FLOEAL NOTES FOE AUGUST 



HOW TO GROW FREESIAS — REPOTTING CAL- 

 LA LILIES AND PELARGONIUMS — MAKING 

 CUTTINGS OF GERANIUMS — RAISING PAN- 

 SIES FOR NEXT YEAR — PRACTICAL HINTS 



BY 



WM. HUNT 



O. A. C, GUELPH, ONT. 



FREESIAS.— A few of these pretty 

 little Cape bulbs should be started 

 now for early winter flowering. 

 Reserve some bulbs for later potting, so 

 as to have a succession of their sweet- 

 scented flowers from December to April. 

 Plant five or six bulbs in a 4 or 5-in. pot. 

 Very rich soil is not necessary, soil that 

 geraniums will grow well in will suit 

 freesias. Cover the tips of the bulbs so 

 that they are almost a quarter of an inch 

 under the surface of the soil. The top of 

 the soil should be about half an inch from 

 the rim of the pot to allow room for water- 

 ing. Stand the pots outside where it is 

 not too sunny, never allow them to dry 

 out, and do not keep the soil soaked with 

 water all the time. Let the pots stand 

 outside until early in September, then re- 



move them to the window or greenhouse. 

 Place them in a cool part of the house, as 

 the freesia dislikes forcing. Larger 

 blooms, and more of them, are the results 

 of letting freesias take their time in 

 growing. 



CALLA LILIES 



These should now be repotted if they 

 require it. Do not over-pot them. Too 

 large a pot often means lots of leaves, but 

 no lilies. Sometimes a top dressing is 

 better than repotting. This is done by 

 taking about an inch or so of the old top 

 soil, and putting some good rich soil in 

 its place. Keep the calla lilies outside in" 

 partial shade until there is danger of early 

 frosts. Water well when once established 

 in the pots. 



