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JUNE 13, 1»07. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Narcissttt Poeticus Naturalized. 



(A splendid Memorial Day flower.) 



down temperature, getting so much sun 

 here in winter. We had to shade the 

 house last January. We have some rich 

 soil by us. Should we use this for the 

 carnations on the side benches? We 

 read all your cultural directions weekly. 

 We have a touch of white aphis on 

 tomatoes and black on mums. Will to- 

 bacco stems if syringed on settle them, 

 and how strong? ' O. W. D, 



A night temperature of o2 to 55 de- 

 grees is sufficiently high in winter for 

 carnations. Such varieties as Enchant- 

 ress and its sports, Queen and Harry 

 Fenn, will be better at the cool end of 

 the house, while Lawson and its sports, 

 Mrs. Patten, Lady Bountiful, Victory, 

 White Perfection and many other sorts 

 will stand rather warmer treatment. The 

 plants could do well on the side benches. 

 I would certainly not recommend plant- 

 ing on soil in which other crops have 

 been growing. Clean the benclies out 

 thoroughly, give a coat of whitewash in- 

 side and refill Avith new compost. Loam 

 from tiie top spit of a pasture cut last 

 fall would l>e ideal. If you have not 

 added any fertilizer, mix about one- 

 fourth well rotted horse or cow manure 

 with it, also add a little bone meal. It 

 you will chop down this compost, mix 

 it Mell and leave in a pile until needed, 

 it will then be in much better condition. 

 Carnations are better planted liefore the 

 middle of August. Five to six inches 

 of comjK)st is sufficient. Better not make 

 the soil too rich at the start, as they can 

 be fed by top dressings or liquid stimu- 

 lants as needed. 



It is difficult making the temperature 

 just right for a variety of plants; 55 

 degrees is rather wann for chrysanthe- 

 mums. Give them the cool end of the 

 house and better run the house 50 de- 

 grees at night until they are out of the 

 way. Then raise it gradually for carna- 

 tions. A temperature of 55 degrees is 

 all right for Paper Whites and Bomans, 

 each of which can easily be had early in 

 December in such a house. Golden Spur 

 would stand it a few degrees warmer, 

 but if you don't need it very early we 

 would say stick to 55 degrees rather 

 than ruin other crops by too much heat. 



Lilium Harrisii would prefer the 

 warm end of the house, but if these 



were not needed until spring, any part 

 of the house would answer. Easter 

 comes quite late in 1908 and if they are 

 for that occasion they will need holding 

 back a good deal. Brides, Maids and 

 Kichmond roses do well in a night tem- 

 perature of 56 degrees to 58 degrees in 

 winter with all possible sunlight. If 

 you plant any at all do not use any 

 shading for these or carnations until 

 later in the season than January, no 

 matter if the sun does shine clear and 

 hot; make any shading given very light. 

 The only sure cure for white fly is 

 fumigation with hydrocyanic acid gas. 

 Directions have frequently been given 

 in the Review how to use this gas. If 

 you don't for any reason care to try it, 

 syringe the plants with soap and water 

 onco a week. Use common hard soap. 

 A writer in the Review issue of May 

 30 recommends Scalecide as a good rem- 

 edy. You can clean out black tly by 

 fumigation with tobacco stems or nico- 

 tine of various brands or can drop some 

 tobacco dust on the tops of the shoots. 

 The juice from soaked tobacco stems is 

 less certain than a spraying with kero- 



sene emulsion or a weak solution of one 

 of the liquid nicotine extracts. You 

 can use juice from stems quite strong 

 without injury to the foliage if you 

 I)refer to try it. C. W. 



TREATMENT FOR STOCKS. 



Will you kindly inform us as to the 

 right time to sow stocks to follow 

 chrysanthemums and give a few hints as 

 to the care of same until planting? I 

 would like to have a good double white, 

 daybreak pink, purple and a good red. 

 S. B. F. 



Presuming that your benches will be 

 clear of chrysanthemums after Thanks- 

 giving, the stocks seed should be sown 

 about the middle of September, in flats 

 of light, sandy soil, kept shaded until 

 the seeds germinate and given a position 

 well up to the glass to keep them sturdy. 

 When large enough to handle, pot off 

 singly into 2i/^-ineh pots, using a com- 

 post of loam, leaf-mold and spent hotbed 

 manure. Grow them on a light bench in 

 a cool and airy house. Keep carefully 

 watered and transplant to the benches 

 before they become too much potbound. 

 The soil on which chrysanthemums have 

 been growing will also answer for the 

 stocks if given a coating of old cow 

 manure and a dressing of fine bone 

 which has been well mixed. 



Good varieties to grow are: Beauty 

 of Nice, delicate flesh pink; White Col- 

 umn, pure white, and several shades of 

 giant ten weeks', which include snow 

 white, dark purple, lavender, blue, scarlet 

 pink and several other colors, all of 

 which may be purchased separately from 

 any reliable seed house. Buy the best 

 quality of seed procurable. It will cost 

 more, but will pay in the end. Cheap 

 seed will produce a majority of singles, 

 which are of little value for any pur- 

 pose. C. W. 



Chattanooga, Tenx. — A greenhouse 

 is to be built at the National Soldiers' 

 Home. Bids will be received up to 

 .July 5. 



Oklahoma Citv, Okla. — J. G. Angel 

 is one of those who find a profit in grow- 

 ing vegetables under glass, as an adjunct 

 to liis regular florists' business. He will 

 add a house especially for lettuce before 

 another season. 



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