October 11, 1919 



HORTICULTURE 



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Henry H. Barrows 



FERN 

 SPECIALIST 



Write for Prices. 

 H. H. BARROWS, Whitman, Mass. 



CHARLES H. TOTTY 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 

 MADISON, IM.J. 



Nephrosis Norwood 



Best Crested Fern 



4 Inch pots, «xtr» heary, S3B.00 p«r hoi- 

 dred ; fl inch, 970.00 p«r hundred. 



ROBERT CRAIG COMPANY, Philadelphia. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 SPECIALISTS 



ELMER D. SMITH & CO. 



ADRIAN, MICH. 



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The Night Temperature 

 Keep your eyes on the thermometer 

 everj night now, for although we have 

 had warm, even hot weather, there 

 bave been some cool nights, near 

 frost, and to have the roses without 

 any heat, or to close the ventilators 

 down to keep the houses warm will 

 spell disaster. With the warm days 

 of October the temperature often runs 

 way up to Sin in the day 1 time, even 

 with full air on. Then to have the 

 thermometer drop to below 60 nights 

 makes too much of a change, and mil- 

 dew will almost surely start in. Never 

 let the houses go below 64 nights, with 

 plenty of air on, especially on the 

 larger houses, and new houses that 

 are tight. Also do not neglect to have 

 a little heat in as soon as the tempera- 

 ture goes to 66. — Very little to be sure, 

 one pipe with as little pressure as is 

 possible to have and still insure circu- 

 lation. Make sure of this, for often it 

 will happen that the pipes will be hot 

 from both ends, and be perfectly cold 

 all through the center of the house, 

 making mildew start in just as sure as 

 can be. As soon as the heat is turned 

 on, apply sulphur to the pipes, a little 

 here and there at about ten foot inter- 

 vals. This should be done whether 

 any mildew is showing or not, for it 

 will quickly kill any that may be lurk- 

 ing among the plants waiting for ideal 

 conditions to break out in full force. 

 Dusting Sulphur on the Plants. 

 Should a little mildew appear here 

 and there, and it be too warm to use 

 steam and sulphur on the pipes to ex- 

 terminate it, a little sulphur mixed 

 about half with finely screened air 

 slacked lime and dusted on the plants 

 will help hold it in check and will kill 

 it as soon as the warm sun hits the 

 plants. Do not apply too much of it 

 if the plants are on crop, with a lot ot 

 buds showing color, for it will surely 

 bleach the buds. Do not make any 

 attempt to close the house at any time 

 during the day for more harm than 

 good will result from such treatment. 

 Liming the Benches 

 Watch out for sour soil in benches 

 that were planted very early, and as 

 soon as the plants seem to be a little 

 off color, and the benches refuse to 

 dry out readily, a dose of lime will 

 open up the soil, sweeten any acidity, 

 and tone up the plants in general. 

 See that the plants are a little on the 



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