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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Xci\ i:\i i'.i;it ."i. 11MIS. 



RUST ON CARNATIONS. 



I iMiild^'' -'iiiii' c.-i I n;M i.iii |c:i\(s, wliii-li. 

 ;!■- \iiii will >ci'. h:i\i' Si'iiir c|i<i';i>r iir ;ni 

 in^irl nil llii ir. I'lr;i-c lill iiir \\li;il 

 it i •- : I n ' ! w 1 1 : 1 1 1 ■ 1 (1(1 Willi i I . ^ 



c. M. II. 



'I'lii' '-pcciiiiciis Ii.rw ;tl(lc(| lni.l ;i miin- 

 licr di' I ii'^t |iii--liilcs on iliciii, wliicli, it' 

 ;ill(iwi(| t(i (1(\ (■!• 111. w(iiil(i liiii-~l (ipcii iind 

 1'l'cc -I ludwii. |i(iW(|(iy iii;i'<--. wliicli cdll- 

 liiiii'- the ■-|.(ir(-. I>y wliicli tlic disease 

 is |ii(i|ia;jal('.l. 



W'c lia\i' lia(| a iiiiiiiImt ot' iiKiiiirics re- 

 "iaidiiiu this (|i'-c;i^c tlii>^ tall, ami in the 

 lii;vii:w 111' ().i(ilicr l."i wc i^a\c full di- 

 l'('cli(ins t'(ir liaihlliiiL; lliis discasr. It' 

 \(iii ail' in till' lialiil I'l' saving the iiuni- 

 liiTs. a-< many ut' nnr icadcis do, it will 

 be .an easy mailer In Imik ii]) lliiiios nl' 

 Iliis kind. "\'ini can lind im licttcr man- 

 ual til d||ji],. ydii, in times of troitlilc. 

 Ilian till' liack iinmlicrs nt' llic ]\i;viE\v. 

 Tlicic ;irc few snlijecls wliicii are not 

 treated at niic lime or aiiotlier clurin^- 

 a jieriiiij (if a year or two. ]n a ma- 

 jority (if cases lliey are treateil I'loiii an 

 aihisdiy -<taiiilpiiint, on account of trou- 

 ble, 'lull can always leai n more about 

 liow to liandle ;i idant wlu^n you hear 

 Some expert tell what to do ill case of 

 this trouiile or liiat. than you can from 

 hearing; of its character ami liehaxior. Aji 

 loufi as things uo alony smoothly arul 

 the [(hints apparently take <-are of them- 

 selves, auyom' Can lti'ow any dixcn jihint. 

 but when diseases and insects make their 

 upiiearaiiie. then is \\iieii experience 

 counts. The man who is most familiar 

 with the immeroiis jilaiit (liseas(^s and 

 the best icinedii's Iheicfor, is nsually the 

 iiiost siiccesst'ul. So save your JiKViKW.'-;, 

 wlii(h tell ^•(lu how to handle )ilant dis- 

 eases. ■ .\. F. ,1. B. 



NITRATE OF SODA. 



Is nitr.ile ot' ^oda any lietter than 

 li(|ui(| iiiamire l^ir carnations.' Please 

 tell hnw practical L;i'o\\ers use it. 



J'. W. .M. 



\(iiir (jiiery is a broad diir ami any 

 .'iiiswi'r di\rii in reply miivt ncce>>aii ly 

 be lll-.ic (ir ie^'^ ((lia lilieil. Whether iii 

 tr.atc (if sd(|.a \- licttcr tli.an liijiiid ma 

 mire (and I .•i>-^miic ydii mc;iii cattle 

 in.iniirc i will la \ •j.i-ly dcpciel (Ui tin- cdii 

 ditidii dt' Vdiii- [ilaii!^. I'lelcr ceit;iiii 

 cdiidiiidii'^ \iiiir plant- may iiecil :i few 



(|d-.(- (it ilil|(i;^c!l. wliicli i- the cllicf clc 



iiieiit cdiit ,-1 i iic(| ill iiili.aic df -d(la. aiel in 

 that ca-c ii WdiiM lie till- pi-dper Iliiii^ 



td U<c. 



