January 26, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



11 



a little too fast it is easy to give them 

 a cooler house. Never neglect the 

 water supply and use great care in 

 fumigating, as the foliage is easily 

 damaged. If the old S. Japonica is 

 started by the middle of February, it 

 will be in time for Easter. The other 

 varieties are, however, so much supe- 

 rior that they have largely usurped its 

 place. For cutting for Memorial day 

 trade the old variety is, however, still 

 useful. 



Dutch Bulbous Stock. 



After the end of January the tulips 

 will not require drawing up in a dark 

 case in order to give them a sufficient 

 length of stem. A warm house will 

 produce stems of a good length. Lay 

 sheets of newspaper over the flowers 

 while the sun strikes them directly. 

 All the trumpet narcissi open better 

 and have a great deal more substance 

 where the night temperature of the 

 house runs from 50 to 55 degrees than 

 when it is higher. Hyacinths should 

 not be placed in the light until they 

 have growths two to three inches long, 

 or they will be inclined to be squatty. 

 Such plants as ixias, sparaxis and tri- 

 tonias will not tolerate anything like 

 forcing; 45 degrees at night is sufli- 

 cient. Spanish iris and small flowered 

 gladioli of the nanus type are better 

 if the minimum of 50 degrees is not 

 exceeded. Bulbs intended for Easter 

 should be plunged outdoors, in order to 

 hold them back as late as possible. 

 The late date will make it difficult to 

 retard some varieties without a cold 

 cellar or cold storage facilities at 

 command. 



Double Feverfew. 



Double feverfew makes a useful addi- 

 tion for Memorial day, a time when 

 flowers of all kinds are in demand. Its 

 perfume is not particularly pleasing, 

 but for a cheap, easily grown flower it 

 has its uses. If the plants are not yet 

 benched, no time should be spared in 

 getting them in. A compost such as 

 you would plant mums or violets in will 

 be found all right. A cool house, 45 to 

 48 degrees at night, is what the fever- 

 fews like. 



Ten Weeks' Stocks. 



Ten weeks' stocks are an invaluable 

 Memorial day crop. Sow a good batch 

 of seed at once in flats of light and 

 sandy soil. The bright colors are al- 

 ways in special demand, but any shade 

 will sell. The giant strain of ten 

 weeks' is as good as any. Purchase 

 the best imported seed, as it will insure 

 a vastly larger proportion of doubles. 

 By the time the violets are out the 

 stocks should be ready to take their 

 places. They in turn can give place to 

 a crop of chrysanthemums, which, if 

 cleared early in November, will allow 

 single violets to be planted, thus insur- 

 ing three crops a year. 



FUMIGATING WITH SULPHUB. 



How do you burn sulphur for fumi- 

 gating? There is no stock in the house 

 and I wisli to kill every living thing. 

 How much would y«u use for a house 

 20x50 and eleven feet to the peak? I 

 have never used any; hence this inouiry. 

 E. C.'L. 



When fumigating an empty house 

 with sulphur there need be little care 

 exercised in the quantity of material 

 used, only be sure you have enough. 

 In a house of this size, if the roof and 



George R. Gause. 



walls are tight, four pounds ought to be 

 plenty. 



A more effective cleaning can be had 

 by using cyanide of potassium. This, 

 if used with moderate care, is the most 

 effective of fumigants. Ribes. 



G. B. GAUSE. 



George R. Gause, of Riehmoiul, lud., 

 who has just been elected president of 

 the State Florists' Association of Indi- 

 ana, was born September 29, 1867, at 

 Waynesville, O., where his father oper- 

 ated a small fruit farm. After receiv- 

 ing a part of his education at a coun- 

 try school in that state, he removed to 

 Indiana and located near Richmond. 



Not being inclined to engage in fruit 

 growing or farming as a life work, and 

 being passionately fond of flowers, he 

 decided to learn the florists' business. 

 Accordingly, he secured a position with 

 the McGregor Bros. Co., wholesale flo- 

 rists of Springfield, O., and later with 

 the E. G. Hill Co., of Richmond, Ind. 



In the year 1890, with a partner, he 

 launched into the retail plant mailing 

 business. Afterward, when this part- 

 nershi^i was dissolved, he removed the 

 greenhouses to their present location, in 

 West Richmond, near Earlham College 

 and opposite Earlham cemetery. Aban- 

 doning the mailing department of the 

 business, he now began the establish- 

 ment of a local retail trade in plants 

 and cut flowers, growing such stock as 

 the market demanded. He has a pros- 

 perous business, making a specialty of 

 funeral work. His wife is an able as- 

 sistant, devoting much time to the 



work, and to her much of the credit is 

 due for the success of the enterprise. 



Mr. Gause is a member of the 

 S. A. F., the American Carna 

 tion Society and the Indiana State 

 Florists' Association. Besides giving 

 sedulous attention to business, he takes 

 much interest in fraternal work and is 

 a member of the following bodies: 

 Webb Lodge, A. F. and A. M., having 

 been W, M. of the same for the last 

 two years; King Solomon Chapter, R. 

 A. M.; Wayne Council, R. and S. M.; 

 Richmond Commandery, K. T.; Thirty- 

 second degree Scottish Rite Mason; 

 also a member of the Knights of 

 Pvthias and Odd Fellows. 



MUSA ENSETE FBOM SEED. 



Will you kindly tell me the proper 

 way to start Musa Ensete from seed? 

 Does the hard shell need any filing 

 after being soaked? E. W. H. 



If the seeds of Musa Ensete are 

 soaked in lukewarm water for about 

 forty-eight hours, there is no need of 

 tiling the hard outer shell. The seeds 

 should be covered to a depth of half 

 an inch, either with light, sandy soil 

 or with a mixture of chopped moss 

 and sand, and kept moist and warm. 

 The seed pans or boxes should be 

 placed in a warm greenhouse, lightly*" 

 shaded, and, if possible, given a bot 

 torn heat of 75 degrees. 



The young seedlings are rather ten- 

 der, and require warmth to keep them 

 in a good growing condition. 



W. H. T. 



