctive feature. 



La Fayette, 111. — The new greenhouse, 

 28x200 feet, at the Inglewood Nursery 

 is now completed and is filled with car- 

 nations and chrysanthemums. 



