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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



AllilS T 



WEAK RUNNING WOOD. 



'I'lic sliiiols nil lliv Vcillll<; A llirricail 

 Ui'lllllv idscs .-lie ilicliii('(| to Villi ll|i ill 

 I 111' :iii'. I> it lirsi Id (Mil llicsc liiiek 

 |iiiii\ l(.\\ with tlic iilca (it' uiakiiiji- tiit'ni 

 liianrli I'rniii t lie liasc. nv let tiiciii yrow 

 ii|i .■iihl liliMiiii Mii'l cut sluiit stciiiiiicil 

 lidAN.Ts.' A. (;. I,. 



It' V'lii i|ii lint icijiiirr ail early i-io]) nf 

 lirantirs and the canrs jicrsist in fuiiniii^'. 

 it \\iill|il lie Ijfttrr t(i k('('|i clltliliy' tlicill 

 'lii\\li li] a ^oimI eye. ill (if(|t'r tn iiiakr 

 iliciii lncak. Til iircvciil riiiiiiiiii;. kcci> 

 thrill a iittji' iliicr ami '^\\i' free \ciitila- 

 linii. This usually will stup thcni frniii 

 making weak riiiiniii:^ wudil. 



< 'al'i' llllist he taki'll lint 1(1 rill iiiit Inn 

 iiiiii-li nf tlir Willi. I at niic tiiiir, as this 

 lia-^ a IrliMrliry In stn|i liint artinll ail'l 



prn.hh-r t lir \rry irniililc it is i|('si<4iic(| tn 

 riirc. l\iiii:s. 



CARE OF THE YOUNG STOCK. 



Staking and Training. 



Si-tkiiiL; ainl traiiiiiir the yniiiiL; 



L;rnWlh sIlnllM llnw iirrllpy nllT a t 1 1 '1 1 1 i (11 1 . 

 If lhi~ !■- llrrlrrtril aihl tlir slnrk ar- 



i|iiiir< a laiiililiiiL; .•iiicl trailiii'.;- lialiit hy 



licilir allnwrij tn x.iailllilr n\cr tlir lirllcll 

 at will, ihrrr i- •<lllr tn I ir a )irnlilir rrn]i 

 nt I'llllil \\nni|. 



Ily krrpllir thr yniniy slinnts ill ail 

 Upri:.;hl Imsilini! thr llnw nf sa|i is ili 

 I'rrtnl tn the |irn|iri' r\r-: 1'nr 1 iir flltlirr 



rfnp. This alsn allnws a J'rrc rirriila 

 tinii n|' air ,'iinnii;.'. tlir lra\rs, thus (^ivin^ 

 thrill lirjIllH'SS nf tr.Nliivr and allnwiii.r 

 a full roiii|ilrniriit nf lirhl In I'rarh and 

 niatiirr thr ryr'> f(U futlllO use. It alsn 

 faiiliialrs -yiii,nji|o_ |iy kc('|iiiir thr 

 l''diarr ill a |insi;inli w lirrr ilir npi-ralnl' 

 i.-an iracli with llm 'i^'ay lintii tiic tn|' 

 arid iindrr si.lr^ nf tlir li'avrs. ami as 



lllis i< liinsi r-^vrlltiaj ill nl'drl' tn krcii 



dnwii >-|iidi.r. any nr;;|rrt ill this rrspri-i 



will tir I'nilnwrd liy ail imurasr ni' tlir 

 t rnii I 'Ir-. 



Thr lyillii nlinht In I ir dnllr ill a llirr. 



tiily niaiinrr. krrpin^ rarli shnrt scp- 

 ai'atr ami imt lyiii;^ Inn tirhily. sn as In 

 nil illtn till hark aihl illlprdr thr llnw 

 ni .ap. 



Removal of Suckers. 



W'iirrr n|-,-|ft,.,| sIncK is lisrd. it is 

 \\rll In krcp a ^liaip watrh nf llir tyiiiy, 

 s(i that it dnrs lint riit inin t lic liiirk. and 

 thf stnrk< sliniild alsn lir kept free from 

 HiK-k<'i<. If llirsc air taken in tinir, 

 they ran lir mlilieil otV with the finyer 

 without any iiijiifv to tlie ]ilant. Imt, if 

 Ifeft oil Iniia rlinurh In net liar<l. a sharp 



iiife shoiil(|' III- usrd for thrii iviiin\ai. 

 sn as In lra\r a Wniilld thai will hral 

 i-ra<lily. 



J\re]i thr hniiscs rlrar ni' \M'r.ls and 

 dirt. l-]sjiei-ial care slmllld hr ;^i\rn In 

 the sj^aees under tin' liriichrs and in cor- 

 ners, for, if weeds are allnwrd In spiini; 

 up ami <irn\\. thry atl'nrd excidleiil 

 lirerdiii;^ jdaces for spidrr and tlirips. 



]\rr]i the at nmsplierr al all limes 

 moist li\- iisiiiy the syringe frri|iiriil ly 

 ami watrriiio lii,. paths and ihr ^miiiid 

 under the lirmdie-^. 



The earlier planted Imlisrs will l'ri|llirr 

 disliiiddiny, and this, in Ihr iiilrrrsis nf 



thr flltlirr crnp. sllnllld lir altrilded in 



as snnli a'^ llrr(|ri| 



JxIhk 



TERMITES OR WHITE ANTS. 



