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The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



.ll I.V L'l. 1!»10. 



REMOVING CEMENT FROM TILE. 



Ts tlioro anythiiiji; that will loosen 

 I'ortlaiul oointMit at'tcM- it iM'Comes sot 

 atul <lri('<l hard? Wo havo a tilo cliiiii- 

 iK'v -which wo intoiid to tear down, and 

 wo wish to remove the cement witliout 

 injury to the tilo. C. L. AV. 



Strrnjr solutions of hydroclilorido and 

 sulphnrio aoid have sli<;ht ofToi.'t n]>on 

 (■(Uicroto or comont sand mortar. Under 

 I ho eircumstancos, it will bo ini]»ossil)lo 

 for yon, jiorhaps, to roniovo tlio mortar 

 joint from tlio tilo willi chisols, as the 

 joints nr(» not oiisily aooossihh'. If this 

 is Iho case, T can see no wav of ap|ily- 

 in^i acid lo 1h(> joints in such a manner 

 t iia1 it \\ ill lie (>(Tect ivo. 



If the tilo chinnioy can lie taken 



lown and the joints lirokon with a 



■his(d or by some other method, the 

 roniont incn'tar can possibly bo cleaned 

 frnm tlio tile with a commercial solu- 

 tion <>[' oitlior of the above named acids 



uid a \\iro brush. If, however, the 

 ,|.iii''iit inni'lar is first-class, 1 iiave no 

 douM liut wliat the cost of broalung the 



l(Hiiis and <doanin;i- tlu' tilo will be 

 Mine;! more than that of now til(\ 



ONE'S OWN MISTAKES. 



If ail express comjiany jii\os a rocoi]it 

 idf ;i shipment to lie forwai<lod to a 

 sjicM-ilii'd dost illation and the iiacl<a<jfe is 

 ill irrnr marked to another ]da<'0 and so 

 fdvw .irdi'd, aro the shiiipers under obli- 

 .;,in,iiis lo ]iay the extra cliar<,'e, or 

 -lionld liioy pay only the taritf to the 

 pdinl specified in the receipt.' If tiie 

 -aiiio tliiiii: occurs and the ]ia(d<a<je con- 

 i.iiii- aitiidos of a ]>erishablo nature, is 

 I lie express comi>any nndor h'^iil oblifja- 

 tiniis to pay shipper for lu'^-^ sustained? 



T. 



Tlio sliipper is bound to pay exjiress 

 charir(>s in this case to tlio ]ilace to 

 wliiidi the direction on the paid<a<^o indi- 

 ■ atod tliat it was to be carrio(l. If the 

 articles w<Me of a ])erishablo nature, and 

 wore lost by reason of the mistake, the 

 ■~liipp(M- nmst bear the loss. The mistake 

 was made by the shijiper, and it is 

 prdjior that he should bear all resultintr 

 lii^s. Tie tiavo tlio direction that the 

 .■(unii.'iny put n]ion the receipt, and he 

 vl'u marked the packaije. and any mis- 

 ••ike that was made was his mistake in 

 the lirsl jdaco. It niii,dit have boon ])0s- 

 -ihle fur the cumpaiiy to discover it 

 iiiDi" iir(im|it!y, by e.xtra \it,n]ance, but 

 .1 carrier is not liound to assume that 

 the vlii|i|ier will make mistakes of this 

 Kind. an<1 to bo specially upon the look- 

 iiut fur ihoni. — dournal of ('iimmerco. 



TAX ON GROWING STOCK. 



1 write \iMi in regard to a little mat- 

 ter 1 saw in Tlio IJeview a few months 

 :i^ci. I lia\o nii.'-laid the copy .'iikI am 

 iinablo to fiml the fa>ts. 1 was notified 

 :i few days aeo to appeiir before the 

 .•itv board of tax review to answ<'r why 

 T liad lint i>aid a tax on my <rreonhouse 

 >tock. I am under the impression that 

 the article I -;aw in The IJoviow st.ated 

 it was tried in court and that wt> were 

 not to ]iay a tax on our j;rowinjr stock. 

 <'onld A'oii .'it once write me where I 

 c;in find out the fads of the matf.'r? 

 Anv information you c;in ui\o me will 

 1.0 tliankfnllv riM'oivod. K. 1!. 



The Eeviow has pulilished a consider- 

 alile number of arti(des regarding taxa- 



tion of florists' growing crops. Laws 

 vary in the difl'erent states, so that con- 

 ditiotis are not similar, but in general 

 the trouble arises through the efforts 

 of local taxing ollicials to raise revenue; 

 in their eagerness they go beyond the 

 limits of the state laws nndor which 

 they work. 



There aro only two things to be done: 

 You should go to your taxing body an<l 

 m.ako a strong but good natured state- 

 ment of the facts; endeavor to show 

 the taxing authorities that the florists' 

 growing crojis in the benches are in the 

 same class with farmers' growing crops, 

 which are not taxable. If you do not 

 succeed in getting the assessment ad- 

 justed to your satisfaction, the only 

 other thing to do is to hire a lawyer, 



Ttae Editor is pleased 

 >;vhen a Reader 

 presents his ideas 

 on any subject treated In 



As experience is tlie best 

 teacher, so do 'we 

 learn fastest by an 

 exchange of experiences. 

 Many valuable points 

 are brought out 

 by discussion. 



<:o(>cl !>( innaiisliii). s i) <■ 11 i n }» and 

 Kraiiiinar. tliouKli (U'siralilc, are not 

 necessary. Write as you would talk 

 when doing your best. 



\KrE SHA.LL BE GLAD 

 TO HEAR FROM TOD 



but nsu.'illy taxing bodies are reason- 

 able and it is jiossible to show them 

 that such sto(dv as carnation and rose 

 yilaiils growing in the bench have no 

 taxable value. 



