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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Kebbuahy 23. 1905. 



five gallons of water is about the 

 strength that can be used with safety, 

 and only on bright days, once in two 

 weeks. 



As the plants get accustomed to this 

 class of food the strength can be grad- 

 ually increased till the proportion would 

 be one gallon of ammonia to fifty gal- 

 lons of water. 



"With the advance of spring, growth 

 will naturally become rank and greater 

 care and attention should be given to 

 keeping the stems neatly tied up, so 

 that they may not become crooked, which 

 greatly detracts from their value. 



If the foliage becomes too dense, shut- 

 ting out the light from the surface of 

 the soil, a judicious thinning of the 

 foliage close to the bench is beneficial, 

 £8 this allows a free passage of air 

 allowing the leaves to become dry by 

 sundown and has a tendency to prevent 

 black spot and other troubles. fiiBES. 



AVERAGE PRODUCTION. 



How much should 600 Brides and 

 Maids produce from November 1 to 

 May 1, plants that were benched in 

 June and reached the height of three 

 feet by November 1, free of mildew f 

 We plant 15x15 inches and carry at 

 a night temperature of 56 to 58 degrees, 

 with 65 to 70 degrees on cloudy days 

 and 75 to 80 degrees on bright days. 

 C. L. 



Boses planted in June and skilfully 

 bandied should produce during the period 

 stated an average of twenty-seven 

 blooms per plant, including all grades. 

 In some soils they can be made to do 

 even better than this. Bibes. 



TEMPERATURE. 



We would like to know the tempera- 

 ture required for gaining the best re- 

 sults in growing American Beauties and 

 also for Brides and Bridesmaids. V. 



The most suitable temperature for 

 Brides and Maids is 56 degrees during 

 the night. Day temperature can range 

 from 62 degrees during cloudy weather 

 to 80 degrees in bright sunshine. Beau- 

 ties give best results at 58 to 60 degrees 

 night temperature, with much the same 

 temperature as Brides and Maids dur- 

 ing the day. 



These figures are not arbitrary, as 

 many growers produce good stock at 

 bigher temperatures than this, but the 

 conservative grower who studies the gen- 

 eral health of his stock will find that 

 by abiding by these figures and ventilat- 

 ing judiciously good results will follow. 



Bibes. 



CARRYING STOCK OVER. 



This is only my second winter as a 

 florist and consequently I don't "know 

 it all" as yet, though I have had fair 

 success with my carnations and roses. 

 What I want to know is this: Could I 

 carry over my roses for another year 

 by drying off in June and then simply 

 water once or twice a week till Au- 

 gust, prune, remove part of the soil, re- 

 placing with new compost, •< and start 

 afresh? Of course by omitting daily 

 syringing, the red spider would come, 

 but would not this be removed in great 

 part by the pruning! I have other 

 things to attend to in the summer and 

 can do no work in the greenhouse. Could 

 I get some young stock in June, teas 



and Beauties, repot in 6-inch and plunge 

 to the rims outdoors, mulching to keep 

 moist, and plant in the benches in Au- 

 gust? My rose house is only a small 

 one, and I want to start up in the fall 

 with as little expense as possible. 



. F. D. B. 



These roses can be carried over an- 

 other season with good results by the 

 method suggested. The greatest care 

 has to be taken in the drying off process, 

 so that the yonng wood and foliage 

 must never be allowed to will, nor must 

 spider be allowed to destroy the leaves, 

 as these are quite as essential to the 

 well-being of the plant at this period 

 as at any other time. 



Seeing that you cannot attend to the 

 houses during summer, the plan you 

 suggest may succeed with young stock 

 but the care and work required would 

 be more than young stock would need 

 if planted in the l^nch and cared for 

 in the usual manner and good results 

 by the latter method would be more 

 certain. Bibes. 



TO PROTECT WATER PIPES. 



In telling how to protect water pipes 

 from freezing I am speaking from ac- 

 tual experience with a 60-toot standpipe 

 under a tank and also with another 

 tank only thirty-two feet high. Both 

 of these pipes are l^^-inch. We tried 

 several methods, and found the present 

 plan entirely satisfactory. It may seem 

 at first rather expensive, but such a job 

 to be improperly done is much more 

 expensive, as we have found by experi- 

 ence. The diagram will show just how 

 we do it. Make a 4-inch pipe of heavy 

 galvanized iron in sections like stove pipe. 



