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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



April, 1914. 





MIGHELLS 



SEED BOOK 



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Helpful in the selection of de- 

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Reminders for the Greenhouse 



(Continued from page 168) 



STRIKE cuttings of greenhouse vines. 

 Some of them are beautiful and are 

 not objectionable when properly restricted. 

 Alamanda, lapageria, bougainvillea, clero- 

 dendron and the fragrant stephanotis can 

 all be propagated at this time. Take cut- 

 tings for bedding plants (such as ger- 

 anium, coleus, etc.). Also strike cuttings 

 of chrysanthemums. Make them as short 

 as you can and put in big patches at one 

 time. 



C annas which were started in sand can 

 now be potted up. Use four-inch pots and 

 they will not need a second shifting. 



Acacias and genistas can be plunged out 

 of doors after the danger of frost is passed. 

 Feed freely when growth appears. 



Repot azaleas that were used for winter 

 forcing and plunge the pots out of doors. 

 If, however, it is impossible to repot them, 

 feed freely during the summer with liquid 

 manure. This plant needs fertilizing when 

 growing and not when flowering. 



Calla lilies that have been flowering all 

 winter should now be rested. Gradually 

 dry them off, and when well ripened they 

 can be laid on their sides out of doors. 

 ' Prepare a place out of doors for carna- 

 tions. Give them some manure; but do not 

 make the soil too rich, as next winter's 

 flowers depend on the plants you put into 

 the benches next fall. Toward the end of 

 the month the carnations can be planted 

 out, provided they have been properly 

 hardened off. 



If you want some gardenias next winter, 

 this is the time to think of planting them. 

 Place them in the warmest section of the 

 house and where they will have bottom 

 heat. Use good rich heavy soil with 

 plenty of free drainage. 



How about some potted fruits for the 

 greenhouse? You do not need a f ruithouse ; 

 peaches, grapes, apples, pears, and figs can 

 all be grown successfully in pots, and can be 

 handled in the greenhouse during summer. 



Spray the palms often. Keep plenty of 

 moisture in the house. 



Better sow a crop of snapdragons for 

 next winter's flowering. They should be 

 carried through the summer in pots. 



The various garden annuals sown last 

 month will require handling now. Dibble 

 them off in the greenhouse bench, in flats 

 or coldframes, or in some cases pot them up. 

 Do not forget to do this; if they are left 

 crowded together they will very likely 

 damp off. 



If you want small pot plants for decora- 

 tive purposes this summer, there are a num- 

 ber of quick growing flowering plants that 

 can be used for the purpose which can be 

 sown now, such as schizanthus, mimulus, 

 gypsophylla, salvia, plumed cockscomb and 

 lavatera. 



If you do not intend to use the green- 

 house for any special purpose during the 

 summer, fine quality vegetables can be 

 grown, such as cucumber, lettuce, tomatoes, 

 muskmelons, etc. Do not leave the house 

 empty; it is a bad habit to get into. 



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