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THE FLORAL WORLD 



SUMMER CARE OF HOUSE PLANTS. 



About the first of June put your 

 plants outside, where they can be pro- 

 tected from high winds and hard 

 rains. Old plants that are to be kept 

 over for another winter should be cut 

 back half, repotted and kept rather 

 dry, and shaded from the sun. This 

 treatment forces them to rest. The 

 last of August give more water and 

 full sun and encourage them to grow 

 again. Young plants should have 

 plenty of water, full sun, and should 

 be pinched back to make them bushy. 

 Stir the soil in all the pots with a 

 fork once a week and shower them as 

 often. Do not apply any fertilizer 

 until September, then apply according 

 to directions. What we must aim at 

 is a strong, healthy growth. A good 

 soil for most plants adapted to house 



culture is equal parts of good garden 

 soil and leaf mold with a little sand 

 added. 



New York. Jennie M. Reynolds, 

 AS TO POT PLANTS IN SUMMER. 



Mrs. Clark Smith wants to know 

 what to do with pot plants in sum- 

 mer. I make a large round bed in my 

 yard where it is sunny, and, the last 

 of May, set all my geraniums and 

 roses in it. My Boston fern I keep 

 in my parlor, also my two begonias in 

 my dining room. In July I take a 

 small slip from each geranium and 

 set it under each one alike, and they 

 are ready to pot in September. For 

 the house in winter I have very hand- 

 some geraniums in bloom. But I take 

 good care of them. 



New York. Mrs. Charles Ennis. 



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