. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi2. The American Florist. 173. FIRST GREENHOUSE OF PETER REINBERG, CHICAGO, BUILT BY M. WINANDY IN 1832. PLANT NOTES. Heaths. During the hot weather the ericas will demand considerable attention. The plants should be plunged in the coolest location possible, yet where they will get the full sunlight. The pots are now full of the very fine roots and if these once get dry the tender roots will burn. There is no plant the florist grows that demands closer watching and more careful watering than the heaths. They are
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi2. The American Florist. 173. FIRST GREENHOUSE OF PETER REINBERG, CHICAGO, BUILT BY M. WINANDY IN 1832. PLANT NOTES. Heaths. During the hot weather the ericas will demand considerable attention. The plants should be plunged in the coolest location possible, yet where they will get the full sunlight. The pots are now full of the very fine roots and if these once get dry the tender roots will burn. There is no plant the florist grows that demands closer watching and more careful watering than the heaths. They are so hard wooded that they do not show neglect as quickly as the softer wooded plants, but if they get once fully dried it means absolute disaster with no flow- ers the succeeding year. The grower well posted in the culture of these plants can tell at a glance when they should be watered and never neglect them. If the plants are growing un- shapely they should be pir hed back so that the form will be kept. The plants that are in small pots will need repotting in September; a fine loam with but little fibre and with no ma- nure is to be preferred for these plants, for their fine roots do not like a coarse soil and manure of all kinds should be omitted from the soil in which they are grown. Mignonette. The plants of mignonette from seed sown in July will have to be placed in their winter quarters in the bench in September. If extra large and long spikes, that are always so much ad- mired, are wanted, the soil will have to be very rich. To ordinary compost (that is, two-thirds loam and one-third manure), add about as much manure again, making the soil about half and half. The plants should be set about 12 inches apart. Water only around the plant until the roots begin to spread in the soil. Keep the soil free from weeds, well scratched over and loose, that it may not become sour. The tops should be pinched off until six or eight branches have been formed. The cabbage-worm will soon
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