. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1919. The American Florist. 53 to make them remunerative. After they are through blooming the best way to handle them is to shake the old soil out and pot them up in fresh soil, two parts loam, one part well rotted manure and one part leaf mold, with a good sprinkling of sharp sand. If the soil is inclined to be heavy and sticky add more sand. They can frequently be potted in a pot a size smaller than that in which they have been growing. Place them in a cool temperature, that is, in a house from 45° to 50° at nig
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 1919. The American Florist. 53 to make them remunerative. After they are through blooming the best way to handle them is to shake the old soil out and pot them up in fresh soil, two parts loam, one part well rotted manure and one part leaf mold, with a good sprinkling of sharp sand. If the soil is inclined to be heavy and sticky add more sand. They can frequently be potted in a pot a size smaller than that in which they have been growing. Place them in a cool temperature, that is, in a house from 45° to 50° at night, so as to encourage root action and slow growth. It used to be the cus- tom to dry the bulbs off so that they lost all their foliage, and start them in the spring, but growers have found that our springs and summers are too hot and dry and it is often difEcult to make the bulb, after it has been dried off, bieak a good luxuriant foliage, and it is far better to keep the plant grow- ing all the time. As the warm, sunny days of spring come on, the plants should be slightly shaded and as early as possible placed in cold frames and the glass shaded. The shade should not be made too heavy or the leaves will become drawn and an unshapely plant will be the result. After the plants have begun to grow care should be taken that they do not become pot bound, but shifted into large sizes as soon as necessary. The watering of this stock will require constant study and attention. They should never be- come too dry and it is very easy to over-water, so they will require look- ing after very closely imtil a good growth has been encouraged. Nortli Shore Horticultural Society. The regular meeting of the North Shore Horticultuial Society took place January 3, Lake Forest, 111., President Thomas Head opened the meeting, and after the usual bitsiness called upon President-Elect W. B. Fisher to take the chair. Mr. Head, acting as install- ing officer, welcomed the officers for the coming year,
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