148 How TO Grow Cut Flowers. 



" The best soil is a rich, free, sandy loam. If too stiff 

 and heav_y it is apt to open large cracks, when quite dry, 

 in that way breaking and injuring a great many of the 

 roots; because of this it would be well to use plenty of 

 sand with such a soil. 



" The varieties mostly grown around Philadelphia are, 

 Mrs. John Laing, Magna Charta, Uhlrich Brunner, Ba- 

 roness Rothschild and Madam Gabriel Luizet. Some 

 other varieties are also used, but not in quantity. 

 Baroness Rothschild will not succeed well if brought 

 into flower before the last of February. Mrs. John 

 Laing must not be dried too severely or it will die after 

 being cut back." 



CHAPTER XXXI 

 FLORIST'S GEEEN. 



This fills such an important place in all cut flower 

 work, especially in connection with roses, this volume 

 would seem incomplete without a short descrintion of 

 such kinds as are most in demand. 



For many years smilax was all that could be de- 

 pended upon for this purpose, but now both ferns and 

 asparagus are largely grown and in many instances by 

 specialists. 



Smilax is of exceedingly easy culture, but to be 

 grown to profit, should have under heat and a rich 

 soil about eight inches in depth. If grown more than 

 one year, it should have a rest in July and be started 



