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The Florists^ Review 



l-i;iii:i Aitv f). i;tl.".. 



alplc lo |p|ii.|ncr lilllr tlnwci's. wlici'cns 

 ill Mill witliullt tlii'sr i ll^rcilicilts 111!' 

 <;'()l<>i wuiilil Im' |iinl\. 'riicrc is iilso ;i 

 iii'\\ mill ilrsjinlili' r;ic-<' of l-'rcndi hy 

 hiiii li\ i| i!iiil;<';i> how liciiiy oll'cfcil con 

 triinin;^ sc\ fr;i 1 coloi's. 



!'l;iiit< In Ipc ill lldwrr for Mciiiori;! I 

 <!;i\' sliiiul'l l:i' into ;i cnol i^rcciilKUisc 

 towjii'l llic riKJ of l''('iini;n'y. After 

 ]']iisti'r. with iiiorc liciidi splice ;it dis^ 

 j)0-;il. --|,rc;i,| tlieill nut ;illi| ^i\(' ;i lit- 

 tii' iiiiif' \\;iriiitli; ."ill tn ."i.") (lo<ii'(N's is 

 as iimcji .!< they iieeil. A sfr(Hi<;er lieat 

 .lr;i\\< tiieiii lip tiM) iiiuch. I'se a ricli 



coiii)p<>st foi- tiietii, cDiitaiiiiiii:' well 

 nitte.j iiiannic ami Imiie meal. A-^ sdoii 

 as tl:e llowerliea'ls show, feed once in 

 four (lays witli li(|iii(l inaimre. A sprin- 

 kle of line lioiie as a surface ilres'^iiiii' 

 is also j:oo(|. iryilraii;.':eas want a lot 

 of water and must iiexcr lie allowed 

 to reaidi a dry sta^c. Keeji apliis in 

 (dieck liy fumij^ation or sprayinji' with 

 a soaj' or nicotine solution. If plants 

 seem liackward, ;.',i\e more heat. It is 

 easy InddiiiLif iiack in a. cool, sliadeil 

 house aii\' which ina\' he earh'. 



BUDS EATEN HOLLOW. 



1 am -cihliiiL; you --ome sain|i|es of 

 tii\ l!iicha III i !■■-> limU. Many of the 

 hiid^ look a'- if the\ were eaten hollow. 

 < 'a n \ oil loll nic t he caii^e .' 1'. 1 1 . 



'I'll,- liioN woio too immaluri' to ^i\e 

 an\ iiid I'-at loii^. They >lio\\Td no 

 (ra'-e of .•iii\thinL: wron;;. \"ou are 

 jiiol.aliU iroiiMed witli the cutwurms 

 which eat the IhoI-. They a'-t .ju-^t 

 -il'out a- vo'i viioMo^t. Make a )ioisoii 

 l.ait'l'or the-., a- foll.iw-: Tak.' -ome 

 iii.aii .iii'l mix with mola-^-^e'- until 

 la II l\ Well lioii-,telled. Then III i\ with 

 it -oiiie I'aii- e||.|,||_ cnollLlh to make it 

 .|,..i.il\ . 1 ho], a little ot' t hi- here and 



t hole \l 111' I e 1 he\ I'a II Llet it . 



A. I'. .1. i; 



WEAK STEMS. 



Will \ oil i>iii.lly tell me what make- 

 iii\' i:i I nat io!i ?-teiii< -o weak.' The 

 ]i'aiit- ha\e iM.aiitiful. lai^e llowi'i-. 

 loit 1 he -tela- will not xtand erect and 

 -llppolt them: the llower- drooji o\-er 

 tar too much. The plant- lia\e air. 

 ;i|e lilli modellltidy ciicd ;iiid ale not 

 tolce.l loo lliilcji. It -eelils a- i l' the 

 -oil hee.le.l -ollie element to hidp make 

 'he -teiii- -tioiiL^i'r. What can i do 

 !ol till- .' A. 1,. S. 



> -oil apparent 1\ lack-; lime. 



t )iie .ii' tw(i .-I) plication-, a month apart, 



will piolialil^ colle.-t the troulde. 



i;i\,. :, -mall h.-iiidfiil to each row. 

 lKill\\av .-icro-- a ."itooi lieiicli. Watei- 

 It in Well, .and a few days .afterward 

 >ciatili the -oil -liuhllv to break up 

 the > rii-t whi'li max ha\e formed from 

 ,t NiMir culluii' -eem- correct other 



,V,-e A. F. .1. ]i. 



RUST ON VICTORY CARNATIONS. 



I am -eliding \ ou some lea\es and 

 (■uttiii<_'s of \'ictoi\- cariijit ions. J\indl>' 

 t(dl iiie tho troulde and mention a rem 

 edy. and a ]ire\eii1 i\ e. 1'. 11. 



