. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. MOUNT GREENWOOD CEMETERY ASS'N EXHIBIT AT THE CHICAGO SHOW. THE CARNATION. The Young: Plants. Most growers have for the last few weeks been worrying along with lack of space to take care of the young stock in order to hold on to the flower- ing plants for the Easter business, and now that this is out of the way our thoughts turn to the question of more room for the young carnation plants or other stock as the case may be. The question of what to throw out to make this room should be governed by the condition of th
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. MOUNT GREENWOOD CEMETERY ASS'N EXHIBIT AT THE CHICAGO SHOW. THE CARNATION. The Young: Plants. Most growers have for the last few weeks been worrying along with lack of space to take care of the young stock in order to hold on to the flower- ing plants for the Easter business, and now that this is out of the way our thoughts turn to the question of more room for the young carnation plants or other stock as the case may be. The question of what to throw out to make this room should be governed by the condition of the plants and to the demand for the dif- ferent varieties. We all know that with the passing of Easter the de- mand for red or the deep cerise colors diminishes to a large extent and the principal call is for the white and true pinks that have color tone enough not to fade quickly. The pres- ent condition of the plants we might say should be the most important fac- tor in determining whether to hold on to them or not. Plants that were the first to come into bloom last fall and have been keeping it up continu- ously ever since are not very likely to show as good prospects for the fu- ture production of bloom as those that were later in getting started and con- sequently have not done so much. We are now coming to the season when the supply of carnation blooms will be considerably greater than the demand. It is therefore to every grower's interest in figuring out his plans to hold on to such plants as show promise of giving the best re- turns. There are many details that need particularly close attention at this time to keep the flowering plants I To keep a check on the red spider give the plants a thorough syringing once or twice a week and ventilate all the time that the weather conditions will permit. After April 1 there are very few nights that will not allow some ventilation being carried on in houses all night. Also, in a very short time, it will be necessary to put on the g
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