. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Unless there are other petunias near enough so that bees will carry pollen from them to the fringed flowers, a majority of the seeds should produce plants with fringed flowers, but the only sure way to keep any flower true to type from seed* is by hand-fertilization under glass or protecting the seed-bearing flowers by enclosing them, in thin cloth bags. There is not any reason why good re- sults should not be obtained with seeds saved from the pansy plants at this time. Gather the seeds as soon as ripe and keep them in a dry place until the time c
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Unless there are other petunias near enough so that bees will carry pollen from them to the fringed flowers, a majority of the seeds should produce plants with fringed flowers, but the only sure way to keep any flower true to type from seed* is by hand-fertilization under glass or protecting the seed-bearing flowers by enclosing them, in thin cloth bags. There is not any reason why good re- sults should not be obtained with seeds saved from the pansy plants at this time. Gather the seeds as soon as ripe and keep them in a dry place until the time comes for sowing. M. P. BADLY INFESTED WITH MIDGE. I am sending, under separate cover, a sample of chrysanthemum plants of late propagation. The stock was thrifty and clean-looking and was rooted in a cool temperature. What is the trouble? Is it midge? We had no such annoyance last year. Last summer we bought some stock that proved to be of poor quality, but it did not show any symp- toms of the present trouble. J. R. J.—O. The chrysanthemum plants are badly infested with the chrysanthemum midge. Indeed, if the plants sent for examina- tion are a fair sample of the stock on hand, I would advise the inquirer not to plant them under any consideration, but to procure clean plants elsewhere. The midge has so firm a control of the plants submitted that it would be use- less to try to clean them up. M. P. OUTDOOR CHEYSANTHEMXJMS. I have a piece of sod land which was plowed last fall and which I now wish to plant to outdoor chrysanthemums and asters for the market. Please give me the names of chrysanthemums suitable for my purpose. How close together should the plants be placed? I have a Skinner" irrigation system for installa- tion on the land. I. H. J.—W. Va. A list , of chrysanthemums which would do well outdoors includes the fol- lowing: Smith's Advance, October Frost, October Queen and Oconto, white; Belle Mauve, Unaka, Pacific Supreme and Charles Jolly, pink; Yellow Ad-
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