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Title: Florists' review (microform)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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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
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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.

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