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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 28, 1908. 
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Sdifotfial, 
fungus ?asts. 
Everywhere a large number of fungoid 
pests are living more or less unseen, but 
at any time they may come into unusual 
prominence owing to the attack they 
make upon valuable plants which are 
more or less extensively cultivated. It 
is difficult to understand sometimes why 
they should become so pronounced in cer¬ 
tain years, but they, no doubt, show 
themselves with unusual virulence for a 
time owing to the instability of climate 
and new fields for them in which to 
spread. 
Some have come into prominence 
lately, and an account of them is given 
by Ernest S. Salmon, F.L.S., in his re¬ 
port on “Economic Mycology,” sent out 
from the South-Eastern Agricultural Col¬ 
lege, Wye. The American Gooseberry 
Mildew is one of the more important 
which has made its appearance for many 
years, and a lengthy account is here given 
of it. The warty disease of Potatos is 
another which is more destructive to 
the noble tuber than the Potato disease 
itself, but as it lives underground it does 
not spread with the same rapidity as the 
Potato disease, and is, therefore, more 
under control. Several plates should 
give the reader an idea of the appearance 
of this enemy, and serve to put him on 
his guard. 
A new disease of the Cherry is* men¬ 
tioned, and what will be more distaste¬ 
ful to gardeners, a new leaf spot of the 
Chrysanthemum caused by the fungus 
Septoria chrysanthemella. The disease 
was, for some time, confined to Italy, but 
has found its way to several Continental 
countries and to a small extent in this 
country. It produces ring-like brown 
spots, which cause the leaves to wither 
and fall before their proper time. The 
book is published by Headley Brothers, 
London and Ashford, Kent, price 2s. 6d. 
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Chrysanthemum 
Madame C. Desgranges. 
Madame Desgranges (with its yellow 
sport, G. Wermig), when disbudded and 
grown in 7 in. pots, is one of the finest 
of the early flowering Chrysanthemums 
for conservatory or house decoration. 
The cuttings that appear at a slight dis¬ 
tance from the stem of the plant may be 
taken off in January when about 2 in. 
long. Having been relieved of their 
lower leaves, they should be placed round 
the edge of a 4 in. pot, with a little fine 
moist soil, consisting of loam, sand and 
leaf-mould in equal parts, with a dusting 
of powdered charcoal, making it firm. 
The pots-may then be placed in a box 
about 1 foot deep, which should contain 
an inch of ashes at the bottom, and can 
be fitted with one or two pieces of glass as 
a covering. 
The box may then be placed in a 
greenhouse, keeping the ashes constantly 
damp in order to afford the necessary 
moisture to support the foliage whilst 
they are forming rootlets ; the soil in the 
pots should not, however, be over¬ 
watered. The amount of air afforded 
should lie regulated by the length of 
time the cuttings have been mada, in¬ 
creasing it as they form roots, and re¬ 
moving the glass entirely as soon as 
■ practicable, for they must not be coddled 
or allowed to become drawn up and 
weakly. The little plants, when rooted, 
should be potted off singly into small 
pots and placed on a shelf near the glass, 
transferring them to'a cold frame early 
in March, giving plenty of air in mild 
weather, but should be covered on frost} 
nights with a mat. 
As soon as they are rooted nicely 
knock them out of the pot, and shift int< 
45 in. pots, and again in May into thei 
flowering pots. In April the top of eacl 
plant should be removed, and six o 
eight shoots may be allowed for eacl 
plant. The . soil should be rammei 
firmly with a blunt stick, to have growtl 
which will develop suitable flowers 
Careful and free drainage is essential t< 
success, and the pots used should be per 
fectly clean. - Over the drainage put 
layer of the roughest parts of the com 
post to prevent the fine soil runnin; 
down and thus preventing the free egres 
of water. Over this sprinkle a smal 
quantity of soot, as this prevents to som 
extent the ingress of worms when th 
plants are standing out of doors, and th 
soot also acts as a stimulant. Do no 
cover the top -of the ball of soil to- 
deeply; just add a little to cover an 
roots which may have become bar 
through watering. Leave a depth 0 
about i\ in. to allow space for water an. 
top-dressing at a future time. If the soi 
is moist at potting, no water will be re 
quired for three or four days, afte 
which time a good soaking may be given 
Suckers or off-shoots spring free! 
from the base of Desgranges, and if the 
were allowed to grow, they would rob th 
plant of strength which should be utilise' 
in a much better manner until the flower 
are produced, after that period no harn 
. is done by allowing the suckers to extern 
for the production of cuttings. Des 
granges need a change of food, therefor 
those who are in a position to appl 
stimulants in variety stand a bette 
chance of success. Soot I consider a: 
almost indispensable agent to the growth 
of Chrysanthemums; it gives a dar 
colour and robustness to the foliag 
which are pleasing, especially as it in 
dicates thorough health. Soot is mos 
easily applied in a liquid state. 
J. M. T. 
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Chrysanthemum Mme. O. Desgranges. 
