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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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CARNATION NOTES —EAST. 



Care of New Arrivals. 



Willi lirl' I)l1 Miilllrt inns iii' llllS \V.IV uV 



lit' sl:iihl;inl \ .-ii-ict irs. cutlin^s V('fci\i'il 

 IrniH ili-iMiit ^'liiircs iiquirc sniiicwliat 

 ilci^iT .-ii 1 1'lii inn lliiin ilinsc rooted on 

 (iiicV own )il;ii-('. Tlic liMHilliii^'- wliicli 

 ilicy inii-l iMTr>-;inly rccoivt.' in packin<r 

 ajul iinparkin::. ami tlio fliictuat ions in 

 1('iii]H'ralnio wlii.-li I liov arc obli<;t'<l to 

 iiiidcrLio ^\llil(■ 111 liaiiMt. arc atteiulod 

 with iiiorr 111- lc<s lisk of m.jury. Thou 

 It must ]<r iiinoiubcrcd that diU'creut soil, 

 •water, aii and lious(>s constitiito a com- 

 ]ilc1<' clianoe o1' conilitions and cnviron- 

 nioiit. 'riic can' l)esto\ved on a new ar- 

 rival, llicrel'dre. in many eases determines 

 Its suc(-(-^s nr failure in a locality. 



It is our ]ira<-tiie. uheu possilde. to 

 ]nircha.sc ciUlinLis unrooted, liy tliis means 

 eliniinal iiiL;' lln' ilianees of injury to deli- 

 cate mot-, lli-^ides. it is our experience 

 that a\ariei\ lici-onn'S aeeliinatized sooner 

 undei- liipinc pio]ianat ion. This is not at 

 .all surjnisiuL;- wlien \\ e consider the fact, 

 known to all growers, that ]ilants propa- 

 t^ated and ^nown in one's own estahlish- 

 ment alnio-t in\arialdy iiixe the best re- 

 sults. 



Jfooird ciittinj^s boxed an. I sent on a 

 journiy In-tin^'' from two to' live days are 

 ajit to'jM' a little soft an<i. Avhen potted, 

 arc mole inclined to wilt than those taken 

 from the sand ami jiotteil at once. This 

 inclination is, of course, partly <lue to the 

 necessary handlint; already alluded to. 



Potting the Cuttings. 



We mu-t be ]iait icular to have the i)ot- 

 ll,i., v,,il ill ideal condition as rej^ards 

 morsture. if too dry. the cuttings' .sup- 

 ],!y ot saj. is quickly depleted; if too wet, 

 ili'e operation of ]iottiii{l transforms the 

 soil into a -['asty mass, in ^vhich the deli- 

 i-aie loni- cannot tiirixe. Let the lirst 

 w'ateiin-- bi' -caut rather than liberal, an. I 

 bv all imaiis pr.AJde clean .Irainage ma- 

 terial on which to stand the ])c,\^. 



liavin::, as stat.^.l, a tendency to wilt 

 .-lui.klv. "ilu-e vouiii: plant.s will need 

 ...iivfu'l -li.a.lin- aii.l aiii]de jirotection 

 from dia ft-. 



In a -lupmeiil of rooted cuttings we 

 ^,,„„.,iine< liml a niiml)Cr which were 

 ;,■,,)„.,. i.chind til.' .dh.'rs in einitf ing roots, 



,,r 111., roots h;i.\i. 1 n Unn .dV. These 



■ur -el a-id.. when jiotting ami are al- 

 low. .1 t.. staml on tli.' sand in the propa- 

 ,„„■,„,,. |„.nch for a week, where the gentle 

 Tot 1.. Ml lieat u.'n.Tally brings th.'in along 

 1,, k.-ej. pac.' with the r(>st. 



Wiliiie. is not alwavs to be reme.lied 

 l,v apphing water to the soil or .spraying 



overhead. Many limes a light covering 

 with ]ia]ier is all that is ne(>ded. 



X.iu, Ji must not be inferi'i^d from the 

 foreg.dng that cuttings of our own pr.ip- 

 ag.atioii will pros]ier umler careless atten- 

 tion. On the contrary, the treatment here 

 recominemled will ap|dy in any e-ase. 

 ilioiigh we ha\'e a little more latitmle in 

 dealing with liom.' I'ooted stock. 



