. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. INTERIOR OF MRS. I. HERBERTS See Pag. STORE 572. AT WILKESBARRE, PA. ceive attention at once, but overpot- ting should be avoided. To allow a young carnation more soil space than it can take care of quickly is con- ducive to soft growth and stem rot. It is better to give the plants a little lower temperature and less water, provided the growths are not becom- ing woody, but any drying out in high temperatures and on hot, dry benches is detrimental. Topping back of the shoots should be carefully carried out right a
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. INTERIOR OF MRS. I. HERBERTS See Pag. STORE 572. AT WILKESBARRE, PA. ceive attention at once, but overpot- ting should be avoided. To allow a young carnation more soil space than it can take care of quickly is con- ducive to soft growth and stem rot. It is better to give the plants a little lower temperature and less water, provided the growths are not becom- ing woody, but any drying out in high temperatures and on hot, dry benches is detrimental. Topping back of the shoots should be carefully carried out right along, as the plants require it, but do not carry this to the extreme. Allow for growth enough to be able to make a clean stop between the axils of the leaves. Any cuttings still in the sand should be potted as soon as they have made sufficient roots. It is better to get these into the soil quicker than earlier in the season, or as soon as the roots will stand it, so as to give them a chance to <='et well rooted in the soil for planting out in the field. The check of transferring from the house to the field is not as severe if the plants are well rooted in pots before being set out. The young stock for indoor sum- mer culture now in 2% or 2%-inch pots can be transferred to benches any time the space is available. This does •not mean to their permanent quar- ters, but as a method of carrying them along until the proper time of planting into the permanent quarters in June and it will be found to give better results and less trouble than to shift them into 4-inch pots and carry them along by that method. The one very important thing to bear in mind is to give them as light and airy a bench as possible, situated so that a *ooI temperature can be maintained. water only when absolutely necessary, ventilate freely on all favorable occa- sions and pay close attention to keep- ing the insect pests In check. There must not be any let up in the care of the bloomina- plants that rire e
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