The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
599 
Cut Flowers for the Roadside Market 
Part II 
I’i.atycodon Makiesii. -TIlP Phltj- 
codon is closely allied to tho Campanula, 
is perfectly hardy, and a splendid cut 
flower, the buds continuing to develop and 
open in water. They grow two or three 
feet high and after the second or third 
season will throw up 10 or a dozen bloom 
stalks covered with blue or white flowers, 
continuing for a month or longer, be¬ 
ginning about the first week in July. 
Blooms second year from seed. 
Pykethbum Hyuridtm Roskum.— 
This splendid hardy flower is easily grown 
in any good garden soil, and is one of the 
very best of the hardy perennials for cut¬ 
ting. Their main crop is produced in 
June, and embraces all tlv colors from 
deep red through the various shades of 
rose to pure white. Height two to three 
feet. Blooms second year from seed. 
STOKESIA (COBNFJ.OWK.lt ASTER).- 
This is a beautiful native plant growing 
about 18 in. high, flowering freely from 
middle of June until September. The 
flowers are single, from four to five in. 
in diameter, and come in lavender and 
white. It should have reasonably good 
eoil, and an open sunny position. Blooms 
second year from seed. 
Sweet William. —This old favorite of 
our grandmother’s garden is so well 
known as to make a description unnec¬ 
essary. As everyone knows, they are 
splendid for cutting and are generally a 
favorite with all flower lovers. The va¬ 
rieties Newport Pink and Scarlet Beauty 
should not be omitted; when planting, as 
they are much sought for by those who 
admire these shades. Blooms from June 
to July, second year from seed. 
IlELl ANT1IUS M I I.TIKI.OKI'S 1‘LENUS 
(Sunflower) —This species does not 
produce seed, and will therefore have to 
be purchased in small plants from the 
nurseryman. It produces large double 
Dahlia-like golden yellow flowers in the 
, greatest profusion during latter part of 
July and August, and is fine for cutting. 
Grows three to four feet high and should 
be planted 2% to feet apart. Hardy 
south of Philadelphia. 
Paeonies. —The queen of hardy plants, 
and a great favorite with all lovers of 
flowers. Given a good, rich, deep, well- 
drained soil and a sunny position, and a 
liberal supply of water during the grow¬ 
ing season, they will produce a wealth of 
bloom, not equalled by any other hardy 
plant. They are unequalled for cutting 
and always meet with a ready sale at re¬ 
munerative prices. Cannot be grown 
satisfactorily from seed. 
Hardy Phlox. —While the seed of the 
hardy Phlox grows readily they do not 
come true to color; therefore it is neces¬ 
sary to purchase the plants if one wishes 
to grow any particular colors. The 
Phloxes are not particularly desirable for 
cutting on account of their persistent 
dropping of the florets, yet notwithstand¬ 
ing this objectionable feature some people 
are very fond of them and use them in 
large quantities for decorative purposes. 
The most desirable colors are red. pink 
and white. The white variety Miss r,in- 
gar d is not only one of the best Phloxes 
but is an early and continuous bloomer. 
Japan Ibis. —These fill an important 
place in the list of flowers for cutting. 
Coining into flower the latter part of 
June, and continuing for three or four 
weeks, they till in a period when flowers 
of an attractive type are particularly de¬ 
sirable and most welcome. They will 
succeed in almost any reasonably good 
soil, but prefer a naturally moist situa¬ 
tion where they will not suffer for water, 
when they are forming their buds and de¬ 
veloping their flowers. They should be 
cut when flower is partially unfolded, 
permitting the bloom to open after being 
placed in water. As this species of Iris 
grows into large clumps in the course of 
three or four years, they should be planted 
not less than two feet apart in the row. 
They can be grown from seed, but require 
two to three years to grow into strong 
flowering plants. Therefore it is better 
to purchase the plants to start with. A 
hundred plants may in a few years he in¬ 
creased eight or ten-fold by division. 
