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The Floriiste* feview 



AUGUBT 27, 1014. 



ASTEBS AND MUMS BLIGHTED. 



We planted some early asters, Queen 

 of the Market, and they seemed to 

 grow satisfactorily until about the 

 time they began to' bud. Then some 

 of them turned brown and died, and, as 

 the buds come out, they are small and 

 brown around the edges and look 

 spoiled when they open. Some other 

 plants in the same bed are all right. 

 The bed is six inches deep and they 

 have been fed with manure water. 

 Also, among our chrysanthemums we 

 have some Golden Glow that were 

 planted quite early. Some of them 

 have started to bloom and they act in 

 about the same way as the asters. The 

 buds turn brown before they, are en- 

 tirely open and any that do open are 

 brown on the edges. The plants look 

 fine and healthy. We should like to 

 know what the trouble is, as we have 

 Ijater chrysanthemums in the same bed, 

 Strong, healthy looking plants now. 

 I E. C. F. 



■ I think the main cause of your trou- 

 ble is probably overfeeding before the 

 plants really need any" additional foodj 

 at all. Asters planted in six inches of 

 good soil should need practically no 

 feeding. If any is given at all, it 

 should be after the buds have formed, 

 and in small quantities. Cut out feed- 

 ing your asters; also give the glass a 

 light shading. 



Chrysanthemum Golden Glow is an 

 erratic bloomer. It produces flowers 

 almost any mouth in the year. As 

 these are of no value while good asters 

 are in season, it is just as well to cut 

 out any shoots which already throw 

 flowers. Of course heavy feeding in 

 hot weather would liave the same ef 

 feet on them as on the asters. Do not 

 feed any of your chrysanthemums until 

 the buds are formed, or the same trou- 

 ble may appear on them. Also, watcli 

 the chrysanthemum cultural department 

 of The Review, which will give you 

 much valuable information from time 

 to time. C. W. 



INFESTED WITH THRIPS. 



I am sending you under separate 

 cover a package containing some leaves 

 of chrysanthemums and Golden Glow 

 which are infested with an insect which 

 has ruined our Golden Glow outdoors 

 and has now got into the greenhouse 

 and onto our chrysanthemums. We have 

 tried the nicotine sprays, but they do 

 not seem to have any effect on the bugs. 

 Please tell us what the pest is and what 

 we can do to get rid of it. Some of 

 the glass is oflf our mum house, so we 

 cannot fumigate at present. T. B. 



T. B. is evidently troubled with a 

 species of the numerous family of 

 thrips. The only way to get rid of this 

 pest is to get a hose connection with a 

 fine spray, and spray the plants thor- 

 oughly at every possible opportunity on 

 the under side of the foliage, making it 

 so unpleasant for the thrips that they 

 will finallv leave. This treatment must 



be al>plied persistently and consistently. 

 Used in conjunction with applications 

 of nicotine, it is. the only method that 

 will rid the plants of these insects, since, 

 as T. B. says, the glass is oflF th6 house 

 and he cannot fumigate at present. Vig- 

 orous spraying will keep chrysanthe- 

 mums clean when fumigation ,is not 

 possible. Chas. H. Totty. 



no'W. be procured fr(^ many of the 

 T^hi distributors, and W. T.'M. wnili 

 probably find thenti -more satisfai tory 

 thi$*|!|ny, other pot variety Jw^ has ver 

 grown, if "he can procure swcS"! at : his 

 ■jL^te date. . . . '.. 



' CHher good ty)?«Bt for pot plants are 

 certain of the pompons, such as ! lez 

 Grace, Baby, Golden Climax^ etc., .md 

 in the large flowered kinds thero ;,re 

 Polly Rose, Pacific, Lady Hopet un 

 Elberon, Wm. Turner and Wells' J, ate 

 Pink. Chae. H. Tott . 



MUMS FOR POT OULTUBE. 



Kindly tell us what are considered 

 the best varieties of mums for pot etfl- 

 ture. W. T. -M. 



