1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
205 
GREENHOUSE WORK IN MARCH. 
Repotting. —The early lots of young 
roses that were potted off from the 
propagating bed into two-inch or 2‘4-inch 
pots, should now he starting away nicely, 
and will probably soon need a shift into 
larger pots, some growers repotting into 
three-inch pots, while others, in the effort 
to save labor, will shift from the small 
size to a four-inch pot. But whatever the 
size of pot that is decided upon, there 
should be no indecision in regard to giv¬ 
ing the young plants a shift before they 
become yellow and stunted, for the stock 
that is to be used for forcing for the fol¬ 
lowing Winter should be vigorous and 
healthy at the time they are planted out 
on the benches, and strong four-inch stock 
is the best material with which to start. 
Mildew on Roses. —With the ncreased 
ventilation that becomes necessary at this 
season on all bright days, there also comes 
more liability to mildew on the young 
roses, this trouble showing itself in a 
curling and crippling of the tender young 
leaves, and as the fungus progresses whit¬ 
ish patches appear. Flowers of sulphur 
is the specific for this trouble, and the 
plants should be dusted over with the sul¬ 
phur just as soon as there is any unusual 
curling of the foliage noticed. 
Shifting Into Boxes. —Carnation cut¬ 
tings are frequently planted into flats or 
shallow boxes filled with good soil instead 
of potting them into small pots when taken 
out of the sand bed, it being quite an easy 
matter to separate the plants with a good 
ball of earth when taken out of the boxes 
in readiness for planting out in the field. 
The box-grown plants are less liable to 
become starved before planting time than 
are those grown in small pots, though in 
either case it will be necessary to look 
them over occasionally, and to pinch out 
the tops of the young plants in order to in¬ 
duce a branching habit. Some careful car¬ 
nation growers of the present day also go 
to the trouble of potting up all the rooted 
cuttings, and of repotting the young plants 
from time to time until they are ready to 
plant them out on the benches of the 
greenhouse, using no outdoor culture of 
the young stock, but there is still some 
difference of opinion on this point, and 
the majority seem to favor a short sea¬ 
son of field culture, from which the plants 
are removed to the greenhouse about the 
end of July or beginning of August. Vio¬ 
let runners may either he potted or boxed, 
but should be given a lower temperature 
than the carnations, a night temperature 
of 45 degrees being ample for the violets. 
Starting Cannas. —This is the month 
in which it is customary to divide and 
start into growth the Canna roots, and 
either of two methods may be adopted. 
The first is to shake off the earth from 
the dry roots and then to cut them up into 
sections, including one or two eyes or 
growing points, these sections being potted 
into three-inch or four-inch pots, accord¬ 
ing to the size of the roots, and then 
placed in a warm greenhouse, where they 
are but lightly watered until they begin 
to root and grow. The second method 
with the Cannas is to shake out the soil 
from the clumps, and then place them on 
a bench in the same warm greenhouse, 
covering the roots with a thin layer of 
moist sphagnum moss. In a short time, 
usually Rum two to three weeks, the Can¬ 
nas will begin to grow and root in this 
genial atmosphere, and they are then di¬ 
vided and potted, there being possibly 
less risk of the roots decaying by this 
method than when they arc divided while 
dormant, hut in either case warmth and full 
sunshine are required for the best results. 
Treatment of Soft-Wooded Plants.— 
Dahlia roots may also he started for cut¬ 
tings, the latter rooting in a few days and 
forming blooming plants the first season. 
There is also an advantage in starting 
some Dahlia roots in pots if one wishes 
to have early flowers during the Sum¬ 
mer, for some of the varieties will flower 
soon after the first of June if established 
in growth before they are planted out¬ 
doors. Cuttings of Coleus, Achyranthes, 
Alternanthera. and Ageratum may be put 
in the sand-bed now, and most of them 
will root in a week, provided they are 
given a temperature of 60 to 65 degrees, 
and kept moist, the cuttings being also 
protected from the .sun. All of these 
rapid-growing bedding plants require to 
be pinched back from time to time to give 
them a bushy habit, and short, stocky, and 
vigorous plants are so much more satis¬ 
factory to the purchaser that a little at¬ 
tention to this detail will be fully re¬ 
paid. Owing to the various Easter plants 
that are in course of preparation, there 
may not be space at this time to give the 
young geraniums a shift into larger pots, 
but if it can be managed it would be bet¬ 
ter to do so, for Easter comes so near to 
.May 1 that there is no time for extensive 
repotting at that late date, and to have 
geraniums of first quality for bedding out 
requires pots of the four-inch size. 
