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The Florists' Review 



SEPTEMBEa 8, 1921 



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TAKING CROWN BUDS. 



Will you let me know if it is all right 

 to take the crown buds off chrysanthe- 

 mums? I have 2-foot stems on about 

 all of them. If I do this, is there danger 

 of the flowers becoming misshapen? I 

 have six or seven varieties, with two 

 stems to each plant. C. T. M. — Pa. 



It is satisfactory at this time to take 

 any bud that shows on your plants. 

 Crown buds, taken August 23 or later, 

 invariably produce perfect flowers. 



C. H. T. 



THRIPS ON MXTMS. 



An insect that works much like red 

 spider is infesting our mums, but we 

 know it is not red spider, because we 

 can see a little, black sort of mite, 

 smaller than an aphis, which humps up 

 its back and .iumps, when disturbed. 

 Nicotine solution, smoke, arsenate of 

 lead and lime mixed — these do not affect 

 the insect. A leaf is enclosed for your 

 inspection. H. T. 0. — Wis. 



The plants are infested with little 

 insects called thrips. The simplest and 

 most effective method of getting rid of 

 them is to get a good hose, attach a fine 

 sprayer to it and go over tlie plants, 

 botli on the top and under side of the 

 leaves. If the first application does not 

 give the desired result, give them a 

 second and even a third application. 

 Nothing is so effective as this for get- 

 ting rid of thrips. Now, while the 

 weather is hot and dry, thrips should be 

 exterminated; otherwise they will dis- 

 figure the plants considerablv. 



^C. H. T. 



MILDEW KILLING MUMS. 



I am sending you a small box con- 

 taining chrysanthemums which show 

 symj)toms of a disease that affects my 

 entire house. About half my crop is 

 dead. I have used Bordeaux mixture 

 three times inside of two weeks, but 

 this treatment does not check the 

 trouble. The heat is great here, but I 

 have the houses shaded and I spray 

 every evening to freshen the foliage. 

 T have grown mums successfully this 

 way for the last fifteen years. Will you 

 tell me the present trouble and suggest 

 a remedy? H. M. A. — Pa. 



It is simply mildew that is on the 

 foliage of your mums and, as long as 

 you keep the house shaded and spray 

 every evening, you will be unable to get 

 rid of it. A fine way to handle mums 

 is to plant them in a house where they 

 have air on front and sides. Spray in 

 the morning and early afternoon in the 

 hot weather, so the foliage will be per- 

 fectly dry by night. You say you have 

 been growing mums in the manner de- 

 scribed for the last fifteen years and 

 have never been bothered with mildew 

 before. It is surprising how you have 

 been able to carry the plants along 

 without their being attacked by bad 



doses of mildew every year. It is ad- 

 visable to grow mums exposed to the 

 fullest possible sunlight and air. This 

 will avoid mildew. The only thing that 

 can be done now is to dust the plants 

 with lime and sulphur to prevent the 

 mildew from spreading and to give the 

 plants plentv of sunlight and air. 



C. H. T. 



at the bottom of the plants, it will not 

 do any great harm, provided the plants 

 do not become stripped too far up the 

 stem. The only thing to do is to pick 

 off the bottom leaves that are affected, 

 but be sure the plants are syringed in 

 time so that they will be perfectly dry 

 before the sun goes down in the evening. 

 If the weather outside is wet, dust the 

 plants with lime through a bellows, es- 

 pecially the outer leaves and the under 

 side of them, and this will retard the 

 progress of fungoid diseases. If you 

 will strip the center of the bench of 

 plants, so they will get some light and 

 air, you will be able to keep the disease 

 fairly well in check. C. H. T. 



SEPTORIA ON MUMS. 



The leaves on my mums become 

 spotted and dry up. This starts from 

 the bottom and goes to the top in about 

 a week. I am sending two leaves from 

 Chrysolora. Will vou tell mo what the 

 trouble isf ' C. M. E.— O. 



