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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



CARNATION NOTES.-EAST. 



r reatment During Re-establishment. 



- stiitfd last \v(H'k. the lirst watcriug 



I heiicliiiiji' slioiild In' t'onfinod tt) the 



n^sioii lot't aroiiiid each plant when 



It inii.st 1)0 lenieiiihereil that the root 



'rill (if a newly .set j)lant is practically 



'i\i'. Iiaviiijr no jxiwer to assimilate 



i ■!. Consequently this lirst application 



' n.iter is made meiely for the purpose 



■ -I'ttlinjr the soil among the roots. The 



I piaetice of soaking the whole bench 



I a miniature rain storm occurred 



■ iiiiieatli has happily passed away. 



' Inscly following this initial watering, 

 i^lit spraying .should be given, but care 

 -t lie taken not to confound syringing 



'i( this operation. 



Spraying is Not Syringing. 



I li;i\r many times had occasidii to ecir 



I liie impression which is common 



•'I'll;: licgiiiners in carnation culture, 



ii these two operations are one and the 



'Ml' thing, and fnim ol)ser\ation I have 



' i^nM 1(1 lielie\(' that there are those 



'III. tlitiugh they ha\e long since passed 



! e kindergarten .stage, might profit liy 



'■ lence to th(> diflference. 



Ill tile lldiists" trade we assdciate 



;iiiuing with a strong force of water 



I'ltcd against the foliage (if a plant 



■I designed to dislodge some insect 



-'. ^S[lraying is defined as the act of 



tiering a liipiid in exti'emely fine jiar- 



li's. the n^sidt amounting pnictically to 



'list, it should be a|)parenl to anyone 



■ li the former will work injury to newly 

 ' plant.-^, by swaying them about and 

 -tidying the bloom on th(> foliage, not 



iiienfion the oversupjtly of \vater re- 



ed by th(> soil. 



'■) iiiiiiiing the water at about half 



■'I tiiruugh th(^ hose, using the thumb 



tead of th(> finger as a stopper, and 



•'■ting the stream well up over the 



Ills, the water will fall more or less in 



-I form, v.arying according to the 



-sure exerted by the thumb. 



^^ lien the wafer supply is taken through 



■ liouse in the pipe purlin, it luN'omes 

 'I' iieated in \\;irm wcatiiei' and is not 



most desirable for siu\'ning. ft 



III I * ^ 



'tl'l be allowed. therefor(>. to run until 



■'■ using ih.at first run olf to dampen 



[laths and space nndei' raised 



"li'S. whiidi should be done ;iny\vay. 



Ventilation. 



'■\liile benching the plants, and until 



\<' growth is resumed, ventilation nuist 



'i^'- careful attention. Too much air 



'!' cnuse serious wilting, while keeping 



liouses too clo.se lias a debilitating ef- 



fect on the [daiits. The carnation is pre , 

 eminently a plant demanding breathing 

 room, and the xcnfilation must be so .ar 

 rangeil as to allow a gentle current of air 

 to circulate among tiie plants e\-en during 

 rei'stablishnient. 



The object ot' s|iiaying is partly to 

 furidsh moisture that may be absorbe(l 

 by the foliage, but the gr(\ater part of 

 the water useil serves to lower the leni 

 perature by evaporation into the air. 

 Therefore we must liave circulation of 

 air, and the more minute the particles of 

 water, the fa.ster it exapoiatcs. It fol 

 lows, then, that only slow circulation is 

 needed with proper spraying. 



During cloudy or rainy periods little. 

 if any, spraying is needeil, but as much 

 air should lie furnished ;is is possible 

 without causing \vil1, and it will be ob- 

 vious that ventilation can be indulged in 

 more freely at night than during the day. 



Geo. R. OsnoRX. 



CARNATION NOTES.— WEST. 



Taking Note of Varieties. 



I)iiring the seaxm .just |i;isseil vdii liavr 

 made some notes, menially it' not other- 

 wise, on the various \aiieties of c;nn,'i 

 fion.s you were growing, both new and 

 idd, as to their rel.'itivc value comii'er- 

 cially. \\'ith those who keep up with 

 the times by trying out the new \arieties 

 as they are inti'oduced, this is a I'egulai- 

 thing, and recurs e\'eiy year. The oh I 

 rule of the sur\i\al of the fittest must 

 be strictly adluM'eil to. it' yun wouM ymw 

 for profit. 



