. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. These can be gottdn' H(J of by -laying a poisoned mash for them, the bait to consist of sweet bran, molasses and Paris green, using just enough poison to slightly color the mash. For soil pests use carbon bisulphide, boring holes twelve to fifteen inches apart each way and two to three inches deep. Into eacKtole pour a scant tea- spoonful of the carbon. It generates a gas which suffocates all soil pests and will not harm your roses. As the liquid is of an explosive nature, be careful not to use any naked light while applying it. C. W. TIMING ROSES
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. These can be gottdn' H(J of by -laying a poisoned mash for them, the bait to consist of sweet bran, molasses and Paris green, using just enough poison to slightly color the mash. For soil pests use carbon bisulphide, boring holes twelve to fifteen inches apart each way and two to three inches deep. Into eacKtole pour a scant tea- spoonful of the carbon. It generates a gas which suffocates all soil pests and will not harm your roses. As the liquid is of an explosive nature, be careful not to use any naked light while applying it. C. W. TIMING ROSES FOR EASTER. We have some Magna Charta roses that have been in the house six weeks and are now showing buds. The tem- perature in the house is 52 degrees at night. Do you think the buds will open before Easter? We have more of the same variety that we want for Decora- tion day. How many weeks will it take to have them in time for that day? L. A. E. & S.—O. The roses, if already in bud, will be too early for Easter. I am afraid that if you place them in a lower tempera- ture you may get mildew on the plants. You might try running them a trifle cooler, say 45 degrees at night, and hold them there until the buds show color, when it will be safe to keep them still cooler; but avoid cold drafts, which would start mildew. For Memorial day eight to. nine weeks would suffice to flower the plants in an average night temperature of 52 to 55 degrees. A good deal, of course, would depend on the amount of sunshine we have. If cold and unusually cloudy, ten weeks might be necessary. C. W. Elyria, O.—Its present building hav- ing become too small to care for the largely increasing business, the Hecock Floral Co. has made plans for the erec- tion this spring of a 3-story building on the site of its present structure. SHRAPISITE. Rotterdam, Holland.—The nursery stock and bulbs aboard the Nieuw Am- sterdam, recalled after sailing, have gone forward on a freighter. Hajrwards Heath, Engla
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