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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



JnNB 30, 1010. 



lings will do just the same thing, in 

 practically the same way. 



All A. D. H. can do is to keep the 

 plants liberally sprayed, not getting the 

 benches too wet, and take up the first 

 shoot that shows any intention of push- 

 ing ahead. C. H. Totty. 



OUTDOOR DOUBLE VIOLETS. 



Are Marie Louise violets hardy in 

 central New York? If not, what double 

 blue violet should I get to give me an 

 outdoor bed that will live from year 

 to year in that latitude? H. D. W. 



Marie Louise violets would not win- 

 ter out in central New York, nor do 

 we know of any other double variety 

 which will do so. Some fifteen or 

 twenty years ago we grew a dark blue, 

 strongly scented violet under the name 

 of double Eussian, which proved hardy 

 and gave a heavy crop of flowers in 

 spring. The stems were rather short, 

 but the odor was delicious. We have 

 lost sight of this violet for quite a 

 number of years. Perhaps, however, 

 some other readers may know what it 

 is and where procurable. C. W. 



WHEN IN DOUBT- 



TBIMMING HEDGES. 



Hedges of California privet (Ligus- 

 trum ovalifolium) or any of the other 

 ligustrums, such as Amurense, Ibota or 

 Regelianum, should now have their first 

 trimming if a good, dense hedge is de- 

 sired. The first named privet retains 

 its popularity in many states, being 

 handsome of foliage and rapid growing. 

 In the Bolder states, however, it is not 

 worth planting. It may live out one 

 or two winters, then a cold wave will 

 cut it to the ground. Where minimum 

 temperatures of 10 degrees below zero 

 or lower are recorded, it is a pure waste 

 of time planting this privet, but where 

 zero is the absolute minimum there is 

 no better or more beautiful hedge plant. 

 A pair of common hand shears is all 

 right for trimming and the young 

 growths should be headed in tolerably 

 hard, especially where the hedges have 

 reached the desired height. 



Berberis Thunbergii loses much of its 

 beauty when sheared closely. It is bet- 

 ter to use a pair of secateurs and merely 

 shorten the longer shoots, unless a stiff, 

 formal hedge is desired. Grown natur- 

 ally, this is the most beautiful decidu- 

 ous hedge plant we have. The Cra- 

 taegus or hawthorns will also be better 

 with a trimming now. It helps to 

 thicken them up wonderfully. All these 

 hedges should have a further trimming 

 early in August. 



Evergreen hedges, such as hemlock 

 spruce, Norway spruce, American ar- 

 borvitsB and retinospora, should not be 

 trimmed for some time yet; the end of 

 July is a suitable period. 



Ask The Beview. 



The Review is glad to answer any 

 questions that pertain to trade affairs. 



Q. — I can pick an average of 500 

 sweet peas a day; my local market does 

 not take them all and I would be giad 

 to know of a reliable firm I could ship 

 them to from Tennessee. Ans. — All 

 winter and in early spring there was 

 a first-class sale for the best sweet 

 peas in most of the wholesale centers, 

 but peas are difficult to ship any dis- 

 tance in shape to compete with local 

 flowers, especially in warm weather. 

 If your local trade will not take them 

 we do not know of any other that will. 



Q. — Some time ago we saw an ad 

 that offered goldfish and globes; whose 

 was it? Ans. — Probably the Auburn- 

 dale Goldfish Co., 920 Randolph 

 street, Chicago, or Henry Bishop, 12 N. 

 Front street, Baltimore. In writing, 

 mention The Review. 



Q. — Would it be profitable to grow 

 asters, sweet peas, Shasta daisies, etc., 

 here in Texas for the Chicago market? 

 Ans. — No. 



Q. — I saw an ad in The Review of 

 a reducing valve for steam heating, but 

 cannot find it now; please supply ad- 



Tbo Kdltor Is pleased 

 ixrhen a Reader 

 present! his Ideas 

 on any subject treated In 



As experience Is the best 

 teacher, so do ^e 

 learn fastest by an 

 exohanBe of experiences* 

 Many valuable points 

 are brouKht out 

 by discussion. 



