. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists' Review March 24. Bobbink & Atkins' Garden, Featuring Azaleas and Flowering Shrubs. till! t'ollowiiij; jioiiits, us tuii<l;iiiu'ntIII principles in violot culture: 1. Mix tli<' fntili/cr thoroughly with the soil. '2. (ipt s;uiil nxit I'd ciittiii^is I'roiii :i reliable grower. 3. Water only wlini .nnl not too nnu-h ;it ;i time. 4. Never allow , to rciuair. on the plants during tlH< siininier. iStir the of the .'^oil 'Vcry tin 'hi\s with a five finger. T). the liousi's well vei
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 14 The Florists' Review March 24. Bobbink & Atkins' Garden, Featuring Azaleas and Flowering Shrubs. till! t'ollowiiij; jioiiits, us tuii<l;iiiu'ntIII principles in violot culture: 1. Mix tli<' fntili/cr thoroughly with the soil. '2. (ipt s;uiil nxit I'd ciittiii^is I'roiii :i reliable grower. 3. Water only wlini .nnl not too nnu-h ;it ;i time. 4. Never allow , to rciuair. on the plants during tlH< siininier. iStir the of the .'^oil 'Vcry tin 'hi\s with a five finger. T). the liousi's well veiitilateil from the toji, but never allow strong winds to blow ONcr tlie plants. <?). Keeji the plants firi" from red spider tiy spraying witii cdIiI Keci) the free from green and black aphis i)y using tobacco fiiniiga tion or hyrlrocyanic acid gas. 7. Last, but not least, in; eter n;il vigil;nii-r. the (lay promises to be hot and sunny, spray the plants over before the sun hits them, to prevent burning. ('. W. DALLAS IN BENCHES. I'lease give me some information abVit c-all;i lilies. 1 havt,' some growing \n benches and another lot growi)ig in pots. The ones in the bene lies are^ot flowei-ing h;iH' so W(dl ,is those in the pots. i gi\e thrin Imne me;il about every ten days or two we(d<s. Those in the benches .'ire .'ilxiiit two and one- half feet high and ,iri' from large bulbs. The' le;i\i's are of a good color and in growth thc'y ,ire 'nt. Terhajis they were planted too late; it was about .November 1, 102(1. The ones in the l)ots are Godfrey callas. What could be the cause? A. L.—Mo. VIOLETS IN COLDFRAMES. 1 am growing a limited iiuantity of violets ;ind, having no tight house in which to fumigate them, ;im keeping them in the open in coldframes. Ifow would vou fight the insect pests.' N. K.—Del. You can fumigate the violets in cold- frames as well as in greenhouses. If the sashes are not tight, lay some mats or cloth on them. Tob
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