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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



I"i;i!l!l AltV 



11 (lit!. 



we |il;icri| :i idll o I' \\iic the width nt' 

 till' lud ;ui(l fiislciicd it tiicic hy (lii\- 

 in;^ twii stiiisfs iiilii the <jr(>iiii(l at eitiicr 



idil, placin^^ our ]il;'.nts between the 

 ini'sii of tiic wire. When nil was j)lant- 

 cil it luoUcd like a stair carpet ]iartly 



end i>\' the wiir. 'riic wire would he lollcd \\\> and ei'rtaialv was a very nice 



bed. 



almui tfu iiiclirs or twi'lxc inches hij. 



and 111' 1 1 ._. inch incsh. This was 



lilied with iiood soil and we then imr. hi tlir fall, when tho alt(Mnan- 



W'e ke|it if trininu'd during the suin- 



]ii-iicccdc(| tci |ilaiit oiiv heil. \\'(> used 

 altiTiiiuitiifras, two or three \ .-iidot ies, 

 and (M-hcx cria . Ansniii' can cliousc iiis 

 ()W II doii^ii. \\i- |i| lilted ri^lit o\er the 



llnras had '^mid color, it looke(| line. I 

 li(i|ic 1 ha\o made this clcai' eiionj^h for 

 W. I ). to understand. 



ll.\Mii,T(jx Scott. 



CARNATION NOTES. WEST. 



Season of Strong Growth. 



While vdu are luisy wilii yniir jirii|ia- 

 j^atiny and |Miitiiie- .-.iid cariiii; fm- your 

 youn^' stock you iiiiisi inif iieeh.rt your 

 blooniint;' ]ilants (ui liie lieiiches. As tlie 

 season ad\aiices the ernwth will come 

 strcuiecr and 7iiore japidly. I)isliuddin^ 

 Jinist li(> looked after c.arefully and when 

 yon are thriuieh |unj>aeat in^. wiieii dis- 

 biuldin^, take olV all the side shoots 

 down to where you \\ill cut the stem in 

 gathering.; tlu; liiooiiis. These side shoots 

 will come stroiieer and more fi'e(|uently 

 than they did earlier and if they are 

 t.nken (dV it will hi'lji the blooms some. 



WateriuLT re(|uires closer attention 

 now, too. The sun is (|uite stronfjf on a 

 brij;ht day and will di\ out the soil 

 AvliereN'or it strikes it and the plants b(>- 

 inj.^ ratluM' sol't. can n(d stand much of 

 that wiihniit suli'i'i-in;.j considerably. 

 Look o\ci' the siiulh ed;4('s ot' llie beds 

 carefully lUi lui^hi i.nruines and water 

 wiiere\er the siul is not <|uiti' iimist. In 

 fact, the whole iieijs will eniiiy more lib- 

 eral \\atetiiiM than dnriuL;- the past three 

 months. In^te.id of leaning; toward the 

 dry side, siep e\er .-.nd h'aii toward the 



Iiudst side lloin !!iiw on, except, of 



course, in c;i-.e ot' a Ioul,' cloudy spell 

 of W(;athi r. Theri' : ie many re.-isoiis I'or 

 this. In the lir^l i.hice. the plants .ai-e 

 thorout:hly esi.-iMished : then ;i:^ai!i. the 

 soil is Well tilled wi' I workiii;,^ roots ;iiui 

 M'ill dr\' out iprK-ker. thus elimiuat irie' 'lie 

 danfjcr of souriiiL;. I"he jdanr^ are sid't 

 nnd, on lniLiht day-- when tie' ventilators 

 are open. e\apor;il io.i is uioie i-api(l and 

 the jilari'-^ mii--t be .-d.h' to draw co|.ioiis- 

 ly to pre\e!it severe w i 1 1 i n ;^'. Tills \\ilt- 

 in<j. if it occurs ieii(;ite(il\ . will destroy 

 the quality ot' viuir !'l(Poni< ijiiickly. 



