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The Florists' Review 



.Iri.v VI, ion. 



A NORTH CAROLINA RANGE. 



A littli- (i\ »'|- 1\\(j yt';u> :iL;n S. A. 

 Stair, tlicli iilir lit' Ihc |ir()|iiict t>i s nt' Ijic 

 Staii-1 )»'iiiiiarl\ I'lnial <'ii.. at (lulilshiiru. 

 r\ . (_'., Icascil ihf r;in>;i' in the i-ciitcr (it' 

 tilt' {(i\\ II I'niiii .1. 1,. <>"(^Miiiiii \ < '(I.. Ill' 

 li'ali'iiili, -X. t '., ;iihl II. ('. ISiiiitli. <it' 

 ( JoldslMini. aiiW filler that liiiit' has iiiii 

 Ihis est ;ililisliiii('nt liinlcr tin' iiaiiit' of 

 tile (;(iM>1mi|(i l"|(il;ii ,( '(i._ 'Tile twn Vcais 

 lia\'>' Ix'i'ii spent in liiiiMiiiL; up a j^oii'l 

 liiisincs^ hir.aily. ami llic lan^i' in the 

 ii'iitii' nt' town, a hi III '^ ('\c' \ icw lit' 

 wliii-li i> L;i\('n lici i".\ it li. iiiiw taki'^ raii' 

 nit hi' liii-iiir-- nt' till' iH.niMi iiilial'it ant- 



Ill' (ioliislioid anil ships stock io IJalciyh. 

 The two iiitcrioi' \i(,'\\s ot' the laiijic, 

 iiiir of tiic carnation house aiul the 

 other of the houses ol' chrysaiit heimiiiis 

 last tail, show what care is taUeii not 

 mily with the stocl^ luit also to Ueep 

 ilii' houses in the liest possilile coinli- 

 tioii. Ill this laiiye is useil the Skimiei 

 ii ri;4at illy- system, ami a Kroescliell hoi- 

 water lioilei- heats the lionses. Xot only 

 lilt llowers, liut also |iot |il;iiits ami l)(>il 

 din;.;' plants ot' the leailin^;' kimis are 

 ^iiiwn. ill the \ lew ol' the f- li rysa nt lie- 

 niiiiii house may lie seen the proprietor. 

 S, A. Sta I I'. ;i ml his w i I'e. 



BENCHING THE PLANTS. 



Moderation in Shading. 



1 1 a \ MIL' lilli"! I he lie. I- u 1' li -ml. \ mi 

 ail' I ra'l \ to Liet III 1 he pl;i lit - ami -et 

 1 liem ill then' winter i|iia it ei -, I nit 

 lieime \iin Ipi'i^iii iliuLlillL:. it will lie 

 well In >re tli;it ( ■ \ e ly 1 h i II :.;■ i- in le.-ntl- 

 lli"-> to t;ike till- lie-t of care of the 

 pla ill- aft ei t hey lia \ e lien liftcl. 



^'eal■-- .'iLlii \\ e -praye.l a liea\\' liiml 

 sllieic on till' ul;i--. in ilarkell llie linil-e 

 .'iml jiie\cn1 williii;;. This wa- iie\ cr 

 elitlli'ly .-.-I t ist ;ot (II \ . lM'c;in--e. while it 

 plevelile'l Wlltilii;. it al-n c;iii-e.| the 

 plant- til lii'i-iiine -nt't mile-- it w;is re- 

 nioveil r;i 1 ft'iilly .-iihl l; i;el aa lly alter 

 rout aitiiiii -laitc'l. Now We put on 

 ]ii ail ically mie\Ii:i -lia.le. Iie\iiml what 



\\,-l- put nil while the lilnnlliilll^ stock 



wa- in till- liciiclii'-. It' that wa- taken 

 oil' liy the rain, then \\ e replace it 

 aliiiilt a- lie:i\il\ a- w;i- cDlisiilel'eil 

 Ii^ht fill the liliiiiini lii: plants. Ili- 

 stcail III' n-iii'j i-la\ nr lime t'ni -h.eliiiL;. 



we now ll-e \\liitill!j. Mix t lir W h i t I 11 :_■■ 

 \\illi water, m.akiiii^ it almiit lil-.i- tliii-k 



'•! i-aai. Let it -talhi .'i .lay ami .liliil e it 



Tiirtlier with water, aihliiii: a ■'; inch put 



I'lll lit' lin-eei! nil tn each three ^alliill< 



nt' the lilii-^lieil lii|uii|. W'r -|iia\' tlli- 



iiii with ,a li.iml -yriiine. prmlucin;; mi 

 the nla-^- ciiiintle-- little spiit< nf \a 

 rinii- -i/e-. .\ little |iraclirc will en 

 lllile ymi to . I i>t 11 1 lilt e it evenjv ii\i'i 

 the nljiss. ami when the work i- well 

 iliiiK wt' ciiiisiiler it a lietter jnli than 

 cnillil possilily he lione with a, lilusli 

 .iml ill one tenth nf t lie t iine. 



