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The Weekly Florists^ Review. 



773 



iiiicli less rorovor from the stunt in 

 .growth. That is the one thing in favor 

 of planting the cuttings in fiats or on a 

 ticneh in two and a half inches of soil. 

 They will not become stunted^ though, 

 IS a general proposition, pot culture is 

 ituidi to be preferred. So, pot them into 

 small pots and in light soil so they will 

 become established quickly and ready to 

 sliift into larger pots, when you can use 

 a heavier soil to make a strong, robust 

 l)lant, with close joints and leathery 

 foliage. 



Use Fresh Soil. 



Use fresh soil tliat 1ms been exposed 

 to the weather and, to lighten it, add a 

 little sand and old rotten manure from 

 the hotbed if you have it. Screen it 

 Through a ^/o-inch mesh screen and see 

 that it is about right in moisture. It 

 should be so that it will press together 

 well when potting, but it should not be 

 too wot to crumble readily. This is iiii 

 portant. If it is too dry it will draw 

 the moisture from the plants and cause 

 wilting and you will find it difficult to 

 water so it will penetrate to the bottom 

 of the pot. If it is too wet it will pack 

 and bake when it gets dry and no j)lant 

 will thrive in it. 



When taking the cuttings from the 

 sand give them a slight shake to shake 

 the sand from the roots. Don't take out 

 more than you can pot in an hour or 

 two, as it does them no good to stand 

 around with the roots exposed. Keep 

 the box containing th^m covered. When 

 potting, do not pot too deep, as deej) 

 potting tends to rotting at the stem. 

 If the root crown is a half inch below 

 the surface of the soil it is deep enough 

 to hold the plant upright and that is 

 all you want. The roots naturally grow 

 downward. Press the soil firmly and do 

 not fill the pots too full, but be sure 

 There is a little loose soil on top to pre- 

 vent baking. Water them as soon after 

 potting as practical and be sure the 

 water penetrates to the bottom of the 

 )>ot. If the soil is in tiie proper state, 

 filling the {)ots once should be enough. 

 An hour or two after watering turn one 

 of them out of the pot and see whether 

 it uent to the bottom, if it did not. 

 then water again immediately. .\fter 

 that water only when needed to ke(>p the 

 soil fairly moist, not wet. The plants 

 will be healthier and stronger if watered 

 uioderately, especially during cloudy 

 weather. Set on a light ben<h where 

 they will get the full sunlight all day 

 if jiossible. Many growers err along this 

 line by using the worst bench nn tho 

 ^vhole place for their Vdung stock. Nat 

 tirally. the plants on that liciich arc 

 poorer than the rest and tlicso arc pull(>>l 

 np to make room. 



Are Next Season's Crop. 



If you will but hear in luiii'l thai 

 'liese young plants are your next season "s 

 -tock and that everything you do fur 

 'liem from the beginning will lia\e its 

 "(feet next winter, you will sec the wis- 

 ■lom in giving them every adxantage pos 

 -ible. True, they will have all spring 



Hid summer to recover .and grow, liut 

 ■ion't you tliitik a young plant in the 

 pink of condition will make a bcttei- 

 plant than one that lias been ni^glecte<l 



• nd stunted or drawn up.' Look after 

 'hem and top them after they are 

 planted in the held, so that you may 

 Slave good ]daiits by housing tim«\ ('los(^ 

 :itteiilion and good care before jdanting 

 them out will save you much work and 

 ^vcviiv while they aie in the field. .\ 

 sturdy, healthy jdatit will lueak inoir 



Carnation White Enchantress. 



readily when lopped and will stand up 

 right better than a weakly one. So give 

 them the best bench on the place if yon 

 can. 



