1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
5 
GREENHOUSE WORK IN JANUARY. 
Carnation Propagation. —Midwinter is 
an interesting period in the greenhouse, 
from the fact that it is at that season the 
florist is busy with many propagating and 
forcing operations, to some of which we 
have referred in former notes. The prop¬ 
agation of carnations has been begun even 
earlier than this in some establishments, 
and will be continued for probably three 
months to come, the slips or cuttings be¬ 
ing put in the sand bed in successive lots 
as suitable growths may be had from the 
stock plants. It will be remembered that 
a brief description of the preparation of 
the propagating bench or sand bed was 
given in a former issue, the chief features 
of which were cleanliness of the bench, 
some good bar sand well packed down, 
and proper conditions of heat and moist¬ 
ure. To those directions may be added 
that the propagating bed may occupy a 
bench or portion of a bench on the north 
side of the greenhouse, supposing the lat¬ 
ter to run east and west in location, for 
direct sunshine is not required in our 
propagating operations. The carnation 
cuttings are formed from the short side 
shoots that appear around the lower por¬ 
tion of a flowering growth, these side 
shoots being preferably broken off from 
the parent stem, a little practice being nec¬ 
essary in order to break off these cuttings 
without injury to the old stem. 1 lie 
broken cuttings usually root more readily 
in the case of carnations than do those cut 
off at the base with a knife, possioly be¬ 
cause the tender wood bruises very readily 
unless the knife is very sharp. The lower 
pair of leaves on the cuttings may be 
either broken or cut off, and the remainder 
of the leaves shortened with a knife to 
about one-half their length, after which 
the cuttings are ready for planting. A 
convenient method for the planting of 
these or any small cuttings is to cut a 
mark or channel across the bed for each 
row of cuttings with an old dinner knife 
or a putty knife, being careful not to make 
the channel deeper than the average cut¬ 
ting will reach to the bottom, the rows be¬ 
ing spaced about two inches apart and the 
cuttings not much over an inch apart in 
the row. While these or any other cut¬ 
tings are making it is advisable to keep 
them out of the sunshine and also to_ sprin¬ 
kle them with water to keep them just as 
fresh as possible, watering in each lot of 
cuttings as they are planted in the sand. 
1 nen give a light sprinkle overhead with 
a syringe each bright day, and shade from 
the sun with some old newspapers, and in 
the course of about three weeks with a 
temperature of 56 to 60 degrees at night 
the carnations should be rooting. 
Chrysanthemums and Geraniums — 
Some cuttings of Chrysanthemums will 
also be ready by this time, soft young 
shoots of these plants rooting much more 
readily than hard growths, and may be 
treated in much the same way as the car¬ 
nations. The Autumn-rooted geraniums 
will probably be large enough by this time 
to allow of the removal of a cutting from 
the top, in addition to those that may be 
taken off the plants that were lifted from 
the garden for this purpose, and these cut- 
tines should be put in as soon as possible, 
in order that the propagating bed may be 
utilized for as many successive crops as 
possible. In making geranium cuttings, of 
either the zonal or the scented varieties, it 
is best to remove all but the two or three 
upper leaves, and after giving them a good 
watering to settle them in the sand bed, 
then keep them somewhat drier than the 
other cuttings mentioned, this treatment 
. causing them to root more quickly. 
Forced Bulbs. —The forcing of lilies-of- 
the-valley and various bulbs will be more 
thought about this month, and a few notes 
on tiiis subject may not be without inter¬ 
est. Lily-of-the-va'lley roots or pips will 
mostly have been outdoors in a cold frame 
until this time, those used for very early 
forcing, for example for Christmas or ear¬ 
lier, being roots of the former year’s crop 
that have been retarded from growth in 
cold storage. There has been an abund¬ 
ance of frost in all the Eastern and Middle 
States to freeze the roots thoroughly this 
season, and this is an advantage to the 
forcing operation. The coating of straw 
and earth with which the pips were cov¬ 
ered is carefully removed and the flats or 
boxes brought into the greenhouse, and 
the house in which this forcing process is 
to be conducted must be one in which a 
strong and steady heat may be maintained. 
In this greenhouse a frame or box is con¬ 
structed on the bench, the sides being at 
least one foot high and preferably a lit¬ 
tle more, and the top covered over with 
shutters to exclude the light. In this box 
the flats of lilies of the valley are placed, 
then covered with an inch or two of 
sphagnum moss, given a thorough water¬ 
ing, and kept at a temperature of 75 to 85 
degrees, and with abundant moisture and 
regular temperature the shoots will be 
seen coming through the moss in a week 
or 10 days, and after 15 to 10 days the 
flowers will begin to open and the flats 
should be lifted out into the open green¬ 
house, but protected from the sun. The 
pale yellow foliage will soon turn green 
and harden on exposure to the light and 
the flowers will be ready to cut in about 
20 or 21 days from the time the roots 
were brought in frozen from outdoors. 
This sounds like a very short period in 
which to complete a crop, and lest the pic¬ 
ture may appear too alluring to some be¬ 
ginner, it would be well to remember that 
not more than 50 per cent of the pips or 
roots will produce first-class flowers in 
the hands of the average cultivator, and 
that notwithstanding this fact the price 
at which the flowers are sold in our large 
cities is much lower than it was a few 
years ago, there being a number of large 
specialists throughout the country who 
keep up a regular cut of lilies of the valley 
at all seasons. 
