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TheW eekly Florists^ Review* 



DECEMBEn 25, 1902. 



be deficient in stamina, and will be dis- 

 appointing for propagating purposes. 



Ventilation at this time should be 

 carefully attended to night and day, 

 missing no opportunity to give all that 

 the weather will permit. Fuel being 

 so scarce it seems like mockery to ad- 

 vise free ventilation while firing has to 

 be kept up, but this is absolutely neces- 

 sary to the health of the stock, and 

 those who won't and those who can't 

 are sure to feel the consequences sooner 

 or later. 



It must also be borne in mind that 

 the vitality of the plants is now at its 

 lowest and that they cannot use either 

 a large supply of food or water, so a 

 careful examination should be made 

 daily and the supply regulated accord- 

 ing to their wants. Liquid feeding 

 once a week during bright weather will 

 strengthen tlie wood and help to develop 

 the cut. 



Careful watching to ascertain the 

 wants of the plants, and supply these at 

 the right season is one of the principal 

 duties" of the grower and the ability 

 which he displays in this re.spect will 

 be reflected in the quantity and qual- 

 ity of the cut later on. Ribes. 



ROSE TROUBLES. 



We send sonic sample cuttings from 

 our roses. The plants are in solid 

 bed, heavy Io.thi soil and with a night 

 temperature of about 54 degrees. Most 

 of the plants have done nicely. Occa- 

 sionally a plant here and there through 

 the bed will start to turn brown on the 

 cane, the bud will blast, the leaves drop 

 or turn light colored and the plant stop 

 growing or make only a very weakly 

 growth. Can you tell me what tlie 

 trouble is. its cause and remedy? 



H. 



These samples bear every indication 

 of having been grown in a very low 

 temperature and in a verj' stagnant at- 

 mospihere. They also show signs of 

 the roots having dipped into some cold 

 and uncongenial soil. 



To remedy this, begin by raising the 

 temperature to 56 degrees nights, with 

 a small crack of vcntilajion on if pos- 

 sible, and allow them to run up to 72 

 desrrees during bright sunshine. To 

 ventilate pi'operly the ventilators should 

 be raised a very little at a time as the 

 day warms, and lowered with same care 

 in the afternoon, and this should be 

 persisted in even at the expenge of a lit- 

 tle extra fuel. 



Care in watering and syringing, so 

 thait the foliage may be dry before sun- 

 down, making no attempt at feeding 

 till the trouble is over, will, or should, 

 soon effect a cure. Ribe.s. 



CARRIED OVER ROSES. 



What success will one have in keep- 

 ing tea roses over the second year 

 (plants grown on their own roots) and 

 how do results compare with those 

 from one-year roses? Inquibek. 



If tea roses are properly handled they 

 can be run over a second year with suc- 

 cess. Young healthy stock, however, is 

 preferable and invariably gives better 

 results. '^ 



Ribes. 



In whites, Norway easily takes the lead 

 and will next year largely supplant 

 White Cloud, ilary W^ood will have to 

 go entirely. Lorna" is making fine llow- 

 ers, but too far between flowers. Pros- 

 perity will be planted in quantity. Mrs. 

 Potter Palmer has to do a lot of im- 

 proving. The plants were a hard look- 

 ing lot when planted and have hardly 

 had a fair show. It may do better un- 

 der different circumstances. 



Lawson is still all that has been said 

 for it. But the carnation that has paid 

 the best to date is Ethel Ci-ocker. This 

 variety has bloomed continuously since 

 it was planted. Aug. 20. The flowers 

 were as large as Lawson and had the 

 advantage of a long stem. Morning 

 Glory is a free and constant bloomer 

 with flowers of good commercial size-— 

 one of the best for a man who retails 

 his own stock. Triumph, although one 

 of the oldest varieties, still does splen- 

 didly for me, and it will take something 

 prettv fine to displace it. Joost has seen 

 its last planting. I shall tiy some of 

 Jliis year's introductions, including En- 

 chantress and Adonis. 



John H. Veset. 



Kansas City, Mo. 



CARNATION NOTES EAST. 



CARNATIONS. 



I am doing a little with some of. the 

 newer varieties of carnations and have 

 the following to say in regard to them: 



After Christmas. 



The Christmas crop has gone into his- 

 tory and it is hoped the book is a 

 large volume profusely illustrated with 

 cuts by Uncle Sam done in green. Your 

 plants having undergone a severe prun- 

 ing as it were, attention must now be 

 given to their immediate needs. 



