. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 296 The American Florist. Mar. II, the grower should have houses which are maintained at different tempera- tures, in order to regulate and control 'the development of the plants. A grower of these plants whose annual output was in the tens of thousands once made the statement that he be- lieved he averaged moving his plants not less than six times, to have them in the desired condition. While this may have been an exaggerated statement, yet the cultivator must fully understand that the more advanced plan
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 296 The American Florist. Mar. II, the grower should have houses which are maintained at different tempera- tures, in order to regulate and control 'the development of the plants. A grower of these plants whose annual output was in the tens of thousands once made the statement that he be- lieved he averaged moving his plants not less than six times, to have them in the desired condition. While this may have been an exaggerated statement, yet the cultivator must fully understand that the more advanced plants must be retarded, and the later ones forced, and this can only be done by moving the plants where they will be in different temperatures. But this cannot be done too early, nor is it ad- visable to make the change too great at one time. It is better to wait, unless the plant is extremely forward, until the buds have spread from the centre before taking them into the cooler house. We have seen lilies that were taken into a lower temperature when the buds first formed and then when it was found that they had been moved too early, were taken back into the warmer house and for days they stood nearly still, and when forced into bloom did not produce nearly as good a flower as those that were treated correctly. The crop should be looked over every day, and those that are known to be too forward should be taken into cooler temperature. Here is the opportunity for knowledge and judgment and both will be required. The plants should also be arranged ac- cording to height, the lower ones on the sunny side of the bench and the taller ones behind, so that all will ob- tain the requisite amount of light. This can be done as soon as the buds form for the proportionate height can be easily seen at that time. Another mat- ter that will demand immediate at- tention is the staking. This should be done as soon as the buds begin to swell, for the plant begins to grow heavy at the top as the buds
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