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The Florists^ Review 



July 6, 1922 



EABLY-FLOWERINO PANSIES. 



Please give me directious for the 

 culture of early spring-blooming pan- 

 aies. J. C. F.— Ind. 



The last week in July is sufficiently 

 early to sow pansics in order to have 

 them flower in the spring, either out- 

 doors or in coldframes. If, however, 

 you want plants extra early and intend 

 either to flower them under glass in 

 coldframes or in a cool greenhouse, sow 

 the seeds now. The present is also a 

 suitable time to sow the seeds for forc- 

 ing under glass for a winter and spring 

 crop. The use of a coldframe is recom- 

 mended for sowing pansy seeds at the 

 present time. Shade and water care- 

 fully until the seedlings germinate. 

 Protect the seedlings from drenching 

 rains, which often cause damping off. 

 C. W. 



" SPIRAL PAIiM." 



I am enclosing a leaf of what is 

 known here as spiral palm or fern. If 

 you are able to name it, let me know 

 how it is propagated. L. J. S. — Pa. 



The plant in question is neither a 

 palm nor a fern, but is Dracaena indivisa. 

 Dracffina indivisa is propagated by 

 means of seeds, which are offered by 

 most of the large seed houses. The seeds 

 are sown in the spring or early summer 

 in the greenhouse. W. H. T. 



PARASITE VINE. 



We are mailing you a specimen of a 

 running vine for examination. It has 

 no roots and grows rapidly. It wraps 

 itself about other plants, often killing 

 them. Will you kindly explain its 

 origin and nature and tell its name! 

 What can we do to exterminate it? 



B. W. F. C— Utah. 



The yellow vine is the cuscuta, or 

 dodder, a parasite that is common in 

 many parts of the west, growing on na- 

 tive vegetation, as well as on alfalfa 

 and other leguminous crops. It was 

 probably introduced into your green- 

 house by the presence of seeds in the 

 potting soil. It has a strangling effect 

 upon the plants and will eventually 

 kill anything it fastens upon. In your 

 case it should be easy to destroy it by 

 hand picking when it is small. The 

 writer is not aware of any other method 

 of destroying this parasite. H. K. E. 



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