. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoj. The American Florist. 217 condition ol the liglit varieties always send up plenty of shoots, but those out ot health and some kinds, notably shy, will not do so no matter how treated. ' G. Carnation Troubles. Ed. American Florist:— Can you tell me wliat is wrong with my carnations? .^bout half of the Law- son and Enchantress lack substance and the flowers are so loose as to be almost worthless. The plants were benched in .\ugust in five inches of compost, con- sisting of four parts of rotted loamy sod to one
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoj. The American Florist. 217 condition ol the liglit varieties always send up plenty of shoots, but those out ot health and some kinds, notably shy, will not do so no matter how treated. ' G. Carnation Troubles. Ed. American Florist:— Can you tell me wliat is wrong with my carnations? .^bout half of the Law- son and Enchantress lack substance and the flowers are so loose as to be almost worthless. The plants were benched in .\ugust in five inches of compost, con- sisting of four parts of rotted loamy sod to one part of cow manure two years' old, over one inch of stable manure for drainage. They have had nothing but one peck of hard-wood ashes per loo square feet of bench surface since. The plants look well. J. T. Your treatment appears to have been correct and, unless the dull weather ex- perienced in many sections is the rea- son, it is difficult to account for the want of substance in your flowers. The plants have probably a poor hold of the com- post or the latter is not sufficiently firm. Then again heat will cause the flowers to lack substance, and so will want of abundant fresh air. You will probably he the best judge as to which of these meets your case. G. Cow Manure for Carnations. Kd. American Florist:— Is fresh cow manure, spread on carna- tion benches, good or will it be too strong for this? J- Fresh cow manure should never be used. It should be laid up and well dried so that it can be broken up finely before applying. G. WITH THE GROWERS W. K. Harris, Philadelphia, Pa. Though this is an old and well known establishment the visitor can always find some new thing to admire. Recently, under the guidance of Mark P. Mills, the capable foreman, a visit to the place was well repaid. The new variegated bougainvillea, W. K. Harris, is a novelty and will doubtless be popular. If any- body .goes without a shamrock this year it will not be the fault of the Harris range. While th
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