. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 566 The American Florist. May g. shed is therefore a valuable part of the equipment of a greenhouse establish- ment. As soils of naturally different textures predominate, according to locality, the question as to which of the two most common stable manures to use lor car- nations becomes an important matter to decide. Horse and cow manure are of about equal value in respect to the amount of plant food contained in a ton of each; but their influence upon the texture of the soil is quite different. Cow manure in its
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 566 The American Florist. May g. shed is therefore a valuable part of the equipment of a greenhouse establish- ment. As soils of naturally different textures predominate, according to locality, the question as to which of the two most common stable manures to use lor car- nations becomes an important matter to decide. Horse and cow manure are of about equal value in respect to the amount of plant food contained in a ton of each; but their influence upon the texture of the soil is quite different. Cow manure in its natural state is very heavy and therefore cannot be depended upon to add porosity to a compact and heavy soil. Its use is, therefore, best restricted to light and gravelly soils, which are naturally of an open texture. Horse manure, being more bulky and fibrous, has the effect of imparting an open text- ure to the soil and is, therefore, recom- mended for use in soils that are natur- ally compact and heavy. As the same bulk of horse manure is scarcely more than one-half the weight of cow manure, it will be readily seen that a relatively greater quantity must be used of the for- mer than of the latter in the same amount of soil in bulk. Cow manure is far more extensively used for carnations than horse manure, but there is no apparent reason why this should be so, especially since the latter is better adapted to some soils than the former. To decide which is the better suited to any soil the wants of the variety to be planted in it must be studied. It is sometimes impossible, especially in level countries, to procure soils of a variety of textures, and here a knowledge of the influence of manures upon the physical condition of the soil is particularly valuable, and if the two kinds of manure above mentioned can be had in quantity, almost any variety can be suited to a nicety by following the lines laid down above. Manures from other domestic animals are not so extensively used f
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