308 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



Fig. 124. — A Good-looking Carnation house. It would 



look even better if it had not been cut over just before the 



picture was taken. But the plants are there and healthy 



enough, too 



lowed to flower will 

 bring in good re- 

 turns, for they will 

 bloom until stop- 

 ped by frost. Still 

 better results can 

 be had by growing 

 on the November- 

 rooted cuttings 

 for that pinpose. 

 Keep them pinch- 

 ed and shifted dur- 

 ing the Winter 

 months so they 

 will develop into 

 bushy plants in 4- 

 in. pots by May. 

 If planted out 

 during that month 

 and not pinched 

 any more, they 

 will start to flower 

 in early July and 

 keep it up. Almost 

 every one of the 

 sorts we grow 

 under glass today 

 is suitable for this 

 purpose. 



Stem-Rot and Other Diseases 



Stem-rot is one of the dreaded diseases to which Carnations 

 are subject. It usually starts soon after the plants have been 

 benched. It is caused by a fungus, and anything in the fungus Une 

 thrives best when there is excessive moisture, stuffy air or lack of 

 ventilation, either in the house or the soil. While I like to plant just 

 a little deeper in the benches than the plants were in the field— the 

 object being to allow for the settling of the soil around the plants 

 after several waterings have been given — this doesn't mean to plant 

 a bit deeper than necessary, or so that a part of the foliage is covered 

 with soil. The best preventives of stem-rot are: The avoidance of 

 too much moisture; the removal of every affected plant the mimie 

 it shows signs of getting yellow or starting to wilt (lift the plant 



