THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



SATURDAY, OCTOBER i, 1898. 



w • t CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY, 



T A T I 0 N A b Westm inster. — Grand Japanese Chrysanthe 



- AQ °^n? DeveriU's Onion, and other Vegetal 

 Decorations, t> e ™"" * , ira ,: on to 



. Chrysantnemums., vjiuuf- ~- 

 [e Prizes. October ti, la, ana 



watering, with resulting impoverishment 

 bottom of the evil. When, however, this d 



and 



dead and 



— „_..„., show auvcxsTISEMENTS are inserted in this 



0R" CU , L Ie » P 2 S .toriDfan. charge being It* Shilling,. Advertise. 

 *tmB fffirXfLLte Street, London, 



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 



Owing 



and debris, the rottenness of which is slowly invading the living portions, 

 so that unless some drastic measure be resorted to, complete decay is 

 only a question of time. The reason of this is a very simple one, and once 

 grasped indicates the remedy. Every new frond is to a certain extent an 

 independent individual, since not only does it throw up its more or less 

 delicate leafy portion, but fro 



down a number of roots 



We 



own 



Now, when 



insertion 



crown 



these new roots find themselves, immediately theyi start out in search of 



nutriment, confronted by this rotten'material, which, in nine cases out of 



ten, they fail to penetrate, become themselves infected with the germs of 



decay, and so never reach the nourishing soil beyond. Hence the fronds 



they spring from, being handicapped in this fashion, only partially 



develop, and usually fail altogether on the tips ; the next series of fronds, 



eivea iroui uui , — * \ * ., TT .. 3 a re, of course, still worse off, and so the malady spreads, unless a surgical 



- - . , operation be effected as follows: Shake the plants thoroughly fiee of 



«dom as to justify in some degree the apprehensions of cultivators, and and wagh the roQts perfectly ; clean . Jthen with a sharp kn ;f e care . 



Kcialiy those who purpose taking part in the competitive gatherings. fu ji y cut away the ?whole of the dead roots, and also all the decayed 



jch damage has unquestionably been done by the disease, and further portions of the r0Qt stock> taking care during the opera tion that the 



ay be anticipated ; but we do not share the views of cultivators central axig Qf grQwth js nQt damaged inrany way when this is done , 

 regard the fungus causing the disease as invincible. It is not, in our probably rema i nS) especially if thej evil has nearly run its course 



NOTE S OF THE W EEK. 



THE CHRYSANTHEMUM RUST. 



As shown by the large number of infected specimens that we have 

 ed from our correspondents, the disease popularly known as the 



anthemum 



, a case for undue despondency, but one for increased activity, and but jf ^ remainder be now potted up | n as sma n a pot aS will hold it 

 odd, therefore, suggest that, instead of considering the question of &nd kept dos ^ u is - astonishiDg how soon j ts vitality will be reinvigorated, 

 toning the growth of the chrysanthemum because of the ravages of am j f res h growth begin. 



polystichum 



* • 



lease, as we know some growers are aoing, acuve steps snuui^ u, b ottom heat will have the result of inducing a profuse Ibulbiloid growth 

 to check the ravages of the fungus.^ Holding these views, we are ^ oyer ^ rootstock? and [ t \ s ' on reC ord that one of the finest varieties 



existing dwindled as described to the last spark, and being treated as 

 above, yielded no less than eighty plants, a very fair recompense for the 



Waterer 



- :tw of tl 



•Uities, \ 



ference 



Monday it decided to hold a £ ^ 



■ _ j . 9 



nt&mg 



This will be held at Wes 



on 



the 



TAKING NOTES. 



wig ui me opening aay oi me ^ctooer exmuuiun, ctiiu. it auuum 



of the most useful of the conferences held by the Society ; moreover, It is an unfortunate fact that the capacity for intelligent observation 



- ■ " • - * M * - e - — down, for the general benefit, 



regard 



pAering. As we have submitted diseased specimens to one of the most the experience thereby gained. The memory itself is a treacherous 



faaguished authorities on fungi, for report, there is no occasion for friend, and in any case is solely the servant of the owner of those par- 