Tulips, daffodils, Freesias and Roman 
hyacinths do not require so strong a heat 
to force them into flower, but all need 
shading during the early stages of the 
process in order to draw up the flower 
stems to a reasonable length, there being 
less trouble to get them up in the later 
crops as their natural flowering season 
approaches. w. h. taplin. 
The Choice 
of Lamps 
It is not merely the matter of cost, but the 
comfort and artistic effect of your home 
by night, as well as the convenience 
and work by day. 
THE 
Angle Lamp 
is the most economical of all good lights and 
its soft, mellow, steady light makes it the 
most desirable. 
It is overhead, out of the way, casts no un¬ 
der-shadow, emits no odor or smoke and is 
lighted and extinguished like gas. In fact it 
is a perfect substitute for gas and electricity at 
a far less cost. Burns for 18 hours with one 
filling and saves its own cost in a short time. 
Sold on 30 Days Trial 
You would never part with it if you learned to 
know it. Ask for our free catalogue NN and 
learn all about it. 
THE ANGLE MFG. CO. 
78-80 Murray St., New York. 
P° 
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TATOKS-Bliss, Cobbler, Harvest, Hustler, 
Ohio. Hose, Longfellow. C. W. Ford, Fishers, N.Y. 
YOU NEED 
Drecr’s garden seeds. They are carefully tested 
and famous the world over. Can’t say much 
about them here. Had to make a big book or 
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DREER’S 
Carden Book 
for 1 906. The most complete catalogue ever 
Issued. Full or true pictures of (lowers and 
vegetables. Tells howto garden successfully. 
Sent postpaid on receipt of ten cents in coin or 
stamps, which amount may he deducted from 
lirst order. Please mention this magazine. 
Garden Hook sent to our customers without request, 
HENRY A. DKEEIl, 711 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa. 
It takes $20,000 worth of postage stamps to mail 
the Maule 
SEED 
logue for 1905. It contains 152 large pages, 
of illustrations and descriptions of the 
catalogue for 1905. 
full of illustration^ .. . 
best ami newest tilings known In horti¬ 
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me their address on a postal card. 
Win. Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pa. 
We cata¬ 
logue this 
season the 
earliest mar¬ 
ket potato 
ever produced 
in the United 
States. 
GREGORY’S SEEDS 
We catalogue a new drumhead cabbage 
which in the government test surpassed all 
varieties found in this Country and Europe. 
Catalogue free. 
I. J. H. GREGORY & SON, Marblehead, Mass. 
Winter’s Dread 
keep the house uniformly warm in the 
morning—all day—any kind of weather 
— without attention to the fire during 
the night. When you recall the fuel 
needlessly burned or the discomforts 
caused last winter by old fashioned 
methods, why wait longer to ask about 
our way ol 
steam or water 
warming your 
home? The 
fuel saving — 
cleanliness— 
absence of re¬ 
pairs — pay in 
time for the 
outfit. Family 
health is pro¬ 
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Simple to put 
into old cot¬ 
tages, houses, 
buildings, etc. 
Easy to run as a parlor stove. No 
street water supply required. Put in 
now at summer prices by best 
mechanics. Ask for booklet. 
Amer ican r adiator c ompany 
Dept. 9. CHICAGO 
is the bed-time thought of rising, 
dressing, bathing and breakfast¬ 
ing in cold rooms. There’s a 
way out. 
American 
ii Radiators 
& 
DEAL 
Boilers 
BUYING SEEDS 
FROM THE GROWER 
In buying seeds you have to consider 
the ability of the seedsman to furnish 
good seeds as well as his honesty and 
intention to do so. 
The seedsman who raises his seeds 
himself is in a much better position to 
know what he is selling than a dealer 
who sells seeds raised by others. That 
is one reason why we think we can fur¬ 
nish better seeds at lower prices than 
other seedsmen. 
We raise seeds on our own Farm (250 
acres). We sell direct to the planters 
and make prices as low as dealers 
would have to pay. But they are not 
“cheap seeds”. No pains is spared to 
make them the best and highest bred 
seeds grown. There are no better seeds 
to be had at any price. 
Why not send for our catalogue to-day? It 
will cost you nothing ana perhaps save you a 
good deal. A postal card will bring it. 
We offer a lot of good things, includ¬ 
ing a new Potato, which has proved to he 
perfectly blight proof and a new oats 
that gave in 2000 bushels on 19 acres. 
JOSEPH HAR1US COMPANY, 
Seed Growers, Coldwatcr, N.Y. 
5,000,000 Strawberry Plants, all of the best old and 
new varieties. Plants boston market; cheapest to buy. 
Head what a customer says; “The Strawberry Plants 
you shipped me were in tine shape, and I must compli¬ 
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Fruit and Ornauieutul Trees, Etc., have 
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THE STOKRS <V HAKII1SON CO., 
Box 221, PAINESVILLE. OHIO. 
The Codlin Moth which 
annually destroys 
$11,000,000 worth 
of fruit. 
should be used by 
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They save their cost 
In a single season 
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HYDRATED LIME 
To mix with KEROSENE. Sure Death to 
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SAN JOSE SCALE 
and other INSECTS killed by 
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11 you want to eet the 
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your ground, 
gtswfi you can’t afford 
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FERRYS 
—the standard after 49 years’ 
test. They always produce 
the largest and surest 
crops. All dealers sell 
them. Our 1905 
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free on request. 
D. M. Ferry & Co, 
DETROIT, MICH. 
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Learn how to tap the Maple Tree. The gain in sap will 
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