. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. It9i4 TuE American Florist: AuiT. 21, construction, it' aiiytliing tt]e solid beds giving- slightly better results. Our records show, for example, that the average yield per plant from Winsor on the raised wooden benches was 1-1 flowers for the period indicated. The average yield on the solid beds was 112 flowers; on the tile bench 11 flowers per plant. The average yield of Bea- con on the raised wooden bench was 13 flowers, on the solid beds flow- ers, and on the tile bench, flowers. The average yield o
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. It9i4 TuE American Florist: AuiT. 21, construction, it' aiiytliing tt]e solid beds giving- slightly better results. Our records show, for example, that the average yield per plant from Winsor on the raised wooden benches was 1-1 flowers for the period indicated. The average yield on the solid beds was 112 flowers; on the tile bench 11 flowers per plant. The average yield of Bea- con on the raised wooden bench was 13 flowers, on the solid beds flow- ers, and on the tile bench, flowers. The average yield of Enchantress on the raised wooden bench was 10 flow- ers, on the tile bench 10, and on the solid beds 13 flowers. It should be borne in mind that records were kept for five months only. If they had been kept the whole season through, the average yields would have been about doubled. SOLID BEDS SHOW BEST EESULTS. The plants in the solid beds, how- ever were decidedly more vigorous, the stems being stronger and the flowers larger than in either the wooden or tile benches, consequently were worth more money. This is due to the fact that there is much better drainage in the solid beds. The soil never becomes soggy when an over supply of water is put on as has been found to be the case with the wooden and tile benches. The plants in the tile bench were the least vigorous. It has been our experi- ence that it takes about the same tmie to work the solid beds as the raised wooden benches. We have found, fur- ther, that the solid beds do not require watering as frequently as the other benches. It has been our practice to water the solid beds once a week, while it has been necessary to water the tile and wooden benches at least three times in two weeks. The cuttings for this experiment were made about Jan- uary 1, and potted in 2-inch pots when well rooted. Early in March they were shifted to 3-inch pots ? where they were kept until the last week in April, when they were trans- ferred t
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