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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



eel-woiuis which will not at tlic same 

 time injure the plants, but the trouble 

 can be kept somewhat in cheek with 

 lime water, using a peck of lime to 30 

 gallons of water. Or air slaked lime 

 inav be dusted over the surface of the 



bed 



iitennf; pi 



this operation to be repeated every two 

 or three weeks. 



However, in such an aggravated case 

 as that described b.v our correspondciil 

 the best plan would be to tlirow out 

 the jdants and use the house for some- 

 thing else. JI. St.\U(-ii. 



full of roots: consc<iucntl,v more water 

 will be needed to keep your carnations in 

 good condition. Watch the weather 

 closely and give jjlenty of water on bright 

 days "as the warm sun will soon cause 

 the blooms to open up smaller if the 

 plants are suffeiing from drought. No- 

 tice the edg'es of the benches and espe- 

 cially on the south side as they will need 

 watering oftener than the center of the 

 benches. 



Of C.UI-r «,. «ill 1,;m,' -|.rll> nf .-Inudy 



weather Nrl I.I, .,.v,t;,1 urrk, .uui .Imiug 



such spell- 111.- -nil -lii-nlil mil li,- kept 



too wet. hut Jlnl ii I' I .ni'Mllh I llr r I I lion 



of the soil evciN tiini:! Ihil'IiI .l^i^ hhih-- 

 along. A full .1..) ^i -iiii-lniir uill iliy 

 out the soil eniiuijli .ilin ,i ■_' I wjhiing 



wet an<l Miur: but 

 roots and dries out 

 1- is just the oppo- 

 site during bright weal her. 

 Liquid Feeding. 

 ]f you have a fair amount of bright 

 weather an occasional dose of licjuid 

 manure will be beneficial, but if it con- 

 tinu'es cloudy most of the time you had 

 better wait 'a few weeks. T do not be- 

 lieve in much li(|iiiil I...1iiil: .luiliiii 

 cloudy weather iinyu;i\. ,i-'ii i- :i|ii m 

 make the growth and llie Miiin- -nil nn.l 

 many of thv pink vaiieii.- t.ik. .m ;> 

 bluish cast which diniini:-hcs their cmii 

 niercial value. The mulch you put nu 

 last month will run them for some time. 

 and into the good weather, which will hi' 

 here in a few weeks. Jlost growers agree 

 that half-rotted cow manure is the best 

 manure for the body of the liquid and 

 about three-quarters of a bushel is 

 enough for fifty gallons of wafer for the 

 first dose. I^et this stand a few days 

 before using. After vising all the li(iuid 

 fill up again and add some other kind of 

 food to give them a change of diet. A 

 peck of sheep nuuuire. a gallon of hen 

 manure, a ."i-inch pot of bone flour or a 

 pound of nitrate of soda, any of these 

 added to the cow manure will be found 

 beneficial. Give them a dose about mice 

 in ten days or two weeks at the begin- 

 ning and choose a bright day to do it. 

 Later on the applications may be more 

 freqvient and once each week is not too 

 often. 



every day or two and perhaps has had ii.. 

 practical experience in the growing part 

 of the business. 



If a course in chemistry could be given 

 by mail at a moderate cost and I can see 

 no leason why it should not he done, ev- 

 eiy grower who takes any interest in his 

 work would willingly pay a fair fee and 

 take )ip such a course. In fact, he would 

 !.,■ ..I.lit;. ll t(i dii so because if he did not, 

 I III nil II wliii .In acquire that kmiwledge 



w.uilil - ..\vd him out of all the most 



il.-iiilil.' |...-ili(ins. or out of the busi- 

 iH— MliM-.iI.ei. It is only a qu-slim. „f 



III |,ii,~e-- iiiiirc or less knowleilt.'e of 

 ehcnii^try as a part of his educatiun in 

 |ilant growing. Th'e average grower of 

 to-day knows hut little of such matters 

 and it is but little short of dangerous 

 to the plants for them to use chemicals 

 to any great extent. It seems to me that 

 one of the national soci'eties could take 

 this matter iii) and do a world of good 



Stem Supports. 