Moistening and Marking the Soil. 



If the soil lias lirie.l out somewhat 

 alter tile lidls were fiileii, it slioulii lie 

 inoi>teiH'ii to tlie iiroper state liefoie 

 any plants are set. Have it in just 

 aliout tile same >tate as yon jiret'er it 

 for ])ottini;. I'laiits set in iii\ -oil will 

 siiM'ei ;i j^reat ileal more than when set 

 in soil that is moist enoiit;n to kee]i 

 the loots fresh. We i|o mil mix in 

 ;iii\' fertili/er licfoie plaiitiiii;. N'ears 

 ano. \\(. iii\aiialil\ lakeil into the soil 

 .•I '.iiiihI ilressinn nt' erduml hone, hut 

 e\]ieiimeiits have pro\eil that thi- is 

 nut lielielii-ial ami ^o wi'-iliscont i niie.l it 

 entiiclx' for c;iriiat ions. Now we sup 

 pl\' \vliat foil. I i- iieeileil alter the pl.iiit- 

 li;i \ c I e>uiiie.| t liei r n rii\\ t h. 



^lany ^lowers use .-i marker to 

 the pl;tnts hy. ilea\y nails are ijrix 

 tlirou<;h a. lioanl at tlie ilistaiice Ih 

 wish to s|iace th(> iiiw s. This is ilra<;L 

 across the soil both ways, niaikiii;L; 

 th(^ hcil ill sipiares. We stret<'h a 1 

 tlow 11 the center of the heil to ie 

 cate ■where th(> center row shouM 

 set. .\ loiii^' pole, ]iroperly iiotcheil. 

 iiseij to iiiilicate the distances hetw. 

 the jdaiits. The rest of the plants 

 set accordiiiii to those in the cen 

 row. We liml this a coincnienl 

 sat isf;ict nry inelliml. father w,i\ 



^ I I O I I . 



We alway- liaxe a man planting 

 e;icli si.le, so ;is to liriliL: the jdani 

 of the entire he. I rinjit alon^;. The 

 \aiita.L;e- ot' this are niimeroii-, hut i 

 ha|is the n l■,.,•lt(>^l helielit iv that ymi 

 follow liaiie ilnsely with the Wat.'l 

 It' the day is hrit^ht ami warm, 

 iiiiisi t'nl Inw w it h t he w at eii iil;- pi . 

 ilnsely. waterinn each plant separal 

 i;i t her I ha ii --^oa k i iii:' t lie w hole 

 Then Wet down the walk- liea\ii\ 

 -pr;iy the plants oveiliead t'rei|nei, 

 t n pie\ en 1 wilt ili;^. The inni c -l;:i ■ 

 \ (111 liink ;i 1 1 er thi- .In i i iil; the ; 



week, t he hetter will it he fni \ 



plant-. 



The Spacing of the Plants. 



The .li-taiice apart tn plant mav 

 pelul la I v:el\ mi t he \ ai iety h. 

 pl;illte.|. hut Lllnwer- <liffer snilieVN 



in ii|dniiiu e\ en in re^ai.l tn the -. 

 varieties. Mure heds are huilt li\e 

 wide than perhaps any ntlier wi.lili 

 we will use that width as a hasi- 

 whicii 1(1 calculate. W.' set -e\eii |il. 

 (if Mmdia II t ress acros- a hi'd ot' ' :■ 

 w idtli. I f 1 he idaiit- are ext leii . 

 laree We -<pace the riiws twelve inn 

 .■ipart, hut it' thi'\' are nf meiliiiiu i 

 we s|iaei the rnws tell imdie^ apari. > 

 liml tli.'il .-I hed -"ixll'ii feet, coiitan 

 (imi -ijuale feet, will liohl just I. 

 pl;tnt-. That would he sCJ imli. 

 the plant, or ahniit s'jxIh inches. '^ 

 \aiii'tie- a- \ ictoiy .'iml (llorios.-i 

 he pl.inted a tritie more ilosely wit' 

 crowdinn' them in tlie le;ist, unle-- 

 ^(■t lai'ncr plants than iiio-t of u- 

 of the-e \arieties. We do not liki 

 )ir,'ictice nt' puttiiin two nr three pi 

 liieether. a- ;i rule. Wi' .Io it -■ 

 1 iiiie-. i f 1 he iik'i nt- run ii ne\ eiil\ . 



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Bird's-eye View of the Range of the Goldsboro Floral Co., Goldsboro, N. C. 



