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The Rorists'' Review 



27 



NOT REAL BANDITS. 



TIioukIi Viirioiis iiiciiiljcrs of tlic trailc, 

 in the rceciit era of lii^l' pi'icrs, li,i\r 

 lic'on cliaracti'rized as "roliluTs" ami 

 ilii'ir operations described as a "liold- 

 nii, " it is not in the sense of admit t in j; 

 sueh (diarges and assuniinj; the fiiiises 

 suitable for sueh aetivity that the four 

 yentlenien in the illustration on this 

 ])a!,^e donned the garb in which they arc 

 shown. The explanation of this pholo- 

 jrraph, taken on the border line l)e- 

 tween tlie I'nited (States and Mexico, 

 is given l)y W. B. Clarke, of San dose, 

 Cal., in these words: 



' ' I Iiave just returned from a trip to 

 southern California. During the triji I 

 was joined by Kdward 11. liust and 

 Frank M. Warner on a week's trip to 

 .San Diego. While there we did the 

 usual stunt of visiting Tia Juana, ]Mcx- 

 ico, and this photograph was taken 

 wliile there. This bunch of 'bandits,' 

 reading from left to right, are: W. 15. 

 Clarke, horticultural broker, San .lose, 

 €al.; Edw.ard II. Rust, nurseryman. 

 South Pasadena, Cal.; George l'."()tto, 

 llorist, San Diego, and Frank M. War- 

 ner, bulb grower, liiglewood, Cal.'' 



BORERS ON AMARANTUS. 



We are sending you under separate 

 eover a few stalks of amarantus, from 

 wiiich the rools have been eaten by a 

 small maggot. Some of the maggots .ni', 

 no doubt, on the stalks. We have tried 

 lime and (dher remedies in jirofiision, 

 but a whole bed of jdants has been 

 destroyetl, nevertheless. 



A. V. C.— Mo. 



The stt'nis ai'e badly tmmeleil by 

 borers, but none enuld be iui-.ited wlim 

 liie former were cut (jpeii. I dn iml 

 know of any remedy that will cle:iii (nii 

 these jx'sts from the stems. N'oii idiild 

 ])Our some carbon bisuljihide into holes 

 in the soil, at intervals of tw(d\'e to 



I'igllteen illcdics, a tea'-|MMilll'lll tn a Imir, 

 and desi rey all soil pests. CoN'el the 

 holes, wliiidl sliduld lie thfee to t'niir 

 incdies dee|i, ininiediat ely al'ter pouring 

 in the li(piiil. Tiy spraying a nicotine 

 solution on the stems, using a line s]iray 

 nozzle and directing it tow;ird the 

 lower p.'irts of the stems. ('. ^\'. 



CALLAS FROM THE FIELD. 



We ]pl;inted our c;illas in the tield 

 last s]ii'ing. They havi' grown well 

 enough, but they ha\'e imt bliHiMU'd. 

 -•Should we attempt to dry them olf .' 

 If so, how long ought they to rest to 

 give the best results for wiater or early 

 spring blooming in the house.' What is 

 the best f(M-tilizer for <'allas.' 



T. C. r.— la. 



It will not do to dry off your callas, 

 when lifted, it' ynu \\:'.\\\ them for win- 

 ter blooming. It is customary to dry 

 <dV tubers in jiots or those wliich have 

 been grown indoors in beds or benehes 

 for at least two months in summer 

 before starting them up Mgain. ^'our 

 j)lantcd-out stock will jirobably be mak- 

 ing an active growth .and, if lifted :ind 

 dried, will be, in a large mcasui-e. in 

 Jured. It would be iohisable to lift 

 all your jdants carefully, to preserve all 

 the roots jxissible. \V;it<di them care- 

 fully and shaile as well as spray them 

 until they are establishe(i. Then give 

 them full sun. Treating thrm thus, you 

 will get flowers reason:ibly early. Cow 



manure and line bone arc cNirlleiit t'c'i- 

 tilizers lor clillns. Tin- last ii:niii'(| is 

 particularly good to use as a tup'lress- 

 ing at intervals of eight nr u-i\ days 

 righi through the growing and blociming 

 season. ('. W. 



AVIATOR'S BLOOMING TIME. 



When should the carn.atioii .\\i,itiM- 

 ha\e its last tojiping iu order to li,i\c 

 blooms for Christmas.' 



