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The Florists' Review 



December 31, 1914. 



TEUCOWS ON SWEET PEAS. 



I am sending you under separate 

 cover two sweet pea plants, one of my 

 first planting and one of my last plant- 

 ing, to see whether you can inform me 

 as to what ails them. The variety is 

 Rose Queen. They are planted in solid, 

 raised beds and have about eighteen 

 inches of soil. The soil is a loose, 

 black loam, with rotted sod from an 

 old pasture, enriched with about one 

 part of stable manure, mostly cow 

 manure, to three parts of soil. No 

 chemicals were used. I have always 

 had excellent peas on this soil until 

 now. They were kept in a temperature 

 of 42 to 45 degrees until commencing 

 to bloom, when I raised the heat to 

 52 or 53 degrees at night. 



These peas came on and looked well 

 until they were three or four feet high, 

 when a few seemed to be blighted. 

 The trouble would first appear in the 

 tip of the main stalk ; then the growth 

 would almost stop and what little 

 growth there was would be knotty and 

 twisty; the leaves would get spotted 

 and curled and quite brittle and hard. 

 Then the disease would appear on the 

 side shoots. Though this disease at 

 first was only upon an occasional stalk, 

 it is now appearing upon almost all 

 the rest. The jjlants that are not af- 

 fected are about eight to ten feet high, 

 but have produced few blooms. The 

 small plants appear to be affected the 

 same way. 



Can you tell me what is wrong? Is 

 it due to the soil or the treatment? Is 

 there anything I can do to overcome it 

 and force the plants to blooms rather 

 than to stalks, or would you advise 

 pulling them out and replanting? 



P. E. M. 



These sweet peas are affected by bac- 

 teria generally known as the yellows. 

 These bacteria develop mostly on plants 

 which are grown in old soil, infested 

 with mite, thrips and green fly, which 

 carry the disease all over the bed in a 

 short time. It chiefly affects early 

 planting, as those insects multiply so 

 much faster in warm weather. I would 

 advise P. E. M. to spray his plants 

 once a week with a good solution of 

 nicotine. Albert J. Pittet. 



AMERICAN SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



I am pleased to report that the pre- 

 liminary schedule is in the hands of 

 the printer and will be ready for mem- 

 bers and applicants the first week in 

 January. 



The Newport Horticultural Society 

 is offering prizes to the value of $200; 

 the Newport Garden Association, $100, 

 and the Newport Garden Club, $100. 

 W. B. Scott & Co. and the Broadway 



Hardware Co., of Newport, are offering 

 prizes for children. The following 

 special prizes have been received by 

 the American Sweet Pea Society and 

 will be added to the preliminary 

 schedule: 



Peter Henderson & Co. prizes: For the best 

 twelve vases, twenty sprays to a vase, of twelve 

 distinct varieties of Spencer sweet peas; first 

 prize, $25; second prize, $15; third prize, |10. 



W. Atlee Burpee & Co. prizes: For the finest 

 twelve vases sweet peas in twelve distinct va- 

 rieties correctly named; first prize, silver cup, 

 value $25, and $10 cash; second prize, $10; third 

 prize, $5. 



Arthur T. Boddlngton prizes: Challenge silver 

 cup, value $50, for a collection of sweet peas, 

 twenty-five varieties, not less than twenty-five 

 stems to a vase, to be shown with sweet pea fo- 

 liage only; to be won twice by the same ex- 

 hibitor. There will also be awarded to the win- 

 ner of this cup (each time won) a cash prize of 

 $25. Second prize, $13; third prize, $10. 



Stumpp & Walter Co. prizes: For the best six 

 vase of sweet peas, six distinct Spencer varie- 

 ties, twenty sprays to a vase; first prize, $15; 

 second prize, $10; third prize, $5. 



C. C Morse & Co. prize: A silver cup, value 

 $25, for the finest display of sweet peas; open to 

 the seed trade only. 



Henry F. Mlchell Co. prizes: The Mlchell Seed 

 House silver medal for six vases, twenty-five 

 sprays each, six distinct Spencer varieties sweet 

 peas. The Mlchell Seed House bronze medal for 

 l)est twenty-five blooms Illuminator sweet peas. 

 The Micliell Seed House silver medal for best 



vase Spencer varieties mixed, not less than 100 

 hlooms sweet peas. The Mlchell Seed House 

 bronze medal for the best vase mixed sweet peas 

 not less than 100 blooms. The Mlchell Seed 

 house bronze medal for the best two vases of 

 twelve sprays each, white, and twelve sprays 

 pink sweet peas. 



Thomas J. Grey Oo. prize: A cut glass bowl. 



