

Apbil 27, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Re^ew. 



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Store of Freeport Floral G}., Freeport, III. 



ments to determine some practical 

 method of controlling the disease. 



As plant pathologist for the Society 

 of American Florists, the writer finds 

 that $50 has been set aside by the 

 society for his use in carrying on in- 

 vestigations. With the approval of 

 President Asmus of the society, this 

 sum is to be used toward paying a 

 young man in the department to con- 

 tinue the investigations on gladiolus 

 bulb rots so well begun by Mr. Wal- 

 lace. This work is now under way and 

 Mr. Fitzpatrick, who is doing the work, 

 is anxious to obtain specimens of dis- 

 eased gladiolus bulbs from growers 

 who will be kind enough to contribute. 

 We shall also be glad to visit any 

 growers within reasonable distance, to 

 look over the disease in the bulbs, se- 

 lect material for study and talk over 

 the problem with them, if they are will- 

 ing to pay the traveling expenses. 

 There are no funds for this investiga- 

 tion beyond that contributed by the 

 American Florists' Association. 



Expenses of the Work. 



Moreover, the writer feels that if 

 gladiolus growers believe the investiga- 

 tion and solution of these bulb rot 

 problems would be worth anything to 

 them, they should be willing to bear at 

 least a portion of the expenses for such 

 investigations. The department of 

 plant pathology is now making it a 

 general practice to undertake no in- 

 vestigation of any plant disease un- 

 less the growers of the crop are suffi- 

 ciently interested to cooperate finan- 

 cially in carrying on such investiga- 

 tions. The state has provided a good 

 laboratory equipment and facilities for 

 carrying on such investigations, to- 

 gether with competent men to oversee 

 the work, but that such investigations 

 may be properly and promptly carried 

 on it is necessary to have one or more 

 men devote their entire time to each 

 problem, under the direction of the 

 professor in the department of plant 

 pathology. The salaries for these men, 

 which are relatively small, range from 

 $500 to $750 a year where the men are 

 employed continuously throughout the 

 year, and the necessary expenses for 

 traveling range from $250 to $500 per 

 year, all being met by growers or asso- 

 ciations of growers. Some ten or 

 twelve such cooperative arrangements 

 are now in operation and no less than 

 thirty different disease problems are 

 now under investigation. 



The work on the gladiolus bulb rots 

 is now under ^ay and can be carried 

 along until autumn of this year on the 

 funds in sight. A. E. Cowee, of Ber- 

 lin, N. Y., a well known gladiolus 

 grower, has in the past contributed 

 largely toward these investigations by 

 paying the traveling expenses of Mr. 

 Wallace in connection with the work 

 and in contributing diseased and 

 healthy bulbs for the investigations. 

 He has again come forward this year 

 and offered his further cooperation 

 along these lines. Much credit is due 

 Mr. Cowee for having made possible 

 the work already done on these dis- 

 eases. The enthusiastic support which 

 he is giving in continuing this work 

 this season is most gratifying, and we 

 trust that every gladiolus grower will 

 see his way clear also to assist in 

 carrying out this work. You can all 

 materially aid us by sending in dis- 

 eased bulbs for examination. Address 

 all material and correspondence to the 

 undersigned, at the New York State 

 College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. 



H. H. Whetzel. 



ANNUA1!J5. '; / 



It is not too late to sow many an- 

 nuals, but after this date a mil^ .hotbed 

 is far preferable to flats in greenhouses. 

 Use fine soil on the surface. Sow 

 rather thinly and let the rows be four 

 inches apart, except for such robust 

 subjects as zinnias or annual sun- 

 flowers. Do not forget a good sized 

 batch of asters of some of the main 

 crop or late varieties, such as Victoria, 

 Vick's Branchings Semple's and others. 

 The Ostrich Plume section can also 

 still be sown. Ten weeks' stocks, ver- 

 benas, dianthus, Drummond's phlox, 

 balsams and many other annuals can 

 still be sown with advantage; in fact, 

 there is time a month later for some 

 of these for late planting. Do not 

 forget some of the cosmos, especially 

 that grand variety Lady Lenox, and 

 if you have forgotten any of the climb- 

 ers you will be surprised to find out 

 how fast they germinate and develop 

 in a hotbed. 



THE FREEPORT STORE. 



The accompanying illustrations are 

 reproduced from photographs made at 

 the downtown establishment of the 

 Freeport Floral Co., Freeport, 111., just 

 before Easter. The greenhouses of the 

 establishment consist of about 35,000 

 square feet of glass, there being eight 

 houses in the range. A large variety 

 of stock is grown, not only to supply the 

 downtown store, but also for the large 

 wholesale business, especially in young 

 stock. The store is 22x70 feet, located 

 on the principal street of the city, and 

 successful from the day of its recent 

 opening. The illustrations show how 

 thoroughly up-to-date it is in all its ap- 

 pointments and how large the Easter 

 stock was. It is pleasant to record that 

 everything was sold. Louis Bauscher is 

 the secretary of the corporation and 

 manager of its business. 



Schenectady, N. Y. — Charles Limmer 

 has filed a petition in bankruptcy. His 

 liabilities are $6,337 and his assets $6,- 

 900, including $4,500 in real estate 

 mortgages. 



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Easter Display in Store of the Freeport Floral G>. 



