40 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



Fig. 8. — A Plant House in Winter. It isn't the good fortune of every retail 

 grower to possess a beautiful house like this in which to grow on bedding stock during 

 the Winter months. Notice the spacious walks; plenty of room here for a row of 

 Vincas on either side. Note, too, the hot water return pipes under the benches, 

 which space, especially with those whose room is limited, can be used for seed flats 

 and for starting Gannas, tuberous-rooted Begonias, Caladiums and other stock 



Miscellaneous Materials 



PoiNSETTiAS and Bouvardia Stock Plants. — The cut-down 

 Poinsettias and Bouvardia Humboldtii, require a dry place under- 

 neath some bench. The Poinsettias can remain there until the 

 following April. Carrying over the Bouvardia Humboldtii for the 

 second year is an easy matter, and pays. 



Bulb Stock.— Always have a sufficient number of flats of 

 Narcissi, TuHps and Miniature Hyacinths brought in from the 

 outside, ready to be placed in heat whenever wanted for forcing. 

 By the end of the month Golden Spur and double Von Sion Nar- 

 cissi can be had in flower from flats subjected to heat below a bench 

 from the first of the month. 



Seeds to Sow.— Vinca rosea and V. alba should be sown at 

 once, and during the month you can sow LobeUa, Verbena, the 

 bedding Begonias, Thunbergia, Shamrock, Petunias, Maurandias 

 and Salvias. Place your order for whatever seeds you will need so 

 as to have them on hand when wanted. 



