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Title: Florists' review (microform)
Identifier: 5205536_20_1 (find matches)
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Subjects: Floriculture
Publisher: Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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■'» W"* w J- June 27, 1907. The Weekly Florists' Review* 9 stead of being in a true dormant condi- tion, are practically dead when we re- ceive them and are simply dried up stumps. It is not good policy to plant dor- mant stock with an abundance of fresh manure near the roots, as the gases lib- erated during decomposition have a bad effect on the root bark, causing that also to decompose. We have found it a more profitable practice to purchase our stock during the fall or early winter and care for it ourselves till planting time. Eibes. PESTS ON OUTDOOR ROSES. Will you be kind enough to advise mo how I can rid my rose bushes of green- fly? I have tried the ordinary methods, such as hellebore and a solution made by soaking tobacco stems, with only partial success. F. W. G. Owing to changeable conditions, it is a hard matter to keep outdoor roses free from insect enemies, and many have been the remedies recommended, many of them effective, but, owing to said conditions, difficult of application and the effect easily interfered with by rain, wind, etc. A very effective remedy, and easily ap- plied, is a tea made from quassia chips, which are procurable from most drug stores. This decoction should be applied with a sprayer and should be put on while hot, at about 90 degrees. It is safe and will destroy mealy bug and aphis in short order. Kerosene emulsion, if applied with a fine spray, will also destroy these pests, but care must be taken to keep the mixture well agitated during the opera- tion, as there is danger if applied while the mixture is in a settled state. BiBES. STOCK PLANTED? HOUSE NOT UP. Expecting to enlarge my greenhouses this fall, I have made a raised bench and planted carnations where I expect them to grow. I also made permanent solid beds and planted them to roses, where I expect them to remain. The varieties of roses are American Beauty, Maid, Bride, Gate, Richmond, Cochet, Marechal Niel and Ivory. I topped the carnations some time since and they sent up many flower stems with buds. I went over them again and cut these flower stems close to the stalk. This leaves the plants about six inches high, with from three to six branches. Will these plants require any more topping or pruning, and if so should I cut the new stems close to the bud or close to the stalk? When should I let them commence to bloom, in order to get best results for fall and winter market? When should I build the greenhouse extension over these beds? How many years can I let these rose plants remain in these solid beds with profit, provided that I give them plenty of food and keep them free of insects? J. E. D. The carnations should be cared for in exactly the same manner as if they were in the field; viz.: cultivating and top- ping once a week, shaping the plants and giving them the same general atten- tion. The time to discontinue topping depends upon the time the first crop is desired, and this may be calculated upon the following basis: Crops during fall mature in about six or eight weeks; The Michigan Legislature has Given Park G>mmissioner Philip-Breitmeyer Authority to Personally Stop all Scorching Autos on Detroit Boulevards.—Detroit News.
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during early winter, from November to February, they require ten to twelve weeks, and from then to the end of the season they require less time. Flower- ing stems should always be cut close to the eyes fit to develop good flowering wood. If they are cut too high the fu- ture crop will be. short-stemmed and weak, as no fiowering stem possesses an eye suflSciently strong to develop into a good stem. The best eyes are just at the base of the flower stem. The roof should be placed over the beds before the cold fall rains begin. It is always safer to have stock for winter blooming in such a place that condi- tions, such as moisture, temperature and insect enemies, can be controlled. Many expert rose growers are now carrying their «tock over. Some stock that I examined during the spring of 1906 had been carried over for four years and was then in excellent condi- tion. The same stock is still being car- ried along with good results. There is little doubt but this method of culture will eventually become more general. RiBES. HOLLYHOCKS. Now is the time to sow seeds of holly- hocks in order to have good, strong plants with crowns that will convince even the most skeptical of their ability to flower next year. It means a great deal to have plants that can be sold with an accompanying guarantee of their flowering. And more than that, plants can in most cases receive more attention a few weeks from now than they would be likely to receive if left and grown from new crop seed, which would be at a time when many other things will claim a large share of atten- tion. The seeds may either be sown in the open ground in a coldframe, or in flats placed in a frame. The latter method is probably the more advantageous, because of the convenience of moving from one

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