My object in bringing up iliis matter 

 at this time is for the jiurpose of re 

 minding you to look mcr your imte'^ 

 again, before you begin ])lanting your 

 benches. They may need somi^ correct 

 ing here and there. In some instances, 

 varietit^s ■\vhi(di pleased you greatly ai 

 one jiart of the season may havc^ failed 

 to ke(>p up their good work later. On 

 th(^ other hand, some others, whiidi failed 

 to get a good start, may have niadi^ .an 

 extia good showing later in the season. 

 In either case, the change may l:a\c 

 couK' after your main prop.agating was 

 (lone and too late to g(M the projier rating 

 in your record book, or even after jdant- 

 ing in the ficdd had been done. 



A System of Record-keeping. 



We ha\'e a ]ilan in operation heic 

 which we considtM" a good one. It saves 

 us a gr(>at deal of worry at housing time, 

 and, in fact, from the pro[iagating sea 

 son on. 



.\liont Di^-ember 1 we draw a sket(di 

 of our houses, showing each bench ;in(l 

 the number of ]dants reijuired to fill it. 



Then we make a list ot' all the old \arie- 

 lies wc wish to grow the next season, and 

 allot space according to the (juantity to 

 be grown of e.icli. Space is reser\ed for 

 new \arieties, seedlings, etc.. sutlicient to 

 lake care of them. On the list of varie- 

 ties are also set down the iiundjer of 

 |ilants to bt! bemdied and the iiiimber o( 

 [ilants to be pl.anted in the held. When 

 |iropagating and jiotting up, this list is 

 coiistaidly referred to, ami it proves a 

 great help. It is. of course, constantly 

 subject to changes, according to the be- 

 liasior ot' \arielies. but no clianges arc 

 m;iile without due consideration, and once 

 the i|uestion is decided, reference to the 

 list eliminates any further study, unless 

 conditions change again. Uefore iKUising 

 lime this list is again gone over .and ap- 



S'd or corre(;te(l. as the cas(> m.ay lie. 

 her good ])oint is that im \;iriety is 

 likely to get sijuee/ed out by being 1'or 

 gotten when sp.aee is allotted .'ii the last 

 inonuMit . 



A Compariton of Leading Sorts. 



I.ast fall the \ariely .Vfterglow ^.m! .a 

 iioor start with m.any growers, and some 

 expe(te(| to discard it. l.;Uer, lioweM'r. 

 it got to going better, and nnvle friends 

 right and left. When other varieties 

 lileaidied badly. Afterglow s1o(id up tinely. 

 We siiall bench all the pl.ants we have 

 this season. Winona was just the oppo- 

 -ite. It was one of the first to come into 

 ridp last tall. ;ind it made a line record 

 until liot weallier. The hot sun bleacher 

 II li.-idly. unless sh.aded hea\ily. W(^ con- 

 sider it a splendid son, however, and 

 ~hall pliiiil it in place ol' Winsor. 



X'ictoria, a Law son shaiU' of pink, is 

 one ot' the freest carnations we know of. 

 It m;i(ie a fine record last wintiu-. but in 

 hot weather it shows ihriii.s -^jiecks as 

 badly as Lawson. It has about the same 

 (|iialily of bloom as Lawson. but a much 

 loiigei- stem, ami we (Consider it much 

 better. 



I'res. Seelye was \ery late in coming 

 iiitii blodin. had only ordinary (juality 

 Willi us. ami was not a pure while. Wc 

 lll|(|ei'slaii(l lliat it W.'is excellent on ^OIIK? 

 plai'es. 



•Sarah .\. Hill tailcl id dpeii |ir(i[i('rly 

 until December. Then it was fine, ex 

 cept t'dr the bni>tiiig. until warm weather 

 Set in aeain. 



Lld\(| was iiiiiied t'df last se.'isdu before 

 it was sent nut. The slo(d\ sent out conhl 

 iidi make plants wliich woidd make a fair 

 showing. The bloom is (>xtra Large, on .a 

 good stem. It has ;i pearly cast, .and 

 last -easoii lacked somewhat in form. 

 I'lants in the field are (juite ditferent 

 this season. .'UkI shouhl do better. 



Uetiaiice ciiuM not .affofij to ilefy any 



