. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Arrow points to Carl ClaesoD, foreman of range. Rnnsrc of 24 The New Establishment at Sedalia, Mo., Known as the State ,000 feet erected last summer. Fair Floral Co. other who wrote on the stationery of a steam shovel works proved to be a book- keeper with a greenhouse that he said turned a profit in excess of his salary. Nearly everyone knows that one of the country's largest textile manufacturers also is one of Boston's important grow- ers of cut orchids for market. A pickle manufacturer is one of the largest grow- ers of cut gladioli for the Chi
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Arrow points to Carl ClaesoD, foreman of range. Rnnsrc of 24 The New Establishment at Sedalia, Mo., Known as the State ,000 feet erected last summer. Fair Floral Co. other who wrote on the stationery of a steam shovel works proved to be a book- keeper with a greenhouse that he said turned a profit in excess of his salary. Nearly everyone knows that one of the country's largest textile manufacturers also is one of Boston's important grow- ers of cut orchids for market. A pickle manufacturer is one of the largest grow- ers of cut gladioli for the Chicago mar- ket. Whether or not a would-be buyer is entitled to trade prices is a matter that can not be decided by rule. The cir- cumstances of every case must be con- sidered. The difficulty lies, not with those who grow purely for pleasure, but with those who are, like Centaur, half one thing and half another. WHEN TO PLANT OUT. How much frost will geraniums and vincas stand? How soon can they go out along Lake Brief S. & S. Geraniums in spring are seriously in- jured if the temperature falls to 30 to 32 degrees. In fall they will with- stand more cold. A great deal depends on how succulent the plants are and whether the ground at the time is dry or moist. Sometimes 6 or 8 degrees of frost will do no apparent harm, while at other times a temperature of 28 de- grees will blacken the foliage. Vincas are somewhat hardier; 10 degrees below freezing may not harm them in the fall. I should say it will not be safe to plant geraniums out before May 28 to 30 in your latitude. C. W. IN MISSOUBI. Four months after the announcement of the organization and plans of the State Fair Floral Co., at Sedalia, Mo., in The Review last June, the range, comprising 24,000 feet of glass, had been, erected and planted. The four houses, each 30x200 feet, were ready for business, the office, workrooms and large storage cellar completed, and the two big low-pressure steam boilers already eat
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