. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Igo8. The American Florist. 101 and those taken low down are too woody. In iirf'pai'inj; the nittinKS, do not leave any hard, woody ends on l)Ut make a clean cut ahove this just below a join! or leaf axil. Then slightly trim the tips hack a little and the cuttings are ready for the .sand and in runnins them in be sure the sand is well firmed around the base of the cuttintr. Do not insert deeply, only enouRh lo hold them in place. At tho time ijropagation is beins carried out do not apply fertilizer in heavy doses
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Igo8. The American Florist. 101 and those taken low down are too woody. In iirf'pai'inj; the nittinKS, do not leave any hard, woody ends on l)Ut make a clean cut ahove this just below a join! or leaf axil. Then slightly trim the tips hack a little and the cuttings are ready for the .sand and in runnins them in be sure the sand is well firmed around the base of the cuttintr. Do not insert deeply, only enouRh lo hold them in place. At tho time ijropagation is beins carried out do not apply fertilizer in heavy doses to I he lloweriuK or stock plants from which the cuttinps are being taken, this havinK a tendency to soften the wood, ronderins successful propagation much more dif- ficult. C. W. Johnson. Housing: Carnations. En. American Florist:— Please advise as to the best method of housing carnations; Victory and both colors of Enchantress. Would you sug- gest planting Victory in the warmest end of the house and does it need a high- er temperature than Enchantress? Would be glad of any advice. Constant Reader. To choose between Victory and any of the Enchantress family by all means plant Victory in the warmest part of the house. Victory is a slower grower and with us does best in a night tempera- ture of 50°-!i2°. The Enchantress fam- ily will be at home and do their best at 'te'-.'iO" night temperature. They will do fairly well when kept warmer, but for Enchantress and any of its sports lo take on that stiff lasting petalage they must be grown cool. C. W. Johnson. fusion of the flowers, which form com- pact balls or close panicles. On the appearance of D. discolor pur- purascens, remarkable for the rose shad- those of the kalmia. The bush is hardy, vigorous and produces, from the middle of May, large corymbs consisting of 10 or more rosy white flowers, three-quar- Carnatlons Unhealthy. En. American Florist :— Can you tell me what is the mailer with my Beacon and Victory carnat
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