. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LEAF-SPOT ON MUMS. Is it best to have clean, fresh sand to start geranium cuttings inf Of late many of my mum plants in the benches have lost their lower leaves. The leaves seem to dry and then die, although the plants are watered suf- ficiently. Many of the leaves have light spots, which give one the impres- sion that worms have crawled on the leaves and left little streaks; The lower leaves, as a rule, show this con- dition. What is the trouble and what would you advise me to do? The plants are in good soil, are well watered and make good growths
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. LEAF-SPOT ON MUMS. Is it best to have clean, fresh sand to start geranium cuttings inf Of late many of my mum plants in the benches have lost their lower leaves. The leaves seem to dry and then die, although the plants are watered suf- ficiently. Many of the leaves have light spots, which give one the impres- sion that worms have crawled on the leaves and left little streaks; The lower leaves, as a rule, show this con- dition. What is the trouble and what would you advise me to do? The plants are in good soil, are well watered and make good growths. I spray the plants with a hose on bright mornings. F. B. R.—O. Sand that has been in the benches for an indefinite length of time is not good for new cuttings of any sort, and to use such sand is to court disaster at the start. The mums mentioned undoubtedly are aflfected with septoria, or leaf-spot, which always comes at this season when plants are grown close together and when the «unlight does not get down to the benches. There is, of course, a certain quantity of foliage lost when the plant is hardening or ripening, but F. B. B. speaks of little spots, or streaks, which would indicate that the~ ripening is not normal. When the plants are watered see that they are dry by night and keep them more on the dry side from now on. To kill the spores of leaf-spot, spray the plants with Fungine or Bordeaux, as directed, and this will hold the disease in check. Chas. H. Totty. FSOBABLT DUE TO CHINCH BUGS. Last year I had the best Major Bon- naffon chrysanthemums grown around here, but this season I am having poor luck. I am sending you a package con- taining a few sample plants, and I hope you can tell me what to do for them. I grew them outdoors until August 1. When I put them in the house, about that , they looked as well as any that I ever saw, but when they started to branch they suddenly showed signs of ddterioration. I fumigated twice with cyanide, the last time nearly
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