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The Florists^ Review 



August 12, 1915.. * 



SELECTION OF THE BUD. 



Kindly advise me as to the best buds 

 to take, the time of flowering and, the 

 length of stem, with reference to such 

 chrysanthemums as Lynnwood Hall, 

 Balfour, W. R. Brock, Pink Ball, Golden 

 Wedding, Marie Liger, Chadwick, Pink 

 Beauty, William Turner, Minnesota, 

 Golden Age, Gilded Gold, W. H. Lin- 

 coln, Black Hawk, Marion Newell, Mill- 

 brook and Snow Bird. Is Sweetness a 

 pompon? When does it come in and 

 what is its color? L. L. C. — Mo. 



The question of bud selection de- 

 pends a great deal on how late the flow- 

 ers are needed. Some growers will -take 

 the latest possible bud on such kinds as 

 Brock, Chadwick, Fink Beauty, Lynn- 

 wood Hall and W. H. Lincoln. By 

 this is meant that the plants are kept 

 growing as long as possible, and the 

 last bud the plant produces, which is 

 known as the terminal bud, is re- 

 tained, because the plant makes no 

 further growth after that time. After 

 September 1 the bud is safe on prac- 

 tically any of the varieties mentioned, 

 but if L. L. C. wishes to have any 

 flowers large enough for exhibition, he 

 should try to get a bud on such varie- 

 ties as Turner, Marie Liger &ai Black 

 Hawk as soon as possible after August 

 20. 



Late planting and a selection of the 

 terminal bud contribute more than any- 

 thing else to make varieties late in 

 blooming. For instance, the variety W. 

 R. Brock, which I distributed to the 

 trade about eight years ago, if the bud 

 is taken in the last part of August, 

 will give good flowers by November 6, 

 whereas the same variety, if it is propa- 

 gated late and a late bud is secured, 

 will give fine flowefs for Christmas. 



The length of stem will also depend 

 largely on the time of planting and the 

 method of growing. If L. L. C. has as 

 much head room as five and one-half feet, 

 that should be sufficient for even the 

 tallest kinds, which will be Lynnwood 

 Hall or Chadwick. Other kinds, such 

 as Lincoln, Brock and Balfour, will not 

 need over two feet of head room, unless 

 they were propagated in February and 

 have been growing continuously ever 

 since. I do not know of the variety 

 Sweetness, so cannot say whether it is 

 a pompon or not. I cannot recollect a 

 variety of this name. 



Chas. H. Totty. 



BLACK SPIDERS ON MUMS. 



For several seasons we have been 

 bothered by a small black spider in 

 our chrysanthemum houses and it is 

 at times exceedingly troublesome. Dur- 

 ing the growing season no apparent 

 damage is done, but as soon as the 

 flowers are well along toward develop- 

 ment, especially the later varieties, the 

 spiders spin their webs so as to com- 

 pletely enclose the flowers over night. 

 We should like to hear from readers 

 of The Review on any practical means 

 of killing spiders of this sort. Would 

 the salt spray solution that is used for 



would do any good — or harm — to mums. 

 It might be a good idea to try it. i 

 ' . rv- Chas. H. Totty. I 



FUNGS AND LEAF ROLLERS, .j 



I am sending yon twx> chrysanthe- 

 mum leaves, one of which is affected 

 .vibth some kind ^Mpl'disease, while the 

 other is worm eaten. Please tell me 

 what I can do to get rid of both 

 troubles. My house is whitewashed 

 quite lightly^ can that be the cause 

 of my troubles? I am also enclosing 

 We are likewise bothered by a sinyaHn^ two daisies, of which I should like to 

 :^ : ,^a .- >i.-^!_ jjQQ^ ^Yie names. F. R.— Wis. 



carnations be injurious ,tQ smilax or 

 chrysanthemums? S. F. C— Mo. 



