. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DAVIS & STEINER'S NEW GARLAND GREENHOUSE, 76x900 FEET, NOW BEING" ERECTED AT OTTAWA, ILL. out before night. Now that the plants have made heavy growth, it takes the foliage a longer time to get dry, espe- cially on the side benches, where there is not as free a circulation of air as in the center of the house; wet condi- tions overnight in the greenhouse, when there is a heavy dew outside, quickly cause the foliage to go bad. Plenty of fresh air is very important at this time to ripen up the wood and enco
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. DAVIS & STEINER'S NEW GARLAND GREENHOUSE, 76x900 FEET, NOW BEING" ERECTED AT OTTAWA, ILL. out before night. Now that the plants have made heavy growth, it takes the foliage a longer time to get dry, espe- cially on the side benches, where there is not as free a circulation of air as in the center of the house; wet condi- tions overnight in the greenhouse, when there is a heavy dew outside, quickly cause the foliage to go bad. Plenty of fresh air is very important at this time to ripen up the wood and encourage the setting of the buds. Full ventilation should be kept on every minute during the daytime and the only lowering of the ventilators at night should be to guard against heavy rainstorms. The time is drawing near when the buds will be ready for taking. Expert growers of exhibition cut blooms com- mence selecting and taking the buds on many of the exhibition varieties as early as August 5, and again August 10 and August 15 are important dates for this class of stock, and after the latter date every bud on an exhibition variety should be taken as it appears. Early planted stock of the early Oc- tober flowering varieties will begin to set their buds about August 15 and they should be taken as they get into condition to safely handle mid-October varieties, and those which mature their blooms early in November will have their buds ready for taking around Au- gust 20 and every bud, whether exhi- bition or commercial, should be taken as they appear after this last date. Care should be taken in doing this very important work so as not to damage the young bud. Do not attempt to take the bud until it is plainly visible and the side growths can be easily removed. A close watch must be kept on the grasshoppers to prevent them chewing the young buds; this is the time they cause so much trouble, as in a very lit- tle while they will chew the top or side out of a bud, completely ruining
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