Decembek 21, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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until ■\vintor, ntnl tlicii take pcsscssioii 

 ot' the only lioiisc I kcc]) warm Idr win 

 tcr. Tlicv cN'cii coiiic into our dwell 

 in)^ ami give tlie family an all-wintei- 's 

 light and are worst on tiudisias. We 

 eannot use the <ias in our home and 

 wc fifjht tliem with nieotine, wliicdi is 

 an uj)-hill tussle. They .jnst love Ict- 

 luec, and durinj; the past fall, when I 

 was most alert, they had a feast on 

 some plants in flats, lllnier D. Smith, 

 in a recent arti(d(> in Th(( Keview, about 

 mums, says he pref(Ms the sodium to 

 the ]>otassiiim foini of eviuiide for linlit- 

 in>^ aphis. In my small way and small 

 house I have little oi)ii()itnnity for ex 

 ])eriment, and I am readinjj; all 1 see 

 in all the jninted matter, hopinfj for 

 the hest .and re.ady to .adopt anythinj^ 

 that will kill tlu^ ])lant jfrower's ene- 

 mies. 1\ P. Averv. 



WHITE FLY ON COLEUS. 



Two weeks ago I receiscd a shipment 

 of plants, in(duding some coleus, from a 

 iarg(> wli(desale house. In looking over 

 the jilants a few days ago, I found the 

 eolens had some insects on liieni. 1 ha\e 

 not been able to find out what the pests 

 jire, so 1 enclose some of the old ones 

 .and those just hatching out. I'lease let 

 me know what 1 iie\- aic and how to get 

 lid of them. ' ].. M. D'. 



The leaves forwarded \verc badly in- 

 fested with white tly, one of the worst 

 pests wc ha\t' to c<introl under glass. It 

 is specially b.'id on c(deus, calceolarias, 

 cinerari.as, show judargoniums, alter- 

 nanlher;is, litdiotropes, fuchsias and to- 

 matoes, but attacks (|nite .a few other 

 ]dant,s. Yon can reduce their numbers 

 consider;il)ly by s[)raying with ordin.ary 

 soap and water (sucii a soap as Ivory 

 answers well), but the only way to 

 really exterminate them is by the use of 

 hydrocy.'inic! acid g;is. J'orniulas for the 

 use of this gns have frequently ap- 

 jiearcd in The h'evicw. It must ])e used 

 with great care, being deadly to anim.al 

 life of every kind. It will also scorch 

 some jdiiiits of a tender nature. It 

 should b(! us(m1 on a cool night, when 

 d.'inger of injury to the ])lants is much 

 minimi/.cd. C. W. 



BOSTON. 



The Market. 



]3usiness -was not at all brisk last 

 \\eck. On the two (d(;sing days almost 

 continual rain greatly affected trade, 

 and there was a considerable unsold sur- 

 plus in m.any lines. The present week 

 sees a little more activity prevsulijig, 

 but considerable more lite must be jiut 

 into the market before the week closes. 

 <';u-nations are not in particularly heavy 

 crop and the Christmas su])iily Avill not 

 be so large as in some recent years. 

 'I'hc unusually warm we.'ither has made 

 flowers soft and tln^re are many coin- 

 jdaints of their going to sleep soon after 

 .arrival. So f.ar tliere is no notable 

 advance in price, but colored varieties 

 are expected to make $8 to ,^10 ])er hun- 

 dred, while others will j)robably make 

 $.3 to .^(i. ^Vhitcs will be the hardest to 

 move. Roses arc abundant, but sell quite 

 well. Beauties are fine and sell well, 

 liichnionds frimi soinc growers also nre 

 superb, as are IJhea TJeids. White Kil- 

 larney sells slowly. Pink moves much 

 better. All the yellow varieties arc 

 in good demand. Brides and Maids have 

 Jiractically disappeared fiom this 

 market. 



Thomas Pegkr. 



(I'residenI cle.t IJostun Oardiiici-' anil Floti>i~ 



CluL.t 



A'iolets ii.'ive sold oidy moderatidy of 

 late. tirowers are holding liu'in for 

 (Jluistmas. Paper Whites ar»' druggy 

 and there .-ire too many Itornan liya 

 cinths. Some sm.'ill lots of white tulips, 

 yellow trumpet narcissi, sweet scented 

 joiKjuils, iris and freesia .'ire ,;rri\ing. 

