November 25, 1911 



HORTICULTURE 



727 



Seasonable Notes on Culture of 

 Florists' Stock 



\l I LMANDA8 



Ii is time novi i. all syringing of t 



plain-, and admit more air, which will be essential at 

 this stage for the ripening of the wood. Be careful 



no! to givi i qui h wal i a1 the roots even if the 



plants do ilau r considerably. Jusl enough of water 

 should be given to ki im shrivelling. Lei 



this ripening proces >ne gradually, allowing the 



soil to gel a little drier after each time, before water is 

 given again. The foliage will after a while (urn yel- 

 and fall off. During this restful treatmenl alla- 

 mandas Bhould qo! bi i id to a lower temperature 



than 60 degrees at nighl as they are tropical plants. 

 For the ensuing sis or eighl weeks they can be kept 

 under these conditions and 03 bolding some of the plants 

 back and starting them late they can be made very use- 

 ! ul during the summer nionl hs. 



LSTU HI .1 \rn\K \ 



These plants which are now arriving should be 

 promptly unpacked and heeled in a frame, giving them 

 a covering of straw oi Ion manure to keep the ground 

 in a condition thai will facilitate their removal when 

 needed. No Eorcing of spiraeas should be al tempted 

 until after the holidays. They can be Eorced into 

 flower in 8 or 9 weeks with a good deal of heat, but it is 

 better to allow them L0 b L2 weeks and you will have 

 better plants with finer bloom when noi hurried with 



much heat Stan n ith a temperature of 15 di 



.-it uighl and you can kei p on inert asing 1 rature 



until it has reached 60 degrees. For potting you 

 use 5, 6 or i -inch pol - itever size thai will hold 



the roots comfortably. Bef potting give the clumps 



a dipping in a tub ball will be -1 



thoroughly as ordinary watering will noi easily pene- 

 trate the thick m 1 



COVERING HI KB U EOUS BORDER, ETC. 



For a protective covering of your herbaceous border 

 there 1- nothing better than drj foresl leaves, loosely 

 scattered through and over the hardy plants and somi 

 coarse manure spread over the leaves to prevent their 

 being blown away. This ■ ering ueed uol be done 

 until 1 he ground has fi en a depth oi several im hes. 

 All the beds holding 1 bulbous plain- such as 



lilies, Holland bulbs, etc., will need a good surface cov- 

 ering of litter or manure - oly over the bi ds 

 All evergreen shrubs oi an conifers thai axe for the 

 embellishmenl of public and private grounds can be 



carried through thi I - ! ';ii" h\ a covering 



of straw, hai , or tree leaves of ample thi to keep 



hard frosl awaj fron ,; -- Rhododendrons that 



are planted in a Ei tion such as under wide 



spreading trees wi ered from high wind- b] 



thickets of shrubberj \\ ; 1 1 id much protection, bul 



those thai are planted in an exposed position should be 

 screened or have a partial 1 ection with -nine light 

 loose materia] agains iwelcome rays of the winter 



sun. 



CYCLAMEN 



Plants thai are inter 1 flowering at Christmas 



should have tht showing color now. 



Every additional flower carried by these plant- will tend 



to make them more salable so u r i\e them a bvation as 



Mi . To keep the foliage in good 

 ■di is .1 desirable al of every plant, they 



i ■ will have plenty of room 

 to di relop. I ■ keeps them in a form. 



■ advanced can be kept in a tempera- 



. hut those that, are rather slow to 

 should In riven es with full light 



id tin in along, but do not exceed this heat, which 

 would make tl ■ 1 up and become weak. Now that 



we have cool weatl 1 r they will not need any more 

 ing, except during a short wan when a little 



cheesecloth will the direct ra 



Culal ion of air at all limes. FumigS 

 irsl Bign ' ■ ih or thrips. Plants 1 tial 



are holding hack E01 spring flovi □ he kepi in a 



«i i ! .1 mi 111 ii mpeiature of 10 degn 



night. When Hie roung seedlings have made :> gn 



of \w ■ three leaves, they can he transplanted into 



llai-. I -e a light compost of one-half of loam, one- 

 half leaf-mold, with tee addition of some sand. Keep 

 these little seedlings in a house that -lands 60 degrees 

 at night as they life a wanner place than the old 1 



Si, thai they will noi draw and spindle they should be 

 kept on a shelf near the glass. 



1.1 MUM Sl'ECIOSI M 



When th irrive pot them up into 6-inch pots 



or what is siill better use £ neb pot-, using three 



bulbs to the Eormi 1 1 five to the latter. Use a porous 



loam that is liberally emu lied with old manure. No 

 forcing will In 1 ii will be more of a problem to 



retard, so keep them oul in a deep frame or pit as 

 lonj a po bl '•'< 11 11 they have made two or three 



inches of grow th place them in the 1 



\ can have abundant ventilation. AYat.-r 

 will ha administered with discretion when grown 



in this cool temperature until the days become longer 

 and the -an stronger. Keep your temperature anv- 

 - to 10 Ii grees and this will hold them 

 back until late. 



rDOOB I.'OSES 



Beds of outdoor roses are bel ter Eor having a I 



coating of lung mi aroui e base of the plant, 



forming a 1 oni a Eool high, and then dr\ 



strewn thickly among them after the ground 1- some- 

 what frozen. Tender climbers relied upon for next 

 year should ha can fully bent down 



and buried with or wi alt-hay, as earth i- the 



eleanesl at r the mosl reliable material for 



plants during the winter. Even beds of 

 the more tender sorts of everblooming roses can be safe- 

 ly carried through the winter under a cover of fresh 

 soil. The strongesl growths should he weighted down 

 with something to hold them, and then loose soil shoveled 

 in between and mi the plants to the depth of 8 



■' a few hard frosts g 

 a coatii » about a foot di 



Mr. Farre 1 ill !•< tbe t. 11 m 



Christmas; I r.-rns; HolUlaj - Pel 



iirgi Primulas for Christmas, 1912. 



□ fruit and V. _ uder 



Glas- week. In next " le he 



will - - subjects : - Mel- 



on.- ; P oes in Pots; P 



and - 



