. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. thumb, but the next morning th le ig a fresh Bupply of bugs. Of cours . ou» ventilators are all open and the bugs appear to come in from the on side We find them on the coleus plants m the yard. How can we get rid of thei ? C. F C. NO BUDS ON SAINTS' DAY MUMS. I have a large quantity of chrysanthe- mums, which are looking well, but the buds have not made any appearance yet. What should I do for them? How large is the average size of buds October 1? The chrysanthemums are All Saints' day bloomers, and I am located in New Orleans. C. R. It is difficu
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. thumb, but the next morning th le ig a fresh Bupply of bugs. Of cours . ou» ventilators are all open and the bugs appear to come in from the on side We find them on the coleus plants m the yard. How can we get rid of thei ? C. F C. NO BUDS ON SAINTS' DAY MUMS. I have a large quantity of chrysanthe- mums, which are looking well, but the buds have not made any appearance yet. What should I do for them? How large is the average size of buds October 1? The chrysanthemums are All Saints' day bloomers, and I am located in New Orleans. C. R. It is difficult, with the meager in- formation given, to say definitely why the mums have not yet made any buds. Possibly they were planted late and, in consequence, have not yet reached the point of making bud. I note C. R. says they are All Saints' day bloomers, by which I infer he means varieties that should be in bloom November 1. In or- der to be sure of making this date with such a variety as Mrs. Robinson, which I understand is grown in New Orleans more than any other one variety, I think the bud should show by the first week in September. It takes, on an average, from eight to ten weeks to de- velop a flower after bud is taken, and C. R. can figure just about where he is with regard to getting his crop by All Saints' day. When we used to grow Robinson, years ago, we would take our buds from*^ August 18 to 20 and have them in condition to be cut about Octo- ber 18. Some varieties will take a longer period than this, particularly where an early crown bud is used. In the case of F. S. Vallis, we have had buds twelve weeks or even longer before they attained their full development. Buds should be showing color October 14 to have them in good condition by the end of the month. It is hardly possible that C. R. has his mums planted in soil rich in nitrogen, but if he has, this is causing them to make the phenomenal growth. If this is the case, the only thing to do is to dry the plants off
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