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The Weekly Florists' Review. 



NOVKMHEr. 



1911. 



WHITE ANTS IN MUM SOIL. i 



\1 y ;itt''nl idi: li;i- iii-l Ihmmi iittrart , 

 cl tn .•III iiii|niiy 111 Tlio li'c\ ii'w iov I 



Sc|.Icilllii'f L' 1 , ill ^\lli^lL ;i >U I ixT i I H'l' j 

 -;i\>: '"I li;i\c ;iii clil ili'lv Jicw \>vi{ i)\' 

 i-liiv>:iiit liriiMiiii^, niitiloiprs. ;i:i'l I :iiii 

 l.iit IhT.'.l w il li while .•mis. Will yuu 

 kili'll>' ui\i' iiM' sdliic aiUii-r .-i- to Imw 

 1(1 ^('t liil oT tliriii.' Tilt' only I'CMsnn 

 liir I he ti'diiMc tli;it I fiin ^liv '' is Tli;it 

 1 vj.a'ii'.l in fiTsJi ,M\v maiiiir.' llint was 

 iiiirlran. M,\ Ideation is stuitlieni 

 I .ouisiana. 



(.'. II. Tolly replies: • • I'os^ilily some 

 ~o\itluMii i^rowei- \viio lia^ lia^l eX)M'ri- 

 .•nee witli ^\lli1e .-ints can ii'w i' ln'ttci' 

 1 miirin.alion on tliis sulii,.,-! llian I ean. 

 1 woulil state, lio\\e\(.r. thai J'aris 

 L^roeii or arstMiie. niixeil witii i-orn 

 Miral or some other eereal ol a like eh:ir 

 aeier, ;iii(l srattered on the soil, will 

 in many eases clean out the ants, am! 

 it will also destroy sowliULis. It is not 

 at all |irolial>lo that tiie ants ori<;inally 

 eaiiie 1 roni the eow manure. la most 

 eases, like Topsy. they 'just ^row." but 

 their ]ireseiiee, when tliey do i,'('t lu>re, 

 is e.xceedinyly real and unwohomo. ' ' 



(,'arlioii lii"sulidii<l will ssottle their 

 hasli in sliort order. 1 was troublo<l 

 with tliem in my mums on the bench 

 a yt'ar or two aoo anti found the car- 

 bon bisulphid tlie only tliina to ^'et at 

 them, as they work alto-i^ther from Ite 

 low tin' (.'.round, eatiiiii' out the j'ith or 

 center oT tlie stem for i|uiti' ii distance 

 \i|i the stem, until tlie plant dies. With 

 :i Miiall stick make holes in the ground 

 where the ants are at work, jnit a small 

 • luantity of <arbon bisul]diid in each 

 hole. qui(ddy closiuL' the hole, and tlie 

 fumes will do the work. The lioles 

 sliould lie .aliout a loot apart. The ants 

 also are destructive to <,feranium plants 

 ill lieds outiloors. Tiiey breed in rotten 

 wood that is either buried or Ivinj^ on 

 tiie surface of the eiound, so it is a 

 gooil thing not to have any lying 

 around. Tlie carbon bisuljihid can be 

 had at the drug store, but don't smoke 

 while you arc handling it. as it is highly 

 inilanimable. William Walker. 



was not changeil after growing toma- 

 toes has i-onside'vable to do with the 

 coiidilion of the plants at the present 

 lime, .-ilthough if properly managed, 

 lairly g(iOi| succi'ss can Ue ulitained by 

 Liidwiny ill a soil that ha- grown pre 



\ I'llls i-Vll|is. 



It would -eelM 1 hat t lie part ' of 1 he 

 lie. I where 1 li<' plants have made such 

 poor :.;ro\\tli and the leaves .-iii' yelktw 

 m.ay be poorly draineil. or el-e the stock 

 when |ilailt('d w;is in wretched coildi 

 lion. 1 note thai \\liiie some are 

 strong ;ind healthy grciwing among the 

 diseased plants, others. ha\e madi' n<i 

 Liidwth ami are yt'llow. .and this woiibl 

 indicate that the stock was diseased 

 when it was ]ilaiited; otherwise there 

 is no reason why they should not all 

 ha\e collie along in a similar manner. 



