Decembke 23, 1920 



The Florists' Review 



19 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Plant Begistration. 



Public notice is hereby given tliat the 

 New York School of Agriculture, Mor- 

 risville, Madison county, N. Y., submits 

 for registration the new plants here 

 mentioned. 



Geranium Purity — Seedling; parentage, Betty 

 X Mrs. Lawrence. Has the same color as Betty 

 and shows the semi-double form of Mrs. Law- 

 rence. Plant dwarf, twelve inches in height; 

 plain leaf, no zone. Free bloomer; flower cluster 

 compact, fourteen and fifteen flowers in a cluster; 

 semi-double; ten full petals and Ave small petals 

 to a flower; color, greenish white in the bud, 

 opening to pure white and retaining this color; 

 pollen red. 



Geranium MorriBvllle Beauty — Seedling; par- 

 entage, Richmond Beauty x S. A. Nutt. Plant 

 a strong grower; zone in leaf fairly distinct. 

 Flowers, fifteen in a cluster, semi-double. Has 

 color of Richmond Beauty and semi-double form 

 of S. A. Nutt. Flower 2% inches in diameter. 

 Color, light red shaded to white at center, upper 

 petals containing the most white. Petals irregu- 

 lar in form. 



Geranium Babe Marie — Seedling of Mrs. Law- 

 rence, other parent unknown. Plant dwarf, 

 fifteen inches high, a strong grower and free 

 bloomer under ordinary conditions. Leaf has an 

 indistinct zone, some leaves appearing plain. 

 Flower cluster compact, fifteen flowers in a clus- 

 ter; semi-double; flfteen petals; flower 2% inches 

 In diameter; color, salmon pink in center and 

 light pink at edge of petals. 



Geranium Olive Charlton — Seedling; parentage 

 unknown (plants became mixed, so tliat the 

 true parentage was lost). Plant dwarf, twelve 

 inches high; strong grower and free bloomer: 

 plain leaf, no zone. Flowers fifteen in a cluster; 

 cluster large and compact; flowers single; five 

 petals; 2^4 inches diameter; color, salmon, shad- 

 ing to pink at the base of fiower; white eye. 

 color deepening in matured flowers. Flowers 

 have good keeping qualities. 



Geranium Miss Aggie — Seedling; parcntaKe un- 

 known, owing to mixture. Similar to Betty, 

 except for color of flower. Plant dwarf, twelve 

 inches high; plain leaf, no zone. Flowers four- 

 teen in a cluster; single, Ave petals; diameter 

 2V4 Inches. Color, light pink shaded with 

 lavender, white at the base of the upper two 

 petals. 



Any person objecting to these regis- 

 trations or to the use of the proposed 

 names is requested to communicate with 

 the secretary at once. Failing to re- 

 ceive objections to the registrations, the 

 same will be made tliree weeks from 

 date, December 15, 1920. 



John Young, Sec 'y. 



MEMORIAL DAY GERANIUMS. 



I should like to know how late I could 

 propagate geraniums by putting the 

 cuttings directly in 2i4-inch pots and, 

 after they have rooted in these, repot- 

 ting to 4-inch pot3. Or would it be bet- 

 ter to use 3-inch pots and from there 

 shift to 4-inch? My stock plants have 

 been in 4-inch pots set on soil in 

 the greenhouse during the summer. The 

 cuttings are in good shape. Can I take 

 all the cuttings off the old stock, cut- 

 ting the old plants down to within four 

 or six inches of the soil, and after 

 knocking all the earth from the roots, 

 repot them in 4-inch pots; then, after 

 breaking (or will they break in this 

 way?) put them in 5-inch pots for Me- 

 morial day sales! Will they have time 

 to get their growth and bloom by May 

 30 if I get my potting of cuttings done 

 by mid-December? D. A. M. — Pa. 



December is as late as vou can root 



geranium cuttings and have them make 

 good, bushy, 4-inch pot stock for Me- 

 morial day, but you can root cuttings as 

 late as March 1 and have nice plants 

 in 3-inch pots. Trim the leaves quite 

 closely from your cuttings and make the 

 loam in the 2i/4-inch pots quite sandy. 

 Start them on a sunny bench and, if 

 possible, where heating pipes will afford 

 a little bottom heat. Give a soaking 

 watering at the start; then keep them 

 on the dry side until rooted. Never 

 give any shade at any time to geranium 

 cuttings. Indoor cuttings are harder 

 and much less liable to damp off than 

 the more succulent ones produced out- 

 doors. It would be better to shift into 

 3-inch pots and later into 4-inch. 



