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November 24, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Re^^cw. 



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tomer writes in to ask about roses, 

 and we are able to reply on a letter 

 head that shows at the same time a 

 good halftone of the very plants that 

 we are offering, it goes a long way 

 toward getting an order. You see, we 

 are not showing him a picture of just 

 roses, a hand-me-down illustration, or 

 a halftone out of last year's cata- 

 logue, but we are presenting him with 

 a view of our block of rose bushes out 

 of which we expect to fill his order. 

 Great scheme, isn't it? It brings the 

 business. One of the bright young men 

 in our oflSce says that these picture 

 letter heads can be improved upon in 

 one respect only, and he is working on 

 that problem now; that is, moving pic- 

 ture letter heads." 



THE GRADUATE. 



[GleaningH of an interview with Charles Henry 

 Fox.] 



The sentiment associated with the 

 idea of presenting the high school or 

 college graduate with a bunch of flow- 

 ers at commencement is gaining in 

 popularity and merits intelligent culti- 

 vation. The photograph is of a gradu- 

 ate with a bunch of Chatenay roses. The 

 idea in the arrangement is simplicity, 

 the avoidance of pretense or show; a 

 careless, natural effect should be the 

 aim, nothing studied, with only a sim- 

 ple bow of ribbon to set off the flowers. 

 For commencements that come in May 

 bunches of daisies and of sweet peas 

 are popular, each by itself — a combi- 

 nation of flowers or of colors is apt 

 to destroy the effect desired. For Juno 

 commencements American Beauty roses 

 are satisfactory; their lasting qualities 

 are an important point on days that 

 may be extremely warm. Phil. 



LONG CAST-IRON GUTTERS. 



Can cast-iron gutters be used in 

 lengths up to 300 feet without expan- 

 sion joints; also wrought-iron channel 

 bars? We have no trouble with 100- 

 foot lengths of cast-iron, but would like 

 to know if we should be liable to have 

 trouble with greater lengths. 



S. B. 



Cast-iron gutters and wrought-iron 

 channel bars are all right, although 1 

 would not use the latter in commercial 

 houses. 



TWO OF A KIND. 



We are in a quandary concerning a 

 matter in connection with our green- 

 houses, and will esteem it a great favor 

 if you will help us to get the experi- 

 ences of other persons under similar cir- 

 cumstances, through the columns of your 

 paper. Our houses are located about 

 three-quarters of a mile south of a large 

 cement plant. The cement dust from 

 the plant spreads out and is carried by 

 the wind in such a way that it forms a 

 coating over our glass, effectually shut- 

 ting out the rays of the sun. May we 

 recover damages or force the cement 

 company to remove the cement from the 

 glasst Truitt's Greenhouses. 



Chanute, Kan. 



Recently there has been erected a 

 large cement plant about one-half mile 

 from my greenhouses, twelve in all, and 

 the dust that escapes from the tall 

 stacks completely covers my green- 

 houses, so that it shuts out all the sun 

 and light. Have you known of any 

 similar cases? If so, could the florist 



The Graduate. 



get any redress? I have started legal 

 proceedings against the cement com- 

 pany. Any information on cement or 

 smoke on anything that comes near it 

 would be highly appreciated. 



R. W. Allen. 

 Hudson, N. Y. 



The Review will be pleased to print 

 the reply of anyone who has had an ex- 

 perience in any way similar. 



sweet peas, neither of which crops will 

 withstand heavy fumigation. Pressure 

 of water directed through a fine spray 

 nozzle is the best way to fight spider. 

 In the case of the sweet peas, the 

 under surface of the foliage can be 

 readily reached, but it is otherwise 

 with violets. Pick off and burn the 

 leaves worst affected and do not in fu- 

 ture allow the atmosphere of the 

 houses to become arid. Syringe plants 

 especially which are nearest to the 

 heating pipes. Some growers have 

 found that a heaping tablespoon of 

 salt to eight quarts of water syringed 

 on the foliage once a week helps to 

 ward off the attacks of the spider, but 

 I put most faith in a good pressure of 

 clear, cold water. C. W. 



RED SPIDER. 



We have the red spider in our house 

 of violets and sweet peas. Is there no 

 other way to kill them but to spray 

 them? Is fumigation better? If so, 

 please state what to use. S. H. 



Any fumigation which would have 

 effect on the red spider would prob- 

 ably be disastrous to both violets and 



TO REMOVE LIME WHITEWASH. 



Please tell us how to get lime white- 

 wash off the glass. We had a work- 

 man who put it on to stay. In all our 

 forty years of greenhouse work we 

 never had any trouble of this sort till 

 now. A. W. & S. 



A good way to remove the whitewash 

 is to thoroughly soak it with concen- 

 trated lye and then use a wire or hard- 

 bristled scrubbing brush. If the lime 

 was put on in a hot condition, it may 

 require more than one such application 

 to remove it entirely. Ribes. 



