October 28, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 





Seasonable Notes on Culture of 

 Florists' Stock 



OAEB 01 



Bj this time rosea thai food health and growth 



should have liquid manure once a week, and thi 



.,', manure for making tin- 

 liquid; half a bushel of manure to 50 gallons of watt r 

 is abou i n.'iii. Utereach crop is cul a mulch will be 

 Found verj beneficial to help the crop of flowei 

 Mi\ equal quantities of p ■• cow manun 



loam together and apply il about a half an inch thick. 

 These lighter mulches arc 1.. ii.t than heavy ones. To 

 ventilate is of great importance from now on; early in 

 the morning when your temperature has a tendency to 

 rise, begin by putting on a litl ail and increa i 

 with outside conditions so thai the rise will be gradual 

 until the maximum of 75 degrees haa been reached, 

 and then when it shows a tendency to drop reduce the 

 air the same way, leaving a little on aa long aa possi- 

 ble. Syringe thoroughly in the morning on all brighl 

 days to keep the plains clean of red spider. See thai 

 the] are properrj tied so as to form Btraight uprighl 

 bushes, ami disbudded as thej may need it. To ward 

 off mildew keep a thin sulphur wash on the heating 

 pipes. Fumigate regularly . 



c i'llas 



I in mil let the callas Miller for the wanl of water. 

 Those thai are growing in pots soon drj oul now, bo 

 give them faithful attention in the way of plenty of 



ne al the roots. 1 - the Byringe freely on all 

 good days. Damp down the walks two or three times 

 a day, especiallj when the temperature goes up with 



m heat, for callas delight in a moisl growing at- 



tere. Save those thai are in pots set on a bench 

 BO as in allow full circulation of air around each plant: 

 it also lets the sun and lighl around all the foliage. 

 plain- when grown in pots soon exhausi the soil 

 of u- nourishing elements and should have some liquid 

 manure once or twice a week io avert actual deficiency 

 of plan! food in the -ml. 



Those thai are grown in beds or benches will not 

 need feeding as yet, bui with the coming of spring 

 when the beds are full of roots mulching and feeding 



be resorted to in order to sustain the plant in its 

 final and most strenuous efforts. Give them a tem- 

 perature nf nut !e-s than 60 degrees at night. Fumigate 

 with regularity for fly and thrips for these are difficult 

 pests to eradicate when they have secured a firm foot- 

 hold. 



FERNS FOB THE TABLE 



See that you have a good lot of these ferns coming 

 on for the holidays. S lI is now in flats and be- 



ginning i" crowd should bi potted up in a liberally en- 

 . soil with ah. mi of leaf mold added, 



and enough sand to make the texture open. When pot- 

 ting, the soil should be made moderately firm, but not 

 too hard, and immediately after the operation lh\>' 



the soil through. After 

 this, watering Bhould b ■ carefullj until the 



plant- me rooting reel I rom now on they should 

 have a house or bent b ey will have full light, 



as they will make a better and harder growth. Keep 

 the atmosphere moist and give ventilation whenever 

 possible, always avoiding any direct drafts over the 

 plants. When the -ids are fairly well formed 



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on your pans or flats they should be removed in clumps 

 of live or six plants to other pans or boxes, using a 

 -t that has been finely screened; soil one-half, 

 • one-half, and some sand, will suit. 

 Give these young rong i it, anywhere from 



65 to no are sowing spores NEW v °Ki 



Bhould bear in mind that the most desirable commercial kotanica 

 varieties will take from 10 to 12 months before they iiA«.u 

 are lit to pot. 



nut CHRISTMAS 



The freesia, as a pot 



plant, uiu-i have tin fullest possible light and a tem- 

 perature of 55 degre< aighl will grow them Letter 

 than a higher one. Now that the pots or benches are 

 filled with a mass of hungry roots they will stand some 

 weak liquid manure twice a week. It will make a big 

 difference in the Bpikes, making them stronger and the 

 flowers of a larger Bize. A- growth advances they will 

 probably need some support in the way of keeping them 

 shapely. Where your plant- are in good condition do 

 all you can to keep them -•> by giving every chance for 

 pn.per ventilation bo as to prevent a soft growth. 

 Where yon have to fumigate do it lightly, as the points 

 are easily burned by tobacco smoke. 



LIFTING SHIll lis FOB FORCING 



Quite a lew florists grow a good many of their flow- 

 ering shrubs themselves. Where these shrubs have 

 been cultivated regularly and thoroughly they should 

 have a good hall of roots for lifting now. Pot them 

 into 9, 10 or 12-inch pots, as they may require. Use 

 any e-,„ M | n.-e -ml ami put firmly. When all are potted 

 irnr them a thorough soaking of water and before hard 

 weather eomes give them a deep frame that can be 

 - red with sashes later mi, where they can remain 

 until wanted I'm - forcing. The shrubs that are arriving 

 now should be unpacked ami if the buds show signs of 

 starting, which is often the case, due to tin- warm and 

 sometimes close quarters they are kept in, they should 

 "ii no condition ed to a hard frost. If the 



roots are dry. soak them for a few minutes in a tub 

 ami then heel them m a cold frame. Keep the tops 

 from frosl b] giving them covering with sashes. These 

 shrubs will in. tch plants as azaleas, almonds, 



box, deutzias, rhododendrons, spinas, 



viburnums, etc. I you have time. 



PRIM1 LAS FOR THE HOLIDAYS 



Give those plant- intended for Christmas a 



temperature 50 degrees at night in a house or 



bench thai is well lighted ami tiny will do finely. Don't 

 run them any higher for they will only spindle and 

 draw up. See that they they have enough of space and 

 do not crowd one another. The larger ones can be 

 given a place elevated on some inverted pots. Now 

 that the re filled with roots they should have 



i- weak cow manure with soot added, once a week; 

 it will improve the ;I 1 foliage. When they are 



coming into full flower the' do better in a temperature 

 of from 4'.' to es. <ii\' ants all the air 



that the ill permit on hripht da 



Mr. Farroll's next notes "ill be on the following: Camellias; 

 Carnations; Garden sums; Pandanus Veltchll; Pot 



