. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 483 and still be able to carrj' the load. It is important that the concrete he as porous as possible. The slab about eight inches wide seems to be better than one 12 inches or more. By using the narrow pieces the drainage is made better, and they should be laid at least an inch .npart. What I have stated about these benches has not been taken from per- sonal experience, but from what I have .seen .at other establishments which I have visited, where raised benches are used. I believe tli
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 483 and still be able to carrj' the load. It is important that the concrete he as porous as possible. The slab about eight inches wide seems to be better than one 12 inches or more. By using the narrow pieces the drainage is made better, and they should be laid at least an inch .npart. What I have stated about these benches has not been taken from per- sonal experience, but from what I have .seen .at other establishments which I have visited, where raised benches are used. I believe tliat the concrete benches will prove to be good and any ingenious man should be able to work out a cheap and satisfactory way of constructing them. KEEPING THE FLOWEES. There is one question which has caused many of us some trouble this year, and I would say a few words about that now. My talks with numerous florists since last fall, not only growers, but store- keepers and corami>-sion men, have brought out the complaint that several of our best varieties are not keeping well. It is true that this season has given us bad weather to contend with, still we have some varieties which prac- tically never give cause for complaint. Growing conditions, no doubt, cause this trouble to a great extent, but we are nevertheless sure that the trouble can- not be entirely avoided, even with great care to the ventilation, watering and feeding. What we must do, however, is to watch the new varieties carefully and steer clear of the poor keepers. Such varieties get the wholesale grower into rrouble with the retailer, and the retailer with his customer, and the ul- timate result is to hurt the sale of the carnation. NEW The numerous reports in the trade papers have covered very thoroughly the many new varieties which are being shown this year, but a few words fur- ther may not be out of place at this time. Bay State has shown up well where- ever exhibited. It shows good keeping qua
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