. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 554 The American Florist. Oct. 3, Early Firing. "Economy is ; This maxim has been drilled into the young for gen- erations, but false economy is waste. And to put oft starting the fires until all the plants have cold feet, and have received a check that is going to take ? thera two or three months from which to recover is false economy. As soon as the temperature in the house drops below the point at which it should be maintained, it well pays to start the fires. Many nights at this time of the ye
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 554 The American Florist. Oct. 3, Early Firing. "Economy is ; This maxim has been drilled into the young for gen- erations, but false economy is waste. And to put oft starting the fires until all the plants have cold feet, and have received a check that is going to take ? thera two or three months from which to recover is false economy. As soon as the temperature in the house drops below the point at which it should be maintained, it well pays to start the fires. Many nights at this time of the year at 8 o'clock the temperature out- side will be above (>0°, but by morn- ing it has dropped to 40°, and if the houses are closed the glass will be cov- ered w_ith moisture, the house cold and damp. This condition is not at all conducive to good growth, and gives the plant a check from which it often takes it some time to recover. It is far better and a money-making propo- sition to have the fires going and the proper temperatures maintained. The small expense of a little coal burned and the tew weeks' wages of a night . foreman that are necessary will be more than made up in the excellence of the crop. At this season of the year there will occur cp'd, stormy days when a little heat will be necessary to keep up the growing temperature all day. This is the time to look over all the piping and see if the are working right. If steam hfeat is used see that none of the pipes have dropped from their fastenings and have made pockets in the circulation. If this has happened, fasten them up and straighten out the flows. Turn on the valTes and see if they leak, and if they do repack them; in fact, it is good policy to repack all valves every fall, whether they actually need it <St not, (or they will require it before the win- ter is over. This early firing will also give the opportunity to spread sulphur and nicotine extracts on the pipes and keep the insects and mildew
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