. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi4. The American Florist. 1197 ! boxes tied firmly with half inch I manilla rope, with a caution label to "keep from extreme heat and frost," • for the benefit of the expressmen. ; The cases should always be kept in ' readiness for immediate packing, and there should be a system employed in the packing department—a place for everything and everything in its place—hammer and nails, twine, la- bels, a pot of glue and brush, stencil, an assortment of knock-down card- board boxes, and anything that will ?
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi4. The American Florist. 1197 ! boxes tied firmly with half inch I manilla rope, with a caution label to "keep from extreme heat and frost," • for the benefit of the expressmen. ; The cases should always be kept in ' readiness for immediate packing, and there should be a system employed in the packing department—a place for everything and everything in its place—hammer and nails, twine, la- bels, a pot of glue and brush, stencil, an assortment of knock-down card- board boxes, and anything that will ? reduce time and labor in handling your cut flowers. Many of the small growers haven't the means to get around to some of the up-to-date places, where the handling of a large cut daily would open their eyes and be of great benefit to them, and for this reason we are often obliged to go over the same old ground in these columns to help the beginners ovsr some of the rough places, in plain every day language, devoted to prac- tical suggestions, and we trust that through these little rose "talks" that many of the small growers will derive , some benefit if ever so little. E. 1 THE CARNATION. Propagating:. This very important work must now receive our attention. The first thing on the programme is to map out our plan, and then make every preparation for carrying on the work. The weather is still favorable for getting in the sand and the other necessary materi- als and the first thing that comes to our thoughts when starting in on the propagating is that of the sand for the cutting bed, and right now, before it , is taken into the house, is the time ;, to be sure that you have made every effort to get the best sand obtainable, then if it does not turn out right no- body is to blame, for sometimes the judgment in the selection of the sand by the most expert propagators does not prove to be of the best. We have seen good stands of cuttings turned out from so many differ
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