sj^er on mums, bW in our case ft is 

 wmte instead of bla«k. During the 

 growing season these spiders are found 

 underneath the leaves and do no ap- 

 parent damage, because the plq^,^ 

 grow rapidly and the insects mOve 

 from leaf to leaf without injuring the 

 plants to any great,., extent. This pest 

 seems to be closely allied to the red 

 spider, but it is more difficult to clean 

 out than thj i^ lat ter. I have heard 

 growers (j^KSHil^ fumigating with 

 cyanide onM^Kw%ek will keep them 

 entirely cleaned out, but I have never 

 tried this method and so am not in a 

 position to pass on its merits. We 

 keep our plants well syringed, par- 

 ticularly on the under side of the 

 leaves-, all summer. As a result, when 

 fall comes and the syringing has to be 

 dispensed with, our plants are fairly 

 clean. Of course, it is impossible to 

 syringe after the buds begin to show 

 color. Spider has never been a serious 

 trouble with us, but if it has attained 

 the dimensions of a pest with 8. F. 

 C, it might be well to try the cyanide 

 treatment. 



I am not informed as to whether the 

 salt spray solution used on carnations 



Of the leaves enclosed, the one F. R. 

 calls worm-eaten has been ruined by 

 the leaf roller.<. The egg is deposited 

 by the moth inside the tissues of the 

 leaf, and, as the caterpillar develops, 

 it wraps the leaf around itself for de- 

 fense. As a rule, the leaf roller is 

 not particularly plentiful and the saf- 

 est way would be to remove and burn 

 the leaves. 



The other leaf, I believe, is af- 

 fected with a fungoid disease which is 

 common on mums when the plants are 

 growing too close together. Any of 

 the recommended fungicides, such as 

 Bordeaux, Fungine^ copper' solution or 

 sulphide of potassium, will go a long 

 way toward eradicating this disease 

 and preventing it from spreading, by 

 killing the spores which cause it. 



In regard to the daisies, the sample 

 flowers submitted were black when re- 

 ceived and were useless for the purpose 

 of identification. As a mere guess, I 

 would say the double one is Mar- 

 guerite Mrs. F. Sander, and the single 

 one what is known as the Shasta daisy. 



Chas. H. Tottv. 



SOWING OUTDOOR SWEET PEAS. 



Please inform me as to the projter 

 time to sow outdoor sweet peas in fall 

 to have them in bloom early in the 

 spring. Also, what varieties and col- 

 ors are free bloomers and good sellers? 

 I shall appreciate any information you 

 can give me. F, S. — Pa. 



In your latitude I would sow the 

 seed early in November. Should the 

 ground keep open and be sufficiently 

 dry to b^ workable, they can be sown 

 later — at any time before the ground 

 freezes up. Give them a mulch of 

 strawy manure after a crust several 

 inches thick has formed. Do not apply 

 it while the ground is soft, or mice may 

 cause havoc. 



Among the best selling varieties are 

 Hercules and Countess Spencer, which 

 are splendid deep pinks. This is the 

 most popular shade for the market. In 

 white, try Nora Unwin. There are one 

 or two new and expensive sorts that 

 are a little superior, but none of mod- 



erate price. In light shades of pink, 

 Mrs. Hugh Dickson is still hard to beat. 

 Florence Nightingale is a splendid lav- 

 ender. If you need any other colors. 

 Scarlet Emperor, John Ingman, rose, 

 and Improved Miss Willmott, orange 

 pink, are good. All the foregoing are 

 of the Spencer type. The old grandi- 

 floras will not sell in competition with 

 them. 



I would suggest that you try start- 

 ing some seeds in flats of sand about. ' 

 March 1. Pot the seedlings off singly 

 into 3-inch pots. Gradually harden 

 them oft' and plant outdoors about the 

 middle of April, one foot apart. Com- 

 pare the results from these with the 

 fall-sown ones and I think you will 

 want to start them in flats another 

 season. C. 'W. 



WINTER SWEET PEAS. 



I have a greenhouse 25x100 feet and 

 seven feet to the eaves. The house has 

 no benches and I want to plant half of 

 the space in sweet peas. Will it be all 



