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able qiKiiitity d' bcddiiij; stoi'k. Wliul is 

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H. F. B.— Minn. 



It would bu an cxccedinj^ly dillicult 

 matter to grow geraniums in tlic same 

 lioiise with roses, carnations, cinerarias, 

 lilies, etc., as you mention, and have 

 them remain in good health. One or the 

 iither oi these plants must suffer, and it 

 is likely to be the one to which the sur- 

 rounding conditions are the least con- 

 genial. Jn your case the geraniums seem 

 1(1 have been the ones that suffered. It 

 IS suggested that as soon as tlie lilies 

 are out of the way, and you can ]i(]ssii)ly 

 do so, you give the geraniums a space 

 where they can have a lower temper:!- 

 lure and more air than it is i)ossible to 

 jiermit wlieri roses are grown. M. P. 



SPOTS SHOW WRONG TREATMENT. 



We have mailed you two 4-inch gera- 

 niums, which you are kindly re(iuestcd 

 fo examine, and determine, if ]iossible, 

 \shat causes the dried-up comlition of 

 their leaves. About five per cent of 

 our S. A. Xutt stock is affected in this 

 manner, and we are at a loss to under- 

 stand why this particular Variety only 

 should be affected. We also fail to un- 

 derstand why this condition should pre- 

 vail only interinittentl>'. llow c;in wo 

 overcome' tlii< condition? 



V. F. C. -Til. 



It appear- that these geranium plants 

 .•ire forced beyond their season. 

 Whether this condition is due to ;i too 

 high temperature or to a rich soil, it is 

 impossil)l(> to determine from the ap- 

 jiearance of the plants. The roots and 

 the stems of the jtlants ajipear to be in 

 a healthy condition, but the leaves show 

 a soft growth. It is difficult to say why 

 ■iome of the plants should show signs of 

 disease in sjiots, unless it is where they 

 have received overhead watering at 

 some time or other. The trouble that so 

 many growers have with their gera- 

 niums is generally caused by treating 

 the plants too tenderly in the way of 

 high temjierature and an overabundance 

 of water. It is suggested that you ex- 

 amine closely the treatment to which 

 the plants are being subjected and see 

 if more air and less water, together 

 ^\•ith a lower temperature, will not help 

 to remedv the trouble. 



GERANIUMS DOING POORLY. 



I wonder if I have been watering my 

 Poitevinc geraniums too heavily? They 

 were purchased as rooted cuttings in 

 •Tamiary and flourished in 2-inch pots, 

 but since I have repotted into 3-inch 

 pots, the leaves turn red and die. They 

 are on a sunny bench and I have been 

 watering them freely with the hose. 

 Other varieties seem to do pretty well 

 with this treatment. I am afraid the 

 i'oitevines will not be large enough for 

 Decoration day. What can I feed them 

 to hustle them along? 



C. F. C— Mich. 



I should judge that the soil in which 

 this particular batch of geraniums are 

 potted contains something distasteful 

 to the plants; what it is I am unable to 

 say. You are undoubtedly overwatering 

 them. Geraniums are not aquatics and 

 always thrive best when kept just a lit- 

 tle on the dry side. Therefore, "water- 

 ing freely with the hose" has been the 

 wrong treatment for them. You cannot 

 feed jdnnts in this condition; it would 



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WILLIAM G. COLLATZ. 



THE old saying aliout tiie ])rophet's rejiutation in liis own country is not 

 applicable in tiie case of William (,;. CVdlat/, for esteem of him is highest in 

 the community where he was born and reared. That was Maywood, III., where 

 he now resides, being general superintendent of the large range of the A. F. 

 Amling Co. !Mr. Collatz began to work for Mr. Amling when a young boy. At 

 the age of 22 he started in a business of his own, growing sweet peas and mis- 

 cellaneous flowers. After ten years he was induced to enter partnersiiip with 

 Mr. Amling, taking charge of the growing at this big rose range, in which ho 

 now holds one-third interest. One son follows in the footsteps of his father; begin- 

 ning at the bottom, he is now in charge of a section under his father. Throughout 

 Maywood, Mr. Collatz is well known and highly esteemed, and he h.is an interest 

 in \;irions enterprises in the locality. 



only li.'isten their end. Red leaves come 

 sonietimes from a too poor soil, and 

 liea\y watering will only aggravate the 

 trouble. Keep the jilants somewhat 

 drier at the roots and I would suggest 

 shaking out and rejifitting them, using 

 a comjiost containing three-fourths good, 

 wvU (iec.ayed ]iasture sod, if you have 

 it, and one-fourth old, well rotted 

 manuii , passed through a half-inch 

 screen. C. W. 



GERANIUMS AFFECTED. 



We have mailed two specimens of 

 geraniums. The geraniums grew fineh' 

 all winter and were shifted in Janu- 

 ary. Now they are becoming affected 

 like the specimens. The leaves turn 

 brown and drop ofT, We grow the ge- 

 raniums on coal ashes. Our mums act 

 the s.ame way. 11. F. S. — O. 



bli' these geraniums show signs of. 

 This happened when our plants were 

 set on coal ashes. But, after worrying 

 u great deal as to the cause of the trou- 

 ble, we decided to try something else, 

 instead of coal ashes, on which to set the 

 plants. When our geranium jdants are 

 set on soil beds, we now use pulverized 

 limestone, so that the soil will remain 

 in t,'Ood condition, to be used after the 

 ger.iniums are out of the way. But 

 when they are set on board benches we 

 use sand on which to place the plants 

 .and liave not had any return of the 

 trouble since making the change. 



M. P. 



We have experienced the same trou- 



BLIGHT ON GERANIUMS. 



What causes our geranium leaves to 

 blight or scald around the edges? This 

 blighting soon goes over an entire leaf, 

 when once started. Does top watering 



