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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



JuNS 2, 1010. 



cult to lay down hard and fast rules in 

 this line. To niv mind, it is just liko 

 treating a baby, from its infancy on- 

 ward. What %ye have to study is tho 

 stomach and lungs. Whatever you feed 

 with, study not to give more than they 

 can receive. Begin with a weak applica- 

 tion, say once in two weeks, and gradu- 

 ally increase in strength and frequency. 

 What to use, I will practically leave to 

 yourselves, seeing we have on the market 

 a great variety of good fertilizers. I am 

 inclined to favor Bon Arbor, and I have 

 had good success with this manure, with 

 a change to liquid cow manure, and every 

 five or six weeks an application of lime and 

 $oot, siiy :i 6-incli (loi of each to fiity 

 gallons of Avater. We must try to avoid 

 a great rush of sap into the plant, as it 

 causes a softness in growth that is unde- 

 sirable and renders your plants liable to 

 the attacks of various pests. 



Ventilation has to be regulatetl accord- 

 ing to the weather, and I would advise 

 that the raising and closing be done in a 

 gradual way, so that you can have a night 

 temperature of 4') to ">() degrees, witli a 

 rise of 10 to l."( degrees (hiring the day. 



Diseases and Pests. 



The diseases we have to contend with 

 are principally rust and stem-rot. If 

 there is any appearance of rust, it is well 

 to keep the foliage dry, remove all parts 

 that seem to be infected and give a lib- 

 •eral application of Grape Dust. Stem- 

 rot .3 a disease we have t6 keep our eyes 

 open for at all times, especially for two 

 months after the plants have been taken 

 from the field and planted in the benches, 

 after which time there is no danger, if 

 they have not been planted too deep. Re- 

 move at once any plants that are infected, 

 and apply a dusting of air-slaked lime. 



Among the worst pests are thrips and 

 red spider. For thrips, spray about once 

 a week with Nicoticide during the time of 

 hot weather ; when the cool nights arrive, 

 fumigate with Nico-fume or tobacco dust. 

 Bed spider seems to love a dry atmos- 

 phere and the general way to keep the 

 pest under control is to apply the hose, 

 and, if very bad, spray with salt and 

 water — say one pound of salt to five gal- 

 lons of water. 



Jn conclusKiii 1 vvuidd say, never \vait 

 until the horse is stolen before you lock 

 the stable door. See that it is done be- 

 fore, and thus prevent what would cer- 

 tainly happen as the result of careless- 

 ness. 



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