11- that arc to produce those 

 IS for Baltimore should be 

 itlieicntlv. A thin stake to 



watering pots 

 s where any quantity 

 larcre places it would 

 V. "Think of snnic nf 



the large l 1 

 trying to w:i 

 wi'iv. Thcv 



rieii,- in order to have -ikmljIiI -i.iii-. 

 .\li-. liraiit, for' instance, iiuk.- a -lung 

 .>leiu which will hold the iiui.-.-ive blouni 

 erect if it is supported until the bloom is; 

 developed; but the bud is so htavy that 

 if the highest support is several inches 



Chemical Fertilizers. 



Dv 



fcems to liave been toward using chemi- 

 cal fertilizers. There is no doubt that 

 they are cleaner, cheaper and easier aj)- 

 jjlied than the natiiral manures when 

 they are handled by a man who knows 

 what he is aliijut : but many a crop is 

 ruined liy eh<-iiiieals in the hands of men 

 who know but little about their proper- 

 ties. We need a better knowledge- 

 of chemistry llian 99 per Cent of 'liie 

 growers possess, before we can use that 

 form Of plant-food extensively and with 

 safety. 



A few years ago there was some talk 

 of establishing a school where some of 

 i.iii villi ll.iii-|s ic.iilil soiid their sons 



.^i-.nMiiLj' |.l:iiil- ;niil ll.iHci-s. Perhaps it 

 H.iiilil Ilh.i .1.111.- -.line good to the few 

 wliii will- fortunate enough to b'e able to 

 Like j.lMintage of it, but if any real good 

 i- In I. -nil from such an undertaking it 

 si,. mill I.I iikiniieil -o tliiit every u-rower 

 will. nm^Im - i.i -.111 i,iki- .i.h,iiil,iL;.- of it 



will.. .11 nj 1 ll .-x^.-ii-:-. It is 



thn-i- III l.-i.ii.- iiii-.iii- uhi. ll.. Ihc work 



and grow the line slnek. ami I have yet 

 to see the "son of a big gun" who is a 

 great success at growing either plants or 

 cut flowers. They usually go into the 

 ollice and look after that end of the busi- 

 ness and trust to their foreman to do the 

 growing. If the grower (be he forenmn 

 or not ) possesses a thorough knowledge 

 of chemical plant foods it will do much 

 more good than if the young man in the 

 ollice possesses it. Th'e man wlui hwiks 

 after the phuil- .Imv in -.uu] day out and 

 has had x.-in- ..l . \|..-i iem-e can judge 

 better whin lli.-.\ 11...I .\eii if his school- 



is mil 



take 



weeks before they are to be lut and some 

 ■will take even longer to develop properly. 

 Remember that they will have no time to 

 grow after they reach Baltimore and so 

 they should be well matured and have 

 their full size when they are staged. Be 

 sure and place them in water at least 

 twenty-four hoiirs before packing. 



If you fondly imagine that your seed- 

 ling is unequaled by any nflver variety, 

 by all means take it dnvii tn Rnltim.ire 

 and see for yourself. A Iulj. .i.in:ilion 

 grower told me a few ihi\- :il-'. iIkm iIm-sc 

 exhibitions are the besi |il,iii |, 11 a iiiaii 

 to haw the con.-eil taken .ml .-f him and 

 I guess he spoke llie liiilli. 



A. V. .}. H.vru. 



LAWSON CARNATION BUDS 

 SPLITTING. 



There seems to be tnmble with some 

 growers in regard to splitting ojf the 

 uawson during the past month and many 

 inquiries as to its cause. 



If you are running a night temperature 

 ol 50 to 52 degrees, which often means 

 on a cold morning a drop to 48 degrees, 

 try raising the night temperature to 55 

 nith 52 as the danger mark. 



It feeding with liquid manure, substi- 

 tute a top dressing of sheep manure ( pul- 

 verized), about two handsful to the row 

 on a 5-foot bench every two weeks, and 

 an occasional dusting of air slacked lime. 



Jf youi ]ihiiils are well established and 

 vigorous I lliiiik llu- Ireiuble will cease, 

 Petek Fisher. 



Kllis. .Mass. 



