December 4, 1915 



HOETICULTURE 



749 



Flower Market Reports 



{Continued front ^age 74^) 



The Thanksgiving 

 WASHINGTON Day business this 



year was above 

 normal. All classes of stock sold well 

 and in some of the lines the retailers 

 and wholesalers alike experienced a 

 general clean-up. There was a heavy 

 run on lily of the valley which re- 

 placed orchids, now a great scarcity. 

 Violets sold well and American Beau- 

 ties were in good demand. There are 

 still large quantities of extra fine 

 chrysanthemums including Bonnaffon, 

 William Turner, Dr. Enguehard. the 

 Chadwicks and Batons. Carnations 

 are improving in quality and quantity 

 and are selling fairly well. There are 

 few gardenias yet to be had. Poinset- 

 tia made its appearance during the 

 week. Sweet peas are to be had in 

 limited quantities but are very good. 

 There are not enough of the smaller 

 and medium grade roses to go around 

 and prices on roses have generally ad- 

 vanced as usual at this time of the 

 year. 



THE CEDAR OF LEBANON. 

 The Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus 

 Libaiii) in the Arboretum shows the 

 importance of careful selection of the 

 seeds from which to raise trees for 

 any particular climate. One of the fir 

 trees of Asia Minor, Abies cilicica, has 

 been growing for many years in New 

 England where it has proved to be one 

 of the best of all conifers of its class 

 to cultivate here as an ornamental 

 tree. With this fir the Cedar or Leb- 

 anon grows in Asia Minor on the Anti- 

 Taurus, far north of the Lebanon 

 range in Palestine and in a much 

 colder climate. As the Palestine cedar 

 is not hardy here in New England the 

 Arboretum had seeds of this tree col- 

 lected on the Anti-Tarus with the 

 view of attempting to introduce a 

 hardy race of cedars into New Eng- 

 land. The seeds were sown here in 

 the spring of 1902 and a large number 

 of plants were raised. They all proved 

 perfectly hardy, not one having suf- 

 fered from drought or cold. Some, 

 however, have been lost in attempts at 

 transplanting, for no other tree here 

 has proved so difficult to move. The 

 average height of all these young 

 cedars in the Arboretum is now about 





Before winter sets in, replace your 

 brotcen greenhouse glass with 



"Red Devil" Glass Cutters 



as all alert florists are doing. They 

 cut more glass with less pressure, 

 and cut down breakage and splin- 

 ters. 



Send 10c for sample No. 023 — the Btand- 

 nrd toiil the glaziers use. 



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 SMITH & HEMENWAY CO., Inc. 



ISl C'haniberB St., New York C'lly. 



13 feet. The tallest is 21 feet high and 

 there is another specimen 20 feet high. 

 It is doubtful if any other conifer can 

 be grown in New England from seed 

 to the height of 21 feet in 13 years. — 

 Arnold Arboretum Bulletin. 



PREVENTING DEATH OF CLEMA- 

 TIS PLANTS. 



The sudden dying of clematis plants, 

 especially wherever the large-flowered 

 kinds are grown extensively in Ameri- 

 ca and Europe, has been noted for 

 many years, and the cause and 

 methods for prevention of this disease 

 have recently been reported in the 

 Journal of Agricultural Research of 

 the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, by W. O. Gloyer of the 

 New York Agricultural Experiment 

 Station at Geneva, N. Y. This in- 

 vestigator found that the primary 

 cause of the dying of these plants is 

 a fungus known as Ascochyta clema- 

 tidina. Experiments have shown that 

 the transferring of this fungus to 

 healthy plants causes them to take the 

 disease. 



The disease shows itself differently 

 on various species. On hybrids grown 

 in the field it is a stem-rot, while at 

 the greenhouse where cuttings are 

 propagated it is a leaf-spot as well as 

 a stem-rot. On the clematis panicu- 

 lata the disease takes both forms. 



The following methods for control- 

 ling this fungus are recommended: 



There is less disease when the 

 hybrids are supported while growing 

 than when they are permitted to trail 

 on the ground. In the case of the 

 clematis paniculata, however, the sell- 

 ing price of this variety does not war- 

 rant incurring the expense of sup- 

 ports. The authority in this case 

 advises transplanting the plants from 

 beds to the open field after the first 

 year and placing them far enough 

 apart to prevent matting, which is 

 always a condition favorable to the 

 disease. The following spray applied 

 lightly controls the disease on clema- 

 tis paniculata growing in the beds 

 and on cuttings in the greenhouse: 

 One pound of laundry soap and 6 

 pounds of sulphur to 15 gallons of 

 water. The disease can be controlled 

 on the hybrids in the forcing frames 

 or in the greenhouse by the use of 

 sprays. In all cases it is best to re- 

 move the diseased leaves and dead 

 vines before spraying. It is particu- 

 larly important to clear out such 

 leaves and vines, especially if the 

 plant is wintering outdoors, as the 

 fungus is able to survive cold weather. 

 This indicates also that the same beds 

 should not be used for clematis during 

 successive years. 



The retail purchaser of clematis can 

 prevent the dying of plants by taking 

 proper simple precautions. The plants 

 should be placed In good soil, well 

 drained and on a sunny exposure. As 

 soon as the new shoots have formed 

 the old vine tissue should be carefully 

 cut away close to the new shoots, re- 

 moving all traces of the brown, dis- 

 colored wood in which the fungus is 

 to bo found. Proper ventilation is ob- 

 tained by training the plants to a 

 strong trellis. 



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red spider, tbrfpi, mealj bag ana (oft leatoi 



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FUNCINE 



An Infallible ipray reme47 for roie mildew, 

 carnation and cbryaanthemam nut. 

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VERMINE 



A soli sterilizer for cut, eel, wire and angle 



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worms. 



SCALINE 



A scellclde and fnnglclde combined for Baa 

 Jose and rarlons scale on trees and hardj 

 stock, and Tarlens bUgbta wblcb affect 

 them. 



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NIKOTIANA 



A 12% nicotine solntlon properly dllnt«< 

 for fumlgnting or vaporizing. 



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 jtmr local dealer, send as yoor order aa4 

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Aphine Manufacturing Co. 



MADISON, N. J. 



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 Preeldeat 



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SCOTCH SOOT 



Where there Is a boBse that U Jnst 

 fnll of buds almost ready to show color, 

 nothing will turn better color Into th« 

 flowers than a little soot, that can be 

 scattered over the benches before water- 

 ing. The amount applied should not b« 

 excesglre, as the soot Is very strong 

 and may damage some of the Collag* 

 somewhat. Apply Just enough to blaeksa 

 tbe surface of the soil In the benchaa, 

 and let it go at that. Better a Uttla 

 oftencr than too much all at once. 



We offer the genuine In original cwt. 

 Sacks, St: 



^.00 per lis lbs.; glT.SO per 1160 Ike. 



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THE PLANTLIFE COMPANY 



Maiiufacurers of Insecticides 

 Removed to Larger Quarters 



417 E. 19th Street, NEW YORK 



100-lb. bag 



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Plantllfe Fumigating Tobacco &,•• 



Very Strong Tobacco DoBt ».*• 



We pay freight orders for 200 lbs. or more. 

 Cash with order. 



NIKOTEEN 



For Spraying 



APHIS PUNK 



For Fumiffating 



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