. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. !flMINa THE BUDS. Please tell us how to get the buds on Buch varieties of chrysanthemums as Unaka and Marigold at the right date. Could they not be stopped at a certain time to bring the bud right! D. & H.—Mich. The question of stopping mums at a certain time has been frequently dis- cussed, and sometimes the idea has been carried into effect by growers in Europe who needed varieties at special times. Years ago we tried this stopping or tim- ing process, but did not have much suc- cess with it, due, we felt, to the fact that climatic conditions
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. !flMINa THE BUDS. Please tell us how to get the buds on Buch varieties of chrysanthemums as Unaka and Marigold at the right date. Could they not be stopped at a certain time to bring the bud right! D. & H.—Mich. The question of stopping mums at a certain time has been frequently dis- cussed, and sometimes the idea has been carried into effect by growers in Europe who needed varieties at special times. Years ago we tried this stopping or tim- ing process, but did not have much suc- cess with it, due, we felt, to the fact that climatic conditions here are so dif- ferent from those in Europe. The two varieties mentioned, Marigold and Unaka, are useless unless they happen to be caught on a crown bud. We have had excellent success with both kinds, propagating in April and retaining the first bud that showed, provided it did not show before August 1. A large per- centage of the buds will come at the right time when so treated, and with fully as much satisfaction, I think, as if the timing process had been carried out. C. H. T. MUMS UNDER CLOTH. I am growing a good many chrysan- themums under cloth and should like to have a good formula for the treatment of the cloth, so as to make it warmer and also make it waterproof. Of course, I wish to use some solution that will not rot the canvas. W, T. B.—N. C. I never have heard of any formula for treating cloth used for covering chrysan- themums. Growers use the best white cotton cloth, stretching it tightly over a light framework. The sides and ends are treated in the same way. When the season is over, the cloth is carefully re- moved and laundered. Handled in this way, it will last at least three seasons. This covering is only meant to improve the texture of the flowers and protect them from the effects of dew, hot sun- shine and light frosts. Any cloth treat- ed with oil, or heavy enough to protect from a heavy frost, would make the space entirely too dark and shady for the
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