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1408 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



NOTEMBEB 0, 1905. 



disease, if uncontrolled, can do a lot 

 of damage in a very short time, and, 

 like most other fungoid troubles, it is 

 very contagious. The very act of syr- 

 inging is sufficient to disseminate the 

 spores through a whole section and any 

 current of air is capable of transporting 

 the spores from one plant to another on 

 a bench. 



The remedy is to pick off all infested 

 leaves and burn them. Spray with the 

 carbonate of copper mixture (cupram), 

 using five ounces of the carbonate of 

 copper to three quarts of ammonia and 

 sixty gallons of water. Use a nozzle that 

 makes a very fine spray and spray the 



upper and under sides of the leaves thor- 

 oughly. This should be practiced twice 

 a vreek until the trouble disappears. 



Those small insects in the soil are 

 probably the larvae of thrips. While in 

 this stage they are very difficult to reach 

 with any kind of fumes, as they burrow 

 very quickly to escape the fumes. 

 Fumigating twice a week with tobacco 

 will catch each brood as they develop 

 into the perfect insects, as in this state 

 the least puff of tobacco, if it can be 

 made to reach them, is certain to kill. 

 Fumigating with cayenne pepper is also 

 a sure method of keeping them in sub- 

 jection. Kibes. 



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TIMELY REMINDERS; 



Cyclamen. 



Additional greenhouse space will soon 

 be at liberty, as chrysanthemums are 

 cut out. While the cyclamens will still 

 do in frames for a few weeks, if well 

 looked after and protected on severe 

 nights, it is unwise to keep them out af- 

 ter the middle of November. Give them 

 a light position but not too sunny. 

 There are often places where there is no 

 room for a bench but where a narrow 

 shelf can be fixed up and it is surprising 

 what a lot of stock can be stored in this 

 way. If a front bench is at command, 

 in a house with a minimum temperature 

 of 45 degrees, it will answer well. 

 Spread a good layer of tobacco stems 

 among them to keep down thrip and 

 aphis. Do not syringe overhead, and it 

 will pay to use the vmtering pot in lieu 

 of the hose. When the plants are push- 

 ing roots freely around the sides of the 

 pots, give an occasional dose of weak 

 liquid manure or a sprinkling of some 

 reliable fertilizer, like Clay's. Do not 

 neglect seedlings coming along. Prick 

 them off as soon as they can be safely 

 handled, in a light, rather sandy compost. 

 Seed sown will still give nice plants 

 for next year. 



Freesia. 



While freesia is not in very heavy de- 

 mand in the markets, early batches 

 realize good prices, especially if in time 

 for Christmas or New Year's. To get 

 them in flower for the earlier date give 

 the plants a shelf or bench in a house 

 where a night temperature of 55 degrees 

 is maintained. Remember they need co- 

 pious supplies of water, no matter 

 whether in flats, pans, or pots. Saucers 

 should be used except for flats. They 

 appreciate doses of liquid manure but 

 do not like it too strong; it will cause a 

 browning on the ends of the leaves. 

 They are also easily injured by fumiga- 

 tion but will stand tobacco papers with- 

 out injury. Late batches can be held in 

 a cold house or even in frames for some 

 time. Freesias are excellent for design 

 work and those with a local trade can 

 scarcely afford to be without them. 



Lorraine Begonias. 

 Some of these are now sufficiently 

 well bloomed to be quite salable. If 

 they have been grown along in a mod- 

 erately warm house give them one now 

 where a minimum of 50 degrees is kept. 

 Stand them well up to the light; sun- 



light will not barm them in the least. 

 It is a good plan to suspend a number 

 over the paths by wire hangers. Use 

 caro in watering. Give liquid stimu- 

 lants occasionally and you will have 

 beautiful plants for Christmas. 



It is rather early yet to start propa- 

 gating for another season, but about 

 December 1 is a good time to commence 

 inserting leaves in sand in a close prop- 

 agating frame. Cut off a good piece 

 of stalk with the leaf. With care 

 nearly all will root and throw up a 

 number of young shoots. These, when 



rooted later, make the finest plants. 

 The Turnford Hall type is likely to be 

 more popular than any other when bet- 

 ter known. 



Bulbous Stock. 



There is not a great deal of sale for 

 either Paper Whites or Roman hya- 

 cinths while mums have the field, but 

 some sales for Thanksgiving are usually 

 made. It "does not take these long to 

 come into .flower if placed in a v»arm, 

 moist*'Wbuse. "WKten opened remove to 

 a cool bouse or even to the flower !room 

 to harden. ,I)o not forget to givje an 

 occasional watering to the later batches 

 of bulbs. One futile cause of failiire is 

 that they give the bulbs a soaking jafter 

 potting, cover them with soil or ashes 

 and neglect to give them any more 

 until removing them to force. Bulbous 

 stock needs, a good deal of water. Re- 

 member that the pots are filling rapidly 

 with white, fleshy roots and a with- 

 holding of water just when it is most 

 needed is bound to cause serious in- 

 jury. 



Lilies. 



It is not yet too late to pot up lilies 

 of the longiflorum or Harrisii type for 

 Easter. The great festival next year 

 comes on April 15. That leaves ?ibout 

 five months in which to flower the bulbs 

 from time of potting, which is none too 

 long a period. We do not advocate pot- 

 ting in small pots and shifting into 

 larger ones. Better give them 5-inch 

 or 6-inch pots at once. Always place 

 the bulb sufficiently low to allow of a 

 liberal top dressing of loam for the 

 numerous roots which start from the 



Chrysanthemum T. Richardson. 