Use Bone Meal. 



If tlie miilcii \ou put oil la-t fall has 

 dis;ipp( aie(| nv ha-- Ih-imi washed toward 

 the middh' of the ind. yoii shoiihl put 

 on Some mole loo^r maii-nal .aloni; the 



Oclj^e where the soil i-. bal'e to help h(dil 



in tiie iiioistuie. It is a little e;irly to 

 mulch the whole li'ds yet. but a little 

 extr.a feeilino c:in b' ihuie from now on 

 with i;iioi| results. A moderate dose of 

 bone meal at this time will help them a 

 good deal and will larry them uji to the 

 mulch you will e'i\e ii. a month or so. Jn- 

 steail of sprinkling the biuie ri;,dit on 

 the soil we prefer to mix it with about 

 three tinu'S its bulk of soil. Turn this 

 mixtiu'e once or tw;<e each day to jire- 

 vent heatine and use after it has been 



mixed two lu- three days. The main 

 reason for doin;,f this is becau.se. when 

 s|.riiikliny the bone on the beils and 

 when you Avater it in, the dust will rise 

 and settle on the blooms and in the axils 

 of the leaves iind not only cause an ill 

 smell (UI the blo(uns, but in decayin^r is 

 liable to cause disease, while, if mixed 

 with s(h1, the tnoistnre in the soil wdll 

 lause this ilust to be taken u\> by the 

 siul and no trouble is exjierienced in aji- 

 jdyin;^ it to the betls. Yon merely jnit 

 (Ui three or four times as much as you 

 v\ould of the ]>nre i)one, say a ^ood big 

 h.indtul to each row ticross a five-foot 

 bench. Water in well after jiutting it 

 on. 



At this time of the year yon do not 

 want to be stirring the surface of the 

 scdl much, nor the old mulch either, as 

 you will Iind them fidl of feeding roots 

 ami they don't want to lie disturbed. 

 About this time you will Iind lots of 

 young weeds starting u]) and, as soon 

 as they are large enough to jiull, they 

 shcudd lie jiulleil. Most weeds are gross 

 fei'ders ami will raj)idlv imjioverish the 

 soil. " A. I'. .1. ]',.\LK. 



CARNATION NOTES.- EAST. 



Care of Young Stock. 



It Would seem unnecessary at first 

 ihoiii^ht to remind a grower that his 

 yonii;; stmk needs caieful attention, but 

 I know from experience how apt we are 

 to ^i\e .-IS little time as j>ossii)le to the 

 lion producris. .\ ca--.ual glaiu-e over the 

 lieiich in the morning, a hurried water- 

 \wj_ ot' those ni'eding it, a mental note 

 that ere hm;.;- they nnist be gone thrmigh 

 thoroiiehly .and the matter is dismissed 

 Iroiu the mimi for the day. 



I'ldin the moment a cutting is severed 

 fiiun till' mature plant its future is de- 

 jiendent on the conditions which siir- 

 i-ouml it and it is during the first few 

 iiMUillis oi' its existence as a si']>ai'ate 

 plant that these conilitions may be said 

 lo h:i\e the ereatest inllmnce in shajunLl 

 its course. I'nder pre\ailiiig methoils 

 the carnation spemls practically its 

 whole lii'e under .artificial sui'rouadings, 

 the only time presenti^d for getting 

 close to iiatin"e beiuu' n brief' sojourn in 

 the field, eM'ii this beiiiix denied in the 

 case of continuous i iilture under glass. 



It is md in any sense my piirjiose to 

 criticize present cultural nndhods, l.mt to 

 call attention to the fact that there 

 should be a jieriod (luring the life <d" a 

 pl.ant that jiarbakes n\' the nature of a 

 rest, ;l c;iI| from labor to refreshment 

 a- it were. it is clearly out of the (|ues- 



tion to jnovide this for mature i)Iants, 

 but it can very easily and without cx- 

 jiense, be furnished the youngsters. 



