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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



.ii i,Y liit. r.to'.i. 



is im; \'.;iv|ii'il (]|V liy niin. We li:i\i' 

 <lisciiiil i mini ilic lifiixy sli;i'liiii4 t'lHiiicrly 

 ]ii';irtircil ;ii li()ii<iir^ liiiic. We find lliat 

 i1' tilt' jilaiil^ ai'i' ill yiiml ruiidit ion (liry 

 win i-ci'sl al ilisli I Iiciii'^cIn cs iiinrc i|iii!-i-;ly 



iiiidcr I Illy ;i iiKPclcratc shade. l''rc'(|U('iit 

 liizlit ssriiioiii^ is rcijiiircd for a few 

 ilays. Id |ii(\t'nt siirivt'liny, hut the 

 Uiiiwli, staris stiMiijiiy t'l'din the hcyiii- 

 iiiiiL!. A. r. .1. llAlK. 



CARE OF THE YOUNG STOCK. 



Stirring the Soil. 



.\in\ tlial |ilniiliii^- is piact ically (in 

 islicd. the i-air iif tllc Vdiiliji stuck sliould 

 III- till' iiiii>l iiii|Mirtaiit wnrk t'nr some 

 liiiir t(i i-oiiic. |)iiriii^ the ^I'dW inn sea 

 Sdii ihc i-ari' ami attriitidii lirstdwrd dii 

 thr ydiiiiL; St (irk iiicaiis, in a ^n-at 

 iiicasiin'. the siicrcss oi' failure iit' the 

 cut ire seasdii. 



<)f ihc iiiiiidst iiii|iditance td the Vdiiiij; 

 ])hints is the reyiilarily and thnrnuoh 

 iicss df cultivating. 'I'liis is a ]iart of 

 the \Mirk which caiimit lie neiilected. iidt 

 dniy t'di- the eliminatidM of woods, hut 

 alsd that the siirfac(> of the soil may he' 

 kept in the prdper cdiiditidii to ahsoi'h 

 lij,dit and heat anil that e\ai>()ratioii may 

 lie pel'fect. 



When I he saitacf iif the snil is al 

 Idweil td cake, it is ill the worst cimditidii 

 jidSsihh' td pi'l fdiiii these most essciit i.al 

 tiiiictidns, and hnicc the m^-ossity df 

 frei|iieiil stirrin;;. 'i'lie lihcral nse of 

 water demanded at this sc.asdii and tiie 

 rapidity dt' e\ iipdrat ion will sdnii juit the 

 siirt'ace df the sdil in ;i caky cdiidilnin. 



Insect and Fungous Pests. 



Next in inipdi'tance is id keep the 

 Vdiin;^ plants (dear ni insect and fiiiijidiis 



JiCSts. 



.Xiiidiie diir Wdi'si enemies at this sea 

 soli we may place re(| s]ii(ler. Where 



there is a l: I |ire^-iire dt' w.ater ami ;i 



wiliine wdi'ker at the iid/./.le. this pe^l 



need ll'Wi' little trollhle, Idl'. altlldllj^h a 



|ii(dilic hreeiler ami iiisi(|idiis in its at 

 tacks, it caniidt witlistan(| tlit> elfecis of 

 cdhl watei' .•i|i]ilie(i with ferce. (il'ooiitly 

 ^\ill alsd i'e(|iiire Id he h(dke(l after, as il'^ 

 presence ill the lldllse i^ at all times nil 

 desi r;ih|e. The means nf desirdyinn tlijs 

 eiieinx' are many .■ind simple, .and nmsf 

 ,ii llielll are ifleclive it applie(| ill time. 

 A sharp Idekdni mn-i ]„■ kepi fdr mil 



dew, as ihi- is di f the nid^l de 



sllllclive. pel-l^lellt and aillldyilli; of llie 

 '-iiinnier ironhh^. In this case, picveii 

 lidli shdllld lie the inottd. as the llKist 

 rapid aiel elfective ciir(^ still lea\e the 

 pl.'iiits in a nidic cr le^- (lehilil .ateil cdii 

 dilidiV I 're\ ('III idii cdiisisls in a tlidr- 

 diieh klidwlediie "]' the laws iil' Ncntila 

 lidii. with a kiidwlediic, aWd. dt' the ( ffed 

 dt' these laws en the temperature and at 

 jiid-^iihere oi the lidii-^e .aiel the elfect el 



iiese cdmlitioiis (if teiii|)erature and at 

 iiidsplieic on the yermiiiat idii ami grdwlh 

 df this funyns. Wiieu tills (juestidii has 

 heeii thdrou^hly discussed aiul solved, 

 mildew siidiild no loiie-or he a terror to 

 the yrdwei'. 