MUMS THAT BUD. 



All varieties of my chrysanthemums, 

 except Bonnaffon, go into bud even 

 if I pinch them; the next shoots go 

 into bud again. Both those that are 

 kept wet and those that are dry do 

 this. Will you advise me as to what I 

 can do for them? Will they bloom again 

 this season? P. G. A. — Mo. 



The trouble with your foliage is sep- 

 toria or leaf-spot, which usually occurs 

 about this season of the year, when the 

 plants grow up and begin to get crowded 

 for light and air. If it is only showing 



It is quite likely that these mum 

 plants became too hard and woody in 

 the pots, and after being planted into 

 the soil in the benches they will make 

 new growth and grow out of budding 

 up before their time. M. P. 



Pueblo, Colo. — W. E. Quarlcs is plan- 

 ning to ojx'n !i flower store about the 

 niiddlo of Sei)tember. 



Hudson, N. Y. — While placing glass in 

 a. new greenhouse, Henry Albreclit cut 

 an artery in his right hand. He is re- 

 covering rapidly. 



Saratoga, N. Y. — Henry J. Schrade 

 was recently injured in an automobile 

 accident. Mrs. Schrade, who was with 

 him at the time, also received minor 

 injuries. 



Scranton, Pa. — Thomas .7. Nolan, 

 widely known in the trade as the rep- 

 resentative of sujiply and construction 

 concerns, is being proposed as Scran- 

 ton 's next mayor. He is seeking the 

 nomination on the Republican ticket 

 ill the primaries to be held Septem- 

 ber 20. 



McPherson, Kan. — Charles Simonsen 

 has sold liis business, which he has con- 

 ducted for the last twenty-one years, to 

 C. E. Charlton, of Kearney, Neb., an 

 experienced florist. Mt. and Mrs. Simon- 

 sen are planning to take a rest of about 

 a year, before making plans for the 

 future. 



Cromwell, Conn. — In celebration of 

 the fiftieth anniversary of his having 

 come to Cromwell to live, the Hartford 

 Times, in its feature section of August 

 20, gave a half-page biographical sketch 

 of A. N. Pierson, illustrated with his 

 portrait and views of his residence and 

 range. Mr. Pierson came to this coun- 

 try from Sweden in 1869 and, after liv- 

 ing two years at Southington, came to 

 Cromwell to live in 1871. 



Painesville, O. — A beautiful display 

 of flowers is now to be seen at the resi- 

 dence of Robert H. Botley. Tourists 

 stop to admire them and all lovers of 

 flowers comment on their beauty. 



Fairbury, Neb. — The Fairbury Nurs- 

 eries, conducted by C. M. Hurlburt, are 

 fitting up a retail flower store on mod- 

 ern lines. An order has been placed 

 with Buchbinder Bros., Chicago, for fix- 

 tures. 



Springfield, Mass. — August 29 a fir* 

 of unknown origin occurred in the 

 greenhouse of E. E. Clifton, at 35 Pleas- 

 ant street. The fire was immediately 

 checked by neighbors and little damage 

 was done. 



Batavla, N. Y. — One result of the dis- 

 play of the Thoro-Mix soil shredder by 

 L. C. Stroh & Sons at the S. A. F. con- 

 vention was an order from the United 

 States Depjirtment of Agriculture, 

 whose officials had opportunity to see 

 the machine on the exhibition floor. Of 

 course, a number of machines were sold 

 to florists at the same time. 



East Chicago, Ind. — The Mann Floral 

 Shops, which operate here and in In- 

 diana Harbor, report a good business 

 last month. On account of the expira- 

 tion of the lease and increased rent, the 

 shop at Indiana Harbor will be forced 

 to move. Mr. Mann has purchased a lot 

 three doors south of the present loca- 

 tion, on Cedar street, on which he will 

 erect a salesroom, workroom and green- 

 house for the display of pot plants. 

 The lot is located in one of the most 

 popular blocks on Cedar street. 



