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bought in the wholesale market, should keep four days in 

 the icebox in the retail store. Fresh Carnations of good 

 quaHty which have not been injured by either cold or heat 

 ought not to go to sleep the first or second day in the 

 icebox. It is, of course, a well-known fact that some 

 varieties of Carnations tend to go to sleep early, and such 

 varieties should be discarded. 



Fumigating with Tobacco. — Those who employ the 

 proprietory compounds, as advertised, will find directions 

 on the packages, but questions are sometimes asked about 

 the use of tobacco stems and tobacco dust. Not a few re- 

 ceptacles have been invented and are now on the market, 

 some for holding the tobacco stems while they are burning, 

 and some for holding the powder or dust. Greenhouses are 

 fumigated best at night, not when the full sunshine is on 

 the plants. The tobacco stems are usually moistened with 

 w^ater that they may not burn too fast, and are placed either 

 in the receptacles above spoken of, or directly on the soil or 

 the concrete of the greenhouse paths, at different points 

 along the paths. The stems or powder are then ignited and 

 the greenhouses are closed as tightly as possible. The smoke 

 from the stems or powder can be left in through the night, 

 or the doors and ventilators can be opened a little to allow 

 it to escape after two or three hours. The rule is to use 

 enough of the stems or powder so as to produce a moderately 

 thick smoke. It is much better to fumigate greenhouses 

 moderately and often than to make very heavy fumigations 

 at any one time, since the latter is liable to injure the plants. 



Liquid Manure for Carnations. — Dustings of lime, 

 wood ashes or various chemical fertilizers may be given as 

 elsewhere explained; but for a liquid application use cow 



