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March 16, 1905. 



CARE OF YOUNG STOCK. 



As Easter approaches and we are all 

 trying to make the best showing possible, 

 every foot of bench space occupied and 

 every minute of time valuable, there is 

 frequently a danger of neglecting the 

 young rose stock, the Easter stock get- 

 ting all the attention, the returns from 

 such being a nearer prospect. If we al- 

 low any of these issues to entice us to 

 relegate the young stock to dark, cold or 

 draughty quarters, or let them suffer 

 from neglect in any way, however hard 

 we are pushed for time or crowded in 

 bench room, we cannot expect to have 

 the best of success when such stock is 

 benched. 



Stock which has suffered in this way 

 in its youth may apparently recover and 

 look well during the growing season, but 

 the chances are that after a few weeks 

 of firing they will begin to go back, 

 without any apparent reason, defying the 

 skill of the best growers to keep them 

 in health. Many of the troubles which 

 come under my notice are traceable t: 

 this carelessness and neglect of stock 

 while yet in the pots. 



As the sun 's rays are becoming strong- 

 er every day, care should be taken that 

 young stock is kept from drying out and 

 also that they do not become pot bound, 

 as pot bound stock suffers severely if 

 allowed to become dry and rarely, if 

 ever, recovers fully from such a shock. 



In nearly every range of glass there 

 will be found some panes which, owing 

 to some defect, will cause blistering and 

 burning of the tender young foliage and 

 even the older foliage will be apt to suf- 

 fer as the season advances. These spots 

 should be hunted out and touched with 

 oil. It takes a few days to find them, 

 but it pays. Ribes. 



IS LAWSON "RUNNING OUT?" 



Apropos of the views as to Lawson 

 "running out" expressed in the last 

 issue of tho Beview, Fred Dorner, Jr., 

 Lafayette, Ind., says that they have not 

 for two years grown Lawson for cut 

 flowers. 



J. W. Dunford, of Clayton, Mo., 

 writes: "1 think that on account of 

 its vigorous constitution Lawson will be 

 good for some time to come but the fact 

 that it Is necessary to plant it very early 

 to get good stems and the high tempera- 

 ture we must give to make it profitable 

 are somewhat against it. It is an es- 

 tablished fact that all varieties 'run 

 out' sooner or later." Mr. Dunford 

 says that he can not credit the statement 

 which has been made that half the car- 

 nations grown this season are Lawson. 



In this connection it is interesting to 

 note that one of the large growers at 

 Chicago says that for two years past 

 more thin h.iJf his sales of cuttings have 

 been Lawson, and he has some twenty 

 varieties on iiis place. 



Writing from Denver, J. A. Valentine 

 says: "T think there is nothing in the 

 appearance of Lawson as grown in this 

 vicinity which would indicate that it is 

 ' running out. ' When the variety was 

 new and considered a novelty, it was 

 naturally given extra care, and proba- 

 bly the blooms then produced averaged 

 better than those produced now; but we 



The White Lorraine Begonia. 



occasionail/ see benches of it which 

 seem in every way equal to the variety 

 when first produced." 



CARNATION "DEALS." 



An arrangement has been consummated 

 between the E. G. Hill Co., Bichmond, 

 Ind., and W. N. Rudd, of Mt. Green- 

 wood, 111., whereby Mr. Budd's new pink 

 carnation, Lady Margaret, on the order 

 of Fiancee, will be introduced to the 

 trade by the Hill Company. Mr. Hill has 

 also entered into an arrangement with H. 

 Weber & Sons, of Oakland, Md., to 

 handle their splendid white variety. My 

 Maryland, which is to be sent out next 

 season. Both varieties will be grown ex- 

 tensivelv at Bichmond. 



We are well pleased with the Review, 

 here is the proof, another dollar. — Hart- 

 mann & Wagenfohr, Winfield Jet., N. Y, 



terson's House of the Tunford Hall Begonia. 



(This is the white sport of Be^ODla Gloire le Lorraine.) 



RETURNING CONDENSATION. 



On page 882 of last week's Beview is 

 an article entitled "Beturning Conden- 

 sation," from our friend J. M. Gasser, 

 of Cleveland. Now all who know Mr. 

 Gasser as intimately as does the writer 

 are well aware that he is, in greenhouse 

 construction, heating, ventilation and ar- 

 rangement of benches, one of the most 

 progressive men in the business. No 

 sacrifice of time or money is too great 

 for Mr. Gasser if he can attain the best 

 construction and methods. Notice that 

 he dug a hole twelve feet deep for grav- 

 ity. Then he changed to a trap, then to 

 a pump and then back again to a trap, 

 all to attain the best method, which he 

 seems to have found in the last trap. 

 It is from the effort of such men to 

 overcome difSculties and the desire to 

 reach perfection that most of us benefit. 

 Beginners can copy, without expensive 

 experiment, the results of years of 

 thought and labor of these progressive 

 men. 



But with all this Mr. Gasser should 

 not be "surprised" that anyone would 

 recommend high pressure on the boiler, 

 with an automatic steam pump and con- 

 trolling valve to reduce the pressure of 

 the boiler, say forty pounds, to a pres- 

 sure of two pounds on the piping. He 

 should not condemn it simply because he 

 never tried it. His experiment with the 

 steam pump and receiver holding six bar- 

 rels, or about 200 gallons of water, and 

 no controlling valve was no more a test 

 of this system than the old-fashioned 

 brick flue. No wonder he pumped back 

 cold water. The receiver of the modern 

 pump holds, for a block of 40,000 feet 

 of glass, with 18,000 feet of 1-inch pipe 

 and several hundred feet of 2-inch and 

 3-inch pipe, not more than eight gallons 

 of water. It might hold that quantity 

 but it never does, because directly there 

 is a gallon of condensation returned to 

 the receiver, the pump starts and back 

 it goes to the boiler at a temperature al- . 

 most 212 degrees. 



Those who are quite satisfied with a 

 trap should stick to it on the very 

 ancient maxim of "Let well enough 

 alone." I can quote what more than 

 one have told me who have tried both 

 systems. "I would not have another trap 

 as a gift since I know the benefit of the 

 pump and controlling valve." 



I have not written the above to dis- 

 suade anyone from using a trap, but sim- 

 ply to prevent Mr. Gasser from bein^ 

 unpleasantly surprised at the commen" 

 dation of a system that he never tried 

 and which is so extremely satisfactory 

 where used. William Scott. 



OUR PAMPHLETS. 



The Beview has reprinted Mr. Mont- 

 gomery's article on "Grafted Boses for 

 Forcing" and the Pronouncing Diction- 

 ary of Plant Names. Each makes a neat 

 pamphlet. Either one will be sent post- 

 paid to any address on receipt of 25 

 cents. 



SIZE OF SHIPPING BOX. 



Please tell me the correct size of ship- 

 ping boxes made of wood to ship about 

 twenty miles with flowers and return 

 empty. I want sizes for tulips, peonies, 

 asters and carnations. E. A. M. 



The size of box depends on the quan- 

 tity of stock and a little on its quality. 

 Where considerable quantities of cut 



