Deckmbeii 12, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



43 



SCALE ON LAURELS AND PALMS. 



Will you kindly inform me what is 

 the best remedy for scale on laurel 

 trees outside! There is the same kind 

 of scale on the kentias in the green- 

 house, where it would be possible to 

 fumigate. Many of the palms turn yel- 

 low on the older leaves. I believe the 

 air in the greenhouse is too close and 

 dry, and whitewash is not a good shade 

 for palms. How often should I spray 

 in hot days? Would it be helpful to 

 wet the steam pipes when they are hot, 

 in order to get damp air? H. M. 



Hydrocyanic acid gas is the most cer- 

 tain remedy for all members of the 

 scale family where it can be safely 

 applied. Jt is, however, decidedly risky 

 to use it among palms. The best 

 remedy is to spray with one of the oil 

 or soap sprays. You will find Aphine 

 one of the best for this purpose and it 

 will not injure the foliage in any way. 

 There are several similar insecticides 

 which are used for destroying scale. 

 As the pests are largely on the under 

 sides of the leaves, it is necessary to 

 use a fine, misty spray nozzle and thor- 

 oughly dampen both sides of the leaves. 

 Several applications may be necessary 

 where the scale has secured a firm hold. 

 Once they are clean, give a spraying at 

 regular intervals to keep it in check. 



Palms prefer a moist atmosphere, 

 although they will sometimes remain 

 in good health under dry conditioas. 

 Wetting the steam pipes to create 

 vapor is not to be recommended, but 

 the floors, the space below the pipes 

 and the surfaces of beds or benches 

 should be kept moist. In hot weather 

 the plants should have two syringings 

 overhead daily, and unless the weather 

 is dark and cold one syringing daily 

 can be given even in winter. 



For scale on outside trees and shrubs, 

 use some such remedy as Scalecide, 

 Scaline, or one of the other soluble 

 oils used for this purpose. From No- 

 vember until the end of March is a 

 good time to do any of this spraying, 

 always selecting a clear, sunny day. 

 'C. W. 



A VISIT TO KOKOMO, IND. 



On invitation from the growers of 

 Kokomo, the State Florists' Associa- 

 tion of Indiana held its December meet- 

 ing in that city. At the Francis hotel 

 several automobiles were in waiting 

 and a tour of the greenhouses was at 

 once begun. 



The first stop was at the Lincoln 

 Coles plant. Mr. Coles is one of the 

 younger generation of growers, a son 

 of W. W. Coles. He grew Beauties from 

 the beginning, and with splendid suc- 

 cess. Last summer, however, he con- 

 cluded that Beauties were not the right 

 crop for the grower who looks after 

 his place single-hau'ded, and so he 

 planted his entire space this year in 

 carnations. He is proving his versa- 

 tility by showing easily the best car- 

 nations in Kokomo. Mr. Coles thinks 

 well of Washington as a deep pink, and 

 Gloriosa on account of its fine pure pink 

 shade. White Wonder easily leads in 

 white. 



The next stop was at the W. W. 

 Coles place, only a square away. The 

 plant is modern, both in appointments 

 and in growing methods. Several 

 houses of the Killarneys are giving 

 heavy cuts of high grade stock; some 

 in full crop, others just going off, and 

 still others coming on. Two large 



Chrysaathemtim William Turner. 



houses are given to Beauties, all going 

 well. But the nicest bench of roses on 

 the place is one of My Maryland, a 

 veritable thicket of growth and laden 

 with buds galore. The carnation range 

 looks good, but a few weak spots bring 

 the average a little below what we saw 

 at the range of the younger' Coles. Mr. 

 Coles has installed solid beds in one 

 .300-foot house of carnations and says 

 there will be no more raised benches 

 built in his place. 



At Fred Kelly's there is the usual 

 varied assortment of bedding stock 

 needed in cemetery work. A fine bed 

 of early sweet peas took the visitors' 

 eyes. Violets are also given consid- 

 erable space, the singles being grown 

 exclusively. A batch of Dr. Engue- 

 hard mums showed the finest color we 

 have seen in that variety in several 

 years. 



From here the autos took us to the 

 establishment owned by Thomas Knipe. 

 Mr. Knipe has a reputation for grow- 

 ing Bichmond roses. His Richmond 

 house, however, happened to be just a 

 little off crop. A bench of late mums 

 looked like good money, among others 

 a fine batch of old Yanoma. Grown as 

 it is here, this variety would prove in- 

 valuable to any grower. 



Next we visited W. A. Hitler's place, 

 situated on one of the fashionable 

 streets of the city. A high-class retail 

 business is conducted and a great deal 

 more stock is handled than can be 

 grown on the place. 



After having visited every establish- 

 ment in the city, the crowd, which had 

 grown to some thirty members, was 

 taken back to the Francis hotel, where 

 dinner was served, after which Presi- 



dent Gause called the meeting to order. 

 Among those present were: 



E. G. Hill, G. R. Gause and J. A. 

 Evans, Richmond; J. S. Stuart and J. 

 A. E. Haugh, Anderson; R. A. Me- 

 Keand, Marion; W. J. Vesey, Jr., Ft. 

 Wayne; H. A, Maximer, Alexandria; 

 Harry White, North Manchester; W, G. 

 Miller, Peru; M. C. Smith, Marion; H. 

 O. Michael, Frankfort; A. F. J. Banr, 

 Len Elder, Morris Marer, J. S. Simonds, 

 H. Junge, A. Pettit, H. Schilling, Rob- 

 ert Glaubke, Henry Hack, O. E. Stein- 

 kamp and Al. Kempe, Indianapolis. 



A. F. J. B. 



SPIRAIA aiiADSTONE IN POTS. 



Will you kindly tell me how to treat 

 Spiraea Gladstone after the plants have 

 been potted? C. A. 



After being potted, spiraeas should be 

 placed in a cool house and thoroughly 

 watered. Here they should remain un- 

 til they are to be started into growth. 

 A resting period of some length and a 

 gradual start are desirable, but, if some 

 early blooms are wanted, a part of the 

 plants may be given heat after they 

 have been in the pots a week, and the 

 others may be started as needed to se- 

 cure a succession. 



After growth has been started, the 

 temperature may run anywhere from 55 

 to 65 degrees and even higher, accord- 

 ing to the extent of forcing, but should 

 not vary much for a given lot of plants. 

 T. 



Westport, N. H.— H. H. Holies, pro- 

 prietor of the Hyponeco Greenhouses, 

 is erecting a building for use as an of- 

 fice and workroom. 



