. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. A BAD CASE OF STIGMONOSE. Please state the name and cause of the disease on the carnation leaves which are enclosed. The soil in which the plants are now growing is on raised benches and is the same as was used during the seasons of 1912 and 1913. It was taken out of the bench and stacked in a pile six feet high, about fifteen feet wide and about thirty feet long, with the addition of a little ma- nure. The plants were benched in the middle of September. The night tem- perature is 50 degrees, with 10 to 15 degrees of a rise in the daytime. The vari
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. A BAD CASE OF STIGMONOSE. Please state the name and cause of the disease on the carnation leaves which are enclosed. The soil in which the plants are now growing is on raised benches and is the same as was used during the seasons of 1912 and 1913. It was taken out of the bench and stacked in a pile six feet high, about fifteen feet wide and about thirty feet long, with the addition of a little ma- nure. The plants were benched in the middle of September. The night tem- perature is 50 degrees, with 10 to 15 degrees of a rise in the daytime. The varieties are the Enchantress family, Beacon and White Wonder. At this time of the year a good watering will keep the soil wet from twenty-one to ?• twenty-five days. J. N. The specimens submitted showed a bad case of stigmonose, the disease that is making such inroads on the vitality of carnations, especially the Enchant- ress family, all over the country. I have noted it also on Beacon, but have seen little of it on White Wonder. The fact that the soil you are using is old, and requires three weeks or more to dry out on your raised beds, would indicate that it is in a condition not congenial to the plants. This lack of drainage might be the cause of your trouble, or at least would aggravate it. I have seen numerous attempts at grow- ing carnations in old* soil, but seldom with anythiilg like fair success. The number of successes are so few that I am inclined to look on the whole propo- sition with disfavor. I would not think of using a batch of soil a second time without having spread it out and grown on it a good sod for at least two or more years. Even then I would doubt its value as compared with new sod. A. F. J. B. SHEEP MANURE IN COMPOST. We should like to know what ferti- lizer is best for carnations in benches. We are referring to the soil for next spring. We have a compost in which, for every four loads of sandy soil, we used one load of sheep manure. Do you think that
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