. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1424 small furnace. To-<l:iv tlirof tons of bituminous coal will iiniforn: Are five times as ,»n,-l, ,H,tt,.ry in fifteen hours. Itis a very .,.! -:..-.,. ii,at one flowerpot is as Wlli.'h 1 good as anotli. 1. , : « ill hold together long !, enough to gr
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1424 small furnace. To-<l:iv tlirof tons of bituminous coal will iiniforn: Are five times as ,»n,-l, ,H,tt,.ry in fifteen hours. Itis a very .,.! -:..-.,. ii,at one flowerpot is as Wlli.'h 1 good as anotli. 1. , : « ill hold together long !, enough to gruH 1 iM . i Mi- is equivalent to saving rhil on that one rose is ,,- 1 .- ,.,ââther. The late C. M. l< Hovey has often said to the writer, "Mr. Hews, I want done CO all perfect pots. Suppose I am potting a choice plant flesh on which will be worth two or three dollars. I want a good be able e as well condition of clay. u smooth. istantly in large establishments, may have some his thumbs at night. Such a pot must also to stand transportation and years of usage if necessary. " Standard " flower pots, such as are now used by American florists, are shown in Figs. 1937. The writer often asks himself, "Will the demand for flower pots in the next qua tury the '^^k^m^^ All! 1937. Pots of various sizes. â ' standard " pots except the rimless one at the right, which is straight pot for it, but I am obliged to pull the pile over before I can find one. When I do find one it is sure to be of such a soft burn that it will hardly hold ; .,. We would then examine some of the choice subjects in _j his greenhouse, and they were sure to be in warped and [^ cracked pots. "Such a pot spoils the sale of a plant unless I repot ; This was before the day of standard pots. When the Society of American Florists met at Washington in 1892 the writer spent several hours in the greenhouses of the various departments. To say that many of th
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