. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 446 The American Florist. Sept. 25, be made direct into the benches if this plan is preferred. Planting Jlig'nonette. Xhe benches and plants being both ready the mig-nonette may be planted without further delay. This plant de- lights in a cool, airy atmosphere and plenty of light on all sides and such conditions should be available in the house where it is grown. About five inches of good soil with plenty of fiber and about one-fourth of manure is sufficient, and this should be placed moderately firm. The plants s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 446 The American Florist. Sept. 25, be made direct into the benches if this plan is preferred. Planting Jlig'nonette. Xhe benches and plants being both ready the mig-nonette may be planted without further delay. This plant de- lights in a cool, airy atmosphere and plenty of light on all sides and such conditions should be available in the house where it is grown. About five inches of good soil with plenty of fiber and about one-fourth of manure is sufficient, and this should be placed moderately firm. The plants should be well watered 24 hours before they are planted and allowed that much time for the superfluous moisture to dry up. They should not be knocked out and taken to the benches or beds in flats, but the pots taken there and laid in position ready for the planter, who will knock each one out with the handle of his trowel, if he uses one, if not on the side of the bench. It is very important that the ball of soil is kept intact, for if it falls about the roots are disturbed and the mig- nonette is a bad subject to transplant under any circumstances. A little "dish" may be left around the plants for convenience of watering each one separately, though it is not absolutely necessary, and if practiced care must be taken not to set the plants any lower than they had already been growing. Place the soil carefully around the roots and firm it with the hands. No potting stick or rammer is neded. Water each plant in and spray lightly if the sun is bright. Shading will probably not be needed, but a little may be applied if any wilt- ing of the foliage occurs. Work Among: Perennials. Only the careless or half-hearted grower will say there is nothing to do among the herbaceous perennials now. The grower who is interested in get- ting the best he can from his ground finds the autumn all too short for the work that must be put through. There is quite a number of plants that are bett
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