July 12, 1917. 



The Florists^ Review 



17 



lose the lower foliage. Esjiecially is 

 tills true if you do not ('ultiva,te the 

 plants frequently; in fact, frequent cul- 

 tivation Avill ])rove of the f;reatest help 

 iu keeping' tiie soil in proper condition. 



Condition Goes Before Size. 



A large, soft plant will not transjdant 

 well, but a well matured i)lant tiiat has 

 l)een run ratlier on the dry side for a 

 few weeks before planting time, re- 

 gardless of the size, usually will como 

 through without trouble. For this rea- 

 son we are always mindful of tlic 

 condition of the plants, rather than 

 their size, at planting time. Experience 

 lias taught us tli'at a medium-sized plant 

 in good coiulitioli for trans])lauting will 

 soon overtake a large ])lant that lingers 

 for several weeks before it really is 

 under way. It should be borne in mind, 

 however, that we are saying iiothing 

 against a large ])lant which is pro])erly 

 matured for planting. 



The time is here to prepare the 

 benches for rej)lanting. 1)0 not lengthen 

 the work any more tliaii is necessary, 

 as every day hist will mean Just that 

 much less time for the new ])lant U< 

 make its growth. Kmj)ty bencdies jim 

 duce no revenue; put on eiuuigh men 

 to push the work along. If iiossiblc, 

 refill a whole house at one time. You 

 will find it iinudi easier tn handle a 

 whole house of newly planted carna 

 tions than ])art of a house of them. 

 When retilliiig the benches, see that tlic 

 soil is well pulverized and tiiat tlie 

 bench is properly tilled along the edges, 

 and level the soil off nicely as you go 

 along. Place an incdi of strawy manure 

 on the bottom of the beiudi before fill- 

 ing in the soil, and before tilling make 

 sure that the bench will go througii tlie 

 next season without breaking dowii. 

 There is, ])erhaps, nothing more vexing 

 than to have a bench give way under 

 a batch of higli trradc stock. 



A. V. .]. I'.aur. 



GREEN APHIS ON CARNATIONS. 



I am sending you three jilants of car- 

 nations, one eacli of Matchless, White 

 Wonder and .Micc^ and Wduld ]ik(> to 

 have you tell me the cnuse ol' tlie spots 

 and streaks on the fidiage. The ]>lants 

 apjieared to be h(>alt]iy until tiny were 

 attacked by green .apliis, but after a 

 few sprayings witli a nicntine extract 

 this ]iest ajiparently \\;is o\-ercome, as 

 I found no more of the insects. The 

 plants, liowe\-er. vesenilde tliose sent 

 you. Do you think tii y will come 

 through all right bv biMiching time.' 



A. L. Mo. 



Those spots on youi' carnation plant- 

 were caused rather by the jtaiictures 

 made by the a]>his than by the nicotine. 

 There is no reason why the ]>lants 

 should not ^row right along ;ind make 

 fine jilants b\- early August. We not<'d 

 two or three leaves with le;if spot on 

 them. It might Ih^ ad\ liable to go over 

 the field and ]>ick off .■ill tin' leaves that 

 show a trace of this disease. A liot, 

 sultry sjndl wouM cause the disease to 

 spread rapidly and eiid.-mger your en 

 tire sto(dv. ' A. 1'! .f. l'.. 



ZOE LEADS THEM ALL? 



A carnation which has been on the 

 market long enough to have proved 

 itself is Zoe Symonds. It is a variety 

 which originated Avitli Henry .1. Sy- 

 monds, at Decorah, la., but which never 

 has been ^xidelv disseminated. I'ctcr 



Carnation Zoe Symonds Has Made Some Warm Friends. 



Reinberg has grown it in considerable 

 quantity for the Chicago marker and lias 

 sold the cuttings to a number of other 

 growers in various parts of the country. 

 Another grower who obtained stock of 

 the originator is Joseph Bancroft & 

 Son, Inc., Cedar l^alls, la. George TI. 

 Jiancroft, secretary ami treasurer of the 

 company, who sui)plied the photograph 

 for the accompanying illustration, says 

 that Zoe Sym()iids with them has proved 

 to be the best dark pink they ever have 

 seen, and they iiave tried j)ractically all 

 of them. 



The originator ilescribes the color as 

 cerise. The average size of the flower 

 is from three to three and one-half 

 inches. The flowers are well built up 

 in the center and are carried on long, 

 stiff stems. It is said to be a rapid 

 grower and ]ir(dilic bloomer. The va- 

 riety was registere<l with the American 

 Carnation Society in ]9^'^ as a cross 

 fif White T'erfection and Prosperity. 



BADLY INFESTED WITH THRTPS. 



• 'an vnii help mi^ out oi' iu\ ii-i'i'e.' 

 A'^ you can sei> by exaniiniiig the en- 

 c-loseil carnation lohls, t Ik y ari> in bad 

 eoiolit ion. <'an xnii tell me the eaiise 

 and the l.e>t remedv.' I'. .1. S.— ill. 



iiig r(d(i weather, when conditions .arc 

 in your fa\'or. J!y kei^pini:' tlieiii down 

 t liidughoiit the cool season, you could 

 keep the upjier hand after warm 

 weather set^ in. It' the jierceiitage of 

 goo(l blooms i-< too ^inall to be profit- 

 able, I suggest that you t(>ar these in- 

 t'ested plant-^ out and get your houses 

 ready for ;in early start with the new 

 |ilants. It will pa.\' you far better than 

 to try to extiM-niinate the thrips. Eni|)ty 

 the houses eiitircdy and fumigate heav- 

 il\ with e\aiiidi' g.'is. A. F. J. P>. 



If you will tear o|M>n one of your 

 buds, you will tind a iiuiiiber ol' small 

 insects, known as thrips. 'rii(>y are 

 about (Uie sixteenth of an in<di long and 

 about fine-fourth as wide, ami of a 

 light brown color. You will have to 

 look sharp, as they are qiiicdv to hide 

 among the ]ietals. It would be useless 

 to start now to dislodge them. They 

 multijdy so fast dnrinu- the warm 

 weather that you could not hope to get 

 them under control b(>f(ire it would be 

 time to refill the bemdies with tunv 

 stoek. The time to tight tliriiis is diir- 



CULTURE OF SMILAX. 



I'lease int'oriii iiie as to the proper 

 treatment ot' my sinilax jil.aiits. Tliev 

 grew splendidly during the entire 

 winter and siuiie ol' tlieni now are dry- 

 ing off. The reiiiaiihler I propose to 

 tr.aii^plaiit i.'i'o another house, hut .'' 

 would like to kiiiiw if I should drv them 

 first. M. .\1. ■ Mo. 



The sinilav may lie transplanted from 



the old lieil to (he ijcw (,|le witliout 



being ri'ally dried off, luit young stock 

 from '.'. inch ]iots wniihl L,i\c better re- 

 ■~ults. as the ol.| jilants nia\- not start 

 off as evenly as the \dung oiu"- and con- 

 se<|iu'ntl>' would Hot produce so good a 

 ei'op. .\ iicd of -milax should have a 

 dejith ot' six illehes rif ^oO(| soil and 

 -hoiild be Well drained, fur after the 

 plants are est.ablislieil they require 

 plenty of water. 



Onriiig the hot weather ;i light 

 shading mav Ik^ juit on the glass, but 

 by the middle of Sejitember tli(> jdants 

 should ha\e full light, and throughout 

 the ^^inter a night tempeiatuiv of GO 

 degrcM'S should be maintained. Svringe 

 the plants every bright ilay. otherwise 

 thrips and reil sjdder are likelv to at- 

 tack them. W . li. T. 



