. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tp02. The American Florist. 2T9. PRIZE WINNER IN OOAOHING PARADE AT SWAMP8C0TT, MASS. (I>i'ciir;it" to 4S°, for while the flower spikes do not develop <|uite as rapidly under such conditions as when grown in ,1 higher tem]K'rature, yet the (pirdity is much better, .?ind ;i longer succession of good bloom will be had under the cool treatment suggested. .Mignonette in pots is also in demand in the winter ••ind spring, and in this case the same soil and will be re(|uired, several seed
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tp02. The American Florist. 2T9. PRIZE WINNER IN OOAOHING PARADE AT SWAMP8C0TT, MASS. (I>i'ciir;it" to 4S°, for while the flower spikes do not develop <|uite as rapidly under such conditions as when grown in ,1 higher tem]K'rature, yet the (pirdity is much better, .?ind ;i longer succession of good bloom will be had under the cool treatment suggested. .Mignonette in pots is also in demand in the winter ••ind spring, and in this case the same soil and will be re(|uired, several seeds lieing sown in ,1 4-inch or .")-inch pot, preferably the lat- ter, and the seedlings being thinned out to three to a pot. .\s the plants gain size they will need a neat stake and a tic of green silkaline to keep them in shape, and toward spring it may be found necessary to give the plants a watering with liquid manure about once a week to keep them in an active condition, but if well grown these pots of mignonette will usually find a ready market. .\s to varieties, there are several from which to make a choice, but for pot growing a good strain of the old Miles' Spiral is very satisfactory, while for cut- ting either Machet or Allen's Defiance is very satisfactory, and will produce immense spikes when well grown. Pansies for winter flowering may be grown in the same house with the mignonette if it is not desired to occupy the entire house with the one crop, the same conditions applj'ing verj- well to the pansies. If one desires to use pansies to any great extent in funeral work it will be the best plan to sow named sorts in solid colors, in order to get a good supply of any particular color, but if the demand for that purpose is limited then any good strain of large-flowered exhi- bition pansies will Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these
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