January 2, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



APHIS ON BOSES. 



The leaves of my rose bushes have a 

 sticky substance on them. They look 

 as though they were immersed in syrup 

 or oil of some kind, and then they be- 

 come yellow. Please inform me as to 

 the cause and remedy. J. R. D. 



The leaves, from their sticky appear- 

 ance, would seem to have been badly 

 attacked by green aphis. Some of these 

 pests were still seen on the leaves when 

 closely examined. To clean these out 

 effectively, you should fumigate or 

 spray with some insecticide, such as 

 one of the nicotine extracts. Ivory soap 

 or one of the other oil or soap sprays. 

 A couple of fumigations may be needed 

 to clean the house thoroughly. Then 

 see that an application is given once a 

 week, even though you do not see any 

 pests, for prevention is vastly better 

 than cure. When roses are allowed to 

 get into this condition they are seri- 

 ously injured and you must use every 

 care to prevent any recurrence of this 

 in the future. C. W. 



FUNGUS ON EOSE BOOTS. 



We lifted some rose bushes that had 

 been blooming inside in ground beds for 

 eighteen months. Around the crown 

 and large roots was a white coating 

 like a fungus. Does that injure them 

 to any extent? I heeled them in out- 

 side in September to let them rest and 

 freeze some and now am pruning and 

 potting them. Will they come all right! 



K. K. 



The coating referred to is not likely 

 to be anything which will injure the 

 roses". If you find any of it on them 

 when lifting, dip them in some fungoid 

 preparation like Bordeaux mixture. I 

 see no reason why they should not come 

 along all right. C. W. 



were there in full force. These flower 

 shows are effective as trade getters in 

 this wise: The fame of them goes 

 broadcast. In the city of New York, 

 within a radius of twelve miles from 

 the location of the Qrand Central Sta- 

 tion, where the show is to be held, 

 there are 5,000,000 people, and to culti- 

 vate the taste of this great population 

 is the effect. 



There is a place in popular favor for 

 the small roses. The rambler rose is 

 |4)ecoming more and more in evidence 

 ^the country over. During the growing 

 season this class of roses, if you look 

 for them, you will find frequently in 

 the small dooryards of the cities. They 

 do look pretty. 



Benjamin Hammond, Sec'y, 



Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y, 



STOBINQ DAHLIAS. 



I notice constant reference to rot- 

 ting of dahlia roots in storage. Mine 

 always rotted until I learned better 

 than to cut them off the stem. Since 

 then I have had no trouble. Possibly 

 there are still in existence a few people 

 as ignorant as I was. * 



Benjamin C. Auten. 



AMEEICAN BOSE SOCIETY. 



The prize list for the coming exhibi- 

 tion, as part of the National Flower 

 Show, has been issued. There will be 

 additional special prizes. 



The annual bulletin for 1912 will be 

 an interesting document. This record 

 of events of the society is steadily in 

 demand by libraries and students. 



The correspondence up to this date 

 shows that interest in the exhibition is 

 already alive among the growers of 

 roses, and they are determined to make 

 good in New York. No flower show 

 would be complete unlesg the roses 



DBAC^NA LOSES FOLIAGE, 



Enclosed you will flnd two leaves of 

 a dracsena which is in bad shape. I 

 have quite a number of d'racaenas and 

 other decorative plants under my care 

 in the same house. The foliage of the 

 plant from which the enclosed leaves 

 were taken seems to be always decay- 

 ing and falling off, which makes it un- 

 salable. As to the name of the variety, 

 I am not sure whether it is Massan- 

 geana or Lindeni, but should be pleased 

 to know. Also, I have the green vari- 

 ety with yellow through the center, and 

 it never goes off like the enclosed 

 leaves. I keep the house at 65 degrees 

 in the daytime and 60 degrees at night, 

 or sometimes a little over. Any in- 

 formation as to how to prevent this 

 trouble will be much appreciated. 



H. G. 



The leaves in question are from Dra- 

 caena Lindeni, and show a fungoid dis- 

 ease that is not uncommon on this 

 plant. This disease is encouraged by 

 too much water, accompanied by low 

 temperature, and it would be advisable 

 to keep the plants somewhat drier, both 

 at the root and overhead, especially 

 during the winter. Also give full ex- 

 posure to the sun at this season, with a 

 day temperature of 70 to 75 degrees 

 and at night 60 to 65 degrees. A rather 

 open and well drained soil is best for 

 these variegated dracaenas, and in 

 bright weather they enjoy syringing 



freely, but on dull days the foliage 

 should be kept dry. W. H. T. 



WASHINGTON. 



The Market,' 



Washington dealers, as a whole, are 

 well pleased with their holiday busi- 

 ness. With but few exceptions the 

 stores were busier than ever before, 

 and cut flowers moved nicely. Potted 

 plants, also, were in large demand and 

 only the greens suffered. There was a 

 marked oversupply of wreaths and 

 Christmas trees. The belief that there 

 would be a shortage of this class of 

 stock caused excessive quantities to be 

 cut and that some of those who carried 

 trees and greens found a lot left over 

 was not due to the fact that sales were 

 lower than in previous years, but be- 

 cause the supply exceeded all possible 

 demands. The shipping business was 

 heavy and telegraphic orders to and 

 from this city were more plentiful than 

 before. Washington being the capital 

 and the seat of the social world of the 

 country, it was to be expected that its 

 florists would be called to make many 

 deliveries on orders received by mail 

 and from florists in other cities. 



Carnations, colored, were perhaps the 

 only flowers of which there was any 

 semblance of a scarcity, and it would 

 have been impossible under any but the 

 best conditions to supply anything like 

 the demand that was felt during the 

 last week. Azaleas cleaned up well, 

 with the result that some of the stores 

 moved all on hand. Begonias, cycla- 

 mens, poinsettias and ardisias were 

 much in demand, while heather and 

 lilacs were in big favor. Made-up bas- 

 kets, as is usual at this time of year, 

 were present in large quantitieEK and 

 sold unusually well. 



Carnations are now bringing from $6 

 to $10 per hundred; lilies, $12.50. Rosea 

 are averaging from $6 to about $10 per 

 hundred, but some good stock is to be 

 had at figures much in advance. Sweet 

 peas are $1 per hundred; violets, $1 and 

 $1.50 per hundred. American Beauties 

 are bringing from $3 to $7.50, accord- 

 ing to quality and length of stem. 

 Lupines and snapdragons are scarce. 



Various Notes. 



The regular monthly meeting of the 

 Florists ' Club will be held in the club 's 

 quarters at 1214 F street. Northwest, 

 Tuesday evening, January 7. 



O. A. C. Oehmler is an applicant for 

 membership in the Washington Cham- 

 ber of Commerce. 



Elmer C. Mayberry has improved 

 considerably and is now able to move 

 about the house, although his recent 

 injury requires the use of crutches, 



The flange of the return pipe on the 

 fifty horse-power engine at the plant 

 of J. M. Hammer broke just before the 

 holidays and, although no stock was 

 lost, considerable difficulty was expe- 

 rienced. For about ten days it was 

 found necessary to heat the houses 

 with bonfires. -• 



William F. Gude is the victim of a 

 heavy cold, together with a case of 

 grip, although he is sticking on the job. 



C. L. L. 



Bethlehem, Pa. — It is reported that 

 Mrs. Jennie Johnson, wife of a local 

 florist, has committed suicide. She was 

 despondent, it is said, on account of 

 her continued ill health. 



