. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Crop of Mums Grown in Canvas House at New Orleans. contained two beds and three walks. The canvas was light in quality, costing only 10 cents per yard, and, of course, did not prevent the rain from coming through, its only purpose being to keep the intense heat from the sun away from the mums. Mr. Duflot had 6,880 mum blooms in the canvas house, of which about eighty lier cent were sold, and 4,082 blooms in the 20x90-foot greenhouse, and these were all sold. He is exceedingly pleased with the way his business is progressing, as he started with thre
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Crop of Mums Grown in Canvas House at New Orleans. contained two beds and three walks. The canvas was light in quality, costing only 10 cents per yard, and, of course, did not prevent the rain from coming through, its only purpose being to keep the intense heat from the sun away from the mums. Mr. Duflot had 6,880 mum blooms in the canvas house, of which about eighty lier cent were sold, and 4,082 blooms in the 20x90-foot greenhouse, and these were all sold. He is exceedingly pleased with the way his business is progressing, as he started with three hotbeds to grow tomato plants. Mr. Duflot and his wife are deaf and mute, l)ut their son and daughter hear and speak perfectly. The range of Mr. Duflot consists of tliree houses, 20x90 feet each; 200 lineal fi'(^t of hotbed space; one lath house, 24x50 feet, and a canvas frame, 18x150 feet. PUBLrCATIONS RECEIVED. ["Kntdmology, with Special Reference to Its Ecologiciil Aspects," by Justus Watsrjii Folsoiii. , iissjstiiMt profcsscir (if ciitnmoloKy at the I'niversity of Illinois. Third revised edition; .10'J pHKos, with live full-page plates and .308 illiistra- tinus in the text. I'liblished l)y I*. Hlakistim's Son & Co., I'hila(lel|«liiii. Price, l)Ound in cloth, $ Don't let anyone be overawed or frightened by the formidable-sounding title of this book. The word "ecolog- ical' means that the insects are. Canvas House in Which George Duflot Grows Chrysanthemums. studied "in relation to their environ- ment," and a loose translation of the title would be, "Insects and Their Sur- ; The surroundings include plants and flowers; hence the florist can perceive that he has a direct interest in the subject and that the subject may have a practical application. Still, the author had his good reasons for the use of the term "ecological"; it has impor- tant shades of meaning that will easily be discovered in readirfg the b
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