The Floral World 



A Journal of Home Floriculhire 



Vol. I, No. 2 Springfield, Ohio, November, 1901 25 Cents a Year 



WINTER PROTECTION OF ROSES 



About the middle of November or 

 later if the fall is late, I cover my roses 

 with leaves, then knock the end from 

 a box of suitable size to cover the 

 plant well. Place upside down over 

 the plant, turning the open end to- 

 wards the north. Leave covere'd until 

 the middle of April or all danger of 

 freezing is over. This way keeps the 

 plant and leaves around it dry, as 

 well as protects from sun and cold. 

 I have used this method three or four 

 winters, and have never had a rose 

 winter killed. Miss Nancy McKee. 



Illinois. 



ABOUT GERANIUMS 



About the last of September get your 

 small geraniums in pots ready for win- 

 ter. I take slips from the large plants 

 in June or July, setting them where 

 they will be partially shaded by the 

 large plants. Some prefer to take 

 them off in August and root the slips 

 in the pots they are to remain in, but 

 of course you will get blossoms earlier 

 if taken off in June, and, what is still 

 better (if one has room), is to keep 

 the buds nipped from the old plants 

 during the summer; cut them back 

 to make them shapely, mix good gar- 

 den soil with leaf mold (equal parts), 

 and about once in two weeks fertilize 

 with some good plant food. You will 

 be surprised at the result. Save at 

 least a few of the old plants. Keep 

 them free from dust, dead leaves and 

 faded flowers, and you will get more 



satisfaction from a few well kept plants 

 ijian from a houseful of neglected ones. 



For begonias, use leaf mold and a 

 little sand. Give fertilizer as you do 

 geraniums, and they will repay you 

 with an abundance of bloom. 



New York. Mrs. L. H. Jennixgs. 



WHERE BULBS ARE BEST 



For winter blooming I think bulbs 

 are the best. They are sure to bloom, 

 and will even endure a light freeze 

 without injury. Pot in leaf mold and 

 sand, with good charcoal drainage. 

 Put away in a dark, cool place for six 

 weeks, then bring gradually to the 

 light, leaving some till later to pro- 

 long the blooming season. Roman hya- 

 cinths, both white and colored, are 

 the best. Select as many others as. 

 you may want. 



Tulips should have only harmonizing 

 colors in one pot, say pink and white, 

 yellow and white, blue and white, 

 planting three bulbs in a small pot. 



Freezias should not be hurried, but 

 give them a cool place. Ornithogalum 

 arabicum, pot so two-thirds of bulb is 

 above ground. It is a grand plant 

 when in bloom, but don't be impatient; 

 it takes longer to come into bloom 

 than the others. Have several pots 

 of narcissus to give yellow flowers, and 

 if you plant them in dirt they will be 

 more likely to do well. 



Harrisii, the Easter lily, needs a 

 large pot, and gives huge, fragrant 

 blossoms. Candidum does well in the 

 house. They both need early starting. 



Oregon. Ina M. Kellogg. 



