. American carnation culture. Carnations. ^8 AMERICAN CARNATION CULTURE. THRIPS. These pests have wings and six legs, are quick and active, making short flights, giving the appearance of hopping. They attack carnations in the field, and are carried into the houses with the plants. Thrips work their way through the calyxes when carnations are developing their buds, feed on the tender petals, and lay their eggs on the inner side and upper end of the calyx valves. In these crypts they are largely immunes from fumes and sprays. There are but few localities in the states where Thrips. Appearance of
. American carnation culture. Carnations. ^8 AMERICAN CARNATION CULTURE. THRIPS. These pests have wings and six legs, are quick and active, making short flights, giving the appearance of hopping. They attack carnations in the field, and are carried into the houses with the plants. Thrips work their way through the calyxes when carnations are developing their buds, feed on the tender petals, and lay their eggs on the inner side and upper end of the calyx valves. In these crypts they are largely immunes from fumes and sprays. There are but few localities in the states where Thrips. Appearance of shoot affected by carnation Thrip or Twitter. are troublesome. They are a hard enemy to combat, being en- cased in the tissue of the plants, tobacco fumes so feebly nar- cotize Thrips that they mostly recover from the stupor. They are most common with plants grown in sandy soil. RKMEDY. Caustic Potash i lb. Fish Oil 3 pts. Soft water 2 gals. Dissolve the potash in water, add the water, boil and stir for half an hour, use when cold as a spray. This is considered the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lamborn, Levi Leslie, 1829- [from old catalog]. Alliance, Ohio, L. L. Lamborn
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