A Further Selection. —-Other hardy 
plants suitable, hut of minor importance 
for cutting are as follows: Ilelianthus 
orgyalis, Ileliopsis Pitcheriana. Helen- 
ium autumnale superbum. Riverton 
Beauty and Riverton Gem. Funkia sub- 
cordata Grandiflora, Aster. Novae Angliae 
and Belgii Climax, etc . Bbltonia latis- 
quama, Campanula latifolia macrantha, 
hardy pinks, 1‘hysostegia Virginica. Achil¬ 
lea the Pearl, Rudbeckia Golden Glow 
and the old-fashioned hardy Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. When one has an outlet at re¬ 
munerative prices for these late flowers, 
it is good business to grow them, but 
when this condition is not present, then 
they would better he left off the list. 
Dahlias. —Anyone growing cut flowers 
for market can grow Dahlias with every 
confidence of making them pay, and they 
should be included in the list of first 
choice kinds by all means. The colors 
and shades mostly in demand are yellow, 
red and pink. 
Gladioli. —‘The Gladiolus is the one 
indispensable, as well as the most desir¬ 
able and profitable bulbous plant in cul¬ 
tivation, and anyone engaged in the re¬ 
tail cut flower business should not think 
of omitting it from the list. No other 
flower sell<s more readily or is used so 
profusely during their season, for all 
manner of decorative purposes. The 
great improvement made in the Gladiolus 
the last few years, in the size of the spike 
and individual blooms and the wonderful 
and varied colorings and markings easily 
place them in the rank of queen of all 
the Summer flowering bulbs and they hold 
a position both for garden and house 
decoration that cannot he taken by any 
other flower. They can be grown success¬ 
fully in any good eoil free from raw stim¬ 
ulating manures and commencing the 
plantings in early April, followed with 
others every ten days or two weeks up to 
the latter part of June, they will give a 
continuous supply of bloom from July to 
October. They should be planted in rows 
placing the bulbs two to three in. apart in 
the row, covering them three to four in. 
deep. For hand culture the rows may be 
20 to 24 in. apart; for horse culture three 
feet apart. 
Fertilizers. —Flowers, like everything 
else that grows, will make some kind of 
growth in poor soil, and without cultiva¬ 
tion. but to have them good, and it will 
not pay to grow any other kind, they 
must have good soil and good clean cul¬ 
ture. Old well-rotted stable manure ap¬ 
plied in liberal quantity, and well incor¬ 
porated with the soil will meet the re¬ 
quirements of nearly all kinds of plant 
life. This, however, cannot always be 
procured in sufficient quantity, and in its 
absence, other fertilizers must be relied 
upon. A complete commercial fertilizer 
applied judiciously will in most cases give 
good results; raw ground bone is also 
good. But for nearly all kinds of an¬ 
nuals and hardy perennials, I have had 
most excellent results the past two years 
from the use of poultry and pigeon ma¬ 
nure and It! per cent acid phosphate, 
thoroughly mixed at the rate of one- 
fourth acid phosphate to three-fourths of 
the manure by weight. This 1 apply at 
the rate of two ordinary wheelbarrow 
loads to a strip of ground 65 inches wide 
and KM) feet long. It should be spread 
evenly over the surface after the ground 
is plowed or spaded, and worked into the 
soil with a garden hoe or steel rake. This 
fertilizer must not be used on Gladioli or 
paeonies. 
CUTTING AND BUNCHING. —Now we 
come to the last stage of the game before 
the flowers are exchanged for the money. 
When cutting flowers for sale, it is well 
to bear in mind that any old thing in 
the shape of a bloom will not do. Make 
it a point to cut only the best for your 
customer and to have every bloom in as 
good and attractive condition as possible, 
for it is only by giving good stuff for the 
good money you receive for them that you 
can reasonably expect to please and hold 
your customer. Most people prefer to have 
their flowers bunched all ready to place 
in the vase and doing this one must have 
taste and judgment, so as to arrange them 
to look attractive. For the proper bunch¬ 
ing of most kinds < f flowers, greens of 
some kind to go with them are almost a 
necessity if they are to be made attrac¬ 
tive; for this purpose there iis nothing 
much better suited than the feather-like 
sprays of the common garden asparagus. 
