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The Florists' Review 



February 19, 1914. 



part at the ridge gave way, as the roof 

 toward the eave is practically intact. 

 The management of the Florex Gar- 

 dens declined to make any sort of a 

 statement with, regard to the catas- 

 trophe and it is, of course, impossible 

 to estimate the loss at this time. 



The house contained about 70,000 rose 

 plants, Killarney, White Killarney, My 

 Maryland, Richmond, Bride, Sunburst 

 and Mrs. Ward. It was severely cold 

 at the time of the accident and steadily 

 for several days after, but it is hoped to 

 save the plants. The north side* of the 

 house will stand without repair and 

 arrangements were made February 16, 

 with the King Construction Co., R. 0. 

 King being on the ground, for the 

 prompt rebuilding of the south side. 

 The work will be pushed with great 

 vigor. 



In this connection it will be of inter- 

 est to note Mr. King's description of 

 the plans for the first big house at North 

 Wales. At the meeting of the American 

 Carnation Society at Toronto in 1907 

 he said in part in a paper read to the 

 convention: "This house is a great 

 departure from present standards and 

 will set a record for wide houses which 

 is not likely to be surpassed for some 

 time, or at least until we can profit from 

 the success or failure of the gentlemen 

 who are willing to experiment on such 

 a grand scale. 



"Beginning with the glass, it is de- 

 sired to lay it with the supporting bars 

 twenty-four inches apart. Referring to 

 the table, it is found that the average 

 weight required to break the glass is 

 thirty pounds per square foot. This is 

 equivalent to about one foot of wet 

 snow. The glass is hardly likely to be 

 called upon to stand more than this, 

 so the question of strength against dead 

 weight can be considered settled. 



"The framework of the house must 

 be made strong enough to carry some- 

 what more weight than the glass could 

 stand, so that the glass would break 

 before the framework collapsed, the de- 

 sign, complete, leaving the glass the 

 weakest member, as it should be, for 

 it is seen that although the breaking 

 strength of the glass is thirty pounds 

 per square foot, and the breaking 

 strength of the truss work is the same, 

 yet the glass is not uniform in strength, 

 whereas the trusses are, and as thirty 

 pounds is an average, it follows that 

 half the glass would be broken by the 

 time this load would be reached and if 

 half the glass is broken, half the weight 

 has gone with it, so our framework 

 stands to be subjected in the limit to 

 only one-half of its breaking load." 



TO EILIi LEAF ROLLERS. 



I have noticed recently in The Re- 

 view several inquiries about leaf roll- 

 ers. I have had a big fight with them 

 on roses and have found that the best 

 and most efficient means of killing the 

 pests is arsenate of lead, used at the 

 rate of two pounds to fifty gallons of 

 water, preferably soft water. It takes 

 continuous spraying to kill them, be- 

 cause the eggs are always hatching out. 

 Kill the female miller on sight; it is 

 easily distinguished, being spotted 

 brown and prone to fly a great deal. 



The manufactured arsenate of lead 

 is usually good if freshly made, but 

 loses its strength somewhat with age. 

 The government bulletins give formulas 

 for making it cheaply, and of course it 

 is more highly efficient when freshly 

 made. W, H. Reeser. 



BUSINESS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



Boston, Mass. — Edward J. MacMulkin 

 filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy 

 February 13, in the United States Dis- 

 trict Court, in this city. The bankrupt, 

 who has for some years been in business 

 at 194 Boylston street, and who also 

 operated large greenhouses at Norfolk 

 Downs, Mass., states that he owes $83,- 

 937.27, and that his assets are of an 

 uncertain amount. To unsecured credit- 

 ors he owes $56,861.34, and $9,340 to 

 secured creditors. The remainder of 

 the liabilities consists of taxes, $302.09; 

 wages, $482.25, and notes and bills 

 amounting to $16,951.59. There are 150 

 unsecured creditors. Among the largest 

 are the Federal Trust Co., $6,588; C. H. 

 Worster, Boston, $9,184.05; George R. 

 White, Boston, $3,352; Waban Rose Con- 

 servatories, $2,797. The largest of the 

 secured creditors is Francis J. Carney, 

 of Boston, with a claim of $5,000. 

 Three Boston creditors, with aggregate 

 claims of $531, instituted involuntary 

 bankruptcy proceedings against the 

 company February 13, on the ground 

 that the firm committed an act of bank- 

 ruptcy by making an assignment to 

 William D. Gooch December 23, 1913. 

 Mr, MacMulkin is well liked in horticul- 

 tural circles, and his many friends hope 

 to soon see him rehabilitated. 



TEXAS FLORISTS TO ORGANIZE. 



Under the leadership of the Houston 

 Florists' Club, the florists of Texas are 

 preparing to form a state association. 

