1914. 
<TI-IK RURAL 
NEW-VORKEK 
S07 
Ruralisms 
Caring for the Easter Plants. 
Every Spring we see an increasing 
number of flowering plants grown for 
the Easter season ; they are no longer a 
luxury of the rich, and the big cities 
absorb enormous quantities of such stock. 
A woman who receives some blooming 
plant as an Easter gift usually wishes 
to preserve it for another season, but 
this is not always practicable. Some 
forced plants are quite hopeless under 
domestic conditions; others will give a 
rather shabby growth, while a few offer 
abundant reward. We would never ad¬ 
vise keeping worn-out or crippled house 
plants; window space is too valuable, 
and only those likely to do well should 
be retained. 
The beautiful greenhouse Azalea, al¬ 
ways a leader in Easter plants, is simple 
of culture, and entirely suitable to grow 
on for another season, .Regular water¬ 
ing is very necessary, but not a soddened 
soil; an Azalea in full bloom uses much 
moisture, and will suddenly flag if 
neglected. As the flowers begin to fade 
they should be carefully picked off, no 
seed formation being permitted. As soon 
as danger of frost is over, the plant 
should be put outdoors, in a place par¬ 
tially shaded, where it is well to plunge 
the pot in the ground, first putting in the 
hole an inch or two of coal ashes, to 
prevent earthworms from entering the 
pot. Here the Azalea remains until 
September, when it is brought inside. 
During the Summer it should be watered 
abundantly, and also the foliage frequent¬ 
ly syringed, which will prevent attacks 
of thrips and red spider. Abundant new 
shoots form during the growing season. 
If, another year, it has grown enough to 
demand a larger pot, the proper time for 
shifting is after flowering, when the new 
growth commences, the soil being a well- 
rotted compost of leaf mold, peat and 
fibrous loam. Dotting must be done very 
firmly, tin 1 soil being well rammed down 
the sides of the pot. 
What to do with the Easter lilies is 
very promptly answered by the florist; he 
deposits the spent bulbs after forcing on 
the rubbish heap. The window garden¬ 
er, however is moved both by thrift and 
sentiment to try keeping over such bulbs 
for another season. Supposing the plant 
to be considered the regular Easter lily 
(Lilium longiflorum) the bulb should be 
left in the pot in which it has been forced, 
and watered as though it was still in 
bloom, keeping it in a light sunny place. 
As soon as danger of frost is over the 
pot may be plunged outside like the Aza¬ 
lea. An occasional watering with very 
weak liquid manure will help its growth. 
This care should continue until about 
August, when the leaves will gradually 
wither and die. At this time water 
should be gradually withheld until ripen¬ 
ing is complete, when the bulb, still in 
the pot, should be stored in a dry cellar. 
In October shake the dry soil from the 
bulb, and replant in a clean pot. using 
abundant drainage material in the bot¬ 
tom. and a compost consisting of two- 
thirds loam and one-third well-rotted 
manure. Set the bulb in the center of 
the pot, with two inches of space above 
it; barely cover with soil. More soil is! 
added as growth starts, to furnish a 
growing medium for stem roots. Keep 
the pot in a cool cellar or plunged in a 
frame outside until plenty of roots are 
formed, when it may be put in the green¬ 
house or window. 
Small Spring bulbs, such as hyacinths 
and tulips, that have been forced for 
Easter, may be ripened in the pots until 
frost is over, and then planted outside, 
along the edges of shrubberies, or in per¬ 
ennial borders. They are unlikely to 
flower the following Spring but are quite 
satisfactory afterwards. Some may be 
too much weakened to survive, but most 
of them give fair results. This applies 
to Dutch hyacinths, only ; the tender lit¬ 
tle Romans do not survive with us in 
the latitude of New York. The Paper 
White Narcissus and Chinese Sacred 
Lily are not hardy here either, and we 
think it wasted effort to try forcing them 
a second season, nor have we had any 
success with forced lily of the valley af¬ 
ter wa rds. 
The Cytisus or yellow broom, with its 
mass of golden pea-shaped flowers, is a 
handsome Easter plant, but we have not 
found it satisfactory in the living room. 
If it is desired to keep a plant over, it 
should be cut back after flowering, and 
then be kept near the window while it 
makes new growth, with moderate water¬ 
ing and frequent syringing to keep down 
red spider. During tne Summer it may 
be plunged out of doors in a sunny place, 
and brought in before frost. 
We do not recommend keeping over 
Cyclamens from one season to the next, 
as the plants freshly grown from seed are 
superior to those from old conns. Cycla¬ 
men culture was discussed in our issue of 
December 20 last. 
Ilardy roses forced in pots for Easter 
should have the faded flowers cut off, and 
may be treated like greenhouse stock; 
that is, carefully planted out in May, 
when danger of frost is over. The climb¬ 
ing rose Dorothy Perkins is forced in 
enormous qualities for Easter sales, and 
does well in the garden afterwards. We 
do not advise roses as window plants, 
though sometimes Teas and Hybrid Teas 
are seen under these conditions doing 
fairly well. As a rule, however, foliage 
troubles and scanty bloom result in 
shabby and discontented specimens, and 
it is wiser to give window space to other 
plants, and be content with garden roses. 
The Rhododendrons forced for Easter 
are usually tender sorts, not suitable for 
outside planting; they may be handled 
like Azaleas, but are not very suitable 
for house culture. The tender Hydran¬ 
geas of the Ilortensis class are quite man¬ 
ageable, but they take up so much room 
that it is wiser to flower them at their 
natural blooming time in the Summer, 
with protection during Winter here in 
the North. They are especially desirable 
in large jardinieres for porch decoration. 
Vhen you write advertisers mention Tiie 
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