FLOWERS FOR THE HOUSE FROM THE GREENHOUSE 
HENRY GIBSON 
As the Winter Occupants Finish Their Careers Make Preparations for Newcomers 
Which Shall Supply Cut Flowers Until the Garden Flowers Become Available 
B ERHAPS the one thing which can never be said too 
often, since it is continually forgotten, is this: condi- 
tions demanded by certain plants (especially conditions 
of temperature) are so different that these plants will 
never succeed together in the greenhouse and attempts to grow 
them together are foredoomed to failure. So the first element of 
success is to choose aright in selecting the things which you will 
have as your source of cut flowers, if only one section or one 
greenhouse is to be devoted to this work. Carnations will not 
succeed with Roses, since the latter demand a temperature of 
approximately 60 degrees at night which is altogether, too high 
for Carnations: Gardenias need a temperature higher still at 
night and the moisture which they must have in addition, fs 
fatal to Roses. And so on! Therefore, though Roses, Gar- 
denias, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, Antirrhinums, Stevias, 
Primulas and Eupatorium Fraserii are all available for main- 
taining a supply of cut flowers, you may choose only certain 
of them to grow together and be resigned to go without the rest. 
But, while Roses are far more exacting than Carnations and 
should properly have a section to themselves where an adequate 
temperature can be maintained, it is quite possible to grow some 
other plants with them, if selection is made among such as will 
adapt themselves to the Rose’s requirements — for there can be 
absolutely no yielding on the part of the Rose! That should be 
understood positively, once and for all. Such plants are Callas; 
formosum, Harrisii and other forcing Lilies; Poinsettias, Smilax, 
and Lily-of-the-valley. But this is not the season to start these 
plants, with the exception of the Smilax and Poinsettia. Seed 
of the former are sowed at this time and the old stock plants of 
the latter are started up to furnish cuttings for propagating. 
THE AVERAGE GARDENER WANTS TO GROW A VARIETY OF THINGS 
Sweet-peas, Freesias, Alyssum on the side bench with Parsley beneath. Carnations in 
centre with Gladiolus just forging ahead. A rich assortment in happy combination 
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