. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. TEMPEKATURE FOR KILLARNEY. lu my answer to H. TJ. A. in the is- sue of Tlie L'eview for October IG, my meaniiifj mi{,'ht be misunderstood. The subscriber asked if 80 degrees at noon is too hif:li for Killarney. I said "80 dej:rees is too hijj;li a temperature for Killarney at any time if it can be ivejit lower by fj;i\infi more ventila- ; In other words, if on a hot <lay the ventilators are full open and the temjierature runs up to 90 degrees or more, it lan not be prevented and does not materially iniure the ]ilants. W. .7. K. TH
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. TEMPEKATURE FOR KILLARNEY. lu my answer to H. TJ. A. in the is- sue of Tlie L'eview for October IG, my meaniiifj mi{,'ht be misunderstood. The subscriber asked if 80 degrees at noon is too hif:li for Killarney. I said "80 dej:rees is too hijj;li a temperature for Killarney at any time if it can be ivejit lower by fj;i\infi more ventila- ; In other words, if on a hot <lay the ventilators are full open and the temjierature runs up to 90 degrees or more, it lan not be prevented and does not materially iniure the ]ilants. W. .7. K. THE WHITE SUNBURST. Is tlu're the oi)portunity for a wliite Sunburst that was found" awaiting the yellow parent? Sunburst has proved an easy doer thus far, for a quality rose, with most of the growers wiio have tried it. Jt really has not had a thorough comnuM'ci.'il test, for last season all the wooil available in win- ter months w;is taken for jiropagating jiurposes. Suidiurst is recognized as the yellow rose of quality, and if it jirov'es to rietor (d' the Haker Floral it Seed liakcr. Ore., with a white sport of Suidturst. As a forcing rose it will come into comjietition with \Vhite Kil- larney, whi( h is a (|uite dilVerent I'rop- osition from conqieting with Perle, or even with Mrs. ^Vi^?d or Melody. TO PREVENT MILDEW. Will you kimily tell me how 1 can jirexcnt mildew from coming on my loses.' \\ e watcii the t lire carefully; mir wateriiii: is !-i;:ht, and. exce]it tiiat our houses are low. we can find <a'.:se for the appearance of the trouble. hur has so far been found to be the best remedy for mildew, ,'ind is used eitlier by dusting it over the fo- lia^'e in the form of a i)0wder or by jiainting it on the heating pipes. Grape Dust is also useut it is not so much a remedy as a jireventive that you are probably look- ing for, and th(> jirevi'utive is to keep a little heat in the houses from now on every night and on chilly days, leav- ing enou
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