 A letter has been sent out by the state 

 organizing committee calling a meeting 

 of all florists, landscape architects and 

 others commercially interested in flori- 

 culture at Waco, May 4 and 5. The 

 movement is the result of a canvass by 

 letter of the florists of the state, who 

 are strongly in favor of such an organi- 

 zation, which will materially help the 

 trade in that section. The organizers 

 are enthusiastic and urge the florists of 

 the state to help organize the largest 

 state florists' association in the United 

 States at this meeting, which, they say, 

 will no doubt be the greatest gathering 

 of florists ever held in the south. Rob- 

 ert C. Kerr, of Houston, is chairman of 

 the organizing committee. The other 

 members are I. M. Johnson, Geo. M. 

 Cosh and Henry Kuhlman, Jr., of Hous- 

 ton; T. J. Wolfe, of Waco; J. B. Baker, 

 of Ft. Worth; Otto Lang, of Dallas; 

 C. H. Steding, of Galveston; C. Hauser, 

 of San Antonio;. O. Olson, of Austin, 

 and H. 0, Hannah, of Sherman. 



PREPAEATIONrfVLT DANVILLE. 



The arrangements for the joint meet- 

 ing of the state florists' associations 

 of Illinois and Indiana at Danville, 111., 

 March 10 and 11, are rapidly being com- 

 pleted. Entries of cut flowers for the 

 exhibition have been received from 

 forty-eight florists and the entries of 

 plants are coming, too. Although there 

 is to be no trades display, there will be 

 booths, 7x10 feet, along both sides of 

 the Armory, under the balconies, in 

 which dealers in supplies can show their 

 wares. A small rental is charged for 

 these booths, and all but three have 

 been taken. 



The regular March meeting of the 

 Indiana State Florists' Association has 

 been suspended to make way for the big 

 joint meeting and prospects are for a 

 large attendance of members of the 

 visiting society. In expectation of large 



numbers, the Danville florists are mak- 

 ing elaborate arrangements for the 

 entertainment of the visitors. The trip 

 to the University of Illinois on the 

 seconi day is being made a featurej^ftfad 

 at the banquet the same evening Dan- 

 ville's "grand old man," Joseph G. 

 Cannon, will be a guest of honor by 

 vote of the local club. 



The decorations of the Armory will 

 take a large quantity of greens, for it 

 is planned to use wild smilax to set oflf 

 the flowers, ^he cffnter of the floor 

 will be filled with palms and other 

 decorative plants. The ends of the 

 hall will be occupied by the cut flower 

 exhibits. It is expected that a number 

 of the new carnations will be shown 

 here during the meeting. 



FLORICULTURE DAY PROGRAM. 



A most interesting and instructive 

 program has been arranged for flori- 

 culture day, March 18, by the floricul- 

 tural department of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural college. The speakers on 

 the program are all specialists and men 

 of prominence. Florists and gardeners 

 from all parts of the state have ex- 

 pressed a desire to attend these lectures. 

 The program for the day is as follows: 



"Opportunities In Floriculture," by Prof. Arno 

 H. Nehrllng, Massachusetts Agricultural college. 



"Professional Horticulture," by Harry A. Bun- 

 yard, secretary of the American Sweet Pea So- 

 ciety, New York. 



"Growing Plants From Seeds" (especially trees 

 and shrubs and in particular ericaceous and con- 

 iferous plants), by T. D. Hatfield, gardener on 

 the Hunnewell estate, Wellesley, Mass. 



"Commercial Kose Culture " by W. H. Elliott, 

 Brighton, Mass. 



"Some Phases of Outdoor Rose Culture," by 

 Eber Holmes, Montrose, Mass. 



"Methods Used in Improving PlBnts," by Ed- 

 ward J. Canning, formerly curator of the botanic 

 gardens at Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 



"Glass Houses in the Middle West" (Illus- 

 trated), by Prof. A. H. Nehrllng. 



CARRIED OVER CYCLAMENS. 



How should the unsalable or surplus 

 cyclamen plants of this year be treated 

 from now on, to be used next season? 

 How early should they be started in the 

 coming summer I They are from seeds 

 sown in August, 1912. M. B. 



Cyclamens can be carried over suc- 

 cessfully. A common mistake is in dry- 

 ing them off as soon as they are through 

 flowering. Keep them well watered un- 

 til early in May; then water more spar- 

 ingly. In July shake out and repot. 

 By this time most of the foliage will 

 have died away. After shaking out 

 and repotting, grow them along in a 

 coldframe through the summer, leaving 

 the sashes off on all pleasant evenings. 



C. W. 



CHEIRANTHUS OR WALLFLOWER. 



Please give a few cultural directions 

 for cheiranthus, German goldlack. Men- 

 tion the time for sowing, with some- 

 thing about the summer treatment of 

 the plants, and state whether they 

 should be planted out or grown along in 

 pots. M. B. 



As "goldlack" is the common Ger- 

 man name for wallflower, it is presumed 

 that you refer to the well known old 

 garden favorite, the common wallflower, 

 or Cheiranthus Cheiri. Sow in April. 

 Plant outdoors in May or June, select- 

 ing rich soil. Keep the ground well 

 stirred all summer, and dig up and pot 

 any needed in October. Wallflowers are 

 vastly better when planted out than 

 when cramped through the summer in 

 pots of inadequate size. C. W. 



