. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Florists^ Review May 17, 1917. bors. If there will be any surplus stock this spring, use it in embellishing your own place of business. The accompanying illustration shows how J. H. Small & Sons, at their New York store, show their neighbors how to get away from the barrenness of city omi LETTER^y^" PEADER6 FROM THE In The Eeview for May 3 there ap- peared an article advocating the adop- tion of the Shasta daisy as the national flower. I do not object to the Shasta daisy as a national flower, but I do ob- ject t
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 18 The Florists^ Review May 17, 1917. bors. If there will be any surplus stock this spring, use it in embellishing your own place of business. The accompanying illustration shows how J. H. Small & Sons, at their New York store, show their neighbors how to get away from the barrenness of city omi LETTER^y^" PEADER6 FROM THE In The Eeview for May 3 there ap- peared an article advocating the adop- tion of the Shasta daisy as the national flower. I do not object to the Shasta daisy as a national flower, but I do ob- ject to the way the writer bestows praise on Luther Burbank, I firmly be- lieve that much of Mr. Burbank 'a magic has been "built" by write-ups, such as enthusiastic people are always giv- ing him. Many florists have produced new varieties and improved old ones, even as Mr. Burbank has, but the florist- originators did not make so much fuss about it. When Mr. Burbank " puts one over" the people and press go wild over it. As to Mr. Burbank originating the Shasta daisy, that is all rot. The Shasta daisy was in existence, under another name, and overrunning some parts of the country in a wild state, long before we ever heard of Mr. Burbank. Mr. Burbank has improved the flower and given it the name of Shasta, exactly as many of us have improved carnations, roses, chrysanthemums and vegetables. It would be silly to select a national flower with the intent of honoring Mr. Burbank or anyone else. The proposed national flower must stand for the na- tion, not for an individual. E. Bushyager. BROWN'S SOWBUG WARFARE. The Review for May 10 contained an article relating how the houses of an Illinois grower had been invaded by an army of sowbugs and how the grower was trying to stamp out the evil. I had a similar visitation about ten years ago and, after failing to exterminate the pests by means of cut potatoes and a mixture of Paris green and meal, I found a remedy that proved
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