September :'. 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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Seasonable Notes on • Culture 

 Florists' Stock 



\i PHH0LBPI8 



- dou time to work a eh grown Ncphrolepis 



into - inn, bj lifting and potting into 5 or 



6-inch pots, using a soil i a liberal addition of 



animal manun ^ good C - I Itree parte fibrous 



loam, two of leaf mold and oni well rotted and 



manure. See thai the are well cleaned and 



oag \ - ire potti -liould 



be placed under a g 1 shadin >r a week pi more, and 



then gradually inured to thi ght. Plants thai are 



in pots and are Eairhj well roo iound -liould undergo 

 their last shifi for the season a- ferns make their finest 

 growth in the next two months. Exercise care in water- 

 ing these ferns, particularly dm ■ Is of abnormal 

 weather condition thai we are '••■ und to meet. See that 



do oo1 gel i"" crowded. They should be set far 

 enough aparl to have ever) oni oi i In- overhanging fronds 

 fully exposed to the light. 



i PHOBBU •' II Ql I LBELOBA 



ings that were ron ring April or May and 



grown on by frequent shifts can now be planted out on 

 a bench in fibrous loam three parts aud well-rotted ma- 

 nure two parts, and, if the soil i- heavy, add about one- 

 fifth of sand, for they arc very impatient of stagnant 

 moisture at the roots. Planl them about ten inches 

 apart and give thorn a Byringing every good day, but at 

 the same time be very careful not to over-water. Those 

 that are in >r pot culture should be given a light 



bench now, so as to insure a g 1 break and later on to 



give both color and substance to the flowers. When the 

 flower- bei hi at the axils of the leaves the 



plants should have some manure water about once a 

 week which will enlarge the bracts in size an 

 highly their coloring. U I - are cut around the 



holidays, you can have another > ut by April. 



Llf.tr.M CAN] 



These bulbs should be potted up as soon as they are 

 received because leaf and roots are often made while 



are in transit. They can be either potted 

 into 6-inch pots or three to five bulbs can be put into 

 an 8 or 10-inch pot. Give tl em a good watering after 

 they are planted, but afterw: I tl em i' out before 



giving any more water, as the bulbs will rot if given too 

 much water at first. The best place to stand the pots is 

 in a frame on some coal ashes, where they can remain 

 until cool weather arrives with sufficient Beverity to firm 

 the soil in the pots. After this a covering will be di 

 able so as not toalkffi the po break. Candidun 

 not force well until of January, so it is 



well not to attempt n bi Eore • date. 



NEXT YEAR'S \ -TOCK 



[Tow is the proper time to make a liberal sowing in 

 red, pink and white whii to be the colors mo.-t in 



demand. Make up a compost of equal parts of well- 

 decayed fibrous loam and leaf-mold, with enough of sand 

 to make it porous. Wide shallow pans are the best to 

 use. Whether pans or flats are used see that they are 

 well drained. Fill up to within 1^4 inch of the rim and 

 press the material moderately firm. On this place about 

 half an inch of the sifted mixture and make the surface 

 smooth. Now sow the seeds as evenly over it as possible 



ami then pn ■ the soil. Sifl a little cov- 

 ering of the fine m i er this and give a watering i Oirt 



''l ; " . mod* i Mv ,* 



tained bottom hi n the little seedl o ' Kt> £N, 



big up the] v. Hi c i 0Be to 



glass, in a hou q 60 to 61 dy heat, 



with ti moist afam I • eri- 

 all] hash n | owth during the Brsl part of the 



winter. Give ventilation in a but be 



careful and avoii or extri mi i i are. 

 \- your fire heat ie ncreased see that the atmosphere 



does Dot - the young plants like plenty 

 of atmospheric moist 



PROVIDING COMPOST 



Don't spai ring a sufficient quantity of 



-od, manure, ami sand for now is the most propitious 

 time of the ; omposting and storing of all 



bench and potting soil-. There is nothing better than 

 the top three inches of a rich pasture. This should be 

 piled up in long mode) ly high and flat topped bea] 

 put up in layers of six inches in thickness and then 

 spread three inches of good cow manure in alterni 

 layers. If this work is done within the next few w» 

 you will have a chance to chop it down ami fori,, 

 which will not only thoroughly mix it, but will help to 

 further a perfect and uniform decomposition by the in- 

 termixture of the different part- and exposing it more 

 to hard freezing during the winter. Success with all 

 kinds of greeiiho:. ; n- to a considerable ex- 



lent on the kind ami condition of the compost in which 

 they are grown. So now prepare, — be one of the fortu- 

 nate ones when t ng comes, by making prudent 

 and ample provision for the need of another season. 



rRANBPLANTING EVEROREI 



Any florist who has a call for small evergreens for the 

 holiday trade should procure them and pot them up n 

 for this will e of months in advance of 



cold weather new roots in the meantime which 



will add greatly to the a of their well doing. 



Aft otted no -taml them in a rather shady 



place for a week or I -. until they start new root 



action; then thej will stand the sun. With attention to 

 watering and other care they should be in good condi- 

 tion for iday trade. A good assortment to pot 

 up are n . junipers, 

 Enonymus, laurel, mahonia, and others of the broad- 

 lea ed sei t ion are a 



Mr. Farrell'a next notes will be on tlie following: Care f 

 Carnatii ns; Crotoi : Decorative Fnllaged Plants; Making a Peren- 

 nial Border Phalaenopsls ; Primulas. 



Aerides quinquevulnerum 



er illustration -hows a well-grown plant of 

 eautiful Philippii umei i ug orchid. The 



plant pictured was grown by M. J. Pope, Xaugatuck. 

 Conn. The tl ix-like, white, tipped with 



- and petals, fra^Tam and borne on 

 pendai foot or more in length. For decora- 



tive purposes this orchid has few equals. It is of very 

 easy culture, its main requirements being heat, shade and 

 atmospheric moisture. Sixty-five degrees minimum in 

 winter will suit it. 



