. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. V. - "r.'j.'^T*' Febbuaby 11, 1915. The Florists^ Review 17 mon newspaper and saturate it in a solution consisting of three tablespoon- fuls of saltpeter dissolved in one quart of warm water. Hang the soaked sheets up on a wire to dry. When nearly dry, paint the sheets with a forty per cent nicotine solution and give a good dusting with red pepper. The paper, of course, must be burned before it becomes too dry and about twelve sheets are used for a house 20x100 feet. Experience will soon teach the user how to prepare and use this paper, which
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. V. - "r.'j.'^T*' Febbuaby 11, 1915. The Florists^ Review 17 mon newspaper and saturate it in a solution consisting of three tablespoon- fuls of saltpeter dissolved in one quart of warm water. Hang the soaked sheets up on a wire to dry. When nearly dry, paint the sheets with a forty per cent nicotine solution and give a good dusting with red pepper. The paper, of course, must be burned before it becomes too dry and about twelve sheets are used for a house 20x100 feet. Experience will soon teach the user how to prepare and use this paper, which is much cheaper than the papers you can buy, and we consider it better. I do not wish to receive credit for making this paper, as the directions were given to me by a brother florist and they are worth try- ing. We have tried all these methods and find them good. The latter method will also clean out thrips. H. W. Spath. VINCA BOSEA. In a recent issue of The Keview I noted the following question: "When should Vinca rosea be pinched back to make the best plants for Memorial day?" The answer, by C. W., was: "Vinca rosea should not be pinched at ; The advice given by this writer is so uniformly dependable that in dissenting from him in this instance it may be well to say that suggestions here offered are based on experience gained in handling thousands of these plants yearly. Unpinched plants would prove disappointing under our methods, both in quality of plants and in cash returns. Pinched stock produces nu- merously branched, symmetrical plants, each shoot flowering unremittingly from May to October; so profuse and persistent is their flowering propensity that if your stock is in flower May 15 you may rest assured that it will be in bloom May 30. Likewise this same stock may be planted out May 15, if your season permits, and you can heart- ily assure your customers that plants will be in flower May 30; they are en- tirely trustworthy in this particular an
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