. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. \*';9r?.. JAMDABX 28. 1916. > J The Florists^ Review 19 CARNATIONS IN A LEAN-TO. I want to grow carnations in a lean- to house which is part of a range of vegetable houses. One side of the lean- to is five feet high, the other about seven feet high. It is heated at the sides and ends. The watering would be done by the hose. Can I use ground benches with good results? Please state, also, what varieties of carnations would be likely to do well in this lo- cality, seven miles south from the cen- ter of Toledo, O. There is no reason why you sho
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. \*';9r?.. JAMDABX 28. 1916. > J The Florists^ Review 19 CARNATIONS IN A LEAN-TO. I want to grow carnations in a lean- to house which is part of a range of vegetable houses. One side of the lean- to is five feet high, the other about seven feet high. It is heated at the sides and ends. The watering would be done by the hose. Can I use ground benches with good results? Please state, also, what varieties of carnations would be likely to do well in this lo- cality, seven miles south from the cen- ter of Toledo, O. There is no reason why you should not grow first-class carnations in that lean-to house, provided the light and ventilation are good. It is, of course, needless to tell you that the house should get a fair amount of sunlight, or oijly inferior quality will result. If the sides of the'houses are boarded up to the eaves, then by all means raise your beds, but if there is glass in the sides, 80 that the sun will strike the plants, then the ground beds will answer well. Any of the standard sorts ought to prove satisfactory, as far as quality and production are concerned. Your own particular market should determine for you what varieties would prove most profitable for you. You can find out more by inquiring among the trade in your city than I could possibly tell you. However, in white I would sug- gest White Wonder, White Enchantress and Matchless. In flesh-pink I would recommend Pink Delight and Enchant- ress Supreme, as being superior to the old Enchantress. Gloriosa, Eose-pink Enchantress and Mrs. Ward are good in darker shades. Beacon, Champion and St. Nicholas in scarlet, Pocahontas in crimson. Yellow Prince in yellow and Benora in William F. Kattlng. (Chairman Flaance Committee for the Buffalo Carnation ConTcntion.) If you propose to sell your stock in the wholesale market, do not make the mistake of planting those varieties which are the most common. By doing. Please note that these images a
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