. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 26 The Weekly Florists^ Review. Januabx 11, SOIL FOR CARNATIONS. In The Eeview of December 31, J. E. Weir, Jr., would like some one's ex- perience with clay and sandy soils for carnations. I have tried all kinds of soils, from river bottom soil to heavy clay, and have had best results from well rotted sod from a clay soil, with a liberal dressing of air-slaked lime be- fore the beds were planted. I firmly be- lieve stem-rot originates in the cutting bench. I have lost only nineteen plants out of 9,000 this year. I do not use any bone when pl
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 26 The Weekly Florists^ Review. Januabx 11, SOIL FOR CARNATIONS. In The Eeview of December 31, J. E. Weir, Jr., would like some one's ex- perience with clay and sandy soils for carnations. I have tried all kinds of soils, from river bottom soil to heavy clay, and have had best results from well rotted sod from a clay soil, with a liberal dressing of air-slaked lime be- fore the beds were planted. I firmly be- lieve stem-rot originates in the cutting bench. I have lost only nineteen plants out of 9,000 this year. I do not use any bone when planted, but give them a top-dressing of blood and bone the lat- ter part of November, and I keep them as near 48 to 50 degrees as possible, with plenty of air on during fine weather. H. B. McKnight. THE BBGEROW SEEDLING. H. B. McKnight, grower for the Begerow Floral Co., Newark, N. J., has a seedling, shown in the accompanying illustration, which is liked so well that a large house of it will be grown next season. It is of the Enchantress color, the result of a cross between Rose- pink Enchantress and "White Perfection. The flower is from four to four and three-fourths inches across, with a strong calyx and a stem sufficiently rigid to carry the bloom erect. The Begerow Floral Co. has found it an extra good keeper as well as a non- splitter. It is now in its third year. THE USE OF CYANIDE. In Small Houses. We are much interested in the hydro- cyanic acid gas question, and hope that we may know more about it with the aid of those who are using it, although we are inclined to think, from a lack of testimony, that many florists are not using it. We notice some doubt that it will kill red spider; even Arthur T. Bod- dington writes us to that effect. But we know it will. We have a small house, 15x20 feet, with an open side shed eight feet wide at the north end, where we sleep, as we have to tend our fire occasionally. We also have a temporary addition, 10x20, that joins on the s
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