. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . twine or some other strong twine may be used for two or threecrops. As the plants grow, they shoidd betrained around the twine gradually bybending the plant slightly back and forthand lifting the leaves around the plants should not be twisted. Ifthe twine makes a complete spiral turnaround the plant every lOin. or 12in. theplant will be held in place. Occasionallythe weight of a cluster of Tomatoes willbend the stem away from the twine. Ashort piece of wid
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . twine or some other strong twine may be used for two or threecrops. As the plants grow, they shoidd betrained around the twine gradually bybending the plant slightly back and forthand lifting the leaves around the plants should not be twisted. Ifthe twine makes a complete spiral turnaround the plant every lOin. or 12in. theplant will be held in place. Occasionallythe weight of a cluster of Tomatoes willbend the stem away from the twine. Ashort piece of wide raffia is about thebest thing to hold the plant to the the training is done properly, verylittle raffia will be necessary. Livingston Seed Co. A rumor was current recently that theLivingston Seed Co., Columbus, wasgoing entirely out of business. This isincorrect. The firm has closed its cutflower department, and the supplies andfixtures have been sold to various par-ties. The firm wishes to give its undi-vided time and attention to its seed busi-ness. September 23, 1917. The Florists Exchange 607. Names of Shrubs.—^S. s-^. Ma^ i 1. Lyiiumbarbarum, Duke of Argylls Tea Tree. BarbaryBox-thorn; 2, Cliaisya teriiata. Mexican Oranet-Flower: 3, Probably a >IasnoIia, send when inbloom; 4. tulipiferum. the Tulip tree Pigeon Manure.—Would you let me knn«through THE EXCHANGE what would be a fairprice for pigeon manure that has been collected for15 years, and would it be good to top dress Carna-tions where the soil was not good when planted ?— NY. -;—We \vould recommend you to write to any ofthe fertilizer companies that advertise in our pages- Flowrer to Name.—A reader wimsfname we rju nnt have. seuT iu a hundleof tlnwers tightly \va<hiiMl tufjether. Thesewere of a piiri)Iish cnlnr in a dense si)ikewith narrow leaves dnwn the stem. Thisrtnwer is Liatris scarlosa. Schedules Received Rhode Island Hort. Society, flower and fruitshow, to
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