Febri Auv 15, 1017. 



The Florists^ Review 



15 



Ba-iiiiiii^^ 



VEGETABLES AND 

 FRUITS DEPARTMENT 



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PESTS ON LETTUCE PLANTS. 



1 liiix'' a u<'i"l I'^'il "1 lettuce, but 

 'vrccii i\lv^ \in\->- M'ttleil on the jilunt^-. 

 These I koeii under control by u-^iiig 

 lobaroo >nio1<e. but now ;i white inseet 

 lias uiaib' iT~ Imnir mi tlie stall^s niiil 

 on the ;^Miunil. It i- not the wiiite lly 

 that attiK-k- iu.h-ia>; it lias uo -win^if-. 

 How .•nil 1 -''t I i'l of it aihl piox ent it- 

 :'utui'f app'-ai aiiri' .' \V. F. i'a. 



I wciiild hk>' t(i sre oio' of the winy 

 iess lli''^ wliirli trouble your Icttuee 

 plant--. I ■ .aiiiiot think what it can be. 

 Mealy bu- i- -white, but would hardly 

 (hrivo in a lettuce house temperature. 

 It \iiu have Tuealy bugs on your lettiu-e. 

 ',hey <aii V'e killed by hydroeyanir 

 a<id yas. but T would hesitate to advise 

 any beginner to use this remedy, ex- 

 treme catitiou being necessary on ac- 

 count of the acid's deadlv- ijualities. 

 '.'iiniiot }ou luail one or two ot the in- 

 -e<-t-- in a small tin or wooden box? 

 <;ivc your lettuce a night temperature 

 of 4'* "degrees and use a compost con- 

 taining I'lenty of horse nuuuiro whidi 

 ;^ w.jl incorporated witli the soil. 



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WHO'S WHO 



IN THE 

 TRADE- 



AND WHY I 



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RED SPIDER ON CUCUMBERS. 



"an you tell me how to get rid of red 

 and green bugs on lettuce and cucum 

 ber-;?'" I have fumigated the house by 

 binning tobacco stems, but this does not 

 -rein to ctamp out all the pests. 



0. G. M.— O. 



Tijc re.l bugs you refer to probably 

 are red spiilers, a most destructive pest 

 .nnd one not easy to fight. Tobacco 

 smoke lias no effect on them. A too arid 

 .ntniosphere is responsible for their pres- 

 ence. A force of water and a moist at- 

 mosphere are conditions distasteful to 

 them. If red spider gets a secure foot- 

 hold, it will be hard to exterminate. Use 

 a fine spray nozzle and direct the water 

 on the afi'ected plants. 



• ireen aphis arc more easily destroyed. 

 1 would not use tobacco stems; as a 

 t'nmigant tobacco ■items now are web- 

 nigh "oli-olote. I'so oue of the tobacco 

 ■"rii.ei-, like Nico-Finiie. or even tobacco 



;:-'. The-c are . ft'cciive, leave no nar. 

 ■cc:,, ,,,;or ''.eiiii, i tlieni and are not lia 



•<■• '■> tii.n. 'lie inli;iL;e as tobacco stem- 



t'cj. ,;,., A li^lit fumjgalion once a 



■ 11. '.xipi. it ■■i.M,i policv and ajihi-; win 



■ ■: ■■..■> 1,. -■, " C. W, 



LETTUCE TROUBLES 



Will '. .^ : ;■!. a>- tell iiie tiow to get rid 



I Liieii ii;' s -ii lettuce.' I have u-^ed 



idpliui ~i;.i'Ki. nicotine jiajiers and air- 



laked iiiM ■. and have jiainted my )dpe< 



•vitl -'il|i!! ir, but without killing tie 



lies. Weiil.i 1 .-poi! the lettuce plant- 



.1' 1 w . re 'e --piay them witli nicotine 



■.vliile t!,,>- ,.ve -mall.' -My lettuce is not 



loin;r XV, ,|! -iii.; \ear. TIh^ soil contains 



• in e\,ii u.'vturo of old soil, new soil 



i'rom MM'ie' the cod and I'otted manure, 



! us(d ti.i -iiine kind of soil last yea:' 



and coiild lit the lettnc(> every six 



^vei/k^. 'I'll, present crop has been in the 



benclie- ni.i.ut nine weeks, but so far 



■atilv ii.'iicli ha^ done fairh' well. 



GUNNAR J. TEILMANN. 



IF anv of a >ociety 's nu>ml>ers are not far eiiuiigli loU.-i need in year- to ^ive the 

 organi/,ati(ui the benelit of wide i-xperience. tliey may supply, in-tead. the infec- 

 tious t'lithiisiasm and up to date aleitne-- el' \(.iith. t.unnar .1. Teilmann, (ine of 

 The a<'tive ad\dc;ite- nt the Tennessee St.-ite j'l.ui-t-' A -<ocia t ion . was born in May, 

 ls!t.', at Wevttown, I'a. lli> mother died in l!»ot;. Hi- lather, (iiinnai' Teilmann, 

 ^r., i's a Pane .ii.d has been in the liuri-tN' trade -inc.- iMivlmud. While the father 

 has been engaged in busine-s. at Mariiui, Ind.. and lat. i at .bdm-on City, Tenn., 

 the son ha-^ been imbiluni. knevvjedge in the school- and in the trade. T" his liigh 

 school education lie ha- added a corre^iHindeiice emu-. Ill lan.l-.-ap.' Lr.ardening. 

