. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. roots—not growers—inthe ordinary sense of the term. Thesupply of clumps and crowns came fromthe continent. Mr. Jannoch was the firstto show us how easy it is to cultivatethe plant under suitable conditions inthis country, and since that time othershave followed in his footsteps; butowing chiefly to the dearness of labor,special cultivation of the plant has not•made much progress, with the resultthat the continental cultivators furnishthe major portion of crowns and clumpsforced at the present day. The two methods—retarding in afreezing c

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. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. roots—not growers—inthe ordinary sense of the term. Thesupply of clumps and crowns came fromthe continent. Mr. Jannoch was the firstto show us how easy it is to cultivatethe plant under suitable conditions inthis country, and since that time othershave followed in his footsteps; butowing chiefly to the dearness of labor, special cultivation of the plant has not•made much progress, with the resultthat the continental cultivators furnishthe major portion of crowns and clumpsforced at the present day. The two methods—retarding in afreezing chamber and etherization—areemployed in the production of lily ofthe valley flowers during practically thewhole year. Retarded lily of the valleycan be had in bloom at any time duringthe autumn and summer months, andthey will open their bells and developfine foliage in the course of two or threeweeks in a cold frame or a greenhouse, and even in a living room they will cometo perfection. After October, however, more heat is required from week to. ENCHANTRESS CARNATIONS AT JENSEN & DEKEMAS, CHICAGO. there are about 50 of the best: andof double flowered about the same num-ber of varieties. The mother plants aregrown in the ground in lines by thesides of the walks, forming a magnifi-cent display when in bloom. The wholeof the saleable stock of these plants isgrown as potted plants fit for forcingof for planting out. The largest of these are in small tubsone foot and one and one-half feet indiameter, and in eight and lo-inch three lines in a bed; smaller plants onone foot to one and a quarter feetstems are placed at two feet and twoand a half feet apart. These plantslooked very promising for bloom, andwere showing from five to seven shootsper plant. Their ages ranged fromthree to four years. In every case theplants, after having bloomed, have thelast seasons growth cut back to withinthree to four inches of the base.With the exception of two beds of 1240 The American Florist.