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First G>mpleted Section of the New Conservatory at Garfield Park, Chicacfo. 



Six weeks should suflSce to bring them 

 into bloom. Liliums, if they show the 

 buds by the end of the month, will be all 

 right. Crops in benches, such as double 

 feverfew, stocks and late benched antir- 

 rhinums, should be encouraged by 

 scratching over the surface soil and, 

 wheh well established, should be assisted 

 with a little chemical fertilizer. Hy- 

 drangeas should have the flower heads 

 showing not later than the last of April. 

 The short lapse of time between Easter 

 and Memorial day this year makes it 

 somewhat more difficult to give the plants 

 for the latter occasion the room and at- 

 tention their importance merits. 



Left-over Eamr Stock. 



There are always some Easter leavings. 

 We hope they are few and that all the 

 best plants found purchasers at profitable 

 prices. 



Azaleas unsold should have seeds 

 picked oflf and should be kept under glass 

 until the third week in May, when they 

 can either be plunged or planted outside 

 where they can be reached daily with the 

 hose. 



It does not pay to carry over large 

 genistas. 



Plants of spiraeas (astilbes) may be 

 chopped in two and, if planted out in 

 nursery rows in good soil, will make 

 splendid forcing clumps in a couple of 

 seasons. 



Forced shrubs, such as lilacs, prunus, 

 pyrus and others, are not worth retain- 

 ing; nor does it pay to bother with hy- 

 drangeas of large size, unless you wish 

 to grow some as specimens in tubs. 



If left-over rambler roses have any 

 good canes coming after Easter, it will 



pay to keep them. Cut away all the flow- 

 ering wood and give the yo^ng growths 

 every possible show. Keep them in a 

 light, sunny house. 



Late Bulbous Stock. 



This has been a decidedly off year for 

 the sale of forced bulbous flowers and 

 returns have been discouraging for those 

 who make a specialty of their culture. 

 At Memorial day there is always an un- 

 limited call for tulips or any other bulb- 

 ous flowers, especially if they have a 

 little color. With the poor sales hitherto, 

 it will pay to retard any of this stock 

 for Memorial day. As a rule, the montli 

 of May gives some hot days, sufficient to 

 finish cool-loving subjects like tulips and 

 narcissi. Any grower possessing a cold 

 cellar or pit, and who has much bulbous 

 stock, should hold back all possible stock 

 for May 30. This particularly refers to 

 tulips and daffodils. Spanish iris and 

 Gladiolus The Bride can be easily kept 

 back in a coldframe. 



Dahlias. 



Young shoots will now be appearing 

 in abundance on the dahlia roots recently 

 started. It is far too early to think 

 about planting out any of these. For 

 customers near home, the best way is to 

 pot these over and grow on in a moder- 

 ately cool but sunny house. Such plants 

 are decidedly preferable to pieces of 

 tuber often not started at all. For home 

 culture it is just as well to plant out 

 the dormant roots early in May as to 

 trouble starting them under glass at all. 



Brief Reminders. 



Keep fuchsias pinched and remove all 



flower buds as they appear, until three 

 weeks before you need them in bloom. 



Start tuberoses in pots, to be planted 

 outdoors in May or June. 



It is still timely to sow rapid growing 

 annuals, like salvia and zinnia. 



Have you a sufficient batch of varie- 

 gated vincas potted or in the cutting 

 bench for next year's trade? 



Chrysanthemum cuttings inserted now 

 will give you as big blooms as you will 

 find sale for. Plenty of time yet for 

 moderate sized flowers. 



Utilize the coldframes more and more 

 to relieve the greenhouse pressure. On 

 colli nights cover securely. 



Scratch the surface of the bulb beds 

 and remove any remaining mulching. 



Keep roots of trees and slirubs being 

 planted, from being exposed to drying 

 winds. 



Pot off any seedlings of Asparagus 

 plumosus, smilax, grevilleas and Aralia 

 Sieboldii. 



Plant out roots of Incarvillea Delavayi 

 and montbretia bulbs. 



Look out for aphis on the calceolarias 

 and pelargoniums. Never let up on the 

 weekly fumigation. 



GARFIELD PARK CONSERVATORY. 



The new conservatory at Garfield Park, 

 Chicago, is rapidly approaching comple- 

 tion. It has cost $160,000 and is said 

 to be the finest structure of its kind in 

 the United States. The accompanying 

 illustration shows the first section of the 

 range to which the public has been ad- 

 mitted. There are six such rooms and 

 a second one will be in readiness for 

 opening April 19. 



