. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. PARTIAL VIEW OF VILMORIN-ANDRIEUX & CO.'S EXHIBIT AT PARIS. St-e issue uf ./uly \'.\, pagi' 1350. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Notes in Season. The soil in the beds containing the early planted stock is now well filled with roots and the plants are growing vigorously, indicating that extra nour- ishment will be beneficial. Great care must be exercised at this time in giving fertilizers to the plants, particularly when applied in a liquid state owing to the very rapid absorption by the plants during hot days. We follow the m
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. PARTIAL VIEW OF VILMORIN-ANDRIEUX & CO.'S EXHIBIT AT PARIS. St-e issue uf ./uly \'.\, pagi' 1350. CHRYSANTHEMUMS Notes in Season. The soil in the beds containing the early planted stock is now well filled with roots and the plants are growing vigorously, indicating that extra nour- ishment will be beneficial. Great care must be exercised at this time in giving fertilizers to the plants, particularly when applied in a liquid state owing to the very rapid absorption by the plants during hot days. We follow the mulch- ing process as a means of giving the plants feed at this season of the year. A light dressinp- of pulverized sheep manure, followed in about 10 days by a still lighter one of Clay's fertilizer, or some other good commercial fertilizer should be given. These light dressings have a tendency to prepare the roots by bringing them to the surface of the soil so that by the middle of August or a little before the plants will be in the very best condition to have a heavier mulch of well rotted cow manure put on the beds. We advise against applying any manure to the beds while the soil is in a very dry state also caution against heavy waterings directly afterwards, the latter having a tendency to sour the soil before the plants can assimilate the ad- ditional feed. There are now so many details to at- tend to that anyone havirnr a few houses of chrysanthemums to look after need never be idle; one of the most important is to see that the plants have proper supports to hold them until the blooms are cut. Two or three days is the tone of ordinary strong tea. The to- bacco must not be left to soak more than 24 hours or it will commence to sour; the plants should be syringed with clear water the first thing the following morning after applying. Exhibition specimen plants and stand- ards should now be in the pots in which they are to flower. The last week in July is also the time
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