. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BOOTED BUNNEBS PBEFEBABLE. In the propagation of violets, can as good results be obtained from separa- tions as from rooted runners? I would be glad to know the experience of other growers. H. A. M. Rooted runners are preferable to divi- sions. In his monograph on the violet, published serially in The Review, B. T. Galloway said: "It is highly impor- tant that the grower begin with good stock. Every year from February to the middle of summer the advertisers in The Review offer violet stock for sale. Rooted runners are offered all the way from
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. BOOTED BUNNEBS PBEFEBABLE. In the propagation of violets, can as good results be obtained from separa- tions as from rooted runners? I would be glad to know the experience of other growers. H. A. M. Rooted runners are preferable to divi- sions. In his monograph on the violet, published serially in The Review, B. T. Galloway said: "It is highly impor- tant that the grower begin with good stock. Every year from February to the middle of summer the advertisers in The Review offer violet stock for sale. Rooted runners are offered all the way from $5 to $10 per thousand. Our preference has always been for good, strong, sand-rooted runners, which 'hould be ready to take from the bench by the middle of March. In many cases the growers wait until after the main Easter picking is over and then adver- tise stock for sale. This stock is for the most part divided crowns, which are not as good as sand-rooted runners put in earlier. It is better to pay $io per thousand for good sand-rooted run- ners than $5 for indifferent divided crowns. "The stock secured, it may be either potted off into 2-inch pots and placed in coldframes, where plenty of air and water can be given, or in flats. Our preference has always been for flats, for the reason that the plants do not seem to dry out so readily, and make a better root growth. We use flats fifteen inches wide, two feet long and two and one- half inches deep, and put about seventy- five to 100 plants to the flat. Plants will stand in these flats until planting time, the middle or last of April. The young stock will have to be watched carefully, and in addition to keeping them well watered, care should be exer- cised in the matter of syringing for the purpose of keeping off red spider. A thorough syringing once a day will pre yent this pest, taking care to do this work always early in the morning, so that the plants will dry off before night.'' LABQE VIOLETS. Please tell me if our vi
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