Deckmber 19, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists' Review. 



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Iron Frame Gtfnation House at "Wm. Nicholson's, Framlnghanit Mass., December, 1907. 



tion this winter, for a propagating room. 

 The remainder of the house is not piped. 

 On a sunny day, with the thermometer 

 at 25 degrees above zero, I am unable to 

 lower the inside temperature under 70 

 degrees when the water is shut off en- 

 tirely from half the pipes and the others 

 only slightly warm to the hand. Do you 

 think I will be able to grow good carna; 

 tions in the remainder of the house, with 

 the same amount of ventilation? I was 

 assured by a prominent greenhouse build- 

 ing firm that the single line would be 

 sufficient, but I have some misgivings, 

 and think it will be difficult to prevent 

 the temperature from rising to 85 or 

 90 degrees in fair weather in the month 

 of September. "Will it be necessary to 

 provide another line of ventilators on 

 the other side? E. C. B. 



If you have glass below the eave plates 

 on each side of your house, you can 

 make out very well with the one row of 

 ventilators at the top. If there is eigh- 

 teen inches of glass in the ventilators, 

 the sash and all will likely measure about 

 twenty-four inches. By taking out every 

 third pane of glass in the sides when 

 warm weather sets in and having them 

 out until cooler weather sets in again in 

 the fall, you will be able to provide 

 enough ventilators for carnations. The 

 most up-to-date houses are now built with 

 ventilators on both sides of the ridge, 

 using the same number of vents and 

 placing them alternately. The advan- 

 tages of this method are many. In the 

 winter, when a cold wind is likely to 

 be blowing, you can open the ventilators 



on the side opposite the wind and no 

 cold draft will strike the plants. In 

 the summer, under the old method, if 

 a strong wind is blowing into the ventila- 

 tors it will hold the heat in the house; 

 whereas, if there are ventilators on the 

 opposite side of the ridg^ the wind will 

 go through and take the heat along out. 

 The ventilation on the sides can also be 

 used to good advantage on such houses. 



A. F. J. B. 



VISIT TO FRAMINGHAM. 



It was unfortunate that a severe snow 

 storm, the heaviest of the season, should 

 have started just as the heavily laden 

 special car left Park square, Boston, 

 for Framingham on the club field day, 

 but the elements did not prevent a most 

 enjoyable and profitable outing. Seven- 

 ty-five journeyed on the special car, pro- 

 vided by Mr. Goddard, while other ar- 

 rivals made a total attendance of 100. 

 The first stop was at J. T. Butter- 

 worth's. Here orchids are a special 

 feature. Of Cypripedium insigne, a su- 

 perb lot were in flower. Many are 

 huge specimens, but all were flowering 

 freely, one plant carrying eighty-five 

 flowers, others nearly as many. A fine 

 lot of Cattleya Trianse and C. Percivali- 

 ana were just coming in season, also 

 Lffilia aneeps, including some fine white 

 forms, and L. autumnalis. A large 

 batch of C. intermedia and C. Harris- 

 onise, recently imported, were noted. 



A large house of carnations looked 

 well. Callas filled one house and were 

 blooming freely. Lily of the valley. 



Roman hyacinths and Paper Whites are 

 grown in quantity. Some Trumpet ma- 

 jor narcissi promised to be in flower for 

 Christmas. 



The next move was to S. J. God- 

 dard 's, where several large houses of 

 carnations were the star attraction. In 

 whites. White Perfection was extra fine 

 and the best of its color. A small lot of 

 Ijady Bountiful looked well. White En- 

 chantress is well thought of, and will be 

 grown more heavily another season. A 

 bench of The Queen was smothered with 

 bloom. This sort still proves a bread 

 and butter one. 



Rose-pink Enchantress was a grand 

 sight and is considered far the best of 

 its color. Winsor was short-stemmed 

 and is not thought necessary with such 

 a carnation as Rose-pink Enchantress to 

 fall back on. Helen Goddard looked 

 remarkably well and is evidently right 

 at home here. Ceres, a seedling just 

 named and raised here, will be largely 

 grown another year. It is of a Scott 

 shade of pink. Enchantress itself is, of 

 course, still a necessity. Priscilla is 

 chiefly grown as a variegated. The crop 

 of flowers and buds on this were im- 

 mense, flowers three and one-half inches 

 across and stems twenty-four to thirty 

 inches long holding up the flower finely. 

 Habit is good, every shoot running up to 

 flower and no surplus grass. Form of 

 flower is ideal, symmetrical and of the 

 build of its pollen parent. Enchantress. 



Mr. Goddard still considers Victory 

 the best scarlet commercially, although 

 Beacon is fine now and somewhat bright- 

 er in color. A small lot of Britannia 