 He now has charge of the beekkeeidng aiul a nart ..t 'le -al.- .|.-|.;i i ♦ m.ai t at his 

 lather's e-tiibli-liment in .Iehns<ui City. 



I III; \ ici till :;..■ t he r. a-oii t ..r tin- mm 



.■meliimn,' W . II. lb— .M-.. 



\ ..1 -eil .-..nsi-ts ..I' Weil 1' 



« 1 1 ,-. I, 11 phi- b.dow the f(diai:e of h-t - 

 tue.' i- har.l to .li-ludu.', but fuiiiiu.ation 

 ,,11 t\\o .-m-ri-^vi \ ,. ni^ht- witii -ii.'h ,■! 

 tiibaci-.. pap. I a- N h'.e Fnille -hmibi 



rh'ai. t h.' lit. If thi- t'ails trv .•\ap 



■ Mat in- Ni.-et i.-bi.'. ..^ . r h-mips cmita ii: 

 itlU .l.'liat irr.'.i :i Icehel, I wmdd U is e t !e 

 h'ttiic, ;i ^pramii- lie' imu'iiing ;it'te'' 



1 ed pa-tiir.' I. .am t.i whi.di i- a.l.l.'.l a lib 



eral ilr.'--inL; of hm--.' niami r.., which 



hre.l h.it be i'iill\- i.itte.i. but -hould b.« 



^•. idl iiicoipmate.l u ith 1 !;•■ - >ii. ' 'ar.a'ul 



.■ntihit mil i- I .-.-in^ i.. pr.'V .uit l.'al 



• Hill, part i.-ularly \\h. n ,a briu'lit 'ia;" 

 - ,,-,-ied- -■.'■- .-ral -mil.-- -, ' '• W 



Puuxsutawiiey. Pa. \'. b. ' arr i.- 



|,m-;- :-tea.|\' aiei -:it i-I .i.-t oiy bll-ii;.'--. 

 t'limie.at im: t.i pre\.iit .Jiinger oi lmi. )|,. i „ | ,|-, ,|.ri,.t , ,r of tl..' t^a-t ibel iir.-.ai- 



iimi-e, whii-h i- th.' .'i I.-t i|..'i-t-' .'-lab- 

 ' li-hlient in t hi- \ ici nil \ . ali IhpUuIi it 

 ' ,|i,i net I mile uii'ler Mr. •'n,!'', maiia'^.'- 

 iiM'i.t iiiit il ;i ceiiph' I.;' Vfu ;■- :i-.i. 



Saddle River. N. J. .b.le '.. li-ier 

 -;.\- .\--.nibly lilll \... ^>'> III' the New 

 .l,.i'^r\- l.-L:i<lalur.'. t.i .Ntru.i th.' •■-r- 



|,,,;;it.- •■xi-tellce . . l' tie' bl..ri-t-' M.'iil 

 A --o.-iat ieii I'l.r thirtv \-.-;ir-. h:i- i..^ <i'.l 



llii: the I'ulia-.'. it' >aei w ere to 1 Ulnl-at. 

 lUice a w ..'k \ o'lr pl.ants \\oiild n.".t u't ii 

 tiii^ i-o!i.liti..ii I'.iintiiiL; thi^ j.ijies with 

 -lilphur is ai! riuht for mildew, but U"' 

 !m- gri'iui ;iplii<. A painting' with ni.-o 

 tine \\'olll.l b.' liier.' r-ft'ect i V(\ F \a . 

 -pray with iii.-otin.\ it wmiM not b.' -at. 

 t.. u^i' till' plant- t'.i!- <..ine time, a- nice 

 line 1- a .l.'a.l 1 \' ).oi-on. 



1 caniiet t.dl \aiii just w hy > ..ur I't 



tilce ] 



hints lia\'e t'aile.l to ' .h'l b.dter. i he 1 bm-.. .an.l i- mi t h.' .-.i hiela |- .,t th 



i'.ir on., thing, j.laiits inl'.'-te.l with a|.hi- 

 will ne\er amount to much. Tie- teni 



lie I'.ir action. A--.'nib| \ ma ii Wal- 

 l.'i- ti. Winn.' was th.' ^p.in-.ir I'.u- t',..' 



jierature may not be correi t. 



hev ineasiir.. an. I t.. him th.' i". II. .\ . i- mi 



diould be mil about 1^ .legr.'.'- at ei-ht ; 

 if warmer, ai.i'ii aphis will troub].' theiii 



■ hi obligation tor th.- i.api.i i.a--:i-.' ..i 

 the bill thi'ouuh th..- low. -I- lioii-... 



