. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i9J5- The American Florist. 361. ART FLORAL CO.'S STORE, SAN FRANCISCO, CONVENTION WEEK. trade, potting up the young plants from the propagating bed, potting on the older ones into larger potfc and pans, and in all cases giving the stock as much space as can be spared for the purpose, with the intention of produc- ing sturdy and well-finished plants that will find a ready market, and with this spacing out of the stock it should be given plenty of air and sunshine, for commercial ferns, generally speak- ing, will s
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i9J5- The American Florist. 361. ART FLORAL CO.'S STORE, SAN FRANCISCO, CONVENTION WEEK. trade, potting up the young plants from the propagating bed, potting on the older ones into larger potfc and pans, and in all cases giving the stock as much space as can be spared for the purpose, with the intention of produc- ing sturdy and well-finished plants that will find a ready market, and with this spacing out of the stock it should be given plenty of air and sunshine, for commercial ferns, generally speak- ing, will stand a great deal more sun- shine than was once thought possible. Of course all ferns that are treated after such a plan will require proper attention in the matter of watering, and will stand a great deal more of the hose than those that are grown under the coddling system that once obtained. Considerable quantities of the birds' nest fern. Asplenium nidus, are now being grown for the trade, plants in four, five and six-inch pots being among those most in demand, the light green and shiny leaves of this fern being so distinct and striking that they seldom fail to attract attention. This marks one of the advances in the fern trade, for only a few years ago a bench filled with Asplenium nidus would at- tract almost as much attention as though it were filled with that singular West Indian fern. Hymenodium crini- tum, the large uncut leaves of which are covered with black hairs, and re- mind one of elephants' ears rather than fern fronds. Pteeis. THE ROSE. Work In the Houses. The work in the rose houses at this time, varies but little outside of the suggestions mentioned in our last arti- cle. The cultivation should be attend- ed to regularly, and- where extremely early planting was done and the feed- ing roots are found near the surface, then the cultivating should be stopped and a light top-dressing of thoroughly decomposed manure of almost any kind should be put on the beds; ju
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