. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1907. The American Florist. 1051 three times a day durinR very hot weath- er to keep down red spider and insure a moist atmosphere. Very little shading is required for indoor grown carnations ?during the summer but a little will be found beneficial. Just enough to break the strong glare of the sun is wliat they reed. The old plants being left in the beds to get every available flower as long as possible must be given plenty of ventilation and receive proper atten- tion as regards watering, disbudding and keeping d
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1907. The American Florist. 1051 three times a day durinR very hot weath- er to keep down red spider and insure a moist atmosphere. Very little shading is required for indoor grown carnations ?during the summer but a little will be found beneficial. Just enough to break the strong glare of the sun is wliat they reed. The old plants being left in the beds to get every available flower as long as possible must be given plenty of ventilation and receive proper atten- tion as regards watering, disbudding and keeping down red spider. The blooms are now down in price but it takes only a very short time for the flower to de- velop which should be taken into con- sideration. C. W. Johnson. Carnation White Enchantress. Thos. F. Browne. Greenfield, Mich., has over 20^000 thriving plants of this excellent sport of Enchantress in the field and about 10,000 rooted cuttings in pots and the cutting bench. Carnations Diseased. Ed. American Florist :— We have about carnations planted out for stock and they appear to be doing nicely except for yellow tips to the leaves and spots. Is this caused by aphis? L. F. Co. We cannot say without seeing che plants, or a specimen, what is the matter, but it is probably not the work of aphis. Over-watering is a more frequent cause. G. Planting: Carnations. Ed. American Florist :— When is the proper time to plant car- nations in their permanent quarters? L,. F. Co. Whenever you have benches and plants readj'. Now for preference. G. Tobacco Growing In Turkey. Consul E. L. Harris, of Smyrna, reports that by a recent decision of the council of ministers of the Ottoman Empire the ex- portation of tobacco seed has been en- tirely prohibited from all parts of Tur- key, for the following reason: This measure has been taken with .a view to protect the tobacco trade of Tur- key, which in recent years has suffered considerably from the competition of South African an
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