. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. r -??Hlmillllllllllllll " ^ !kHM't''»".'«M'.VW»'.'"*V»».M'.M'V'* SAVE THE MUMS FROM THE IS^ipGE Precautionary measures and constant care will save fjrawersjof chrysan- themums from the tremendous losses they have suffered from/the midge in the last two seasons. Further suggestions in this article will and growers in applying the remedy already used by some of them with marked success. ?:~~- =t]INCE the article ou the . ^y chrysanthemum midge ap- -^ VL peared in the January 1 I ^ 3 issue of The Keview, *. many thousands of Tuunis


. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. r -??Hlmillllllllllllll " ^ !kHM't''»".'«M'.VW»'.'"*V»».M'.M'V'* SAVE THE MUMS FROM THE IS^ipGE Precautionary measures and constant care will save fjrawersjof chrysan- themums from the tremendous losses they have suffered from/the midge in the last two seasons. Further suggestions in this article will and growers in applying the remedy already used by some of them with marked success. ?:~~- =t]INCE the article ou the . ^y chrysanthemum midge ap- -^ VL peared in the January 1 I ^ 3 issue of The Keview, *. many thousands of Tuunis I V^f^ have been freed of the L-^ jiest in a sliort time by C d) W*^ those who read the article -"—^ —aring to j)lant tli'ir mums, some additional informa- ti'iti will be welcome, especially .•i> 111 urns are the next main nop to be put on the market. •)mIv a few years ago growers ii' 'arnations thought these flow- -Ts were doomed by the rust, but r'" we understand how to tiiilii the rust and we grow bet- t'l ruinations than ever before. llic ;,rreatest danger in the mum iiinii;," lies in the fact that ?t i- understood. But if those 'vliH this article will follow 'ii~tructions, they will find that thr midge is, by persistent of- i"rt. easy to eradicate. Origin. I here are five species of "I'lge prevalent in central Eu- ""!»', hut so far as can be ascer- ';niM'd. there are only three l^iii'ls in America; namely, the "Hill! midge, the rose midge and '? other, which thrives on "1^ in gardens ami fields. i'hi' midge this article is con- '?"•iied with has definitelv been "''•'i'ihed as Diarthronmva Ily- 1" -?•» (F. Liiw). It will not 'I" >>? on any other plants than ?' " of the chrysanthemum J ? ilv. So we will' just call it "iiim midge (or something ' if nobody hears you). ^ nearly as investigation re- J . this midge came into the •d States on a new variety , '


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