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The Florists' Review 



April 30, 1914. 



the illustration showing the centerwork 

 in the C plant. 



To furnish the heat and power for 

 so extensive a range is in itself no 

 slight undertaking, and the power build- 

 ings and service houses are themselves 

 large buildings. The half dozen tall 

 brick chimneys and the huge water- 

 tower are landmarks in that hilly coun- 

 try. The mark of an up-to-date man 

 ager is shown throughout the entire 

 plant, the mark of a man who learned 

 his methods in a good school. 



EVANS GETS DECISION. 



In the United States Court of Ap- 

 peals at Chicago, April 14, a decision 

 was handed down aflSrming the deci- 

 sion in the United States District 

 Court for the District of Indiana in 

 the case of John A. Evans vs. James 

 E. Jones. The case was heard on ap- 

 peal at Chicago January 29, by Judges 

 Mack, Baker and Kohlsaat. In the de- 

 cree the court says: "The appellant 

 denies the validity (of patent No. 815,- 

 914), but does not dispute infringe- 

 ment if the patent is valid." The 

 court decides that the patent is valid 

 and affirms the decision of the district 

 court. 



This is the case relating to the right 

 to manufacture and sell the green- 

 house ventilating device put on the 

 market some years ago by J. A. Evans, 

 of the Quaker City Machine Co., Rich- 

 mond, Ind., using the name Twentieth 

 Century Arm. 



A MARKET FOR SNAPDRAGON. 



Get Ready Now. 



Reports from some of the large cities 

 were that snapdragons of all colors 

 were hard to move for Easter. This is 

 not at all surprising when one considers 

 that nearly every grower tried to get in 

 a batch of these flowers for Easter. 

 There was something of a scarcity for 

 a few weeks before Easter, with excel- 

 lent prices ruling, but growers held 

 back all possible spikes and placed 

 them on the market in overwhelming 

 supply, with the inevitable result that 

 the bottom fell completely out of 

 prices. I know that large numbers 

 were reteilejl at $4 per dozen, but I 

 ali?o kpow where offers of $4 per hun- 

 dred ^t wholesale could not be had for 

 re$illj>^ood spikes on Easter Saturday. 

 This is a trouble which can be righted. 

 It' is jMuident thart a moderate number 

 can be profitably sold for Easter and 

 it is equally certain that for Memorial 

 day all will sell without trouble at bet- 

 ter prices, on the average, than were 

 realized at Easter. 



From October until the end of March 

 there^ a paucity of snapdragons and 

 far more could be sold. To fill this 

 gap should be the endeavor of growers. 

 Of course pink is the color to grow, 

 but, unfortunately, none of the pinks 

 can be depended upon to bloom so 

 freely in miawinter as the yellows and 

 whites. The two latter colors sell mod- 

 erately "well, however, and should be 

 tried for a winter crop. To get an 

 early crop of snapdragons it is neces- 

 sary to make a start now. No matter 

 whether seedlings or cuttings are Used, 

 this is the time to start stock. Cut- 

 tings from the sides of the flowering 

 stems make splendid plants. Select the 

 best types, such as have foliage carried 

 well up to the flowers. The flowers 

 should have waved standards in the 



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way of the Spencer sweet peas and 

 should not be too widely separated on 

 the stalks. If seed is used, buy a good 

 strain and use only one or two self 

 colors. Seedlings possess greater vigor 

 than cuttings. They may vary a trifle 

 in coloring and contain a few rogues, 

 but a good selection contains few not 

 true to color. 



Growing the Stock. 



Pot off cuttings when rooted; place 

 seedlings closely in flats and later pot 

 off. Carry over the summer in a cool 

 greenhouse or coldframe. Stock from 

 seed can be allowed to run up to show 

 flower, so that any poor colors can be 

 discarded. Planting in the benches 

 should be done from August 15 to Sep- 

 tember 1. The plants at this time should 

 be in 4-inch pots. If the shoots which 

 ran up to flower were headed back 

 quite hard, a fine crop of shoots will 

 come up and commence to flower early 

 in October, give a fine Thanksgiving 

 and Christmas crop and continue to 

 flower profitably until Memorial day. 

 Do not use solid beds or the results in 

 winter will be poor. The benches should 

 not contain over four inches of soil. 

 If the bench is well matted with roots 

 before winter arrives, a fine crop of 

 spikes is a certainty. Feeding on the 

 surface by means of fine bone, sheep 

 manure or cow manure will keep the 

 surface covered with active roots. Place 

 the plants 10x12 inches apart. This 

 pays better than spacing them closer, 

 although for a Memorial day crop 8x8 

 will answer well. If seed is used, se- 

 lect the intermediate varieties; the 



dwarf and tall are less suitable com- 

 mercially. 



Snapdragons have come to be an im- 

 portant flower in the markets. We may 

 expect occasional gluts, as in the case 

 of all other flowers. What, however, is 

 much needed is a larger winter supply. 

 Anyone can bloom snapdragons from 

 March 1 onward, but it needs more cul- 

 tural skill to produce a steady crop 

 during the short days of winter. Never- 

 theless, it can be done if growers will 

 work on the lines suggested. We have 

 one winter strain offered now which 

 can be depended upon to flower freely 

 all winter. Others will no doubt be 

 forthcoming, just as in the case of 

 sweet peas. 



OBITUAKY. 



J. M. Vandervort. 



J. M. Vandervort, founder of the 

 New Antioch Nurseries, at New Anti- 

 och, O., died at his home near that 

 town Friday evening, April 17, at thp 

 age of 81. Fifty-four years ago the 

 New Antioch Nurseries were estab- 

 lished by Mr. Vandervort and have 

 since grown to a considerable size. His 

 son, P. C. Vandervort, has been con- 

 nected with the business for a number 

 of years, the firm being known as J. M. 

 Vandervort & Son. Besides his son, 

 Mr. Vandervort leaves a daughter, Mrs. 

 Charles Henry. The funeral services 

 were held at the New Antioch church 

 April 20, and the body was buried in 

 the cemetery there. 