We noticed in the l\'i:vii;w nf .Inly I'l: 

 an answer from < '. W. in |,. rerardin;^ 

 terillilrs nil rn^es. It sreiiis In us that 

 ( '. \\'., ill his reply, is sjirakiii;; <<[ a 

 ditVerent pest frnin the nm- irfrrrrd tn 

 in the ((iiery. Sterilization nf the sijl 

 would ill iin way all'ect the trrinites. nr 

 white ants, as we call tlinii, as ihey air 

 iie\"er in thr snil at Ihr linir thr snil is 



jdarrd ill Ihr liriiclie^. We ln'lirxr 1li"se 



insects are only well known in tlh 

 and are very destructive to haril 

 plants. Tlieir method of attmk i 

 asceiuliiijj the jiitli of the body 

 plant and hollowiii;; out the intri 



We ha\(' tried bisulphide of cai 

 a remedy, but on account of the i 

 it was not trie<l e.\teiisi\-ely ciioii. 

 lis to tell if it was elfecti\e or im 

 iia\t' also tried pain1in<;- the bench, 

 crude oil. also \\ith sul|ihur and lie 

 willi no results. As the insects i 

 enter the benches by asceiidiii}! tin 

 l(><is, we at one time thought we 

 remedy by paint insj; the bench Ir;^ 

 tar. This also proved to be of im 

 as the insects would (^at their w 

 the center of llie bem-h lej;s, wli. 

 tar cniihl mil reach. Someom' ha 

 j^csled moth balls, liuriecl at iiiter\ 

 the snil. We are tryinjr these : 

 present time lunler infested jialm 

 and around the base of ])osts, b, 

 experiment has not proceeded t'ar ri 

 at this time I'or iis to say it' the bal 

 be effective or not. 



We lonj^ ago came to the con. 

 that the best way to fight this in-, 

 on the jireventive jilan. As the in- 



fnoil cnlisists of Wiiod pulp, it is i: 



tant tiial all rubbish, smdi as . 

 pieces of plank, etc., shoubl be ke[M 

 under the benches. Should a bend 

 becnine infested, we have found tli. 

 plan In be In thrnvv out the entire '■■ 

 and build anew. ^\'(,' have several 

 done this when the l)eiich had onl\ 

 in the second year. When rn 

 iiriichrs ill thr siiiiiinrr. any plank- 

 show signs nf the ants should I. 

 imivi'd. 1 >n lint delude yourself 

 the linpe, liecausr ynil see 110 ant-, 

 they are not there, as they have n 

 retre.-itril t<i the lirarl ot' thr plaiik- 

 will reappear as soon as the new - 

 in an<l moisture applied. 



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SEASONABLE 



SUGGESTIONS 



3. 



Asters. 



The latest snwill;^ ,,f aslris shnilhl bi' 

 plalllrij ill the lirhl ,.ii th,' liisl fa\,iiab|r 



,ippnrl unity. • h; i- \''<v |inniiiM nut 



ynliiig stnck iliiriiiii thr prrsriil slimmer 

 have been h;i/.aidiiiis n\ er a large |,(,r- 

 tinil nf the ,-nliiitiy. While snilie seclinlls 

 repnit Inn iiiiiidi lain, ihi' whole rastrrn 

 seabnard ha-- snlVeied fmiii ,iiie nt' the 

 innst srvrrr ,|iciii;;hls in its hislnrv. With 

 th(^ grniind iliist .|ry ami a sliailr triii|,rra 

 llirr ni' '.Ml ilfLllrr-. it is lisrirss S(.ttillg 

 nllt young I'laiits. nidrs.-; thry have gnnd 

 balls i<\' earth thniniighly wetted ami are 

 alsn vvalerrd aftrr planting. Then kri.|i 

 fhr grniiml cniistantly stirrnl. and v\illi 

 thr first rain^ yniir plaiils will .jump. 



The seasnii can hardly be idassed as a 

 sat isf.acfnry all arnund one for astei> so 

 far. They love abumlaiit nmistiire. 

 which has been lacking this year. Thev 

 stand droughty conditions siirprisinglv 

 well, but shorter stems are the rule, un- 

 less means fnr watering are at coinmand. 

 At this time, when carnations are near 

 the vanishi.Mi; pnint. rnscv pnnr ami --^weet 



|ieas getting inferior -in many casi 



value of a g 1 aster bed tn the 



llnrist can hardly be overest iiiiali . 

 I'lill nllt .any ]dants attacked bv 

 rnl nr Ihr yidlnws. it is of no ii-. 

 iiig these in tln^ ground, as no mi 

 tieatnient \vill be of any avail for 

 If the aster beetle makes its ajipea! 

 it will vvoi-k great damage, iiiihss - 

 ily checke.l. Hand ]iicking is nfi. 

 --oilecl to, lint if many of them ai 

 It is better to spray the ]ilanl" 

 I'aris green at the rate of one pni. 

 L'oii gallons of water. Tlii.s streiigi 

 iiol hurt the iilants, but it will d. 

 I he beetles, and any slight discnji.i 

 of flowers is easily washed out. 1 '■ 

 use any poisons of an a<lliesive n 

 such as arsenate of lead, as tlmy ^' 

 the foliage and render the Mowei 

 sightly and unsalable. 



Genistas. 



Look over the genistas occasionall 

 yive them a jdnidiing liack or she:. 

 Their growth is now rajiid. and i' 

 want close, compact heads, tin 



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