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Mi;i-,i: i1. ItU.:. 



The Florists^ Review 



11 



.•(■71 roinovod. Now soil, or soil uliicli 

 i;is <;rown soiiio other crop for tlirco or 

 oiir years, is ihawii in. 'l"o tliis a large 

 ,iit varying amount of manure is added 

 Tid tiioroughly mixed with the; soil in 

 he l>ods liy repeated turnings witli the 

 ork. Planfs are taken from the sand 

 nd sorted into firsts and seconds. The 

 cds are set With firsts, the popular dis- 

 iinee of planting being ',)x9 inches. A 

 iiinher of the seconds are placed lie- 

 ween the other plants, to I)e used as 

 -crves in ease any ]ilants die. 



Moisture and Temperature. 



When the plants have lici-ome <>tali- 



-lied in the soil they ;iic cultisated 



'orii wee?: to wer^k uitli a tool com 



r ordy known a>i a live (inger. (ireat 



me is used in wateiing and \eutilating. 



Wrmv Lrrowors think tlie sih ict of theii 



iicicss lies in cai'efnl attention t<i tliesi^ 



■\\(i detail'^, although, as ;i innttrr of 



:;ii-t, oi!i' can often find two sncccssfid 



j!(i\\er> who employ (jiiiti' ditVereut 



■ itliod- jri this I'espect. < iilt i \ation 



■ •iitirno-- iiitil it is time to permit the 

 .Miiei> t'.r spread over' the intiaveniug 



;iacc. Vjv .nitumn tln^ entire surface 



• i the soil is cov'i'i'cd with a mat of 



((•i\vi.\ .'.'; Miriiiers and this inattinj? 

 ' ri'.a^i'- a- rtie season progressi'--. 



I'lii- T. I; )M-r:itn)c most favoiiiide lor 

 iilet iiiltui.' Iie> lietuecii '.'•'< and t-" 



ci^ree?. When the warm spring (la\s 

 iiiive. flio ]dant'- begin t^ d<'cline and 



lie reftirn'; are no longer proHtable. 

 it is t" ii'' rioticed that the j.jants are 

 ^rown in .a rich soil, that the houses 

 irf kept '"Vered witli a i-o.'it of lime 

 ■i. rednco the amount of light, and that 



iii- jiI.'inT". )i'(]nire a large .amount of 

 A .'iter. Th. se conditions )<'semb!e tjuite 

 ' Idscly t)io ciiuditions under which the- 



■ iiilet, plant grows naturally. The )>oint, 

 nnwcviT. which most groweis do not 

 -icm to bear in mind is the fact that 



lie violet, in rlif wild usually grows in 



•|icn woods, whric the roots of trees 



•iiid slii'..li~ tal;i' away Ll'i'i'Mf i|ii;nil it irs 



Boot Rot. or Thielavia. 



Willi. Tii.'i'i' ;ire a nurnbcr of ■liseascs 

 ■I til. '.iol.'t, some of wlticli I shall 

 ■'Siii~- :i little iatiT, the on.- of great 



■ ^t iniji.iit.'in.-.' al jiresent is. without 

 ini'stion, th.- so calle.l tliitdavia dis- 

 ■tiy. or r.i.it rot. Imieed. with growers 

 •f viol.'is in New Vorl; st.ate th(> ini- 

 ■ort:in< .' ..f this disease so greatly over- 

 liadows :,,iy others that it is often 



•!i.d<.M. .,f as "the viidet ilisease. ;' 

 Many of ..ur growers refe?' to it as 

 '•l.'o-l '•...?; others as bhick" loot oi- loot 



• it, 



^I'l -'i' till- vodet Js th.' li.>st plant 



i\l|i<-!i Ui- ;)re ]iai t ieiilail> colleerned. 

 ' '- '•" •'!• note.! tli.it this dis.-;is(> is 

 "' i',,iii|i.. .1 tiirtlii' Niol.'t al.ini', as is 

 "'■" "'■ :i-. with .iis.'.-ises oi plants. 



