. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. GREENHOUSES OF W. B. DITTMANN, NEW CASTLE, (Houses of South Purk Floral Compauy iu rear.) of 1,000, but when the same amount has to be selected from 100 plants extra care in selecting the stock is necessary. In the lall procure plenty stock plants of those varieties you expect to grow, and keep them in a light, cold greenhouse, and not under the benches, until about January 1. Then give them about 48° to 50° and plenty ventilation; by Marchyou should have a good supply of strong, sturdy cuttings. We will suppose t
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. GREENHOUSES OF W. B. DITTMANN, NEW CASTLE, (Houses of South Purk Floral Compauy iu rear.) of 1,000, but when the same amount has to be selected from 100 plants extra care in selecting the stock is necessary. In the lall procure plenty stock plants of those varieties you expect to grow, and keep them in a light, cold greenhouse, and not under the benches, until about January 1. Then give them about 48° to 50° and plenty ventilation; by Marchyou should have a good supply of strong, sturdy cuttings. We will suppose that you contemplate to compete in a class for 25 blooms of one variety; put in the sand 200 cuttings; when rooted, which takes about three weeks, pot them in good, rich soil in 2-inch pots; you should, with fair success, have at least 175 well rooted ones out of the 200; put them in the lightest place you have and in a tempera- ture of about 50°; this, in fact, will be about right, with plenty ventilation dur- ing their growing season. When ready for a shift select the 150 strongest plants and pot them into 3- inch, using a little heavier soil than for first potting; by May 1 they should be strong, stocky, well-rooted plants. Any house that has a tight roof, with plenty ventilation and at least 6 leethead room, will grow good chrysanthemums. I pre- fer benches to solid beds. Have the benches not more than four feet wide; you cannot pinch out the side shoots, dis- bud and tie up without breaking the foli- age if wider. We use two parts of a good, medium, heavy soil to one part of half rotted cow manure, and about 100 pounds finely ground bone to 1,000 square feet of bench space, spread on the beds five inches deep; when settled by watering it will make about four inches. Now select the best 100 plants of the 150 and plant four rows on the bed and one foot between the plants in the row. This distance to plant may seem too great, but it will insure that stocky, robust growth wh
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