CHAPTER X 

 Roses, Carnations, and Chrysanthemums 



The three most popular flowers — Forcing for winter 

 bloom — Propagating carnations from cuttings — Put- 

 ting outdoors for summer — Varieties that are best 

 for the window garden. 



There Is no necessity for the existence 

 of the small, sickly, rose bushes that it has 

 been my lot to see in so many homes that 

 I have visited; bushes that are struggling 

 to merely exist. Properly handled, roses 

 in the v^indow garden will give a good crop 

 of flowers during the early months of the 

 year, at least. 



One way to accomplish this is to have 

 the plants growing outdoors during the 

 summer^ ^iggirig them up early in Novem- 

 ber, potting and forcing into bloom. While 

 this works fairly well, and will do for those 

 who have not made better preparation 

 for the winter's flowers, the better way is to 

 grow the plants in pots or boxes all summer 

 long. 



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