. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. October 26, 1922 The Rorists^ Review 35. t. .jcte. Prize^Cups at Uptown Chicago Show Lined Up before Rose America and Poetlmann's and^Oecbslin's Foliage Plants. parta of sand that will pass through a quarter-inch sieve, four parts of gravel —from one-fourth inch to two inches— and one part of cement. It is important that about the above proportions be used and, although ordinary bank gravel often furnishes the correct mixture, it is safer to sift it and make sure. Thor- oughly mix the cement, sand and gravel, and after adding water enough so that i
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. October 26, 1922 The Rorists^ Review 35. t. .jcte. Prize^Cups at Uptown Chicago Show Lined Up before Rose America and Poetlmann's and^Oecbslin's Foliage Plants. parta of sand that will pass through a quarter-inch sieve, four parts of gravel —from one-fourth inch to two inches— and one part of cement. It is important that about the above proportions be used and, although ordinary bank gravel often furnishes the correct mixture, it is safer to sift it and make sure. Thor- oughly mix the cement, sand and gravel, and after adding water enough so that it will show as water on the surface of the particles, shovel it over until an even mixture has been formed. Then shovel into the forms and if the right amount of water has been used every space will be filled without tamping. Sometimes it is not possible to procure good gravel, but a supply of field stones ranging from two to four inches in diameter is available. In that case, make a grout with one part of cement and from two to four parts of sand and fine gravel, and, after pouring it into the forms to a depth of six inches, throw in as many stones as can be forced down into the grout by tamping. Care should be taken that the walls are laid out square and plumb and that they are well braced and tied. If the grout is mixed in the proportions sug- gested and moistened so tliat it will run, there should be no difTiculty in making a permanent wall. For convenience in storing the bulbs, racks with shelves about one foot aj'art should be built along the walls to hold the flats, pots, pnns, etc., in which the bulbs are started. As a rule, these shelves should not have a grenter width than three feet. L. H. T. GROWERS AT UPTOWN SHOW. Dinner at Sovereign Hotel. A dinner party of about fifty, com- posed of nienihers of the Commercial Flower Orowers of Chicago, their wives and guests, enjoyed the repast at the Sovereign hotel. Koninorc and Cran- villc avenues, Thursday evening, Oc- t
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