Ai'itlL 13, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



1227 



ing being on the posts which support the 

 {^utters. As is shown in one of the other 

 l)ictures, the irrigation is by two lines 

 of pipe running the full length of each 

 house, about six feet from tlio surface 

 of the beds. Tlie small nozzles, with 

 spray caps, are placed along these pipes 

 about three feet apart and at the end 

 of each pipe there is a swivel joint and 

 handle to enable the operator to direct 

 the spray in any direction desired. The 

 spraying nozzle with water under high 

 pressure breaks up the stream into very 

 fine mist. By means of the two pipes the 

 house may be literally filled with moist- 

 ure. 



One of the accompanying pictures 

 shows one line of pipe in operation. 

 There are valves so that any part of the 

 house may be watered, thus obviating 

 any chance for having dry spots or too 

 wet places in any part. One of the 

 other illustrations shows a nearer view of 

 the irrigation line, showing the spray and 

 nozzles and also showing the valve and 

 swivel handle. One of the advantages of 

 the system is that the newly planted 

 stock may be watered at once and not 

 beaten down, but revived very quickly 

 under the light fall of water like a 

 heavy dew. It is also said to be an ad- 

 vantage that by this spraying process 

 the water becomes thoroughly aerated by 

 being so broken up. 



While it is, of course, possible to 

 operate this watering device by any 

 means to insure a water pressure of not 

 less than forty pounds, j\lr. Chester finds 

 nothing more satisfactory than the gaso- 

 line pumping engine made by the Stand- 

 ard Pump and Engine Co., which is used 

 in so many greenhouse establishments. 

 He gets his water from a well eighteen 

 feet deep, with a capacity of 800 bar- 

 rels, forcing it through the pipe line 

 with the one and one-half horse-power 

 pumping engine shown in one of the ac- 

 companying illustrations. This machine 

 has a capacity of twenty gallons per 

 minute and is capable of working 

 against a pressure of ninety pounds per 

 square inch, pumping direct into the 

 pipe line and furnishing a constant high 

 pressure. This engine is of sufficient 

 capacity to supply 150 of these nozzles 

 at one time with sufficient pressure for 

 good work and can be operated all day 

 on two gallons of gasoline. Mr. Chester 

 also uses the pump for washing the let- 

 tuce for market and for pumping water 



The Standard Pumping Engine Used by S. B. Chester.' 



into the heating boilers. It can be 

 started instantly and is an ever ready 

 protection from fire and can be used 

 for any kind of pumping about a green- 

 house. 



Mr. Chester has an acre of outdoor 

 space fitted with the Skinner system of 

 irrigation, using spraying nozzles alone 

 without the caps which are used to break 

 up the stream into mist. Two hundred 

 nozzles are sufficient to take care of 

 one acre during very dry weather. 



This system has served him so well 

 that a number of his neiglibors and 

 others who have soon it are planning to 

 install it in their places this summer. 



Stratford, Oxt. — A. Neal says that 

 he gets the best results by growing his 

 carnations indoors all summer, (^ueen 

 Louise is his best white. 



SNAPDRAGONS. 



Will you please let me know what to 

 do for snapdragons that curl up at the 

 top of the stalks? I have examined them 

 with a magnifying glass but cannot find 

 any insects. I have tried fumigating 

 with tobacco but it does no good. Do 

 vou recommend red pepper for fumigat- 

 ing? G. R. P. 



We have never been troubled with this 

 "curling up" of the shoots. I hope 

 some extensive growers of antirrhinums 

 can enlighten G. R. P. as to what the 

 trouble is. We have never used red 

 pepper for fumigating, but a few weeks 

 ago in the columns of the Review a 

 prominent rose grower recommended its 

 use for destroying red spider and gave 

 directions. Vaporizing with Nicoticide 

 and fumigating by burning tobacco dust 

 in pie dishes keeps down all insect life. 

 And if these do not answer, the hydro- 

 cyanic acid gas is sure deatii to all of 

 them. That bulletin on tlie white fly is- 

 sued by the Department of Agriculture 

 published in last Aveek's Rfaiew should 

 be cut out and framed for there you will 

 learn all about this most useful gas. 



W. S. 



Section Showing Pipe, Nozzle, Valve and Swivel Handle. 



ASTER BEETLE, 



The last two years we have been un- 

 able to raise asters on account of a black 

 beetle alidut a half inch long. Can you 

 ^ive us ;i remedy for this jiest? They 

 dig right in the center of the flower and 

 do not seem to injure the foliage. 



A. J. S. 



Xci (Idubt the regular aster beetle is 

 una lit. He is not all black and we think 

 he does eliew and puncture the leaves be- 

 fore tlie flower is formed. When once 

 tlic buds begin to expand the young, 

 tender jietaJs are tlicir favorite diet ami 

 llie leaves are deserted. If nothing is 

 dniir til ki'i']i ilowii these beetles until the 

 liuds are re.-iijv to open, tlu'ii it is our 



