October 14, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



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Seasonable Notes on Culture of 

 Florists' Stock 



AMARYLLIS 



Kearlj all the nun of Bippeasl rum vit- 



i that arc showing new growth after a complete 

 rest, should be repotted into new soil. The Amaryllis 

 bta in a good lighl turfy loam three parts, well- 

 rotted COW manure one part. See that pots are well 

 drained with potsherds, so that the water may pass off 

 readily. Place them in a warm and sunn} house on a 

 bench close to the glass, and resume regular waterings 

 wnli overhead sprinklings. Give them a steady temper- 

 ature of from (iO to 65 degrees with plenty of moisture 

 as active growth starts. When the plants are in full 

 leaf they will want a plentiful supply of water at the 

 roots and any neglect at this stage will greatly impair 

 their growth. When the pots are filled with mots they 

 will he benefited by a frequent supply of manure water 

 — that is, not too strong. It takes from eight to ten 

 weeks from the time new growth begins to push forth 

 until the flowers are at their perfection, ami with good 

 treatment they will last in good condition for three or 

 four weeks. 



A.RDISIA8 



Give these plants a plan where they will have plenty 

 of sunlight which will give the berries a good bright 

 tint. Go over your plants frequently and turn them 

 around so as to keep them in a well balanced shape. Give 

 water as soon as the ball of roots shows a sign of dry- 

 ness, for the supply of water must '"■ regulated accord- 

 ing to the demands of the plants to ensure healthy root 

 action. Not* with the increased fire heat and very 

 changeable and trying weather from this out, keep up 

 constant watchfulness in damping, ventilating and 

 watering. A temperature of 55 degrees is about right 

 Eor all those plants that have a good size to their herries. 

 Too great a heat i- verj liable to prematurely force out 

 a new growth, which would he undesirable. Keep a 

 watchful eye for scale and mealy hug. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR EXHIBITION 



The height of the chrysanthemum season is now ap- 

 ning. Keep your plants cool, for heat is not de- 

 Birable or rational in any stage of their culture. The 

 purpose of fire heat is to prevent the temperature from 

 dropping below 45 degrees and to keep the air from be- 

 coming too moist. When your flowers are coming out 

 use a movable light shade on very bright days. It will 

 help to keep the temperature from running up too high, 

 and w : ill be of especial service for advance crop of flow- 

 ing them from getting burned, bleached or 

 otherwise damaged from too bright sunshine. Use great 

 care in watering now- so Qol to have any more mois- 

 among the plants than is necessary, (b' over the 

 benches early in the day and carefully examine the con- 

 dition of the soil and only apply water where needed. 

 ing should cease i i as the flowers are 



expand lor, for when feeding is car- 



Q too long the i' will lie of poor quality with 



soft petals and as a lacking in substance. Keep 



frosty nights by turning on 

 during the night a littli heat. Keep your plants free 

 from aphis so as to get highly finished flowers. 



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N~"w is a suitable time to lift plants of Campanula 

 Media and its sub-variety calycanthema. The plants 

 that are lifted and potted now have a chance to make 

 new roots before the winter sets in. which also makes 



them better for .icing. Pot them into 5, 6 or 7-inch 



pots,*or whati will hold the roots. They like a 



rich soil to grow m. say turfy loam three parts, and 



manure one part. Press the soil around the plants 



firmly and em a good watering and place in a 



an be shaded and sprayed for a few 



in order to counteract anj wilting until they are 



i ii -tay here until sharp frost, when 



tiny will need -..me protection. When hard weather 



d l» brought into a cool house that gets 



plenty of light and forced very slowly. These plants 



should never be started until about the new year and 



then in a temperature of 50 degrees at night. 



LORRAINE BEGONIAS 



Keep these plants in shape now by giving them sup- 

 ports in the way of stakes. Small wire cut into the 

 right length and painted green will be just the thing. 

 Attend well to the temperature now by ventilating so 

 as to avoid any cold draughts, but still so as to provide 

 a proper circulation of fresh air. Plants will now be 

 advancing very rapidly and should be examined each 

 day to see which ones need watering, as some will re- 

 quire a more liberal supply than others. By going over 

 them this way you will never have plants in a saturated 

 condition or others that are very dry. See that the 

 plants are placed now and then so as to give them more 

 space and so thai all sides can re© ive an equal amount 

 of light and air. 'I host that have their pots well filled 

 with roots will stand weak liquid manure once or twice 

 a week, which will prove very helpful. Plants that are 

 now coming on for the holiday trade should have a tem- 

 perature of about 60 degrees, but when they are in full 

 bloom 50 to 55 degrees will give the plants and flowers 

 more substance. 



PLANTING LILIES OUTSIDE 



Those who intend to make or replant a lily bed should 

 commence now. Throw out the soil to the depth of 14 

 or 16 inches, and then place a 6-inch layer of sand and 

 leaf mold on the bottom; this will provide good drain- 

 age and help to keep the roots cool in summer. On this 

 you can place enough of good loam and very old ma- 

 nure, so as to have your bulbs set six inches deep and 

 twelve inches apart. When planting the bulbs, always 

 place an inch of sand both above and below the lily bulb, 

 which will keep any manure from coming in contact 

 with it and also prevent any stagnant moisture around 

 the roots. After placing the bulbs it is very important 

 that the soil you use above be made very rich, as they 

 emit roots along the stem above the bulb. This explains 

 why lilies often suffer so much in summer from 

 drought, because these roots are coming so near the sur- 

 face. Before the ground freezes hard give them a mulch 

 of three or four inches of foresl haves and about three 

 inches rig manure, which will keep the leaves 



from '"mil' blown away. The following can be Tecom- 

 m ama! urn in variety, L. Bate- 

 manni. L. candidum, L. elegans in variety, L. gigan- 



'"nnn. 1,. Martagon, L. 

 speciosum in < ri ■. . I., tigrinum in variety, and L. 

 Wallacei. 



Mr. Farrell's next notes will he on the following : Cymbldlums ; 

 Frills: Lilies for tbe Holidays; Polnsettias; Sweet Peas; Winter- 

 ing < !annas and i lablias. 



