OCTOliKK --, T.H4. 



The Florists^ Review 



13 



PREPARE FOR TEXAS SHOW. 



i'lic final prcmiiini list lias Ikh'ii issued 

 .1 proparations are advaiiciii;^ rafiidly 



the iirst annual show of the Texas 

 ite Florists' Association, which is to 

 held at Houston, November 1'2 to 14. 

 lioost lloweis in Texas aiul tlu^ south 

 I he oliject of the exiiihition and the 

 \ ertisin^' opportunity is an excoUcMit 

 :'. as the show occurs tlu; latter part 



N'o-Tsu-Oh week, when the water- 

 ■ V celelirution will draw thousands of 

 itors from all i>arts of the state and 

 • south to Houston. Tliis is exi)eeted 

 Ijc a help to K. C. Kerr, of llouston, 

 ■sideiit of the Texas State Florists' 

 -^ociation, and T. .1. Wolfe, of Waco, 

 ■liiinan of the show conimittet', in their 

 ;ik of securing; exhibitors fr<jni all 

 Its of the country, from the north and 

 -t as wtdl as from their own section. 



The premium list shows 100 classes, 

 f jireater part of which are open to 

 'd'essionals. ("hrysanthenunns arc well 

 presented, and there are a number of 

 i/.es for retailers' work of various 

 lids. As stated above, K. C. Kerr and 

 .1. Wolfe aie tlu! leaileis in the work. 

 he other nu'inbeis of the llower show 

 inmitteo are Henrv Greve. of Dallas; 

 ■' .1. Stubblefield, of Fort Worth; E. 1). 

 ..ill, of Austin; W. Smdiy, of San Auto- 

 mo, and E. E. Sitoue, of T^ickinson. The 

 "iiston coniniittoc of the state orj^aui 

 itiou consists of Georf^e ^NI. Cosh, chair- 

 i.in; C. T. Hrock, I. M. Johnson and S. 

 ' Mitidudl. The committee of tlu; JIous 

 ■nil Florists' Club iiududes H. II. Kuhl- 

 iii.in, H. Bli(dier, J. M. Johnson and .(ohu 

 11. Hoyle. 



FREESIA PURITY. 



Now tall should Freesia I'urity be in 

 uiiiwth before llowerinj^.' The bulbs 

 "ere potted .\uj4ust 7 in a l-in(di iialf- 

 I'i>t, or pan, and October 7 were thirty- 

 "iic inidies tall and still j:rowin<,'. 1 find 

 It exceodinj^ly dilhcult to keep them 

 ii|"''^dit and the {general tijipearance is 

 not pleasin<i. They have tilwiiys ;,'rown 

 III this manner and, altliouj,di they jiro- 

 •luce nice flowers, as pot plants they are 

 ii'd attractive. I have tried niakinj,' the 

 "idl less rich this year, usiuj:^ soil from 

 'iie violet beds, which had been in use 

 "lie season, but without further enrich- 

 'iicnt. There was a liberal allowance of 

 -.iikI. The pots were kept on a north 

 '"Uih until the bulbs si>routed and 

 ■ fenced, ' ' when they were removed to 

 ' '-helf in the j^reenliouse, where they are 

 "W threatening.' to reach the roof. Aii\ 

 'lvi(<> or information, it is iieeilless tu 

 ■|\'. will be luLihly appreidated. S. 



'^ 'iiir |i|aiit- ail' fertaiiily except ioii;i II \- 

 dl; thirty line inches is extremely t;ill. 



'II liir plants when in lull llnwer. It 

 "iild ;ilniiist seem ;i~ tliiiULih _\(iiir |dant~- 

 "I been drawn by beini: kept tiii> t';ir 

 '"II tile llijlit. I llieasllM'd tn,|;iy .'I 



'•'■ii pntti'd abniit tlii' saiiii' date a- 

 ''II <iv\ n. Tlie\- ;iie niiw abniit sixteen 



■tie. tall. 



I wiiubl --ni^iie-t that \iiii pl.'ire yiini' 



''•sJas nnotlier \e;ir in a cold t'r;iinc 



''ei plantinL:. watei' well and then co\ei- 



"■ puts with leaves (ir nins- tu piexcnt 



' ^ iiiU nut . Ii'ciiiciv e this cii\ eiinu when 



"\v til h.-i- started and n'w c the plant- 



" liLlht. li'eiiHive to a c;iriiatinn teni 

 ■I at lire li\- 1 hi' mi. Idle nf September it 

 "I \\ .-lilt ,'i < 'hii-tmas i-yi,]'. I I'lid that 

 'I'-ia-. vni-ccei| bi'ttei- in ,'1 iiici'Icra t el v 



h s(dl with some saml ;idiled. <>| 

 "ii"''. i>iil\ well decayed man me sliduM 



' ll'-ed. It is better to lia\e i/end soil 



"HIS FATHER'S SON" 



G. E. M. STUMPP. 



Wlli:.\ (ieoriie M. Stumpp reached liis sixtieth birthday last spring he handed 

 n\er his biisiiu'ss, om- of the best in .\e\\ Vork. to his son, and sailed for Europe. 

