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Summer planting of the houses is practised to a very 

 limited extent in Pennsylvania, but they are being planted 

 earher each season, and the average rule is to put the 

 plants in the field between April 15 and May i, according 

 to location, and give them intensive field culture until the 

 latter part of July or early August, when they are housed. 

 The treatment in the houses is about the same as anywhere 

 else in the United States. 



For fertilizers, in preparing the soil, stable manure and 

 sod are the chief ingredients, with bonemeal and in some 

 localities Hme, added in small quantities. After planting, 

 sheep manure has become almost the universal fertilizer 

 adopted, with here and there an experiment with chemical 

 fertilizers, in some cases to the serious detriment of the 

 crop. 



To sum the whole matter up, Pennsylvania, while not 

 surpassing the sections surrounding Chicago, New York and 

 Boston, is nevertheless always to be taken seriously into 

 account when Carnations are under consideration, and in the 

 history of the Carnation is the keystone State of them all. 



CARNATIONS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY 



The business of Carnation growing in this quarter 

 has assumed large proportions in late years, and constantly 

 increasing areas of glass are devoted to this favorite flower 

 of multitudes of people, many of the greenhouses thus 

 utilized being of the most modern and complete con- 

 struction. The enormous population of the five boroughs 

 comprising the city of New York provides an outlet for 

 vast quantities of flowers, and while the market is variable 

 and gluts sometimes occur, yet the growers continue to be 

 hopeful, and to plant Carnations in ever increasing numbers. 