It. is admirably suited to the purpose and 
a few sprays mixed among the flowers 
and around them makes a most attractive 
and pleasing appearance—a thing your 
customer will greatly appreciate. 
Brices. — I have found the 25c, flue and 
<>0c bunches to be the most popular, and 
in my own business put them up mostly 
in these popular priced sizes, and the 
quantity of any given kind put in these 
bunches much depends on the variety and 
the size of the blooms. By way of illus¬ 
tration, we will suppose a customer wants 
25c worth of Zinnias. If the blooms are 
large and fine we would put 10 or 12 
blooms in the bunch, and if medium size 
blooms are used we would give 15 to 18 
blooms, and so on. Such flowers as 
(V)smos, Coreopsis and Gaillardias. about 
25 blooms; paeonies, Dahlias and Glad¬ 
iolus. also Japan Iris, are usually sold 
by the dozen, and the price should be 
50c and up according to the quality and 
supply. Never show a disposition to be 
stingy, even though your supply of any¬ 
thing may be short. A disposition of this 
kind is quickly noticed by your customer 
and may prove a serious detriment to 
your business. 
Taking (’ark ok Surplus. —It very 
often happens there will be a surplus of 
some kinds. If you live near a large 
town or city, it will he no trouble to dis¬ 
pose of your surplus blooms to the dealer ; 
if they are good. You probably will not 
get. as much for them as you would re¬ 
alize at retail, but every dollar's worth 
thus saved is that much gain. k. 
Potash for Swamp Land 
D OES the corn grown on your 
swamp or muck land look like 
the large ear or like the small one? The 
small one shows the kind of corn pro¬ 
duced on potash hungry muck land. 
When 100 to 200 lbs. per acre of 
Muriate of Potash, or 400 to 800 lbs. 
of Kainit, are broadcasted on potash 
hungry muck, full yields of sound corn 
are produced. 
For onions, on such lands, 100 to 200 lbs. 
per acre of Sulfate of Potash is the 
right amount to produce full yields of 
sound onions that ripen normally and 
keep well. 
With potatoes and truck crops, like 
results are obtained. 
Even at war prices potash gave a good profit 
on swamp lands. Nowit can be bought for 
very much less.' It will help you reduce the 
cost of production, and greatly improve the 
quantity and quality of your crops. There 
is plenty of it if' you will take the trouble to 
insist on having it. 
The following firms have requested 
us to state that they will sell unmixed 
Potash Salts: 
Ashcraft-Wilkinson Co., 
Dawhoo Fertilizer Co., 
Harby & Co., 
A. F. Pringle, Inc., 
TheNitrateAgencies Co. 
Baltimore, Md. 
Norfolk, Va. 
Jacksonville, Fla. 
Atlanta, Ga. 
Charleston, S. C. 
Sumter, S. C. 
Charleston, S. C. 
85Water St.,N.Y. 
Columbus, O. 
Savannah, Ga. 
New Orleans, La. 
SOIL & CROP SERVICE, POTASH SYNDICATE 
H. A. HUSTON, Manager 
42 Broadway 
New York 
POTASH PAYS 
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Treat your seed with CORDIN' .-.nil protect it against 
Crows, other birds, .Mice, Wircworms. Weevils, etc. 
CORBIN prevents stinking' smut. Easily applied. 
Treated seed cun be used in planter. Costs about liic 
per acre of corn. If it fails to do what we claim, 
return empty can and we will refund your money. 
Send for a can today—enough to treat 200 lbs. of 
seed. I*ricc $1.50. We pay postage. 
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