The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . agents. 2. Effect of various methods of soilsterilization both upon the carnationplant itself and upon the fungus. Itmay be said in this connection thatsterilization by steam easily kills thefungus in the soil but so changes thesoil that the carnation does not makea normal growth. It is expected thatother methods of soil sterilization- willovercome this difficulty. 3. Various strains of this fungustaken from plants other than carna-tion are to be tested in regard to theireffect upon the carnation. 4. The infection power of this fun-gus up
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . agents. 2. Effect of various methods of soilsterilization both upon the carnationplant itself and upon the fungus. Itmay be said in this connection thatsterilization by steam easily kills thefungus in the soil but so changes thesoil that the carnation does not makea normal growth. It is expected thatother methods of soil sterilization- willovercome this difficulty. 3. Various strains of this fungustaken from plants other than carna-tion are to be tested in regard to theireffect upon the carnation. 4. The infection power of this fun-gus upon the carnation in variousstages of its growth is being investi-gated. 5. The various physical conditionssupposed to increase the virulence ofthis fungus or the susceptibility of theplant will be considered in a series ofexperiments. 6. A continuation, and duplication ofthe experiments mentioned in the bodyof this paper is considered necessary. Aside from the wet stem rot of car-nations which has taken most of ourtime we have undertaken minor inves-. ROYAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT LONDON, ENG. Foliage Stove Plants Exhibited by James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, London, Eng. igi2. The American Florist. 1461
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