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The Florists^ Review 



OCTOBIB 8,. 1914. 



it is better in its new dress than ever 

 before. C. E. Moore. 



• ' EquaUy WeU Edited. ' ' 



We are pleased to say that The Ee- 

 view in its new dress makes a very 

 favorable impression. It always has 

 been a splendidly dressed medium, well 

 put together mechanically and equally 

 well edited, but we believe you have 

 made another step forward in your 

 newly adopted form. 



Pulverized Manure Co. 



MUM SHOW AT INDIANAPOLIS. 



The final premium list has been issued 

 for the annual exhibition of the Chrys- 

 anthemum Society of America, which 

 is to be held in conjunction with the 

 meeting of the State Florists' Assccia- 

 Jion of Indiana, at the German House, 

 Indianapolis, November 6 to 8, at which 

 time the latter organization will cele- 

 brate its twenty-fifth anniversary. The 

 premium list includes forty-five classes, 

 most of which are for cut blooms, al- 

 though plants and sprays of singles and 

 pompons receive due recognition. 



Indiana florists have made prepara- 

 tions for a first-class exhibition, and 

 from present indications their plans 

 should meet with full appreciation. The 

 judges are to be E. Witterstaetter, of 

 Cincinnati; Frank A. Friedley, of Cleve- 

 land, and J. F. Ammann, of Edwarda- 

 ville. 111. The fall show committee con- 

 sists of A. F. J, Baur, chairman; John 

 Hartje, superintendent of exhibition; O. 

 E. Steinkamp, secretary; W. J. Vesey, 

 Jr., Theodore Corner, E. G. Hill, Harry 

 White, W. W. Coles, Irwin Bertermann 

 and H. L. Wiegand. . . 



AMEBICAN WONDER LEMON. 



I have some American Wonder lemon 

 seedlings. Will they grow and fruit 

 from seed as well as cuttings, and, if 

 so, how long will it take them to fruit t 



E. C. C. 



Seedlings of American Wonder lemon 

 will grow as well as, or better than, 

 cuttings, but should be budded to make 

 them fruit. Cuttings do not require 

 budding. If the plants are pot-grown, 

 they sometimes fruit the second season. 

 If your climate is mild in winter, they 

 will make stronger growth outdoors 

 than in pots, but lemons are more tender 

 than oranges and must have a climate 

 as nearly frost-proof as possible. 



C. W. 



WIDOW HAS SAD EXPERIENCE. 



Murray M. Himowich, an attorney in 

 the Woolworth building, New York, has 

 issued the following statement on behalf 

 of his client, Mrs. Charles Krombach, 

 widow of the well known Brooklyn 

 florist who died August 18, 1913: 



"Recently Mrs. Krombach has had 

 considerable trouble with a man whom 

 she knew by the name of Charles Ber- 

 ger, and the police authorities are seek- 

 ing to apprehend that gentlemen and 

 they have asked me to request that in 

 the next edition of The Eeview you 

 insert an article concerning this man 

 and warning your readers. 



' ' That gentleman is a good and clever 

 talker and pending the drawing up of 

 papers, he entered Mrs. Krombach 'b 

 place in Brooklyn and in a few days 

 sold out her entire stock, got the cash 

 for everything and left the city. She 

 is informed that he bought considerable 



merchandise from other people and 

 turned it into cash in a few days, and 

 did not pay for the merchandise. 



"His description is as follows: Five 

 feet, seven and one-half inches tall; 

 dark; slim; weighs 145 pounds; high 

 cheek bones; small teeth; looks like a 

 Jap; is nervous. He is of German de- 

 scent and knows the florists' business 

 thoroughly and is clever. 



"It is requested that the police head- 

 quarters in Brooklyn be notified imme- 

 diately if any one of your readers come 

 across this man. " 



HOW TO USE rOEMALDEHYDE. 



Eeplying to the inquiry in regard to 

 the use of formaldehyde as a soil 

 sterilizer which appeared in The Review 

 for October 1, we have found that a 

 j?olution of ono part formaldehyde to 

 2,000 parts of water will destroy nema- 

 todes and almost all other soil pests. 

 A thorough saturation should be made, 

 nnd after twenty-four hours the soil 

 should be worked to let all the formal- 

 dehyde gas escape. A thorough water- 



ing should be given, and planting eaa 

 then be done. 



