Mav lit, 1921 



The Rorists'' Review 



27 



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Field Containing 17,000 Dracaenas, Planted Six Inches Apart, on the Farm of Robert Craig in Porto Rico. 



slKtuUi bi' sliyhtly moist I'lieil hclori' be 

 iiig used; otherwise tliere is liable to be 

 llaiiics and a hot smoke, uliieh will soon 

 ruin the foliajce oi' many jtlants. The 

 u{)eiator should wateli the fumij;atiii;i 

 pans and guard against any burning. 

 iSoine dampened steins must lie scat- 

 tered on the ])ans to inake a tliiek 

 snu)ke. If this is not atteiuled to, tiu-rc 

 is sure to be trouble. 



Tobaecostem fumigating should be 

 obsolete. Stems may be eheap. but 

 plants rust money to prodiu-e and iu)tli- 

 ing will more speedily ruin a nice batch 

 of plants than this form of smoking. 

 It causes flowers to fall from yeianiiims. 

 begonias and other jilants, causes cai 

 nations, roses and other llowers t(i 

 smell disgustingly, renders them temjio- 

 r;iri!y unsalable and often iiijiirrs fo 

 liai^f in addition. Knowing tlicM' 

 things, why not use a safer and >;iner 

 fumigant? There arc a number on the 

 Miarkel containing nicotini'. Foi ycar> 

 I lia\c liecn plc.'iscil with icsults from 

 nicotine papers, whiih :irc c;isily light 

 !■(!, burn without w;itcliing. arc ctfc 

 tive, do not injure the folijige or tlou 

 ers, aic comjiarat ively inexpeii-;i\ c .•nol 

 lea\e no no.xioiis odor beliiiicl them. 

 T^ven hydrocyanic acid gas is far more 

 effective and s;ife tli.an tobacco stems, 

 and many growers now depend ou it 

 entirely. It will injure cattleyas .and 

 some tops an tom.itoes. and snapdrag 

 ons will wilt and nrit ''come back" 

 after it has been applied, but, used care- 

 fully, it is far more effective and safer 

 than tobacco stems, the mere meutiou 



of whicii brings back unpleasant nrein 

 ories to many of us. 



In warm weather the danger of dam- 

 age from smoking is always the great 

 est. This is specially true if you fiimi 

 gate on a dark'^lay which has hail se\ 

 eral dark jiredecessors ami is followed 

 by a (dear, warm day. Ventilate early 

 on such a day. Spray your [>laiits ovei 

 and always remember that plants which 

 aie dry at the root suffer more from 

 smoke than those which have their 

 roots moist. C W. 



BEDDING PLANTS IN FRAMES. 



I h;ive coidfrairic's ;iini hotbed-, 

 only, no i^reenjiouse. I> it jHissible for 

 me to buy ll'.j inch beildiny stc»ck. such 

 as ageratums, heliotrope>, fiudisia>. 

 \ illl■a^, coleus, ger,-iniiniis. etc., early in 

 ^priii^ and brinj; it into llowei' lor- Meuin 

 ri.'il d;iy .' I I' so, please gi\e lur voiih- 

 .•mI\ ii-e ;i,-, to jiroced lire, shifiiii^. traiiii' 

 to use, eti-. II. I> I". \ .1, 



In \IMM >ection Villi -•llollld be .'llile 

 to use fr.'lines to grow in pots ;;(ioi| bed 

 diii^i ]il;ints of an\' of tlo' xarii^tie^ 

 Miinied, ;is well ;is a niinibei ot' others. 

 .\s we;ither conditions ari \.iriable. it 

 would be adx isa ble to iisi' some inainii'e 

 to make a gentle hotbed below the 

 |ilaiitN. l''resli horse iii:i liiiri- .iiid le;i\es 

 iiiixe(| :ind well tr.-iniped ilowii to the 

 depth of about ;i foot will give a nice, 

 basting heat. Over the maiiiire can be 

 spread !i few inches of line soil tiud in 

 this the pots can be p.artly idunyed. 

 The little heat thus afforded will cause 



tin' plants to grow rapidly ancl, in 

 reality, finer and more stocky plant> 

 cm be jiroduced in frames than in 

 "greenhouses. 



If you buy y(Uir stock from or in li'... 

 iucdi p<ds, provided it is well rooted, it 

 can go !it once into l!V:;-inch pots or, in 

 the case of strong-growing sorts, into 

 ■I inch ]iots. On cold nights it would be 

 advisable to use mjits or some cloth 

 covering o\er the frames. I sliould use 

 standanl saslies, lixtJ feet, with three 

 rows of glass ten inches wide, vvhi(di is 

 bi'tter than four rows of narrow glass. 

 The sashes should face south, southwest 

 or west and should have a 4 inidi pitch 

 from back to front. 



The Jilants should be ;;iven Ji little 

 ventilation ;ind should be wtitered sptir 

 iii^dy on cool, Minless days and should 

 111' \ eiit il.ited freely on warm days. The 

 -.•islie'< should be closed e.'irly ill the 

 afternoon for loleii^, tilternant lierti'- 

 .itiil \ iiicas. in order to start them well. 

 Tliesr pjaiit'^ take more heat than 

 ei i-.'iiiiiim-. t'lll■llsia^. ]iet uni.'is, auer 

 .itiiiiis. etc. l-'.ir more erowers might 

 uell iitili/e I'rauiev lor the relieving ot 

 Uireellliiiuses ,'ind for the siiccesst'ul 

 :;njuiii;^ of m.'iny bediling |ilaiits. < '. 



Austin, Tex. K. I'riedrich report-- an 

 rxcre. iiiii^ly l.'irye sale for .Motlu'r-;" da\. 

 lie li.'id a eiHiil supply ot' gl.'idioli mi 

 liaiid. .iv tlir weather was warm and 

 tiles liloiiined about t WO Weeks earlier 

 than he had exiiected. lie has started 

 building a new greenhouse, L'TxSU feet, 

 ,'ini| hopes to be able to grow all the 

 llowers that he will use in his store. 



