. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i893- The American Florist. 647. PROGRESS OP THE PALMATE LEAVED CHINESE PRIMULA FROM THE ORIGINAL FORM TO THE CURLED ITALIAN. should be filled with sturdy, well-hard- ened stock, for soft or drawn plants can- not stand exposure to the dry atmos- phere of a dwelling, and the deluded pur- chaser of a fern pan filled with such stock is very likely to return to the retailer in about a week, with the plaintive wail that his or her ferns are all dead. In order to secure suitable plants for this purpose it is best to gro
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i893- The American Florist. 647. PROGRESS OP THE PALMATE LEAVED CHINESE PRIMULA FROM THE ORIGINAL FORM TO THE CURLED ITALIAN. should be filled with sturdy, well-hard- ened stock, for soft or drawn plants can- not stand exposure to the dry atmos- phere of a dwelling, and the deluded pur- chaser of a fern pan filled with such stock is very likely to return to the retailer in about a week, with the plaintive wail that his or her ferns are all dead. In order to secure suitable plants for this purpose it is best to grow thera in a moderate temperature, for instance, from 55 to 60 degrees at night, and with as much ventilation during the day as the state of the weather will permit, bearing in mind that while the class of ferns gen- erally used in the trade require an abun- dance of fresh air, yet the young fronds will not stand cold drafts, and at this season of the year watering should be done early in the day to prevent too great an accumulation of moisture on the foliage during the night, for with adiantums especially this will result in damping oft'. The size most used in small ferneries is strong plants in 3-inch pots, this being fully as large as the average fern pan will accomodate, and in some instances strong plants from 2incb pots will be found preferable, from the fact that they will. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Florists Company. Chicago : American Florist Company
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