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The Florists' Review 



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The Idea of a Rustic Garden of Italian Design Has Worked Out Admirably in Samuel 'Murray's New Store. 



mean heavy fall cuts. ' You can, in 

 fact, gauge the fall cuts better on early 

 benched plants than on the late ones, 

 without aflfecting the winter cuts ad- 

 versely. We consider it a benefit to 

 the plants if they can be topped for 

 some time after being benched. It 

 helps the plants to get established and, 

 if the topping is done regularly, it will 

 promote a steady winter crop. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



THE SALT SPRAT FOB SPIDER. 



In a recent issue of The Review, Mr. 

 Baur mentioned a method of keeping 

 spider down on carnations by spraying 

 them with salt. I should like to know 

 how strong a solution of salt water to 

 use, also what is the best machine to 

 spray with, when to spray, how many 

 plants a gallon of the solution should 

 cover, and h'^w soon afterward the 

 plants should be sprayed with fresh 

 water. I should like to try this 

 method at once, as I have a fine crop of 

 flowers and some spider. 



W. C. P.— N. J. 



Salt has been recognized for years 

 as an excellent remedy for red spider, 

 especially for use on carnations. The 

 carnation likes salt and an occasional 

 spraying is appreciated, even if there 

 is no spider to be destroyed. Recogniz- 

 ing these facts, we sought an econom- 



ical method of application, and after 

 considerable study designed the appli- 

 ance we are now using. It is now be- 

 ing manufactured and marketed by the 

 John A. Evans Co., Richmond, Ind. 



Instead of using the ordinary barrel 

 salt, as we did formerly, we use rock 

 salt. We find that if we fill the 

 magazine with as large pieces as pos- 

 sible, the water in passing through 

 will take up just enough of the salt 

 to be effective. If the salt is broken 

 into small bits, the dissolution will be 

 more rapid, which is not desirable. We 

 do not wash it off with clear water, but 

 prefer to let it remain on the plants, 

 as it is not harmful to the plants in 

 the least. We spray with this salt 

 solution once each week, throughout 

 the season, and find it quite beneficial 

 in preventing spider. To get rid of a 

 bad attack, it would be advisable to 

 spray at least twice weekly for a time. 



A. F. J. B. 



THE GARDEN FLEE HOPPER. 



I am sending you in separate cover 

 some bugs which look like small black 

 spiders; they are camping on the carna- 

 tions indoors. Enclosed, also, are a few 

 leaves, to show how the pests ruin them. 

 I have been unable to get them classi- 

 fied in this state and shall be grateful 

 if you can get a "bugologist" to tell 

 me something about them. They gen- 



erally appear here about September 1, 

 and by November 1 they are gone. This 

 is the first time we have seen them in 

 the spring, but they are here in armies 

 and they beat red spider for destruc- 

 tiveness. Tobacco extracts do not hurt 

 them in the least. As it is near the 

 end of the season, I am going to try 

 them with Paris green. They are 

 pretty lively boys, so watch that they 

 (io not escape when you open the bottle. 

 I hope they will be, alive on arrival. I 

 shall be glad to have all the informa- 

 tion possible about them. 



R. L.— N. C. 



Our state entomologist has classified 

 the insects submitted and calls them 

 garden flee hoppers. If you will send 

 for the twenty-seventh report of the 

 Illinois State Entomologist, you will 

 find the insects described on pages 113 

 and 114. The remedy recommended is 

 kerosene emulsion or any of the to- 

 bacco extracts, with soap added to make 

 it stick. The nicotine should be ap- 

 plied in somewhat stronger doses than 

 you use ordinarily for spraying your 

 carnations. Inasmuch as they are de- 

 stroyed by contact, several applications 

 may be required to rid the place of 

 them. A. F. J. B. 



Richmond, Va. — Ira L. Anderson has 

 obtained a permit to erect a greenhouse, 

 to cost $4,000. 



