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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2352. Freesia. 



blossoms, but also helps materially to ex- 

 tend the flowering period of the plants. 



The Greenhouse. — If ferns and exotic plants 

 occupy the greenhouse during- the summer 

 months, the glass must be heavily shaded. 

 These plants will require plenty of water at 

 the roots and a moist atmosphere maintained 

 by daily syringing, as well as heavy sprink- 

 lings of water on the floor when the venti- 

 lators are closed. Where choice ferns and 

 exotic plants are growing the ventilators 

 should be closed an hour or two before the 

 sun ceases to shine on the greenhouse. 



Roses and Chrysanthemums. — If roses and 

 chrysanthemums occupy the greenhouse, 

 much more ventilation is necessary, and 

 far less shading required than for ferns, etc. 

 In fact the shading for both roses and chry- 

 santhemums should be very light, as close 

 shading induces a weak spindled growth 

 that is not conducive to good flowering 

 results. Roses and chrysanthemums should 

 have liberal supplies of water at the roots 

 and daily syringing on bright days. Pick 

 every bud off the roses as soon as the bud 



is formed, so that the whole strength of the 

 plant can be used to produce a good stocky 

 growth of wood. 



Freesias. — These useful winter flowering 

 bulbs should now be kept quite dry and 

 dormant, until they are potted on. They 

 can be left in the soil they were grown in, 

 and the pots stood away in a dry cool shed, 

 or the bulbs can be picked out from the soil 

 and put in a pot or box with sufficient dry 

 sand or earth thrown over them to keep 

 them from getting too dry and shrivelled. 

 In either case keep the bulbs quite dry, and 

 in a cool place. A shelf in a shed is a good 

 place for them. August and September are 

 the best months for starting freesias into 

 growth. 



THE WINDOW GARDEN 



Window-boxes form the most prominent 

 feature for window decoration during the 

 summer months. It is oftentimes a difficult 

 matter to secure flowering plants that are 

 suited for shaded positions on the north side 

 of the house. Foliage plants and ferns can 

 be easily selected for these positions, flower- 

 ing plants in vatiety are not so easily ob- 



FiG. 2353. Window Garden. 