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Plan for Protecting Pipe. 



each made to slip over the next. Every 

 second section should have four copper 

 wires run through holes in the pipe on 

 four sides and opposite to each other and 

 the wire soldered on the outside, also 

 solder the holes up tight. As you put 

 each section on fasten these wires so the 

 water pipe is in the middle of the galvan- 

 ized pipe. If inconvenient to disconnect 

 your water pipe to slip these pipes over 

 the top, then crimp and fasten at top and 

 bottom with small short stove bolts, screw 

 heads on the outside. Then put the boards 

 on as shown in the diagram. Be sure al- 

 ways to break joints. Do not wrap the 

 pipes with anything; leave them bare. 

 Paper and asbestos get wet in summer 

 and freeze in winter. Do not try to keep 

 the water from freezing in the pipes by 

 letting water run through them; it will 

 not work under most conditions. Unless 

 the water is very warm in the tank it 

 will form ice and freeze quicker running 



than if not running. If you have a wind- 

 mill to supply the water by letting the 

 water run and also the mill you will be 

 all right, but any other kind of a supply 

 will not be satisfactory. I use a gasoline 

 engine and pump every night just before 

 going to bed for a few minutes, and had 

 no trouble during the last severe winter. 

 The other tank is supplied by a ram, and 

 the water is so cold coming from the ram 

 that it will often freeze while the ram is 

 working. With this style of protection 

 you have an advantage over any other 

 method, as by< setting a lamp under the 

 box you can thaw the worst kind of a 

 freeze out in a very short time. 



The heat gets direct at the pipe, and 

 very quickly lets the ice loose, and there 

 is no possible danger from fire, because 

 the iron pipes are protection. Before 

 putting up, the pipes it is best to paint 

 them with white lead and oil, which will 

 keep them from rusting for many years. 

 A lamp set in this box on the severest 

 night in the coldest climates will abso- 

 lutely prevent freezing. The chimney of 

 the lamp should be made of tin, and 

 should be eight to ten inches long, and fit 

 tightly through a hole in a piece of tin 

 under the box. Brush the wick every 

 day and put in a new wick every month. 

 A lamp with a ^-inch wick is large 

 enough. You will only need the lamp 

 during extremely cold nights. 



In the diagram A is the water pipe and 

 W are wires to hold the pipe in cen- 

 ter; circle is galvanized iron pipe four 

 inches in diameter. Best are one-inch 

 boards carefully trued. Paper should 

 be put under every joint, and two thick- 

 nesses would be better. It acts as an air- 

 tight washer. Numerous XX represent the 

 several dead air spaces; Y is inner dead- 

 air space, which can be warmed when 

 necessary. — Bural New Yorker. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



Department of Plant Registration* 



A. E. Mauff, Denver, Colo., submits 

 for registration Nephrolepis Bostoniensis 

 Mauffii, a sport from Nephrolepis Bos- 

 toniensis, described as a stronger 

 grower, the fronds arching and forming 

 a double curve; pinnse strikingly undu- 

 lating. Wm. J. Stewaet, Sec'y. 



SOME INSECT. 



Will you please let me know what to 

 use to rid myself of this little pesti He 

 is doing great damage to my freesias 

 and Easter lilies. Enclosed please find 

 sample of his carcass. G. A. D. 



From the dust-like material enclosed 

 we can recognize no enemy to our lilies 

 or freesias or any other plant and 

 therefore, it is useless to dilate on it. 

 Send specimens of this pest to your 

 state entomologist, who will, without 

 doubt, know all about it. W. 8. 



Elmib.^, N. Y.— The United States 

 Cut Flower Co. has bought 4,000 plants 

 cf Bichmond and will make it its only 

 red rose. 



MUNCTE, Ind. — S. Humfeld says the 

 St. Valentine's demand for flowers was 

 the best in years, principally for red 

 carnations and violets. 



New London, Conn. — Since their re- 

 cent fire Pratt & Giger have put their 

 store into first-class shape and it is 

 now one of the finest in the state. 



