. American carnation culture. ons that have flowered in heatthrough the Winter, and pot them for the Spring sales. These plants will make quite a show of thriftfor a short time only, but will entirely fail to givesatisfaction to either the buyer or seller. Early made cutdngs can be potted up andforced along, and by late Spring will show a flowerstem or two with several buds and bloom, but I havegiven the only mode to have large and attractivepot-plants of Carnations for the retail market in theSpring. The white-variegated and yellow-variegatedclasses, are mostly late bloomers, and afford fancy
. American carnation culture. ons that have flowered in heatthrough the Winter, and pot them for the Spring sales. These plants will make quite a show of thriftfor a short time only, but will entirely fail to givesatisfaction to either the buyer or seller. Early made cutdngs can be potted up andforced along, and by late Spring will show a flowerstem or two with several buds and bloom, but I havegiven the only mode to have large and attractivepot-plants of Carnations for the retail market in theSpring. The white-variegated and yellow-variegatedclasses, are mostly late bloomers, and afford fancy-full colored flowers, making these classes of Carna-nations more saleable in pots than the self coloredkinds. This however is a matter of fancy with thepurchaser. The dwarf compact growing varieties that havecanes sufficiently stiff to support the flowers andbuds without the assistance of stakes are preferable. Early and free Winter blooming kinds shouldbe chosen for Autumn sales, and late bloomingkinds for the Spring CHAPTER XII. DISEASES OF CARNATIONS-REMEDIES. INSECTS WHICHTROUBLE CARNATIONS-REMEDIES. OOT FUNGUS. This trouble is caused bya microscopic parasite which feeds upon theroots of the Carnation plant. Its presence ina bed of Carnations in the open ground, iseasily datectsd by a paler tint of the plant attacked,from which it will spread to surrounding plants. A good lens will show the fungus, like cob-webs,over the growing rootlets. REMEDY. It is best to destroy the diseased plants assoon as detected, and they should never be trans-planted on the benches, they rarely or ever fullyrecover health. Watering the plants impregnated with aqua-amonia is considered a good remedy. If the entire stock o-ets infested with thisfungus parasite, it is the least expense to change theentire stock and obtain a fresh supply from anothersource, and plant them in a different place, out doors,and completely renew the soil on the benches. DECAY OF CARNATIONS AT THE ROOTS. Many Car
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