. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 78 I HE American Florist. A7ti '5^ place the cross-strings are put in, one on each side of each row of plants, leaving a space of about tlirce inches l)etween each row to serve for an air passage. The strings are fastened securely to the outside wires with a knot that will not slip and around the inside wires they are given a simple twist. The plants are thus enclosed each in its own space and no further work is necessary, where this s^-steni is used, out- side of keeping the plants from straying from their allott
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 78 I HE American Florist. A7ti '5^ place the cross-strings are put in, one on each side of each row of plants, leaving a space of about tlirce inches l)etween each row to serve for an air passage. The strings are fastened securely to the outside wires with a knot that will not slip and around the inside wires they are given a simple twist. The plants are thus enclosed each in its own space and no further work is necessary, where this s^-steni is used, out- side of keeping the plants from straying from their allotted spaces. It is easily removed at the end of the season by cut- ting out the strings and hanging the wires up overhead, and replacing when again needed is very simple and speedily accomplished. Some growers fasten the strings diagonally across the bench, form- ing a series of diamonds instead of rec- tangles, as described above. By this method the plants are not held as firmly nor is the space which each plant should occupy so well defined. Individual supports, that is, a separate framework for each plant, have been placed upon the market from time to time and the best are still advertised, showing that they possess some degree of popularity. Thosethat have survived the commercial tests are very good, and the first cost is probably the reason why they are not more extensively used. A method of individual supports, not covered by a patent, which should be comparatively cheap in first cost, consists of two wire arches crossing each other at right angles. The lower ends are buried in the soil and wabbling is reduced to a minimum by the firm hold secured. Strings are fastened around the uprights at proper heights to support the plants and flowering shoots. A simple wrap around each upright will keep the string from slipping up or down. No. 10 wire is a good size and the arches should be about twenty-two inches high, allowing for four inches to go into the soil and eighteen inches
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