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Bis Carnation House of the Florez Gardens, North Wales, Pa. 



centrated lime-sulphur, about one part 

 to fifty parts of water, will prove ef- 

 fective against spider. It has the 

 serious objection, however, that it will 

 injure blooms, so its use is limited to 

 non-blooming plants, unless the blooms 

 are covered with paper or something 

 similar. C. P. B. 



Not being the author of the formula 

 in question, I would hesitate in making 

 any changes in it. It was given to 

 me by a friend who received it from 

 another friend. We tried it thoroughly 

 and found it quite effective against 

 red spider. The molasses would per- 

 haps be as good as the sugar. Try it, 

 and if it works in the way you suggest 

 it will be an improvement on the 

 original formula. Arsenic is deadly to 

 nearly all kinds of animal life and 

 would be used a great deal more as an 

 insecticide if it were soluble in water. 

 It is hard to keep it mixed; in fact, 

 all you can do is to hold it in suspen- 

 sion by keeping it agitated while it is 

 being applied to the plants. When this 

 is not well done it will settle to the 

 bottom, which accounts for the burn- 

 ing of foliage, etc. A. F. J. B. 



WHEN TO POLLENIZE. 



1 should like to get some pointers 

 on the poUenizing or crossing of carna- 

 tions. I have been successful in pol- 

 lenizing gladioli and peonies, so I un- 

 derstand the mechanical part of the 

 operation, but I did not succeed in my 

 trials with the carnation. Should I an- 

 ticipate nature a few days and apply 

 the pollen before the flower is fully 

 expanded, or wait for the full-blown 

 flower! Any information you can give 

 tto will be thankfully received by me, 

 and perhaps by som other novices who 

 Would be willing to try what they can 

 Pioduee. J. M. 



The time to pollenize carnations is 

 when the stigma has taken on a fuzzy 

 appearance. This takes place when 

 the bloom has reached its full develop- 

 •nent. Perhaps you selected varieties 

 for pollination which do not set seed 

 readilyj vatieties differ greatly in this 

 fespect. We have found it impossible 

 to set seed on some varieties, while on 

 others we succeed in oujy a percentfige 

 of attempts made. Por"^ that Hiidon, 



when we are not sure of the varieties 

 we usually cross them both ways. 

 After a little experience you will soon 

 learn whiqh varieties will set seed and 

 which wiU not. A. F. J. B. 



BENEWINQ OLD SOIL. 



I should like to ask for some in- 

 formation, in regard to carnation soil. 

 In one of , my houses I have some soil 

 that was new last year. Would it be 

 advisable to take it out and mix, say, 

 one-half Qew sod soil and one-half of 

 the soil f]!om the carnation bench, add- 

 ing one-4giurth of cow manure, and use 

 the soil again this year for carnations f 

 7 C. H, M. 



I woul4 advise you to use all new 

 soil for planting your carnations. If 

 you wan{ to use your old soil over 

 again, spif^ad it on the field, manure it 

 well and then plow it in with at least 

 its own quantity of new soil. Then 

 sow it dpwn to red clover and in a 

 couple of"; years it will be ready for 

 use again, 



With some of us the soil question is a 



considerable problem, but when you 

 consider thd returns ifffUttt a good crop 

 as compared with the returns from a 

 poor one, you will agree tBa,t you can 

 afford to spend a considerable amount 

 for cood soil, from which you can rea- 

 sonably expect a good crop. It never 

 pays to use soil which is known to be 

 of poor quality. A. F. J. B. 



FLOBEX GARDENS CARNATIONS. 



The photographs from which the ac- 

 companying illustrations were prepared 

 were taken March 19 in the big carna- 

 tion house, 150x475 feet, at Florex Gar- 

 dens, North Wales, Pa. There are 68,- 

 000 carnation plants, all growing in 

 solid beds. The varieties grown are 

 White Star, a seedling raised on the 

 place; White Enchantress, Enchantress, 

 Euth, another seedling; Beacon, and 

 two others. Buth is said to be the 

 best paying variety. It is more free 

 blooming than any ol the others and 

 the flowers are borne on better stems. 

 Eighteen buds and blooms were counted 

 on one plant at the same time. 



The end of the house is planted with 

 snapdragon, which has been blooming 

 freely. Phil. 



'fairy ring. 



You will find some young carnation 

 plants enclosed. Please tell me what 

 the trouble is, how it was caused and 

 what measures should be taken to eradi- 

 cate it. Is the disease hereditary! Will 

 it have any effect on the flowers when 

 they begin to bloom? H. H. 



The cuttings forwarded are covered 

 with fairy-riflg': 6gato» y^ his is not a 

 hereditary disease, * but is caused in 

 much the same way as all the leaf-spot 

 diseases. Too much dampness on the 

 foliage usually brings it on. Spray the 

 plants with Bordeaux Mixture, after 

 picking off all you can. Dusting with 

 Grape Dust will also help. 



A. F. J. B. 



Alexandria, Ind.' — Adolph Maxiner, 

 head florist on the grounds of the 

 Shredded Whaat.Co., at Niagara Falls, 

 N. Y., is visiting^s hdme here and, 

 owing to ill health, he may decide to lo- 

 cate here with hiaLfathfir. 



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'l''-^ Big Camatton House of the Florex Gardens, North Wales, Pa. 



