. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. j^uinj;. I lia\i' sihmi many distressin}; eases where operators left the house and ill their aliseiicc the suljdiiir boiled over tiiid took iire, \vith disastrous results to the ]ilaiits ill the houses. Without knowinjf anything about the varieties and tlie way they have been treated, it is dillieult to give advice on how to troat tlieiii. The eausc of leaves tailing lieavily is jiossibly an ex- cess of cow iiiamire. If this ^vas fresh Avheii applied, followed by a soaking watering, with insudicient ventilation to allow aiiimoiiia to escape, it is
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. j^uinj;. I lia\i' sihmi many distressin}; eases where operators left the house and ill their aliseiicc the suljdiiir boiled over tiiid took iire, \vith disastrous results to the ]ilaiits ill the houses. Without knowinjf anything about the varieties and tlie way they have been treated, it is dillieult to give advice on how to troat tlieiii. The eausc of leaves tailing lieavily is jiossibly an ex- cess of cow iiiamire. If this ^vas fresh Avheii applied, followed by a soaking watering, with insudicient ventilation to allow aiiimoiiia to escape, it is the ju'ob- ;ible cause of the leaves falling. The jdaiits should lie kept somewhat drier for six or eight weeks, then jniined back and started up again. ( iit the weak, dead .and dying wood when juuiiing. Avoid keeiiing the ]daiits too dry at the root ;iiid, e\en when you do Tiot watiM'. use the hose freely on tlu^ jilants. b'oses rather ]irefer a heavy soil; one containiug clay is especially glants shoiilil now be set out in nursery rows, in the iield, and given fre<|iient cultivations through the summer. Lift tiiid pot them about the end of September. .Staml tin- pots .along the edges of your ctiriiatioii or other biMiches. If you have no yoimu' |d;iiits, yon should ])urcliase some and jilant out at once. (Juttings do not runt as etisily now as earlier in the season, and it is getting late to root them fm jiroducing he.'ivv plants for another sea son. ' C. POINTERS FOR A BEGINNER. Will ymi ]de;ise giv(^ some pointers 1 o a beginner ,' IIovv sliould ;i w(dl grown carnation, say au Enchantress, look now, .lune ]."?>,' I iiieiin. what should be the aver- age height and number of shoots,' The buds, when showing color, turn slightly lirowu on the edges, so tlnit the full-blown flower has a t)\i\ look. Is this caused by watering ;rt night, or by overheail sjirayiiig instead of among the stems, or by snpplving in- sunicieiit ' Or what is the jirob- abl
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