OcTdltKlt 1, 1008. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



OUTDOORS IN COLORADO. 



There is always iiiii(,'li howling during 

 what we, in the mountains, speaking of 

 the game laws, call our "closed season" 

 for carnations, ■when they are not to be 

 had. J have seen the suggestion that 

 outdoor carnations be brought into bloom 

 to till this vacuum. Can you tell me how 

 this is done? IIow are plants propa- 

 gated to get them to bloom outdoors at 

 this time of the year^ Your j)aper is 

 invaluable. M. E. 



Outdoor carnation culture for summer 

 bloom has never proven profitable in 

 Colorado. In tlus dry and absorbent at- 

 mosphere half the growing season is oc- 

 cupied in the efforts of the jdant to get 

 a foothold in the soil; consecpiently the 

 season, whiidi is climatically short in 

 growing perioil, is almost i>nst before 

 ^•.ood of a productive charaf'tcr is devel- 

 (•p 'd. and at this stage of the plant most 

 ui the commercial growers wiio still prac- 

 tice this system, begin transferring into 

 the greenhouses. Most of this work is 

 d'ino by the lirst ]>art of September, as 

 afliT that date frost is uncertain and. 

 altlu)uy;l> the best wood is made after 

 that date, none of it is considered eipial 

 -or iiroducing good flowers to the wootl 

 nuide in the greenhouse. 



As this experience is based on prac- 

 tical work ami observation — at an alti- 

 tude of r>,UOO to 7,000 feet during the 

 hul i|u.irter of a century, it woidd seem 

 tiitally impractical to attempt the cul- 

 tuii' of carnations out of doors in the 

 mure mounti'.inons regions, where the sea 

 sons of growth are naturally shorter. 



To overcojne or ])artially rclvNe tliis 

 shortage in the summer months 1 would 

 strongly recommend the jilnnting up of 

 the carnation lumses as (>arly as possible 

 ii' spring, with plants ])ropagated iti the 

 fall !ind groi.ti on in pots or on bcm Ik s. 

 I iidcr tlu' inMiii'nces of liberal vniiila- 

 t' !i and a t j.tui;',! tei)i|icr;itiiii' the jdaiit^ 

 "I. ay br induced to prodni'' a iKiitl;d 

 >'rop in MKhiin'r. wbicli. if t!''y <U> nut. 

 will nui i'l iMiv Tuaiuicr ai'Vert tiiiii- ;n:- 

 tumn ;ind wiitlrr U'^i lulms ■.. if treated 

 as recoiiniM'iided herein. .Ioiin I'.rKisv. 



LEAF SPOT. 



[ enclii>e herewilli s^hik^ carnation 

 leaves. lMca--c state, if yoii Cio. wliat i- 

 wrong uith t!iem. Fir^^t, small, blaek 

 spots ajipear, not larger linn pin head-; 

 then the haves dry U]'. 1 ha", e IkoI 

 all picked iiff by hand and li;ive (b>-? loycd 

 the plants. 'fhev havi- been bem hed 

 about three weeks". T. J. \V. 



with the common leaf spot. This is a 

 fungous disease and, if taken in hand 

 early, will not ])rov(i very serious, but if 

 left to go unchecked it will do immense 

 harm under conditions which are favor- 

 able; to its develo]>ment. The chief of 

 these conditions is a close, humid atmo- 

 sphere. That is why this disease usually 

 makes its appearance soon after the 

 plants are housed and while the plants 

 are constantly kept moist overhead and 

 the atmosjdu're kei)t heavily charged with 

 moisture, to jirevent wilting. You will 

 also find this disease more frequently in 

 cases where hea\y shading is practiced. 

 So you can readily see wh:it the nature of 

 the remedy must be — just the opposite 

 of the conditions you maintained while 

 the plants were rei'stablishing themselves. 

 You did right in picking off all the 

 affected leaves; continue doing it. Du>t 

 the plants with slaked lime and sulphur 

 in (M|md portions. L)o not spray over- 

 head any more than is absolutely nec- 

 essary until the trouble disappears. If 

 any shade remains on your glass, remove 

 it entirely. M'hen you fire, paint one of 

 the steam ](i|ies with sulphur ami lime, 

 made into a thin paste by aiMing water, 

 (irape dust is a splendid article to dust 

 the plants with, to keep down all such 

 diseases. Bordeaux mixture is splendid, 

 too. A. F. ,(. B. 



The 1 



e;;\e^ vou 



fornanled are afl'eeted 



PFEIFFER'S CARNATION PATCH. 



Charles Pfeid'er is a. successful carna 

 tion grower at Fort 'J'homas. Ky.. ;vhere 

 there is a colony of ju'osperons llnrists. 

 The accompanying illusi ration sliows one 



corner of his field of carnation plants 

 and gives a good idea of his surround- 

 ings, lie had 28,000 carnation plants in 

 this pat(di liefore he began bcnciiing his 

 own stock. 



SWEET PEAS. 



I would like to know something about 

 sweet ])eas. In tiie issue of September 

 17, under Seasonable Suggestions, you 

 say sweet |ieas shouhl be planteil two 

 or three inches apart. Dues this mean 

 both ways, and what is the best support 

 for sweet peas .* C. P. 



Sweet peas umler glass should be 

 grown two to three inches apart in the 

 rows. The rows should contain only a 

 single line of plants. If the plants can 

 be sown in line with the sujiports of the 

 house, soft brown or white twine can be 

 stretclu'd between these and makes the 

 best possible supftort for the plants. A 

 stout \vire can be run near the groiiml 

 and another one at any desired li<ij;lit. 

 To run upright strings to this is de- 

 cidedly jircdt rable ti> wire netting or 

 brush (if any kind. It will be necessary 

 to go o\er the plants every few days 

 with soft twine ;ind draw them towards 

 the supports. If you cannot run ymir 

 plants in line with house suppoits, you 

 can erect some temporary ones at inter- 

 \als to answer the same jiur[)ose. 



MiM'onn. \. II. — Ralph an<l b'odney 

 Woodman are biiiJclinL; anotiier green 



house. 



Part of Carnation Patch of Charles Pfeiffer, Fort Thomas, Ky. 



