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March 21, 1907. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review^ 



1351 



Propagating House of Chicago Carnation Co., Joliet, Id. 



steady and the flowers of an even qual- 

 ity. They recently have exliihited some 

 magnificent vas^es of Aristocrat and say 

 that it has ])roduced good stems all 

 througli the winter in spite of the un- 



favorable weather whicli prevailed for 

 niontlis. The plants now are full of cut- 

 tings and they niiglit largely increase 

 their output of stock had they more room 

 to propagate them. 





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Rambler Roses. 



If you make a ])oint of growing 

 rambler roses it is time to think about 

 securing and potting up stock for use 

 another season. A good many growers 

 pot up field-grown ])hints in tiie fall 

 and force them, often with disappoint- 

 ing results. We see far too many of 

 them in the markets with puny heads 

 of flowers and sickly looking foliage. 

 This is not to lie wondered at. If you 

 want first-class ramblers to force they 

 must have the pots well fille<l with 

 roots. Then they will bn>ak strong an<l 

 with judicious feeding and attention to 

 other details, will give you trusses of 

 bloom of which you will be proud. 



Now is a good tinu' to secure and 

 l)ot up a batch of any of the randders 

 needed for another season. Pot them 

 firmly in good com])ost and stand 

 around in any out of the way ])lace 

 until your Easter rush is over; then 

 cut them down to within six inches of 

 the j)ots and give them a light position 

 on the bench of a house such as you 

 would grow bedding stock in. Tln\v will 



soon break away. Allow not over four 

 or five of the strongest shoots to grow. 

 Tie them up to stakes securely, (irow 

 indoors until the end of .luue; then 

 ])lunge outdoors in straight rows, string 

 one or two galvanized wires along the 

 rows and tie them to these. Kee]t 

 syringed to hohl re<l S|)ider in (dieck. 

 (Jradually reduce water supplies to- 

 wards fall to ripen the w^iod and yon 

 will have canes good to look at. 



While ( rimson Rambler is a great 

 sidler, it is very common and in some 

 markets the pink sorts, like Lady (Jay, 

 Dorothy Perkins and h'arquhar. are in 

 eager demand. These make much 

 longer shoots than the crimson varie- 

 ties and, having Wichuraiana blood in 

 them, are more prone to lie prostrate, 

 so will need rather more tying u[i. 



Bedding Geraniums. 



While the rush of Easter prepara- 

 tions is on, do not on any account 

 neglect the geraniums. If they are 

 allowed to mat the small pots with 

 roots they will become stunted. Try 

 and find time to shift them into 4-iuch 



]>ots, using good loam with a little bone 

 meal. Do not mix a lot of manure in 

 tlie soil; it will produce . rank, leafy 

 growth at the expense of flowers. 

 Plants carrying a good truss of l)loom 

 sell l)etter than larger and nu)re lux- 

 uriant plants devoid of flowers. Give 

 the ])lants what room you can and just 

 ;is soon as Easter flowering stock is out 

 of the way give them an ad<litional 

 spreading out. 



Acacia Armata. 



Acacia armata usually sells wtdl at 

 Easter. Like the rest of the family, it 

 resents forcing into bloom and must 

 bo brought on slowly. Potter not to 

 have them too fully open, for when 

 the little roun<l flowers are open a few 

 days they turn brown and a very few' 

 of these disfigure a plant. To attempt 

 to ])ick them ott' will be found a nerve- 

 racking occupation at this increasingly 

 strenuous season. They want an abun- 

 dance of wat(>r, a light, cool, airy house 

 and if nicely opened they will carry 

 w(dl in a ])it just clear of freezing, 

 where the atmosphere is dry. 



Propagation of Bedding Plants. 



The ))ropagating liench should b»^ 

 kejit well filled with alternantheras, 

 colons, ageratums, heliotropes and other 

 bedding ]dants. They root quickly now 

 and they should be jiotted ofl' befori- 

 they become hard and spindling. To 

 eas(^ the ovei'crowding now so general 

 in our houses we rely on hotbeds for 

 raising many of these ])lants. A foot 

 of warm horse manure which has been 

 mixed with leaves will give a steady 

 heat for some weeks, j>roviding it has 

 been moist and well trampled ui)on. 

 The use of frames from now on will 

 nuiterially rcdieve the crowding in the 

 houses. Jf you raise cucumber, tomato, 

 <'gg })lant or any other vegetables to 



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