Pbbbtjary 2, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



593 



R* Witterstaetter's Improved Lawson, Aristocrat. 



down the cells in the leaf. Tlies3 light 

 spots are broken down cells and where 

 it goes far enough the leaf will start 

 drying up like the Fair Maid samples 

 show. • 



The plants being near ths hot water 

 pipes makes them a favorable breeding 

 place for these insects and no doubt 

 that is why they are worse affected than 

 those farther away. Gst a can of To- 

 bak-ine liquid and spray the plants three 

 times a week to get rid of all the in- 

 sects there are and the plants will grow 

 out of it again. The spots that are 

 there now will remain and all you can 

 do is to help the plants to grow out of 

 it. Be careful not to overfeed the plants 

 that show these spots, as it will ag- 

 gravate the case. Do all you can to 

 harden the growth without stunting the 

 plants. Eun them on the dry side and 

 give all the air you can. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



BUILDING OVER BEDS. 



I expect to build a carnation house 

 this year and had in mind planting young 

 stock this spring in a bed on the ground 

 just where I am going to build the 

 house and build the house over them in 

 the fall, letting them remain in the same 

 soil all winter, trusting to mulching to 

 keep them in good order. You will please 

 tell ms what you think of this plan, also 

 what kind to plant to get the best re- 

 sults in a hous3 of mixed colors tmd 

 which ones to plant at {he warm end. You 

 need not name the latest introductions, 

 just good standard sorts in the various 

 colors. W. M. W. 



Two years ago we built a house over 

 some 10,000 carnation plants which we 

 had planted in beds the spring bsfore, 

 working the same scheme you mention. 

 It proved so satisfactory that we expect 

 to repeat the operation next summer. 

 That is, of course, providing your soil is 

 well drained. If such is not the case 



you will do well to raise the beds some- 

 what and use about a foot of cinders for 

 drainage, and then four inches of soil 

 to plant in. Such a bed will not dry out 

 as rapidly as a raised bench and yet 

 drain satisfactorily in the winter. You 

 gain much by building in this way. You 

 save lifting the plants in the fall and 

 you need not hurry so much with the 

 building, just so you get closed up before 

 cold weather. 



Most any variety will do first rate 

 under this arrangement. You do not 

 name the varieties you are growing so 1 

 can hardly tell you how to plant. If you 

 are a beginner I would advisa you to 

 plant the following: For white, plant 



Lady Bountiful, Moonlight, Her Majes- 

 ty, Lorna, Boston Market ; for pink, Mrs. 

 Lawson, Floriana, Indianapolis; for light 

 pink, Enchantress; for red, Crane, Es- 

 telle. Plant Lawson at the warmest end, 

 the others will not matter, 



A. F, J. Baur. 



FROM VIOLETS TO CARNATIONS, 



I have a greenhouse 18x150 which I 

 have been using for double violets, but 

 have had poor success and want to try 

 carnations. The house has board sides 

 three feet high and runs a little east 

 of south. Will such a house grow good 

 carnations if properly handled? I have 

 good soil in the benches which I used 

 for violets. Is it necessary to change it 

 for carnations? If not, what should I 

 do to it? Would Enchantress be a good 

 variety to grow? W. C). P. 



While the most approved and most 

 generally used greenhouse for growing 

 carnations runs east and west there is no 

 reason why you should not grow good 

 carnations in your house, providing the 

 glass is of good average size, A house 

 running as yours does will not get quite 

 as much sunshine as an east and west 

 house and the size of the glass cuts more 

 of a figure, too. I would advise you to 

 change the soil by all means and use 

 fresh soil for planting your next crop. 

 Enchantress is a good paying variety 

 and would likely thrive as well as any 

 you could plant. The wants of your mar- 

 ket should, however, guide you in select- 

 ing your varieties. You may want sev- 

 eral colors rather than so many of one 

 color. For instance, Enchantress, Lady 

 Bountiful and Indianapolis would give 

 you three colors and all good paying 

 varieties, requiring about the same tem- 

 p?rature. A. F, J, Baur. 



INDOOR CULTURE. 



I would like to ask if any one has 

 tried and would recommend growing En- 

 chantress carnations in pots until spring 

 and then planting directly into the beds, 

 the same as you would with Lawson. 



Witterstaetter*s Pink Seedling, Afterglow, 