Easter Flowers —The flower buds of 
the Easter lilies should be visible about 
six weeks before the date set for that fes¬ 
tival, and if the buds are in sight much 
before this time, the forward plants should 
be removed to a cooler greenhouse, else 
they are likely to open too early. A crop 
of lilies necessitates much labor in sort¬ 
ing over the plants and removing the early 
ones to a lower temperature, or in the 
case of an .early Easter, the change of 
the backward plants to a higher temper¬ 
ature, so that all may be flowered together 
during that one week. The lilies also need 
careful watching to.avoid or frustrate the 
attacks of aphis, to which these plants are 
quite subject, and frequent fumigations 
with nicotine are needed either as preven¬ 
tive or cure, the flower buds being very 
soon injured by these insects. Azaleas for 
Easter must he kept quite coo! this year, 
or they are likely to be too early, and 
there is also the possibility that the young 
growths may start out on the Azaleas 
around the flower buds, and though the 
fresh green of the young shoots is very 
attractive, it is not wise to leave it on, 
for such a growth takes too much strength 
from the flowers, and would spoil the 
plants. Spring flowering bulbs, such as 
hyacinths daffodils and tulips that are in¬ 
tended for Easter should remain out in 
the cold frame until abo.it two weeks be¬ 
fore they are needed, as they will grow 
and niature very rapidly at the latter part 
of April, and if brought in too soon will 
draw up too long and weak in the stem 
to give satisfaction. Crimson Rambler 
TREES 
SHRUBS 
ROSES 
The largest and most com¬ 
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including all desirable nov¬ 
elties. Illustrated descrip¬ 
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Medal—Paris, Pan-American, 
St. Louis. 102 prizes New York 
State Fair, 1904. 
ELLWANGER & BARRY 
Mount Hope Nurseries, 
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Established lSlfl. 
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Our Mr. M. 
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td his services are 
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HOYTS NURSERIES 
have a reputation for First-Class Stock 
and Fair Dealing extending over half a 
century and maintained by three genera¬ 
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largest nursery in New Eng.and. A full 
assortment of Fruit Trees, Shade Trees, 
Plants, Vines and Ornamentals. 
No order too large or none too small to receive 
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STEPHEN HOYT’S SONS CO., 
WSLMICHIGAN TREES 
are 4 *brcd for That’s why we 
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variety. Over three million trees—913 acres. 
All new and standard varieties of Apple, 
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WEST MICHIGAN NURSERIES, 
Box 5-1, Benton Harbor, Mieh. 
30 APPLE TREES $1 
THREE to five feet, our selection, best varieties, or 
50 Two-Year Currants, packing 25c. Otner stock 
at low rates. SMALL FRUIT Plants by the mil¬ 
lion. Write for prices, naming this Special Offer. 
GEO. J. KELLOGG & SONS, Janesville, TVis. 
New Canaan, Conn. 
Trees and Plants 
Complete assortment of choice, 
well-grown Fruit, Nut, Shade 
and Ornamental Trees, Small 
Fruit Plants, Shrubs and Vines. 
Illustrated descriptive catalogue 
free. 
T. E. STEELE, 
Pomona Nurseries, 
Palmyra, New .Torsev. 
WOODVIEW NURSERIES 
have certain grades and varieties of Japan Plums. 
Pears, Peach, Apple a d Sour Cherry in sur¬ 
plus, and until same is reduced will quote special 
price. When you write name what you w„nt, in 
variety and grade you can use. Catalogue free. 
B. 3, Mt. Holly Springs, Pa. 
DC A f* U TDCCC A full line of varie- 
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A P P L K TREES, 
Summer, Autumn and Winter Varieties. 
QUINCE TREES are scarce,' 
but we have them. Get our FREE descriptive Cata¬ 
logue. JOS. H. BLACK SON & CO., Hightstown, N. J. 
and a nice plant of the popular 
CHINESE 
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you will send us the addresses of 
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Address THE TEMPLIN CO., Dept 10 Calls, Ohio. 
