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n .\- farm, makes 274 acres in all, a 

 ,. !4nifiecnt achievement, crowning with 

 . , 7(?ss the efforts of all the members 

 [.■ ilie Henry A. Dreer Co. Phil, 



STEVIAS. 



Vill you kindly tell me how to grow 

 vias? I have a nice batch of seed- 

 :s in the field, but as I am a begin- 

 . nt this business I do not know what 

 ,lo with them now. L. M. S. 



Aocp the stevias closely pinched for 

 . mo weeks. Lift and pot them before 

 I re is danger of frost. Keep outdoors 



Jong as possible, tlien place in a cold 

 ., enhouse. Anything clear of frost 

 \ !1 answer. If you are growing in pots, 

 I V should be flowered in 8-inch or 

 !' iicli pots. Give them a shift before 

 I . V can become matted with roots. 

 C. W. 



LYCOEIS SQUAMIGERA. 



Will you kindly inform me if Lycoris 

 .-'j.ianiigcra is perfectly hardy? ]f so, 

 .l.cs it require a year or two to become 

 iiri'limated and what soil is best for it? 

 U it of anv value as a cut flower? 



H. H. G. 



Lycoris squamigera, also known as 

 Amaryllis Hallii, has proved quite 

 hnrdy in New England, withstanding 

 tfuipcratures of 10 to 20 degrees below 

 /.t'lo without injurv. It blooms sparse- 

 ly for a year or two after planting and 

 until well established. A thoroughly 

 well drained soil containing plenty of 

 sand, in a warm location, suits it best. 

 1 have in mind some clumps which 

 bloom grandly each year on the south 

 side of buildings, while at one place in 

 an open, sunny spot, well surrounded by 

 evergreens on the north and east, one 

 or two masses are superb each August. 



In planting it, see that the soil is 

 Will drained and add some half decayed 

 li'.if mold, sand and rotted cow manure 

 I" the natural soil. It prefers a light 

 soil to a heavy one, and a mulch of 

 I'lrtly decayed leaves or old manure is 

 "I benefit. The leaves appear and van- 

 i^li before the flowers are produced. 



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As a pot plant it requires treatment 

 similar to that given to Amaryllis 

 Belladonna and nerines. This is a 

 splendid, hardy bulb when once estab- 

 lished, its fragrant rosy lilac flowers 

 being equal in quality to those of the 

 Belladonna lily itself. W. N, C. 



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SEASONABLE NOTES. 



Tt will be quite a number of weeks 



'fore it will be safe to start the propa- 



ition of geraniums. The plants, how- 



or, can be looked over in the field 



lid any rogues marked. Slany florists 



'ant beds of geraniums about the ap- 



roaches to their greenhouses. This 



rves two excellent purposes, in beau- 



fying the establishments mid giving 



Iter necessary stock for propagating. 



' ''raniums, when planted out, make a 



•'ink, soft growth, especially later in 



jie summer. These soft cuttings are 



;iable to damp off. I have found it to 



'G a good plan, where the stock plants 



"e growing in nursery rows, to chop 



down each side of the plants with a 

 sharp spade a fortnight before taking 

 cuttings. This checks the rank growth 

 and firms up the wood on the plants, 

 reducing also the number of damped- 

 off cuttings. 



Geranium cuttings from outdoors 

 never root so satisfactorily as those 

 pot grown, for tiie simple reason that 

 those under glass have always firmer 

 wood, containing less sap. Speaking of 

 indoor geraniums reminds me that in 

 late summer the double ivy-leaved vari- 

 eties make excellent pot plants, being 

 also splendid in baskets. Plants for 

 this purpose have recently been given 

 a shift into 6 inch and 7-inch pots. Two 



or three stakes have been given to each 

 and flowers will be allowed to come 

 early in August and will continue al- 

 most indefinitely. These ivy-leaved 

 geraniums are not much seen commer- 

 cially, but where any one wants nice 

 flowering plants in August and Sep- 

 tember, they are welcome additions. 



The regular winter-blooming gera- 

 niums, being grown in pots, should have 

 the strong leading shoots pinched as 

 they show any tendency to Tun away; 

 also keep all flower spikes picked off. 

 I do not aim at a vigorous growth on 

 these plants. They do not make as much 

 headway now as they will a few weeks 

 later. Avoid the use of liquid 

 manures. These only promote a soft 

 growth at the expense of flowers. Give 

 the plants a good light, plenty of .fresh 

 air and on hot days they are refrcshe'l 

 by an occasional spraying overhead. 

 When potting ram the soil firmly. Do 

 not use any leaf-mold and let any ma- 

 nure be quite old and thoroughly de- 

 cayed. Spent mushroom manure may 

 torm one-third and add a 4-inch pot of 

 fine bone to each wheelbarrow load of 

 soil. C. W. 



Bloomfield, N, J, — The Greenhouse 

 Construction Co. has been incorpo- 

 rated, with an authorized capital of 

 ,$12."5,O0O, and will have its headquarters 

 at 143 Nelson street. The incorporators 

 are: E. J. Forhan, G. F. Martin and H. 

 1'. Jones, all of Newark. 



