. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 32 The Florists' Review Max 21, 1014. ,.-i&. ^uii^At-mli'- ' ^'--A''j«»*-**«^^'.'i ^v-j \->; • >*•. Part of the Range of Furrow & G)., at Gutbriet Oklahoma. tity and frequency in watering depend on the grade of sand in use. For in- stance, after planting cuttings in the sand obtainable near Mobile, Ala., which is fine and rather soft, one good water- ing sufficed to root them. In that neigh- borhood frequent sprayings are danger- ous, as the air is heavy with humidity. Bruises tliat Cause Stem-rot. Fungus in the form of stem-rot is, a
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 32 The Florists' Review Max 21, 1014. ,.-i&. ^uii^At-mli'- ' ^'--A''j«»*-**«^^'.'i ^v-j \->; • >*•. Part of the Range of Furrow & G)., at Gutbriet Oklahoma. tity and frequency in watering depend on the grade of sand in use. For in- stance, after planting cuttings in the sand obtainable near Mobile, Ala., which is fine and rather soft, one good water- ing sufficed to root them. In that neigh- borhood frequent sprayings are danger- ous, as the air is heavy with humidity. Bruises tliat Cause Stem-rot. Fungus in the form of stem-rot is, according to my observation, less con- tagious than the form which causes the cuttings to damp oflf in the bench. Stem- rot seems to set in at the Joint or at any barked portion of the stem below or just about the soil line. When the cut- ting has been barked or torn, the wound may seem to heal, and frequently does, but often by opening this thin bark which has formed you will observe that beneath it there is a brown, pulpy spot. Though plants thus affected may not manifest stem-rot for some time, they eventually must, but if conditions are not at once favorable to the develop- ment of this fungous spot, months may pass before the disease can eat through enough of the stem to affect the plant. After the fungus has spread, the plant fiber in the portion of the stem just at the soil line will turn brown and pulpy; then the plant will suddenly wilt. Some plants may on\y partly wilt, perhaps a branch or two, and the rest of the plant may grow on for months and often the entire season. Here and there you will find where little breaks have started below the decayed portion. Experiments with a Fungicide. Several plants which were affected with stem-rot only in part were care- fully scraped; every particle of the rot was cut away. Some of the plants were so far gone as to make it necessary to cut away two-thirds of the stem. After this was done, the wound was bathed with an excee
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