. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /poj. The American Florist. 571. I. ^»'«»^' l^^^^^pP^^^H r ^ >• SHOp^ll^^^^P^P^^H^ -'^^ ^^•^i ^s&. /V*^ J Lilium Peter Barr. Mignonette White Pearl. NEW PLANTS. upon this as wise, but it evidences busi- ness sagacity and favors a good dividend on the investment and the man who can do this is a winner every time. An important problem for growers to con- sider always and more particularly at the present time when profits have been reduced to a very narrow margin, is what kind of houses to build and this littl
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. /poj. The American Florist. 571. I. ^»'«»^' l^^^^^pP^^^H r ^ >• SHOp^ll^^^^P^P^^H^ -'^^ ^^•^i ^s&. /V*^ J Lilium Peter Barr. Mignonette White Pearl. NEW PLANTS. upon this as wise, but it evidences busi- ness sagacity and favors a good dividend on the investment and the man who can do this is a winner every time. An important problem for growers to con- sider always and more particularly at the present time when profits have been reduced to a very narrow margin, is what kind of houses to build and this little digression on the subject is sub- mitted for what it is worth. For economical reasons Mr. McMahon prefers solid beds to benches for his roses, for they can be run indefinitely without rebuilding. Here again John Henderson may be quoted as having expressed him- self in doubt as to the relative desirability of solid beds or benches but inclined to favor the former. Grafted roses do much better at Seabright than own root stock. Mr. McMahon seldom holds the plants over more than two seasons, his experi- ence with older plants having been that they are doubtful, and regards it as much safer to replant every two years. He does all his own grafting, and now, after three year's experience has got the art down so fine that he can count upon ninety-five per cent to take. He uses English stock exclusively, as being more reliable than the French. One point he emphasizes particularly is that the grafts must for the first few days be kept up to a steady temperature of from 75° to 80", after which they may be gradually cooled off. The local Long Branch trade has been very poor this season. Wall street is blamed with a part of the responsi- bility. Everybody has been talking con- servatism. The Dean & Company place at Little Silver, in which Mr. McMahon is also interested, consists of five houses so long that the farther end seems to disappear in the distant horizon. Like th
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