JANDARY 23, 1913. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



Field of Lilium Magnificum ia Japan, Photos^raphed July I, 1912. 



it can be done by giving them as low 

 a temperature as 42 degrees. 



After the plants are well rooted in 

 their blooming pots, it is beneficial to 

 water them with cow manure and soot 

 water, to give them the finishing 

 touches of glossy foliage and larger 

 flowers, with a good color. 



Clearing Out the Insect Pests. 



As to insects, the green fly and thrips 

 are the only ones that injure cycla- 

 mens. The green fly is easily kept in 

 check by using the nicotine solution 

 regularly once a week. It is advisable 

 not to make the solution too strong, as 

 it may buj-n the leaves and spot the 

 flowers. The thrips is bothersome if it 

 gets a hold and may spoil the whole 

 year's work if not attended to at once 

 with a solution of sugar and Paris 

 green. Here is the formula: Take at 

 the rate of five pounds of brown sugar 

 to one pound of Paris green; mix dry; 

 run through a fine screen to take out 

 lumps. To apply: take two ounces of 

 the mixture to two gallons of water 

 and spray in the afternoon, late, and, 

 if clear the next day, syringe off to' 

 prevent the leaves burning. If used 

 once a week it will keep the plants free 

 Ifrom thrips. It is also sure death to 

 them on the carnations. 



To grow good cyclamens they must 

 never be neglected in any way. Com- 

 mon sense should be used in growing 

 them and if a good strain of seed is 

 procured they should be among the 

 most profitable plants, as well as the 

 favorite of both the grower and his 

 customers. 



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LILIUM MAGNIFICUM. 



The accompanying illustration 

 prepared from a photograph of a field 

 of Lilium magnificum made near Yoko- 

 hama, Japan, July 1 of last year. The 

 field, which Ealph M. Ward says is one 



of the largest of the variety grown last 

 season, was located on the top of the 

 hill some distance south of Yokohama. 

 Mr. Ward, who made a trip to Japan 

 last summer, says he does not believe 

 the trade will ever again see magnifi- 

 cum as cheap as it has been during the 

 last few years. He says that the crop 

 this year was shorter than anticipated 

 and that the demand for the variety is 

 increasing steadily, as it has good com- 

 mercial value, flowering profusely and 

 yielding a good return in the market. It 

 is a flower that has many uses in retail 

 work. 



MISBBANDED INSECTICIDES. 



In giving notice of judgments under 

 the insecticide act, the U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture includes one which 

 will be of interest to florists. The cir- 

 cular is signed by W. M. Hayes, acting 

 Secretary of Agriculture, and is as 

 follows: 



"On July 29, 1912, the United States 

 Attorney for the Eastern District of 

 Michigan, acting upon a report by the 

 Secretary of Agriculture, filed informa- 

 tion in the District Court of the United 

 States for said district against F. A. 

 Thompson & Co., Detroit, Mich., a cor- 

 poration, alleging shipment and deliv- 

 ery for shipment on May 27, 1911, from 

 Detroi*. in the State of Michigan, to 

 Indianapolis, in the State of Indiana, 

 of a quantity of an insecticide, known 

 as 'To-Bak-Ine Liquid Poison,' which 

 was misbranded within the meaning of 

 the Insecticide Act of 1910. The arti- 

 cle in question was packed in cans or 

 tins labeled as follows: 'To-Bak-Ine 

 Liquid Poison. One Pint size. 120 tea- 

 spoonfuls. Price $2.00. Positively kills 

 green and black fly, mealy bug, red 

 spider, thrips or any insects on flowers, 

 plants, trees, vegetables, etc., also para- 

 sites on domestic animals of all kinds. 

 * * * Prepared only by the Detroit 



Nicotine Company, Manufacturers of 

 Nicotine Products. Guaranteed by F. 

 A. Thompson & Co., under the Insecti- 

 cide Act of 1910, No. 85.' 



"Analysis, examination, and efficien- 

 cy tests of samples from the said arti- 

 cle in the United States Department of 

 Agriculture showed that the cans or 

 tins of the articles in question con- 

 tained less than one pint; that the arti- 

 cle consisted partially of water, an 

 inert substance, which does not pre- 

 vent, destroy, repel or mitigate insects; 

 and that the article was not effective 

 in killing mealy bug, red spider, or 

 'any insects on flowers, plants, trees, 

 vegetables, etc.,' nor 'parasites on do- 

 mestic animals of all kinds.' Misbrand- 

 ing within the meaning of section 8 of 

 the Insecticide Act of 1910 was al- 

 leged in that the labels on the cans or 

 tins containing the article were false 

 or misleading for the reason that they 

 bore the statement 'One pint,' whereas 

 in truth and in fact the said cans or 

 tins contained less than one pint of the 

 article; for the reason that they bore 

 the statement that the article would 

 kill mealy bug, red spider, or any in- 

 sects that infest flowers, plants, trees, 

 vegetables, etc., also parasites on do- 

 mestic animals of all kinds, whereas in 

 truth and in fact the article was not 

 effective in killing mealy bug, was not 

 effective in killing red spider, and was 

 not effective in killing parasites on do- 

 mestic animals of all kinds; and in that 

 the article consisted partially of an in- 

 ert substance, namely, water, which 

 does not prevent, destroy, repel, or 

 mitigate insects, and neither the name 

 nor percentage amount of the inert in- 

 gredient, water, nor the name and per- 

 centage amount of each and every in- 

 gredient of the insecticide having in- 

 secticidal properties and the total per- 

 centage of inert ingredients present, 

 were stated on the label. 



