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The Weekly Rorists' Review. 



OCTOBBB 12, 1011. 



deners. This practice is to be regretted. 



New York horticulturists: Yours is 

 the largest opportunity. You have the 

 wealth of the country about you. You 

 have the finest estates within a hundred 

 miles of your doors. It is your duty to 

 so serve those who come to you that they 

 will be encouraged to become larger pa- 

 trons of horticulture ; and if you do this, 

 you will undoubtedly reap the benefit. 



You are planning to hold the third Na- 

 tional Flower Show in this city. If you 

 make the success of it of which you are 

 capaUe, it will prove a great stimulus for 

 horticilltural trade in New York. To do 

 this you must get to work at once. Your 

 schedule should be out not later than 

 January 1. Get busy at once, gentle- 

 men! i This is your opportunity. 



STEVENS' ai«ADIOLUS DISPI.AT. 



At the recent Industrial Exhibition 

 and Land Show at Saginaw, Mich., the 

 fiorists found some difi&culty in the fact 

 that the affair was of eight days' du- 

 ration, which necessitated several re- 

 newings of exhibits. J. B. Goetz made 

 a good showing of miscellaneous plants 

 and Stevens' Gladioli Co., of which F. 

 H. Stevens and E. J. Hall are proprie- 

 tors, made a large showing of gladioli, 

 also staging asters and dahlias. The 

 accompanying illustration gives a 

 view of tneir exhibit, which was com- 

 piletely renewed three times during the 

 run of thiB exhibition. The display con; 

 tained about eighty varieties, including 

 a number of promising seedlings. 



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^ STEM-EOT. 



We are sending yoii under separate 

 cover a carnal;ion plant that seems to 

 be affected with some kind of fungous 

 disease. "When we first planted, the 

 carnations seemed to take hold nicely, 

 but in about two weeks the lower 

 leaves began to show signs of dying. It 

 seemed to go up the stems until it 

 wojjjd kill one stem of the plant and 

 sometimes a whole plant would go. 

 The Tictory was the worst. Most of 

 them ,are growing out of it to some ex- 

 tent. Can ydu inform me what is the 

 trouble with these plants and a remedy 

 for themt J. J. C. & S. 



The disease which is troubling 

 your carnations is the same as was de- 

 scribed, in answer to J. D., on page 13 

 of The Review for September 28. By 

 looking up the remedies suggested 

 there you will find the remedy for your 

 case. I will merely add that you will 

 have your hands full for a while in 

 ridding your stock of this disease. 



A. F. J. B. 



BED SFIDES. 



I am enclosing some of our carna- 

 tions, which have something the matter 

 with them. Can you tell me what it is 

 and what to do with themf The va- 

 riety Afterglow is affected the worst. 

 The leaves do not open, but stick to- 

 gether, and the buds, when they come, 

 are dried up. L. S. P. 



You have nothing to fear from the 

 curly leaves on your Afterglow. You 

 »nll find this fully covered on page 14 

 of The Review for October 5, in answer 

 to a query from W. L. The shoot with 

 the shriveled bud is covered with red 

 spider, and you will want to get after 

 these with might and main right away. 

 Get rid of them before the dark days 

 set in, else you will have trouble from 

 the extra syringing required in fighting 

 them. This summer has been a bad one 

 in many localities, on account of the 

 scarcity of rain. If any plant had 

 spider on it when set out last spring, 

 thejr were sure to multiply rapidly dur- 

 ing the long dry spell. The blasting 



of the bud nlay be partly due to the 

 spider, but you will find that some va- 

 rieties will do this more than others, 

 and mostly when the plants have not 

 become reestablished in their new quar- 

 ters. When normal growth is resumed 

 there will not likely be any more 

 trouble of that kind. A. F. J. B. 



PEOFAOATIKa CABNATIONS. 



Will you kindly answer through The 

 Review a few questions on propagating 

 carnation cuttings f At what tempera- 

 ture should they be kept to secure the 

 best results f How long should it take 

 to root themf Shall I keep off all 

 direct sunlight with thin muslin f 

 Should the cuttings be sprayed every 

 dayf In taking the cuttings from the 

 plants, should the shank be broken off 

 when put in sandf Any information 

 you can give will be thankfully re- 

 ceived, as I want to root 100,000 plants 

 and have had almost no experience in 

 that line. S. H. 



It is yet too early to begin propa- 



gating carnation cuttings. About the 

 first of November, I will begin a series 

 of articles on carnation culture, ia 

 which will be treated the whole calen- 

 dar, from the taking of the cutting to- 

 the cutting of the flower. If you will 

 watch for those weekly articles, you 

 will find all your questions answered, 

 and many other hints which may be of 

 value to you. A. F. J. B. 



TOO LATE FOB OABKATIONS. 



I am erecting a new greenhouse, 24x 

 60, and espect to have it completed 

 about October 15. Will that be too 

 late to plant carnations of the Enchant- 

 tess variety in this climate— Schenec- 

 tady, N. Y.f Wihat woul^ you 'advise 

 besides carnations for quick moneyf 

 ■ , W. E. J. 



October lb is rather late to p^ut car- 

 nations and to expect good blooms for 

 midwinter. Howeyer, if they hiive not 

 suffered any frost and the plants ar& 

 lifted carefully, they may. give fair re- 

 sults. Your latitude would make thia 

 rather improbable, it seems. It seemS' 

 to me that single violets would feel 

 iftore at home under this treatment 

 than carnations. If your market vrould 

 consume the violets, I would advise you 

 to let the carnations alone until next 

 year and pl^nt violets this season. 

 Growers often plant lettuce on benches 

 under similar circumstances. Take inte 

 consideration first what your market 

 will consume, then choose your crop. 



A. F. J. B, 



SHEEP MANUBE FOB CABNATIONS. 



We propose using sheep manure as 

 fertilizer on our carnations. Will you 

 please tell us how strong to make it 

 and how often it should be applied for 

 best results. Our houses were benched 

 July 15 and have made a good growth 

 in rich soil with one-third part of cow 

 manure added. We are now cutting 

 good stock. B. F. C. 



If you feel sure that your carnations 

 need feeding at this early date, you 

 will find sheep manure about as good 

 as anything I know of, but use it with 

 discretion, as it is strong in nitrogen 

 and will have a tendency to make your 



Indtotrial Fair Display of the Stevens' Gladioli Co., Saginaw, Mich. 



