Antii, 27, 1011. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



11 



Store of Freeport Floral Co., Freeport, 111. 



iiu'iits to (Ictcrniiiic sonic prnctic-jil 

 inctliod of" coiitroHiiij.j tlio iliscjisc. 



As i>liiiit jiMtlioloHist for tlic Society 

 of AiMcriciiii l''lorists, flic writer fiinls 

 tliat $.■)() liiis hccii set aside by tlic 

 society for liis use in carrying on iii- 

 V(>stiyations. With tlie a|i|iro\al of 

 J'resident Asimis of the society, tliis 

 Mini is to lie used towanl |iayinjr a 

 yoiHijf man in the departiiient to con 

 tiniie the investigations on yh-idiolun 

 hullt rots so well beyun by Mr. W'al 

 lace. This work is now under way and 

 Mr. I''it/,|tatrick, who is iloinj^ the woriv, 

 is .-inxioiis to obtain s|ieciniens of dis- 

 <';iseil yl.adioius bulbs from growers 

 who will be kind enough to contribute. 

 We shall also be k'^I'' ^" ^isit any 

 growers within reasonable distance, to 

 looiv over the disease in the bulbs, se 

 lect material for study and talk over 

 the problem with them, if they are will- 

 injf to ]iay the travelinjf <'X|ienses. 

 There .-ire no funds for this investijia 

 tion beyond that i-ontributed by the 

 American Florists' .Association. 



Expenses of the Work. 



Moreo\er, the writer feels that if 

 t(ladiolus growers btdie\t' the iincstiga 

 tion :iiul solution of these bulb rot 

 problems would In- worth anything to 

 them, they should be willing to bear at 

 least a portion of the expenses for such 

 investigations. The dejiartment of 

 plant |)ath(dogy is now making it ;i 

 gener.'il jiractice to undertake* no in- 

 vi'stigation of any plant disease un- 

 l<'ss tiie growers of the crop are sufli- 

 eiently intereste<l to coilper.ate finan- 

 ci.-illy in carrying on such iii\estig;i 

 tions. The state has jiro\i<led a gooil 

 laboratory e(|uii)ment and facilities for 

 carrying on smdi investigations, to 

 gether with competent men to o\ ersee 

 the work, but that such imcstigations 

 Mi;iy be properly ami |irom|itly carried 

 <)\\ it is necessary to luni- one or more 

 men de\()te their entire time to each 

 I'robb'm, under the ijirection of the 

 professor in the department of plant 

 pathology. The salaries for these men, 

 Aviiich .are rel;iti\('l\' small, range from 

 •+.")i>() to .t7.")() a year where the men are 

 eni|)]oved continuously throughout the 

 year, and the necessary expenses for 

 fraxeling range from .+L'.">'i tti .+.")n(i ])("r 

 Ve;ir, .all being met by growers or asso 

 '■iations of growers. Somi' ten or 

 tW(d\e suidi i-o()perati\e arrangements 

 are now in oper.ation .and ih. less than 

 thirty ditVereiit disease problems are 

 now under investigation. 



The work on the gladiolus bulb rots 

 is now under way and c.an be carried 

 along until autumn of this year on the 

 funds in sight. A. 10. <,'owee, of Her 

 lin, \. v., .a W(dl known gladiolus 

 grower, has in the past contributed 

 l.argidy tow;ird these iii\ cstigations by 

 paying the traviding expenses of .Mr. 

 Wallace in connection with the work 

 .and in contributing diseased ;ind 

 healthy bulbs for the investigations, 

 lie h.as agiiin come forward this y(>ar 

 and oti'ered his further coiiperation 

 along these lines. ]\lu(di credit is due 

 .Mr. < 'owee for h.aving made possible 

 the work already done on these dis 

 eases. The enthusiastic support wlii( h 

 he is giving in continuing this work 

 this season is most gratifying, ami we 

 trust that e\'ery gladiolus grower will 

 set' his way (dear also to assist in 

 carrying out this work. ^'eui can .all 

 materially aid us by sending in dis 

 eased bulbs for examination. .\d(!ress 

 all material .and correspondence to the 

 undersigned, ;it the New ^'ork State 

 (dllege of .\griciilture. Ithac.a, X. V. 



II. II. Whet/.el. 



ANNUALS. 



It is not too late to sow many an- 

 nuals, but after this date a luihl hotbed 

 is far preferable to flats in greenhousi';^. 

 I'se fine soil on the surface. Sow 

 rather thinly and let the rows be four 

 inches apart, except for such robust 

 sulijects as zinnias or annual sun- 

 flowers. Do not forget a good si/.eil 

 bat(di of asters of some of the main 

 croj) or latt' \arieties. smdi as Victoria, 

 \'i(d\^'s lir.anching, Scniple's and others. 

 T1h> Ostricdi I'luine section can also 

 still bo sown. Ten wecdis' stocks, Ncr- 

 beiias, flianthus, Drummond's phlox, 

 b.alsams and many other annuals can 

 still be sown with advantage; in fact, 

 there is time ;i month later for some 

 of thes(^ for late planting. Do not 

 forget some of the cosmos, (^specially 

 that grand \ariety Lady Lenox, and 

 if you have forgotten any of the climb- 

 ers you will be surprised to fiml out 

 Jiow fast they germin.-ite and ile\(dop 

 in ii hotbed. 



THE FREEPORT STORE. 



The accompanying illustrations are 

 icproduced ^'roni jdiofograplis made ;it 

 the downtown <'stablislinient of the 

 I'reejiort Floral Co., l'rce|iort, 111., Just 

 before l^.aster. The greenhouses of the 

 est.abiislimeiit consist of about .■>.■), OiK) 

 sipiare fei't of glass, flieie being eight 

 iiDUses in tlie range. .\ large \ariety 

 of sfo(d\ is grown, not inily fo supply the 

 ilowiitown store, but also fur tlie large 

 wholes.'ile business, especially in young 

 >tock. Tiie store is liL'xTn fl'ef. lo<'ated 

 cm the principal street of fiie cif\'. ami 

 successful from the il;iy of its recent 

 opening. The illustrations show how 

 thorouglily u|)-todafe it is in all its ap- 

 poinfmeuts ;iiid liow large tlie Faster 

 stock was. If is |de;isanf fo record that 

 evcryfhing w.is sold. Louis li.aiisidier is 

 the secretarx' of the corporation .•iihI 

 manager of il ^ biisi ness. 



Schenectady, N. Y. <'liarle-< Liinmer 

 lias filed .a |icfition in banixnipf cy. His 

 ii.abilifies are .+(!,;>;!7 .and his assets .+•).• 

 !tn(i. including .+ l..")Oii in real estate 

 ninif gages. 



Easter Display in Store of the Freeport Floral Co. 



