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"Vic” on left, and John Bonhard, in charge. 
CARNATIONS AT WEST CHICAGO 
This is the cleanest and most successful house we have ever grown. Beautiful color, 
growth and stems when photoed October 5. The young stock was grown in three inch 
wooden plant bands. They were planted in the field with the bands. For our conditions 
this seems a very good compromise on out-right field culture and planting directly 
inside. Greenhouse benches were filled with fresh soil from the field. Tho it had grown 
several crops of Soy beans, it tested low in the three main elements, particularly phos¬ 
phate. For this reason 5-6 lbs. of 45% acid phosphate per 100 square feet of bench 
space was added before planting. Nothing further was added to this rather lean soil 
except some quite strawy manure on bottom of the bench. Planting indoors was done 
July 10-15. With the wooden bands they lifted easily with the original ball of soil 
intact when the bands were removed in planting. After the first watering they were 
kept on the dry side for several weeks, after which they have been well watered about 
once a week; but watering will of course vary with soil and weather. Fulex has been 
used several times to clean up light out-breaks of spider. Nearly all varieties were 
topped until August 20. On September 15, a top dressing of 5-15-5 was applied at the 
rate of 4 lbs. per 100 feet. Nothing further will be fed them until well into January. 
These suggestions are made for the purpose of telling you how we did it. Conditions 
with you might be very different. Varieties largely used are; King Cardinal, Peter 
Fisher, Puritan, Patrician, Woburn, Spectrum Supreme, Virginia, Chief Kokomo, 
Golden Wonder, My Love, listed in order of value as we find them. 
We invite you to come out and look them over. 
Better Mums 
for 1941 
Better Carnations 
for 1941 
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