"'' ■"■ ' '^ "Jl a wi.le laiiue <il ll()sts; 

 '"""-' ■ ■ I '. \ \i';n see~- :i n i i|i-l'.';is.' in 

 ■'"■ I -• ■■• 'lost pl.-Hit.-. 



^""" .f till' most iMipoitant ]ilants 



I "" " lii.li t he iliseas.. has lie.'u r.> 



""'■'i t.. iM .'iir ;iro vi.il.-ts, .^w.'et Jieas, 



"Id {■••.-i^. -y.-laniens ;ini'l :isteis. '|'he 



'^'■•'-' 'las receive.! mos| .■ittention, 



'•''*•''■ er. ,,ti ;i.'('ouiit oi its ravages on 



"■ '""Is ol ( oli;ie.-. • l.otll Ml |-JII(l|i.' 

 "' ^Ih.•r;,•;,^ 



Destructiveness of Root Rot. 



Ati.r.- ill,, root rot, or liiiel;nia (lis 

 '"'■• "la > have first occurred icmains 

 ' doubt If \\;,s certainly present in 



"!-'':ii" 'fi I.Sr.d. ill C.-r-ieinv ie IS?'; 



"WHO'S WHO-AND WHY" 



B. SCHROETER. 



IT W \.s; ;',.|oii \.-:ir- ,■!;;, I. iiuil-.' nV I.---. lliMl I h<- li.'l.r.'W -:i^.' Iltte)'.'.! til.' ol't- 

 ii'peati'.l woi.N: •■rill- .iav-v ,,i oiir \i';iis uif I lir.'.'si-orc y.'iirs and ten; ami if 

 by ri.;i^.iii .ii ^treirjlli tli.'v In' f oh r^roii ■ \.';ii-. \''i 1^ tlii'ir sir.-n^th labor :iMd sor- 

 row.' Is th.'ii' :mi\ l;o(i.| I.;i~i- f.ir the :i-.^.Tt ion. :ib.. Ii-.'i|ii,.|it |y re|i.':il .•'!. that 

 ill.' liliiii;iii :;i.-.- h,-.^ -adl\ ■ l.-ueii.l a t .■'! pli \ ^ifii II \ . :iii'l tin- :i \ .'I'.-i i^i' li'iiiitli .if lit'e 

 li;is >;i.||\ 1 1 iiii 1 II i^li.'ij. .luring ti'u^.' t ImiH^ii lel-- ..I \i';ii>' If tin' iii;i ii lio.i.l .if the 

 pre~.-lil -.iilV.'!'^ .. ^i.';itl\ l.\ •■.iiii| '.-1 ii^i'ii Willi ill. iii.'i II li.io. I ol ill.- loii'_' .li-t ;i lit 

 |.;ist. iher.' .•II'. ■ I'l.iilv .ii e\.-e|i| 1.111,1 1 i.-i^'^^. I'oi 1 11- 1 :i ii • < '. 1'.. >i-lir.i.^l .T. ..f I(e 

 troit. Mi.-h.. .-.•lebl'M I.^.l III- -.■•\.nl\ -.-.•.iii.l lultli i:i\ .-i I'.-w weel.- :i;^ii .'in. I I he vears 

 of hi- lit.' ;ii'.' -»l i II \.;ii- 111' l:ili.ii. iiiii tli.'i. 1- II. 1 .'s i.l.^ii.-.^ .if I ii.-r.-;isi ii:^ s.irrow. 

 bill ralli.i .if i r:i hijiii 1 1 1 1 \ ;iii.| ,-..n t .•III iii.'iiK h ;- -Inl.^.l tli.il " • h. is .m tin- Job 

 i-\yry .lay. 'rom .arly moi'ii until .l.isin:^ inn.' II i- -on, IIiil;o .'"^.■Ii r.iet ei . who 



took ill.' -n;i I i-li.it from \\lii.-li lie' .■n-.-oini ..-i n \ i iii; portrnil w:i- pr.'p;i re.|, -axs; 

 ■'Til.' pi.-tiir.' -how- iii\ lath.'i in on.' of In- friinili.ir po-.^s. -ittiiiL; .'it hi- .lesk 

 :ili.l i-mployiiiL: Ids .i.-i';i-ioii:il ninnienl- of l.-i-ir. tii r.'ii.linLi Tin' b'.'\i.'w, wlii.-h he 

 ! 11 \ a ri;ibl\' p.'rii-<^- from .-.i\.-i 1.. .-.iv.'r 



and in ih.- I'lii;.-.] ^t.'i'.- in Is'.il. How 

 iii:in\ \.>:iis it iii.-iy hax.^ ■■vi-i.-.l in .•ill 

 .if tiii^-i' .-.HI III I I.'- I'l.'vi.iii- lo I he .|;it.' 

