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AUGUST 17, 1905. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



695 



is more than one box of one kind, unless 

 you are shipping only one variety, be sure 

 you label each box. Of course you know 

 what is in each box but the man ^ at the 

 other end knows only what the labels tell 

 him, and many times mixtures are caused 

 by carelessness in labeling. Partition off 

 the different varieties so they will keep 

 them separate. Good, heavy paper 

 is as good as anything for that. A good 

 idea is to enclose an invoice with each 

 shipment, then the one who unpacks them 

 will know what to look for. 



After packing up the order get it 

 started on its way just as soon as you 

 can. The less delay the better for the 

 plants. Notify your customer by mail 

 when you ship the plants, then he will be 

 looking for them and they won't lay at 

 the express oflSce a day or so before the 

 agent notifies him of the arrival of the 

 boxes, etc. In fact do everything you 

 can to make their journey just as short 

 as possible. A. F. J. Baur. 



CARNATION NOTES.— EAST. 



Cultural Hints. 



As the plants show signs of establish- 

 ment in their new quarters, the shading 

 should be gradually removed, the supply 

 of air increased and syringing discon- 

 tinued except at intervals of a week or 

 more according to weather. 



Toppinsf. 



You will notice some varieties very 

 much disposed to run into bud with 

 short stem. These should be allowed to 

 develop to about half size then cut as if 

 it were a bloom. Do not allow any flow- 

 ers to mature thus early; it is a waste 

 not only of raw material but is a drain 

 on the resources of the plant. Plan to 

 go over the beds twice a week removing 

 not more than two buds from a plant 

 at a time; later once a week will be 

 sufficient and as circumstances warrant 

 the operation should cease. Topping as 

 explained above tends to favor the con- 

 tinuous blooming quality. 



As the buds are cut, gather and re- 

 move from the house. Do not allow 

 them to remain on the soil or cover them 

 thus thinking to return this much to the 

 soil. 



Stem and Dry-Rot. 



Watch closely for stem-rot and re- 

 move affected plants forthwith, also 

 quite a quantity of the soil in close 

 proximity, leaving the excavation made 

 open to the sun and air for a week or 

 two. 



Plants showing signs of dry-rot had 

 best be got rid of at once; there is 

 no known remedy, therefore it is of no 

 use to give them valuable room. Cutting 

 away affected branches will avail noth- 

 ing, the whole plant will go in a short 

 time. 



Should rust appear, do not become 

 alarmed. "With good culture the plants 

 will outgrow it. This disease is not 

 now considered a dangerous affection, in 

 fact, as only sorts of merit are affected 

 it seems a sign of high breeding. Re- 

 moval of affected leaves and weekly 

 applications of Grape Dust to destroy 

 the rust mites is advised. 



As soon as plants are well under way 

 a thorough fumigation should be made 

 to discourage aphides. These pests are 

 the primary cause of a multitude of 

 evils. 



Supports had best be left off for some 

 time yet to allow easy access to soil and 

 plants, for not only should the surface 



of the soil be kept open but there prob- 

 ably will be some dead foliage to be re- 

 moved sooner or later. 



Geo. S. Osborn, 



TROUBLE WITH BEAUTIES. 



I have recently been appointed man- 

 ager of a greenhouse plant containing 

 120,000 feet of glass. I have been 

 foreman for several years and am aim- 

 ing to educate myself in this business, 

 I have six rose houses, 22x150, ail 

 others carnations, mums and other stock 

 for retail trade. Five of the rose 

 houses are built in one section, one rose 

 house by itself. This last is planted 

 with Beauties. They were planted be- 

 fore I arrived to take charge. This 

 house has a brick wall three feet high, 

 built seven years ago. Between the 

 wall and gutter are three and one-half 

 feet of glass. This house, as I under- 

 stand, had been planted with Beauties 

 last year, but not successfully. Over 

 half of the old plants had been re- 

 planted to the middle benches and 

 somehow they were ruined, which I no- 

 ticed in a short time. The side benches, 

 planted with young stock, were full of 

 mildew and spiders, which, of course, 

 were removed in no time, but the mil- 

 dew checked the young plants, though 

 in two weeks after planting they began 

 to break and by July 18 I found them 

 all healthy and strong. The old plants 

 died off and every week I was com- 

 pelled to replant until by this time I 

 find only eighty-three old plants left 

 out of 1,360. 



The soil outside is just as high as the 

 brick wall and until July 21 I had the 

 side ventilation open. July 20 I found 

 some old and young plants being trou- 

 bled with black-spot and I closed the 

 side ventilation immediately. Black- 

 spot increased and will ruin the whole 

 house if I do not find the right method 

 to check it. Syringing has been done 

 after noon, watering the same as I am 

 used to at well-known places where 

 Beauties are grown in quantity. • The 

 strong growth of the plants showed 

 right treatment. Ventilation was left 

 open day and night, as the dry nights 

 in this section allowed me to do so, 

 only during rain halfway closed. The 

 rafters are not very tight and some rain 

 will find its way on the beds, the same 

 as under the gutter. As the beds come 

 right up to the wall, some rain from 

 the rafters and gutters will find its way 

 to the bed, almost always up to two 

 rows. 



I have kept the walks as dry as I pos- 

 sibly could, used slaked lime on the 

 plants like sulphur, also used sulphur 

 and lime mixed at night. No firing has 

 yet been done, as I found it unneces- 

 sary in my estimation. I have often 

 been troubled with some black-spot at 

 this time of the year, but as soon as it 

 was picked off it seemed to disappear 

 until January. 



The soil is mixed with some cow 

 manure. In the connected range I have 

 about 2,400 two-year-old Beauties, 

 started from July 5 to 7, and they are 

 all looking well. They had some black- 

 spot on the old leaves, but after they 



F. H. Kramer. 



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