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The Florists' Review 



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MUMS DAMPING OFF. 



AVc send a s;iiii]ilt' of VcUow C'Iu'kI- 

 ^vj('lv A\liich all sccni to <io liliiul. JjUst 

 year sonic of tlic wliito Cliadwick did 

 this. l)iit tills year they a to all rjolit. 

 These aie ratliei' late ]ilaiited, but have 

 had ffood tare and ^ood soil, but no 

 extra feed. All the other varieties un- 

 der tile same treatment and in the same 

 house are all ri<,rlit. <'an vou siiffijest 

 the eause? ',). H. t). ». 



I am unable to state ^vhat is the 

 trouble with these Yellow Cliadwicdc. 

 One fai't is aii|iareiit. the bud has 

 danii)ed. but why it should do this, uu- 

 h'ss the buds are >frowinji (dose to the 

 fjlass and the sun has luirned them, I 

 ean not say. The leaf does not indi- 

 cate any ex<'(>]iti<uial feedinjj. If the 

 subseriber has becTi (dosinjjj up his house 

 nijxhts. resultinjjT in tiie moistiwe set- 

 tlin<^ in the bu<ls, the brij^ht sun on 

 them in the morning Mould eook them. 

 This is about the only explanation I 

 can offer and the reader is jierhajis able 

 to t(dl from the way lie has l)een han- 

 dling tlieni if this is the case. 



If the buds iinmediatidy under the 

 ventilator are alVected. this would in- 

 ilicate that the ninisture conies in from 

 the ni^ht air and tlie mnrning sun does 

 the daiiiage. Are tln' ^'(dlow <'hadwi(d\ 

 growiiiLT tali and liulit iiji to the glass.' 

 If so. this may aei-ount for their damp- 

 ing Avhi'ii the otlii'i- Naiieties in tlie 

 hoiis<> are all riLrlit. 1 1' neither ot' these 

 .suyi[iosif idtis are crirreit, I am afraiil i 

 can not help. (has. If. Totty. 



DODDER PLANT. OR CUSCUTA. 



hliiidox'd you wdl find a jdere of a 

 ehrv saiit liemiim stem wliiili !■- cnxeicd 

 with siinie kiiKJ ol' giuwili. It --|ire;ids 

 rajudlv ;iiid has im iniil< in the L^ruiiiicl 

 at .-ill. Kindlv tell me what cau-es it 

 and what will >t(ip it. a^ it lia^ a tend- 

 en«'\ to kill till' plant-. A. I'. 1'.. 



The giowtli mentioned is nothing 

 more or le>s than the ilmldei- ]dant. or 

 cusiiita. a- the liot.'in i-t- call it. This 

 is a paia-itic i^inwtli th;it ;ittailies 

 itself to the plant. The life history 

 of llii- ]iara-ite. if I icc-.-ill it eorrei-tly, 

 is that it start-- I'lum ;i --eed whicdi 

 l^erminates in the Liidiind. but ;is so(Mi 

 ;is the pa la-it ic pl;int lieLiin- to vidw, 

 \\liieh it dee- almip-t itiiiiiediati'ly, it 

 ;itt;iiiie< it-eir to it- ]iii~t jilant .and 



tiie riHit eciniiected with the grolllld 

 rlie- oir. The dodder e-t a i i li - lies it-ell' 

 liinily (Jli the pl;int .•ind i!eii\es its 

 Sll-t eliaiiee t lie i( ■ Ivi ill 1. 



l]\eiy \car 1 reeeive letter- from dif 

 fereiit -ecticiii- ol the coiinlrx' nii'iition 

 iiig this e\ ii .•iiirj wanting to know what 

 (•;in be done iceardiiiL; il. llo\\e\cr. 1 



Ii;i\e liexi'l' known per-oiiallv of the 

 doddei' heijig in ;iiiy pl;o-e in Mieh cpiaii 

 tit\ a- to c.-ill-e -el loll- tidllMe. The 



onl\ re!iied\ I kiKiw (ii i- to pull out 

 the plant- alTerted with the t^idwth aio! 



bllin thelii: then tin' -eed- .■lie de-tloVid 



al-o and no iiiithei' tionble will ii'-iill. 



< h.i-. Ii. Tottv. 



ATTACKED BY TARNISH BUG. 



l]ni dosed you will find a branch of a 

 Xellie I'ocdiett chrysanthemum. By 

 close inspection you will see little 

 swellings along the stem; you will also 

 notice the alinormal growth of the 

 stem its(df. About one-thii'd to one- 

 half of the ]dants of this variety, as 

 well as l'"ngu(diar(l. Glory of Pacific, 

 (iolden (ilow, iQory and (!old Mine, 

 are affected with/ltliis growth, and we 

 should like to know what causes it. 



AVe strongly suspect a little lly, 

 s]>eciiiu'ns of whi(di you will find en- 

 (dosed. Sometimes it is coloi'cd like 

 the ones enelosed ;ind sometimes it is 

 gi-een, with a A'-shapiMl mark on its 

 l)a(d\. 'i'liis fly ap]ieared about the be- 

 ginning of August and was flying 

 around the tops of the plants, but only 

 a few are left now. Our theory is that 

 the fiy in some way jiierced the stems 

 or laid its eggs there, in the course of 

 time injuring the j)lants and causing 

 this kind of growth. 



We had for two years the best mums 

 in this ])art (d' the state, and as the 



growing is now done along the same 

 iiiies as foiinerly and the plants look 

 healthy and vigoious, wc eannot see 

 any reason for Idaming the culture, 

 es]iecially as some plants in anotluir 

 house are all rigiit, only a little late in 

 liuddiiig, but we did not notice the fly 

 there. I'lease let us know your opinion 

 and suggest a remedv, if there is anv. 



