The Carnations at the Exhibition of the American Rose Society at New York last week. 



I think, though, 

 too greedy and 

 blooms iiiir. a-..li 



th. 



week l..fni,. I 



should he safi 



vanced piices for all they can cut during 



a whole week before Easter and not try 



to save all they cut a week before the 



prices go up. 



Haven't you ever noticed how scarce 

 stock sometimes is about ten days before 

 Christmas or Easter? Those prices are 



and ivhen you ascertain the reason it will 

 be because they are buying from someone 

 by whom they expect to be better treated. 



Temperature and Moisture. 



.lii-t II..W «.■ aiv haxiii- l.ri^lit, sunnv 



plants 



ll rough, 

 than is 



80 degrees, and dampen the walks to keep 

 the atmosphere moist. The dry wind wii 

 wilt them more than the sun. This will 

 1... i,..a— aiy ..iih a f..« .lavs. as the 



al.h' I., -lan.l ih.^ hipjhl -iiii aii.l all the 

 a r lli.Ti- is. .\..ii.v 111.. .■..ii.l,ii.,n of the 

 soil each day so there will be no very 

 dry spots, as the blooms will soon begin 

 to come small if the plants are allowed to 

 suffer from drouth on warm, bright days. 

 The reds will come light in color and 

 many of the pink varieties will look 

 washy unless they have plenty of water. 



Preparing for Planting Out. 



riie-c «aiiii .lavs ,„akc one bcsin 1.. 

 think 



Preparing the Ground. 





dowi 



me, so tliat the frost 

 I- .an penetrate deep 

 j.iiiig and while th« 

 ground is still ii,,/,.n enough to bear up 

 the wagon we spread on a coat of ma- 

 nure and in spring as soon as it is dry- 

 enough we plow it in, but we plow only 

 alKiut one-half as deep as we do in the 

 fall, so as to keep the manure near the 

 surface, where it will keep the ground 

 mellow and the roots can reach it to 

 feed upon. The distance between the 

 lows must depend on how you intend to 

 cultivate them and the amount of 

 ground you have to plant on. Some 

 growers uSo a horse and shovel plow and 

 the rows in that case must be at least '24 

 inches apart, hut we use a hand culti- 

 vator and our rows are 1.5 inches apart, 

 which is plenty., Th.s. .nltivalni- do 

 the work much qui.k. i ih.iii ih. old 

 fashioned hoe. but of ciii-.' \. n -i.:\r t.> 

 go over them once or lui.c in a -..isoii 

 and weed between the plants. The 

 pi. lilts arc set 8 to 12 inches apart in the 

 i.,\\ ai-.-nrding to variety. To those who 

 onl.v plant a few thousand and have 

 plenty of room, .a few inches each way 



