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THE FLORAL WORLD 



THE SUMMER OR WINTER GARDEN 



There are two things that make a 

 success. One is to puddle the roots of 

 every transplanted flower or shrub. 

 To puddle means to prepare a batter 

 of clay or firm, heavy soil and water. 

 Dip the roots in this, then place in the 

 ground or pot and press the earth 

 firmly around the plant. It is an ideal 

 treatment, as the roots are at once 

 coated round about with soil. The 

 other is to place powdered charcoal 

 around bulbs of every description. 

 Place it under, around and over every 

 bulb you plant. It insures against 

 rot. Let everyone try these two sim- 

 ple helps to floriculture. I have proved 

 their worth for fifteen years, with 

 never a failure. Try the puddling for 

 your transplanted roses that come two 

 thousand miles, and other plants also. 

 Try the charcoal for the bulbs when 

 they seem soft. Try it for the tuber- 

 ous begonias when they start to rot. 



California. Mrs. Anna Schuler. 



OUR BEST BLOOMING fBULBS 



As freesias are one of our best win- 

 ter flowering bulbs. I want to give my 

 experience in raising them. 



If wanted to bloom in December, I 

 plant not later than August 1st, and 

 for a succession of blooms, every two 

 or three weeks until the last of Octo- 

 ber. Last year I took a cheese box, 

 put plenty of charcoal at the bottom 

 for drainage, and used ordinary gar- 

 den soil with a little manure, and. put 

 about fifteen or twenty bulbs in it 

 about an inch deep, watered well, and 

 set away under the porch. As soon 

 as I noticed the tender shoots I re- 

 moved them to the sunny corner of the 

 porch, kept watered well until cold 

 weather, when I took them into my 

 dining room at the east window, where 

 they bloomed profusely. 



After the blooming season was over 

 t gradually left off watering until the 



foliage was dead, then I put them, box 

 and all, under the porch. The first of 

 August I took out the bulbs, sorted 

 them, put the small ones in a pot to 

 themselves to make blooming bulbs 

 for next season, and the large ones 

 gave the same treatment as at the 

 start. Mes. Haery Godber. 



Texas. 



LILIES 



The growing of the lily is easy if 

 certain rules are observed. First, pro- 

 cure good bulbs as early in the fall as 

 possible. Place them in shallow dishes 

 in lukewarm water, but do not cover 

 crowns; let them remain twenty-four 

 hours. In the second place, get the 

 right kind of soil. A good one consists 

 of two parts garden soil, one part 

 sand, one part well rotted cow manure, 

 mixed thoroughly. For a large sized 

 bulb take an eight-inch pot, put in two 

 inches of drainage, then a layer of 

 moss to prevent soil washing down"; 

 fill up with compost, leaving two 

 inches at top. Make a cavity a little 

 larger than bulb, line with sand to 

 prevent bulb coming in contact with 

 soil. Put bulb in place and cover it, 

 having half an inch of soil over crown. 

 Water thoroughly, then invert saucer 

 over it to protect from mice and to 

 darken it. Put in dark corner of cel- 

 lar. Examine in four weeks. Water 

 it if dry. Examine again in two or 

 three weeks, when you may begin to 

 see signs of growth. When the stalk 

 is half an inch begin by removing 

 cover in day and replacing at night. 

 Bring gradually to light and sunshine, 

 which will take about two weeks. Then 

 give plenty of sunlight, but not much 

 artificial heat, as they like a low tem- 

 perature. After the plants reach a 

 height of eight or ten inches fill in 

 with soil for nourishment and support 

 laterals which are thrown out at base 

 of stalk. Keep moist, but not too wet. 



Mrs. Candace Powell. 



Missouri. 



