Ootober 7, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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Seasonable Notes on Culture of 

 Florists' Stock 



LNTIBRIIINl MS 



One of the besl crops to follow the early and medium 

 anthemums is a strain of the improved large 

 flowering snapdragons. Plants propagated fron 

 tings oi si ed last spring and oo asioi d into 



larger pots will make promi indoor plant- 



ing. Where they have been grown under field culture 

 the Booner planted now letter \' ter planting be 



ular i" give sufficienl water to wel the ball thor- 

 oughly. In a week or ten days they will be making new 



and active r - in the bench so it is essential to keep 



the soil evenly moist. The beds should be slightly 

 aed up and entirely free of weeds at all tunes. 

 Disbudding am oota supported to ensure 



-i might stems should receive attention as soon as they 

 require it. Give them a temperature as near 50 

 degrees at n in lit as possible and let them run up to 65 

 or "ii degrees in the day time with sunshine. The 

 aphis must be kept in check for they are very difficult 

 to eradicate when once they get the upper hand, so give 

 light and regular fumigation. Ventilate as much as 

 -ible day and night until cold weather. 



BUI.B PLANTING FOB OUTSIDE 



The planting of hardy bulbs can be done any time 

 from now until the middle of November. In the more 

 northern States the ear] is the best, but in the 



latitude of Massachusetts and Connecticut from October 

 10th to the 20th will be sufficiently early, and for 

 further south correspondingly later will do. All bulbs 

 with but few exceptions, like well drained soil. Any 

 beds or borders with ten to eighteen inches of good soil 

 will grow line Sowers. CTse plenty of well-decayed 

 manure, always avoiding fresh manure. To prevent 

 sum- I thawing give them a mulch of 



- or straw manure and lay on a few evei 

 boughs so it will not blow away. 



i u;k OF VANDA8 



These orchids will need the utmosl attention now in 

 the way of ventilation. At this season there will be 

 times which will deprive them of much ventilation, so 

 give them all possible when climatic condition- ari 



jrour shading so thai by 

 f w ill be ha\ ing the direct solar rays which 

 are -.i essential for their welfare. These or 

 require quite a supply i E water even during the winter 

 and should on no account suffer from drought. Now 

 that lire heat will I ia1 the atmosphere 



does not become too arid or dry. for in their native hab- 

 itat- during thi restii Irj season they are rel 

 by heavy dews at nighl \t this period oi 

 syringe them overhead on all brighl mornings so that 



-. "in before the afternoon. 

 Vandae will stand a high temperature, but if during 

 the winter they are held from 60 to 65 at night, with 

 ten degrees higher during the day. they come out with 

 betti tut on. 



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There is no cut flower crop so apt to be ruined in so 

 brief a space of time as the violet. We should now re- 



double wati I fu to meel any Budden rising or falling 

 in b ram-, shifting winds, chill} or 

 overwarm nights. Watering should always be done in 

 the morning and only on bright da lai the Mi- 

 may he dry before night, for if the water li i the 



foliage over night the leaves will become the Beat of a 

 fungous growth thai will ruin your crop. Give the 

 beds an interval of time between waterings to ensure 

 drying oul of the soil, and sweetening b] stirring and a 

 couple of da ire to the sun and air. Keep the 



plants free of dead ased leaves and ina 



s v m in allAS 



All tendei i - should be tal-.cn ind - and 



kept in a temperature of 55 to 60 degree:- ; this will 

 keep them in a i rmanl Btate until spring. Where 



the hard] nymphaeas and nelumbiumf iwing in 



natural pond- having water of sufficient depth thai 

 freezing will nol reach the crown-, the) are \ 

 secure for the winter. Those that are grown in tanks 

 or tubs can have the water drained off. Cover with 

 boards and on this plao enough of leaves or litter to 

 keep the frost out. 



ROOTING Cl DTING8 "I HABITS sllliUBS 



Most of the Bhrubs which are of value to the florist 

 lend themselves EreeL) to fall propagation. Select the 

 ripened shoots of tiie past summer's growth, but the i 

 lings should neither be taken from the very small tv, 

 nor from the thickest growth, but just the medium. I 

 into lengths of from 8 to 12 inches and insert in freshly- 

 dug soil, choosing a warm sheltered aspect. Where the 

 soil is of a heavy claye] nature a little sand should be 

 placed in the bottom of the trench opened for the recep- 

 tion of the cuttings. Place the cuttings well down — 

 even if the top is covered it will be all the better. By 

 the middle of December cover the beds with some rough 

 Litter 6 or 8 inches in thickness, which can be taken off 

 in the spring as Boon as the weather will permit. 



Mr. FarreU'a nexl notes will be on the following: Amaryllis; 

 Care of Ardlslas; Chrysanthemums for Exhibition; Campanulas; 

 Lorraine Begonias; Planting Lilies outside. 



Decorative Dahlia Golden West 



This Buperb novelty, which forms the subject of our 



cover illustration this week, was one of three new 



dahlias exhibited for the first time at the Dahlia and 



mial Show in Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, on 



September 19 and there awarded certificates of merit by 



This variety was men- 

 tioned in our notes on the show in issue of September 

 ed as a "Cactus." Wc think Mr. 

 Burpei lied in his claim that "it is undoubtedly 



the finest yellow in cultivation, regardless of type." 



Clematis paniculata mining at will over rhododen- 

 drons and adorning the dark foliage with its airy white 

 festoons makes a lovely picture in late September and 

 seems to have no ill effect on the rhododendrons. 

 Indeed, it is a possible benefit to these shade loving 

 plants if it does nol grow too rampant. 



