. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1554 The American Florist. July 28, varieties planted in the bench. They were the perfection of health, advanced more rapidly, showed stronger growth, which resulted in stronger stems and better flowers. The dift'erence was noticeable at a glance up to January; after that time the benched plants caught up with the pot plants, and the diflerence was less noticeable, although slightly per- ceptible up to March. We hardly think that we cut many more flowers from the potted plants than from the bench, but they were ce
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1554 The American Florist. July 28, varieties planted in the bench. They were the perfection of health, advanced more rapidly, showed stronger growth, which resulted in stronger stems and better flowers. The dift'erence was noticeable at a glance up to January; after that time the benched plants caught up with the pot plants, and the diflerence was less noticeable, although slightly per- ceptible up to March. We hardly think that we cut many more flowers from the potted plants than from the bench, but they were certainly better in the fall and early winter. In general the results were so gratify- ing to us that we ordered several thou- sands of these bottomless pots for this season's use, especially for the plants we intend to take in early. True, the out- lay is quite considerable, but these pots will last for several years. For medium sized plants a 6 inch pot is large enough, for larger plants the 7 inch size is more desirable. Fred Dorner. A Provincial English Exhibition. The chief floral event of the past week in England was the three day's show at Wolverhampton, which is now con- sidered to be second only to the Shrews- bury show, which takes place in August. Roses were the leading feature and I saw a greater variety of these flowers than it had ever been my good fortune to encounter before. Of course they were all shown singly and on short stems and on that account were not as attractive to me as some of the other exhibits, although the flowers themselves were truly marvelous. The displays of sweet peas were superb, put upin the American style, showing their long stems. The colors of the varieties with which I am familiar were more brilliant than we can get them outdoors in America. Among the new ones I noticed particularly Lady Grisel Hamilton, a fine lavender; Coun- tess of Warwick, pink and white; Lady Mary Currie, salmon scarlet, and Bur- pee's Pink Friar. Carnations, like th
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