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Fbbeuaby 4, 1909. 



The Weekly Horists* Review. 



4. "Pot culture of carnations during 

 summer months in coldframes, compared 

 to field culture." 



5. "House culture of carnations com- 

 pared to outside culture." 



6. "Suitable soils for winter culture 

 of carnations." 



7. "Inheritan^ of color in carna- 

 tions. ' ' 



New Hampshire has devoted to this 

 work at the present time 2,500 square 

 feet of glass. 



In Vermont Mr. Stuart has done some 

 interesting work on crossing carnations, 

 the results of which appear in the twen- 

 tieth annual report of the station. The 

 work consists of a study of seasonal in- 

 fluence in crossing relative to seed pro- 

 duction, in which Mr. Stuart arrives at 

 the conclusion that early crosses are the 

 best, giving a higher percentage of suc- 

 cesses, a larger number of seeds and a 

 higher percentage of germination. Some 

 attention has ^so been given to Men- 

 delian inheritance in the carnation with 

 respect to the unit characters of single 

 and double. He finds that t^e law holds 

 good in the case of the carnation. 



Massachusetts and Bordering States. 



In Massachusetts some work has been 

 done at both stations. At the Hatch 

 station two bulletins have been pub- 

 lished. Bulletin No. 10 deals with fer- 

 tilizers for carnations, and No. 80 gives 

 directions for spraying. The seventeenth 

 report gives some notes on soil steriliza- 

 tion and the fourteenth some notes on 

 stem-rot. In the reports of the state sta- 

 tion are found notes on stem-rot and 

 analyses of carnations. 



In Bulletin No. 128 the Rhode Island 

 station gives the results of soil treat- 

 ment in culture of carnations. At pres- 

 ent a 50-foot house is devoted to experi- 

 ments on the effects of various kinds of 

 physical and chemical soil treatment 

 upon carnation growth. This is now 

 only in its second season and nothing 

 has been published as yet. 



Connecticut has issued various notes 

 on results of experiments with carnation 

 diseases, effect of lime on development 

 and the use of commercial fertilizers. 

 These have been published in the sta- 

 tion reports of 1896, 1897, 1899, 1900 

 and 1906. 



At the Cornell station the carnation 

 has been used in various experiments, 

 such as crossing, influence of electric 

 and acetylene Sght, influence of fer- 

 tilizers on vegetative parts and on vigor, 

 quantity and viability of pollen. Kec- 

 ords have been made of work, but have 

 not been printed as yet. 



At the state station at Geneva some 

 comprehensive work has been done. The 

 latest bulletin published (Technical Bul- 

 letin No. 7) contains the results of a 

 careful study of the bud-rot, its causes 

 and control. In addition to this publi- 

 cation, the following bulletins have also 

 been issued: No. 100, on methods of 

 "Combating Carnation Kust"; No. 188, 

 ' ' Effects of Common Salt on the Growth 

 of Carnations and Carnation Bust"; No. 

 164, on "Leaf Spot"; No. 176, "A 

 Parasite Upon Carnation Rust"; No. 

 l86 contains notes on stem-rot. 



From Atlantic to Middle West. 



In New Jersey investigations have re- 

 cently been taken up. At the present 

 time a study is being made of the phy- 

 sical condition of the red shale soil, 

 using various proportions of sand and 

 organic matter. Some interesting notes f 



Charles Albert Traendly. 



[Charles Albert Traendly Is the three-year-old son of Frank H. Traendly, president of the 

 Society of American Florists during 1908. It Is said that Charles Albert Is a member of the 

 firm of Traendly & Schenck, wholesale florists In New York. Mr. Traendly was not Inspired 

 with the bright Idea of making the boy a life member of the S. A. F. In time to get his 

 own signature on the certificate as president, it being the second one signed by J. A. Valentine.] 



as to the productivity, color and size 

 of Prosperity in these tests are given in 

 the American Florist, page 1,244. 



In bulletin No. 127 the Maryland sta- 

 tion has some interesting notes on the 

 effects of fertilizer on stiffness of stem, 

 effect of varying amounts of nitrogen, 

 the earliness, different time of setting 

 carnations, continuous cropping without 

 changing soil and bursting of carnations 

 due to location on bench. At the pres- 

 ent time investigations are being car- 

 ried on to determine the effect of cut- 

 ting selection on vigor of plant and de- 

 velopment of color types from seed. A 

 house 20x50 is being devoted to this 

 work. 



In Indiana the results of the most im- 

 portant work were given in bulletin No. 

 59, on "Bacteriosis of Carnations." 

 This disease was considered to be due 

 to bacteria, but is now known to be 

 caused by punctures of insects and is 

 called " stigmonose. " A number of ar- 

 ticles also appeared in trade journals at 

 various times. No work is now being 

 done, due to lack of greenhouses. 



In Illinois and Nebraska. 



In Illinois the past year was devoted 

 to the repression of thrips on carnations, 

 and during the season from October, 

 1907, to June 15, 1908, over 68,000 buds 



were examined; most of the work was 

 done with tobacco compounds. The re- 

 sults of the work have not been pub- 

 lished yet. 



During the present year two houses, 

 28x105 feet, are being devoted to an ex- 

 periment with carnations, testing the 

 value of chemical fertilizers as supple- 

 menting stable manures. This experi- 

 ment comprises thirty combinations of 

 fertilizers, which are repeated with if out 

 different varieties, in order to check re- 

 sults; 3,200 plants are used in the ex- 

 periment. The fertilizers used are dried 

 blood, sodium nitrate, ammonium sul- 

 phate for nitrogen, acid phosphate, 

 ground rock and bone meal for phos- 

 phorus, potassium sulphate, wood ashes 

 and kainite for potassium and lime. Sev- 

 eral years will be required to complete 

 the work. 



The only work done by Nebraska is 

 on the bud-rot of carnations and its ac- 

 companying mite. The results of this 

 work were published as bulletin No. 103. 



Ten stations have not been heard from, 

 and as most of them are in regions un- 

 favorable to carnation growing, they 

 have probably done no work along this 

 line. 



A study of the report will show that 

 the real work in floriculture at the sta- 

 tions is in its infancy and that the work 



