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The Florists- Rcvkw 



October 23, 1010. 



after the bud was taken the plant has 

 been drawing ^up more nourishment 

 than it could safely assimilate; conse- 

 quently the stem had to give way at its 



weakest point. Another year try tak- 

 ing the buds on the Turners the first 

 week in September a&d treat less liber* 

 ally, with manure. : " ,'. . - . M. P. 



C'^IK 



THRIPS IN SOIL. 



On some carnations which I benched 

 in August I put a mulch of well rotted 

 horse manure about four weeks ago. 

 This mulch is infested with thrips. 

 The buds and flowers show the effect 

 of thrips. We have sprayed with Ham- 

 mond's Thrip Juice, but this will not 

 get the ones in the manure. Can you 

 tell me of something I can use to kill 

 them in the soil without injury to the 

 carnations t H. H. — O. 



If you will eontinue spraying your 

 carnations with a solution of tobacco 

 extract, it should rid them of the thrips 

 in time. It might be well to apply it 

 twice each week instead of once. If 

 you can get tobacco dust handily, you 

 might sprinkle it on the manure and 

 destroy many of the pests. Soot is also 

 said to be excellent, used in the same 

 manner. As soon as cool weather sets 

 in you will have little difficulty in keep- 

 ing thrips in check. A. F. J. B. 



NOT BUST BUT LEAF-SPOT. 



i am sending a few leaves from my 

 carnations, which are badly affected 

 with rust. The plants had a few dried 

 leaves when planted in and since then 

 the rust has spread. We are picking 

 off all the dried sections and spots. 

 Will any preparation, such as Zenke's 

 liquid fungicide, be effective t 



H. M. A.— Pa. 



The specimens submitted do not show 

 any trace of carnation rust, but there 

 are a number of spots of the common 

 leaf-spot disease. Zenke 's fungicide 

 will probably destroy the spores of this 

 fungus if applied according to direc- 

 tions. You are doing right in picking 

 off the affected leaves. Bordeaux mix- 

 ture is a splendid remedy for this kind 

 of disease. Carnation rust breaks out 

 in raised pustules, which release a 

 brown powdery substance, and is quite 

 distinct from the disease that is troub- 

 ling your carnations now. 



A. F. J. B. 



STEM-EOT AGAIN. 



We are sending you two carnation 

 plants. Please tell ua what is affecting 

 them and what we should do to stop it. 



N, F. C— O. 



The carnation plants are affected with 

 stem-rot. This is the worst disease that 

 carnation growers have to contend with 

 and, unfortunately, after the plants be- 

 come affected, it is useless to try to 

 save them. There are several reasons 

 that contribute to the cause of the 

 trouble. The plants under considera- 



tion clearly show that they were planted 

 too late and set too deeply in the soil; 

 these are two of the principal causes 

 of stem-rot. They show also signs of 

 having been neglected as. regards pinch- 

 ing back or topping their growths while 

 they were in ^he field. 



This disease is a fungus and, while a 

 plant cannot be saved after it has once 

 become affected, yet the disease can be 

 checked by clean cultural methods. I 

 should advise W. F. C. first to clean all 

 decayed leaves frqm the plants, then to 

 go over the beds and press the soil down 

 evenly so that each plant shows a clear 

 stem above the soil. This is a par- 

 ticularly important point because, when 

 the plants are planted deep enough to 



cover the main stem up to the branches, 

 they are sure to become affected with 

 stem-rot. After the beds have been 

 gone over, I should advise greater care 

 in the watering of the plants so as to 

 get the soil in the same condition clear 

 through, because, when the bed is drier 

 underneath than it is at the surface, 

 thus forming a wet collar aroui^d the 

 stem of the plant, stem-rot will quickly 

 appear. After the soil has been put in 

 such a condition that it will take water 

 freely and dry out evenly, then judg- 

 ment should be exercised so that the 

 beds do not dry out or become extreme- 

 ly wet, but stay in a moderate condi- 

 tion at all times. After this date, do 

 not syringe the plants, but apply the 

 water to the soil only. 



