The Weekly Florists' Review. 



545 



flower, a stronger stem, and is a little 

 hardier in its constitution. The Farqu- 

 har is oo longer gi on n here. 



Lady Cam] II and Swanlej White 



both require 45 to 50 degrees of night 

 temperature and a day temperaturi LO 

 degrees higher. The dark arii tii - re- 



8 degrees higher in the day. The warm- 

 er varieties require a steadier tempera- 

 ture than the dark. Should the latter 

 occasional!) drop to 35 degrees they 

 would be injured, but in the case of the 

 former the flowers would be checked. 



At the same time give all the air your 

 conveniences will allow. It is a stimu- 

 lant to the health of tin' plants and an 

 antidote tor disease. Let tin- wind, even 

 if cold, blow on the plants if they are 

 heal! bj . I '•' not be afraid if you see 

 the leaves moving with the breeze. They 

 are drinking in deep breaths of fresh air. 

 You cannot grow violets properly iu a 

 close, ill-ventilated house. Such a one 

 is apt to l.e c lain | i and iniia'Y, the right 

 conditions fo] spot. 



From the time of planting until al I 



the middle of October tin- plants should 

 lie kept on tin' »it side. From that date 

 on they should be a lnt on tin- dry side. 

 From the foregoing date until the mid 

 die of December i- the critical time of 

 their existence. If you get them through 

 until then. .0- .wen until the first of IV 

 cember, you ran reasonably bank on 

 what kind of a crop you will have for 



Keep the soil constantly stirred, so as 



to let the light penetratt to the i-. 



Pinch nil' ali decayed and dead leaves. 

 Remove till runners mi Campbell and 

 Swanley White as fast as they appear, 



retaining tin titer crown. On the 



dark violets tin- same process should be 

 gone through with, although better re- 

 sults are claimed for tin- system that 

 retains three or four crowns, pinching 

 tin- strongest runners about three inches 

 from tin' plant for this purpose. Long- 

 er stems and more flowers will result. 



Keep the atmosphere in the In, use dry 

 at all times. Even at the risk of get- 

 ting the houses too warm, turn on a 

 little steam, if only sufficient to take off 

 that raw. .hilly dampness. Particular- 

 ly should this he done when the early- 

 fall rains set in. The neglect .if this 

 precaution frequently allows spot to put 

 iu an appearance. A hand-rake is used 

 for stirring the soil, but better still if 

 the man in charge knows how to stir 

 soil with his fingers. It is much better 

 and he never has to hunt for his rake: 



Pests and Diseases. 



Black spot is frequently caused by 

 overwatering. Wet feet, we call it. Also 

 in mild weather when the ventilators are 

 open and a warm rain sets in, before you 

 are aware of what is going on the wind 

 swishes the rain over the foliage in tin- 

 form of mist, which is very distasteful 

 to the sweet, capricious beauty. Again, 



a ch.se, ill-ventilated I se should be 



avoided, as it is sine t,, breed spot. 



Frequent syringing on bright morn- 

 ings will serve t.. keep red spider down. 

 If you have been taking care of your 

 plants you will have very little trouble 

 with spider. Eel worms are a rarity in 

 this vicinity. As soon as a plant stops 

 growing and ceases to have that bright 

 gloss characteristic of a healthy plant, 

 pull it out and replant from stock that 

 should always be kept on hand in 3 or 4- 



Smgle Cactus Dahlia White Cross, Grown by W. P. Peacock, Atco, N. J. 



inch pots for that purpose. This dj s 

 poses of tin- worm or any other trouble 

 that may nil the plant. There are eth- 

 er enemies— insects and diseases — with 

 which we an- as yet unfamiliar. 



I .real care should be exercise. 1 ill \ ,1 



tering, in order not to get the soil ten 

 w.-t, as it will then bee. .me sour, and in 

 winter it is hard to get it back to 

 healthy, growing condition. Morning is 

 t l.e l.esi time to water, and in cloudy 

 weather and in the fall judgment should 

 I,.- used to select a time to water when 

 tin- foliage will dry out before night. 



Narrow, If) to 12-foot houses grow 

 good violets, but on account of the sh, 

 ventilation is harder t.. handle -luring 

 the critical period. Large houses 

 100 in .".nit f.-ct long and 29 feet wide, 

 containing 4 to 5-foot benches, with :'.x 

 4%-foot ventilators, all on the moth 

 side of the house, half of them m ening 

 to the ridge ami the alternating sash 

 hinged at the ridge and opening a! the 

 cross bar. houses running east and west, 

 admit more air and light and are less 

 liable to a sudden fall of rain getting 

 in before the ventilators can be closed, 

 as it is easier to close the ventilators 

 than to let down a lot of sash. 



The successful growing of violets may 

 be summed up in four words: "Take 

 care of them. - ' 



COST OF COAL. 

 Robert i Iraig states that with him, hist 



y.-.-ir's coal bill was more than $5,000 

 higher than in ordinary seasons, with 

 William K. Harris it was .+ ;'.. in -I. i 



men- than usual, and with Henry A. 

 Dreer, Riverton, X. .1.. the increase 



cunso.l bv the strike was not far from 



RUST ON CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Will you kindly tell me through the 

 REVIEW a remedy for chrysanthemum 

 rust, as 1 think it is; brown, rusty spots 

 on the under side of the leaves. Can 



these affected plants be used as stock 



plants for another season.' < '. A. M. 



Without a doubt the brown rusty 

 spots mentioned as being on the under 

 side of tin- foliage is the rust. These 

 brown spots, when ripe, burst open and a 

 brown powder is scattered round and 

 every grain of this brown powder is a 

 disease germ, carrying and reproducing 

 the ili.ee- everywhere where conditions 

 an- fin. liable for its development. We 

 have found that sulphide of potassium 

 dissolved in water in the proportion of 

 on- ounce of the potassium to two gal- 

 lons of water and sprayed on the under 

 side of the foliage will hold the disease 

 in check and prevent it from spreading 

 to adjoining plants. Be sure to get the 

 sulphide and not sulphate of potassium, 

 as the two tire, I understand, quite dif- 

 ferent arti.l.-. 



The plants may be used for stock next 

 year and if they are sprayed with the 

 solution mentioned, a time or two in the 

 early spring, the rust will not appear 

 again the following year. We have not 

 had rust two years on the same variety 

 and for the past two years have not 



