. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^i-**- THE ^ pfLOIilSTS gMnnnMiTiiiiiiffiffiMfniiiiiiiiiiiiii^ = SEEKING SUCCESS WITH SNAPDRAGON V Snapdragons have increased in popularity and usefulness in the flower pnn^^nnnni j(»y^ shop year by year, well paying growers' efforts to produce them. The sug- ^MjN '^^^r gestions given here hy one of the foremost growers of the flower ivill aid materially to success in its NAPDEAGONS have be- come so generally known that there is no question about their usefulness or their popularity. Demand in every section exceeds the supply, and growers
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ^i-**- THE ^ pfLOIilSTS gMnnnMiTiiiiiiffiffiMfniiiiiiiiiiiiii^ = SEEKING SUCCESS WITH SNAPDRAGON V Snapdragons have increased in popularity and usefulness in the flower pnn^^nnnni j(»y^ shop year by year, well paying growers' efforts to produce them. The sug- ^MjN '^^^r gestions given here hy one of the foremost growers of the flower ivill aid materially to success in its NAPDEAGONS have be- come so generally known that there is no question about their usefulness or their popularity. Demand in every section exceeds the supply, and growers find them a profitable crop. Aside from the usual pests which trouble green- house plants, snapdragons are of such tender character as to invite many fun- gous diseases, some of which are trouble- some and cause loss if not carefully handled. Possibly, the greatest enemy to snapdragon is rust, Puccinia antir- rhini, a disease not yet conquered. Pre- ventive measures are the best we know. We know that dampness on the foliage must be avoided, whether it comes from drip or from careless watering of plants. Likewise, all side drafts should be avoided, and in rainy weather air from overhead should be reduced to the mini- mum, always keeping the temperature above 55 degrees. Until rust became a factor a lower temperature was thought necessary and growers gener- ally preferred a temperature of from 40 to 45 degrees. New conditions brought changes in growing plans and now we vary the tem- perature to suit our needs. Warmer. The last season we produced the finest snapdragons we have grown and produced them in a tempera- ture of from 55 to 70 degrees. The third crop on the same plants is yet so good and so abundant that we cannot give them up. In this particu- lar bed there are 450 plants, from which a good crop was taken last fall. The plants were then cut back to new shoots and, at different times, well 'iressed with ground '>one and sheep ma- nure. There were al- ways some blooms
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