. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 321 The Carnation. DISBUDDING. No other work is more pleasant thau disbudding carnations and the men most fitted for the work are glad to take their turn at it. The nimble fingers of the l>racticed hand glide swiftly from bud to l)iid, and a Ijench is gone over in a short of time, with little mental or mus- cular effort spent on the work; that is, if it is done under proper conditions. It should not be necessary to lean painfully (jver wide benches or reach away above the lin
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igo3. The American Florist. 321 The Carnation. DISBUDDING. No other work is more pleasant thau disbudding carnations and the men most fitted for the work are glad to take their turn at it. The nimble fingers of the l>racticed hand glide swiftly from bud to l)iid, and a Ijench is gone over in a short of time, with little mental or mus- cular effort spent on the work; that is, if it is done under proper conditions. It should not be necessary to lean painfully (jver wide benches or reach away above the line of vision, nor to stoop very low to disbud plants on solid beds. All these inconveniences can be done away with by having benches of a proper width— no more than five feet for middle benches —and having them of a proper height from the ground. Even solid teds, where such are found to pay better than benches can at small expense be raised eighteen inches or more from the path and thus bring the buds into convenient reach. Side benches should be no more than three feet wide, or the back row of plants is apt to be neglected or attended to at the expense of the front row. The supports should be well down in the body of the plants, so as to have no useless tying material in the wajr, which is no small item when we consider that the plants are gone over at least once a week. The disbudder should have a bag or box with him, for it is not well to drop even the smallest buds on the bench, and the walk is no place for them either. A little practice will teach him how to do the work with the greatest ease and dis- patch. Care should be taken not to injure the leaves and stems. A carnation flower with half the leaves gone from the stem, or mutilated, is a sorry sight. If the stem is injured up near the bud it is apt to twist around and throw the flower into an awkward position. The laterals should be allowed to remain until they can be removed without injur- ing the remaining parts,
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