After potting, shade them from the 

 sun for a few days. We lay newspapers 

 over them. This keeps the sun off and 

 at the same time checks evaporation by 

 keeping drafts away. After the third 

 day, put them on a little later and t.ake 

 off a little earlier each day, until by the 

 end of a week they can take the full sun 

 all day. There will be <lry spots here 

 and there and along the edge to be 

 touched up with the si>rinkling can. Do 

 this in the morning before placing on 

 the papers and keep the foliage dry at 

 night, the same as you do on the bloom- 

 ing plants. The temperature should be 

 the same, or a few degrees less than yon 

 keep your blooming plants in; 4*< degrees 

 to .")(( degrees is about ideal for the 

 yonng plants. 



Not Too Late for Good Plants. 



If you have not put in your cuttings 

 yet, don't fear that you are too late to 

 get good plants. Cuttinjis put in sand 

 now, or Avithin th(> next few w<M'ks. will 

 make as good jdants by August 1 as any 

 one could wish for if {jiveii proper iviic 

 riyht through. In t'act these cuttings 

 are less liable to meet with any check 

 before being planted out tiiaii the earlier 

 struck cuttings, and in many cases \\\\\ 

 (Uitstri|i them by fall. Propagation from 

 now on will re(|uire a litth' more skill 

 than during the last two tnontlis on ac 

 count of the stituiger sunlight and more 

 veplilatioll le(|uire<l to keep the houses 

 at the proper teniperalure. It' you jnit 

 in a second batch on the same lieiich 

 and if the pie\ions hatcli roofed pel- 

 f<'ctly and yon were i-aretni u< renioxc 

 .all dead foliagi>, roots, etc. vnu c.an 

 use the l(i\v( r lialf of the saml ayain liy 

 repl.aciug the upper half witli t'resh sand. 

 Uiit if there was ;iiiy Jaaipiiiii nW or 



trouiile of iiny kind you would better 

 renew it all and whitewash the bench 

 liesides. 



rile cuttings now will be strong and 

 will tak«' less time to root than during 

 tli( last two months. In fact, they will 

 he better in every way except for this 

 slighT lateness. 1 will have more to say 

 aliout caring for late struck cuttings 

 short Iv. A. V. J. Pair. 



ADHERING OF SHOOTS. 



i'lease tell me the cause of the tips of 

 ciriuition shoots adhering instead of 

 opening naturally; also yi\e a remedy. 

 The worst cases were in .a group in a bed 

 of Hostoii Miirket, but some were in a 

 bed ot' l.awson. Tips thus affected im- 

 mediately form a weak thnver bud. Also 

 yi\e directions tor fumigating with 

 li\droc\anic acid ija^ tor red spider. 



.1. W. (\ 



This adherin;; of tlie lea\es on the 

 yonng shoots is not s,, i-einnion at this 

 time ot' the year as it is in the fall. A 

 tew \\(^eks after liousing. when new 

 j^inwtli cominences. .and especially if the 

 soil is very rich. s,,ine varieties will show 

 this kind of ^^rowth a yodd deal. For 

 ih;it lea-^oii I think it IS caused by a 

 ijuhk. jierhaps unnatural, growth after a 

 se\ere i-h<'ck to tlie plant. Mrs. ,loost is 

 espei-iallv prone to tiiis trouble. At this 

 time (if the year this ccnnliliiui might be 

 caused liy the jdaiits being kept on tho 

 dr\ si,],, too much and then mulched an<l 

 w.atireil hi'axily; alse, if the soil lia[i 



peiie(| tu liecoaie (lr\ at the iiottotn (if 



ihc lieiidi ami left III that state t'fir somo 

 tiiiii. iikI then watei'e(| loavilv. [nrhai)S 

 with manure water; in t'aci. i miylit say 

 too lilieral treatment wiieii th( ydarits 

 are not in condition to ap[i!ciiale it. The 

 ieme(|y wdiild be a return to lationaJ 

 I icat iiieiit. eliminating ail -^t imiihinls fi.r 

 I iiiii.'. \ li;:iit (iiisfiiiM 1,1' |iii>,' M^.f the 



