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NOTKUBEB 28, 1908. 



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Dorothy Gordon Carnation at Joseph Heacock's, Wyncote» Pa* 



plants, spray them' with Bordeaux mixture 

 as per directions. Repeat this spraying 

 each week lintil the disease is checked. 

 Stop syringing altogether if possible, ex; 

 <5ept to wash the plants oflf about once in 

 two weeks, choosing a bright, warm day 

 when the ventilators can be opened wide. 

 Apply the Bordeaux immediately after. 

 •(Jive all the ventilation possible at all 

 times and keep the temperature as steady 

 •as possible, both night and day. Paint 

 one of the steam pipes with a thick dope 

 made of lime and sulphur and water. This 

 ■will keep the atmosphere charged with 

 sulphur fumes, which is especially de- 

 sirable in case of rainy spells. Dusting 

 the plants with grape dust on such occa- 

 sions is a good idea too. Maintain a 

 fresh, buoyant atmosphere. A. F. J. B. 



FERTILIZERS. 



I mixed a lot of manure with the soil 

 ■when I spaded it before planting my car- 

 nations. Would sheep manure be a good 

 fertilizer at this time and how much 

 would lit h# safla to use I If not, what 

 fertilizer would you use? E. R. 



Sheep manure is a splendid plant food 

 to be used as a top-dressing during the 

 winter months. If your plants are well 

 established and have made a strong 

 growth, they will likely be benefited by 

 an occasional light dressing of some of 

 the materials adapted to that purpose. 

 Sheep manure, dried blood, blood and 

 bone, bone flour, wood ashes, all are good 

 and when used in moderation will prove 

 beneficial to your crop. You will also 

 find that light but frequent applications 

 will give far better results than heavy 

 doses, administered at long intervals. 



A good plan is to mix the material 

 with the soil finely sifted. Take two parts 

 soil and one part of the plant food and 

 mix them thoroughly. Strew a handful 

 of this mixture between each row of 

 plants and watet it in well. If there is 

 a mulch of loose material on the bench 

 you cafa stir it into that. This stirripg 

 will adid extra value to the process. Re- 

 peat about once in ten days to two weeks 

 and give your plants as much variety in 



diet as possible, according to the texture 

 of your soil. 



If your soil is light and contains much 

 manure, then give more bone and wood 

 ashes, but if it is heavy give manure and 

 dried blood, with an occasional dose of 

 ashes and bone. However, if you give 

 light applications no serious harm -is 

 likely to result. A. F. J. B. 



HOUSE OF DOROTHY GORDON. 



The accompanying illustrations are re- 

 produced from two photographs taken in 

 the same house at the establishment of 

 Joseph Heacock Co., Wyncote, Pa. The 



house is planted with the new carnation, 

 Dorothy Gordon, which in Mr. Heacock 's 

 opinion is an even better thing l;han 

 Rose-pink Enchantress, which it some- 

 what resembles, being an Enchantress 

 seedling. This house was benched with 

 stock from the field, planted August 10, 

 and the photographs were taken Novem- 

 ber 5. They show an excellent growth 

 had been made. In the picture showing 

 the transverse section it should be noted 

 that the rows of plants are twelve inches 

 apart. This house is now giving a 'splen- 

 did cut of high grade blooms. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY. 



Carnations Registered. 



F. Dorner & Sons Co., Lafayette, Ind., 

 register Carnation Pink Delight, an even, 

 clear, waxy shell pink, with just a trace 

 of salmon, which heightens and holds the 

 color under all conditions. 



f Notice to Introducers. 



For the exhibition to be held in con- 

 junction with the annual meeting at In- 

 dianapolis January 27 and 28, 1909, any 

 grower desiring to have his carnation 

 named in Class B, of fifty blooms named 

 varieties, $5 first and $3 second prize 

 (varieties disseminated prior to July 1, 

 1908), can have the variety inserted .in 

 the premium list by sending the name 

 to Albert M. Herr, Lancaster, Pa., and 

 guaranteeing the payment of the prizes. 

 It is the aim of thft society to have this 

 list as extensive a^ possible 'without too 

 touch expense to the society, and we hope 

 that introducers will have enough pride 

 in their introductions to see that they 

 are entered in this list. To secure in- 

 sertion, names must reach the secretary 

 on or before December 4. 



Albeet M. Herb, Sec'y. 



Salem, O. — William Mundy has new 

 headquarters for a flower store, next to 

 the News building. 



House of Dorothy Gordon Carnation of Joseph Heacock Co; 



