. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE 77--r^ ,fLoMSTS THE FORCING OF jbt iiy FANCY FREESIAS The recent improvement in the quality of the freesia, with the addi- ? | mr^'^^grmnrmr tion of new varieties in many colors, has opened a fresh field of oppor- ? J^^ tunities for freesia forcers. Many growers who heretofore have given ^^iJ the freesia, scant attention may now find it worthy of their iest efforts. I ^ '\'-^. N GEOWING freesias, or other flowers, the grade or quality of the crop de- pends on various circum- stances—not only on the grower's disposition and skill and facilities,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. THE 77--r^ ,fLoMSTS THE FORCING OF jbt iiy FANCY FREESIAS The recent improvement in the quality of the freesia, with the addi- ? | mr^'^^grmnrmr tion of new varieties in many colors, has opened a fresh field of oppor- ? J^^ tunities for freesia forcers. Many growers who heretofore have given ^^iJ the freesia, scant attention may now find it worthy of their iest efforts. I ^ '\'-^. N GEOWING freesias, or other flowers, the grade or quality of the crop de- pends on various circum- stances—not only on the grower's disposition and skill and facilities, but also on the requirements of the local market. There are other questions in- volved, besides the question of the grower's efficiency. The grower may be a marvel. He may be able, if he wishes, to hand out superfine flowers from the most unpromising conditions, as nonchalantly as a sleight-of-hand per- former produces a bushel or so of bouquets—or lingerie or what not— from a No. 7 derby hat. The grower, indeed, may be a veritable magician in his own line, yet he may not feel in- clined to waste much of his time and dexterity in growing extra special free- sias for customers who will pay just as much for a lower grade. If the grower is ambitious, hbwever, he will judiciously lure _ his patrons on to higher things—in- cluding higher prices —by offering them stock which is at least a little better than they expect. And a florist who has learned the best methods may be able to grow specials as easily as his poorly informed competitor can grow seconds. "Neutral" Flowers. If a grower knows that he has a market for a quantity of in- differently good free- sias—freesias of neu- tral quality; that is, neither good nor bad —and if he has ex- cellent conveniences for producing just that kind, he may be fully justified in do- ing so. He may use the freesias as a catch crop, stringing a lot of the bulbs along a bench of partly worn-out soil, after the early chrys-
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