A. It. S.- Moil I. 



Aviator is a free and e;irly Idoono r 

 ;nid comes into bloom (piiekly after 

 being topped. We suggest that you toj) 

 it rather (doscdy about Sejitendier 1 .and 

 then let it come. The main crop will 

 come around Christmas, whi(di is tin- 

 time you want all the r(Ml carnations 

 you can get. We are assuming th.-ii 

 your plants arc f.airly well established 

 in the beiicdies at this time. 



A. F. J. B. 



;^rcrs, ad \ .•iiiciug to "il' de;^rees as the 

 jil.aiits advance in growt h. 



Do not attempt to force the larkspurs 

 auv rarlirr than has been indicated, as 

 it will surely result in failure: plants 

 will suffer from rot and mildew, and 

 yciu will he discourage(l. Keep the tem- 

 perature ill your house low until forc- 

 ing start-; if below freezing, .all the 

 bi'tter. .\iver atteiii])t any hard forc- 

 ing of larkspurs and always air them 

 ireely when thi'y are tlowering. ^'ou 

 will -et stalks live to I'ight feet high 



fioiii plants started last February ami 

 ill yniir territory wholesale jirices should 

 vary from .ti! to ii<S a dozen in a good 

 m.arket. Hard\- larkspur is referred to. 

 The animal larkspurs may b(^ sown now, 

 the seedlings ]iotted oiT ;tnd bemdieii 

 iK'fore they become too much root- 

 bound. These give an excellent sjiring 

 i-rop, but they are less popular than the 

 Idiii' iiereiiiiia! variet ies. 



c. w. 



FORCING PERENNIAL LARKSPUR. 



Please give us the cultur.al directions 

 of larks]uir for winter tlowering. Will 

 it thrive iu soli<l beds where lettuci> 

 has been growing.' Will you state the 

 temiierature and thi^ time of sowing 

 seed.' M. & M.— (). 



Seedlings jiroduced from seeds sown 

 bate Last summer or early in spring un- 

 der glass are better for for<'ing than 

 larger and older clumps. 1 have at 

 present a lot of jdants from seeds sown 

 l.ast I'ebruary. These .are lined out iu 

 nursery rows and are tlowering freeh-, 

 with stalks three to four feet high. 1 



STOCKS FOR WINTER CUTTING. 



1 should like )n know when to sow 

 seeds Ml' i',eaut\- el' Xice stocks t'er cut- 

 ting through the winter. Is it tcm late 

 niiw.' I can maintain a temperature ot 



.about l^ degrees. Is that Sllllicieiit ? 

 lldW lung will it lie liel'ore the stii(d<H 

 lliMver,' L. S.— X. ^'. 



It W(Hild have 1 n better to start 



vour stocks seed .at I lie beginning of 

 August. ilowe\'er, sdu the seed at once 

 and pl.aiit. prel'erably in r.aised lu-iudies 

 tor winter bleomiiie, nine inches apart 

 ea<di \\a\'. (ii\e a niinimum tempera- 

 ture of b" degrees .and \'entilate freely 

 \\ lieiie\ ii- wiallier ciiiiditioiis permit, 

 ami your plaii's -iHuiid c(]|iie aleiig all 



The Pose Is Assumed and Is Not Symbolic. 



look for them to m;ike ideal clumps for 

 forcing next season. They incdmle both 

 Pxdladonna and the later-growing For- 

 mosan hybrids. The i)lants should suc- 

 <-eed well in .solid bcils where lettuces 

 liave been grown. It would not be ad- 

 \isalde to lift them until they have 

 had consider.'ible frost. Hun the 

 house in which they are jil;inted in quite 

 low temj)erature UMtil the middle of 

 February for best success. Then give 

 a little fire heat, enough to make tho 

 night temperature from 40 to 42 de- 



right and coinmeiici^ to flower late iu 

 December, continuing to bloom for n. 

 number of weeks. A good soil, which 

 suits carnations or roses, will suit stocks 

 eijually well. Avoid sjiraying the foli- 

 age as the season advances. As the 

 flower stalks dcvtdoji, a light mulch of 

 old, W(dl decaved maniirt' will jirovo 

 beneficial. " C. W. 



Leavenworth., Kan. — Rudolph .and 

 Emil Hinz are building a new shoj> on 

 Didaware street. 



