. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 101 and to be erown cool, the general car- nation temperature suiting them to perfection, and as the carnation is usu- ally the one that has to make way for the geranium and other bedding plants, there is not any place better adapted for them. They can now be set pot thick, but as soon as they be- gin to draw up, they must be spaced out and given more room. Pansies which are now in the seed flats, and are large enough to handle, should be transplanted into other flats, using a live rich
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 101 and to be erown cool, the general car- nation temperature suiting them to perfection, and as the carnation is usu- ally the one that has to make way for the geranium and other bedding plants, there is not any place better adapted for them. They can now be set pot thick, but as soon as they be- gin to draw up, they must be spaced out and given more room. Pansies which are now in the seed flats, and are large enough to handle, should be transplanted into other flats, using a live rich soil. Allow enough space between the plants so that they will not have to be disturbed again before the outside conditions are favor- able, for their being planted out In the cold frames, which is usually the latter part of March or early in April. Verbenas, dwarf lobelia for bedding, and some of the speciosa variety for vases, centaurea, dwarf sweet alys- sum, ageratum, bellis, petunias and any other of the standard line of an- nual bedding plants should be sown now. The main points to observe, so as to secure a good stand of seedlings, are to use a fine soil that has been warmed through, not to sow too thick- ly, and not cover with soil any thicker than to cover the seed; also keep the soil in the seed flats just moist, never letting it become over dry or sodden with water. This is the time for overhauling the vines intended for vases and window boxes. Vincas, that were lifted from the field and potted into 4-inch pots, are ready now for a shift into 5-inch; they may appear to be all right at present, but they are bound to suffer if carried through without any repot- ting. Some growers lift their plants from the field in the fall and plant them along the edges of their carna- tion benches; these must be potted up now to get established in the pots for spring work; they will not stand to be left where they are and planted direct to the vases, because they will wilt too much a
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