August 11, 1910. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



15 



about four inches apart each way for the 

 eailier propagation, and shade them 

 slightly if the weather is sunny, avoiding 

 (liiuights and giving them a good water- 

 in ' as soon as planted. The young stock, 

 01! 16 established, should not have a high 

 temperature, but rather one several de- 

 oicM'S lower than the blooming plants re- 

 ceive. 



fii topping the young stock we pull the 

 tipjis out clean when the plants have 

 oi.iwn enough to show the joints between 

 t) I foliage. Go over the stock as often as 

 is necessary, at least once a week. Keep 

 ti p young plants free from weeds and the 

 sc.l stirred occasionally. 



Field Culture, 



When the weather becomes settled in 

 tlii spring, and all danger of frost is over, 

 plant the young stock out into the field. 

 Tliis should be plowed and manured dur- 

 ing the fall and again plowed early in the 

 spring. When ready to plant out plow up 

 and harrow well ^ much ground as you re- 

 quire for one day's planting, as this pre- 

 vents the entire field from drying out be- 

 fore planting begins. There are different 

 methods of planting in the field, but the 

 method which enables you to get your 

 stock planted out in the least time is the 

 one to use. After the stock is all planted 

 out, keep the wneel hoe going to keep the 

 weeds from getting ahead of you and also 

 to supply moisture to the plants. In dry 

 weather such as we have had this summer 

 it is of decided advantage to the plants. 



When pinching back the plants in the 

 field, go over them quite often and pinch 

 back the longest growths, but not more 

 than one or two at a time. If the top- 

 ping is carefully done you will not be 

 troubled by your plants cropping before 

 warm weather comes in the spring. 



Under Glass All Summer. 



To those of you who have not tried in- 

 door cultivation of carnations, try a 

 bench or two next spring and see the ad- 

 vantage of this method, especially as re- 

 gards Enchantress and its sports. Of 

 course, this method of cultivation entails 

 a great deal more labor and closer atten- 

 tion during the rush of spring and early 

 summer work, but the results we think 

 more than repay the extra labor. Ab6ut 

 the first part of May we bench our earli- 

 est propagated stock, taking only the best 

 and strongest plants. These lift with a 

 g"od ball of soil attached if the bench has 

 hi 'en well soaked before digging. We do 

 H'lt use any shading on these except that 

 \\liich has been sprayed on the glass to 

 h'ld the color of the bloom on the old 

 pliints. These plants are handled exactly 

 like those lifted from the field and when 

 tl ey are well established we stir the soil 

 On the beds at least once a week. This is 



absolutely necessary, as otherwise a green 

 scum would soon form from the constant 

 spraying and watering that is required to 

 keep down the temperature during June 

 and July. 



Before putting up the supports we rub 

 in a good, generous sprinkling of bone 

 meal, as it is much easier applied at this 

 time. Cultural methods from now on are 

 the same as for the field-grown stock. A 

 careful record of the blooms cut from 

 both field and indoor cultivation will show 

 a decided gain for the indoor stock. 



BEST SINGLE VIOLET. 



What is the most profitable singlevio- 

 let to grow? What are the characteris- 

 tics of the Gov. Herrick violet? I know 

 nothing of it. W. D. H. 



Princess of Wales stands head and 

 shoulders above all other single violets. 

 Governor Herrick has a fine color, but 

 lacks odor, is short-stemmed and is not 

 a satisfactory winter bloomer. Most of 

 those who have tried it have discard- 

 ed it. W. C. 



VIOLETS IN MUM HOUSE. 



Kindly inform us if we can grow vio- 

 lets in a chrysanthemum house, and if 

 it is too late to plant them. 



W. W. F. C. 



Violets will do well in a chrysan- 

 themum house, provided the tempera- 

 ture is kept to suit them. A night 

 reading as near 40 degrees as possible 

 should be maintained in winter. The 

 doubles will stand 2 or 3 degrees more 

 heat than the singles, but all do better 

 kept as near 40 degrees as possible. 

 D'puble violets should be housed in 

 August; certainly not later than the 

 middle of September, or they are lia- 

 ble to spot badly. On the other hand, 

 single violets must not be housed until 

 October, or in some states the early 

 part of November. They require some 

 freezing before planting them indoors, 

 to check the leaf growth. Early plant- 

 ing means a heavy crop of foliage and 

 few flowers. Some successful growers 



follow early mums with violets. It is 

 easy to scatter a little hay over the 

 plants if the thermometer seems likely 

 to go too low. A temperature of 24 to 

 26 degrees will suffice to check the leaf 

 growth. C. W. 



POT CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Some growers still plant out their 

 bush chrysanthemums, lifting them in 

 September. It is possible to secure 

 fairly good plants in this way, but the 

 foliage is poor compared with that of 

 pot-grown plants and many shoots come 

 blind, owing to the attacks of the 

 chinch bugs. It means more work to 

 grow in pots all the time, but it will 

 pay in the end. All plants should now 

 be in their flowering pots, and the best 

 place for them is the side benches of a 

 light, sunny house, where they can have 

 abundant ventilation. 



Pinching should be discontinued now 

 on all the weak and moderate growing 

 varieties. The robust sorts can be 

 stopped until August 20, after which no 

 more wftrk of this kind must be done. 

 If pinching has been carefully done, the 

 plants will be so bushy that no staking 

 will yet be necessary, and in many 

 plants none will be needed at any time, 

 especially with singles, such as Mizpah 

 and Zeroff, which have a neat, bushy 

 habit that we would like to see in many 

 others of the singles. Black fly is about 

 the only pest to be feared just now, but 

 spraying with nicotine or any other 

 good insecticide will soon clean it out. 

 In hot weather the plants enjoy being 

 sprayed over several times a day. It 

 helps to cool the house and refreshes 

 the plants greatly. Where the pots are 

 well filled with roots, feeding may com- 

 mence, but I do not favor using stimu- 

 lants much until the buds show. Weak 

 doses of cow-manure water, to which is 

 added some soot, will make a good food, 

 which will keep the foliage a rich, dark 

 green color. 



Waverly, 111.— J. H. Wright has pur- 

 chased the greenhouses of Case & 

 Mathews, who have retired from busi- 

 ness. 



Terre Haute, Ind. — N. E. Stover, for- 

 merly connected with the Grand Rapids 

 Greenhouse Co., of Grand Rapids, Mich., 

 is now conducting a store here, under 

 the firm name of N. B. & C. E. Stover. 

 He resigned his position as manager of 

 the flower department of the Grand 

 Rapids concern June 2, sold his interest 

 in the business there, and purchased the 

 retail business of Otto Heinl, at 113 

 South Sixth street, in this city. He 

 will probably erect greenhouses here 

 later, if he finds the location entirely 

 satisfactory. 



A Portion of the Indianapolis Florists on Their Outing, August 4, 1910. 



idM 



