July 5, 1913 



HOKTICULTURB 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS 



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Questions by our readers in Une with any of the topics presented on this page will be cordially received and promptly answered 

 by Mr. Buzicka. Such communications should invariably be addressed to the office of HOKilCUL.iUKl!,. 



Mulch for the Outside Roses 



With the real hot summer weather here, and the sun's 

 hot rays bearing down upon the earth almost perpen- 

 dicular, it stands to reason that the tender rootlets of all 

 the roses ought to have protection of some kind that will 

 keep the soil cool and help hold the moisture so that 

 when the plants are watered once every two or three days 

 no trouble will be experienced in keeping the plants wet. ' 

 If good blooms are wanted on all the outside roses, use 

 a little bonemeal around the plants first after which a 

 coat of good manure can be applied, this to be followed 

 by a mulch of hay, or any coarse material that may 

 happen to be available. 



Weeds Around the Place 



Never tolerate tall weeds all around. These not only 

 make the place look unsightly, but are a nuisance. Never 

 allow any weeds on your property to go to seed if you 

 can help it. Not only will your place look much bet- 

 ter, but you will find that you will have less and less of 

 weeds as the years go by. Of course your neighbors may 

 be careless and let their gardens all go to weeds, but that 

 excuses no one at all for neglecting his own grounds. 

 Cut all the weeds and burn them. 



Painting 



If this is not under way as yet, be sure to make the 

 preparation and surprise the houses with a coat of nice 

 paint this summer. The best time to do it is right 



after the houses are planted. It is then that the least 

 water is used around the houses, and they are drier then 

 than at any other time of the year. The paint will also 

 dry much better and but little if any drier will be 

 required to set the paint. So much the better for the 

 more linseed oil and the less of other liquids in the 

 paint it will wear better. Be sure to sandpaper all the 

 rough places, and to scrape all the old loose paint away, 

 for if this is left on the new coat will soon come oflE with 

 the old. 



Putty 



Do not be afraid to use plenty of putty and have the 

 houses tight for the coming season. It is all very well to 

 say they grow just as well. Two places were built right 

 across the street from one another about twenty years 

 ago. One was painted through every two years, and the 

 other never painted right in the first place. Now the 

 latter is all ready for the junk heap, while the former 

 is as good as new, with little repairing. Now then, does 

 it pay to paint ? Or docs it pay to do anything ? 



The Sun and the Pots 



Do not allow your pots to be stacked up on the south 

 side of the greenhouse, where the sun will be baking 

 them as hard as iron. Pots that are very hard are very 

 easily broken for they loose their elasticity, and become 

 very brittle. Keep them in the shade as much as possi- 

 ble, until the planting is over when they can be washed 

 and put away properly. 



FUMIGATING AND SPRAYING 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Mr. Farrell. 



Dear Sir: — To settle an argument, will 

 you please inform me whether you think 

 that two hours is sufficiently long enough 

 to leave fumigation in a 'mum house, 

 making the same strong; or the ordinary 

 and leaving the house closed all night; 

 also what time of day you advise for 

 spraying? We look to you to put the 

 finish to our controversy, as we are all 

 young and consequently "know-it-all." 

 Sincerely yours, J. D. 



Morristown, N. J. 



When we enter into this argument 

 we have to consider that the chry- 

 santhemum is a cool-blooded and air- 

 loving subject, so to close the house 

 up all night is entirely wrong, as It 

 only tends to create a superabundance 

 of heat and moisture in the atmos- 

 phere of the house which is very detri- 

 mental to thi« class of plants. Chry- 

 santhemums, at this season of the 

 year, should have all the ventilation 

 possible, both night and day. When 

 fumigating it is never wise or sane to 

 think of making one strong fumiga- 

 tion in order to kill the pests, as this 

 is bound to work injury to the plants. 

 The experienced grower's way is to 

 start when the sun is oft his plants 

 and leave the house shut up for about 

 three hours, after which he puts on 

 ventilation. After using an ordinary 

 fumigation, if he finds they are not 

 all killed he gives them another dose 



the following night, which generally 

 completes their destruction. By fol- 

 lowing up these light fumigations 

 once in every ten days you will be 

 able to keep your plants clean. Spray- 

 ing or syringing can be done two or 

 three times a day, but doing the last 

 one about 2 o'clock in the afternoon 

 so the plants will have time to dry 

 before night. As fall approaches you 

 can cut this down to one in the morn- 

 ing. Syringing should only be done 

 on bright days and when the flowers 

 show color it should be discontinued 

 altogether. 



John J. M. Pabbell. 



DISEASE OF PANSIES. 



Mr. John .J. M. Farrell. 



Dear Sir: — We are losing hundreds of 

 pansy plants like the enclosed. Can you 

 tell me the trouble and &ive remedy? 



Very truly, C. W. B. 



Rye Beach, N. H. 



In answer to the foregoing inquiry, 

 judging by the appearance of the sam- 

 ple of pansy sent, I should say that 

 they are suffering from some of the 

 species of fungi common to most 

 plants. Without further particulars 

 as to the mode of cultivation, etc., it 

 would be hard to give a definite rem- 

 edy, as such diseases can be brought 

 on by a number of causes. It may be 

 that your plants are planted in an un- 

 congenial soil, which gives the roots 



a check to such an extent that they 

 cannot take up the required nourish- 

 ment to keep them in a healthy state. 

 If such is the case it would be impos- 

 sible to help them out. The only 

 thing to do would be to avoid using 

 the same piece of soil a second time. 

 For pansies to do their best, new 

 ground should be used often or in ro- 

 tation with some other crop that had 

 different food requirements. When 

 the disease is brought on by other 

 causes it can be stopped by spraying 

 with some good fungicide and there 

 is nothing better than the ammonlcal 

 copper carbonate solution, which can 

 be made as follows: Copper carbon- 

 ate, one ounce; pure ammonia, one 

 pint; put in a bottle and allowed to 

 dissolve. This can be used from one 

 ounce to one ounce and a half, to a 

 gallon of water. Spray about every 

 ten days. Fungicides, in the treat- 

 ment of fungous diseases of plants, 

 are as a rule preventive remedies, and 

 their successful use depends very 

 largely on early and repeated applica- 

 tions. By attending to all conditions 

 that are sure to produce a healthy 

 growth, such as avoiding overdryness 

 at the roots, careful waterings and 

 keeping your plants clean of all de- 

 caying matter, etc., you should soon 

 ov< icome this trouble. 



John J. M. F.\rret,u 



