. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. "."*^?•? --^ ?'»: 'v. August 24, 1916. The Florists'Review 21 clined to think it will, for so far as I can make out from the specimen sub- mitted it is the cuscuta, commonly known as the dodder plant, a parasitic twiner belonging to the order of eon- volvulaceee. The seed germinates in the ground and as soon as the shoot gets through the soil it attaches itself to a plant and becomes a parasite, sucking its nourishment from the host plant and eventually strangling it. Th« dodder, in one or another of its many species, is found in most cou
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. "."*^?•? --^ ?'»: 'v. August 24, 1916. The Florists'Review 21 clined to think it will, for so far as I can make out from the specimen sub- mitted it is the cuscuta, commonly known as the dodder plant, a parasitic twiner belonging to the order of eon- volvulaceee. The seed germinates in the ground and as soon as the shoot gets through the soil it attaches itself to a plant and becomes a parasite, sucking its nourishment from the host plant and eventually strangling it. Th« dodder, in one or another of its many species, is found in most countries and mostly in low, swampy ground. If J. C. A. used rich black soil from a low bottom, it is safe to say that the seeds were pres- ent in the soil, unless the variety Smith's Advance was brought in from some other locality, as the dodder is not so particular as to prefer this mum to any other. If this particular variety never comes above the surface, as J. C. A. says, it is hard to see how it-per- petuates itself. That is why I think it will appear above ground as the sea- son advances. It is difficult to say how this pest may be eradicated, as it is twined around the roots of the mum plants. A dress- ing of lime may help and if the chrysan- themums are encouraged to make a strong growth they may overcome it. Failing that, I see nothing for J. C. A. to do but to clean out the plants en- tirely, with every particle of soil, and replace them with another crop and soil taken from some other section. Every year our old friend, the dodder, crops up somewhere, as an additional crop with the mum, but I never have heard of its interfering much with the results of the crop. Chas H. Totty. starved. This treatment acts well on adiantum and nephrolepis. In the compost for palms, a 6-inch pot filled with the manure to a wheelbar- row load of soil will be beneficial. A larger proportion than this sometimes will sour the soil. W. H. T. REMEDY FOB SCALE ON FERNS. I am enclosing a fro
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