. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. hs, and you are dealingin posies—that is, handfuls of flowers istuck into a vase—and that makes agreat difference. I Taken as a general thing your retailseed stores are fine; well fitted up andthey appear to be well manned. I Speaking of bulb culture in America,Mr. Barr remarked : I was out on Saturday last at \rnolds, at Kye, N. Y. The daffo-dils there appeared to me to be producedas good as we can do them in England,both in flower and in bulb, but if itwere made a
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general. hs, and you are dealingin posies—that is, handfuls of flowers istuck into a vase—and that makes agreat difference. I Taken as a general thing your retailseed stores are fine; well fitted up andthey appear to be well manned. I Speaking of bulb culture in America,Mr. Barr remarked : I was out on Saturday last at \rnolds, at Kye, N. Y. The daffo-dils there appeared to me to be producedas good as we can do them in England,both in flower and in bulb, but if itwere made a point to plant them inan aspect facing the north and takingcare that the soil holds sufficient mois-ture, I believe that as far as flower isconcerned America could beat us. In the past there has been a want ofthe fundamental knowledge of successin growing the daffodil; for example,growershavebeen manuringthem. Well,that is just the thing that the bulb wontstand. They have been grown out inthe blazing sun; that is another thing tlioiT nroni-. Qtnnrl W Iv . Hnrris. for ex- they wont stand. W. K. Harris, for ex-. ample, has Emperor, Empress, Horsfleldiand Graudis, all magnificent things, buthe has been manuring and leaving themin the broiling sun. 1 believe the timetbey suffer most from that is in the Sum-mer, and, of course, being in the sun, theduration of the flower is much the point with Hicks-Arnoldand his gardener, I recommended themto get their bulbous plants all collectedand arrange them along a fine border hehas facing the north. If they met theconditions suitable they would have alarger degree of success with the flowersand bulbs. There are certain bulbous plants thatAmerica should be able to supply. I donot see why she could not do daffodils,if the people make themselvesacquaintedwith the necessary conditions of culture. Now, it is no use for Americans toimitate Holland, and it is no use to havethem go to Holland to get their informa-tion, because
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