The stock plants when cut back 

 should be left until they start to break, 

 keeping them on the dry side meanwhile ; 

 then shake them out and put into 4-inch 

 pots. If necessary, make a further 

 shift later, or you could probably get 



the roots into 3-inch pots and then later 

 shift into 4-inch. These will make 

 growth in ample time to produce flowers 

 for Memorial day. Give them a clean, 

 sunny liouse and let the atmosphere be 

 on the dry side for the best results. 



C. W. 



PAINTED PIPES TO BLAME. 



Almost all of our plants are like the 

 geranium cutting and foliage I have 

 sent you. Our begonias, sweet peas and 

 ferns are likewise infected. Will you 

 please tell me what causes this infec- 

 tion? Brown spots appear and then the 

 plants become brittle and soon die. We 

 had all the steam pipes painted with 

 creosote. Do you think that could have 

 been the cause? C. F. C. — Miss. 



I have never met with this trouble 

 before and I am inclined to believe that 

 the painted steam pipes are the cause 

 of your trouble. M. P. 



GREEN WORMS ON VIOLETS. 



I am sending you some leaves from 

 my violet plants, which have a small 

 green worm on them. If possible, I 

 should like to know how to keep this 

 pest away. ' H. A. C. — O. 



Try spraying with a good nicotine ex- 

 tract, which should be effective. Direc- 

 tions for use, giving the proper strengtli 

 of mixture for application, will be found 

 on the cans. C. W. 



STRAWBERRIES UNDER GLASS. 



I have a greenhouse, 20x80 feet, and 

 should like to know if tlie Marshall 

 strawberry would do well in solid 

 benches and what heat it needs. Where 

 can I buy plants'? J. E. M. — Mo. 



I have had no experience in growing 

 strawberries in solid beds under glass 

 and have never heard of its being at- 

 tempted. I doubt if you could make it 

 .a paying proposition. To achieve suc- 

 cess it would be necessary to plant at 

 once, rest the plants in early winter at 

 a low temperature and start up gradu- 

 ally. I should say that your house 

 could be much more profitably employed 

 with some other crop. 



I have grown strawberries for forc- 

 ing for forty years and I have had al- 

 most uniform success with them when 

 grown in 6-inch pots and when they 

 have had the necessary heat and rest, 

 placed on shelves or benches in a light 

 house. Such varieties as the one-time 

 popular Vicomtesse Hericourt de Thi- 

 erry, Keen 's Seedling, President, Lan- 

 ton's Noble, Koyal Sovereign, Nick Oh- 

 mer and Marshall have all given good 

 results in America. Marshall still 

 stands supreme as a forcing strawberry; 

 it has size, color, flavor and vigor and 

 is withal free-setting. 



I should advise you to try pot culture 

 and not plant in beds. Pot up now in 

 3-inch pots and later shift into 6-inch 

 pots for best success. Careful water- 

 ing, firm potting, liberal soil and liquid 

 stimulants when well rooted are neces- 



sary to build up strong plants; also the 

 removal of all runners as they appear. 



C. W. 



ROT IN CELERY. 



Last sunuiior I had much trouble witli 

 my celery plants turning yellow and 

 decaying, for which I do not know any 

 reason. I use an overhead irrigation 

 system and have well water with a 

 great deal of iron in it. I planted the 

 celery about eight inches apart in dou- 

 ble rows, and these double rows were 

 about three feet apart. I trust you will 

 be able to tell me what the trouble is, so 

 that I shall have better success next 

 summer. A. D. — S. D. 



Celery, as is well known, does well in 

 a rich soil and an abundant supply of 

 moisture. Even celery, however, can 

 be overwatered, as I have found to my 

 sorrow, particularly where the soil is 

 stiff and water does not percolate read- 

 ily. In hot weather soaking celery 

 from above has its dangers. If the soil 

 becomes soggy due to poor drainage, or 

 plants remain wet for a long period 

 while the temperature is high, trouble is 

 likely to ensue. I should never water 

 the celery during the day when the sun- 

 shine is strong, but rather on a cool, 

 cloudy day. On plants which you have 

 boarded or tied up for blanching you 

 are sure to have rot if plants are wet 

 for a long period when the temperature 

 is high. Overhead watering has many 

 advantages, but, on the whole, conserv- 

 ing moisture by the constant use of the 

 cultivator is safer and better. 0. W. 



