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Sbftember 2, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



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The Saginaw-Bay Qty Florlcultural Society Did Not Invite the Ladies to its Annual Outiog, August 25. 



minimum temperature of 55 degrees and 

 running them a little cooler as the 

 flowers begin to open. Do not prune 

 ypur plants hard. Remove all dead and 

 weak wood and shorten back the 

 stronger shoots one-half their length. 



C. W. 



ROSE BUDS NOT OPENING. 



A customer of ours has a fine red rose 

 bush, growing outside in a partly 

 shaded place. It has been in this place 

 for five or six years and has always 

 flowered well until this season. The 

 bush is covered with buds, but they 

 wither instead of opening. We are 

 mailing some of the buds under sepa- 

 rate cdver. The bush was fed with a 

 little bone meal. A dozen other bushes, 

 treated the same way, look well, except 

 that the flowers are a little short in 

 stem. If possible, please suggest a 

 remedy. F. & F. — Wis. 



From the appearance of the buds I 

 should judge that the plant in question 

 had lacked moisture and plant food at 

 the root. If you can secure some cow 

 manure, give the plant a top-dressing 

 with it, or give it one or two soakings 

 of liquid cow manure. I think you 

 will find that this will make a decided 

 difference to the plant's vigor. 



C. W. 



BOSE AND CARNATION COMPOST. 



I should like to know whether a com- 

 post consisting of one-fourth of well 

 rotted horse manure from hotbeds, 

 about 1 year old, and three-fourths of 

 good, rich soil, with one-thirtieth of 

 bone meal added, would make good soil 

 for roses in the greenhouse, if stacked 

 up in the fallf Would this also grow 

 good carnations? We would use well 

 rotted sod, but the sod around here 

 contains too much clay. Cow manure 

 is scarce here. A. L. — Mo. 



If you cannot procure cow manure, 

 the next best article is well rotted 

 horse manure. If you could procure 

 this from a cellar where the manure 

 has not been expeCsed to the weather, 

 I would prefer it to the hotbed ma- 

 nure. Roses do well in a retentive loam, 



such as you have, and I should include 

 some of it in your compost. Carnations 

 do best in soil a little lighter, but are 

 often grown in heavy soil. The com- 

 post will be all right if mixed in the 

 fall, but I would not add the bone until 

 spring. C. W. 



MJCHIGANDEBS' HOUDa'y. 



The annual outing of the Saginaw- 

 Bay City Florlcultural Society was 

 held August 25 at Frankenmuth, a 15- 

 mile trolley ride from Saginaw, in Hu- 

 binger grove, on the banks of the beau- 

 tiful Cass river. Chas. Frueh, chair- 

 man of the entertainment committee, 

 had everything in the best order when 

 the picnickers arrived, at 9 a. m., about 

 eighty-five strong. The weather was 

 rather unsettled, but no one had a com- 

 plaint to make. 



The morning ball game, which was 

 between the proprietors of Saginaw and 

 Bay City, was won by Saginaw by the 

 score of 7 to 6. Everyone was ready 

 at 12:30 for the chicken dinner at the 

 Nagele hotel. In the afternoon the 

 other athletic events were run off, par- 

 ticipated in by almost all, and enjoyed 

 by the whole crowd. Winners of the 

 various contests were as follows: 



Baseball game— Young Saginaw, 9; Young Bav 

 City, 6. 



Wheelbarrow race, lOO-yard dash— Bay City, 

 first; Saginaw, second. 



Fat men's race, 100 yards— Thos. Abele, first: 

 Fr<(l Goetz, second; Martin Kelt, third. 



Married men's race, 100 yards — Ed. Luetke, 

 liist; Aug. Rochon, second. 



Single men's race, 150 yards— Howard Marsh, 

 lirst; C. Bauer, second. 



Three-legged race, fifty yards— Hosbacli 

 I'ussehl, first; Marsh-Marsh, second. 



Potato race, fifty yards — Howard Marsh, first: 

 Herbert Tohn, second. 



Tug of war. Bay City vs. Saginaw— Won bv 

 Saginaw after most Tlolent muscular tests. 



Gee. 



SPANISH IBIS. 



Please give me cultural directions for 

 Spanish iris. S. M.— Kan. 



Spanish iris can be grown in flats 

 four to five inches deep, or planted in 

 benches. A flat 12x24 inches and of 

 suitable depth will accommodate sev- 

 enty-five to 100 bulbs. They should be 

 placed in the soil as soon as received. 

 They must not be buried in soil or coal 

 ashes like other bulbs, as they start to 



grow soon after planting. They will do 

 well outdoors, and later in a coldframe. 

 Start a batch in a night temperature 

 of 45 to 50 degrees at night in Decem- 

 ber, and, other batches in succession as 

 needed. If they are planted in benches, 

 let it be in a cool house, as much heat 

 would spoil this iris. 



For outdoor culture, plant in Novem- 

 ber. Never mind if they make growths 

 several inches long before freezing 

 weather; severe cold will not hurt them. 

 Spanish iris is quite hardy and, if left 

 undisturbed in good soil, will continue 

 to flower for several years. Good va- 

 rieties to grow are Louise, pale blue; 

 Chrysolora, yellow; British Queen and 

 King of the Whites, pure white. 



G. W. 



PESTS ON ASTERS. 



I have had considerable trouble of 

 late .with my asters, on account of the 

 many pests. The trouble started with 

 a small, white larva about one-half inch 

 long, which bores into the stem of the 

 plant at the surface of the soil, thus 

 bringing about a wilting condition and 

 finally the death of the plant. The 

 next bad trouble-maker was a green 

 worm, which eats the foliage and severs 

 the buds. This is from one-half to two 

 inches in length. Can you tell me how 

 to get rid of these pests? 



G. W. K.— la. 



The borer I am not acquainted with. 

 Perhaps some other Review reader may 

 know of it and can suggest a remedy. 

 For the green worm a poisonous spray 

 will be necessary. Arsenate of lead, 

 one pound to twelve and one-half gal- 

 lons of water, will care for it. If 

 you do not wish to have th^e foliage 

 whitened, use Paris green. One ounce 

 of this suffices for twelve and one-half 

 gallons of water. Add a little lime, 

 to remove any danger of burning. In 

 the case of arsenate of lead, which is 

 quite adhesive, one spraying will prob- 

 ably suffice. Rain washes away the 

 Paris green and a second application 

 may be needed. This will not discolor 

 the foliage or flowers noticeably; it 

 will also care for the black beetle 

 which often attacks the flowers. 



C. W. 



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