Januaby 28, 1916. 



The Horists' Review 



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the new houses? It would be a great 

 favor to me to get this information 

 from some of your experts, as the in- 

 formation I have received through The 

 Review has always been reliable. 



8. C. C. 



I can answer your questions only 

 partly, but you will be able to secure 

 the rest of the information you are 

 seeking by making inquiry in your 

 local market. The conditions in the 

 market where you will dispose of your 

 stock will have a strong bearing on the 

 earnings of your houses. The best 

 growers figure an average of from 

 twelve to fifteen blooms per plant from 

 the Enchantress varieties, from Octo- 

 ber 1 to June 1. Your local growers 

 can give you, an idea of what the 

 blooms ought to average in price for 

 the season. I might add that your 

 blooms might make a higher or lower 

 average, according to the quality you 

 succeed in producing. So much for the 

 receiving end. 



The cost of operating is even more 

 perplexing, when you come to actual 

 figures. One man will run a place on 

 far less expense than another and do 

 it better. I would suggest, however, 

 that it should require the time of a 

 grower and a helper most of the time 

 to run these two houses. If the two 

 houses are to be added to an establish- 

 ment already in operation, you might 

 put in a grower and then supply him 

 what help he needs from time to time, 

 but you will find that he will need a 

 helper most of the time. Just what you 

 will be required to pay a grower in 

 your locality, I am unable to say, but 

 would suggest that it will pay you to 

 get the best man you can find. He will 

 make for you several times over the 

 extra sum you might have to pay him. 

 Cheap, inefficient help is undoubtedly 

 the most expensive economy. 



One large grower has figured that 



Wallace H. Eiss. 



(ProKldc-nt Buffalo Florists' Club.) 



each carnation plant costs him 23 cents 

 during the season, counting the cost of 

 the plant and all expenses from the 

 tukiiig of the cutting. This may or may 

 i:ot be of value to you. You may be 



able to do it for less and, again, it 

 might cost you more. A. F. J. B. 



ASTEBS FROM SEED. 



I am going to plant about 1,000 aster 

 plants next spring. Will you please 

 tell me how much seed to buy? What 

 colors shall I plant? The variety will 

 be Crego and I wish to grow fancy 

 stock. How many good flowers will 

 this variety average per plant? Could 

 1 make two sowings, so as not to have 

 all of them coming on at the same 

 time? When shall I sow to have flow- 

 ers by August 1? K. C. 



An ounce of aster seed of good qual- 

 ity should give 4,000 plants. In order 

 to have an ample supply, I would sow 

 half an ounce. Be sure to buy the best 

 quality of seed; it is always the cheap- 

 est in the end. You can make several 

 sowings if necessary. Make the first 

 about March 15 and a later one at the 

 end of April. The first sowing will 

 flower by August 1. If you want extra 

 early flowers, make a sowing of Queen 

 of the Earlies about the middle of Feb- 

 ruary. White is the best selling color 

 among asters; next in popularity come 

 pink and lavender. For dark blue and 

 red the demand is limited. C. W. 



Edward Winklef'i Caraatioo, Morning Glow. 



Tampa, Fla.— An Easter lily plant 

 with twenty-six blooms has been an at- 

 traction in the window of the seed store 

 of Crenshaw Bros. It was from a bulb 

 grown in Florida. 



Edinburg, Ind.— It is not yet a year 

 since the greenhouse and dwelling of 

 Mrs. Thos. Woodard burned down, but 

 everything is rebuilt, business is good 

 and conditions better than ever. 