To keep the red spider and other in- 

 sects in check, ventilate freely and at- 

 tend regularly to the fumigating with 

 the nicotine extract. After a plant Af- 

 fected with stem-rot has been taken out 

 of the bench, it is a good plan to shake 

 a little dry lime and sulphur over the 

 surface of the soil where it has been 

 standing; this v^dll help to check the 

 fungus from spreading to the surround- 

 ing plants. Be particular to see that 

 all rubbish is removed from the walks 

 or underneath the ■ benches and guard 

 against a close, stuffy condition in the 

 houses. M. P. 



3I5S3HSHSBSIK 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS 



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The Van Aart Flower Shop, Paducah, 

 Ky., makes an attractive showing in its 

 new store. A striking window, backed 

 with a handsome icebox, is a big draw- 

 ing card and, since it is the only one 

 of its kind in town, the resulting busi- 

 ness is satisfactory. 



• • • • 



C. P. Dieterich & Bro., Maysville, 

 Ky., are installing the sprinkler system 

 of irrigation through a large part of 

 their nursery. Report has it that ber- 

 ried holly will be scarce this winter. 

 Judging from what is seen in Kentuckv 

 and Tennessee, this is probably correct. 



• • • • 



The shop of Honaker the Florist, 

 Lexington, Ky., made a fine window 

 showing during race week. Large vases 

 of flowers with posters o^ a horse's head 

 attracted much attention. 



• • • • 



John A. Keller and Michler Bros., 

 both of Lexington, Ky., also had spe- 

 cial features and handled large business 

 during the week of the races. 



• « • • 



Robert Lockerbie, for many years a 

 grower for Scholtz the Florist, has em- 

 barked for himself at Charlotte, N. C, 

 beginning with two houses. He will 

 specialize in plants, for which he was 

 noted when with the Robert Craig Co. 

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Grandy the Florist, Norfolk, Va., has 

 a striking picture of a naval wedding 

 placed in the window of his store. 

 * • • • 



Manager Lee, of George, Inc., Nor- 

 folk, says that their double slogan, 

 "Say It with Flowers" and "George 

 sends orders all over the world through 

 the medium of the F. T. D., " has created 

 a large telegraph trade. 



Adolphus Gude, of Gude Bros. Co., 

 Anacostia, D. C, predicts one of the big- 

 gest seasons known, although the ab- 

 sence of frost is responsible for an abun- 

 dance of outdoor flowers, which natur- 

 ally affect indoor-grown stock. There 

 will not be a shortage such as prevailed 

 at this time last year. Prices will be 



more normal. 



• • • • 



A comment on the renewing of the 

 approach to the Baum Flower Store, 

 Knoxville, Tenn., elicited the remark 

 from Charles L. Baum that "it was but 

 two years since the pavement was laid 

 and this was proof that they were 

 getting their share of patronage from 

 Knoxville 's increasing population," 

 which is guided by conspicuous and at- 

 tractive signs ' ' Baum-ward. ' ' The storp 

 was aglow with Helianthus Shower of 

 Gold, which is furnished from the new 

 farm of sixty-four acres, where dahlias, 

 gladioli and similar stock flourish. The 

 185 varieties of gladioli make a grand 

 showing. Stock is in fine condition at 

 the greenhouses. Russell, Columbia, 

 Premier and Kaiserin Augusta Victoria 

 roses are in the lead. Chrysanthemums 

 are also prominent and among carna- 

 tions one sees Matchless, Mrs. C. W. 

 Ward and members of the Enchantress 

 family. Sam Roy Baum supervises 

 this branch, while Floyd Baum takes 

 pride in a house of cattleyas. Attention 

 was called to the method of pricing 

 roses and carnations, each vase bearing 

 a disk tag on a long wire stem. Karl 

 Baum says they have found the plan 

 most admirable. It saves much talk and 

 inquirers see that all are served alike. 

 While en route to the farm, Chas. L. 

 Baum was reminiscent, recalling the 

 time when he was an iron molder and his 