 .\ son is a mij^lily fine thiny \n li;i\e In .-i thiwer stnre, or a j^reeidiousc — -esrie 

 cially when the son is ;is keen tdr the business a^ (!. \'.. .M. StuiMp[i is for the business 

 that i)ccu|iied his father's thmiiihts aiicj cnei'Liies t'nr thirty live years. The voun<j 

 man can jiut fresh \ ij^or ititn it when the sire is i^inwino nhl carry tht^ family name 

 onward .'ind iifiward and add fresli Ju^-tcr tn a Im^iness reputatiuii. This chip off the 

 old block is ;'>;') years nf ;i;^e and. I'rnin his scluiid day-. Iia- spcnr his life in his 

 t'ather'- ston', oeftiiii' readv lur ihi- sen-on nf I'.Hl |."i. 



and not tn teed, as 1 have t'nun'l that 



t' liii;: I n \ a ria bl \- c;in-es the einls nl' 



the le,'i\e- t(i tUlli brnwii. The plant- 

 need an aliiindaiit \\,-iler -iip|i|y, hnw 



ever, iillii' the Jints n re lull nl I'lMit-. Il 



i- best t(i plant ,'it inter\;ils nt' a I'uit 

 iiiiiht I'lir .-I -uece-sioii lit' <i(ip-. Late 

 batches c;in -t;i\' in cnld I'la nie- iiinil I 'e 

 ceinlier it' necessarx'. ( '. W. 



PAPER WHITES IN SOLID BEDS. 



Will villi killdlv tell II I e hciW tn 'JldW 

 I'apel Whiter ill -(did bed-.' I :ilw:(V- 

 n-ed tn pl;ilil t Ik'Iii i ll ibit-, but I t llillk 

 I cnul.l -;i V e n i;re;it de;i I n| l.lbnl' bv 

 |'iaiiliii;j tliein in -olnl bed- iiLilit :ivv.'i\. 

 Wnlll.j ynll ;idvisc' nii' tn dn -o.' I'|e;i-e 

 -tate hnw -ncli t llev will bliMiliI il 



I'l.-i 11 1 I'd ill till- w a\ . I'. .•<. 



^ nil III I Llllt be .-ible 1 ii -:i \ e -nine la bnr 

 l.\ phintlli'j vuiii bulbs in -ninl bed-. 

 The t Inllble i -- t h;it V nil will i;er t nn 

 111:1 II V in llnW er .-Il line t inie The l: :e;il 

 ailvnntaue in '_;riiwini; in ll;it- 1- that 

 the -tnrk can be ninVed mtn helit aiel 

 I I't.-llded at will. Thi- V nil e.'inllnt dn 



with -tnck planted m beds. Then 

 ai:ain, all vniir bulbs can be ])lauted in 

 ll.'it- nnvv. vet by usin;,' a eold cellar a 

 -iicie>-inii nt' binniii- is easily possible 

 Iiniii Tlia II ksuiv inj, and earliei' if neces 

 s;iiy. until Man li. The llat- can be 

 started bebivv the benches, it' you ha\ e 

 .•iny ini-ed benches, .'ind stnnd u[i befni'' 

 t he tlnwers open. 



1 1', hiiwevei'. you ju-efer to U'lopt the 

 sniid bed pl.'in, vuu iiiust make several 

 plant iiii;s tn in-iire a succe>-inn, or all 

 will inliie ill lit mice. I'lant the bulbs. 

 ai''i '■! V ' nv ei 111;^ t hem. in n ny nrdiiiar-. 



-nil. The bulbs cm -n ipilte cIiim' fn 

 -''iher, :illiiii-t rninhinL; nne ailntliei. 

 •■■•nais well with w.'iter al'ter I'laiitiiii; 

 Ihi'ii i^n ;. little li-lit with nioi-tiire uniil 

 the -inutli- ;ire well -t.'irted. Tliev will 



"ll'''ne.| in .'I ti'Mlpeiat lire III .'ci tn >')' 



■li'i^ri'c-: .-It the biwei liuiiie the lli.wer- 



v\ ill h.-l V e inure -llb-t.-iln-e. I . W. 



Toledo, O. M.t/ ^ l;,';teni,-,ii .•,:•.■ .-.ivl 

 iiii: I'Ut r:ir.|lin,-ird I'nbjer-. nn whi.d, 

 appnar the likeiie-- nt' M;ina'_'rr F:i'l W. 

 .Met/ and a few pln'ii-,- c;i|.-ii|.'it< d ••) 

 ■ atch bii-irie--, 



