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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1907 



Where Shall We Place 

 the Greenhouse? 



JUST where to place the greenhouse is a considerable quandary to 

 many, but the solving of such problems is just the sort of thing we 

 are doing every day — the more complex the problem the more inter- 

 esting to us. We call to mind a place in Rochester, N. Y., where the 

 only possible spot was a very limited one directly between the porte-cochere 

 drive and the property line. To meet this difficulty we designed a 

 house having three compartments, which now adds greatly to the 

 charm and interest of the place — it seems to lose the usual greenhouse look 

 and impresses one as an actual part of the grounds — a real garden of glass. 



In the cut shown the ground had a sharp slope to the south so the 

 greenhouse was placed on the highest point, bordering on the flower 

 garden — this placing gives the effect of its nestling among the trees at the 

 back which are really several feet higher up. 



Perhaps the question of situation has been bothering you somewhat. 

 If it is possible for you to come to our Sales Office and talk it over with 

 us we can show you numberless photographs where we have overcome 

 difficult problems — or write and tell us something about your proposed 

 location — in either case we can help and build for you an every way up- 

 to-date greenhouse. 



LORD & BURNHAM, GREENHOUSE DESIGNERS AND 

 MANUFACTURERS, 1133 BROADWAY, COR. 26TH STREET, 

 NEW YORK. «I BOSTON BRANCH: 819 TREMONT BLDG. 

 PHILADELPHIA BRANCH: 1235 FILBERT STREET. 



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The Californian's Reminder 



HPHE gardens in every part of California 

 -*- need special attention in March, the soil 

 must be well cultivated to enable it to retain 

 moisture. 



Roses will need attention, but the different 

 sections of the family need different treat- 

 ment. Tea roses will need a light pruning; 

 cut out any weak growths that are crowding 

 together in the centre of the bush and remove 

 all the hips (seed pods). Do not make a 

 skeleton of the bushes if tea roses of the best 

 quality are wanted. Hybrid teas, like La 

 France, are best if not pruned much, as they 

 are much weaker growers than the pure teas. 

 They are much benefited by allowing the 

 blind wood to remain until strong healthy 

 shoots are formed. Then a part of the blind 

 wood may be cut away, but always keep 

 enough wood to create a healthy root action. 



Hybrid perpetuals are strong growers, 

 but owing to their deciduous tendencies are 

 best if severely pruned. As soon as the 

 growths have ripened cut them back, leaving 

 only two or three eyes to a cane. 



Climbing varieties will need a light pruning 

 according to the variety. Such kinds as 

 Lamarque, Reve d' Or, and the Banksias 

 if circumstances permit, should never be 

 pruned, while the climbing varieties of the 

 bush kinds are best pruned more severely. 

 Cut the growths that grow from the main 

 shoots back to two eyes after the plants 

 have produced their spring and winter crop 

 of flowers. 



Annuals: Where summer flowers are 

 wanted, an assortment of these easily grown 

 plants may be sown. There is no garden 

 so small, but that a few of these can be grown. 

 They should be sown this month (March) 

 or not later than the second week in April. 



Asters sown now will make a splendid 

 showing in the early fall. If the flowers are 

 wanted for cutting select the tall branching 

 varieties, but all the varieties are beautiful. 



Annual chrysanthemums, mignonette and 

 such like are easily grown. Scatter a little 

 seed where the plants are to grow and rake 

 it in. When the plants are two inches high, 

 thin them to ten inches apart. If the weather 

 is dry, a light mulch of worn-out manure 

 spread evenly over the surface of the ground 

 will help retain the moisture and be of great 

 advantage to the plants. The improved 

 varieties of cosmos are very useful for cut 

 flowers. Sow the seed in a seed bed and 

 when the plants are six inches high, trans- 

 plant them to where they are to flower. 



Larkspurs (Delphinium) are very beauti- 

 ful with their tall branching spikes of flowers. 

 These are best sown where they are to flower 



