)ctober, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



243 



111 the top of the glass the water barely 

 ouches the bottom of the bulb. The 

 )ulbs should be stood away in this 

 position for a few weeks in a dark 

 ■ellar or cupboard to root. When the 

 ase or glass is fairly well filled with 

 oots, the plants can be gradually in- 

 roduced into the light to flower. The 

 vater should be changed occasionally 

 vlien looking stagnant or dirty. Rain 

 vater or clean water that has been 

 xposed to the sun and air is best for 

 his purpose. The bulbs must not be 



removed from the vases after they are 

 once rooted until the flowering is over. 

 Good sound bulbs of best quality are 

 absolutely necessary for success in the 

 culture of hyacinths in glasses. 



The Chinese sacred hly can be grown 

 by placing a few gravel stones in a 

 dish or saucer, and the saucer kept 

 nearly filled with water. Set the bulb 

 or bulbs firmly in the gravel. The 

 bulbs should be placed in a cool, dark 

 place to root in, the same as recom- 

 mended before. When top growth has 



advanced as seen in cut No. 6, the 

 bulbs should be brought into the win- 

 dow. These bulbs can also be grown 

 in soil, sand, or moss successfully. 

 Grown among pebbles in water in clear 

 glass bowls or in Japanese bulb bowls, 

 it is very interesting to watch the ac- 

 tion of root development. 



STORING BULBS 



Bulbs not potted early in the season 

 should be kept in a cool room or cellar 

 until wanted so as to prevent them 

 starting into top growth. 



I^^CTOBER is the great bulb planting 

 B[ 1 month. Prepare the beds at once. 

 ^■^^ \o matter how cold the locality in 

 which you live, do not be afraid to plant 

 3ulbs. They will grow where weeds 

 ivill grow. Set them three or four 

 nches deep. Mulch the ground a Httle 

 md they will come through all right, 

 ind bloom as soon as the snow is off. 

 If you want a beautiful display next 

 spring, select the best varieties and 

 plant the bulbs now. 



Canna roots should be dug before 

 being frozen, and placed under the 

 verandah or in a shed for a week or 

 two to dry a Httle. A small quantity 

 of earth should be left on the roots. 

 Later place them in a temperature of 

 about forty-five degrees, not lower, 

 for winter. 



Dahlia roots will keep in a cooler 

 temperature than cannas. Thirty-five 

 or forty degrees suits them. These 

 will keep better in a more moist cellar 

 or room than will canna roots. Wher- 

 ever potatoes will keep through the 

 winter in real good condition, dahlia 

 roots can be preserved. 



Go over the perennial plants, divide 

 and transplant those that are over- 

 grown. Every two or three years it 

 is generally necessary to go over many 

 of the perennials and weed out weak 

 parts, and renew wherever necessary 



Lawn and Garden Hints for October 



Rake and give the garden a good clean- freezing comes. Many plants will have 

 ing. Rake the leaves off the lawn and to be protected. Have on hand a 



General View of the Niagara District Horticultural Exhibition 



In the background were the groups of decorative plants. On the centre table in foreground, where they could be 



Rpnpw the nld lilv cllimns hv taWinP' examined easily, were the general collections of fruit. They were not heaped in an out of the way corner as were 



. ,. rr ,. . r J ian.ai.g the collections at the Canadian National. Note, also, the vases of flowers on the fruit tables; this arrangement 



the bulbs or offsets, divide them and 

 re-plant this fall. Do this at once, 

 so that they may become established 

 before freezing weather. 



The corms of gladioli should be 

 dried off partially before being placed 



added much to the general appearance of the exhibition. 



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put them on your compost heap. If 

 you have not provided a store of pot- 

 ting soil for use this winter, do so at 

 once and be prepared for emergencies. 



supply of spruce boughs, straw, or 

 strawy manure, and gather fallen leaves 

 for protection. 



Prepare an earth mulch for the lawn. 



in the cellar or stored for the winter. Look after tools of various kinds. Take good, clean soil and well-rotted 



A fairly dry cellar and a temperature 

 of forty-five degrees will suit them. Be 

 careful in digging, as the tops are easily 

 pulled off. Loosen the soil well before 

 pulling out. 



It is a good plan to do many odd 

 jobs in the fall that will save work in 

 the spring and summer. Collect all 

 stakes and other things of like nature. 

 Store th^m in some good place where 

 they can be ready for use next season. 



Clean them and put away where they 

 can be found. 



Beds for flowers next spring should 

 be manured and spaded now so that 

 the frost will have free access to the 

 soil. It helps to pulverize it and to 

 kill insect larvae. Beds spaded in the 

 fall will dry earlier and work sooner 

 in the spring than otherwise. 



A little forethought will save much 

 regret and loss when frosts and winter 



manure. Mix in equal proportions, 

 turn occasionally and apply in Novem- 

 ber. A mulch of this kind will fer- 

 tiHze the soil, and is not so likely to 

 contain weed seeds as ordinary stable 

 manure. 



Pot house bulbs and have a succes- 

 sion of flowers through the winter. 

 Read the illustrated article on this 

 subject on another page. 



Air the house plants every nice day, 



