. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1160 The American Florist. Mai. 23 > 100 tons of stable manure to the acre, and from that up to 200 tons. On this point there are two things to be remem- bered, that you do not want to be stingy either with fertilizer or cultivation when growing carnations outdoors. Where the proper supply of stable manure is not to be obtained the best substitute is good bone meal (not bone flour for outdoor culture), a bone meal that contains pltnty of bone and not too many foreign substances. Great care must be used in the a
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1160 The American Florist. Mai. 23 > 100 tons of stable manure to the acre, and from that up to 200 tons. On this point there are two things to be remem- bered, that you do not want to be stingy either with fertilizer or cultivation when growing carnations outdoors. Where the proper supply of stable manure is not to be obtained the best substitute is good bone meal (not bone flour for outdoor culture), a bone meal that contains pltnty of bone and not too many foreign substances. Great care must be used in the application of bone or any other fertilizer of this kind unless y ou ha ve learned ho w to use it by previous experience. Two tons of good bone is none too much when applied broadcast. When applied in the rows the quantity must be reduced accordingh% and it is in this form of application that special care must be used, as it is a very easy matter to ruin the whole field of plants with an overdose and to starve them with too small an application. Lime is always a useful adjunct to car- nation culture and can be applied safely to most soils, although occasionally one will be found that has plenty of lime in its composition and the addition of more would be a detriment rather than a help. Wood ashes is another ingredient that can be safely applied to most soils, as it contains a goodly portion of lime and potash, both useful adjuncts toward making good carnation plants They also have the additional virtue of acting on the manures in the soil in such manner as to make them more available for plant food, thus making them doubly valuable. Plowing should be done as early in the spring as possible, the only point to watch being that it must not be done ^A?hile the soil is wet enough to cake in the plowing, as no amouot of alter culti- Subsoiling is not generally practiced but in many soils it would be a good investment for the carnation grower. A well loosened subsoil will retain the sp
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