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Hdvoiily fi\t> Imlh.s cnii Im used in ;i firil. 

 lM;ii'C the Huts or pots (iiililuors mikI, 

 .•iftor WMlcriii}^', f^i\t' ttictii .-i I inrli i-i>\ 

 i'iiii<^ with colli mhIich or hmimI. 



Fiecsias. 



( 'lirist 111:1s 1'i('csi;is 

 ]iii/.t'(l, :iii(l ill (irdiT 



;ii«' .-ilw.iN.s liii^lilv 

 It) li;i\i> Noiiio of 

 llicso HWi'ot scciitfd :iii(| |iu|)iil:ii- (lowers 

 !it Mint oarly <lat(', liic Imllis slioiild }<<■ 

 placoii ill pans diiriiijj; the I.inI lialf of 

 July. 1 jiicfcr jiaiis ci^lit or tiMi iiiclics 

 in diaincttT, in \vlii(di twenty to (it't\ 

 hiilhs laii he i)laiit('d. II" tlio soil is 

 jit, all moist at pottinj^ tiiiic, do not 

 water until it lias dried out \v(dl. l\ei>p 

 the ]>aiis in a eoldriaine, eoxcr tliein 

 ^\ith loaves or dry iiiosa :iii<l cover this 

 aj^aiii Avith board shutters, to jirovent 

 dryiufi^ out and to ko(>p the pans dark- 

 ened. The liiilhs will start inucli more 

 evenly if treated in this way than if 

 ex[)Osed to sun and rain, as is too often 

 done in the early staj^es of <,frovvtli. 

 After September these frecsias must 

 have a li^rht lieiich or shelf in a lioiise 

 kept at riL' to r>,") de^rrec's at iii^dit, to 

 insure their beiii<,' in (hiwer for tlic> 

 holidays. 



Poiiiscttias. 



roinsettia nittiii^s still ran lie put in 

 to ])roduee dwarf jilaiits siiit.-ibie for 

 ])ans; in fact, I have rooted theiii ;is 

 late as Aufjust 10 and ha<l nice little 

 stock. l?e sure to kec|) the rooted cut 

 tinys ])otted up while the roots still 

 are small. If allowed to go a few days 

 too louLT. the roots break l)adlv and tiie 

 plants ffc\ a decided check. Tf the i)ot- 

 tinjj is done when tlio roots are not 

 over two inches Ions;, tlier(> will be no 

 trouble. 



Stevias. 



Give tlie ste\ias one more pinchiii}^ 

 Tiow, and this should carry them throujjh 

 the season. Where thov are planted 

 out in the field it is best' to do the pot- 

 tinor from August 1!) to 20. before the 

 plants become too unwieldy. Where 

 only a few dozen 7>lants are "grown, pot 

 culture throuoh the summer is much to 

 bo preferred. Such plants should now gi) 

 into the pots in whicli thov are to 

 flower, and should be plunojed to the 

 brim, in order to keep the soil from 

 drying out so rapidly. 



Mignonette. 



About the last of July is a suitable 

 time for making a first sowing of mi- 

 gnonette under glass. Mignonette 

 wants a low temperature in winter. It 

 can be grown well in cither solid beds 

 or benches and it needs a good soil, 

 just such as mums, violets or carnations 

 would thrive in. Tf you have not a 

 bench at disposal yet, start the seeds in 

 small pots and plant out later, ^tignon- 

 otte cannot successfully lie sown and 

 pricked off like other annuals. There- 

 fore, pots should be used M'liero ]>Ci]< 

 are not yet ready. Tf sowing in a 

 bench, put a few sc(>ds in little patches 

 twelve inches apart nach way. For 

 forcing, j)urchase the best mignonette 

 procurable. Never mind if the cost is 

 somewhat high; it is quality wc noi'd. 



Trachelium Csenileiim. 



Trachcliiim caruleurii is one of the 

 finest summer flowering jdanta for ]ut\ 

 culture thtit we have. Tt flowers in a 

 cool grer'nhou<e in .Inly and August. 

 The flowers are usii.ally ]ial(> hliie, but' 

 a fair furcentage rnnie pure white, 

 'i'lie c^)n^t-lil^e he;ids <,i' fluwcrs somc- 



When the Order Calls for a Ship and Nothing El'-t Wi'! A:,iv.-er 



what i-cseml)lc gspsopliila, liiit l]a\'e 

 much better keejiing (jualitica ami will 

 ship long distances better tlian almost 

 .'iiiy othei' flowers. 



T. cairuleum is not at all a new thing, 

 but seems to ha\e been entirely over- 

 looked by florists hitherto. Tlie plant- 

 grow two to four feet in height and, if 

 given one or two jiinchings^ are quite 

 shapely. Plants are easily propagated 

 from seeds or cuttings. It is not too 

 late to sow the seeds now. Treat the 

 j>lants much the same as Canterluiry 

 bells for best results. These trache- 

 liums are niembeis of the natuial order 

 campaiiulace;e. They do best if treated 

 as biennials, tliough they are really 

 perennials. In England they are offer 

 seen in herbaceous borders. Tl.. 

 tracheliums are natives of the ^re^lit.-i 

 ranean region of Europe. Thev sluml.: 

 jirove extremely useful to tlorists w ii- 

 want really nice tloivers in Julv .-ni ; 



c I) nipan %■ i n g i 11 u -,'. ; 

 Siic-h i;esi;.'riS !.': 

 equal of sj.rays a:, 

 a '• ii-t<jii.f-r v,ar.t-r 

 flori-t II ,-t be r: 

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August. 



Genistas. 



Genistas now are makiiii: a.tixc 

 growth and will ut'cd ;iu occasional 

 shearing to keep thciii shapclv. The'.' 

 grow well through the summer when the 

 pots are plunged to tlie briiiis. vv e\ e:i 

 oxer them, iiro\ided tht> ue.essarv ^\ a 

 leriug can be given wIumi the -weather 

 is liot and dry. Any rcpottiiiu .-an l<c 

 done when the ]dants .-iie lalvei; ..ut ef 

 the (piarters wheie thc\ are pliini:e>i: 

 this need not be bel'oic the tiyst weciv 

 in September. 



tno co'.i'r.t: 

 high to:r.;'<. 

 eCH.d at.l !: 

 ail :ne-i'e: 

 they wo/.'. " 

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A SHIP IN FLOWERS. 



'fhe other day a member of the . rew 

 of one (if Viich- Sam's torpedo heat 

 dest rovers was killed in the barber ,.;' 

 S.iii Pie-o and his rem.-iins wei.^ sent 

 lionie to Watertown, Wis., for bunal. 

 ThcK" the c;ill Mas for a ship in !h>u 

 ers .and nothing elsi> would do. so Mi- 

 Will. .1. Stiiebe. of the Stiiel'c I'lera'. 



