. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 707 by careful measurements. To do this it is necessary to find out the capacity of the tanli in siiHous and a painted should he placed from the bottom of tlie tank ui) to the hish water mark with numbers ifivins the number of gallons at different heights. In this manner one can mix a small quantity of liquid to experiment with and will know at a glance the anionnt of water the tank contains. For the first watering try One- half bushel of fresh cow nuiuure to 50 gallons of water: l
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo8. The American Florist. 707 by careful measurements. To do this it is necessary to find out the capacity of the tanli in siiHous and a painted should he placed from the bottom of tlie tank ui) to the hish water mark with numbers ifivins the number of gallons at different heights. In this manner one can mix a small quantity of liquid to experiment with and will know at a glance the anionnt of water the tank contains. For the first watering try One- half bushel of fresh cow nuiuure to 50 gallons of water: let it stand for a week before use. Select the bright sunshiny weather always for manure watcrin;;, and havt> the soil in a si'mi-dry comli- tion. For the beginner I would suggest try- ing a section of a bench to start witli. carefully noting the results. This may take a week or 10 days in order to note any improvement from the plants not treated, and one must be a very close observer in order to notice any "change sooner than this, but if the plants show an improvement in the color of the young growth, the flowers fill out better aiid the plants have that crisp, healthy look, then t!ie grower is on the right road. But because the plants show marked improvement after applying a normal solution, do not go to extremes and ex- pect a solution or liquid of double strength to do twice the work, for it will not; go slow and stick to a liquid of about equal density after finding the mix- ture that proves beneficial. One can change the liquid by using sheep manure occasionally, but, if one uses a good strong grade of sheep manure, % of a peck to one peck to 50 gallons of water will be sufficiently strong for the first watering, with very little increase later, as sheep manure contains much ammonia and should be used with great care on this account. The use of chemicals in liquid form as indoor fertilizers is yet practically in its infancy, and if one cares to experiment with the
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