Illustrations 



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Carnation Enchantress Single Bloom ..... 101 



Soil Sterilizer in Position Filling the Bench . . . 103 



The Carnation Field Ready for Lifting .... 104 



Digging the Plants from the Field . . . . 106 



The Same Field Ten Minutes After Digging Was Commenced . 107 



Setting Carnation Plants on the Bench .... 109 

 Carnation Viola Allen Single Bloom . . . . .no 

 Illustrating Wire Ring Supports . . . . .112 



Illustrating End Supports of Iron for Stretching Wire . . 113 

 Bench of Carnation William Scott Illustrating Supporting with Wire 



Netting, and Wire and String . . . . .115 



Carnation Prosperity Single Bloom . . . . . 117 



A Wholesale Grower's Flower Room . . . . .119 



Bunch of Carnations with Name Tag ..... 121 



Case of Carnation Blooms Illustrating Box Method of Shipping . 123 



Interior of a Wholesale Florist's Store in New York City . . 124 



Red Spider ........ 129 



Thrips Tabaci ........ 131 



Carnation Leaves Affected with Fusarium Leaf-spot . . 140 



Carnation Leaves Affected with Bacteriosis .... 142 



Carnation Plants Packed for Shipment .... 145 



Original Type of Sash House Used for Growing Carnations . . 148 

 Section of Three-quarter Span Carnation House Hitchings & Co. 



Construction . . . . . . . . 149 



Section Showing Latest Type of Carnation House Lord & Burn- 

 ham Co. Construction ....... 151 



A Canadian Carnation Range J. H. Dunlop, Toronto . . 152 



A Canadian Carnation Range The Dale Estate, Brampton, Ont. . 153 

 Interior View of Carnation House, Briarcliff Farms, Ossining,N. Y. 



Hitchings & Co., Builders ...... 155 



House of Carnation Enchantress in a Western Establishment . . 156 



Even-span Propagating House Exterior View . . . 158 



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



Type of U-Bar Semi-Curvilinear Roofed Carnation House Pierson- 



Sefton Co., Builders ...... 160 



End of Wooden Bench . . . . . . . 162 



Cross-Section of Solid Bed ...... 163 



Iron Bearer for Sub-Irrigation Bench ..... 165 



Cross-Section Sub-Irrigation Bench ..... 166 



Sub-Irrigation Bench Ready for Cementing .... 167 



Sub-Irrigation Benches Ready for Irrigating Tile Built on Sloping 



Ground ........ 168 



Sub-Irrigation Benches Testing the Cement Tanks . . 171 



Section of Sub-Irrigation Bench Showing Root System of Plants' 173 



Sub-Irrigation Tile Showing Root System of Plants . . 174 

 St:b-Irrip:ation Bench Showing Manner of Laying Terra Cotta 



Foundation and Protecting Supporting Columns 175 



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