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The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Si;i'1i;m 111:1: 



IIMI'.I. 



STORING HARDY CUT FERNS. 



Will voii |ili';is(' ;|(l\isr liir tllioil^ll tilt' 

 ln'KViKw liiiw til kt'('|i liiiiily cut I'cnis 



iiii-iiimii iiii' wiiitiT.' Jr. IJ. 



I'l'dlialih' there is im one (jiiestinii tliMt 

 is aski'il iifteiiei tliaii the al)i)\e, and it 

 is a i|Uestinii til wliirli ii is i 111 possible 

 til jii\e a rate^(irii-al answer without llic 

 ilaiif^ei- tlial llie I'lsah- will ilis|ii'o\e the 



;iri-ul ae\' lit' llle 1 1 i lerl ii Uls. The taC't 



is, no one really knows lio\v to kec*]! 

 ferns in cohl stoiai;e, for the olilest 

 ami most exjierienced hamllers sonietitni's 

 meet with severe jossi s. About all that 

 i-aii be saiil is that they must be storeil 

 ill a teiii]i('rat lire below f lee/iiii;'. Lari;e 

 ilealefs haxc trieil usiiij^- a teni|ii'iat uie 

 .just below fiee/iiiii' ami also as j^reat 

 a ileyrce of rohl as the eolil stoi'ai;e ware 

 houses all'onl. with exiMMlent results smiie 

 seasons ami a laiye waste in others, uii 

 iler eiii-nmsiaiices e.xacllv .'-iniilar. No 



matter wlictlu'r tlio ferns are stored a 

 L'S to .'iH decrees, or at a lower fempcni 

 tnre. it should be steaily; froezc tliei 

 down and keep them frozen, then thin 

 out jiradually. 



The ferns should be |>ut ill) in eases n 

 .'i.ddii to Ki.iKKi, with aii^er holes Ijorod ii 

 the sides, but the box should be line, 

 with moss, and there should be a littl 

 iiios^ between every few layer.s n 

 biiiiehes. E. 



CARNATION NOTES.- EAST. 



Retarding Bloom. 



('oiiserviny )p|aiil eiii'i-j^y m. in oilier 

 words, letardiiii;- iiiatiiie plants fioni 

 blooiniiij^ at a time when the market is 

 iuaelivc, iei|iiires somewhat difVereiit 

 treatment than when plant building in 

 the Held. riie main ubjei-t tlien is to 

 direct growth into the construction ol' 

 |ilaiits bearing iiiiineroiis slmots. while at 

 Jilesellt the purpose is to prevent useless 

 iiiiisiimpi inn iif energy and soil de|ilelioii. 



Instead iif cutting back the shoots :is 

 soon a^ stem fiiiniatinn can be jilainly 

 seen between nodes or Joints, the opera- 

 lioii should be delayeil until a bud has 

 formed and attained a diameter of a])oiit 

 oiie-ijiiarter inch. If topped at a too 

 early stayc there is yreat liability that, 

 instead iif two or three stroiio shoots 

 I.-ikiliii the jdace lit' tlie mie removed, 

 there will appear a mass of weak, 

 ■-piiidliiii:' Liiowtlis. 



A Common Mistake. 



It i^ iiiipiiita lit til yiiard a;:ailist the 

 iiimmmi mistake of lopiiini;- loo lii^li mi 

 the stem. This is a habit that is easy 

 In fall into, iiwiiiy to th(» desire to en- 

 iiiiira;^e a-^ many side shoots as jiossible to 

 plodlH e bliinlll, but it is obv ioiis that il' 

 the ]ilaiits are to be kejit within f(>ason- 

 .tble biiuiids :iiiil syiiiiiiet 1 ical in sliajie, 

 we must |irnne accordincly. Itesides, it 

 1^ impossible to produce stout stems, of 

 niind |ei!i;th. except from slmots sprinein<^ 

 t'liiin the lower jiart of the pl;iiit. 



The .iitiiii^r back ot' nmre than two 

 vhoiit^ at a time i--- nel to lie lecoiii 

 iiiended. as the leninva! nt ;i considerable 

 iiiimlier ;iT niice ti'iids to I'licoiiiaye croji- 

 jiiiiess ill a variety otheivvise ha\inf( a 

 disjiositiiiii til bliiiiin Clint inuonsly. I'y 

 beariiiix thi- in mind, the yrnwcM" m;iy 

 LXain considerable advantai;e in the matter 

 lit' mai nta ini iiu a emit iiiiiuiis siijiplv of 



IliiW el'-. 



