. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. YELLOW TIPS ON ENCHANTEESS. Under the title of "Two Similar In- quiries," in The Eeview of May 15, page 24, you replied to my question about the yellow tips on my White En- chantress, and I am obliged to you for the consideration that you kindly gave to my diflSculty. I note carefully what you say and I beg leave to disagree with some of it. You say you are '' inclined to the opinion that the trouble is aggra- vated by heavy watering without suffi- cient nourishment being given along with ; Now, in my case that is ex- actly what h
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. YELLOW TIPS ON ENCHANTEESS. Under the title of "Two Similar In- quiries," in The Eeview of May 15, page 24, you replied to my question about the yellow tips on my White En- chantress, and I am obliged to you for the consideration that you kindly gave to my diflSculty. I note carefully what you say and I beg leave to disagree with some of it. You say you are '' inclined to the opinion that the trouble is aggra- vated by heavy watering without suffi- cient nourishment being given along with ; Now, in my case that is ex- actly what has not been done. In fact, I have thought that perhaps the trouble was caused by the beds being too dry in the cloudy, short days of winter. The plants grew slowly for a few weeks be- fore the yellow tips appeared, but are growing rapidly now and the yellow tips are gradually disappearing. The young plants show no signs of the yellow tips and are fine stock. If it is a bacterial disease, what would cause it? Surely the cause is not a local one, since the disease extends all over the country. Do you suppose it is an indication of a general breaking down of the constitu- tion of the Enchantress family? If so, why does it not appear on other va- rieties that are losing their vitality? I know it is easy to ask questions, but the only proper way to do things is to try, at least, to do them in an intelligent manner, finding out the cause of a trou- ble, if possible, and then trying to rem- edy it. E. G. C. I am not inclinftd to argue the ques- tion, because, as I said in my replv to your first inquiry, I have not as yet fig- ured out, even to my own satisfaction, the cause of and the remedy for the trouble in question. Your present letter shows that you have given the matter considerable thought, and you may know more about it than I do. As I said before, the theory advanced in my previous reply is merely a theory which I have not as j^et tested out, but my observations this season o
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