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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



AlGLST L'U, I'.tO'.t. 



CARNATION NOTES-EAST. 



Preventive Measures. 



Ivirly housed stock will liy this time 

 1)0 cstablishod and beginning to take 

 on that glaucous l)looin jtciailiar to tlic 

 foliam' of tho caination. It is by moans 

 of this bloom that the divine flower is 

 |irotected against the entrance of fun- 

 ;rous disease jjerms; therefore, syringing 

 must not be resorted to, except to de- 

 stroy red si>idei', but there is no excnse 

 for this ])est gaining a footlicdd if ])r()]iei- 

 attention is given to Acntilation. 



Some I'ainy evening, after the |)lants 

 are well uiuler way, tliey should be treat 

 ed to a light fumigation as a jjrexcutive 

 of green lly. Theie is no economy in 

 waiting until the (>nemy apjiears, for 

 then it is oidy tiie more diliicult to dis 

 lodge it. 



It is by fai- tiie liest plan to fumigate 

 regularly e\t'i-y week from now on 

 rhrougli the season, thus escaping not 

 oidy the ravages of the tly, but, what is 

 -till more important, the liability of 

 fungous disease gaining entrance througii 

 puiK-tures made liy tliem. We tind the 

 fumigating kiiul of lobaci-o eiisy to 

 handle, safe to use aucl Ihoi-ough in ils 



work. 



Supports. 



To yi'ow lirst I lass bloiuns, sucii as 

 the market calls for at the jtresent time, 

 prai'tical su]>]iorts nvo about as essential 

 :is good plants, au(| it is equally impor 

 laiit that they lie jpul in )ilace bef(Ue the 

 plants get too laryi'. 



Whih' it i- yet too early to \ise lliese. 

 it is uoue too early to ilecide what form 

 tn use and t^et the uei-essary m.aterial in 

 ic;idines>^. 'I'licre ;ire several jiatent styles 

 iin the markrt. as will be seen by con- 

 sidting till' ad\t'rtising coluunis of tlu' 

 K'KVIKW. and wjiili' the lirst <-ost id' these 

 wire supjiorts may seem larye. we lia\t' 

 tiiuml llicm to be ;i jiayine iii\ est ment . 

 Manv growers use a system of wires 

 >1 I eti-lici| lengthwise of tin' lieUcli be 

 iwcen the lews, and twine rnnniug ci-oss 

 wise ;iltaelied to the \\ ires, thus ellclosine 

 each plant in a s.jiiaie. .\s the tlowcring 

 shoots lengthc^n. an additional tier or 

 two is added. This is ehiimeil to be 

 less expensive than the jiatent su)iport 

 .ind its widespread use proves its prac 

 ticability. 



If any jilants are left in the field, do 

 n(d by any means neglect them. .Many 

 times these left-overs jirove (piite a source 

 of reveuiu'. either sold as field grown 

 plants or jiotted .and disposeil of later, 

 when in bloom. ^'V.i). S. OsHOKX. 



CARNATION NOTES.-WEST. 



Stirring and Leveling the Soil. 



As soon iis you can discontinue syring- 

 ing more than twice a day and the soil 

 ilries out enough to handle nicely, you 

 should go over these beds and stir the 

 soil. Break uji all the lumps and level 

 the soil oft' nicely, so that when you 

 water the beds tho water will m)t run 

 (dV instead of soaking into tho soil even- 

 ly. .V croj) of weecjs will also be start- 

 ing up abotit that tinu'. ami you can de- 

 stroy most of them if you work o\er 

 the soil before they are too large. 



.Vs you work river the lied, lie sure 

 that th(> ]ilants all stand ujjright. Sonu>- 

 times. if the ]ilants are large at tlu^ first 

 watering, some of them will droji over 

 to one side. We usually go over the 

 beds iibout the second day after jilant- 

 ing. to str.-iighten uj) idl such ]ilants. To 

 let them go long will mean a lot of 

 <idoked growth, ^ith trouble for some 

 I ime after. 



No mulch shoidd be ]iut on for at 

 least a month after jilanting. Stirring 

 the soil as often as a crust forms on 

 to|i is mu(h better than a mulch until 

 the jilauts get under way. When the car- 

 nation I'oots begin to I'un through the 

 soil there is less danger from sunring if 

 the soil is kept moist continually. \'ou 

 Avaid to get rid of th(» weeds li<d'ore you 

 nndcli, too. 



