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The Weekly Florists' Revkw. 



OCTOBKR 12, 1911. 



but three times since the middle of 

 May and our stock will be. clean intor. 

 November. A high grade of cyanide 

 is most eflfective and we prefer the 

 sodium to the potassium form. 



W. J. Keimel, Elmhiirsti HI., sug- 

 gested in one of the trade papers the 

 use of one pound of Paris green to 

 five pounds of brown sugar, using one 

 ounce of this mixture to one gallon of 

 water for thrips, W« find this is 

 equally effective in destroying the larva 

 of the leaf-tyer and it does not discolor 

 the foliage. 



The achievements in floriculture are 

 not wrought by any one thing we do, 

 but by the many things given atten- 

 tion at the proper time, and chrysan- 

 themums are no exception to thiis law. 

 I think all ef-you will agree with me 

 that superiority in knowledge is not 

 as essential as the ability and energy 

 to attend promptly to every detail 

 which is of vital importance in mark- 

 ing the degree of pur success. Nature 

 provides a way and we endeavor to 

 assist. 



m WINTEE FLO WEI 



The earlji^t planting of sweet peas, 

 made late j^/pSuly,. is giving some nice 

 flowers,! whicih are usefiU.Jaow that tjie. 

 outdoor crop has passed. While the 

 demand for sweet peas is not especially 

 vigorous until after the mum season 

 has passed, there are customers who 

 want them the year around and they 

 are now one of the indispensables in 

 the wholesale markets. 



Look over the early plants every five 

 or six days and give them the neces- 

 sary ties. The mght temperature for 

 flowering peas should be kept about 50 

 degrees; a couple of degrees lower is 

 better as winter progresses. Fire heat 

 is now a necessity, but the plants must 

 have free ventilation. Avoid, however, 

 cold draughts, which may result in an 

 attack of mildew, which always must 

 be guarded against. 



Sweet peas often are used as a suc- 

 cession crop to follow early chrysan- 

 themums. It would have been -an ad- 

 vantage to have started seed in small 

 pots or flats. Quite a little time is 

 thus gained as compared with sowing 

 the seeds in drills. Sweet peas want 

 generous compost to grow in and it 

 does not pay to start them in the par- 

 tially exhausted chrysanthemum soil 

 without first adding a liberal quantity 

 of cow manure and mixing it in well. 

 Sow the seeds quite thinly. A plant 

 every two or three inches is far better 

 than having a crowded row. The thin- 

 ner plants will give stronger haulm and 

 finer flower Spikes. 



It is better to stick to the regular 

 winter-flowering varieties for some time 

 yet and not sow the Spencer types until 

 December and January, when late mums 

 will be all cut. 



INDIANA STATE FLORISTS. 



The Meeting at New Castle. 



The monthly meeting of the State 

 Florists' Association was held at New 

 Castle, October 3, with about fifty mem- 

 bers present. The Indianapolis vis- 

 itors, arriving there at 1 p. m., were 

 met by the New Castle florists and 

 escorted to the Elks' club rooms, where 

 an elegant luncheon was served. After- 



ward the oxembers g^injSretF o^ the 

 north lawn and were "p^MJkrgraphed. 



The party then made a tour of the 

 city in automobiles, visiting fbM' dif- 

 fcreat . gtepnhoxitres. ' 'The .first 'Stop''^fiVi 

 at the new place of Peter Weiland. 

 Mr. Weiland has had about all he could 

 do .this summer, having erected ten 

 houses, 28x300. These houses are 

 equipped with cement benches and ce- 

 ment gutters. There is still a great 

 amount of work to be done, as the 

 steam plant is not complete yet. How- 

 ever, Mr. Weiland expected to raise 

 steam in a few days. 



The next stop was at the establish- 

 ment of Heller Bros. Co., where we 

 found things in apple-pie order. The 

 Beauties at this place were exception- 

 ally fine, as were the Killarneys and 

 other stock. 



Visits were also made to the estab- 

 lishments of P. J. dinger, F. J. Ben- 

 they & Co., William Dittmann and the 

 South Park Floral Co. The stock at 

 all these places was in fine shape. 



The business meeting was called at 



the New Castle club rooms. It was' -i 

 voted, on the invitation of the Rich- :• 

 mond florists, that the next meeting be v. 

 held at that city, on the regular meet- i-i 

 ing day, the first Tuesday in Novem- 

 ber . .,;,-^ 



Among those in attendance from In- 

 dianapolis were: John Hartje, Charles 

 Pahud, John Niggl, Jr., George Wie- ^ 

 gand, William Langstaff, M. Marer, R. 

 A. Glaubke, Harry Pahud, C. P. Bohne, 

 Robert EUig, A. Shreiber, Adolph Baur, 

 Sidney Smith, Harry Rieman, R. Ro- 

 denbe«k, Albert Pettit, Lon Elder, H. ' 

 L. Wiegand, A. W. Marshall, P. Rie- 

 man, H-. Junge and C. Sonnensobmidt. 



Among the visitors from other cities 

 were: R. A. McKeand, Marion: C. A. 

 Rieman, Connersville; B. F. Hensley, 

 Knightstown; Ira Clark, Greensburg; 

 S, Humfeld, Muncie; E. G. Hill, Joe 

 Hill, George Gause, Charles Jones and 

 Pred Lemon, all of Richmond; M, A. 

 Barrick, Seymour; W. B. Smith, Ernst 

 Rieman and William Roepke, of In- 

 dianapolis; W. W. Coles, Kokomo. 



H. L. W. 



Fcg|fi;ii Muncie Correspondent. 



The Tmter attended the StiftQ 

 rists ' Association "'» monthly meeti 

 New Castle, October 3. An unust 

 laE^ number were present. The weath- 

 -irf^*Tj|iV itiBal •for' the ocicaBion. That 

 New Castle florists know how to enter- 

 tain was fully demonstrated. The meet- 

 ing was a great success in every way. 



After a sumptuous dinner at the 

 Elks' club rooms, the visiting florists 

 started on their tour of inspection. 

 Peter Weiland 's new place was first 

 visited. The ten new 300-foot houses 

 are almost completed. The stock was 

 in fine shape, considering that the 

 heating plant had not yet been com- 

 pleted. There are four houses in roses, 

 two in carnations and four in sweet 

 peas. Mr. Weiland has an ideal loca- 

 tion for his plant. The houses are on 

 an elevation that affords good drainage 

 for his heating plant, which is located 

 about 200 yards from the houses, with 

 a fall of about thirty-five feet. The 

 boilers are near the siding. Coal will 

 be dumped from the cars without haul- 

 ing, which will be a great saving. Mr. 



A. Miller, at Sprinfiffield, Ready For His First Flight 