It' relatively small v\hen lioiised, the 

 plants may receive practic.ally the same 

 lieatnieiit ;is |iiacticed in the field, this 



to continue at least until a certain ilei;ree 

 of matuiity is leached. 



Take note of those |ilanls vvhiidi have 

 made \ iyorous <;rovvth from the start, 

 wiiicli have uiiturally jireservcd a neat 

 habit, \vliich have jioiie tlironyh rei-stab- 

 lishmeiit vvitliont loss of foliayc or in any 

 way behaved jiarticul.'irly to ynur likiiif^. 

 We will have ;i vvonl to say about lliom 

 fi'oni time to time. (!eo. S. O.shohx. 



TO CHECK EARLY BLOOMING. 



I ]ilanted my carnations in tlio yreeii- 

 house in the iirst jiart of August and 

 there are some tliat have started to bear 

 small (lowers. Would yon be so kind as 

 to let me know if it wmild not be better 

 to ]iinch the jdants aj^ain .' 1 do not need 

 the blooms befoi-e ('liristmas. L. Y. 



The safest plan t'nr ymi In adiijit will 

 iie to allow your carnation shoots to run 

 up to bud and let the bud devidop until 

 it is almost ready to sliov\ color; tliat is. 

 until the petals are abmit tn push out (d' 

 the end of the calyx, (in nvci the jilants 

 abniit every third day and take oil' tliese 

 llovvei' stems, the same as tlmutih von were 

 cllttilie' blnnlUS. but perhaps nlie nr two 



jniiits hinjier ii|i. I would advise you to 

 leave every .joint which will produce a 

 stroiiy shoot. In this way yon can 

 clianjie your jdans on tolerably short im 

 lice, shniild you find at any time that ymi 

 can use the blooms to yood advantage. 

 It' ymi do lint want blooms until ('hrist 

 mas, yiiii \\\\\ bei^^iii to let the flowers de- 

 velop early in ])cceinber. 



< )f course ymi know ymir nwn Imsiness 

 best, but are ymi sure that ymi do not 

 want the blniims until ('liristmas.' If 

 we had to cut (tctnber. .November ;iiiil 

 e.aily I)ecenilier froiu our business season, 

 wi' wdiild almost desjiair of makin;^ anv 

 profit on the season. They ;ire uood 

 mouths with us. thonjih ot' course ,lan- 

 iiarv and I'ebriiary are better. So mv 

 I advice to you would be. not to work too 

 far ahead with Muir tojipinir. 



.\. F. .1. r.. 



sow BUGS IN BENCH SOIL. 



We have a bench of carnation ))lants 

 that are infested with bugs like the one 

 emlosed, wliicdi roll up in a ball. They 

 feed on the leaves of the jilants in the 

 night. The soil is new, soil soil, but is 

 oil an old bench, which was not thor 

 oiighly (deaned oil, only dusted with lime. 

 We have also another bench in the saim 

 condition. Kindly tell ns what would be 

 an effi^ctnal and sate treatment. 



F. J. K. 



The bug you complain of is the well 

 known and pcstiferotis sow bug or shot 

 bug or wood louse, or whatever other pel 

 name yon may want to call him. Undei 

 each anil every cognomen his destructive 

 work is the same, and the best and cpiick 

 est means of extermination is none toe 

 good for him. This bug is found mostly 

 where there is decaying wood or vegetable 

 matter, but he is also fond of many 

 |ilants, such as Kex begonias, ferns, etc. 

 He seems also to be fond of carnations, 

 though he attacks them mostly during the 

 time of rec'stablisliment. After the plants 

 get to growing w(dl there is little trouble 

 along this line. 



We use granulated sugar, with enough 

 Paris green mixed into it to give it a 

 lively green color. Drop a pinch of this 

 here and there on the edgcboard of your 

 benches, and if the Paris green is of gooii 

 quality you will find ]ilenty of dead bugs 

 strewn along the ]>ath the next morning. 

 Keep this up until vou are rid of the 

 pest. ' A. F. J. B. 



AMERICAN CARNATION SOCIETY 



Department of Registration. 



A. C. iJrown, Springfield, 111., regis 

 ters the following new carnations: 



Sangamo — ^Frs. F. A. Nelson x Fn 

 chantress; brilliant jiink; size, three to 

 three and one hiilf inidies; strong, healthy. 

 ujiright and rapid growth; breaks easily 

 from base of jdant; ilowers produced 

 vei'v freely on extra long stems; calyx' 

 never bursts. 



