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The Florists* Review 



August 12, 1015. 



Vegetable Forcing 



WORMS IN TOMATO SOIL. 



I am a grower of tomatoes under 

 glass and have had considerable trouble 

 with my plants this spring. They seem 

 to be growing nicely and have four or 

 five clusters of flowers, when the leaves 

 suddenly turn yellow about the middle 

 of the plants, causing the plants to be- 

 come stunted. In some houses five per 

 cent are affected; in others, less. The 

 soil around the plants contains little 

 worms close to the plants and in the 

 fine roots. Under separate cover I am 

 sending a sample of the soil containing 

 the worms, of which there are two 

 kinds. Would lime water destroy this 

 pest? I shall appreciate early advice. 



I. O.— Wash. 



The sample of soil with worms did 

 not come to hand. All soil pests can 

 be destroyed without any injury being 

 done to your plants. I would advise 

 the use of carbon bisulphide. This 

 comes in pound cans and the cost aver- 

 ages 25 cents at retail. Bore holes a 

 foot apart each way in your soil, using 

 a pointed stick. Pour a scant teaspoon- 

 ful of the carbon into each hole, imme- 

 diately filling it up. The carbon forms 

 a gas which will kill all worms and 

 larvae in the soil, without harming your 

 plants. As it is explosive in its nature, 

 avoid the use of any naked lights while 

 applying it. It is most effective when 

 the soil is quite damp. I would sug- 

 gest the desirability of sterilizing your 

 soil before planting another season. If 

 you cannot use steam, use the afore- 

 mentioned carbon. C. W. 



MUSHBOOMS IN GREENHOUSE. 



I have three feet of space under the 

 heating pipes between my sweet pea 

 houses that is too much' shaded for 

 growing most things. Would mush- 

 rooms grow there, and, if so, how should 

 I prepare the soil and space? I have 

 no benches. W. W. M. — Colo. 



Mushrooms can be grown in a green- 

 house, cellar or shed. They prefer a 

 winter temperature of 55 to 60 degrees. 

 The beds should not be placed near 

 lieating pipes or boilers, or the sur- 

 face soil will dry out too much. Much 

 of their successful culture depends on 

 having a fairly even temperature, one 

 which is moist rather than dry and not 

 exposed to strong light. If you think 

 you have these conditions in some 

 measure, you might try mushroom cul- 

 ture. 



Secure fresh horse manure and shake 

 out the long straw. Throw the manure 

 into a heap and turn it each day to 

 allow the rank heat to escape and pre- 

 vent burning. Add one-fourth as much 

 loam from a pasture as you have 

 manure and mix it through the ma- 

 nure. This prevents excessive heating. 

 After the strong heat has gone, make 

 up the bed, lay a layer over the space 

 to be planted and tramp or pound as 

 hard as possible. Add more manure 

 and continue to firm it well until it is 

 nine inches thick. Plunge a thermom- 

 eter in the bed. The temperature in 

 the bed may run up to 100 or even 115 

 degrees. Spawn it on the decline, at 

 S5 to 90 degrees. 



Break the spawn into pieces the size 



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 MRS. A. A. SKACH-Shell Pink- 

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BRIDAL VK1L,-P\ire white; more 

 ruffled than above. 



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MRS. M. SPANOLIN— Black seeded, 

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 pink spot on spring blossoms. Won 

 many first prizes. 



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ORCHII> BKAUTY— Dark Rose, 

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WOODROW WILSON-Masenta 

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MRS. WM. SIM— Salmon— a well = 



known old-timer. SS 



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 ISc 2&C 



MRS. CHAS. H. 

 Bine. 



'•i-oz. 1-oz. 

 16c 26c 



BLUE JAY— Bright Blue. 



2-oz. 4-oz. 



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