It is too late to try any remedy for 

 the slock this year. The only thing to 

 do is to ]iropagate only from ht'althy 

 plants and discard the diseaseil jihints 

 entii'idy another year. Then the crop 

 sluuild come in good condition. 



Red spider aii<l black ajihis will grow 

 together on mums. So far as L am 

 aware these insects are friends. A\'e 

 sometinies ^visli tlie.\' were enemies. It 

 would simplify matters a great deal. 



If 13. B. is never bothered with red 

 s)iiders on chrysaiitluunum idants, it is 

 an exfe]»tional case, although many l>eo 

 pie lose lots of llowers from red s|iider \ 

 and do not know, until too late, what j 

 caused the troubh>. The red spid(>r is | 

 so small that it is almost invisible to ' 

 the naked eye, although the wel> that 

 it Aveaves around the bud is always in 

 evidence if red s]>ider is present in .any 

 (piantity. Tin' red spider and aphis 

 will c(>rtainly grow together on niunis 



and n(>ed no ■ • reciprociiy treaty 



it either. 



C. II. T. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Work of the Committees, 



liefore the < 'i m- i II iia I i coiinnittee 'i 

 toiler "J I . .\li.-e "Solomon. inciir\i. 

 w hite, e.xhiiiited l.\ tjie i;. C. Hill < ,, 

 b'icliniond. I lid., sciHcl I'or coinmerci.-, 

 purposes ;is i'olhiw-: i 'ohu'. IS; foin 

 IL'; fullness, s; -te.ii. !': fojiagiv 1 ■_' 

 -iil'sta lice. Ill; >i..e. s; r,,t;ik s:;. 



liefore the \i'W \orl< committee It. 

 lolier 1' 1 . Jeniiie, .lapane-e. white wili 

 lilnsh I iiil, exhiliite.i \<y .\lfred .1. i.,,\, 

 le--s. I.eilox. Ma-~.. -i-ioed for con; 

 mercial |purpos(.- :i- follow-: ('oloi 

 H'l: foi'iii. iL': fulliie--. Ill; sti'iii, IL 

 foliage. I I : sulist.a ii.-e. 1 I ; -i/e. !•; total 

 s7. i'or exhiliition pinpose^ it score.; 

 a- follows: I iilor, ll: sti'iii, 1; foliage 

 o; fullness, lo; form. .]•_': depth, 1:; 

 si/e, l^(i; total, ■s;i. 



I'lt'fore the 1 'iiila'teiplna coinmitir, 

 Mctolu'r I'l, Mr-. JJartlet I'., llaywtir.: 

 pink, incurved, e.shibitei by ti. A 

 Lotxe. (ilen I'.uriiie. Aid., scored s 

 points. 



Uefore the ''liic:igo ■oinmittee ( ). 

 tober L's, .\rthur nir, Joimn ycdlow, in 

 ciirxed, exliiliit(»d by J'eter Sehil' 

 K\anstoii. 111.. siMired si points. 



liet'ore the <'liica;;o committee • ', 

 tober L'S, I']sth(dic. lemon yellow, in 

 curved, exliibiti-il by Klmer D. Smitl 

 vV < 0.. Adrian, .Mich., scored 87 jioint- 



liefore the Chicago committee Oc 

 tober !'"•:. I'iiik Cieni, i>iul\, incurved, e.x 

 hibited by Kliuer D. !Sniith \- <'(i 

 .\<lrian, ^Ii(di.. scored 9b points. 



liefore the Cinidnnati covimittee ()■ 

 tober lis. I'ink Gem, pink, incurvdl 

 exhibited by Klnier D. .Smith i*c Co. 

 Adrian, Miidi.. scored S7 jioints. 



