1904 
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Seedling Gladioli and Other Flowers. 
J. B. New Haven, Ind.—l. Give the best 
method of raising seedling Gladioli, Dah¬ 
lias and Tigridias. 2. What is the best 
method of propagating hardy perennials? 
3. Are the following Salvias desirable in 
a hardy border, and how are they propa¬ 
gated for commercial purposes: Salvia pa¬ 
tens, S. farinacea and S. argentea? Can 
any of these be used for bedding pur¬ 
poses, the same as the Splendens type? 4. 
What is the best method of raising Auri¬ 
cula seedlings? 
Ans.— 1. Gladiolus and Tigridia seeds 
are best grown in a small way by sow¬ 
ing about the first of April in pots or 
well-drained boxes of light, rich soil. A 
suitable compost is made of one part 
fine old manure and two parts good gar¬ 
den soil, sifted together. Use no fresh 
manure or raw fertilizer. The compost 
in the pots should be five or six inches 
deep, exclusive of drainage. The seeds 
should be sown quite thickly, and are 
best covered with about half an inch of 
fine sifted sand; ordinary building sand 
or that from the roadside answers very 
well. It is good practice to rub Gladio¬ 
lus seeds free from the chaffy hulls be¬ 
fore planting, or they may rise through 
the sand covering when watered. Tigri¬ 
dia seeds are bare and need no prepara¬ 
tion. Soak the pots or boxes well after 
planting in warm water, cover the sur¬ 
face with wet burlap or old cloth of any 
kind, and place in some situation where 
the temperature will average at least 60 
degrees, watering when necessary to 
keep the soil well moistened. Under such 
conditions germination usually begins 
within three weeks, when the cloth 
mulch should be removed and the seed¬ 
lings kept in full sunlight throughout 
the growing season. They should be 
carefully weeded and freely watered un¬ 
til growth ceases and tops begin to die; 
then gradually dried off until well ripen¬ 
ed, which should be about October 1. 
The little bulbs or corms will vary in 
size from a wheat grain to that of a 
hazelnut. They may be collected by 
passing the compost through a sieve, and 
carried over Winter in boxes of di’y 
sand kept in a warm place. The second 
year they should be sown in drills 18 
inches apart like peas, in good, well- 
prepared garden soil. If sown as thick¬ 
ly as 40 or 50 to the foot of drill they 
usually come up better than if planted 
thinly, and are less likely to be injured 
by heavy rains or baking soil. Some 
blooming bulbs will probably be pro¬ 
duced the second season, but another 
year will be needed to bring all up to 
blooming size. On a larger scale the 
above seeds may be grown outside in 
thoroughly prepared soil, sowing the 
seeds early in May in rows one foot 
apart, and covering an inch deep with 
sand or very light soil. After sowing 
firm the surface with a board or the 
back of the hoe. Water well or wait 
until a good rain has fallen; then cover 
with two or three thicknesses of burlap 
or two inches of excelsior packing, 
which makes a light and efficient mulch, 
not likely to be beaten down by dashing 
rains. The coverings are of course re¬ 
moved when the seedlings begin to come 
up. The after care consists in clean and 
very thorough cultivation. When pos¬ 
sible it is a good plan to sow in frames 
over which sash may be placed when 
heavy rain threatens, as the slender 
plants are easily broken down when 
young, and seldom thrive after being 
checked. Dahlia seedlings are of differ¬ 
ent character, growing with great rapid¬ 
ity under good conditions and coming 
into bloom within a few weeks after 
planting. The seeds may be started in 
the window garden, hotbed or glass¬ 
house in March, transplanted three 
inches apart in boxes or flats as soon as 
the first true leaves are formed, and 
planted out, two feet apart, when dan¬ 
ger of frost is over, in well-manured 
soil. A large proportion of the seedlings 
will be worthless, but the tubers of the 
desired varieties may be wintered over 
in the cellar like potatoes. 
2. Hardy perennials are usually pro- 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
pagated in the Fall or early Spring by 
divisions of the clumps, but the methods 
vary with the species, some being grown 
from cuttings or layers and many di¬ 
rectly from seed. The Nursery Book by 
Bailey, price $1 from this office, will 
tell you all about this subject. 
3. The Salvias mentioned are not 
adapted for bedding in a large way. 
They are fine for mixed borders and 
small clumps. S. argentea is grown 
chiefly for its woolly white foliage. 
4. Auricula seed is started inside in 
March in four-inch pots or shallow 
boxes of very light soil. The seeds 
should be very lightly covered with fine 
sand. The seedlings should be kept 
cool, but in a very light place, and trans¬ 
planted two inches apart in similar pots 
or boxes, using about one-third leaf 
mold in the compost. In June they may 
be shifted again, setting them five 
inches apart, and placed on a layer of 
coal ashes in a frame, in a somewhat 
shaded place. They should be well 
watered and cared for until the end of 
Summer when they may be potted off 
singly in five-inch pots, and placed in a 
frame with sash to protect them from 
frosty nights. At the approach of freez¬ 
ing weather they should be transferred 
to the window garden or glasshouse, 
and may be expected to bloom the fol¬ 
lowing February. 
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by some of your correspondents, and the 
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was out of the woods. I had once nearly 
an acre almost destroyed after the corn 
was six inches high and I had cultivated 
both ways, tarred as they direct. I use at 
least three times as much tar as anyone 
yet recorded, and I do not use any too 
much to protect thoroughly for the whole 
season in this locality. E. d. r. 
Pennsylvania. 
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200 Marie Strawberry *1 00 
100 King Raspberry 1 00 
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10 Pear assorted 1 00 
10 Cherry assorted 1 00 
15 Apples “ 1 00 
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A collection of 15 varieties of hardy plants for $UXJ 
if you mention this paper. 700 varieties of Dahlias, 
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GROFF’S HYBRID GLADIOLI 
[GENUINE] 
In their several sections, write me and I will mall my 
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est quality which can besecured in the worm at 
prices which are much below the value furnished 
ARTHUR COWEE, gladiolus specialist, 
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$2.50 per bu. J. E. HOLLAND, Milford, Del. 
OATS 
SENSATION. 123 bu. per acre. Sena 
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__ 17 varieties SEED OATS, 15 of 
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