Sulphur for Mildew. 



.\s a remedy for mildew there is as 

 yet iiothinji' that can comiiare with sul- 

 |diur. Diirine summer, when tlier(> is no 

 liriny. it is a little luore ditlicult to re- 

 lease tlu' fumes, and also not (luite so 

 easy to cdiisei-\(' them loiijr enough to he 

 of full service, as during the colder 

 inoiiths, when the ventilators can he 

 (dosed long- enoiigii to elT'ect the purpose. 



The use of the i'e(>rless sulpiuir blower 

 al this season will, if intelligently done, 

 soon eradicate the pest and ki'(>]i the 

 plants (dear of it. I have found that hy 

 using one-third liiudy sifted air- 

 sl,'ik(il lime to two-thirds of llowers of 

 sulphur, the jiowder is more easily 

 (list riliute(l and eipially eU'ecthc. 

 This dusting should he applied at 

 least once a week, (dioosing a hright 

 day and (dosing the ventilators during 

 the dper.atidii. so as to allow the jiowder 

 to settle evenly. I'lvcn if the temperature 

 approa(dies Ion degrees no harm will be 

 'Idiie. if iidt alldwcd to remain too long 

 at Ihi'-^ not(di. itlHE.s. 



ROSE VISCOUNTESS FOLKESTONE. 



K'ose X'iscountess I'dlkeshuu' has maii\ 

 ;i(liiiii-ahle (|ualities as a garden rose ii 

 California and should be nu)re geiieralh 

 planted, at least in the coast section. I 

 is with iiie the fi'ee.st bloomer of tic 

 iiyhrid t(>a idass, the llowers are urn 

 forinly high grade, the petals of th 

 llowers drop instead of di'ving on th 

 stem and lieeoniing unsightly, and th 

 blooms show less injury from fogs thai 

 those df most other roses. It seems i^ 

 he liajijiy and make vigorous growth ii' 

 almost any soil and location. AN'itli ine i 

 has proven to be miudi the most sati^ 

 factory ot' any of its class. It is .S( 

 nearly a continuous bloomer that sonii 

 catalogues cla'-s it with the inoiithlv 

 I'oses. 



The illustration shows a plant of tlii- 

 i-dse in my gar(len, wlii(di is in the seetimi 

 bordering on ^lonterey JJay. (1. Ii. (i. 



BLACK SPOT ON BEAUTIES. 



I Willi r('f<'r('iic(' lo liliicli spcit on IScaiilics, 

 .1 (lisciissiipii (if vvliicli was licsnii on ii!if.'«' s ni 

 the Itcvicw ot Jul.v '22, in response to O. II. .\.'^- 

 iiKlnir.v. it i.s a iilensiire to he able to snpply 

 llic following additional information.] 



I'.lack sjiot on l!e;uities is a fungous 

 disease which develops beneath the skin 

 of the leaves. This makes it ditlicult to 

 combat. :is th(> spores luue to be killed 

 before tiiey take root, us it were, on 

 other leaves. A warm, damp atmosjihere 

 causes black spot to spread rapidly wIkmi 

 once sttirted, so the first thing to do to 

 check it is to keep the jdants ;i little on 

 the dry side tiiid give plenty of ventila- 

 tion. Jf possible, have the spotted leiivcs 

 jiicked from the plants, ami spray thor- 

 diighly with ammouiacal .solution of cop- 

 per carbonate two or three times a week. 

 Sul])liur painted on the steam ])ipes will 

 lielj) keep it in check. Kmleavor to get 

 the plants growing vigorously, and they 

 will, if care is taken with the watering, 

 syringing and ventilation, grow out of 

 the disease. 



The best cure, iifter all, is prevention. 

 Where there is a tendency to black spot, 

 seize every opportunity to get steam 

 around the houses tit nights, at the same 

 time keeping the vent ihitoi'.s open. See 

 that there ai'e no places where the water 

 I i'p.; I rom the roof onto the plants, and 



Rose Viscountess Folkestone. 



