. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Mav lit, 1921 The Rorists'' Review 27. v^ Field Containing 17,000 Dracaenas, Planted Six Inches Apart, on the Farm of Robert Craig in Porto Rico. slKtuUi bi' sliyhtly moistI'lieil hclori' be iiig used; otherwise tliere is liable to be llaiiics and a hot smoke, uliieh will soon ruin the foliajce oi' many jtlants. The u{)eiator should wateli the fumij;atiii;i pans and guard against any burning. iSoine dampened steins must lie scat- tered on the ])ans to inake a tliiek snu)ke. If this is not atteiuled to, tiu-rc is sure to be trouble. Tobaecostem fumi
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Mav lit, 1921 The Rorists'' Review 27. v^ Field Containing 17,000 Dracaenas, Planted Six Inches Apart, on the Farm of Robert Craig in Porto Rico. slKtuUi bi' sliyhtly moistI'lieil hclori' be iiig used; otherwise tliere is liable to be llaiiics and a hot smoke, uliieh will soon ruin the foliajce oi' many jtlants. The u{)eiator should wateli the fumij;atiii;i pans and guard against any burning. iSoine dampened steins must lie scat- tered on the ])ans to inake a tliiek snu)ke. If this is not atteiuled to, tiu-rc is sure to be trouble. Tobaecostem fumigating should be obsolete. Stems may be eheap. but plants rust money to prodiu-e and iu)tli- ing will more speedily ruin a nice batch of plants than this form of smoking. It causes flowers to fall from yeianiiims. begonias and other jilants, causes cai nations, roses and other llowers t(i smell disgustingly, renders them temjio- r;iri!y unsalable and often iiijiirrs fo liai^f in addition. Knowing tlicM' things, why not use a safer and >;iner fumigant? There arc a number on the Miarkel containing nicotini'. Foi ycar> I lia\c liecn plc.'iscil with icsults from nicotine papers, whiih :irc c;isily light !?(!, burn without w;itcliing. arc ctfc tive, do not injure the folijige or tlou ers, aic comjiarat ively inexpeii-;i\c .•nol lea\e no odor beliiiicl them. T^ven hydrocyanic acid gas is far more effective and s;ife tobacco stems, and many growers now depend ou it entirely. It will injure cattleyas .and some tops an and snapdrag ons will wilt and nrit ''come back" after it has been applied, but, used care- fully, it is far more effective and safer than tobacco stems, the mere meutiou of whicii brings back unpleasant nrein ories to many of us. In warm weather the danger of dam- age from smoking is always the great est. This is specially true if you fiimi gate on a dark'^lay which has hail se\ eral dark jiredecessors ami is followed by a (dear,
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