. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 253 j this time a little thinning out of the young Riclimond plants whin they fare found to be carrying a i ..mpact tmass of short, twiggy growth at the 'renter of the plants, which excludes j light and air. and furtliernior,- fur- nishes a harbor for red spider. It "ill be readily seen that there is a ilain amount of growth that iw prac- ,( iilly useless on the Richmond .is on I all such growth there will be found no j indication of further development. Tlie Killarneys make a much
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igii. The American Florist. 253 j this time a little thinning out of the young Riclimond plants whin they fare found to be carrying a i ..mpact tmass of short, twiggy growth at the 'renter of the plants, which excludes j light and air. and furtliernior,- fur- nishes a harbor for red spider. It "ill be readily seen that there is a ilain amount of growth that iw prac- ,( iilly useless on the Richmond .is on I all such growth there will be found no j indication of further development. Tlie Killarneys make a much growth and will require little atten- tion as regards pruning with the ex- \ ception perhaps of a few tufts of growth here and there. The tops of the old growth which was formed in the pots this year can be removed, as I like that on the Richmond it has 1 served its purpose and is now useless. When cultivating keep a sharp look- out for the little feeding roots that •are about due to appear on or near ' the surface of the beds. These must not be disturbed. E. Soil Renovation. The renewal of the soil as practised by nearly all florists is a large factor in the conducting of greenhouse es- tablishments. The storing, carting, composting, as well as the clearing out the old soil and the replenishing with new are large items in the expense account for both the soil and manure, j and the labor expended. We hear and read of growers who have been suc- I ssful in carrying over the soil and a good crop, but also of many failures, the most successful ex- periments having been with the rose growers in beds. In the growing of vegetables under glass the conditions are very similar to those which confront the grower of flowers and this very expensive work many of tlie market gardeners have nearly dispensed with. For a number of years it was the custom to dessi- cate, or dry out the soil but it was found that certain fungous growths when the soil was dry were greatly acc
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