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sbonid fail to root. It is always well 

 to dig up a few old plants, to be kept 

 dormant during winter. These, when 

 started, yiel«l an abundant crop of soft 

 growths which are ideal for propagating 

 purposes. 



Eucharis Amazonica. 



A crop of spikes of Eucharis Amazon- 

 ica around the holiday season is always 

 welcome. Plants in pots should now be 

 placed in a cool house and gradually 

 dried off. Of course, they are not to be 

 rested so as to lose their foliage, but it 

 will be found that they withstand quite a 

 severe drying with little loss of foliage. 

 If given a rest from about September 

 20 to November 15, then placed in a 

 warm, moist house and well watered, a 

 good crop of spikes rIiouM be in season 

 for Christmas. As the spikes show, af- 

 ford some liquid manure and it will much 

 improve the size of the flowers, besides 

 promoting a vigorous leaf-growth. 



Late Asters. 



While there may be no frost in some 

 latitudes for a niiinber of weeks yet, 

 some states had temperatures below the 

 freezing point during the first few days 

 in September, and over the northern 

 fltates there is always a probability of 

 Render crops being ilestroyetl before Oc- 

 tober 1. Late asters are an iuvaluable 

 crop to many a country florist and everjjr 

 effort is made to prolong the crop until 

 the mum season is in full swing. 



It is a pity to see fine beds of asters, 

 just coming into flower, destroyed by 

 frost, when a covering of cheesecloth or 

 thin canvas would have saveil them. It 

 is a good plan to plant the latest asters 

 in any spare coldframes, so that sashes 

 can be placed over them to keep them 

 clean and protect from early frosts. The 

 sash covering also means a good . deal 

 when severe rain and wind storms come 

 along. These practically ruin plants in 

 the open. Proviilcd the ground is moist 

 and the plants are lifted with a ball of 

 earth, they are easily removed to a frame 

 from the open. A little shade for a day 

 or two will prevent any wilting. Where 

 funeral work is an almost daily duty, 

 these little details are well worth attend- 

 ing to. 



English Ivy. 



Where the stock of English ivy is low, 

 the present is a good time to put in a 

 good-sized batch of cuttings. Any ordi- 

 nary propagating bench will root them. 

 These can be grown into nice, salable 

 little plants for late spring Siiles. While 

 it is a hardy plant in some states, it 

 scorches badly if unprotected in the 

 more northerly states, and any stock 

 left in the field should receive a covering 

 of straw or leaves when the ground 

 freezes. 



D. RUSCONI. 



As treasurer of the Cincinnati Florists' 

 Society, which has distinguished itself 

 in convention matters and in other ways, 

 D. Rusconi is prominent in florists' club 

 circles, as well as in purely business af- 

 fairs. In referring to his commercial 

 success, he undoubtedly expresses the 

 sincere conviction, both of himself and 

 of a majority of reputable dealers, when 

 he says that "there is nothing like qual- 

 ity and fair treatment to build up and 

 maintain a large business." 



Mr. Rusconi was born in Walmodrera, 

 a city in the province of Como, in the 

 northern part of Italy, He cnme to Amer- 

 ica in 1872 and, after engaging in vari- 

 ous lines of work for a few years, he 



George B. Windier. 



finally settled in Cincinnati, O., and in 

 1884 established his present business in 

 bulbs and florists' supplies, which he has 

 operated successfully ever since, having 

 some of his customers continuously for 

 twenty-five years. Following his plan 

 of business expansion, one year ago he 

 added seeds and poultry supplies to his 

 regular bulb business and immediately 

 took rank among the leading supply 

 houses. 



He is also the senior partner in the 

 Avondale Floral Co., of Cincinnati. 



Mr. Rusconi is married and has a 

 bright and interesting family of five 

 children, who, with Mrs. Rusconi, are now 

 on a pleasure trip to sunny Italy. 



made no mistake in electing him as pre- 

 siding oflBcer of the St. Louis Florists' 

 Club. He is the twenty-fourth president 

 since the club was organized, in the year 

 1887. 



GEORGE B. WINDLER. 



George B, Windier, the new president 

 of the St. Louis Florists' Club, is the 

 son of the late George H. Windier, and 

 is 30 years old. He is conducting the 

 business which was originally established 

 by Benedict Windier, his grandfather. 

 Mr. Windier became proprietor in the 

 spring of 1903, and makes a specialty of 

 growing plants for the wholesale and re- 

 tail trade, at 4059 Delofe aveuue. 



Mr. Windier has been a member of the 

 St. Louis Florists' Club for many years 

 and has seldom missed a meeting. He 

 is also a life member of the St. Louis 

 "Horticultural Society and is at present 

 a member of its executive board. He has 

 also been vice-president of the Florists' 

 Club, serving from August, 1902, to Au- 

 gust, 1903. 



Mr. Windier has a host of friends in 

 the trade, who say that the members 



ASTER BEETLES. 



How can we exterminate aster beetlesf 

 We had an exceptionally fine supply of 

 asters until last week, when the beetles 

 came and destroyed the entire stock, also 

 the buds. We have been bothered with 

 them for the last two or three years. 



H. & P. 



Aster beetles have been unusually de- 

 structive this season and you are not by 

 any means the only grower who has had 

 his crop of flowers destroyed. The most 

 effective remedy I have tried ia one small 

 tablespoonful of Paris green to five gal- 

 lons of water, applied through an auto 

 or knapsack sprayer having a fine spray 

 nozzle. By adding a little air-slaked lime 

 any likelihood of injuring the foliage is 

 reduced to a minimum. If you grow 

 asters on a large scale, I would use one 

 pound of Paris green to 200 gallons of 

 water. I have found that one applica- 

 tion cleaned out the beetles in short 

 order. It has never injured flowers or 

 foliage and leaves no marks whatever on 

 the blooms. Whoever applies the Paris 

 green should keep it well shaken, to pre- 

 vent the poison settling at the bottom of 

 the sprayers. W. N. C. 



Hamilton, O. — Walter Gray, Jr., of 

 Cincinnati, has opened a flower and seed 

 store at 151 North Third street. 



