August r.\ 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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Seasonable Notes on Culture of 

 Florists' Stock 



i \i;i 01 U)l w n \l> 



Beds "i i in- fern I hi ieen cul i rom and 



now iu a denuded i will require but very little 



i iiniil the oew fronds gin to show numerously. 

 After a short period of resl and when they resume ac- 

 tivity in frond growth, they will be greatly benefited 

 by :i mulch of from a half to an inch of two parts "i" 



com manure that is well rotted, i te of good loam. 



i ! i niu n~ soon work above i he Burface and reqi 

 top dressing after each crop. These efforts will build 

 up strong crowns. When the beds are covered with a 

 growth of l or 5 inches Ion . feeding can be given regu- 

 of cow manure and sool This gives i he foliage a 

 Bne 'lark green color. Give them sufficient shade bo 

 they will not burn or lose their color. This shading 

 should be gradually removed after this month, so that 



he end of October they will have full sun. When 

 you havi n fine crop of fn ads be very careful during 

 cloudy or chilly weather no! to water too much. It is 

 safi r i" allofl thi soil I me rather dry and keep 



surface well stirred so as not to endanger the crop 

 of fronds, ff you are bothered with snails lay bait of 

 es and look these over once or 

 twice a day; also scatter lime about their haunts. 



CHRYSA1 lHEMUMB 



I'lai ure in the coming exhi- 



bitions should havi their last shift sometime before the 

 close of this month. A go i! i omposl to to one 



art load o at contains al least one- 



third of cow manuri oro one to two bushels of 



piilvtri . ■ 1 sheep manure, hair a bushel of soot and 

 about -i\t\ pounds ol Bm i i md bone. Mi\ this thor- 

 oughly before using. This will produce leaves, stems 

 and flowers full of vigor. In [lotting be very ca 

 to have i hi drainage pi ! u it lion i il you i annot 



have g I growth. See tl il the) have painstaking 



training and tying up to the - ery last day, so as to have 



them perfect in form. If you icess 



with these plants, H ! necessary to 



abundance of room on a bi nch not too far fr the 



glass. When you see I need mo\ ing do it at 



once. Give plenty of fresh air throughout the 

 night, together with an ince of moisture, main- 



tained by watering thi they may need it. by 



Byringing the plain- sevi es daily and by wetting 



down walks, which induces an atmospheric humidity 

 hout the house thai is congenial to their growth, 

 up a diligent fight against the black aphis. 



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Alan-. -[ is ol dendro ms such as Dendrobium 



nobile, Wardianum, Jamesianum, and others that will 

 now In finishing up their growth should be removed to 

 a cooler house thai is rery ightly Bhaded so as to pre- 

 venl a second growth. I d can give them a more 



airy, cool, dry and sunny quarters which will in 

 them to ripen up their growth. To avoid any unneces- 

 sary check, the change should be gradual. Very little 

 water will be needed at the roots during this rest, hut 



tie - . in., ng over the plants ot 

 will hi the canes in i odition. 



All cattleyas I mpleted thou growth should 



be plai ed i | end of the 1 



urn of air. Th'- qi 



water Bhould aed until only 



hriveling. All tho 

 active growth will require an abum 



roots with a light i bree 



times a day. I lamp the floors and h 



PELABGONIt M8 



li is now i .il.. to p or tin propagat ion of 



these show plant-. Lay tl Id plain- on their sides 



for the nexl two or tin ep them a 



dust dry. This will give several degrees of hardni 



the w 1 which is to be used for cuttings. These i an be 



put iii the cutting bench and given a Blight shade and 

 kept in a moderati moist atmosphi re. When 

 they can be potted into 2%-inch pots using good 

 tf you wish to save the old plants cut all last 

 grow th hard b ( ing about an in< h or two of the 



current year's growth and keep on the dry side until 

 they show signs of breaking nicely. They can thi 



■I out of thi ir pol ill t he soil shal en off. 



Trim any straggling roots so that they can be placed 

 in as small pots as possible using a light compost to 

 pot them into. They Bhould be given water -paringly 

 at first until thi pots become filled with roots, hut at 

 no time should thi i n an < iccess of water at the 



roots, foi i hi ■ ■ .. to 1 his. 



POIK 



No« i- the nine to put in a lot of cuttings for the 

 filling of holiday receptacles, principally pan- and 

 dishi -. & -haded and see that -and is 



kepi moist, wit ira every day ovi 



a aboul I hey will be ready for '. M g- 



im i pots. The young plants should have IV 

 spray bags and il -haded until they tal i 



■ il. When tl ey are esl them a 



S can have full sunshine « ith plenty of water 

 ou will ; I ints « ith gi od foliage «. bich are 



always salable. The earlier struck < nttings whi< 

 in 3 or l inch pots can now be planted out in a bench 

 of fivi ue compost of two-thirds heavy turfy 



loam, to one-third of "'II rotted manure. As the 

 nights get colder maintain a minimum temperature of 

 62 degrees at night. 



ROMAN in M IN I us 

 T tlbs are due to arrive now any time, so get 



a number of flats togi thei as soon as possible. 



iulb should be, when planted, even with the 

 M . hulbs 



moderately firm. Give the fiats a goi d thorough water- 

 ing before i ovi m with four incl il or 

 materia] you may usi Besides tl Lrst good 

 watering, unless we have frequent ra ns, the beds con- 

 taining the flats -I Id have a nee a 



When the bulbs are well rooted they can be 

 brought into a good light house and at . .mire 



of 60 will be in flower in sevi u or eight 



wee! s. 



Mr Farrell's oexl notes will lie on th<> foUowIng: Cyclamen*; 

 Flardwooded Plants: Bon vard lag ; Geranium Cuttings; Mar- 

 guerites; Roses 



