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ThcWcckly Florists^ Review^ 



All Saints' Day in Firemen's Cemetery^ New Orleans. 

 (Note that every person in the picture, men, women and children, each bae a bundle of flowers.) 



setts? What is the general method prac- 

 ticed liy those who grow on a large scale 

 for spring sales? F. E. C. 



If you are only growing a few hun- 

 dred plants, it will be better, in your 

 latitude, to carry them over winter in a 

 coldfr.ime. Where choice strains are 

 UTown. it is the best plan in these more 

 northerly states to keep them in cold- 

 frames with glass protection. As the 

 ground in the beds freezes solid, cover the 

 plants with perfectly dry leaves or pine 

 needles; then place the sashes over them 

 and leave them closed, except during 

 mild weather. Kemove the covering 

 about the third week in March. 



Most of the large growers keep their 

 plants outdoors all winter, planting them 

 in beds about four feet wide and allow- 

 ing about three inches each way between 



the plants. Others run the rows a foot 

 apart to allow of cultivation. Ground 

 with a good slope should be chosen. On 

 level land, where water would stand, 

 many of the plants would die. I have 

 found a slope to the north winters them 

 just as well as one to the south. Any 

 transplanting should be completed at 

 once. Do not give any winter protection 

 until the ground is firmly frozen; then 

 scatter straw, hay, leaves or some other 

 light material over the plants, keeping 

 it in position by laying corn stalks or 

 brush over it. In your locality, where 

 pine needles are abundant, these are one 

 of the best of protectors for pansies and 

 many other plants. Do not be in a 

 hurry about removing the winter mulch 

 with the first burst of warmth in late 

 winter. Your beds should not be uncov- 



ered before April, and it is best to do 

 it gradually. 



Be sure to cover the plants lightly and 

 never use any wet, heavy material, like 

 rotted manure. If you put on just suffi- 

 cient to cover the plants and the ground 

 remains frozen all winter and is en- 

 tirely thawed out before any uncovering 

 is done, you should have only a small 

 percentage of loss. A number of the 

 plants in spring may need firming, the 

 frost having a tendency to heave them up 

 to some extent. C. W. 



Akron, O. — M. J. Gilbo is erecting five 

 large greenhouses on his property on 

 Delia avenue. 



Wellington, O. — T. G. Yale says busi- 

 ness is and has been good; it has been 

 the best year in his experience. 



All Saints' Day Flowers in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans. 



