. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 20 The Florists^ Review .Tine 28, iiig c-onsumers instead of being made up wholly of men financially interested in or formerly connected with the coal trade. PHILADELPHIA NOTES. FOR OUTDOOR SUMMER BLOOMS. We liave a customer who wants some large beds ])lanted to light ])ink carna- tions for summer blooming. AVliat va- riety would you suggest and what kind of ])lants would give the best satisfac- tion—coldframe plants, early cuttings or what? L. J. B.—N. Y. In order to got satisfactory results from carnations as sumnuM-fiowering sulijects, ])
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 20 The Florists^ Review .Tine 28, iiig c-onsumers instead of being made up wholly of men financially interested in or formerly connected with the coal trade. PHILADELPHIA NOTES. FOR OUTDOOR SUMMER BLOOMS. We liave a customer who wants some large beds ])lanted to light ])ink carna- tions for summer blooming. AVliat va- riety would you suggest and what kind of ])lants would give the best satisfac- tion—coldframe plants, early cuttings or what? L. J. B.—N. Y. In order to got satisfactory results from carnations as sumnuM-fiowering sulijects, ])rei)arati()ns should have been made much earlier tluin this. Practi- cally all the young carnation i)lants raised by the carnation s])ecialists are intended for winter ilowering and could hardly be ex])ected to begin bloonung profusely four montlis earlier than their ])r()per time. There is no good reason, however, why carnations should not i)rove quite satisfactory to the amateur gardener during the summer, if the j)roper varieties are selected and tiie ]dants gi'own to proper size before planting time. Two methods could be followed with good success. Take cuttings (juite oarly in the season, say alxmt ()ctol)er ]5. As soon as they are rooted, ])ot tliem into 2-inch ])Ots. Shift into Cl- inch and finally into 4-inch, keeping tliem tojiped closely right along, to get as biisliy plants as possible. Hy May 1 you should plants Avith I'liougli shoots to neiMJ no nioi'c topjiing, and if jtlanted out early in May tiiev should lie in bloom early in .luly and continue in liloom until frost cuts them down. Tiu' other nu'thod is to lift tiie smaller jd.'ints that were not benched in the fall, jiot them into 4-incli pots an bushy ]ilants; foi- instance, the KnchantiH'ss familv. Beacon, -Matidiless, Mrs. Ward, Miss Theo, etc. These ])lants could be produced at piactically the same cost ;is good 4-in(di geraniums and would proliablv bring a better price. A. V. ,T. B. HOPE FOR LOWE
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