 All these are in demand. '\'eIlo\v mar- 

 guerites are eagiM'ly bought and so is 

 pink sna]idr;igon. There is a lin(^ sale 

 for calendidas, but cosmos ino\es ]tooily. 

 Good mignonette sells \\tdl. Ste\ia is 

 good, but too abuiKlant. J'oinsett i.as are 

 ofl'ered all the way from .$1' to .$(! jier 

 dozen. C'attlevas art; not jilentilul, but 

 the dem.'ind is only moder.'ite. Tlieie 

 are far too many cy|iri[ieiliuuis. Sweet 

 ]ieas are as al>un(i.'int .as in sumniei', 

 with a weak demand as the we(d\ ojiens. 

 A'allev is abundiint. (!oo<l lilies ha\'e 

 been in demand, (iardenias when good in 

 ([Uality bring exc(dlent prices. Xo one 

 se( ins to want the seconds. 



There has been .a biisk demand fur 

 .\sparagus S|)rengeri ;nid ]dumosus, as 

 W(dl .as smilax. The latter is now little 

 grown here. Holly and other (Jhristmas 

 greenery never sold so wcdl liefore. 

 IMant busim^ss has been unusually 

 heavy, and the warm we.'ither has 

 greatly f.avored growers, little wrapjiing 

 being necessary. I'oinsettias are about 

 all sold out and the demand for azale.as, 

 jirimroses, begonias, ardisias and other 

 seasonable jtl.ants was never better. As 

 illustrating the difference in climatic 

 conditions, we may say th.at December 

 in, 1910, the maximum temperature was 

 1?> degrees and the minimum 10 degrees 

 below zero, the lowest of the winter. 

 The same day this year the thermometer 

 was in the forties all dav. 



Club Meeting. 



There w;is a sjilendid attendance at 

 the meeting ot the ( i.irdeiieis ' and flo- 

 rists' Clul) December I'.l, when one new 

 name was ailded to tiie memlier.-ihip loll. 

 Olliceis for 1!>1'_' were elected as fol- 

 lows: President, TlKunas I'egler; vice- 

 jiresideiit. Win. .1. Kenned v; secretary, 

 W. >.'. Craig; treasurer. Peter Fisher; 

 executive committee. 1'. .M. .Miller, 11. 11. 

 I!ait>rli, Win. Sim. W. .1. Patterson. 



Kxhihits Were iiumeriuis. Baur H 

 Steiiii\ain[i. I ndi;in;i|Milis, showed St. 

 Nicholas, the blooms showing up splen- 

 didly though they were the sanu; tlow 

 ers that had been on exhibition at Frani 

 iiigham wiieii tii.' cluli held its outing 

 Decemlier Itl. A\'. W. fidgar Co. showed 

 a line collect iipii (it a/;ile;is, begonias 

 and pniiisettias. K'. \- .1. I'arcpihar i\c 

 Co. showeij B(>goiiia La l\'itri(>. Thomas 

 Coh^s showed (."oleiis thyrsoideus and 

 Primula ni.alacoides. W. \. Cr.aig ex- 

 iiibited a <-oII(M't ion of t ^veIlty lix'e /onah; 

 geiaiiinms, recei\iiig a i-(>port of merit. 

 i\ v.. I'.'ilmer showed a si-arlet tulip and 

 a line typi^ (d' solanuiii. (Jerhardt Pleick- 

 eii showed new hybriil freesias. H. 

 lliKdiiur showed a new ^vinte|• llowering 

 sii;i|idragoii, w(dl thought of li\- th(> com 

 inittee. .lames Wheeler ;il-o sliowi^l 

 splendid sn;i]idr:igon. 



!■'. \\. Palmer ga\e ;i talk on the use 

 of dynamite as an .aid in horticulture. 

 Numerous (piestions wert^ answered. It 

 was decided to hold ;i banipu't after 

 Easter. 



Club Field Day. 



.\fter two weeks it{ w;irin weather, 

 ii r.aiii star+ed Deei'mlx^r b") and Lasted 



