CUT FLOWERS UNDER GLASS IOI 



about two weeks after they are brought 

 inside. 



As the mulch gets spent it must be renewed 

 about the middle of December. When the 

 spring appears and growth is more natural 

 the plants will take more water. In June 

 they are to be taken out from the house and 

 again plunged to the rim and after a little 

 while gradually get dried off to rest, care 

 being had of course that the wood does not 

 shrivel. They can be shifted to larger pots 

 after about a month. Prune in August by 

 cutting out all but the strong young shoots. 

 Water again as signs of new growth appear 

 and put into the houses in September to be 

 treated for another year as already described. 



Hybrid Perpetuals are less popular than 

 the Teas and Hybrid Teas. Their treatment 

 differs from that accorded to the others be- 

 cause they are dried off more thoroughly and 

 rested completely for several weeks. The 

 pruning is done as for the garden plants in 

 spring, but in September, when the wood is 

 thoroughly ripe. They are then gradually 

 brought into growth by watering and are re- 

 moved indoors as soon as the buds are 

 plunged and there is danger of frost. They 