Ii. & a.- V. S. 



The plant submitted had been punc- 

 iiired by what is known as the tarnish 

 jdant bug. This insect ])uiictures the 

 sti'iii anil seems to poison the ])lant, 

 so that it jiroduces only blind wood 

 instead of a healthy shoot. It is a 

 bad i>est in some sections; so bad, 

 in fact, that some growers have tem- 

 jiorarily discarded mums on that ac- 

 count, it is diflicult to say what will 

 be of any service in disposing of these 

 hugs. A nightly spraying of one of the 

 nicoticides during the growing season 

 is about the best thing, as this makes 

 it unpleasant for the bugs, but it is 

 exp<'iisi\e work. 



Of the insects submitted, tlic two 

 with the orange baclvs and black spots 

 are wliat are known as ladybugs, which 

 are among the best friends the (dirys- 

 anthemum grower has, as their larvae 

 spend all their time consuming the 

 Idack iuid gi'eeii fly. The other bug 

 emdosed is the tarnish bug^ which I 

 have already mentioned, an(l which is 

 tiie cause of all the troubl(\ 



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Azaleas. 



The iniporte.l .-i/alea-, whi(di liaxc 

 Just cuine to hand, ■•ire in excei»tionally 

 line condition this season, bcMiig of a 

 .-pleiniid i-<dor and icmarkaldy widl 

 budded. The\ -lioilld be tilkell out of 

 the ca-e- ii- -ooii a- possiiile after ar- 

 ii\al, and. after the halls h.ave Ix'en 

 W(dl -o;iked in tuhs ol' water, the ]ilaiits 

 can be -too. I rio-c to'.;etlier temporar- 

 ily, in cohltranie- or cold j;i e<'iiliouses. 

 The \\orl\ ot' potting them should be 

 Ill-he. I .-IS niucli Jis po— ilde. It is slow 

 work, potting a/aie;is properly, .-md 

 tlie\ cannot lie o\ ei ll.ailled like sot't- 

 wooded plant-. The -oil should lie widl 

 shaken .•ind packed down the sides of 

 tiie pot-, and, alter the potting is 

 done, thi'li' -lioiiid iie ;i _;iMi.l jj.'isin left 

 I'm- w;iter. Stand the plants aiiywinTc 

 ile.ir of t'ro-t. If It is de-ireil to get 

 some \arietie-, -III h a- l'irell\- or lleXe, 

 .Mine, i'etrick or l>eiit-clie I'erle, in 

 ;:oo.| -hape for 'I'li.a ii k-;;i \ i iil; or I liri-t- 

 nia-. the plants should be put in heat 

 now . 



Miscellaneous Hard-'Woodcd Plants. 



The liltiiii: ■•md poltini; of ;ill li;ird 

 Wooi|e.| -llli|ect-. -IK ii ;i- ;i(acia-^. eii 

 r;is. (■;; nil II i;i-. 1 hiIom i;i>. etc.. slioiild 

 be coiii|deted a- -lion a- lio-.-iii|e. 'I'iie-e 

 |d;!lit- aie not h.'iiined by a liLiht fro-t. 

 Init il I- not ;id\l-alde 1o e\po-e tlieiii 

 to ;i lower t eih per.'i t II re tli:ill '.'•" deL'lee-. 

 ;i- ii:iiii\ to the liowe: lind- iniuht re 



suit. All \aiieties of hard-wooded 

 plants must be firmly 2'<'ft'^<l- '" >'C- 

 g.ard to compost, while some \arieties, 

 notably ericas and horonias, prefer it 

 of a peat.y nature, all will do \vell in 

 loam, espcidally when a good iniipor- 

 tioii of leaf-mold and plent.v of sand 

 are added to give it porosity. 



Canterbury Bells. 



There are no liner s|)riiig-floweriiig 

 jilants I'or the coniitiy florist than Can- 

 terbury li(dls. ('.imimnula Medium is 

 till botanical n:ime of these most use- 

 ful )daiits. .\ow IS the pro]>er time to 

 lilt .-ind I'ot jilant- trom the fiidd. .\s 

 .■i rule. 7-ini h and ^-inch imts \\ill 

 -iillice. jiiit e\tr;i l;iige plants will neeci 

 s inch and In inch jiots. The finest 

 -|Hciniens I ever s;iw were in 1 1 inch 

 pot- ;inil measiiii'd four to li\e t'eet 

 acid-s. I'lant- of thi- -i/e ;iii- all liuht 

 on iiri\;ite e-tates. Imt i-oinnienM.-il 

 L;roW('!s will lind the smaller -i/,e- morr 

 ludlitabli'. 



If tlie seed of ( 'a lit erbiiry ludls was 

 sown not l.-iter than .liiiie 1. the plants 

 ari sure to be \ igoroiis and will llowei 

 Well. i;,ich year, liowexer, many grow- 

 M- put off -owing until too l;ite. it is 

 tine that they get nice little plants, 

 bill lew of them will tlowcr. (li\c 

 thi-e jdant- a generous compost, stand 

 ihem (Mitdoois in :i n o]ieii, siiiinv spot 

 .•ind lea\e them there until sli.arp frost 

 I'li.ja ni;er- the pots. Tink and white 

 aie the l';i\orite color-. l)onldes are 



not de-i|-abie. Sii'i^le lloWeied ]dailt-- 



