. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Florists' Review Ueckmbku 23, 1920. ought to be considered from the stand- point of the greatest good to the great- est number. Looked at from that angle, I believe the quarantine ought not to be lifted. J. E. Benjamin. ODCN UETTEn^,/^ KEADEIijS) PAINT, NOT THRIPS. A short time ago I wrote you about our crop of cyclamens in 4, 5 and 6-inch pots. The earliest of them were show- ing an abundance of buds, but as soon as the buds appeared above the foliage they became wrinkled and showed brown and black decayed spots. When the buds opened the pe
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Florists' Review Ueckmbku 23, 1920. ought to be considered from the stand- point of the greatest good to the great- est number. Looked at from that angle, I believe the quarantine ought not to be lifted. J. E. Benjamin. ODCN UETTEn^,/^ KEADEIijS) PAINT, NOT THRIPS. A short time ago I wrote you about our crop of cyclamens in 4, 5 and 6-inch pots. The earliest of them were show- ing an abundance of buds, but as soon as the buds appeared above the foliage they became wrinkled and showed brown and black decayed spots. When the buds opened the petals soon faded and looked as if they had been scorched. .The foliage, however, was in as per- fect condition as I have ever seen. We were in doubt as to the cause and thought thrips were possibly the cause. I have decided to write you and tell you what I discovered to be the cause of the damage to our cyclamens. A few days after 1 sought your advice on the subject,! was shocked to see every bloom on a nice crop of Primula obconiea suddenly withered, and also some snaj)- dragon and geranium blooms in the ad- joining section similarly affected. I could not believe that thrips worked this fast against a weekly spraying of diluted nicotine on the cyclamens. After some investigation, I discovered that the gas or fumes which had been rising from the hot water pipes beneath the bench upon which the cyclamens were growing were doing the damage. The pipes had been painted during "July, while the bench was removed and later replaced by a new one. It was evi- dent that the wrong kind of paint was used. We removed the cyclamens and primu- las into another house, and now every new bud opens into a perfect flower, but only one-half the crop will be in bloom for holiday sales. William Van Langcndon. OTHER SIDE OF QUESTION. I have received The Review for De- cember 9 and notice that certain indi- viduals are still working to do away with Quarantine 37. I am a potato fjrower, this year gr
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