Good penmanship, spell in tr and-' 

 srrammar, though desirable, are. -riot 

 necessary. Write as you wouM talk 

 when doing your best. ^ 



WK 8HAIX BK GLAD 

 TO HKAR FBOM TOO 



/ Ndisposit 



dress. Ans. — Probably the Hughson 

 Steam Specialty Co., 5021 South State 

 street, Chicago, although less recently 

 the Foster Engineering Co., Newark, 

 N. J., advertised such a valve. In writ- 

 ing, mention The Review. 



OBITUABY. 



Bernard G. Schramm. 



Bernard G. Schramm, junior member 

 of the firm of Schramm Bros., Toledo, 

 O., passed away Friday, June 24, at 3 

 p. m., after an illness of fifteen hours. 

 Some years ago he resided in Chicago, 

 where he was employed by Wieter Bros, 

 and George Reinberg. For four years 

 he was with Boehringer Bros., of Bay 

 City, Mich., and for the last three 



years he was a member of the firm 

 which bore his name. 



He was born in 1878. He was mar- 

 ried two and one-half years ago to a 

 young lady of Bay City. He leaves a 

 wife and two small children. The 

 funeral was held Monday morning, June 

 27, at St. Mary's church, in Toledo. 



J. W. Smith. 



J. W. Smith, proprietor of the Mari- 

 etta Greenhouses, at Marietta, O., died 

 June 12, of tuberculosis, at the age 

 of 35 years. He was cheerful and 

 hopeful till the last and was much 

 esteemed by all who knew him. There 

 was a large attendance at the funeral. 

 The Modern Woodmen, the Odd Fel- 

 lows and the Knights of Pythias at- 

 tended in a body, and also presented 

 handsome floral emblems. The services 

 at the grave were conducted by the 

 Odd Fellows. The business will be 

 continued by F. E. Thompson, the pres- 

 ent superintendent. 



W. J. Nutting. 



William James Nutting, senior mem- 

 ber of the firm of Nutting & Sons, Ltd., 

 the wholesale seedsmen of Southwark 

 street, London, England, died at Brom- 

 ley, Kent, June 12, in his eighty-third 

 year. 



The firm was founded in 1882 by the 

 father of the deceased, who formed it 

 into a private company in 1909. Mr. 

 Nutting was well known in the English 

 colonies, having traveled for his firm 

 for a considerable number of years. 

 He was formely a member of the fruit 

 and vegetable committee of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society. Until eight years 

 ago he was also a member of the com- 

 mittee of the Gardeners' Royal Ben- 

 evolent Institution. On retiring from 

 this committee, his place was filled by 

 the election of his nephew, H. W. W. 

 Nutting. 



The prirci'^al members of the firm 

 are now Whitpaine Nutting, at present 

 a member of the executive committee 

 of the Royal Gardeners' Orphan Fund, 

 and two nephews of the deceased. 



Mr. Nutting was always a liberal 

 supporter of benevolent institutions, 

 especially of those connected with 

 horticulture, and he possessed a kindly 

 ition, that endeared him to all 

 his acquaintances. 



\ Hem^ Cannell, Jr. 



Henry Cannetlj^uJr., eldest son of 

 Henry Cand^, ^f ^he firm of H. Can- 

 nell & Son8,\ai_^MinIe7 and Eynesford, 

 Kent, EnglandyJ^d June 12, as the re- 

 sult of blood poisoning caused by a 

 kick from a pony. The young man had 

 sole charge of the clerical work con- 

 nected with the business, including gen- 

 eral office work, the compiling of cata- 

 logues and the descriptions of new 

 plants. His wife died seven years ago, 

 leaving one son and one daughter. 



Henry CanneU, Sr., has the sincere 

 sympathy of the trade in this affliction. 

 His youngest son, Ernest, died in 1907, 

 and Robert Cannell, of Eynesford, is 

 the only son now surviving. 



Greenfield, Mass.— E. A. Richards has 

 no kick coming. He intends branching 

 out to meet the increasing demand. 



Lake City, Minn.— The Jewell Nurs- 

 ery Co. has purchased an auto for the 

 use of its representative at the Twin 

 Cities. 



