Contents 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Diseases and Injuries • . . . . 



Carnation Rust ■••... 



Spraying Formulas Which Have Been Recommended as 



Curative Agencies for Rust— Carnation Spot . . i2>7 



Fairy Ring Spot — Stem Rot ..... 138 



Remedies and Preventives for Stem Rot 

 Bacteriosis 



134-143 

 135 



141 

 142 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Packing and Shipping Field-Grov^n Plants 



Treatment of Field-Grown Plants When Received After a 



Long Shipment ...... 146 



144-147 



CHAPTER XV. 



Forcing Houses for Carnations ..... 148-160 



Aspect of Forcing Houses ..... 154 



New Galvanized-Iron U-Bar Construction ... 159 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Bench Construction ...... i6i-i6g 



The Ordinary Wooden Bench Built Upon Posts— Posts . 161 



Solid Beds ....... 163 



The Ventilated Tile Bench— The Sub-Irrigation Bench . 164 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Sub-Irrigation ........ 170-176 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Greenhouse Heating ...... 177-188 



Hot-Water Systems — The Open E.xpansion Tank Method 177 



The Pressure Method — Sectional Boilers . . 178 

 Firebox or Locomotive Boiler — Horizontal Tubular 



Boilers ....... 179 



The Closed or Perkins Method — The Pump Method . 180 



Steam-Heating Systems — The Gravity Method ... 182 



The Positive Return Method .... 183 



Pump Exhaust — The Vacuum Method ... 185 



The Single-Pipe Method — Types of Steam Boilers . 186 



Fuels — Bituminous Coal — Anthracite .... 187 



Coke — Crude Petroleum or Fuel Oil . . . 188 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Carnations for Summer Blooming and Pot Culture . . 189-195 



Bedding Carnations ...... igo 



Hardy Carnations — Carnations for Pot Culture . . 191 



Top Dressing ....... 193 