.\s soon as potted and sufliciently es- 

 fablishoa to stand fidl sun, remove to a 

 house so arranged in tlie matter of heat 

 and veidilation that there mtiy be no 

 sudden fluctuations in temperature; 

 gradually reduce the temperature so that 

 when well established tlie thermometer 

 will range between ;!S degrees to -ID de- 

 gre(^s at night and ")0 degrees during the 

 day. (irowth will be slower, which is 

 the ob_iect sought. It is not so much 

 size tliiit is wanted in the early life of a 

 carnation jdant as it is tlnit sturdy look 

 so pleasing to the (wc of the true gard- 

 ener. As an aid in maintaining this 

 season of ])artial rest, the soil used in 

 potting cuttings slundd consist of new 

 soil composed of rotted sod without ma- 

 nure or fertilizer of any kind. This low 

 teiuperatur(> is also a preventive against 

 the development of insect jiests, but nev- 

 ertheless, keep a sharp lookout as tliere 

 is nothing that will sai) the vitality of 

 young stock like greenfly or spider. 



Topping Young Plants. 



The matter of to]>ping having so 

 much influence on the future sha])e and 

 productiveness of the jilants, this opcra- 

 ficui should be tlii> snl)ject of some 

 study; more, ]ierliaps th;m is usually 

 tlnuight necessary. 



While ther(.' is a pid|)er time and way 

 to toji !i cutting jf iiny variety, there 

 can be no arbitrary rule made that will 

 ajiply to .all varieties as to the most de- 

 sirable ]i(unt at which to toj). A cut- 

 ting is ready to top when grown to such 

 length as the formation of a stem may 

 lie clearly seen l)etw('( n the joints at the 

 pidiit it is to be cut and I would insist 

 that a sharp knife l)e u.sed in the opera- 

 tion, lu deciding just where the point 

 in (piestion is, one must be governi'd by 

 the gencr.al hal)it (d' a variety; each has 

 a natural manner of growth j)eciiliar to 

 itself and to accomplish the best results 

 in ]dant building it is necessary to ac- 

 (|uire definite knowledge of this pecu- 

 liarity. 



Viirieties of sprav.ly growth, unless 

 ke|)t well under control in tlu^ early 

 stages. bec(uiie exci>edingly diilieult to 

 manage later and c(.iise<|uently must be 

 (losely watched. If allowed to run up 

 to a c(nisi(lerable hngth there is not 

 (Uily (laiiy(u- of giving the plant a se- 

 ver(> check by the ri movtil of too great 

 an .aiiHuint of tissue at one time, but 

 the stem is quite likely to have arrived 

 at that stayc where strong breaks can- 

 not be lookeil for. High temperature, 

 insullicient light ami over-rich soil all 

 conspire to aiTgr.avtite sprawliness in 

 growth, while tle^ cool treatment before 

 rei erred to will lie found a valuabh» aid 

 ill inducing more comjiact growth in va- 

 rieties of this habit, at the same time 

 |«reserving the natuial bushy habit of 

 tle>se possessing it. (ii;(». S. O.SliUR.V. 



A MAYWOOD PLACE. 



The .accompanying illii--t rat ion is I'rom 

 a jihotoeraph taken .at the estaMisliinent 

 of If. Liieiltke. Maywdocl. 111. The range 

 consists of three houses d(>vot<»d (Uitirely 

 to carnntioiis. which ;ire grown very 

 successfully. Mr. Liieilfke grows only a 

 few varieties for cut flowers, but these 

 ;ire k\' the best, both in sidectioji of 

 v.Miiet ic-;, in culture and in results ob- 

 tained, lie tries all the new (Uies as 

 they come out, takiiijx \\\> those which 

 '^nit his purpose aiul iloiii;^ ipiite a biisi- 



