Febuuauv 17. I'.Md. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



15 



Some of the "57 Varieties" at the Heinz Pickle Factory, Pittsburg, January 26, 1910, 



FLATS. 



Noticing tnc Review's advico to grow 

 CIS to get their flats ready i'or spring 

 1 rade, I will describe my nietliod ot 

 making flats. For the ends I use pieces 

 I if inch lumber, twelve inches long and 

 three inches wide. The sides and bot- 

 toms are of common jilastcr lath, cut in 

 ;wo, making the length of the Hat two 

 feet. This form of flat, 12x24 inches and 

 'liree inches deep, makes a nice size for 

 handling and gives two tiers for 4-foot 

 lienches. 



In trauspl.-iiiting into tln'so Hats, we 

 place in each Hat fourteen rows of eight 

 (ilants each, or 112 jdaiits in ail, which 

 we sell as 100 plants. We have used this 

 kind of Hats for over fifty years and find 

 Mint tliev "ive the best of satisfaction. 



II. C. CreI'X. 



FORCED VALLEY PIPS. 



I lia\i' forco<l some \;illcy in imxc^ 

 four foci long, ele\en inches wide and 

 'welvc inc-hes dceii, the \ alley beiiie 

 plantc'i in about ti\e inches ot' sniid in 

 ihe l)ott(iin ])art of the liox. 1 am cut 

 ting them now. van I use these pips 

 next s<^ason.' If so. please >tate what 

 troalineut tliev should have. S. S. 



After forcing, lily of the \ alley pip^ 

 .ire of no value Avhatever .-uid it would 

 not pay yea to atti'tnpt to use them 

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WHITE FLY. 



i enclose herewith a sample leaf with 



egg deposit^. When hatched, this is a 



small white tiy. Cni you tell me what 

 it i» iill'l liiiw t(j extermin.-ite il .' 



<■ L. 



I'll, c^- 01.1111^11^ ;irc tlio^e 111 the white 

 ih. 'rile only sure w:iy 'n exterminate 

 il I- liiinieai ion with liydiiicyaidc acid 

 ^as. We ha\e found thai for a house 

 2UxlUii and twelve ami one half feet to 

 the ri'lge. two Jars, each ciuitaining two 

 ounces iif •<iilphnri<- acid .ind six ounces 

 of water, into which one uniice ot' cy;i- 

 uide ol' potassium is dropped, will kill 

 most of the lly. A si'cund applic.ation 

 two or three days later will linish the 

 job. Select cool evenings for the opera- 

 tions. Drojp in the cyaniile and beat a 

 hasty exit. Lock the door and allow no 

 one to enter until ju^xt day. Letive the 

 house closed ti«ht. It will be jierfectly 

 safe for anyoin' to enter the next morn- 

 ing. A host of formuhis imve been 



given for killing this fly, some much 

 stronger than others. Vou will find the 

 above proportions will clean it out. Ee- 

 member the deadly nature of the gas and 

 run no risks with it. C. W. 



TO EXTERMINATE MILLEPEDS. 



I certainly do not agree with the cor- 

 respondent who said that millepeds are 

 not injurious to plants, as I have had 

 some costly experience with them. I 

 have known the pests to clean out, or 

 almost clean out, a whole box of seed- 

 lings in one night. They have also eaten 

 some of my i)lants, which they prey upon 

 about the same way as wood lice and 

 <ome other bugs do. 



The remedy is a simple one and ai)j)lies 

 lo both the millepeds and the wood lice, 

 (let five or ten cents' worth of iirown 

 ■nilgai and some Paris green. 1 always 

 liiiy Ihe latter by the pound, so as in 

 li.ive il on hand. Mix the (|uanlily ri 

 i|uireil; ilu're is no need of lieinn ex.-ni 

 ;is to the jiroport ions, so long a-; you |iui 

 in enough Paris green to color the -^ugnr. 

 |)rop :i pinch ot' the mixture here ;ii;'! 



there lielweell the phlllK and ~cei| li,i\e-. 



;ind in a ^hort time yuu will liicl Mi. 

 .Millepeil lying dead on hi< Imck. Tlii~ 

 recijie. 1 think, i> Min|der niiil cheaiMi' 

 than most others, and is not ihnigeroii.~ . 

 but you must keep the mixture nnereil, 

 lest your favorite cat have .'icce^s lo it. 

 •iml vou mu<f place it beyond the r.mli 

 iif cliihlren. 1'. .1. ril.l.Moi;!'. 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS NANUS. 



