Mauch 11, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



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Emperor Daffodils in Tidewater Virginia. 



CARE OF THE HOSE. 



Neglect is a Waste. 



Tlit'ic ;iii' ((iiniiaintiM'ly few yrci'ii 

 hoiiso men wliii t;ikc any rare of tlic liosi- 

 tlicy aio iisiiiy. .Mci-liaiiii al watciiiiy, 

 ^vllil(■ licroiiiiii;; iDiMiiiDii witli \('y('tal)h' 

 j>r()\\crs, is lint yet cmiiloycil to any 

 yrcat cxlciil liy llmists, and a few point 

 ers (in liamlliiiji tlu' liosc will not lie out 

 of jilucc or Season now. 



In the tirst place, liose is an expensni' 

 iieeessity and slionld he yiven better earc. 

 Iron j)i|io and brass fam-ets ar<' clu^aper 

 llian hose ancl faucets should be jdaced 

 at lrei|uent intervals, so tliat short pieces 

 of liose (Hot over lifty foet ) will roa<'li 

 half \\;iy from oni^ to the next, and from 

 the end faucet clear to the end of the 

 house \\ith(Uit stretchin;r or pulling on 

 tlie Ii(>se to reach the last plant. 



Best Hose the Cheapest- 



Clieaji hose is expensive, because it 

 dot's not last and t.akes much of the 

 grower's time repairing it. Time is 

 money in a greenhouse, as elsewhere. 

 The best grades of hose are the cheapest, 

 by far. in the end. 



Dragging tiie hose on ron^li ash or 

 other ualks is what wears out tlie hose, 

 more tluin the watei' pressure. The hose 

 shoidd be gathei'ed u]i in tiirei' or t'our 

 plaees when moving I'l'om one .aisle to 

 another. Tl;ere is III! si'iise in tryini,'' to 

 pnll lon_; lengths ai'oiiiid .a bfUeli corner, 

 iiiinitiL; tlie hose, aini thi' niaii"s temper, 

 as well. In i-haiigin^ tlie roniiei-tion from 

 jne I'aueri to another in the same aisle, 

 all that 1^ iiei-e>-.,-iry is in hnhl tile two 

 ■ ■fids and drag the Imse. unless tlie vv;ilk 

 is tiio riMiL;ii. I niniedialel V ii|miii remov- 

 ing it I'loiM the t'aiii-ri. till- liiiimb should 

 be held ovrr the end until fasti'iied to the 

 ^jIIh'I' laie-i'i. to kee|' the v\aslier from 

 losing oiil. The h'se eaii lie g.athered or 

 driigL'ed vvi'h the left hand. T-osing 

 washers or gaskets out causes more de- 

 l.i\- III d(dn^ up the nicu'iiiiig's watering 

 than ;iiiv other cause t'lU' the killing of 



when |uilled (Uit to its full length to 

 reaidi the end of the bench, it is al- 

 most <-ertaiu to kink (dose to the faucet 

 and re(|uire a jerk to straighten it so 

 that the water will run again. A few 

 such kinks .and jerks, with a little swear- 

 ing to help, will make a Mcak sjiot in the 

 hose at that jioint. Then soon a leak, 

 more swearing, and much time lost to 

 rep.air the hose. 



The hose should always be run clown 

 the side of the walk the ftiucet is on, 

 then across and back on the other side. 

 •'l'"' shaped. When straightened out 

 this way. it can lie drawn taut Avithout 

 being eidsst'd or kinked, and when out 

 at full length it can be thrown over 

 ahmg the same side ol' the path the 

 faucet is on ayaiu, .and start back to- 

 ward the other end, lettilie the liose f;|l| 



aci'oss the v\alk <aiid back to you as at 

 first. Then the hose can be pulh'd to 

 the next faucet witlioiil a kink, without 

 losing lem|ier and in less time th.an is 

 taken by the careless man who is always 

 gi'ttiiig tangled ii[i and breaking hose. 



Forefinger the Best Nozzle. 



When watering, hold the hose with the 

 left luuid about two feet from the end. 

 liOt the end lie in your right hand and 

 use the first liiii^(M-, not the thumb, to 

 spread the water. 



I..et the water out easily for ordinary 

 watfM'ing, having the linger just away 

 from the end of the hos(>, so that it 

 strikes it and scatters, ghuKMiig slightly 

 ujivvard. falling gently. b'or spraying 

 hard, dr;iw the linger uji tight, throwing 

 the wiiter upward with force that strikes 

 the under side o t' each leaf, (deaning in- 

 sects olV. 



.\ever try to water on both sides of an 

 aisle. Watei' only one bench at a time, 

 as you go down the aisle, and come back, 

 watering the bein h on the other side. 

 Always turn ami walk backward, with 

 the right hand over the bench on that 

 siile. Never try to water the bench on 

 the left side of you with water from the 

 right hand. 



No nozzle evci' invented can beat the 

 fiuefingei of a yood gi'ower. Nozzles 

 are fnv boys ami beginners to amuse 

 themselves with. Hose laid against heat- 

 ing jiipes will be easily biimed in places 

 and exposure to the sun in the hottest 

 weather rots it out more quickly. Not 

 long, ago 1 saw a (lorist putting all his 

 faucets iHi the south side of the aisle, 

 so that the hose lying along that side 

 wiuild be shaded by the bench south of 

 the walk. ( )f course it could be thrown 

 over to that side when through watering, 

 but it is more liable to be left on the 

 side where atiacjied to the faucet. 



H. G. 



Tin; b'KViKw can supply any liorticul- 

 iiir:il lioiik^ ;il publishers' lu'ices. 



'irnc. 



Avoid the Kinks. 



The waier should iie'.er be tiii'ne(l on 

 until the iios(^ is uniaii^led and strai:;ht- , 



"lied out . Ti'e hose vlimi!, | iie\ er be per j 



'iiitted lo be crossed, or loopec], bccausc 



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Virginian Daffodils as Shipped to the Wholesale Markets. 



