. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. drainings of the benches were quite high colored and at least one-half of the nutriment was lost. Water little and often until the manure is all gone and keep a good crack of air on at the ridge all night, increasing it early in the morning and using sufficient steam to maintain the temperature. Rational Ventilation. It would be a good thing were more attention paid to instructing young men in the art of rational ventilation. In my young days we grew considerable fruit under glass and it was frequently a close race between the early morning sun and
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. drainings of the benches were quite high colored and at least one-half of the nutriment was lost. Water little and often until the manure is all gone and keep a good crack of air on at the ridge all night, increasing it early in the morning and using sufficient steam to maintain the temperature. Rational Ventilation. It would be a good thing were more attention paid to instructing young men in the art of rational ventilation. In my young days we grew considerable fruit under glass and it was frequently a close race between the early morning sun and the man on duty to get to the house first. Modern methods of heat- ing and the employment of night fire- men have done away with a good deal of this kind of drudgery, and there is danger now of the men going to the Tbe Editor is pleased T7hen a Reader presents bis ideas •on any subject treated In. As experience Is the best teacher, so do we learn fastest by an exchanee of experiences. Many valuable points are broueht out by discussion. Good i)enman8hip, spelling and grammar, though desirable, are not necessary. Write as you would talk when doing your best. WK SHALL, BS 6^JU^ TO HEAR FROM TOO other extreme and neglecting the venti- lation until the cutting is done, then rushing on full air to lower the tem- perature. A natural and slow rise of tempera- ture should be the aim of the grower, and this cannot be attained without a good deal of care on his part. Never wait for the temperature to reach a certain point before opening the ventff. This has been the cause of more burned foliage and more insect attacks than any other item of mismanagement. Put the air on gradually in the morning at this season and take it off the same way in the afternoon. Ne"#er wait until a chill in the air warns yoil that the sun has left the house/but take a little of the air off before the sun has lost its power and let the temperature decline as gradually in the afternoon as it rises in the m
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