. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 394 The American Florist. Oct. lo. guided by the directions of one who may be working under very different condi- tions and with different soil, and these notes are not penned with the purpose of leading anyone to abandon a course of treatment which has given good results, no matter how radically it may differ from the treatment recommended here. To show how good growers may differ I will cite the case of Dorothy. In the catalogue of a reputable firm I find the following: "Soil must be heavy and well manured;
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 394 The American Florist. Oct. lo. guided by the directions of one who may be working under very different condi- tions and with different soil, and these notes are not penned with the purpose of leading anyone to abandon a course of treatment which has given good results, no matter how radically it may differ from the treatment recommended here. To show how good growers may differ I will cite the case of Dorothy. In the catalogue of a reputable firm I find the following: "Soil must be heavy and well manured; 48° to 50°. Now, last year we had this variety planted in a rather heavy soil and the result was a very scanty yield. We concluded that the soil was too heavy, and acting upon that theory made the soil very light this year, and the way the plants are coming into bud certainly proves that our theory was correct. We also find that with us a temperature at least 5° higher is required to produce the best results. White Cloud.—Heavy soil. Will stand lots of feeding after heavy crop of buds is well formed, say after January 1. Tem- perature 50°. Does its best work between January 1 and May 15. No good after this crop is off. The weighty flowers necessitate a high support. Lopna.—Similar to White Cloud, requir- ing the same soil and temperature. More continuous in bloom, though not actu- ally much freer. After well established and active growth has commenced light feeding steadily kept up suits this variety best. Glacier. — Temperature 48° to 50°. against overfeeding or it will produce a luxuriant growth at expense of bloom. Queen Louise.—An easily grown variety and very adaptable, free, early and con- tinuous. Light feeding regularly kept up and a temperature of 52° will encour- age all its good qualities. In soil strike a fair average. Governor Wolcott.—Our first year with this variety and we are growing it in the same house with Queen Louise. From present indicati
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