. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 985 ^le Bumham. Grates shake easy—shaker arm is a powerful lever—grates smash the clinkers and do not jam—DO bolts or grate connections to burn off. LORD AND BURNHAM CO. IRVINGTON, N. Y. New York. Boston, miaddpbia. Chicago. Steel ReturnTubularBoilers The Most Economical Type of Boiler for Greenhouse Heating. Highly recommended by well-known florists. JOHNSTON HEATING CO., ",?ew y(«il'- Ornaniental Gourds. Climbers of annual duration add considerably to the interest and en- joyment
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igio. The American Florist. 985 ^le Bumham. Grates shake easy—shaker arm is a powerful lever—grates smash the clinkers and do not jam—DO bolts or grate connections to burn off. LORD AND BURNHAM CO. IRVINGTON, N. Y. New York. Boston, miaddpbia. Chicago. Steel ReturnTubularBoilers The Most Economical Type of Boiler for Greenhouse Heating. Highly recommended by well-known florists. JOHNSTON HEATING CO., ",?ew y(«il'- Ornaniental Gourds. Climbers of annual duration add considerably to the interest and en- joyment of a garden during summer, and although the principal feature of interest lies in the majority of in- stances in the flowers, says the Gar- deners' Magazine, there are a notable few which are employed for their at- tractive foliage, and yet another sec- tion is admired for the ornamental character of its fruits. To this latter class tielong the orna- mental gourds, whose vigorous growth proclaims them as being pre-eminently adapted for producing a screen or for quickly covering undesirable features, while the bold outline of the leaves. forming as they do a pleasing contrast to the brightly-colored and quaintly formed fruits, makes them novel fea- tures for covering such structures as pergolas, or light trellis work. The rapidity of gourd growth is proverb- ial, and the month of June being con- sidered quite soon enough for planting in the open with safety, it is there- fore a wise policy not to start the seed too early, otherwise the plants are starved before planting out. The end of April is a suitable time for making a start, and the seeds should be put singly in small pots containing light, rich soil, and in a gentle heat. Ger- mination takes place in a few days, and as the plants rapidly fill their pots with roots, care must be taken to give a shift into larger pots before they become root bound, and by en- couraging free and uninterrupted growth and with subsequen
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