«niag into details with regard to the rust ; and it will suffice to say ticular brain cells in which it is subtly stored ; a note-book, on the other 

 ------ jn which records are ma dc at the time of observation, not only 



refreshes its keeper's memory in the future, but in its very use defines his 



. - 1 Jaihm a.% fkinnr in urn tine 



■Umdeal . r _ w _ _ 



■altivator must rely almost exclusively upon preventive measures in his 

 •da 



Ufa 



the disease. When the plants have become thoughts with greater clearness. 



d with the fungus, but little can be done beyond sponging 



sulphide of potassium, in accordance 



leaves 



inougms w.u» B i«« ~ To note down « thing in writing 



necessitates a definition, and induces closer observation to obtain it, so 



- • - — — A — — made immediately fror* 



*w friui d. solution or suipniae oi potassium, in accordance tnat scientifically, <* — r - 



fe advice given on several occasions in these pages ; the object in observation is far more valuable ^^^an ji J c ~™^ a °™ 

 °g the leaves is obvious, and the sponging is recommended for the 



.Another important preventive is syringing the healthy plants 

 ■•idphide of potassium in solution with a view to prevent the 

 ••^. cr, of the spores when they settle upon the leaves. A still 

 2^ aid to prevention will probably be found in a more natural 



of culture, for if the artificial manures so largely employed 



P ro ^ u « the disease, as some growers believe, their excessive 

 i-estionably predisposes the plants to attack. We have evidence 



memory, me one » * — - ;-r — - - camera, and 



other a sketch from remembrance. Many a man, however, who devotes 



forms, 



be, 



knowledge 



quired 



tatere: 



world so tar as nis £ ^ ' alonk systcr natically, though 

 whit the richer. Another man p g ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 



he may not reap a .the of tn f ^ ^ ^ 



corded carefully what he has ,st^ ^JT^ of Nature i, 



knowledg 



ve feed 



bb 



■ — *i "'<»i wuuc me majority 01 tne plants cultivated Dy 

 tor the production of exhibition blooms have been attacked, 



have" ^ T" b ° rderS With ° Ut receivin ^ su PP lies of stimulative grains of knowledge to u.c ^^^^^ through the »tudy 



til: l] y esca P ed - There can be no question that the full of facts, big and ""^'^ A , esson { % inwr0UK ht with the 



chrysanthemums grown for the production of 

 s a very injurious effect on the constitution of 

 ghly satisfactory to know that the practice, first 



A lesson is inwrought *ith the 



,ena as well as the greatest ; every effect it a 

 leading back to the profound eniirma— the 



..... . e . or the supply of cuttings has become general, for had the old 



. . ; ' ^Propagating from plethoric individuals been continued the 



-r- l ni f WOulci have been 50 disastrous that we gladly turn 



great first cause of all. 

 g war in their defence w th 



their foes, combatting adverse 



waging — . 

 climatic conditions, or subtl> 



potencies of diverge species 

 1 peculiarly close communion 



~h» with instructive 



PLANT SURGERY. 



""frequently 1 



* health' 011 ' ° f aU losing that robust tint of S reen charac ' 



jj P' an ts, and then throwing up smaller and smaller 

 !^ *• finis^ tUally they dwindle entirely away, the winter probably 



overca t0UC ^' In tbe m3L }° rit Y °f cases it is not so much 



if, as 



coddling 



'v. P nTbook we may at first find but small encourage. 

 h0Urn T 'connected will our observation, appear; but 

 VerSC ? L Snue, we shall find, first, a recurrence of 

 ° 'Princes *U appear, and eventually, still pursuing 

 th ? 0 13S S gradually reveal themselves, especially 



Z do we P ont simultaneously by the knowledge gained by 

 uld do, we pro by ^ indeedt IS 



rkers ' an ; J is a slowly-buUt, concrete erection, composed ol 



