. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoo. The American Florist. 59 the soil beneath does not pack and har- den but remains in fine condition with- out cultivation. Light showers pass through to the surface of the earth below and the moisture is retained there; if artificial watering is resorted to, half the usual amount will produce thorough saturation and there is the least possible loss from evaporation. H. F. Bdrt. CARNATIONS. SOLID BEDS VERSUS BENCHES. Ed. Am. Flobist:—I should be pleased to read of Mr. Herr's experience with the standard and ne
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igoo. The American Florist. 59 the soil beneath does not pack and har- den but remains in fine condition with- out cultivation. Light showers pass through to the surface of the earth below and the moisture is retained there; if artificial watering is resorted to, half the usual amount will produce thorough saturation and there is the least possible loss from evaporation. H. F. Bdrt. CARNATIONS. SOLID BEDS VERSUS BENCHES. Ed. Am. Flobist:—I should be pleased to read of Mr. Herr's experience with the standard and newer carnations grown on solid beds. What sorts will do best in solid beds? What sorts will do equally well in solid beds or benches? What sorts will do best on benches? It is to be understood that the houses are modem, well heated, with large glass and well ventilated. M. E. Solid beds will not produce as many flowers as benches in most cases and sometimes the solid bed will be from five per cent to fifty per cent behind the bench, this difference in results being largely due to soil, sometimes to culture and fre- quently to the variety. Where the construction of solid beds ?will entail considerable expense, benches might as well be built, as results are more sure. Where a solid bed can be made, the same as I make mine, by simply set- ting up six-inch boards on the solid ground, for sides, and filling in four inches of soil for planting, the difference in cost of benches over this system of solid beds is quite enough to make a loss of ten per cent of flowers less than the original extra cost and maintenance of the benches. With most varieties I have found that my cut will not vary more than ten per cent in favor of the benches. - My soil has naturally good drainage and this makes the watering of solid beds an easy job, whereas, with a stiff subsoil, it becomes quite an art; it also h 18 much to do with my success with the solid bed system and if it were not for the natural ad
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