^'<lu \\\\\ want to get rid of what shade 

 is left on the glass pretty soon, too. 

 .\t this season there is dangiu' of getting 

 the ]ilants into a soft growth, whi(di 

 will mean ])oor (juality for some time to 

 eoiMc. The strong sini may bleach the 

 blooms now on many \:irieties ami make 

 the blooms come small on sluut stems, 

 iiut it will keep the )ilanls in a gooil. 

 healthy condition, so that, as soon as 

 cooler we.ather sets in, the (juality at once 

 inipi<i\es. If you used air-slaked lime 

 t'nr sliading. it will )nb idV eiisiiy with 

 ,•1 (by brush. 



Diseases and Pests. 



.\bont this time you \\\\\ fiuil it a 

 yc;oil idea to sp);iy your jilaids a few 

 times \\ith liorde.-iux mixture. ()ften 

 during the time n]' freijuent syringing a 

 little leaf-s|iot will start tiimoticed ami, 

 if allowed to g<i umdiecked, will (h>velo|i 

 into serious damage. Bordeaux is one of 

 the greatest fungicides and it will do 

 absohdely no harm to the jilants, even 

 if no disease slwndil be jirosent. Dusting 

 with tobacco will also bo bemdicial in 

 keeping down thrips. "i'ou may have 

 brought in a great many of them un 

 nwjucs, and thev lireetl fast in warm 



weather, if loft to go unchecked. It ia 

 good ])olicy to start the blooming season 

 with jis few as possible. Aphis, will not 

 botluu' for sojnc time. It is a sure bet 

 that if you keep your plants clear of 

 thrips you will have no aphis to speak of. 



Another post which is likely to give 

 you some trouble now is the wood louse 

 or sow bug, whicdi is also sometimes 

 called the shot bug, on account of its 

 habit, when disturbed, of rolling itself 

 into a round ball resembling a shot. 

 Those bugs are really scavengers by na- 

 ture, and are usually most abundant 

 where decaying nuitter is found. They 

 are, however, fond of certain kinds of 

 greenhouse jdants, among them the car- 

 nation. Sugar, with enough Paris green 

 to give it a grass-green color, scattered 

 here ami there on the edge board, is the 

 most oft"ectiv(! remedy. We have found 

 ;i considerable diflforonce in the killing 

 quality of I'aris green. Some we have 

 bought was little better than more dust, 

 and most likely was adulterated. 



Did you notice what the officials of 

 the Washington experiment station had 

 to say at tho convention about the va 

 rious styles of beds and lienchos? In 

 the IxKViKW of .\ugust lit. yiages 47 and 

 4S, you will find what they have to say. 

 I was glad to hear what they said, as it 

 was Just exactly \vhat J have preached 

 in my notes for some six years jiast. 

 only I had no records of blooms cut. It 

 also did till" writer nnu-h good to see such 

 a ]ironuuent ami successful gi'ower as 

 F. 1\*. Pierson stand up and state that 

 his cfuudusions wore also the same. 1 

 say agiiiu. try the solid fieds with cimler 

 drainage. We have foumi them ii good 

 thing, ■•iml others are finding them so. 

 too. The proof of the ]iudding is in the 

 eatiui; th.'reof. .\. F. ,1. P.\IK. 



LOCATION OF VARIETIES. 



I have one east and west house, with 

 raisocl benches, that I can run at ■'>'> 

 degrees; one noi'th ;nid south house, 

 with solid beds, that I "-an run at ad 

 degrees, and <ine north and south house, 

 with solid beds, that I can run at ab<iut 

 to degrees. 1 wish to grow carmitions 

 and 1 ha\e the f<illowing varieties to 

 jilant: Winsor. Pair Maid. White Per 

 feet ion, Km-hantress, (^ueon Louise and 

 Harry Penn. Please inform me as to 

 tho best jilan for growing the difTorent 

 varieties in the different styles of 

 houses. W. I). 



To jmiduce high grade carnations, you 

 will have to arrange your heating jilant 

 so you I'iin run all your houses at about 

 .■)() to ."•_' degrees; ;".'") degrees is too high 