 .il' .| i-i-.i\ .'i\ is |iiiil .|.'ni:it r.'. I'l'oni tli.' 

 nntiii.' .'I' ill.' ii-.^n-.-. .■n.' iiiiL:lil \<f l.^.l 

 I.I |.ell.^\ .- I Ii;it it ha- .-\1-Ieii f . . I .-III 



I lel.'li 11 it .' [.•n.i.l Inn -iinpU li;is I n 



II n.il.-.^i \ ." ; . rii.^i .• I - I \ j.l.'ii.-.' 



\\ lial.'V .•! }'< I II. I i.'iil.- I Inn I III- is :i lii- 

 .•.■is.. tleil li;i- b.-i^n bi'.in:^lil lo ii- I'foin 

 :i not IhT ■■.iiiii I r\ . 



line -In Ml hi n.,i i n l .-■ . ft ..in w li;i I li;i - 

 lll-l b.-.^ii -;.i.|. llnil tin- .ji-e.-i-.' IS of 



bill. Oil' 'III i'- iin I III I n in-.', f.n I li i- is 



lO't nl .-ill tln^ .■;t-.'. It i-' ;ilin.i-t in 

 \ .n ii;i bh t 1 III', w li.'ii a n \ pl.ilit i-liiini:;lii 

 iiii.l.T i-iilt i \ ;it ion ami i- grown iiinl.'i 

 i-.oi.l it ion- .Jill I'l. '111 from t lio-e iimli'i' 

 wlii.-h It grows in Ih.' wiM. that di- 

 .•;i-i^- 111 liltl.' nii[i(M t;i m-.^ uiid.'r ii;it in ;i I 

 '•.iml i t ii.m- |.e.-om.- nf .-.itisi.l.'i able ini 



pel t:iie.^. In th.' .-IIS,. ,,f tl,.^ violet, for 

 '■N.'inipi.^. th.^ |.i->,.- from this diseas^ 

 ••iM' f ie.|ii.^nt |\ i^r.'ai. but ni its milder 

 i"ini It I i'.'.)u..iil 1 \ i- ii.it r.^-.iLini/^ed 



:i- :i -II-. •:.-.- at .-ill ;ni.| l.is,,.s oCMir 



"iilnn.i .'inv I'.'i 1 1 n-nki r .-on; lii.n t . Tln^r." 

 '-. I'l ■•on I -I-, n.i w a \' ot' in.-tknig .'sti- 

 in.-it.^- ..f -m^li l.i^-,.--; nor, in.|.-e.l. Is 

 ili.'i.' an^ -:it isf;ot.ii\ \v,-iy ol .'stimat- 

 in;j l.i^s,.- tr.iiii s,.\|.ri' injurv ex.'ejit in 

 '■■I-.'- wini.' th.^ whol.^ planting is de- 

 -' ie\ ."I It ni:i\ ]..•• -iii'l. tlieii. that the 

 lull I- -iini.-t iim^- i.'itli.'i- srii.'ill. .-it other 

 I ill!.'- nim-li lnr:^.-i, wliil.- .i.-.;i-!.itially 

 I lie v\ In. I.- h.iii-,^ in:i \ b.' lo-t 

 ill' Ii.' .-.■niiiMifii I 



Shrewsbury. N. J. \b l.litin/,.;_v 



r.i.i-.. i'.iiiii.^ij\ .It t'l ;i Ilk hii, I'll.. an<: 



k-n.'i :it l,;tki^<\ ...1.!. \ ,1., '<!■•■ ■■•■■V if 

 (•n-ln..-- iii-r-'. 