( >ne .■anmd .'xpe.-t much from a xari.-ty 

 til.' iirsi year it is grown. We feel icpaid 



<t\ir . .■uii.Ttion adveriisemcut in tin' Iti;vii;\v 

 has Ijrou^dil iimnl rclnrns : «.■ cann.it };ct 

 ilcni r.Dii'd lasi <'ii.iiii;li. -I1i:m:v Jkspki;- 

 so.v, I'oriiiian .XcwIjiii-l'Ii I'l.iral «."o., New- 

 liiiriili. .\. v.. .I.Tnuary t 1. I'.tlo. 



The Special Carnation Number is an extra 



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It w.- -11. lite. 1 in pi'opagating a li(>althy 

 Ini ,if culling- for liie year f.dl.iwing. 



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THRIPS. 



Will y.ni please tell us what is the mat- 

 ter with the enclosed pliimosus. and also 

 with the carnation bloom? We notice 



ihi'se spot.s oiilv on oiii- i-eds. 



M. &- .7. 



'\'\\r lai nation bl.ioin siiows the effects 

 o|' thrips. Nicotine is the most ilea.lly 

 eii.iii_\' yet found for thi'ips ami you can 



a|i])ly it ill \ari.ius ways. Our favorite 

 way is to spray on the liquid regularly to 

 keep them d.iwn. and to ajiply a few 

 extra doses in case they seem to get too 

 (distreperoiis. These little ])e.sts seem to 

 be everywhere ami it seems almost im- 

 jiossible to get lid of them permanently, 

 so you must simply keep them under by 

 a constant ■warfare against them. 



Dusting with tobacco powder, and 

 fumigating with fumes from burning 

 toba.-co ](ow.|er or the jirepared nicotine 

 papers, are oth.-r methods of extermina- 

 t i.)n in use. 



The ]ilumosus wa.s too dried up to re- 

 veal aiivthing as to the caus(> of the 

 tr.iubl.'. ' A.F. ,1. B. 



FAIRY RING. 



1 am sending under separate cover a 

 disease. 1 sample of one of our ]\I. A. 

 I'atten carnation plants. Will you please 

 state wh;it the trouble is? The plants 

 were set in raised benches in the last part 

 .)f August, in a light loam, Avitb a .small 

 amount of moU rotted horse manure. 

 They were given a light dressing of bone 

 meal about the middle of Xovember and 

 a liressing of wood ashes nearly three 

 weeks later. The night temperature was 

 kept at 50 degrees. 



There are a few plants similarly af- 

 fected in one of our other houses, but 

 this jtarticular bed is nearly all affected. 

 However, five other beds in the same 

 house are comparatively free from the 

 troul)le. Would vou think it was caused 

 by overfeeding? " 11. E. M. 



The specimen forwardc.l had consider- 

 .able fairy ring on it, and you will have 

 1.1 get busy with your preventives to keep 

 it from spreading during the cloudy 

 weather -wliicli seems to prevail all over 

 the country. This disease, like all the 

 sp.it ijiseases, is usually brought on by 

 too much humiility in tli(» atmosphere. In 

 .•ombating it you must strive to maintain 

 Jii.-t the ojiii.isite c.in.litions t'rom those 

 which l»rought it on. 



Stop the fee.ling ami try to get your 

 plants hardene.l .df. even if you check 

 the .l.'Nel.ipiii.'iiI ot' the blooms somewhat. 

 Til.' .|iialily \vill not likely suffer, liiit 

 y.iii will cut less. 



Klin y.iiir house co.d- -.about oO degrees 

 — by gi\ iiig ideiily of air ami liring at 

 the same tim.'. Wat<'r carefully, though 

 not too scantily, at the I'.i.ds. ami elim- 

 iii.ite all syrintring unless you see re. I 

 spi.l.'r .about. To ilestroy red s)iider. use 

 s.ali w;iter .ami wa.sh it off, but only on 

 bright days. Dust the plants with (.ira[>e 