^'ou^ \'ictor\' carnation'^ .are .atlected 

 with flie common carii.ation iii-t. Ilii- 

 \ariet\- is jifone to take this disease in 

 the .-uttiniX lielich. .lu-t aliout the time 

 one thinks hi' ha- a line hatcli ready 

 to take out. they lie^iii to rust and 

 liefoie it can he idieid<ed it s|ire;ids all 

 <.\ei tho liatcdi. This has caused many 



I'ooteil cuttini;' speidalists to dro|i the 

 \ariety altoi;ether. in s|ii1e of the fact 

 tli.at it was still in fairly e()od ilemand. 

 The atmosphere maintained while tho 

 cuttiii,us are rooting; is iirimarily tho 

 cause of the de\ (do|uiieiit of tho 

 trnulilo, and if yon will ^ixc thiMii all 

 the sunliuht tlie\- will stand while tlu^ 

 loots are t'orminy; it will ludp m.-ittei''^ 

 soliiewliat. A. 1'. .1. P.. 



POORLY FORMED CALYXES. 



I am mailing you under sep.arate 

 co\('r a ^Vhite l\nchantress luid. Ahoiit 

 one third of my )ilaiits hud in this 

 wa\'. and then s|dit. Some are more 

 round than the -ample. < ti n you tell 

 me what to ilo to stop it .' I hax'e j^ood. 

 rich soil, coiit.ainiiie almut one third 

 cow inaiiure and two thirds loam. I 

 al-o ;^i\e ^dod \ cut i l;i t ion ami keep 

 the tem|ieratnre aliout Is to ."o doffroos 

 at nii^ht. I ,aiii a lie^iniier and sh.ill 

 lie 'j\:i<\ to rect.j^c any i nt'orinat ion 

 \<iii can oiler. 1*, K. V. 



.\ coiiiliinat ion of ioiidition< is jiroli- 

 alil\ at the liottom ot xniir troulde-. 

 I )iie third cow manure i- more th.an I i 

 coii-ider ide:d I'oi carnations: one- 

 t'ouitli to one lifth wmild lie liettor, 

 riii< rich soil, aloii^ with the low Tein 

 peiatiiie \ on are carrxiiii;, would ha\i' 



a tendeiii'v to nniko the Idooins come 

 unusually doulile and short in tho 

 cal\\'. If the weather has boon dark', 

 it would also oontrilmte to tho troiihlo. 

 I would su^^fiost that you raise the 

 teiiiiior;itur(> to ."iL* de<xroos and main 

 tain it iis uniformly as jiossibh'. TTiat 

 will lik'idy o.'iiise tho cjilyxos to f^row 

 lon;ier jind tho blooTiis loss double, 

 (iixc all tho \(>ntilation you can afl'ord. 

 to h(dp keep tho steins strong, 



A. F. J, B 



COVERED WITH RED SPIDER. 



I should liko to get sonio inforniti- 

 tioii about tlio dis(>ast which tho on 

 (dosed carnation shoot is sulTorin<i from. 

 1 used I'.orde.aux mixture iind lemon 

 oil, and a tob.acco sinudjfo ovory ten 

 days, but this ti'oatnient does not sotMii 

 to help any. As tho disoaso is in one 

 corner of a solid bod, 1 am afraid it 

 will spr(>ad over tho whole hous(>: 

 thorefor(> I shall <:;r(>atly iip[ireciate 

 your aihico as to liow to ovorcomo it. 

 1 y^row Washintjton. l^iichantross and 

 White I'l^rfection; tho Washington is 

 the one that is disoaso;!. 1 >. W. 



\ (iiir carnations are not troubled 

 with ;i d!-eas(>, but with a jiost. The 

 speidmeiis wore covtu'ed with red 

 spider. Spr.'iy them with th(> hose, 

 iisiiiu till the I'oici^ at your command, 

 and if ]iossiblo gi\e it to them from 

 all sides. 1 )o this (ni'ry bright da\ 

 until you <:ot tho jdaiits clean. It' the 

 weathiM- is (doudy, which would forbid 

 niuch. spraying, you can use th(> follow- 

 iiiii' remedy, whicli 1 hn\o foiml first 

 clas-: Take five joumls of frranul.atod 

 -iiuar and .add to it one jiound ot' 

 arsenic. mixiiiL^ it dry. 'I'hon add 

 eiioimli w.ater to iiiak(> a thick syrup 

 When usinj;" to sjuay with, uso one 

 ounc,. (d' the niixturo to oatdi gallon of 

 w.iter. A. l\'.r, B. 



AN ARKANSAS EXHIBITION. 



.\t the recent n'ieotiii>i of the .\rk;in 

 sas State Horticultural Soii(>ty, hebl at 

 Port .Smith, there was an attractive lit 

 tie ilower show, a corner of which i- 

 sliowii in the accompanying; illustration. 

 The i;iectric I'ark (iroeiihousos. Fort 

 Sniitli, roceivoil first premium on cut 

 Ilower-^. The Stuiijiy I'doriil 'o.. of St. 

 .lo-eph. Mo., furnished roses, the qualitv 



A Corner of the Flower Show at Fort Smith, Ark. 



