. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1048 The American Florist. Mar. 31, If you happen to have moderate weather, do not let that be a temptation to stop firing, as if you want to let your plants have the benefit of the sun heat during the day you will also have to keep your night temperature up in propor- tion. You must have at least 55° at night or the difference between night and day temperature will bring you a crop of split calyxes. Carnations are water loving plants, but sometimes with a good crop of buds set and no promise of getting them in at
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1048 The American Florist. Mar. 31, If you happen to have moderate weather, do not let that be a temptation to stop firing, as if you want to let your plants have the benefit of the sun heat during the day you will also have to keep your night temperature up in propor- tion. You must have at least 55° at night or the difference between night and day temperature will bring you a crop of split calyxes. Carnations are water loving plants, but sometimes with a good crop of buds set and no promise of getting them in at the time wanted, a little moderation in watering will tend to push them into development. If the plants are growing extra strong and taking the strength irom the buds, as sometimes happens at this season, and especially with solid beds, they can be checked and the buds brought in by taking a sickle, hoe or any other appliance that will gc into the soil from three to four inches, and running it through the rows several times so as to cut some of the roots. This has a ten- dency to check the strong growth of the plant, make it set buds and to hasten the blooming of those already on the plants. In some soils and under some treatments this might not work as well as it does with me, so that I would rec- ommend trying a small portion of a bench or bed with this root pruning act and noting the results for another sea- son's use. This would not do during the winter when the whole season is before OS and the plants are wanted for the double duty of producing flowers and cuttings. Albert M. Herr. Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Schroederianum. It is evident from the enormous quan- tity of orchid flowers placed upon the market during the past year that they are rapidly taking a prominent position for all kinds of decorative work. The growers are beginning to appreciate the fact that, with roses, carnations, violets or palms, they will find a ready sale for orchids if they will only grow them in
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