Washington Florists Co. 



IN A GARDENIA HOUSE. 



Please advise me what I can grow for 

 winter cut flowers in a house with gar- 

 denias and ferns. The house is too low 

 for roses, and I will have sonxe space 

 that I should like to use to the best 

 advantage. ' J. G. 



There are but few flowers which can 

 be successfully grown in the same house 

 as gardenias. During midwinter you 

 could utilize any vacant space for the 

 toTcii'T; of tulips, narcissi and hya- 

 cinths; also, for* such shrubs as lilacs, 

 deutzias. Azalea mollis, etc., removing 

 the plants to cooler quarters as they 

 bocome well developed. Eucharis Ama- 

 zonica could be profitably grown either 

 in benches or pots. Lilies could be 

 grown and might prove as profitable as 

 any other crop you could grow. Gigan- 

 teums would be quite at home in a 

 gardenia temperature. C W. 



Mews from 



roa 



Edinburgh, Scotland. — One-third of 

 the staff of Dobbie & Co., seedsmen, 

 have gone to war. 



London, England. — The trade in this 

 country is quite generally demanding of 

 the Hollanders a liberal discount for 

 cash payment on bulb orders, usually 

 twenty-five per cent. 



Nancy, France. — In the center of the 

 hostilities in western France is the fa- 

 mous nursery of V. Lemoine & Son, 

 which has sent out a wonderful list of 

 novelties since 1892, including Begonia 

 Gloire de Lorraine. 



London, England. — Flower shows, 

 nearly all canceled on the outbreak of 

 the war, are being resumed. The ex- 

 hibition of the Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety September 8 brought out the usual 

 attendance by the trade and stock 

 enough to fill the hall, but was somewhat 

 sparsely attended by the public. 



Hamburg, Germany. — English houses 

 have refused to have valley pips 

 shipped via any neutral port. American 

 importers want cold storage on board 

 boat from Copenhagen and in the ab- 

 sence of it have ordered their stock 

 into cold storage here to await further 

 orders. 



Bruges, Belgium. — The nurseries of 

 F. Sander & Son have been used as 

 quarters for Belgium soldiers, the quota 

 being about 700 men. The army has 

 done no damage to the equipment or 

 stock. The bay tree sheds are 50x250 

 and would easily accommodate 5,000 

 men. 



Rotterdam, Holland. — As the principal 

 open port of western Europe, the docks 

 here are becoming seriously congested 

 with the arrivals of freight beyond the 

 capacity of the boats to New York. 

 Damage to plants and bulbs is almost 

 inevitable. Quantities of bulbs are mov- 

 ing and plant shipments are increasing. 



Ghent, Belgium. — The investment of 

 Antwerp has interrupted the exports of 

 azaleas and other plants; the district is 

 overrun by refugees and many nurseries 

 are without care, the owners or em- 

 ployees having departed. 



Langport, England. — James Kelway 

 was for many years in command of the 

 local company of guards. Though now 

 too old for service, he has assured the 

 employees of Kelway & Co. who have 

 joined the colors that their positions 

 will await all who return. 



Wandsbek, Germany. — E. Neubert, 

 the valley exporter, states that in spite 

 of the war conditions are in best order 

 and that his customers may depend 

 upon getting all their valley delivered 

 in due time. The digging bepran Octo- 

 ber 1, and arrangements have been 

 made for shipments via four different 

 steamship lines. Freight and insurance 

 cost more, so Mr. Neubert has reduced 

 the price of pips accordingly. He fur- 

 ther states that as Russia, France and 

 Great Britain have canceled their or- 

 ders, he will further reduce his prices 

 this fall. 



Yokohama, Japan. — When war first 

 broke out business was greatly dis- 

 turbed and international business was 

 difficult to conduct. In the bulb busi- 

 ness some orders from Europe were can- 

 celed.- Since then, however, the out- 

 look is much better and many of tl>^ 

 orders have been reinstated, excepting 

 German business. The German or lefl 

 for lily bulbs are small, however, and 

 as the crop is much shorter than ex- 

 pected, there will be no large surpluses 

 of giganteum and prices will be wel' 

 maintained. Large sizes of gfiganleuW 

 are short this season — shorter than over 

 before. Shipments are leaving Yoko- 

 hama more slowly than usual, owing *" 

 the withdrawal of many boats from tbc 

 Pacific service. 



