. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 24 The Florists- Rcvkw October 23, 1010. after the bud was taken the plant has been drawing ^up more nourishment than it could safely assimilate; conse- quently the stem had to give way at its weakest point. Another year try tak- ing the buds on the Turners the first week in September a&d treat less liber* ally, with manure. : " ,'. - . M. P. C'^IK. THRIPS IN SOIL. On some carnations which I benched in August I put a mulch of well rotted horse manure about four weeks ago. This mulch is infested with thrips. The buds and flowers show the ef
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 24 The Florists- Rcvkw October 23, 1010. after the bud was taken the plant has been drawing ^up more nourishment than it could safely assimilate; conse- quently the stem had to give way at its weakest point. Another year try tak- ing the buds on the Turners the first week in September a&d treat less liber* ally, with manure. : " ,'. - . M. P. C'^IK. THRIPS IN SOIL. On some carnations which I benched in August I put a mulch of well rotted horse manure about four weeks ago. This mulch is infested with thrips. The buds and flowers show the effect of thrips. We have sprayed with Ham- mond's Thrip Juice, but this will not get the ones in the manure. Can you tell me of something I can use to kill them in the soil without injury to the carnations t H. H.—O. If you will eontinue spraying your carnations with a solution of tobacco extract, it should rid them of the thrips in time. It might be well to apply it twice each week instead of once. If you can get tobacco dust handily, you might sprinkle it on the manure and destroy many of the pests. Soot is also said to be excellent, used in the same manner. As soon as cool weather sets in you will have little difficulty in keep- ing thrips in check. A. F. J. B. NOT BUST BUT LEAF-SPOT. i am sending a few leaves from my carnations, which are badly affected with rust. The plants had a few dried leaves when planted in and since then the rust has spread. We are picking off all the dried sections and spots. Will any preparation, such as Zenke's liquid fungicide, be effective t H. M. A.—Pa. The specimens submitted do not show any trace of carnation rust, but there are a number of spots of the common leaf-spot disease. Zenke 's fungicide will probably destroy the spores of this fungus if applied according to direc- tions. You are doing right in picking off the affected leaves. Bordeaux mix- ture is a splendid remedy for this kind of disease. Carnation rust breaks out in raised pu
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