August 1, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



11 



\ j*,w*' 





:sS5^v;3F- r. -^ ■■:--^ 



,,,^,«t^'^.. ^ ■' ■ ...» 



Eight Acres of Peonies at the Establishment of C. Betscher, Canal Dover, O. 



all the most advanced in type and 

 color. These I am hoping to spread in 

 Canada before long. 



Outdoor Peas in the Future. 



We who have had experience with 

 Bweet peas know that the hot, trying 

 weather, especially in the American 

 summers, is against the nature of these 

 flowers. Yet my experience until now 

 goes to prove that if the same care 

 and attention were given to these 

 lovely, sweet perfumed annuals as is 

 given to the lawns in this country, 

 not only good flowers could be grown, 

 but the boom wouFd soon be as great 

 here in Canada as it now is in Eng- 

 land. 



I should like you to suggest that a 

 society be formed at Toronto and an 

 exhibition held there. I should have 

 great pleasure in taking a part in it. 

 If you think any cultural notes of mine 

 would be of any interest to your read- 

 ers, I should be pleased to send you 

 some from time to time. 



A. A. Elliott. 



[The Review always is glad to have 

 ("ultural notes from any grower who 

 has found a better way than the usual 

 one, of handling any greenhouse crop.] 



PLUMOSUS DAMAGED BY BAIN. 



I have five acres of plumosus ferns 

 kere, in central Florida. Those of the 

 oldest setting are about one year old. 

 The plants did well and grew rapidly, 

 out on the last day of May rains be- 

 gan and for seven weeks we had down- 

 pours which kept the land soaked. The 

 plants were badly hammered by the 

 floods of rain. Now I find the plants 

 either diseased or rusted by the water. 

 At present the trouble is confined most- 

 Y to the large plants and to the short 

 foliage close to the ground. I am send- 

 '°g you tbday a plant for inspection, 

 *nd ask your assistance in the matter, 

 ^f there is any disease, how am I to 

 combat itt If necessary I can at tliis 

 "°»e, or even later, cut oflf the present 

 growth and spray the new growth as it 

 comes along. I am a little alarmed over 

 P'esont conditions, as I have quite a 

 *um of money invested in the enter- 

 prise. Kindly help me out. I am of tie 

 "pinion that the long continued floods 

 " rain started the trouble. G. K. 



Th 



is aparagus trouble seems to be 



•imply the damping oflE of the growth 

 1e to the long continued rainy weath- 

 '> rather than any special disease. The 



best treatment would be to cut oflE the 

 affected grqwth, then give the land a 

 heavy dusting with air-slaked lime and 

 cultivate the lime into the ground. Con- 

 tinue cultivating as frequently as the 

 weather will permit, the aim being to 

 get the surface of the soil well aerated 

 and sweetened. There is still time to 

 get a nice, clean growth on the aspara- 

 gus before autumn. W. H. T. 



BETSCHES'S PEONY FIELD. 



Probably nothing 6o well illustrates 

 the growth of the peony industry as |lo 

 pictures of some of the fields now de- 

 voted to the plant. The popularity of 

 the modern peony is such that hundreds 

 •of acres, the country over, are required 

 to produce the stock needed for the 

 constantly widening demand. There are 

 eight acres of peonies in the field here 

 illustrated. It is on the home place of 

 C. Betscher, florist at Canal Dover, Ohio. 

 The picture also shows how pleasant is 

 the situation. In fact, there is no finer 

 land than the great Buckeye state and 

 all the florists there are doing their 

 part to make it ever more beautiful, 

 while at the same time they are keep- 

 ing an eye to the main chance. 



DAYTON, O. 



The Market. 



The condition of trade last week was 

 a decided improvement over that of the 

 week previous. This was largely due to 

 the fact that there were so many deaths 

 in and out of town, and while the ma» 

 jority of the funeral orders were not 

 large, they were numerous and kept the 

 florists pretty busy. Thus the demand 

 cleaned up stock in all lines. White 

 carnations and Kaiserin fell away short. 

 As there were nowhere near enough of 

 these to meet the demands, other stock 

 had to be substituted; consequently the 

 florists had a chance to clean house 

 every day. 



Giganteum lilies, fortunately, were 

 plentiful, and none went begging; the 

 same is true of rubrum lilies. Sweet 

 peas are nothing to brag about, as the 

 rains and then the hot sun have been 

 hard on them. Outdoor gladioli are 

 cropping abundantly now, and the prices 

 are gradually decreasing. Asters both 

 of poor and good quality are seen on 

 the market. Carnation blooms from the 

 field are seen occasionally, excelling in 

 quality those which are grown indoors. 



Various Notes. 



D. Busconi, of Cincinnati, O., visited 

 Dayton patrons and friends last week 

 and also bade them adieu until next 

 fall, as he will sail August 7 for his 

 home country, Italy, where he will 

 spend his vacation with his wife and 

 children, who went there three years 

 ago. On his return Mr. Busconi will 

 bring his family back with him to their 

 home in Cincinnati. Previous to his 

 visit here, Mr. Busconi had just re- 

 turned from a two weeks' trip to West 

 Baden, where he had been for his 

 health. 



The Miami Floral Co. is cutting some 

 fine cattleyas, which sell well. 



Mr. and Mrs. George Bartholomew 

 and daughter, Elsie, accompanied by 

 Mr. and Mrs. George Blunden, of Lon- 

 don, England, made a pleasure and busi- 

 ness trip to Cincinnati, July 29. TFey 

 were guests of D. Busconi for dinner. 

 While there they visited Fort Thomas, 

 Ky., and also Chas. F. Hoffmeister's 

 greenhouses. They report a pleasant 

 trip. 



Herbert Bartholomew, with his base- 

 ball team, went to Yorkshire, O., July 

 29, to play the Yorkshire team. The 

 boys were royally entertained by their 

 opponents and came home victorious, 

 with a score of 2 to 0. 



Mr. and Mrs. Claude Leslie spent the 

 week end in Centerville, O., as guests of 

 Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Leslie. 



The S. A. F. convention bug is com- 

 mencing to buzz in Dayton and several 

 of our florists are counting the days. 



Mrs. E. Young says she started the 

 week with a lot of funeral orders and 

 kept it up straight along. 



It was a busy week in funeral work 

 at Mrs. L. D. Johnson's place. 



M. Anderson spent the greater part 

 of last week visiting his sister in Chi- 

 cago, who expects to return soon to her 

 native country. 



The apple crop, which was heavy last 

 year, is a failure this year^ but, on the 

 other hand, the potato crop is a success 

 this year, while last year it was a 

 failure. 



The Heiss Co. is the first to display 

 chrysanthemum blooms in the city this 

 season. 



Mrs. William Bitter and son, Baird, 

 have been visiting in Troy, O., for the 

 last week. 



The latest improvement at Mrs. B. 

 Haschke 's plant is a new smokestack. 



Miss Bonnie Ewing, who has been at 

 Wooster, O., attending school, will re- 



