. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. Plorists Exchange. fi51 great satisfaction, but theu tbe questionarises, can tliis pian be carried out in atliorouj^iily Iionest manner, or wili it bea case of getting favorable reports bylobbying at Washington tlie way theseeil contracts liave beenpiaced of recentyears? If this latter is possible (whichwe fear it will be), then the reputableseedsmen will beat a greater disadvan-tage than it no such plan existed, be-cause, should the Government report fa-vorably on the stocks
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. Plorists Exchange. fi51 great satisfaction, but theu tbe questionarises, can tliis pian be carried out in atliorouj^iily Iionest manner, or wili it bea case of getting favorable reports bylobbying at Washington tlie way theseeil contracts liave beenpiaced of recentyears? If this latter is possible (whichwe fear it will be), then the reputableseedsmen will beat a greater disadvan-tage than it no such plan existed, be-cause, should the Government report fa-vorably on the stocks of some of thesecheap jobbers who purchase their seedsinstead of growing them and in thecheapest marl<et, irresiiective of qualityor age, it would have a bad effect uponthe nputable growers, as now we donot pretend to meet quotations of suchconcerns as these, nor do the trade ex-])ect it, but should they get a favorablereport from the Agricultural Depart-ment, it would give them, at least, amomentary standing and the trade inconsequence might expect us to meettheir cheap grade of prices. RoBEiiT BuisT If planting in the benches is not alreadydone, it should be attended to at that have a long period to growgive a bloom of more depth and solidity,and much better lasting qualities thanthose in a bloom from a plant that hashad from one to two months shorterperiod of growth. Large flowers can begrown from cuttings strucli in May, butas the wood has not the same chance toripen, the blooms will neithershlp as wellnor last as long after being cut as those[iroduced by early rooted plants. In putting the soil in the benches, fromfour to live inches is quite sutficient, aschrysanthemums will get more benefit byIrei|uent top-dressings of a rich compostor manure. The soil should be in condition, so that it canbe made firm till over. Thisprevents thebench drying out too quickly in patchesand also retards a too rapid and, conse-quently, soft growth.
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