November 22, 1919 



II OKTl CULTURE 



441 



RCLES UNDER 

 GLASS 



By ARTHUR RUZICKA 



With the warm and foggy weather 

 that we have been having most of the 

 time it will be necessary to be very 

 very careful as to the amount of feed 

 that is applied, and also as to the kind 

 that is used. With clear weather one 

 cannot make any big mistake, but with 

 weather such as we have been having 

 right along, it will not do to saturate 

 the benches with almost anything that 

 comes along. Bonemeal can be safely 

 applied to plants that are growing. 

 Apply it in small quantities, and more 

 often. Use enough mulch to keep the 

 surface of the benches open, and keep 

 the houses as cool as possible though 

 not chilly by any means. A little heat 

 will be fine, and leave the ventilator 

 open to keep the air fresh and sweet. 

 The manure that is applied as mulch 

 should be well decayed, otherwise it is 

 likely to result in a weak spindly 

 growth that will take mildew very 

 easily. 



As soon as the weather begins to get 

 clear and cold, a little liquid manure 

 can be used to good advantage, but 

 only on plants that are growing freely, 

 and are well able to take it. The best 

 time to start applying it is when a 

 new crop is coming on, and the new 

 growths are about three inches long. 

 Begin then, and feed once a week un- 

 til the buds show, and then omit the 

 feed until a crop is cut off, and the 

 plants start once more. If the houses 

 are not being cropped, but are being 

 grown to cut all the time, It is a good 

 policy to apply liquid manure one 

 week, and bonemeal or blood and bone 

 the next, using light doses and keeping 

 on feeding all the time. Private grow- 

 ers with only a few plants or only a 

 small house or two would do well to 

 put a mixture of manu-e and bonemeal 

 into a barrel, filling this up with water, 

 and letting it stand in a warm place. 

 Then apply it to the plants with a 

 large dipper. It is not a pleasant oc- 

 cupation to be surp. but the results are 

 great, and It Is well worth while to do 

 this if at all possible. 



Tying. 



Do not neglect this end of the work, 

 especially In the Beauty houses. As 

 soon as the plants begin to lay around, 

 there is sure to be a start of spider and 

 spot, two of the worst things Beauty 

 growers have to contend with. In 

 tying, be sure to distribute the wood 

 well so that it will not be in bunches. 



CHRISTMAS PLANTS 



Cyclamen, $1.50 and up; Begonias, 75c to $2 each; Poin- 

 settias, single, 50c, 75c and $1 each; pans, made up with 

 Ferns and Peppers, $1.50 to $4 each. 



FERNS, Scottii, Verona, Boston and Roosevelt, 50c to $2 

 each. 



FRANK EDGAR, 



Waverley, Mass. 



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Where it Is necessary to bend down 

 some of the wood, bend it toward the 

 west, and see to it that the tops are 

 kept even, so that all the growth will 

 have an equal chance to get the sun. 

 When tying put the string around the 

 wire once before bringing the shoot to 

 the wire and tying the knot. If this is 

 not done the growth will slip around 

 when the plants are syringed, and the 

 result will be that the plants will lay 

 around as if they were not tied. When 

 tying Teas, do not use one string to 

 go all around the plant, holding it al- 

 together. Tie each branch separately, 

 and do not bunch the plants too much. 

 If the plants are bunched they will lose 

 a lot of leaves and are likely to get 

 spot, or spider. Then, too, if the 

 plants are properly tied, they will 

 break far more f-eely, than they would 

 otherwise, and the more they grow the 

 better for the grower. 



The Xmas Crop 



Right now will be the time to look 

 for Xmas. Go over the plants and 

 pinch all the short growth. If your 

 market will call for shorter grades of 

 roses, let the two buds come. If, how- 

 ever, long stuff is needed, disbud all 

 breaks, save the best one, and let this 

 come on. With good culture, a nice 

 long stemmed rose will be the result. 

 Feed, water, ventilate very carefully 

 so that the crop will be brought on 

 perfectly clean, and as near perfect as 

 is possible. A poor crop will be a big 

 disappointment when the returns come 

 in. 



The Sod Heaps. 

 If the soil is not put up as yet for 

 next spring's use, do not neglect to 

 get as much of it in as possible. The 

 spring will be very wet no doubt so 

 that it will take a long time before the 

 meadow is dry enough to plow, and the 

 sod in shape to haul. Perhaps it has 

 been too wet right along, but if there 

 Is a least chance, get the work done. 

 At least get in a stock of manure, a 

 heap as large as can be so that it will 

 be there when the time comes to use 

 it. Heap it up where it will be possi- 

 ble to get at it and turn it over every 

 once in a while, and where it will not 

 wash away when heavy rains set in. 



OBITUARY. 



John T. Shore. 



John T. Shore, organizer of the 

 Westchester County Horticultural So- 

 ciety and for twenty-five years super- 

 intendent of the late John Sterling's 

 extensive estate at Harrison, is dead, 

 after a long illness He was seventy- 

 six. 



Mr. Shore was one of the organizers 

 and a charter member of the Harrison 

 Fire Department, and for fifteen years 

 was its president. He was a trustee 

 of the Union Free School, district 6, 

 for eighteen years and was an elder in 

 the Harrison Presbyterian church. He 

 was a Mason and a member of Port 

 Chester Council, Royal Arcanum. 



