. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgot. The American Florist. 1783. MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB, AND THEIR FAMILIES, AT RIVERSIDE, ILL., JULY 24. As sooi! as a few plants are benched we have a man follow with the hose, using a weak force of water, applying it around the base of each individual plant, leaving the thorough watering of the bench until later, when the plants have stopped wilting, for in case of a hot spell there is danger of having to syringe so often as to get the soil too wet and sour, which must be guarded against at all
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. tgot. The American Florist. 1783. MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO FLORISTS' CLUB, AND THEIR FAMILIES, AT RIVERSIDE, ILL., JULY 24. As sooi! as a few plants are benched we have a man follow with the hose, using a weak force of water, applying it around the base of each individual plant, leaving the thorough watering of the bench until later, when the plants have stopped wilting, for in case of a hot spell there is danger of having to syringe so often as to get the soil too wet and sour, which must be guarded against at all hazards, especially at this stage. Another point to watch is to run oti the warm water that has been standing in the pipes before applying the hose to the plants. I have known of consideral)le damage being done in this way. The ventilators must be kept close enough so that no wind can reach the plants. The fact of the matter is, when you reach this point you are "between the devil and the dtep, deep sea," for by keeping a close, moist atmosphere you ?will establish your plants quicker and have less wilting, thus saving consider- able labor in picking off dry leaves after- wards, but there is nothing more con- ducive to rust, stem rot and other carnation diseases than this same close, moist atmosphere, so it is best to strike a happy medium and not keep the houses too close. They can almost always be left open at night, providing someone lives near enough to close them up in case of storm. As soon as all wilting stops the soil in the benches should be examined and the dry spots all watered to get the soil to an even state of moisture. The plants should be staked up as soon as possible and more light gradually admitted. Bv this time weed pulling will be the order of business. It is likely that all seeds will have germinated by the time the weeds are one inch high, enabling you to do the whole job at one time. Afcer this we guard against a dry crust term- ing on the surf
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