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Title: The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade
Identifier: americanfloristw53amer (find matches)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: American Florists Company
Subjects: Floriculture; Florists
Publisher: Chicago : American Florist Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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1120 The American Florist. June lOy Gardeners' Bxamlnatlons. Wi- int" in.lfl.u-.l to W. ,i. o'Caiioll. oC tin- University of i'lii Jttitunic tianlni. iW list of nuestioiis submitI^'il to iippliraiiis In roroiit dvll scrvii'c I'xaniiiuition fui- lu-ail nanlt'iu'i- In tlu' St. rniil, Minn., pnrk dopavtiiu'iit. Subject: Practical Questions (.Wt. 60). 1. ui' Naiin- tliL' t>t'St tliiif ('(■ the yviw l"t>r piiintiig ttiiiauu'Utnl slirvilis, niiil state why. (h) Wlu'ii would you prune shrubs floweriuc on wood of last year's growtli? Shrubs tlowerlnp on wood of present season? (e) In prnnlns, what kind of cut should be made? What beuelieial results are se- seeuitMl by pruning shrubs? 2. How and to what form should a hedpo be pruned? Why? 3. (a) When is a baruyard manure a good fei'tilizpr. and when is it a bad one? (b) What is nieimt by baked soil, and why is it injurious to the roots of growing plants? (c) What evils grow out of stagnant inttisture in the soil? 4. What are the three ehief constituents of a good manure? What is humus? M'hat ottice does it serve in a manure? What is guano? What is harvest fer- tilizer? 5. (a) What kind of soil requires draining? (b) What simple test could you use to tell if soil should be drained ? 6. (a) Tell just what you would do to pre- pare a piece of unenclosed ground for a formal garden. Answer fully, tb) What three conditions must be kept in mind in selecting a site for a flower garden? 7. How should sod be c^it and laid? De- SL-ribe in a few words the operation of trenching and preparing a rose bed. S. Describe fully the care which you would give to park lawns during the (a) spring; (b) summer; (c) autumn; (d) winter, y. Name 15 bedding plants. 15 greenhouse plants. 15 perennial plants. IVi. Name five large flowering herbaceous plants; five bardy vines and climbers; five greenhouse climbers. 11. How should water be used in trans- planting shrubs and lUants to make them live and thrive ? 12. Give a full account of the manner in m-hich plants should be cared for and cultivated during the period of their growth. 13. (a) Make a sketch to illustrate the plant- ing of a shrub border round a large lawn, mentioning plants to be used. (b) Mention the plants and their colors to be used in ribbon gardening round small lawns. (c) What plants w-ould be best to use in making semi-tropic eflfects in beds on lawns ? 14. I a 1 Name five of the best bush roses. ihi Name five of the best climbing roses. 15. lal How would you treat rose mildew? lb) How would you treat rose trees that were affected with green flies? Ifi. (a) Name three insect enemies of flower- ing plants, (b) Name three specific insecticides for the three insect enemies you mentioned in (a>. 17. (a) What care should be given garden hose to be kept in good condition? (b) What harm would there be, if any, in over-watering a laT\Ti? 18. (a) Prepare a set of five regulations for the guidance of your gardeners in watering plants in a greenhouse, (b) Prepare a set of five regulations for the guidance of your gardeners in watering plants in the open. 10. (a) State how many rooted cuttings one man can pot in 2-inch pots per day of eight hours. How many geraniums? How many coleuses? 20. If 12 gardeners are assigned to work under your supervision, what records would you keep to determine the quan tity and quality of work done by these men. and how would you inspect and direct their work? Subject: Report ("Wt. 10). (This subject will be rated as to form, style, matter, penmanship and general neatness.) Write a letter, properly addressed, to the Superintendent of Parks, St. Paul. Minn., giv- ing a complete specification for the preparation, and sowing with grass seed, of a 100-foot square plot. Subject: Arithmetic (Wt. 10). All Work Must Be SLown in Full. 1. If a man can plant in eight working hours 2,00(> coleuses at $2.25 per day how much would be the cost of planting .^.266 cole- uses? . ^'o ^^'^' iii""^h ^"ill it cost to plant 12 plants in 2-inch pots if the potting earth for the whole cost .?1.G0 for hauling. $0.60 for banking. $0.<w a dozen for pots, and labor at $2 for each 2.000 plants? id' en\of/' requires C3 plants, the plants cost- ing .?0.09Vt each to produce, and 4/5 of a cent !'u-** .^M*'*'^"'^- ^^■^' ™"c*» is the total cost of this bed? ^\ Two hundred and fifty plants cost at wholesale $T.. If a cash discount of 7 per cent were allowed on this, what would be the net cost for casli ? Subject: Experience. Thirty points allowed for past training and experience.
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