OCTOBEB 22, 1914. 



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The Florists^ Review 



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FBEPASE FOB TEXAS SHOW. 



The final premium list has been issued 

 and preparations are advancing rapidly 

 for the first annual show of the Texas 

 ptate Florists' Association, which is to 

 be heM at Houston, November 12 to 14. 

 To boost flowers in Texas and the south 

 is the object of the exhibition and the 

 advertising opportunity is an excellent 

 one, as the show occurs the latter part 

 of No-Tsu-Oh week, when the water- 

 way celebration will draw thousands of 

 visitors from all parts of the state and 

 t!ie south to Houston. This is expected 

 to be a help to E. C. Kerr, of Houston, 

 president of the Texas State Florists' 

 Association, and T. J. Wolfe, of Waco, 

 chairman of the show committee, in their 

 work of securing exhibitors from all 

 parts of the country, from the north and 

 east as well as from their own section. 



The premium list shows 100 classes, 

 the greater part of which are open to 

 jtrofessi'onals. Chrysanthemums are well 

 represented, and there are a number of 

 prizes for retailers' work of various 

 kinds. As stated above, R. C. Kerr and 

 T. J. Wolfe are the leaders in the work. 

 The other members of the flower show 

 committee are Henry Greve, of Dallas; 

 T. J. Stubblefield, of Fort Worth; E. D. 

 Hall, of Austin; W. Suchy, of San Anto- 

 nio, and E. E. Stone, of Dickinson. The 

 Houston committee of the state organi- 

 zation consists of George M. Cosh, chair- 

 man; C. T. Brock, I. M. Johnson and S. 

 .1. Mitchell. The committee of the Hous- 

 ton Florists' Club includes H. H. Kuhl- 

 man, H. Blicker, I. M. Johnson and John 

 H. Boyle. 



FREESIA PURITY. 



How tall should Freesia Pufity bein 

 growth before flowering? The bulbs 

 were potted August 7 in a 4-inch half- 

 pot, or pan, and October 7 were thirty- 

 one inches tall and still growing. I find 

 it exceedingly difficult to keep them 

 upright and the general appearance is 

 not pleasing. They have always grown 

 in this manner and, although they pro- 

 duce nice flowers, as pot plants they are 

 not attractive. I have tried making the 

 soil less rich this year, using soil from 

 the violet beds, which had been in use 

 one season, but without further enrich- 

 ment. There was a liberal allowance of 

 sand. The pots were kept on a north 

 porch until the bulbs sprouted and 

 "fenced," when they were removed to 

 a shelf in the greenhouse, where they are 

 now threatening to reach the roof. Any 

 advice or information, it is needless to 

 say, will be highly appreciated. S. 



Your plants are certainly exceptionally 

 tall; thirty-one inches is extremely tall, 

 (nen for plants when in full flower. It 

 would almost seem as though your plants 

 liad been drawn by being kept too far 

 from the light. I measured today a 

 ^)atch potted about the same date as 

 your own. They are now about sixteen 

 inches tall. 



I would suggest that you place your 

 freesias another year in a coldframe 

 •if ter planting, water well and then cover 

 ihe pots with leaves or moss to prevent 

 Irving out. Remove this covering when 

 -Towth has started and give the plants 

 'ull light. Remove to a carnation tem- 

 I'erature by the middle of September if 

 \ou want a Christmas crop. I find that 

 ireesias succeed better in a moderately 

 •ich soil with some sand added. Of 

 ■ ourse, only well decayed manure should 

 ''e used. It is better to have good soil 



"HIS FATHER'S SON" 



O. E. M. STUMPP. 



WHEN George M. Stumpp reached his sixtieth birthday last spring he handed 

 over his business, one of the best in New York, to his son, and sailed for Europe. 

 A son is a mighty fine thing to have in a flower store, or a greenhouse — espe- 

 cially when the son is as keen for the business as G. E. M, Stumpp is for the business 

 that occupied his father's thoughts and energies for thirty- five years. The young 

 man can put fresh vigor into it when the sire is growing old — carry the family name 

 onward and upward and add fresh luster to a business reputation. This chip off the 

 old block is 33 years of age and, from his school days, has spent his life in his 

 father's store, getting ready for this season of 1914-15. 



and not to feed, as I have found that 

 feeding invariably causes the ends of. 

 the leaves to turn brown. The plants 

 need an abundant water supply, how- 

 ever, once the pots are full of roots. It 

 is best to plant at intervals of a fort- 

 night for a succession of crops. Late 

 batches can stay in coldframes unfil De- 

 cember if necessary. C. W. 



PAPER WHITES IN SOLID BEDS. 



Will you kindly tell me how to grow 

 Paper Whites in solid beds? I always 

 used to plant them in flats, but I think 

 I could save a great deal of labor by 

 planting them in solid beds right away. 

 Would you advise me to do so? Please 

 state how soon they will bloom if 

 planted in this way. F. S. 



You might be able to save some labor 

 by planting your bulbs in solid beds. 

 The trouble is that you will get too 

 many in flower at one time. The great 

 advantage in growing in flats is that 

 the stock can be moved into heat and 

 retarded at will. This you cannot do 



with stock planted in beds. Then 

 again, all your bulbs can be planted in 

 flats now, yet by using a cold cellar a 

 succession of blooms is easily possible 

 from Thanksgiving, and earlier if neces- 

 sary, until March. The flats can be 

 started below the benches, if you have 

 any raised benches, and stood up before 

 the flowers open. 



If, however, you prefer to adopt the 

 solid bed plan, you must make several 

 plantings to insure a succession, or all 

 will come in at once. Plant the bulbs, 

 merely covering them, in any ordinary 

 soil. The bulbs can go quite close "to- 

 gether, almost touching one another. 

 Soak well with water after planting, 

 then go a little light with moisture until 

 the growths are well started. They will 

 succeed in a temperature of 50 to 60 

 degrees; at the lower figure the flowers 

 will have more substance. C. W. 



Toledo, O. — Metz & Bateman are send- 

 ing out cardboard folders, on which 

 appear the likeness of Manager Earl W. 

 Metz and a few phrases calculated to 

 catch business. 



