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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



January 25, 1912. 



A Strong Circulation 



The cut shows our No. 610. which Is one of our most 

 popular styles. It Is made of solid oak, antique finish, with 

 nickel trimmings. The interior is white enameled, except 

 the floor, which is covered with galvanized iron. It is 84 

 iBChes wide, 2S^ inches deep and 74 inches high, with an 

 ice capacity of 250 lbs. Write for price. 



McCray Refrigerator Co., 



of cold dry air will keep your flowers in perfect shape. You can 

 find this circulation in McCray Refrigerators, which will not only 

 preserve your flowers but display them to the best advantage. 



Geny Bros., Florists in Nashville, Tenn., write us as follows: 



* ' The cooler you shipped us has given surprising results. We 

 are more than pleased with same. We loaded this cooler with 

 3000 lbs. of ice November 1, and did not put in any more until 

 the 14th, and then put in 1200 lbs. The temperature stands 35** 

 to SS**, and has never reached 40*. We think it one of the beat 

 on the market." 



MCCRAY 



REERIGERAIORS 



because of richness of design and finish, perfect quality of materials 

 and workmanship, and general attractiveness, are at the top in 

 creating new trade. 



Find out— right now— how you can stop your losses and build 

 a bigger, better business. Send for our Catalogue No. 72, which 

 shows all sorts of Refrigerators for Flower Shops. 



368 Lake Street, 

 Kendallville, Ind. 



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 158 Nortb Wabash Avenue. 



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 281 West 43nd Street. 





Mention The Review when yoo write. 



trying time. The chief shortages exist 

 principally among the peas, runner 

 beans, beet, carrot, leek and onion. A 

 great many flower seeds, including 

 asters, swaet peas and many perennials 

 are also exceedingly short." 



CATAILOOUES RECEIVED. 



William Bull & Sons, Chelsea, Lon- 

 don, England, seeds, bulbs and plants; 

 De Graaflf Bros., Ltd., Leiden, Holland, 

 bulbs and plants; Chris. Beuter, New 

 Orleans, La., vegetable seeds; Glen 

 Moore Nursery, Zanesville, O., retail 

 list; Rudy-Patrick Seed Co., Kansas 

 City, Mo., farm and garden seeds; W. 

 W. Johnson & Son, Ltd., Boston, Eng- 

 land, wholesale list of vegetable, flow- 

 er and farm seeds; K. Velthuys, Hille- 

 gom, Holland, wholesale list of Dutch 

 bulbs and plants; W. E. Marshall & Co., 

 New York, N. Y., seed catalogue; 

 George L. Stillman, Westerly, R. L, 

 dahlias; E. G. Hill Co., Richmond, Ind., 

 roses, chrysanthemums and other 

 plants; Wm. Elliott & Sons, New York, 

 N. Y., general and wholesale seed lists; 

 W. W. Wilmore, Denver, Colo., general 

 and wholesale lists of dahlias, gladi- 

 oli, peonies and hardy plants; 0. S. 

 Jones Seed Co., Sioux Palls, S. D., gar- 

 den and field seeds; L. E. Williams, 

 Exeter, N. H., native trees, shrubs and 

 plants; Walter P. Stokes, Philadelphia, 

 Pa., general seed list; Fottler, PHske, 

 Rawson Co., Boston, Mass., wholesale 

 seed list; Diggs & Beadles, Richmond, 

 Va., general seed list; A. N. Piei;|9on, 

 Inc., Cromwell, Conn., wholesa^ H^ Of 

 roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, 

 palms, etc.; Johnson Seed Co., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., garden and field seeds; 



S. M. Isbell & Co., Jackson, Mich., seed 

 annual; Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, la., 

 seeds, plants and bulbs. 



Calelidars Becelved. 



The Willadean Nurseries, Sparta, 

 Ky.; K. Velthuys, Meilust Nurseries, 

 Hillegom, Holland. 



Vegetable Forcing. 



WITH NEW ORLEANS TRUCKERS. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 New Orleans Gardeners' Mutual Pro- 

 tective Association was held in its hall, 

 114 Exchange Place, January 14. The 

 following officers were elected: C. R. 

 Panter, president; W. Orth, vice-presi- 

 dent; John Parr, secretary; John Bol- 

 linger, grand guardian; Isidore Mayer, 

 treasurer; Joseph Faust, grand marshal. 

 Following the initiation, the various 

 annual reports were read. That of the 

 treasurer showed that the association 

 had over $3,000 in bank. 



After the adjournment the members 

 repaired to the Old Hickory, where an 

 elaborate banquet was served. Charles 

 Panter acted as toastmaster. His re- 

 election marks his third term of serv- 

 ice. Since 1884 he has been actively 

 engaged in horticultural and agricul- 

 ture work in the state. He is the past 

 president of the New Orleans Horticul- 

 tural Society, and has always been con- 

 nected with the different flower shows 

 of this city. In the Order of Druids 

 he is past supreme arch and colonel 



of the Uniform Rank. He is also promi- 

 nently connected with many other fra- 

 ternal orders. 



During the course of the addresses at 

 the banquet it was stated by several 

 of the largest truck growers of the 

 state that the vegetable crop was prac- 

 ically destroyed by the recent freeze. 



CYANIDE ON VEGETABLES. 



In The Review of December 14, page 

 42, I noticed a letter from A. L, Mer- 

 rill, relating his troubles in the use of 

 hydrocyanic acid gas, with a reply from 

 C. W., and I thought that my experi- 

 ence might perhaps be of use to some 

 of the readers. In my experiments 

 here, in England, I have found that 

 greenhouse vegetables are easily 

 affected by the gas, as C. W. says they 

 are. Yet, though I am not recommend- 

 ing the gas in a general way for vege- 

 tables, I have used it successfully on 

 tomatoes and cucumbers for white fly. 

 This fly, though one of the hardest 

 pests to exterminate with nicotine 

 fumigants, seems to be quite susceptible 

 to the gas. One ounce of cyanide of 

 potassium (ninety-eight per cent pure, 

 granular) to 2,500 cubic feet, in a fairly 

 tight house, is sufficient to kill the 

 adult flies, but not the eggs. A second 

 and perhaps a third dose, at intervals 

 of five days, will generally clean them 

 out. 



The atmosphere must be dry and 

 great care must be taken that there is 

 no moisture on the leaves. If these 

 soft, quick-growing plants are slightly 

 dry at the root, the danger of burning 

 is greatly reduced. Besides this pre- 



