. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist, G35. SOME OF THE GROUPS AT THE GHENT EXHIBITION. On the bottom of the bench there should first be placed a layer of drainage material to a depth of two inches, coarse cinders being a suitable material for the purpose, and over this is placed a thin layer of sphagnum moss, the moss being pressed down evenly with a short piece of board. On this foundation the first layer of kentia seeds is laid, placed just as close together as they will lie in single layer. The layer of seeds is then cov
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist, G35. SOME OF THE GROUPS AT THE GHENT EXHIBITION. On the bottom of the bench there should first be placed a layer of drainage material to a depth of two inches, coarse cinders being a suitable material for the purpose, and over this is placed a thin layer of sphagnum moss, the moss being pressed down evenly with a short piece of board. On this foundation the first layer of kentia seeds is laid, placed just as close together as they will lie in single layer. The layer of seeds is then covered with about two inches ol the moss, the latter being smoothed down as noted above, and is then ready for another layer of the seeds, this proceeding being repeated until the bench is filled, though as a matter of convenience three layers of the seeds are quite enough on a bench. It must be understood, however, that this is simply a germinating bed and after having kept the seeds in such a bed, both warm and moist, for a period of about six weeks to two months it becomes necessary to examine the bed, section by section, and, after removing the seeds that have germi- nated to another seed bed or to flats, the ungerminated seeds are replaced in the moss bed and allowed to remain for another reasonable period before the operation is repeated. The most convenient arrangement by which to employ this method with kentia seeds is to use a narrow propagating house with a bench on each side, the stratified moss bed occupying the one side or portion of a side, and the other bench forming the seed bed to which the started seeds are transferred, and in which is placed about three inches of good light soil. The started seeds may either be planted in close rows or broad- cast, preferably the former, and covered with about one inch of the soil and well watered in. Here they may remain until large enough to be potted off. This stratifying method economizes space, as has been already remarked
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