Burnett Bros, prize: F'or the best vase of 

 white sweet peas, Spencer variety, fifty sprays to 

 the vase; gypsophlla or foliage other than sweet 

 pea can be used; first prize, $10. 



Weeber & Don prize: For the best vase of 100 

 "sprays mixed swt'et peas, arranged for effect; 

 gypsophlla and foliage other than sweet pea can 

 be used; first prize, $5. 



Mount Desert Nurseries prizes: For the best 

 vase of sweet peas, one variety, any color, twen- 

 ty-five stems arranged for effect, any other fo- 

 liage than sweet pea may be used; first prize, 

 $7.50; second prize, $2.50. 



Joseph Breck & Sons prize: $10. 



John Lewis Chllds prizes: For the best vase 

 of mixed sweet peas, not more than twenty-five 

 sprays; first prize, $5; second pjlze, $3; third 

 prize, $2. 



Hltchlngs & Co. prize: A sliver cup. 



Henry A. Dreer prizes: For best vase of Spen- 

 cer sweet pea. Royal Purple; first prize, $5; sec- 

 ond prize, $2.50. For best vase of Spencer sweet 

 pea, Margaret Madison Improved: First prise, 

 $5; second prize, $2.50. 



Jerome B. Rice Seed Co. prizes: First prise, 

 $5; second prize, $3; third prize, $2. 



Sutton & Sons prize: A sliver cup, value $25, 

 for the best table of sweet peas, covering twelve 

 square feet and not to exceed three feet In 

 height; gypsophlla and foliage other than sweet 

 pea may he used. 



R. & J. Farquhar & Co. prizes: For the best 

 Spencer sweet peas, six distinct varieties, one 

 vase of twenty sprays of each variety, open to 

 private growers only; first prize, $12; second 

 prize, $8.00. 



F. R. Plerson Co. prize: A sliver cup. 



In addition to the above prizes, the 

 American Sweet Pea Society will offer 

 the usual cash prizes and gold, silver 

 and bronze medals. There is still op- 

 portunity for the trade and others to 

 offer prizes at this time. Meanwhile, 

 would extend thanks to those who have 

 so generously contributed prizes to 

 what we hope will be the most success- 

 ful exhibition ever held by our society. 



Harry A. Bunyard, Sec'y. 

 342 West Fourteenth street, New York. 



SUCKER GROWTH WEAKENS STEM. 



We are sending you by parcel post a 

 box containing three chrysanthemum 

 stock plants, numbered 1, 2 and 3. 

 Please look these plants over and tell 

 us if any of them is diseased. If so, 

 report on each plant separately. 



A. M. & C. 



The stems of all three specimens in- 

 dicate that the plants were allowed to 

 become hard and woody in the early 

 stages of their growth; consequently, 

 the stool of each plant spent its great- 

 est energy in making sucker growth 

 at the expense of the main stem and, 

 plant. 



The roots of specimen 1 were covered 

 with root-galls caused by eelworms. 

 These worms are generally quite trou- 

 blesome in soil that has been used 

 before for other plants; also when ma- 

 nure is used liberally through the soil 

 or as a mulch. A change of soil and 

 manure is the best remedy. A sprin- 

 kling of lime on the surface of the bed 

 will destroy a large number of the 

 worms. I would advise shaking the 

 soil from the roots of these stock plants 

 and placing the plants in some fresh 

 soil that has not been used in the green- 

 house before. 



Specimen 2 has the same trouble as 

 specimen 1, only a great deal worse. 



I do not find anything wrong with 

 the roots of specimen 3. The trouble 

 here seems to be that the suckers have 

 been allowed to remain on the stool too 

 long, so that they drew all the strength 

 away from the main stem and plant. 

 C. W. J. 



WHITE SPORT OF DR. ENOUEHARD. 



In the December 10 issue of The Re- 

 view, W. E. P. asks for the names of a 

 yellow and white chrysanthemum which 

 are the nearest in shape, style, size and 

 time of blooming to Enguehard. 



There is a white sport of Dr. Engue- 

 hard the characteristics of which are 

 identical with those of Enguehard, ex- 

 cept that the blooms have better sub- 

 stance and are a trifle fuller in the cen- 

 ter, the stems are heavier and the 

 foliage is heavier and darker. 



W. A. W. 



Fayetteville, Ark.— Since the consoli- 

 dation of the Rose Terrace Greenhouses, 

 of which Adams & Son were the own- 

 ers, with the Southwestern Seed Co., 

 about three months ago, the business 

 has been steadily growing. The holi- 

 days bring a good trade in pot plants, 

 cut flowers and decorative materials. 



