November 18, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



698 



Seasonable Notes on Culture 

 Florists' Stock 



of 



CARE OF CATTLEYAB 



All Cattleyas thai have flowered 'luring the latter 

 part of the summer, such as C. bicolor, C. granulosa, C. 

 gigas, ('. Gaskeliana, C. Harrisoniae, C. Eldorado, C. 

 Loddegesii, ('. Luddemanniana, C. Leopodii and C. 

 Schofieldiana, and have had a good rest Bhould be 



impost li is better to wait until the new growths 

 begin to show with new roots jus! pushing before re- 

 potting. This is the best time to overhaul these orchids, 

 for al this stage they become quickly re-established in 

 post As to 1 esl potting material to 



use there is a diversity of opinion. While some still 

 like to use Bofi fibrous peat and live sphagnum moss in- 

 red, others prefer clear osmunda fibre ; they can 

 be grown good with either. Give the pots or baskets half 

 their depth of crocks with some charcoal to insure good 

 drainage. When potting bring the new compost well 

 up to the base of the pseudo-bulb and see that they are 

 potted moderately firm. If any portion of the plant 

 should be unsteady and sway, tie the pseudo-bulb to a 

 neat stake, for a plant lying loose will never do well. 

 Give them a shady part of the house for a little while 

 and keep the floors and benches well damped down so 

 as to have sufficient moisture in the atmosphere. When 

 they begin to take a hold of the new compost little or 

 no shading will be needed until the sun becomes more 

 powerful. Be exceedingly careful in watering now as 

 very little will be required at the roots until later on, 

 but syringe over the plants once or twice a day in fine 

 weather and give them a temperature of from 55 to 58 

 degrees at night. 



CINERARIAS 



The early plants that are now in 6-inch pots with 

 the flower stems well advanced should be attended to 

 with manure water about once a week as they like a lib- 

 eral supply to meet the quick growth and free-rooting 

 which soon exhausts the soil in the pots. Give them 

 Bufficieni i iveen the plants to prevent them from 



getting drawn. Syringe the plants overhead on all 

 fine days until flowers begin to open, and keep the paths 

 and material on which - are standing, damp, as 



they dislike a dry atmosphere. Those that are in- 

 id for Christinas should he kept in a temperature as 

 near I •"> degrees as possible: anything higher will ruin 

 your crops. All those that show a disposition to be 

 later can be given a temperature of about 40 degrees 

 which will bring them into flower during January and 

 February. Seed that was sown from August 15 up to 

 the first week in September and grown in flats should 

 now be ready for 3-inch pots. Use a soil composed of 

 three parts of fibrous loam and two of leaf mold with 

 a good sprinkling of sand for the first potting. Keep 

 close for a few days until the roots take hold of the 

 new soil, when they should be given a place near the 

 glass in a house where the temperature runs near 40 

 degrees at night. Never I ■ approach anything 



like a poi bound condition before giving them a shift, 

 until flowering size is reached. For the second potting 

 and others that are to follow leave out all leaf 

 but give them a rich compos! of two-thirds fibrous loam 

 to one-third of well-decayed cow manure with a dash of 

 guano and soot. Fumigate often for the aphis. 



BOUGAIN'VILLEAS 



We have now come to the season when these plants 

 should have their necessary rest in order to ripen up 

 their growth, which is essential for good results. From 



now and daring Decen her water should be withheld un- 

 til the phi! of flagging and then only a 

 little should be given just enough to fre- m up 

 bul do tin- until only enough in 

 i- in their becoming absolutely dry 

 which would endanger them. Keep the atmosphere 

 cool an nlation whenever possible. S 

 treatment will greatly assist the wood in maturing to 

 roper con ring later on. They should 

 be kept in tin- itil the close of the year and in 

 a house that 1m mperature of 50 degrees un- 

 til they an sti rowth when they should 



have CO to 05 degrees at night. 



otng ibises 



When forcing a batch of Spanidi irises let them be 

 grown cool, as they will not stand anything like forc- 

 ing hard. The general temperature demanded by these 

 plants are a night temperature of 40 to 45, with 10 to 

 15 degrees more during the day with sun heat. The 

 general practice is to grow them in flats 4 or 5 inches 

 deep, using a rich compost of two-thirds well-decayed 

 sod and about one-third of well-rotted manure. A flat 

 12 by 24 inches will hold 45 to 50 roots. There is an 

 advantage in planting them in flats as they can be 

 moved around at will and also be kept in a frame until 

 wanted for forcing. The soil should never be allowed 

 to become dry as they always want a copious supply of 

 water. Be careful not to give heavy fumigations where 

 they are as it will cause the ends of the leaves to turn 

 brown. As growth -tarts give them some weak liquid 

 manure once a week. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY 



Newly imported pips that are arriving now should be 

 secured and repacked in an upright position into boxes, 

 placing some sand or soil under, over and between the 

 bunches; this will make handling better, when bringing 

 them in. The most convenient place for these boxes is 

 a cold frame where they can remain until wanted for 

 forcing. After placing them in the frame give them a 

 good watering. When the weather gets colder place 

 some sash over them and also cover the tops with 3 or 

 1 inches of hay or straw. This will lessen time and 

 labor when they are brought in. These pips cannot, 

 with any succes reed before the beginning of the 



New Year. For the December crop of flowers cold 

 storage pips should be relied upon. Pips that are in- 

 tended for cold storage should be boxed up not later 

 than February as they must be in an absolutely dor- 

 mant condition when they are removed to the cold stor- 

 'ant. 



POTTING: SOIL FOR THE WINTER 



Now is the time to prepare some potting soil for 

 winter use. Soil that up in duly with a layer 



of manure and a layer of sod and chopped down with 



so as to thoroughly mix the 

 !■ shape will do for most of 

 of this 

 so j] i iver where it can bi 



in a dry co efi oul in I 



d with water and then keeps in a frozen condition 

 for weeks, requiring some little time to dry when 

 brought in in thai condition. So seize the opportunity 

 lay in a supply for potting. 



Mr ' rrell'a next notes will be on the foUowing: Allaman- 

 das- Astlhle Jnr ertnj Herbaceous Borders, Etc. ; Cycla- 



men: Lllium speclosum; Out Door Roses. 



