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A MASS OF BLOOM" 

 Photo by Mrs. Hattie Horton, Marinette, Wis. 



OUE READEES" PERPLEXITIES 



Plants Failing to Bloom. — (Mary 

 Peete.) If your ferns do well in the same 

 house with your geraniums I do not think 

 the failure of the latter to bloom can be 

 attributed to the heat from the oil-stove^, 

 as you say your ferns are* nearer it than 

 the geraniums are. I am inclined to think 

 they get a chill from the glass. Forty-five 

 degrees is too low a temperature for them. 

 Sixty degrees would be much better. G-ive 

 them a warmer place out of reach of the 

 chill from the glass and see if they are 

 not benefited by the change. Let the 

 tuberous begonias dry off. Then let them 

 rest six weeks or two months before trying 

 to start them into growth again. 



Amaryllis Culture. — (J. Bollinger.) 

 Set the bulbs about half their depth in 

 soil. When growth is taking place feed 

 the plant well with some good fertilizer. 

 When gro^^th ceases gradually withhold 



water until the soil is rather dry. Aim to 

 just keep the soil moist enough to pre- 

 vent wilting of the foliage. When a new 

 period of growth sets in treat precisely as 

 advised, and do this at each growing 

 period, keeping the plant as nearly dor- 

 mant as possible between these periods. 

 Generally one of the first indications of 

 the growing period will be the appearance 

 of buds. 



Hedges. — (B. ]\Iillar.) Arbor vitse 

 will give you a very attractive evergreen 

 hedge if set close — not more than ten 

 inches apart in the row, and two rows — 

 and kept well cut back until it is thick 

 and compact. If Rugosa roses or the 

 Microphylea roses are hardy with you, you 

 can make a delightful hedge of them by 

 training them along a wire netting for 

 the first year or two, after that letting 

 them train theraselves. 



