. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. days In the winter when It will not be possible to open them a little. As to violet diseases the grower who wishes to be 6uc- rpssful has simply got to do without them. If he has a badly infected stock then It must be cleared out and replaced with new and clean plants, the houses being thoroughly fumigated and cleaned and the soli renewed. But. as hinted above, clean, healthy, hardy stock does not In- vite disease and even when a slight at- tack appears of spot or other trouble removal of the first signs of it usu
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. days In the winter when It will not be possible to open them a little. As to violet diseases the grower who wishes to be 6uc- rpssful has simply got to do without them. If he has a badly infected stock then It must be cleared out and replaced with new and clean plants, the houses being thoroughly fumigated and cleaned and the soli renewed. But. as hinted above, clean, healthy, hardy stock does not In- vite disease and even when a slight at- tack appears of spot or other trouble removal of the first signs of it usually puts an end to it. It Is the weak plants growing in a moist stagnant atmosphere tliat form propagating grounds for dis- eases and to wliicli they eventually snccitnili THE EXHIBinONS. AT THE PARIS General view in one of the AUTUMN SHOW. two large sliow greenhouses. been recommended is quite wrong. Some of the single varieties make a very heavy growth of foliage and it may in some cases be necessary to remove a few leaves hut usually those needed for adorning the bunches of flowers sent out will keep all right in this respect. Unless a vigor- ous leaf growtli is kept up and the leaves kept clean after being grown, root action becomes slow and the crop of flowers suf- fers. And nothing but cool airy conditions in the atmosphere and frequent attention to cultivation and feeding is necessary to keep the leaves good. Notwithstanding the most careful watching, red spider sometimes appears. But if taken in hand at once before the insects have a chance to establisii themselves there will be little trouble in effecting a clearance. Growers of hardy and semi-liardy plants under glass do not always realize how easily insects are killed by cold water. Just as soon as the first spot of red spider is seen get hold of the hose with a fine nozzle, keep the finger tightly pressed on this to cause a fine but forcible spray and go over every plant, holding up the leaves with the lef
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