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HORTICULTURE 



June 28, 1913 



Great Object Lesson at Hartford 



Agaiu have we visited the most beautiful rose garden 

 on tliis continent. \Y]\at inspiration and enthusiasm 

 it brings forth ! As an educational lesson on outdoor 

 rose growing for the iDublic, it hits the spot. This rose 

 garden does more good to stimulate rose growing out- 

 doors then any exhibition of cut roses, writing or talk- 

 ing can ever do. I wished that all the members of the 

 American Rose Society had been there to see and to fall 

 to the spell of this lovely little spot (they were all in- 

 vited) and then to go back home with the determination 

 that they would do all they could to start such a rose 

 garden in their home parks and never let up in agitation 

 until it was a reality. Any man or men who are able to 

 bring this about will earn the greatest gratitude of the 

 people and should have the hearty co-operation of the 

 men in our profession. Theodore Wirth has built him- 

 self a monument at Hartford such as very few men ever 

 attain. Let us all try and do our best to have these rose 

 gardens established in all cities wherever possible. It 

 not alone is a great educational work but it means much 

 to the profession in dollars and cents, something which 

 after all is said we must always keep in mind. The trial 

 garden at Hartford is finding a lot of imitators, proving 

 that Mr. Cumming's idea was a good one. The first lot 

 of new roses were judged on June 21st. 



I was glad to be there again to see and meet those 

 genial men who are presiding over the welfare of the 

 Hartford Parks. Mr. Parker, superintendent of all the 

 parks, had charge and gave us visitors a royal time. The 

 parks of Hartford are for the peoj)le and in no city have 

 I seen this idea better carried out then here. The jjresi- 

 dent of the park board, ilr. Weaver, was with us all day, 

 taking the greatest interest in us, showing and explain- 

 ing the whole park system. They are proud of their 

 parks and the people who know how to use them. To see 

 the thousands of men, women and children enjoying the 

 blessings of these parks and no waste paper or other 

 litter lying around proves the board to be correct in their 

 ideas about who should own the parks — not the board 

 but the public. All of us visitors, I am sure, came away 

 with the feeling of a day well spent. 



Ixias and Anthuriums 



An effective florjil arrangeiueu t 



JJ;ix Soliliuii'. New York. 



Roslyn, Pa. 



Neither ixias nor anthuriums are often found in the 

 stock in trade of the city fiorist. Tliere is no good 

 reason why they should not be so found, however, as the 

 ixias are easily grown, have attractive colors and keep 

 well as cut flowei's and the anthuriums are among the 

 most brilliant, striking and long-keeping flowers in ex- 

 istence. The public are constantly out for something 

 new, something difi'erent from wliat they see repeatedly 

 on every side and we present this daintily arranged vase 

 as a suggestion which may lielp to develop some new 

 ideas for those of our readers who enjoy doing something 

 out of the ordinary for their patrons. 



ROSE GROWING UNDER GLASS 



Plants to be Ron Again 



Plants in the benches that are to remain another sea- 

 son, should be receiving every possible attention, for 

 their doing well largely depends on their treatment in 

 the beginning. Before doing any cutting back, it is ad- 

 visable to dry the plants oi? for a week or two, gradually 

 keeping the water away. It is not for the best to allow 

 them to become too dry as the wood will be likely to get 

 hard and rather slow to start. Killarneys we prefer to 

 cut down to about eight inches and then replant them, 

 as we would young plants. Tlie old plants can be set 

 quite close together and with us produce far more cut 

 roses than any young plants would. 



Watering the Old Plants 



After planting, water will have to be applied very 

 carefully, for, if the plants arc over-watered at all they 

 will produce quantities of weak spindly wood that w-ill 

 never amount to very much, and the plants will just sit 



and look sick. Spray the plants over two or three times 

 every day until they are started, and syringe as often as 

 is necessary to keep them clean and healthy. By saying 

 "spray" we do not mean to soak the whole house with 

 water, but just run along with the hose and spray the 

 plants thoroughly. 



Plants that are not to be Moved 



These should have the soil scraped from the surface 

 of the liench. and then a little bone meal sprinkled over 

 it. This can be followed by a mulch of manure and soil, 

 mixed about half and half. Needless to say the manure 

 should be well decaved, and positively no fresh manure 

 should be used. Tlie object of this mulch is to let the 

 roots get into it and if fresh manure is used, it will be 

 all washed out about the tinu= the plants begin to need 

 it. Of course all cutting should be done before the 

 plants are thus midehed. Water carefully, same as with 

 the other plnnts. fur too niueh water is the worst that 