Tlir ihrec clement^ wliiidi nn td in.ake 

 a peilcct |(|aiil fddil ;hi' nilrducii. plids 

 plidlic a( i(| iihl pdt.a-h. aii(| it (|(|icmls 

 on till- natiilc d I' Vdiir cidp. aiel the te\ 

 tiiic (it > diir -dil ( w liicli l.atti-r pdiiit will 

 lie (-lidwn liy the aclinu id' ymir |ilaiii-) 

 as Id wli.at piiipdi'tidii is ii(i'(lc(l dt' each 

 ol' I lir-c I Iciiii'iit- in adilit idii 1(1 w hat 

 the -dl| cdiil.'i ill-., (iriiwei-. dt' iiiiiiii< aiel 



other pl.allt-- who (li'|jemi laiedy ell the 

 use df clieiaii-a N fur feedilie. ^|.) t lie-;e 



eleiiieiils fimii iiitr.ate df soda, aiiiria'e 

 lit' pdla'-li ;iiid lidiie-meal. The latter is 

 -prinkled un. nr iiiixed with the snil. -while 

 ilie lii'-t twd are applied in liquid form, 

 niher chiiniral cdaiposi) inns are alsn 

 iiiade I'se df Id L;i\e a clianye df diet, lint 

 ill the main tlnc-e I lri\e iiieiilidiied are 

 llie ilir inpluyed fur e,.|||.ral feeding. 



.\ d eNpeliellce^l I'eeder Wiillhl think n]' 



iisiiiL; i he nitrate nf smla e\i eiisix cly 

 aldlle. witlldilt ll-illL; the iilliels. Inii. Xi 



iiddcii pi;'(|iices laiai iie-> I'f ^idwth and 



-i/e d f lidWer. lint when ;;i\ell ill e.\ci"-s 

 il ^^ill i-aii-e sdftiii'-s and dalilii iie-;'^. l''or 

 textiii' Veil want the piilash. and so ynii 

 -I e the ilil'ferellt eleliieli's Mliisl lie nicely 

 lialamed in nlder in eet the lies! result-. 

 The usual aimiiiiit which is cniisidered 

 safe is line pdiind tn M f t y yalhins ol' 

 water. 111' llidse applieil ill lii|iiiil furiii. 



while III' the liolie-nieal we ciinsider thai 



line I IIIII ml t'\' lid lie a|ipliei| ill dry form 



aihl ill tWd (ir three dn-es is elldUdh 1'iir 

 tell -i|liare t'eet of bench space for nlle 

 -easiui of cainatiolis. Ibiw nfteii the 

 liipiid forms should be applied must de 

 peiid 111! the crup, its ciinditiou and the 

 season. 



<'ainatioiis should not be fed hij^hly 

 until after the turn of the m'w year, but 

 it Would be impossible to "ive expert 

 aihice aloii;^ this line witlioiit kiiowiiid 

 tile local conditioiis. ( )idiiiarilv I would 



lie<iiii with half-sti'eii^lh. once in two 

 weeks or so, and notice the ell'ect before 

 L;i\in(4' any more. Then be <^■uided by 

 the results. 



<'attle manure seems to coiiiliine in 

 almost pcrl'ect projiort ioii all tlie elements 

 rei|uii"d by most plants ami it is by all 

 means the safes! thiiiii' for the no\'ice 

 to ii-e. I>y the addition of bone-meal 

 .•I ml wood ashes he can usually make out 

 well am! wilhoiit t'liiLauderln"' his crop 



ill the lea-I. Tlie-e luLlh-st mild' chemica Is 

 ale sate iiiily in the li.ainls ot' tlie expcit. 

 whose Ir.aiiied eye is quiid'; to detect any 

 discoril lielwceii tl..' plaiil ;ind its diet. 

 My ;id\iee to ynii wiaihl lie td stiid\ In 

 the dl I, safe ;iii(l n liable, nr to use the 

 others (>ii ;i siii.all ipi,aiilil\' of voiir stock 

 didv. ' A. F. ,1. P.. 



EASTER AND MEMORIAL DAY. 



Will pinks sel nut duriiid- (Ictnliei' 

 liliioin in\- i'liister and Memorial day.' 

 .\l-ii. if i start sweet |ieas niiw, can I 

 eel llieiii in bloom fur Faster.' Ibiw- 

 shall 1 pniceed.' A. F. N. 



<.;i I iiat inns planted in ()clober should 

 ei\e yell a liea\y crop .at Imtli I'iaslei 

 ;inil .Meiiioiial day. Il w.is rather late for 

 lieiichiiid' theiti, liul it' the plants were 

 not injuieil by early frost they should 

 iii\e a dodd .•icciiniit ol' themstdxcs. 'I'hey 

 slMUild also dlxc you sume blooms for 

 ' 'Iirist aia-^. A iiidht temperature of .")0 

 111 ."r_' di'di-ees should be ke]it. tlltliou^ll 

 certain varieties do better J decrees 

 w.ariner. The Lawsoii and I'liudiantress 

 '.arieties should li;i\t' tlu' coolest end of 

 the house. 



Sweel ]ieas sown now will blodin 

 some weeks before l'!asler, which comes 



Carnation Mrs. J. C. Vaughan. 



