American homes and gardens . A Cold Storage Building in Which Plants are Retarded. In ihis Building FiveLily-of-the-Valley Plants Were Retarded in a Single Year Milli, The Man Who Works in the Channels that LeadCold Air into Chambers Wears Arctic Dress July, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 45. A Fine Epiphyllum in Full Bloom the roots were properly thawed in a cool place, and thenwere brought out into the light and warmth. In a surpris-ingly short space of time the plants burst into a wealth offlower and foliage and for the first time in history lilies-of-the-valley were on the London market i
American homes and gardens . A Cold Storage Building in Which Plants are Retarded. In ihis Building FiveLily-of-the-Valley Plants Were Retarded in a Single Year Milli, The Man Who Works in the Channels that LeadCold Air into Chambers Wears Arctic Dress July, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 45. A Fine Epiphyllum in Full Bloom the roots were properly thawed in a cool place, and thenwere brought out into the light and warmth. In a surpris-ingly short space of time the plants burst into a wealth offlower and foliage and for the first time in history lilies-of-the-valley were on the London market in August. As may be imagined it was not long before many otherkinds of plants were tested as to their ability to stand theordeal of retardation. It was found that nearly all theJapanese lilies, as well as such plants as azaleas, spiraeas,syringas, etc., were very good subjects for the treatment andthe list seems to be capable of a good deal of extension. Itit strange that up to the present all attempts to retard hy-acinth, tulip and narcissus bulbs have met with this is so does not seem to be at all clear, for one wouldthink that the plants would be more capable of standing thedegree of cold than the Japanese lilies. It is obvious that it is only hardy kinds of plants which
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