WISTARIA NOT FlK)WlES9ING 



Please advise me how to make a : lue 

 wistaria vine bloom. It has I ,;en 

 planted four years over a porch faring 

 south and gets plenty of sunshine. 

 Each year it has made a quantity of 

 foliage and new growth, but has shown 

 no signs of a blOora. L. H. \K 



In the large-flowered section thire is 

 nothing better for pot culture than the 

 type known as the Caprice family. 

 These are perhaps better adapted for 

 pot culture than any other varieties 

 we have, and the sales this year, ac- 

 cording to dealers' reports, have been 

 tremendous. These ''Cap" mums are 

 sports from the original variety Ca- 

 price du Printemps, a French variety 

 which was imported some years ago, 

 but which never received the recogni- 

 tion it merited. Chrysanthemums of 

 J;hi8 type are grown as pot plants, for 

 the London marTcets, literally speak- 

 ing, by the million. If properly grown 

 they need no staking, as they have a 

 dwarf, sturdy habit of growth, with 

 short footstalks. These varieties can 



There is believed to be a non-blouin- 

 ing type of w&taria in commerce. I 

 have seen healthy plants, set out for 

 fifteen years, which have never flow- 

 ered. Som^tin^es, on the other hand, 

 plants blooiM. after several years of 

 flowerlessness. Are you pruning back 

 your plant at all? Do not allow it to 

 ramble ad libitum. Prune back the 

 lateral growths tolerably hard each fall. 

 This will have a tendency to make the 

 plant throw flower buds. If it is grow- 

 ing rank, a little root pruning to re- 

 strict the vigor would be of benefit. 



. '-.. r. C.W. 



■ Jamestown, N. Y. — -G. H. Heelas, for 

 several years manager of the store of 

 the Lakeview Rose Gardens, has an- 

 nounced the opening of a new store. 

 at 318 Main street, in the new Parrott 

 building. 





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TAKING CUTTINGS. 



Kindly give me some instructions in 

 regard to taking cuttings of geraniums 

 at this time of year. We are a little 

 short of old stock, but what we have 

 is fine and we should like to take cut- 

 tings now and in the early winter. Is 

 it best to place the cuttings in sand? 

 Would it be best to place them out- 

 doors in a shaded position? 



A. O. N. 



tings do not need any shade at all 

 Give them a soaking watering; then 

 expose them to full sun. They root 

 well outdoors, but need protection from 

 heavy downpours of rain. Better prop- 

 agate under glass if you have proper 

 facilities. C. W. 



The time to start propagating ger- 

 aniums is just at hand. The bulk of 

 them would damp off during such 

 weather as is usually experienced in 

 August. It is well to wait until the ear- 

 ly part of September, especially if your 

 cuttings are from plants growing out- 

 doors, as these are always more succu- 

 lent and liable to rot than such as have 

 been grown under glass. Put the cut- 

 tings in clean, sharp sand. Trim off 

 the leaves quite closely and cut below 

 a leaf joint in making the cuttings. 

 If the cuttings are soft, let them lie 

 on the bench a few hours to dry some- 

 what before putting them in. The cut- 



PROPAOATINO GERANIUMS. 



Is it a good plan to cut the tops t»ft 

 geraniums and use them for cuttii'fjsf 

 As I have some geraniums left over, 

 I wish to grow my own. A few hints 

 to a beginner will be appreciated. 



H. T . 



Any time after the end of August 

 you can start propagating your gira- 

 niums. There is no earthly reason \vh.^' 

 you should not be able to raise all y^^^ 

 own stock. Cuttings are less liable to 

 damp off after the extremely i'Ot 

 weather has passed. Trim off the leiives 

 quite closely and cut below a leaf joint. 

 When the cuttings are quite soft an*^ 

 full of sap, if you let them lie around 

 on the bench a few hours before put' 

 tint; them in the sand they are l'^^'^ 



