. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. uire, during the late Autumn, adressing of well rotted cow dung or other heavyfarmyard manure; and in cold localities whereSpring frosts are troublesome a covering of straw,reeds or similar material will be required duringWinter and Spring, being taken off sufficiently earlyto prevent injury to the early growths. Treated as above the May flowering section mayremain undisturbed for two or three years, andwhen they get too thick, they should be lifted atabout the time the foliag
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. uire, during the late Autumn, adressing of well rotted cow dung or other heavyfarmyard manure; and in cold localities whereSpring frosts are troublesome a covering of straw,reeds or similar material will be required duringWinter and Spring, being taken off sufficiently earlyto prevent injury to the early growths. Treated as above the May flowering section mayremain undisturbed for two or three years, andwhen they get too thick, they should be lifted atabout the time the foliage will just hang on to thebulb, dried in the shade to prevent the skins crack-ing, cleaned, and the largest taken out and eithersold or planted again, separately, on a preparedpiece of ground, very close together, for one lifting again they will be found to have madefine perfectly round-shaped, solid bulbs with a goodeven salable appearance. (Some Good to varieties, the Cottage section is the mostuseful and the following are the finest commercialselections. Bouton dOr, orange or golden yellow;. Partial View of Palm Shed of Metalrie Ridge Nursery, New Orleans, La. Spathulata, crimson scarlet, base of the flower darkblue; Golden Crown, golden, splashed red; Macro-phylla, crimson scarlet, yellow base, very sweetlyscented; Picotee, pure white, edged pink like a pico-tee, recurved petals; Retroflexa, canary yellow, re-curved petals; White Swan, pure white, perfectegg-shaped blooms. In the Darwin section it is difficult to give aselection as all the sorts are good for cutting. Per-haps a selection of unnamed separate colors wouldbe the most useful, but the following are a few ofthe best; Clara Butt, salmon; Hecla, crimson ma-roon; Farncombe Saunders, bright red WhiteQueen, white; Mme. Krelage, rose pink; Yellow Per-fection, yellow, edged golden. In the Parrot section the mixed unnamed sortsare useful, but the best named are Admiral vonConstantinople, orange and sc
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