. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 272 The American Florist. Feb. 26, Iv to come too large for general pur- poses. It may be that your treat- ment with the bone dust has been too severe and caused the browning of the edges of the leaves, but if the plants are blooming freely, and it is only the older leaves that arc affected, why worry about it? IIAUKISII LILIES. I am inclined to think that there is something lacking in the soil for these lilies to work on. To be suc- cessful with Harrisii or any other lilies, the soil must remain in a con- dition
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 272 The American Florist. Feb. 26, Iv to come too large for general pur- poses. It may be that your treat- ment with the bone dust has been too severe and caused the browning of the edges of the leaves, but if the plants are blooming freely, and it is only the older leaves that arc affected, why worry about it? IIAUKISII LILIES. I am inclined to think that there is something lacking in the soil for these lilies to work on. To be suc- cessful with Harrisii or any other lilies, the soil must remain in a con- dition for the roots to work all the time. When in full growth they need plenty of water, but until the roots obtain control of the soil they should be watered sparingly. Poor drainage that has a tendency to clog and sour the soil will cause the tips of the leaves to turn yellow. Standing the pots on coal ashes that the gases have not been thoroughly burned out of, has also been found to be the cause of a great deal of this trouble. C. W. JOHNSON. THE CARNATION. Mulching- ani Propagating. The plants that have been produc- ing flowers and cuttings are beginning to show the need of a mulch, which if put on now will greatly benefit them in their present state, as well as assist them to build a good growth for pro- ducing a continuous steady crop of flowers until the end of the season. From now on, as the winter breaks up, the plant growth will be much stronger, using up the material in the soil more rapidly, consequently for best results it becomes necessary to furnish more substance to the soil from time to time as the season ad- vances, and the cheapest and easiest ivay of doing this is by mulching the beds. If the plants are in a healthy, growing condition, if a mulch is put on at this time and another the latter part of April a good crop of flowers can be cut right up to the time when it becomes necessary to clear out the old plants to make way for the new. At the annual meeting of t
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