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Srptembrr 14, 1905. 



The Weekly Horists^ Review* 



925 



One of the Fields of Phlox at Dreer's Nurseries, Riverton, N. J. 



it broke o\it. Some of the other plants 

 may break out later on, too, if conditions 

 continue favorable. 



The first thing to do is to pick off the 

 spotted leaves and burn them, thereby 

 destroying the means of propagation. 

 Then dust the plants with air-slaked lime 

 and keep the atmosphere dry, especially 

 at night. Syringe only when necessary 

 and give all the air you can and don't 

 put off firing too long, if this disease be- 

 gins to spread over the ^ouse. A close, 

 •warm atmosphere is sure to cause it to 

 spread and you will find that in handling 

 most all of these fungous diseases plenty 

 of pure, fresh air is the' most important 

 of all. 



Enchantress is a hard carnation to 

 handle; in fact, it is one of the most 

 rampant growers and if given half a 

 .show it will produce fine, large blooms 

 on fine stems and of a beautiful color. 

 There are, however, two things you must 

 guard against, and as they are caused 

 by just opposite conditions you will have 

 to be all the more careful. They are 

 burst calyxes and sleepy blooms. The 

 latter was complained of more than the 

 former during the past two seasons, but 

 it was found that where reasonable treat- 

 ment was given, neither caused any 

 trouble. Enchantress is a very large 

 <'arnation. The petals are fleshy and so 

 is the whole plant and any kind of food 

 is absorbed quickly. While feeding will 

 add some to the size of the flowers, the 

 greatest change is produced in the tex- 

 lure of the petals. These become soft 

 and will not last like those which have 

 not been fed so highly. The same result 

 is produced by a too high temperature, 

 which, I think, has caused more com- 

 plaint than feeding. 



Enchantress will burst some during the 

 winter months and as soon as this was 

 noticed the natural move was to raise the 



temperature, which is considered the 

 surest cure for burst" calyxes. It will 

 stop your Enchantress from bursting a 

 small percentage of its calyxes, but it 

 ruins the whole crop by making the 

 blooms too soft. So be reasonable; give 

 them a moderate temperature, about 50 

 degrees, and don't feed too heavily dur- 

 ing the dark days, and especially avoid 

 such foods as contain too much nitro- 

 gen, as they will soften the petals. 



A. F. J. Baur. 



DREER'S PHLOXES. 



Just after the Washington convention 

 of the S. A. F. the Dreer establishment 

 at Eiverton, N. J., was visited by many 

 admirers of a well-kept place. In spite 

 of the fact that Dreer's is the largest 

 plant factory in America, Mr. Eisele 

 sees to it that everything is kept as 

 neat as wax and the cleanliness of which 

 so many convention visitors spoke with 

 approval was no Sunday suit donned 

 for the occasion, but the everyday ap- 

 parel of the place. The range now con- 

 tains about 500,000 feet of glass and it. 

 is not only at all times in perfect order 

 but it is, so to speak, all under one roof, 

 for from every house the packing shed 

 and ofiice may be reached without going 

 outdoors, which is a great help to ship- 

 ping in unfavorable weather. 



At the convention date the outdoor 

 display was at its be^t, cannas, pe- 

 tunias, phloxes, etc., and attracted as 

 much attention as did the stock under 

 glass. The collection of phloxes is one 

 of the largest in existence and all the 

 best varieties are there. The wealth of 

 color in such a field as that shown in 

 the accompanying illustration is some- 

 thing a lover of hardy flowers does not 

 soon forget. 



NiLES, O.— C. L. Adgate is building 

 two houses, 24x100 each. 



PEONIES. 



The following seasonable instructions 

 on the soil preparation, planting and cul- 

 ture of peonies are taken from the writ- 

 ings of A. Dessert, the French grower, 

 who for sixty years has made a specialty 

 of the peony: 



The peonies are perfectly hardy and 

 so robust that they grow, well in any 

 ordinary garden soil. However, they 

 furnish the largest and most desirable 

 flowers when planted in good, deep- 

 trenched ground, and in situations where 

 the soil retains a moderate degree of 

 dampness. If the soil be poor, it should 

 be copiously mixed with rich old manure. 

 Cow manure is the best for all the soils 

 which are of a light character. Manure 

 must not come into direct contact with 

 the roots. 



Tree peonies must be set as deeply as 

 they were before in nursery. 



in setling the herbaceous peonies, the 

 plants should be inserted with the 

 crowns, or dormant buds, about three 

 inches below the surface of the soil 

 and should then be well watered. 



When planted in autumn in strong 

 plants, peonies can produce a few flowers 

 in the following spring, but it is only 

 the second or third year after planting 

 that they will produce normal flowers. 



Peonies rapidly thrive, increasing in 

 strength and beauty every year, and the 

 third year after planting, they have al- 

 ready become large clumps which pro- 

 duce many blossoms; therefore peonies 

 need about three feet between each plant 

 for their development. 



To maintain a luxuriant vegetation, 

 add to the soil every autumn a copious 

 dressing of old manure. 



Peonies may be planted either in bor- 

 ders, groups or beds; they are always 

 very ornamental in whatsoever way they 

 are planted. They succeed no matter 

 what the situation may be, but the flow- 



