. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. (i^O^. The American Florist. 689 Years ago wc did not grow our plants altogether indoors, aswc do now. They were grown outdoors from the first of" May until September. We avoided some insect pests but encountered others. In those days red spider antl green ily both- ered us little. The}- had their own ene- mies in other insects, but the chinch bug came and struck us in a vital spot. Blighted and stunted growth was the result, so we took to growing them indoors and even then we had to keep a sharp eye, and man
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. (i^O^. The American Florist. 689 Years ago wc did not grow our plants altogether indoors, aswc do now. They were grown outdoors from the first of" May until September. We avoided some insect pests but encountered others. In those days red spider antl green ily both- ered us little. The}- had their own ene- mies in other insects, but the chinch bug came and struck us in a vital spot. Blighted and stunted growth was the result, so we took to growing them indoors and even then we had to keep a sharp eye, and many were the schemes and devices to combat the pest. Now the chinch bug is a raritj- on chrysanthe- mums. The dahlia is his favorite flower. Then there was the "ants' cow," a big white root aphis which ants "; This gave us lots of trouble. We could easily have finished the aphis, but the ants were persistent and soon had another stock. Indoors our worst enemy is red spider. It is an insidious pest and very liable on account of its small size to be overlooked until it gets a stronghold. We have tried about sdl the nicotine compounds, both by fumigating and as a spray, but none will kill them outright. There is nothing so good as water, and we are forced to continue spraying right up to exhibition time. I have tried it upon plants with the flowers expanded and it has done no harm when the day is bright enough to dry up all moisture before evening. There is always the danger of getting the plants water-logged, especially when they have been potted a long time. I may go back to cutting time, and this begins right after the exhibitions. There are always plenty to get then, and often it is easier than later. At any rate, we make sure of all new and scarce varieties, and if we can get nothing better we can do very well with leaves. We have hunted Iiigh and low for new things and, dog-in-the-manger like, we neither wanted to give them away, or throw them awaj',
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