. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^i PLANTS UNDES GLASS. They Ate Early This Ytar. The standard varieties under glass are coming along rapidly at this time and in many cases are some ten days earlier than usual with us. Whether this is general, I am unable to say. Unaka, which we did not cut last year until September 25, we have been able to cut since September 7, thereby mak- ing it practically three weeks earlier than ever before. It must be con- fessed that financially there seems to be little gain by trying to get them in ahead of "the other fellow," as the market har
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^i PLANTS UNDES GLASS. They Ate Early This Ytar. The standard varieties under glass are coming along rapidly at this time and in many cases are some ten days earlier than usual with us. Whether this is general, I am unable to say. Unaka, which we did not cut last year until September 25, we have been able to cut since September 7, thereby mak- ing it practically three weeks earlier than ever before. It must be con- fessed that financially there seems to be little gain by trying to get them in ahead of "the other fellow," as the market hardly settles down before frost has nipped most of the outdoor stock. Monrovia and white and yellow Octo- ber Frost are also fully developed with us ten days earlier than usual. The weather-sharp may put it down to the hot spell in July or the cool spell in August. I am content to say I do not know what is responsible. Going through a greenhouse recently and observing a splendid lot of plants with the buds just a mass of red spider, prompts the suggestion that one should look over his plants and see that they are perfectly clean before syringing is discontinued. It is impossible to syringe when the buds are half developed and the spider must be cleaned off before the buds come to that state or many of them will never develop at all. Thrips and green and black fly must also be closely looked for, but it is safe to say that spider causes more trouble to the mum growers than nearly all other causes put together. Chas. H. Totty. OTTTDOOS VABTBTIES. The double-flowering outdoor type of chrysanthemum is getting to be much better known in America and in almost every part of the country it is giving splendid satisfaction. This type is the mum seen in the Covent Garden and Parisian markets through the months of August, September and October, either grown as pot plants or cut in sprays and bunched. We are indebted to Auguste Nonin for the most improved varieties and some of his newer ones
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