. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. TBEATMENT FOB WEAK STEMS. In The Eeview of October 10, in the last paragraph of an article under the title "Removing the Flower Stems," you gave instructions about the treat- ment of weak-stemmed carnations, ad- vising the use of wood ashes at the rate of a handful to a row in a bench three feet wide. Please let me know how often this is done. All my carna- tions are so weak-stemmed that they bend down to the ground, though I have my house open day and night, ex- cept when the temperature falls below 48 degrees, and then I have the ven- t
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. TBEATMENT FOB WEAK STEMS. In The Eeview of October 10, in the last paragraph of an article under the title "Removing the Flower Stems," you gave instructions about the treat- ment of weak-stemmed carnations, ad- vising the use of wood ashes at the rate of a handful to a row in a bench three feet wide. Please let me know how often this is done. All my carna- tions are so weak-stemmed that they bend down to the ground, though I have my house open day and night, ex- cept when the temperature falls below 48 degrees, and then I have the ven- tilators partly open and a little fire on. It may be that I water too heavily. On cool, dark days they seem to be straight, but just as soon as the sUn comes out they droop over. W. A. & C. Your carnations are undoubtedly too soft, perhaps on account of a light soil and excessive watering. There should not be much danger of overwatering at this time of the year, after the plants become pretty well established, and so I am inclined to the opinion that your soil may be at fault. About two appli- cations of wood ashes, four weeks apart, should remedy matters. Be sure you give lots of ventilation when the weather will permit, and keep your night temperature down close to 50 degrees. A. F. J. B. WEAK OBOWTH OF BEACONS. Kindly advise me what to do with a bench of Beacons which suffered a bad attack of what I thought was thrips. I now have the insects under control, but the shoots look weak and spindly. I have no other reds to replace them with. Is my trouble thrips or some- thing elsef The pest is a tiny black fly; could it be a fly from the manure? Cow manure was used. What is the best way to get rid of this pest? I cannot see that it does much harm. I have thought of clearing out this bench of Beacons and planting lettuce instead. Could I grow lettuce and En- chantress carnations in the same house without bad effect on the carnations, and how would a temperature of 50 degrees su
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