CINCH BUGS ON ASTERS. 



A liy. one ot' whiih you will lind in 

 the eiielosod eM\ido]io, stings or taps 

 the sieiii'< from a half-inch to five iiudios 

 nndi'r the bud of the asters. The buds 

 thou wither. This insect is of a species 

 somewhere between .a mos<|uito and a 

 common house lly in size and ajipear- 

 aiice. '';iii \-ou tell us wliat to do to 



kill iheM' pe'vts.' 1). ,!;; W. 



Till- cincli bii^. whiidi annually does 

 a ;4ie;it deal of i|;i iiia;,'(^ to (dirvsantho- 

 mums when grown outdoors, also to 

 i'yiethriim nlieinosum, asters and other 

 nienibers of the composita' f.amily, is a 

 hard ]iost to tight, (irowors of (dirys- 

 aiitlu mums in pots outcloors somotiinos 

 use a framework of mos(puto screen- 

 ing. A\ith A\lii(di to eiudose their plants. 

 I'oisons ;iro of no .-nail. Soapy and 

 nicotine solutions seem equally futile. 

 Spraying with some bitt(>r tasting 

 liipiid, su<di .as is obtainoil liy soaking 

 ipi:issia chips in water, is the best 

 remedy I Inne tried, but oven this is 

 not a complete success. I am inclined 

 to think that bv using kerosene emul- 



sion, or Whale Oil soap in conjunctioi. 

 with the (piassia chip extract that tin 

 posts may be tempted to give the jilant 

 a wide berth, i'orhaps some other read 

 ors can give us some helpful sugges 

 tions on this subject. * '. W. 



MOTKS IN GREENHOUSE. 



.•\t the ]U'es(>nt time I am trouble, 

 by ii kind of tiny moth. They invadt 

 my greenhouses by the hundreds an. 

 seem to damage chiefly chrysanthe 

 mums. h(diotro|ies and cinerarias. i 

 have no\-or Ixmmi troubled by tlu^in bo 

 fore, and J wouhl be glad to know ol 

 some wiiy to got rid of them. I hav. 

 used nicotine fumigation and spraying 

 but of no avail. 1 am oncdosing sonn 

 of the moths and caterpillars so yon 

 can SCO what tlie,\- are. T. R. 



This particular moth 1 haxc not seen 

 befori'. It is niiudi smaller than the 

 I'ommon white buttortly. so destructive 

 sometiiiK^s on ( hiysant homiims. mig 

 noiiette, ciiieiaiias, etc., and of a brown 

 color. Fiimigat ioii, if |)orsist(>(l in, sliouM 

 account for many of the moths them 

 s(dvos. Try tly pap<Ms also to catch 

 them. Spraying with some ]ioison i^ 

 nocoss.arv to kill the larvio. which do 

 the ri;il .laniage. I'ai'is green is liable 

 to burn the loaves. .\rsenate of lead 

 will rjither disfigure theiii. Try whit, 

 ludhdioro ,at the rate of oiu^ jiound to 

 liftoeii (U' twenty gallons of water, di 

 rooting it bcdow the leaves, or it can be 

 a]ipliod in jiowdor form through a pair 

 of sulphur bcdlows. .lamiiing over the 

 foliage liist to make it adhere. Tf yon 

 k(>op lip the fumig.ation. s<dt^cting the 

 coolest nights f(n' this opoi'ation. and 

 use the li(dlobore. y.ui sliouhl specdilv 

 get the upper hand of \dur foes . 



C. W. 



PHLOX AND HOLLYHOCKS. 



I wish to grow a number of jierennial 

 jdilox ;iiid ludlyhocks to lilooni next 

 siimnior. <':in 1 sow see. I nftw and ob 

 t;iiii blooming jdants by .Inly 1. 1911, ii 

 this Aikans.'is climate? Is it better to 

 sow the se(^d in greenhouses or in 

 fr.'imos. .and .lo the soo.llinjrs require aii_\ 

 sha.lo? (;. T. D. " 



Ilidlyho(d< seed should be sown tiow ii' 

 Old.'" to get strong pl.ants for bloomin}.' 

 with you ab(Hit duly i next year. Tin 

 ^oo.l can be sown either outdofirs or ii 

 a coldframo. I ]>rofer the latter, as tin 

 seed can bo w.atored. insuring bettei 

 irorminat ion. Sha.ling until the seed 

 lini;s are up i^ ;in ,a.l\ .aiitage. 



Ndii c.aiinot now got good ]dants o 

 )ieionni;iI phlox from oithor seed or cut 

 tiiiLT-i. Tli(» 1 <'st method of jirojiagat ioi 

 is t'r.iin ciittines taki'ii wdion the jilant 

 i-ouimonco to grow in spring. Koot thes< 

 in san.l. as y.ui \v(uilil chrysantheinums 

 I'l;i;it out ill iiursorv rows and you wil 

 yet fine ]d.'ints for sidling in f.ull o 

 spring. "S'ou can also incri'iise stock b; 

 ili \ iiliiiiT (d.l (dumps, but cuttings giv< 

 bettor results. 'S'mir b(>st jilaii no^v 

 would be to buy some ficdd grown jdant' 

 (d" tlio jdilox this fall. They aro bettei 

 jilaiited in October rather than in thi 

 spriiie. (". \V. 



Fitzgerald, Ga.— .bud Thomas, acconi 

 panii'd by a little grandson, rocentl} 

 made a trip to (ionosoo, III., to visi' 

 friends ;in.l iidati\cs th(>re. Mr 

 Thomas was in business in Genesd 

 lifteon \'ears ;ieii. 