IJefore the <'iiicinnati connnittee Oc 

 tober 28, Xo. in. 1001), white, incurved 

 exhibited by II. W. Rienian, Indian 

 apolis. Ind., scored 8u points. 



Before the New York committee 0< 

 tcdier '2s. Sport ot Itrighthurst, bronze 

 exhibited by .\ If red .1. Ii0\eless. Lenox 

 .Mass., scored So ]ioiiits. 



REASON FOR POOR GROWTH. 



I should like to i^llow• wli.at caused 

 the condition of son.e of my (dirysan- 

 themuiii- .' The soil w.as not rdianged 

 .'iftiT 'jrowiiiL: tomatoes on it. but had 

 sfitiie \\ell rotted II aiiure mixed in. and 

 -eeiiod in excellent 'Ondilion. < bl 

 p:ilt- of two bed-, howexer, s(iini» ol 

 the pi:il:1- h:i\.' made little if aiiv 

 ^^rowth :ii!d tile lo!i:i-.. ;- yellow, while 

 other- ^riiulnu' aiiioi_; them ;ire stroUL' 

 and healthy. The -od now seems .a 

 little lie;i\y and the yellow )ilant- ap- 

 pear to ha\e iiirMic no root Li'owth. 

 llow do you (■xplaiii liie trouble, and 

 IS there .any reined v lor it .' r>o red 



-pider and bhiil; aphi- ^low toLlether 

 on lliiillis.' 1 ha\e -onie troiible \\itll 

 the latter but the former don't seem 

 to thrixe and 1 h:i\(' wondered whether 

 the-e twd in-ecfs weia- natuiiil enemies. 



P.. V,. 



Indonbtedlv the fact that the soil 



BUD-ROT OF CARNATIONS. 



Ilider -eparate cO\er I am f'lrward- 



iii_: to wiu a t'ew c.arnalion buds and 

 I -hall lie -ratefiil to you it' you ^\ill 

 tidl me whai i- the trouble w:tli tlieia 

 .and what 1 i-an do to reined;.' it. 1 

 ;im lo-inu a uoo.i man\. 'fhe bud- 

 ;ire rotting off in tliis x\ay as soon 

 us they stait sliouiiiLr cohe-. 1 keep 

 the houses on tlie <lry side, syringe them 

 .about once in two weeks .and fumig.ate 

 with nicotine t\vi(a' ;i weel-c. Would 

 fiimii;;iting with hydrocy.anic acid gas 

 be aijxdsable and liow shouhl it beilone.' 

 lIow should I piep.are I'lordcaux mixture 

 .and how oftiMi should 1 u-e it as a 

 ]ireventive? S. S. 



You are troubled ^\ith \\hat is com 

 monlv known .as biul rot. This is causoil 



liy a tiny iiisici ■,■, mia w orKs jiisi'l' 

 the bud and i're\cnts de\elopnicnt 

 c.ausiiiL^- the petals to sti(dv together aii' 

 rot. SprayiiiL; ^\ith nicotiiit is sujiposc 

 to be :i :_'ood remedy, if doiM! persisi 

 enlly and in -tr('iig < nougli doses. Wy 

 dro.yanie loi.l •_;as i -• also supposed I' 

 lie good, perli.'ip- lieitc'i- than tlm nii-" 

 tine. \\rite to the Department o' 

 .\::riculttire at Wasiiin^tri'i i'or iiulleti' 

 Xo. L'7. by r. il. « diitt' ndeii. printi" 

 in I'.iiil. This biiilelin ^viil gi\e yo' 

 mole iiiforin.at ion on tie- -ub.iect than 1 

 could take the -p.ac tor here. Wher 

 pi(d<ii,g otV buds wiii.di li;i\i' rotted, b' 

 sure that ytni burn ihein and let non< 

 of them b(> throxvn in the walks o' 

 liiob'r the beiiidie^, to multiply. 



To make Bordeaux mi\tui(\ take six 

 pounds of co]iper sulidiate and dissoh' 

 ill a coujile of gallons of water. Do tin 

 same with four jioumls of lime. Add 

 enoueh water to each to make twenty 



