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HORTICULTURE 



July 19, 1919 



TIMELY WORK IN THE GREEN- 



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be admitted freely during wet weather, 

 otherwise the fleshy leaves are liable 

 to rot or become spotted. 



The seed of Calceolaria hybrida can 

 be sown from now up to the first week 

 in August for next season's trade. The 

 soil should be a very sandy mixture 

 with some leaf mold. Water the pans 

 until they are wet through, and then 

 scatter the seed thinly over the sur- 

 face. A brick or a piece of board 

 should be used to press the seed gent- 

 ly into the soil; no covering of soil 

 is required. Lay a pane of glass over 

 the pans and place in a frame where 

 the shade should be heavy at first and 

 towards fall it should become lighter. 

 As these young plants are very sus- 

 ceptible to damp, it is best to avoid 

 extremes either way in watering. 

 Timely shifting from box to box les- 

 sens the loss through damping off. 

 They should be potted in small pots 

 when they have made from four to six 

 leaves, a light sandy mixture still be- 

 ing used. In bright hot weather the 

 young plants should have a fine syring- 

 ing overhead several times a day. 



The seed of mignonette should be 

 sown at once. A very successful grow- 

 er of mignonette uses three-inch pots, 

 placing a few seeds in three little 

 groups in each pot. It is safer, how- 

 ever, to sow a pinch ui seed on the 

 bench or bed where they are to remain 

 and flower. Each plant should be giv- 

 en one foot of space each way. It is 

 difficult to transplant mignonette suc- 

 cessfully, for if the soil drops off the 

 roots the little plants are a long time 

 in making a start. A dozen plants 

 may come up where your pinch of 

 seed was sown, and will do no harm 

 until the little seedlings are an inch 

 high. Then all but the strongest plant 

 should be pulled up. The chief enemy 

 of the yong mignonette is the larva of 

 the sulphur-colored cabbage butterfly 

 which lays its eggs in August and Sep- 

 tember. As soon as this butterfly 

 makes its appearance, spray the plants 

 lightly and then dust them with pow- 

 dered hellebore. 



During the hot weather it will be 

 necessary to go over the Chrysanthe- 

 mum beds every day and water the 

 dry places. Do not let the plants get 

 overrun with fly before using effective 

 means to keep them under control. 

 These plants will not stand a humid 

 or stagnant atmosphere, so first of all 

 see that they have plenty of fresh air. 

 Give a good syringing early every af- 

 ternoon, which will allow the foliage 

 time to dry out before night. In cloudy 



possible. Watch for other insects be- 

 sides fly. Hand picking will be neces- 

 sary for caterpillars and grasshoppers, 

 but plenty of syringing will extermi- 

 nate red spider and thrips. 



Now is the time to plant carnations. 

 In fact, a house or two may have been 

 planted earlier, but this is the begin- 

 ning of the real housing period. The 

 benches when emptied should be 

 cleaned and given a good coating of 

 whitewash. Then they should be filled 

 at once, for if left exposed to the sun 

 and air for a week or two they will 

 not last. Give the plants six inches of 

 rich soil. See that the plants are not 

 set too deep, as deep planting causes 

 stem rot. Water at the base of each 

 plant and spray frequently until the 

 plants take hold. Continue to water 

 at the base of the plants for a few 

 weeks to prevent the soil becoming 

 sour and to encourage root action, and 

 keep the soil moist on top by heavy 

 sprayings. 



Lorraine begonias should be given 

 just enough shade to keep the foliage 

 from burning, but too much shade 

 keeps them too soft. Look them over 

 two or three times a day to see that 

 none are dry, and careless watering 

 should be avoided at all times. If pot- 

 bound, shift at once; but do not shift 

 unless you are positive that the plants 

 are in need of it. A porous soil is 

 necessary. Loam and leaf mold mixed 

 with about one-fifth of well rotted cow 

 manure, with plenty of drainage in the 

 pots, seems to suit the plants nicely. 

 Be sure to keep the flowers and buds 

 removed, as growth is what you want 

 now. Keep the plants free from green 

 fly by spraying weekly with a nicotine 

 Solution. 



Cypripediums are now growing well, 

 and a little weak liquid manure should 

 be applied once a week as the roots 

 fill the pots and pans. The use of 

 chemicals should be avoided. The 

 strength can be slightly increased as 

 the roots become more matted. Ven- 

 tilate freely at every favorable oppor- 

 tunity. An occasional sponging with 

 a weak solution of tobacco water 

 should be given to keep the plants free 

 from thrips, and a light fumigating 

 once or twice every fortnight will aid 

 in keeping off the pests. See that the 

 plants do not suffer for water, but do 

 not keep them wet all the time as the 

 compost will become sour. A moist 

 atmosphere during all seasons is es- 

 sential to their well being. Air should 



PATENTS GRANTED. 

 Copies of any one of these patents 

 can be obtained by sending fifteen 

 cents in stamps to Siggers & Siggers, 

 Patent Lawyers, Box No. 9, National 

 Union Insurance Building, Washing- 

 ton. D. C, and mentioning Hurtkvlt 



TIRE. 



1,308,163. Corn-Planter. Edward W. 

 Burgess, Chicago, III., assignor, by 

 mesne assignments to International 

 Harvester Co., a corporation of New 

 Jersey. 



1,308,169. Deep-Tilling Machine. Peter 

 B. Crane, Long Lake, Minn. 



1,308,228. Plow. Frank E. Davis and 

 Wm. W. Cameron, La Crosse, Wis., 

 assignors to La Crosse Plow Co., La 

 Crosse, Wis., a corporation of Wis- 

 consin. 



1,308,445. Plow Hitch for Walking 

 Tractors. Spencer H. Phelps, Min- 

 neapolis, Minn., assignor to Boeman 

 Garden Tractor Co., Minneapolis, 

 Minn., a corporation. 



1,308,623. Flower-Holder. Harriette 

 Calkins & Zelda M. Calkins. Varys- 

 burg, N. Y. 



1.308,635. Harrow-Tooth. Wm. H. 

 Lee, Syracuse, N. Y., assignor to 

 Syracuse Chilled Plow Company, 

 Syracuse, N. Y., a corporation of 

 New York. 



1,308,666. Wheeled Scoop. Thos. E. 

 Duckworth, Colfax, La. 



1,308,676. Colter. John T. Kirk, Mem- 

 phis, Tenn. 



1,308,680. Tool-Holder. Clarence B. 

 Prideaux. Forest Hill, London, Eng- 

 land. 



1,308,714. Fertilizer Distributor. Al- 

 fred W. McCreary, Mt. Pleasant, 

 Penn. 



1,308,744. Gang-Plow. Alex. Carpen- 

 ter, Carey, Ohio, assignor to National 

 Tractor & Plow Company, Carey, 

 Ohio, a corporation of Ohio. 



NEW YORK 



The condition of the market is 

 and has been decidedly dull since 

 the 3rd of the month. The hot 

 weather and holidays supplied an in- 

 creased number of roses with an 

 abundance of outdoor stock — too 

 much for the small demand to ab- 

 sorb. Much stock is lost. Only a few 

 varieties such as Key, Beauty and 

 Columbia are of decent quality. Car- 

 nations have the summer mark on 

 them. Good ones are the exception. 

 A limited number of Asters are to 

 be had but they don't look much. Val- 

 ley is still scarce and good cattleyas 

 are not to be had in quantity. 



