Afbil 16. 1914. 



The HoKsts' Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



Theodore Ewoldt. 



Theodore Ewoldt, a member of the 

 firm of Ewoldt Bros., Davenport, la., 

 and one of the best known florists of 

 the Tri Cities, died of Bright 's disease, 

 April 8, at the home of his brother, 

 Frank, after an illness of several 

 months. His age was 36 years. A few 

 days before his death there was much 

 apparent improvement in his condition 

 and there were hopes of his recovery, 

 but there was a sudden change for the 

 worse. 



Mr. Ewoldt was a charter member of 

 the Tri-City Florists' Club and had at 

 various times served the society as 

 president, as secretary, and in some of 

 the minor offices. He was one of those 

 who put life and enterprise into the 

 «lub and he will be greatly missed by 

 the other members. The funeral ser- 

 vices were held at the Elks' club rooms, 

 April 10, and the interment was at 

 Pine Hiir cemetery. His death was 

 preceded only a few days by that of 

 his father, who passed away April 4. 



Edward James Brown. 



Edward James Brown, 55, died April 

 2 from cancer, at his residence on Cres- 

 cent street. East Bridgewater, Mass. He 

 had been a resident of the town for 

 more than sixteen years, conducting an 

 •extensive greenhouse business. He had 

 been one of the largest producers of 

 cucumbers and tomato plants in the 

 section. Mr. Brown "was born in Trow- 

 bridge, England, and came to this coun- 

 try when a young man. Mr. Brown was 

 burned out a number of years ago and 

 then went to Springfield, where he re- 

 mained a few years, returning to East 

 Bridgewater about three years ago. He 

 attended the Central Methodist church. 

 A widow and four children, Cecil, Olive, 

 Raymond and Edward, survive him. 

 The funeral was held Saturday, April 

 4, from his late home. Burial was in 

 Elmwood cemetery. 



Springfield, O. — Glenwood Greenhouse 

 is the name of a new concern recently 

 started on rural route No. 9. 



Hamilton, O. — G. A. Beckmann, for- 

 merly with the Busy Bee Floral Co., at 

 Middletown, O., has opened a store here 

 at 3 Main street. 



Athol, lAass. — Warren D. Lee has 

 sold his greenhouse, dwelling and two 

 acres of land to Clarence D. Hamilton, 

 formerly in the grocery business here. 

 Clifford H. Smith, also a cucumber 

 grower, who was in partnership with 

 Mr. Lee, will continue in the same re- 

 lationship with Mr. Hamilton. Mr. 

 Lee sold the business on account of his 

 ill health. 



Hamilton, O. — As most of the trees 

 and other plant growths of this town 

 were washed away in the flood last 

 spring, the Heiser Nursery & Floral 

 Co. is having a run of work replacing 

 the lost stock. Karl W. Heiser, who 

 manages the concern, was a school 

 teacher until recently, although he grew 

 and shipped plants and flowers, having 

 a foreman in charge of the work. A 

 crop of 60,000 daffodils is being cut 

 for the Cincinnati and Dayton whole- 

 sale markets. 



Theodore L. Ewoldt 



Vegetable Forcing 



TOMATOES UNDER GLASS. 



I have a hoyse planted to Comet to- 

 matoes, a double row on each side of a 

 6-foot raised bench. The rows are six- 

 teen inches apart, and the plants are 

 twelve inches lUpart in the row. The 

 benches are ten inches deep, with two 

 inches of well rotted cow manure in the 

 bottom. The soil is river silt, which 

 has raised two crops of lettuce. How 

 shall I treat these tomatoes to get the 

 largest possible yield before August 

 10? They are now twenty-four inches 

 high, single stem, with two well formed 

 trusses. What should the yield be? Do 

 you advise leaf pruning? 



jj G. D. R. 



It would have been better if you had 

 spaced your plants a little farther apart. 

 Twelve inches in the rows is too close; 

 sixteen to eighteen inches would have 

 been better, with twenty to twenty- 

 four inches between the rows. The 

 leaves will require some cutting back, 

 but do not head them back over half 

 their length. Hard cutting back, while 

 it will admit more light, will only spoil 

 the quality of the fruit. Of course you 

 will be planning to train the plants to 

 single stems and to pinch out the tops 

 after five or six bunches of fruits are 

 set. Remove all laterals clean as they 

 appear. Artificial pollination at this 

 season is unnecessary. Comet tomatoes 

 grown in this way should give six to 



ten pounds per plant; it all depends on 

 how well you grow them. 



A night temperature of 60 degrees, 

 free ventilation on all possible occa- 

 sions and a dry atmosphere are require- 

 ments for successful tomato culture. 

 The plants will have ample plant food 

 for some time yet. When they have 

 reached their full height and all the 

 bunches are formed you can use liquid 

 cow manure once a week, or top-dress 

 with sheep manure and water it in. A 

 mulch of old manure when all fruit is 

 set will prevent the soil from drying 

 out so much and the plants will soon fill 

 it with active roots. C. W. 



SULPHO TOBACCO SOAP. 



In a reply to N. V. C, published on 

 page 170 of The Review for April 2, I 

 stated that "Sulpho Tobacco soap," 

 about which N. V. C. had inquired, "is 

 good for mildew but not for aphis." I 

 wish to correct the statement before 

 somebody attacks it. I had Sulphocide 

 in mind; this is purely a remedy for 

 mildew and fungus. Sulpho Tobacco 

 soap is a remedy for aphis and other 

 insects as well as having fungicidal 

 properties. Sulpho Tobacco soap will 

 kill aphis. C. W. 



Meadville, Pa.— R. W. Haas, of 

 George W. Haas & Son, is clerk of 

 Meadville Canton No. 47, I. O. O. F. 



Chester, W. Va.— Mr. Fulmer, of 

 Hookston, has leased the Colton green- 

 house, on Fifth street, and will operate 

 it during the coming year. Repairs are 

 bein^ made on the building at present. 



