. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. June 17, 1915. The Florists^ Review 15 La Cygne and Cranford White, three excellent white varieties, which would do splendidly. Chas. H. Totty. MUMS FOB GENERAL TRADE. I have nearly 1,000 square feet of ground space in a house that I should like to use for growing chrysanthe- mums, as the space is idle all summer up to the holidays and I must heat the house in the fall on account of a few stock plants for bedding stock. I have had little experience with chrysanthe- mums, but I grew some fine ones last season. I should like to know whether I still h
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. June 17, 1915. The Florists^ Review 15 La Cygne and Cranford White, three excellent white varieties, which would do splendidly. Chas. H. Totty. MUMS FOB GENERAL TRADE. I have nearly 1,000 square feet of ground space in a house that I should like to use for growing chrysanthe- mums, as the space is idle all summer up to the holidays and I must heat the house in the fall on account of a few stock plants for bedding stock. I have had little experience with chrysanthe- mums, but I grew some fine ones last season. I should like to know whether I still have time to get rooted cuttings and grow them? What are the best six varieties for ordinary sales? I have had Major Bonnaffon and Pacific Su- preme, How many blooms should be grown to a plant? How close should the plants be in the bed? Are they best in pots or solid beds? I am send- ing the leaves of some chrysanthe- mums. They appear rusty and I find small green lice on the under side. What shall I do to prevent this? E. B.—Pa. Half a dozen good varieties of chrys- anthemums for you to grow are: Polly Eose and Ivory, white; Golden Glow and Bonnaffon, yellow; Pacific Supreme and Chieftain, pink. If you buy rooted cuttings at once, or, better still, plants from small pots, you can still have nice blooms next fall. When they are planted at this moderately late date I would run only one bloom per plant. Put the Ivory 6x6 inches apart, the others 6x8. While you can produce just as fine blooms on pot plants and have them better finished than in solid beds, the latter method of culture entails far less labor and gives general satisfac- tion. The foliage of some varieties is at- tacked by rust more than others. Keep the foliage dry at night; this tends to prevent its spread. Discard badly at- tacked stock. Green aphis can be con- trolled by spraying with nicotine, soap and other extracts. Fumigation also keeps it in control. Other pests, such as thrips, can be kept in check by syrin
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