August ."., 1911 



HORTlCULTURi 



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Seasonable Notes on Culture of 

 Florists' Stock 



\. in \u\i - 

 K plants uicel) staked as growth advances 



to have in good fonn before the buds start to open. 

 When the soil becomes Billed with roots they will stand 



I supph of water at the i nd would be great 



|\ benefited b} a weekl} application of liquid manure. 

 i be flower buds are full} foi med and jusl before 

 the] begin to open the} can bi moved to a cooler and 

 airy house thai is well shaded. They will do better 

 here at this stage of their growth than if kepi in warmer 

 quarters where the} are bound a drawn and 



spindly growth. !«■ careful nol to submit them to too 

 neat a change at first, but graduall} inure them. \\ ben 

 they are through blooming place them by themselves in 

 u moderated warm house where the} will have plent} of 

 Bghl .-iikI air. Don'l neglect to give them water when 

 the} ma\ need it so that thi items may be 



kept fresh and healthy until the tubers have attained 

 their full size and maturity. When allowed h 

 prematurely they will only have insufficiently matured 

 tnbers which will never give good results. 



U.iT.ul. Mil IS 



New ;i- iii.- end of summer approaches it is time to 

 bow calceolaria. I se clean pans or lints with plenty 

 of drainage, which is a ver} essential point. A good 



BOmpOSl to SOn On is loam, leaf-mold and -and in eq 



parts. An inch of the top layer should be sifted ver} 

 finely. Tlie pans should be thoroughly dampened be- 

 on son your seed. After sowing press the surface 

 over »nh something smooth and place a pane of glass 

 over each nan. Place them in a frame where they will 

 haw- protection from ram- and later on from frost. 

 at the sashes are fixed -" that air can lie fiveh 

 admitted. In a few weeks the} can be transplanted into 

 Bats, about an inch apart, using the same Boil as men- 

 tioned above. When the cool nig - set in, they will 

 start a vigorous growth, and when large enough should 

 be potted into 2 or 2% inch pots using a littli 

 soil. It will be necessary to keep them clear of green 

 By h\ fumigating once a week if you warn althy 



plant-. 



i OR] OPSIS ORAJ i run; \ 



unts make a very val Siei ial 



Day with their handsome golden yellow flower- of 



ter. Sow tin now in a coldframe 



and « enoug . plain them about 10 



apart in another coldfn ne. With this winter 



protection you can grow fine i ps ial can be potted 



planted out in a cool from January till 



March. Those that you don't ne can be kept until 



April and then planted outside where they will flower 



from June on if the seeds ari pt from maturing on 

 the plant-. 



li CHABIS 



Plant- thai have prod rop of (lower-. Bhould 



he given a liberal amount of ater at the roots with 



I'letn -itii-L- in • phere until ev< i . new 



and development. This 

 growth completed, a period oi from I 



to 6 iiv withholding wan r until 



the leaves begin to 



• en them up again, Follow 

 up tin- treatment by keeping dry as before and then 

 again a slight wain ug. This alternate treatmen 

 ontinued for a month or -i\ weeks so as t 

 of pan i.d dormancy, but be Bure t< 

 them enough oi wal i ep the leaves plump or o 



the} w ill be inj n d. This resting and floi ■ 



treatment can be d with g I results two or 



year. Now i- a g I time to plant a 



bench of establish n'ts from l-inch pots, -;< 



them from i; to 8 in. lies apart. The} lib 



and some we] sed COW manure in e.pial |iar(s. 



i the hen. - nae tilled with roots 



will be greatly benefited by a weeklj soaking of manure 

 water during their growing period. A crop of fii 

 ag in at ii should be Blightl} proti 



against thi in. 



i M HAIMllsll 



If lilies of the Harrisii type are wanted for early flow- 

 ering, the planting of the bulbs should take place as 

 --"ii as yon i an gel to, so as to give them t im 

 good root formation. Any g 1 soil that does not con- 

 tain green manure will do. A -■ 1 compost to use is 



i bree pan- n( 16am to one part of well-rotted cow or 

 barn-yard manure. Place the bulbs bo thai after they 

 ited they will he entirely below the surface of the 

 soil. Then give them a good watering to settle the soil 

 They should then be stood closely together in a frame, 

 and covered with i or 5 m les of soil so as to 



cool and to hold an evenness of moisture. While 

 they arc making rowth the} will need attention — 



during an exceptionally dry spi 11 the application of one 

 or several doses of water] or during a prolonged rainy 

 spell a covering of some - I iou1 a month or 



six week- most of the bulbs should have made a good 

 start in filling their pots with mots. You can separate 

 them into several grades b} going over them from tune 

 to time. Give the most advanced ones a l'"o,] lig] 

 sition "it a bench in a cool hot; 



WIN I SB SVi BET I'l IS 



For an early win ou can bow the seel from 



Se] tember. They can be -own 



directly in bed, but when you have a crop 



to take oil you can sow them in l-inch pots which 



will givi plenty of room to grow for some 



i : be} . at 

 feet for head n ore w ould be better. 1 1 



a soil well enriched with COW maim . hut 



where this is unprocurable well-rotted sheep or 

 manure will ans S i or beds are 



ided with good draina. 



Mr. Farrcll'a ne: on the rollowlnft: Adluntums: 



alums Poll setl - Ri i hi Hr- 



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