. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. PITS FOR STORING CELERY. frames. Many market gardeners dig and fine the soil in the fall in frames that are to be used for lettuce in the spring. These frames are protected with a heavy coat of leaves that keep rain and frost from penetrating; the ground. Thus when tJie sash are placed after the re- moval of the leaves, congenial condi- tions for growing and forwarding crops are quickly secured. Have on hand by the time it becomes practical to use frames or hotbeds well hardened and thrifty lettuce plants. Plant l
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. PITS FOR STORING CELERY. frames. Many market gardeners dig and fine the soil in the fall in frames that are to be used for lettuce in the spring. These frames are protected with a heavy coat of leaves that keep rain and frost from penetrating; the ground. Thus when tJie sash are placed after the re- moval of the leaves, congenial condi- tions for growing and forwarding crops are quickly secured. Have on hand by the time it becomes practical to use frames or hotbeds well hardened and thrifty lettuce plants. Plant lettuce eight or nine inches apart and sow radishes between the rows. In the spring when every inch of glass is utilized to its fullest capacity a number of frames are a valuable ad- junct to any market gardening estab- lishment. Francis Canning. Forest Planting in Pennsylvania. The question of reforesting waste mountain land in Wayne County, Pa., has been investigated by the forest ser- vice, in connection with the prepara- tion of a planting plan for lands con- trolled by Mr. Richard Knight, Mid- dletown, N. Y. The plan recommends the planting of commercially valuable trees on i,soo acres of denuded land. Whatever young growth is at present occupying the ground will be favored where it will not detract from the value of the future stand. There is a second-growth forest of 700 acres adjacent to the land to be planted, and the recommendations will include directions for the right manage- ment of this forest, as well as measures to protect the whole property from fire. The principal trees suitable for plant- ing in this locality are chestnut, Euro- pean larch, red pine, and red oak. Black locust has many desirable qualities, but its .susceptibility to insect damages makes its use on a large scale somewhat hazardous, so that it will be planted only to a limited extent. The nursery stock needed for the plan- tation will be grown on the tract. This will reduce the first cost, and th
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