Makch 12, 1003. 



The Weekly Florists' Review^ 



607 



Bench of Carnation Eihel Crocker, photographed December 28, at the establishment 

 of G. Van Bochove & Bro., Kalamajoo, Mich. 



DISEASED CARNATIONS. 



I send some eiiniation foliage. Please 

 tell me what disease they are affected 

 with and how to treat them. Tliree 

 varieties are diseased — a few plants eaeli 

 of Flora Hill. America and an unknown 

 kind, all in diH'erent parts of the same 

 lied. The other varieties are not dis- 

 eased, thougli those adjacent to these 

 hegin to show traces of it. I cannot 

 tind any insects on tlie ])lanls. 



J. V. Iv. 



The trouble with your carnation plants 

 is a sour stomach. Up to a couple of 

 years ago we used to call this disease 

 bacteiia, but at Baltimore Professor A. 

 Woods, in a ]iaper before the A. C. S.. 

 said that those yellow spots do not 

 come from any bacteria or any other 

 disease, but that they were caused by 

 green fly puncturing the leaves. Now 

 the professor may be right, but I am 

 not sure that he is, as my experience 

 with this troidde does not corroborate 

 his theory. I think it is brought on by 

 a weakened constitution, and that may 

 have been brought on in a number of 

 ways. If you give certain varieties too 

 rich a soil you will see those yellow 

 spots, and in some aggravated eases 

 whole yellow leaves in midwinter. If 

 you keep your carnations too wet at the 

 roots you will see the same, and if you 

 begin to feed the cainations before the 

 roots are thoroughly established you 

 will also see the same. As spring comes 

 along and the sun brightens you will 

 notice it gradually disappear, because 

 the sun acts as a tonic and helps the 

 plant to get into growing condition 

 again, when it will be able to lake up 

 more moisture and more food. At that 

 time it will require what was too much 

 during the dark days of midwinter. 



You should not propagate from those 

 plants, as they are weakened seriously, 

 and the cuttings will most likely show 

 the same disease the next winter. Bear 

 in mind what varieties are showing the 

 disease this season, and next fall don't 

 make the soil quite so rich for those 

 varieties and water more sparingly dur- 



ing the winter months. Sprinkle your 

 l)eds with lime oftenei-. say about once 

 each month, and you will find very little 

 trouble along this line. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



CARNATION ETHEL CROCKER. 



The a(coui]ianying engra\iug is from 

 .1 photograph taken Dec. 28 last of .n 

 liouse of cari#tions at the establishment 

 of (t. Van Bochove & Bro.. Kalamazoo. 

 Mich., aiul the bench in tlie foreground 

 contains Ethel Crocker, which they have 

 giown for the last three years and which 

 they consider one of tlieir best pink va- 

 rieties. 



ROSES. 



Seasonable Hints. 



Ill preparing our planting plans due 

 regard should be taken of the require- 

 ments of our customers. By carefully 

 studying their wants for a season we can 

 so arrange our plans so that very little 

 space need be wasted. 



Different sections of the country have 

 quite divergent tastes in their require- 

 ments but growers who have a list of 

 steady customers and knowing their 

 wants can easily adjust their crops so 

 that they can accommodate them at al- 

 most any time of the year. In some lo- 

 calities pink ro.ses seem to be more in 

 demand than any other color, while in 

 other localities white seems to be the 

 predominating color all the year around. 



While the American Beauty still re- 

 tains its place in popular favor there are 

 certain times of the year when even at 

 reduced prices it cannot find a ready 

 market. During the past season red 

 roses seem to have been more in favor 

 than usual and those who have been 

 successful with Liberty have had no 

 trouble in disposing of it at good prices. 



Nearly every rose grower has given 

 Liberty a trial and many of us two or 

 three, but from what I can gather from 

 my correspondents many have de- 

 cided to drop it entirely, the usual claim 

 being that the space can be occupied 

 with Something more certaiulj^ profit- 



able. With the form, color, substance, 

 quality and fragrance of this rose every 

 grower is satisfied but how to grow it 

 to pay is one of the questions which has 

 yet to be decided. 



Our old friend, ileteor, which had 

 such a hard struggle to get into favor 

 with the growers, has secured a per- 

 manent place in their affections and it 

 will require some variety with more vi- 

 tality during the winter months than 

 Lil>erty possesses to oust it from favor. 



Ufiless some radical change in its cul- 

 ture is discovered Liberty stands a. poor 

 chance of ever becoming a popular fav- 

 orite. As the culture of Meteor is so 

 different from that of almost every other 

 rose I will make the successful growing 

 of them the theme of my next article. 



Young stock now requires a deal of 

 care, topping and removing all buds be- 

 fore they become too large, and keeping 

 them free of insect pests. 



Grafted stock will require to be strict- 

 ly looked after to see that the tying ma- 

 terial does not cut into the bark. It is 

 also well to have each scion supported 

 with a stake, as they are easily dis- 

 jjlaccd by syringing. Eibes. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Propagation of Stock. 



Once agiiin tlie time is at liand when 

 lengthening days and renewed activity 

 in plant life notify us that it is time 

 we liegan to propagate our stock for the 

 coming year. It is assumed, gentle read- 

 er, that" you have been paying some at- 

 tention to the condition of your stock 

 plants during the winter, that they have 

 been set up on the bencli somewhere in a 

 cool house, and are now making a nice 

 lot of young, sturdy cuttings. If this is 

 not the case and the old plants are still 

 resting under the bench, and feebly pro- 

 testing at such treatment by sending up 

 a few drawn, attenuated shoots, get 

 them into the light without delay and 

 give them a chance to grow. While the 

 chrysanthemum is like charity in that 

 "it suffereth long and is kind," it is not 

 fair to abuse it too much, and then 

 kick because there is no money in it. 



Cuttings rooted now can be topped 

 again if intended for general planting, 

 and two or more shoots can be then tak- 

 en up after the plant breaks. The top 

 will also make a good plant if reason- 

 able care is given it. For exhibition 

 flowers it is not desirable to check the 

 ))lant by cutting out the top when it be- 

 gins to" grow nicely, but keep it moving 

 along slowly in a cool temperature so 

 that" it may develop a sturdj-, close- 

 jointed habit of growtli. 



New Varieties 

 are coming in dailj' from the distribu- 

 ters and when ordering these new varie- 

 ties if they have to travel any distance, 

 it is well to stipulate that they shall be 

 plants from pots rather than rooted cut- 

 tings direct from the sand. If you are 

 ordering your stock close at hand it is 

 not of so much inqiortance. perhaps, but 

 a long journey saps the life out of a 

 rooted cutting' and it is a long time be- 

 fore it takes hold of the new soil. 



It is also a very wrong policy to in- 

 crease your stock of a new variety to 

 the utmost extent just as soon as you 

 get hold of it. Far better is it if you 

 get a dozen of, say, Marie Liger this 

 year to be content with that dozen; then 

 if the variety suits your needs you can 

 increase to any extent you like the sec- 