Extreme caution should be taken as 

 regards watering. A plant which has 

 had an unsual number of blooms cut 

 from it in one day mtist of necessity be 

 so treated as to restore the proper bal- 

 ance between its foliage and roots. This 

 can be done by regulating the water 

 supply, keeping the plants a trifle on 

 the dry side, when in due time they 

 will again be in good growing condi- 

 tion. 



It is impossible to lay down any pos- 

 itive rule to follow, the weather hav- 

 ing much to do with the procedure. 

 Sliould we have a week of dark, stormy 

 weather, very little water will be need- 

 ed except perhaps in spots directly af- 

 fected by the heating pipes. In case 

 of bright days give the plants a gen- 

 tle shower or delicate syringing all 

 over them, using but a small amount 

 of water; do this early in the morning, 

 following about 2 p. m. with a liberal 

 dose of Grape Dust. In any case give 

 plenty of ventilation, even if you do 

 so at the expense of more fuel. If you 

 have or have not been feeding with liq- 

 uid manure, do not by any means apply 

 any until the plants are rested from 

 the holiday strain. 



Cuttings. 



The above was written as timely 

 words before fulfilling my promise of 

 last week to give you more on this sub- 

 jest, so much depends on obtaining 

 strong cuttings. 



The next two months will see the 

 larger part of your next year's stock 

 under way, so make plans to provide a 

 suitable place for it when rooted and 

 established. 



We trim our cuttings at both ends, 

 taking off the least bit at the base with 

 a very sharp knife, leaving a clean cut 



from which come an abundance of roots. 

 Trimming at the top allows more cut- 

 tings to be put in a given space, lets 

 more air among tljem and contrary to 

 some opinions it is better for the cut- 

 ting; there is less tissue to be kept up, 

 less wilting and consequently a larger 

 per cent root. 



What little sap there is in a cutting 

 amounts to very little, as will be seen 

 if one is left to lay around a short 

 time. That contained in the part trim- 

 med off amounts to less than noth- 

 ing or in other words is a burden and 

 detriment when left on. 



Getting them into the sand as soon 

 as possible after taking from the plant 

 is the secret of successful rooting; at 

 least it is one of the most important 

 points. Before inserting in the sand 

 give them a bath in a weak solution 

 ammonia-copper carbonate. 



Geo. S. Osborx. 



SLEEPY CARNATIONS. 



What is tlie cause of my Flora Hill 

 carnations being so sleepy? They have 

 a night temperature of 46 to 48 and in 

 daytime 60 and over, with plenty of air. 

 Benches are just a little on the dry side 

 but give plenty of water on bright days. 

 Have a good mulch of cow manure on 

 them. The flowers don't open right and 

 look withered when about three-quar- 

 ters open. Please tell me how to u-se ni- 

 trate of soda. O. H. R. 



You are keeping your Flora Hill too 

 cool, and I am inclined to think that is 

 at the bottom of the trouble. Flora Hill 

 to do well in midwinter requires a tem- 

 perature of .54 to 56 and not too much 

 feeding. If you will just consider that 

 it is a splendid summer variety and that 

 it is always easy to grow in the fall and 

 again in the spring you can readily see 

 that it likes a warm temperature. A 

 little observation along this line will help 

 you a great deal in determining the 

 wants of each variety. 



Use one pound of nitrate of soda to 

 50 gallons of water, but imtil you are 

 quite expert in growing carnations I 

 would advise you to use chemicals spar- 

 ingly. Much damage is done with them 

 in the hands of inexperienced growers. 

 A. F. J. B.\UK. 



RUSTY CARNATIONS. 



I send some leaves from my carna- 

 tions that are affected by some disease. 

 Please tell me what it is and the remedy. 



J. B. W. 



The leaves you sent showed plainly 

 that your plants are affected with the 

 disease called Septoria dianthi, common- 

 ly called "rust." We do not dread this " 

 disease as we did five years ago, but of 

 course it is not a desirable ining to have 

 on the place and we try to prevent it as 

 much as possible. Some varieties are 

 just about proof against it while on 

 other varieties it will appear to some ex- 

 tent nearly every year. 



It has been proven that the spores of 

 this disease will remain dormant as long 

 as they are kept diy and when you know 

 that much you need not be told much 

 more. Stop syringing for a while unless 

 you see red spider appear on your plants 

 and dust the plants with lime or sulphur 

 and lime or Fostite or Grape-dust. Any 

 of the.se will help to dry up the spores 

 and render them inactive. When you 

 water turn the water on so there is no 