What is the projnr ili-!;iii.e i,. plant 

 Asparagus plumosu< in Milid Ijeds .' Will 

 2',-j-iiich stock, bought imw. ]i!unged in 

 ;i hotbed in :! inch pot- and jilanted in 

 .lune, jiroduce goml results by fall.' I 

 would build over the |ilants and keej) a 

 night temperature of do degrees. 1 liave 

 had goo<l success with tlieui when planted 

 "^xl* inches in ten inches ot' soil, jdaced on 

 three inches oi' cinders. R. W. i!. S. 



I'lanted >.\io 111- S\l_, piunio^ll- dues 



well. You ^viU have to wait about a full 

 year after planting before strings are 

 ready to cut. This means two years from 

 seed sowing to the first cutting. An aver- 

 age temperature of tio ilegrees is better 

 than GO degrees, if you will make your 

 bed eighteen to twenty-four inches tieep. 

 with good sod and cow manure, it should 

 |iroduce profitably for seven to nine 

 ye;us. I II ten inches of soil its lease of 

 life will lie milch shorter .\niple drain- 



;ige by means of broken bricks, sione or 

 coarse cinders must always be provided. 

 Leaves one year old and only paiMally 

 decayed may be added to the soil: the 

 asparagus seems to like them. A too 

 (dose compost may cause yellowitig ni' the 

 foliage. ' " C, W. 



GARDENIAS. 



The demand for gardenias n wnter 

 se(;ms to grow steadily ea<*li y-.n While 

 there are occasional periods m nlni even 

 at this season of the year, iirid- .i.^ i ruh' 

 hold up well, ami those wliu ;iie :ililr r^ 



make gardenias bloom free|\ 



;ll^ the 



coldest months will find Ihem u [uiying 

 crop. We still have complaint- of lofts of 

 buds and yellowing foliage, due t,, tm 

 wet or dry root conditions, coM drafi- or 

 extremes of temi)eralures. Tlmsi- w hi 

 would succeed with gardeni.i- mi \\inte; 

 must wat<-h them caret'iilly inel keei. :i- 

 even a temperature a- |iii--iiil' . pii; ' ^'u 

 larly at night. The ule.i t|i;ii iji,-> .w, 

 tropical plants and can be im. ..I i.i ' ii 



1 Um is respoll-ilile I'm- niuh'. ):lil ne- 



They nie not luird pl.-mi- in -im'.- Dire 

 \\t^ li;i\e mastered their i ei|Ui ' ' uumi' ~. A 

 iiiuhl temp(>r;itiire nf ii."i in '■< .ii-niee- 

 jusi now ;s rinjit ini- Umsr ',\j:l.'ii art 

 lilooniing. A fairly niii:-i| :i' "i, i.j.l,. i e ;.-- 

 indisjiens.-ibii . us is :i pnrnii- -hI. W;iiei 

 should pass i|Uickly tlirnuuh lim in aches 



when applied. It' ll diie< Ilnl. til. .-nnd: 

 lions ;ife \\ln|i^ ;ii|il velhiw In];,!-. :ii!,: 

 di'njiping bud- all' ci rtuint i(_'- 



_\'u\V thill till- he:it ,- at il- i;.,i s i:i;li. 



and the iimpagating l.eiiche- n- nu 

 stantly warm, it i.- ;i Li'mil jil.-in ■■> |m.' ii. 

 a batch of cult inn-. 'I'hey sli mhi ua.n ^ 

 bottom heat ot' 7'< in s,1 de::ri - -. \ ■ : ,i 

 lop heat !'• degrees Inwcr. 1' ;- . I:' |ni\ 

 needless to put each cutting ,ii a ] n- ,n,i 

 plunge tliem in fermenting mat. i.ai Ar, 

 nrdinary sand bench with lie 'le. . -- irv 

 heat will answer Just as wolL T'c 'it- 

 tiiin- ran hardly be nvirwai. i.'^i. Let- 

 tliein gel once dry and they are ^nu. Iv 

 enchise.l in ;i caSe, the rnots l!i;i\ a|.n.-ai 

 .a ill tie earlier, but cult inn- >,\n! |,,o: 

 easily in any hou.-^e where the in > ■ --.iry 

 hent and moisture <':iii be ;ilf.ird.'- A.-; 

 soon as they ari; r.intn.l. pla.-'. i ;. im p.- 

 small jiots and stand tiiem in a ■In-e, 

 w.iiiii liiiiise until established, af?.i ■■ hicf. 



ihey can be nr.a.lnally inure. 1 ' ijer 



.■nildit inn-. 



r.M.iiKT'r, .Mas.s. — The boiler ii..i>i-e at 

 the greenhouses of the Woodlawn .'eme 

 lery was recently destroyed b_\ lire, 

 caused liv an overheated boiler 



