68 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



them and a lot of fresh, clean water. It is a mistake to cut 'Mums 

 too close a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, and the same holds 

 good with the Carnations. Of course, on the other hand, you do 

 not want to allow the flowers to go to sleep on the plants. Be pre- 

 pared with a good supply of Cyclamen and other flowering stock 

 and even a few plant baskets. 



Cultural Notes 



With each day there wiU be more flowers on the Cyclamens. 

 Those intended for late November and December flowering need a 

 house of 55 deg. ; the others can stand a little less. Do not try to 

 force into flower plants that are not far enough advanced, for it 

 cannot be done. Plants with buds weU advanced can be hustled 

 along in a 60-deg. house, but it is bound to result in a soft growth 

 so that you will need stakes to hold the flowers up. 



Select the most forward plants and place them in pots on a 

 sunny bench allowing plenty of room between them. Early sown 

 Primula obconica can stand a 55-deg. house; when the plants start 

 to flower they can stand just a little protection against the noon 

 sun; it wiU help the flowers. Chinese Primula do nicely in a 50-deg. 

 house and, by the end of the month, should be a mass of flowers. 

 Stake the Cincinnati Begonias; they want at least 55 deg. Do not 

 keep the Cleveland Cherries too warm and never let them suffer 

 for lack of water. 



It is a good time now to purchase a nice lot of Ericas. They can 

 be carried along in a house of 45 deg. ; a few can be given a slightly 

 warmer house if well advanced and wanted for December flowering. 

 Carry the Chatelaine Begonias in a 55-deg. house. If you have any 

 Buddleia asiatica in pots, plant them into the Carnation house on a 

 bench. They are most useful when in flower during late December 

 and January. 



Bouvardia Humboldtii is at its best now. Always place the 

 cut flowers in water for from ten to twelve hours before offering them 

 for sale. Watch out for new varieties of Chrysanthemums and place 

 your order for such as look promising to you. Select your own 

 stock plants and plant them in a frame, or in a deep flat where they 

 can remain in a cool house till next February. Do not forget the 

 labels on the flats. 



Sow Penstemon and grow it on in a cool house; this sowing will 

 give you fine flowering plants for next Summer. Sow Schizanthus 

 now for early March flowering, also Calendulas. If you can spare 

 the room, by all means sow Sweet Peas to follow 'Mums. A solid 

 bed is far better for them than a raised bench. 



Make up a correct Ust of aU the bulbs you planted in flats, 

 pans and pots, and look it over. If you are short on certain varie- 

 ties, there is stiU time to obtain more. 