200,000 APPLE TREES, 
6 to 7 ft. 11 cts. each, 6 to ti ft. 9 cts., 4 to 5 ft. 7 cts., 3 to 4 ft. 5 ets., 2 to 3 ft, 
. one year old. 4 cts. 5,00(1 Japan Plum Trees, one year old, 4 to 5 ft. 20 
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and Special Prices on Apple, Pear and Plum Trees, The Riverside Nursery Co., Confluence, l’enna. 
roses are much used at Easter time, and 
these in common with all the hardy roses 
need careful forcing in order to bring 
them in at the right date. It is customary 
to give these roses from 10 to 12 weeks 
for the forcing process, the beat being 
applied to them gradually, giving about 
45 degrees the first week, and gradually 
raising the temperature to 55 or 60 de¬ 
grees, the plants being sprinkled over two 
or three times a day in the early weeks of 
the process, in order to encourage the 
growth. w. H. TAPLIN. 
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recommends safe kinds only. We offer you SAFETY, and “ You can rest your minds at ease, in planting 
the ROGER8 TREES.” 
The Tree Breeder. ROGERS ON THE HILL, DANSVILLE. N. Y 
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Yen, farmers of America, lend me your ears, while I chant the merits of this new Oat 
Novelty, it Is positively the most wonderful Out on earth. 
Editors, Agricultural Writers, Institute Orators all talk and write about this new Oat. it 
yielded in AVIs. 156 bn., in Ohio 187 bu., in Mich. 231 tan., in Mo. 255 bu., and in N. I). 310 bu. 
per acre, during 1904, and in 1905 you can grow just as easily 300 bu. per acre of SALZKK’S 
NATIONAL OATS, as we can. Your land is just as good, just as rich and you arc Just as good a 
farmer as we are. We hope you will try this oat In 1905, and then sell tame for seed to your 
neighbors at a fancy price, next fall. _*_ 
MACARONI WHEAT 
Yielded for thousands of farmers in 1904, scattered all over America, from 30 to 80 bu. per 
acre of as fine u wheat as the sun shines on. It does well on arid, dry lunds, as also on rich 
farm lands. It Is the only wheat that laughs at droughts and scoffs at Black Kust—that terri¬ 
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Billion Dollar Grass 
Speltz or Emmer, 
80 Bu. per Acre. 
Wonderful 8peltz r marvelous Speltz, 
profitable Speltz.the farmer’s firm friend, 
flourishing everywliere and yielding 80 bu. 
of grain and 4 tons of splendid straw hay 
per acre besides. 
Home Builder Corn. 
Was named because 60 acres in 1902 pro¬ 
duced so bountifull y that it built and paid 
for a beautiful home. See Salzer’s eata 
log. It is the biggest eared early and 
heaviest yielding Yellow Dent Corn we 
know. Yields 2 to BOO bn. per acre. 
and Teosinte. 
A noble pair. Billion Dollar Grass, 
the most talked of grass on earth, makes 
14 tons of fine tiay per acre, while Teo¬ 
sinte astonishes and startles you with 80 
tons of green food per acre, rich in sugar 
and milk and food values. 
Potatoes—736 Bu. per Acre. 
The Editor of the Rural New Yorker 
proclaimed to the world that Salzer’s 
Early Wisconsin Potato yielded for him 
736 bu. per acre. That pays! 
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Onion Seed 60c. 
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as low. We are the largest Vegetable 
Seed growers in the world, operating 
6000 acres. 
$10.00 for 10c. 
We wish you to try our great Farm 
Seeds, hence offer to send you a lot of 
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to get a start, together with our great 
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you mention this paper. It you already 
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send something else in place. 
If you will send us the accurate address of three wide awake farmers, to whom we can write, giving your name as 
reference, so that we can mail to them our great plant ajid seed catalog, we will send to you free of all cost, our magnificent 
140-paged catalog, and a package of 
EGYPTIAN CLOVER (with full culture directions). 
coming from the highlands of Egypt, the land of the Pharaohs; the Sphinx and the Pyramids, the land of luxuriant 
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You may send the three names on a postal card, with full address, and be sure to give your name and address cor¬ 
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When writing to Salter he sure to raeutiou this paper,-Editor. 
