. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. St. Louis World's Fair Medals. THE CARNATION. Summer Culture Under Glass. The method of growing carnations under glass throughout the entire season is gaining favor with a greater num- ber of growers each year, so much so that we hear of some who follow this plan with the Whole of their plants and are loud in their praise of the results obtained thereby. It is being demon- strated that with indoor summer grown plants a finer flower with longer stem and a more continuous crop during the winter months can be obtaine
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. St. Louis World's Fair Medals. THE CARNATION. Summer Culture Under Glass. The method of growing carnations under glass throughout the entire season is gaining favor with a greater num- ber of growers each year, so much so that we hear of some who follow this plan with the Whole of their plants and are loud in their praise of the results obtained thereby. It is being demon- strated that with indoor summer grown plants a finer flower with longer stem and a more continuous crop during the winter months can be obtained than is the case with plants lifted from the field. The principal cause of this is that one has the plants under control during their entire growth, a very important feature especially so when heavy con- tinuous rains like we are getting this year brings the plants in the field very near to the suffering point. As it is, we have already seen batches of plants that are turning yellow due to being flooded so much. With such plants the best results cannot be obtained. To make a success of indoor culture, the main thing is to lay a proper foun- dation and to follow it up by watching every little detail and studying the plants' requirements at all times. The plants should now be planted into their permanent quarters as quickly as the benches can be prepared to receive them. It is hardly necessary to point out here that one particular part of the work in preparing the houses for plants is that of thoroughly cleaning and white- washing the houses. Clean out all the rubbish underneath the benches and take the hose and wash them out thoroughly. After this is done do not spare the lime wash but get it into every crack and crevice. Also see that the benches are in good enough repair to stand through the season. These things attended to, the next questions are those of drainage and soil. Ample space should be provided between the boards at the bottom of the bench to allow the water to pa
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