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An April Floral Chat 
April is with us once more and we 
gladly welcome the pussy willows, which 
are closely followed by the Crocuses and 
snowdrops. Soon we will see the tulips, 
daffodils, jonquils, Scillas and hyacinths 
making a glorious riot of color and sweet¬ 
ness. Then the first bloohiing shrubs to 
greet us will be the flowering almond 
(Primus Japonica) with their pink or 
white sprays, and Forsythia. with its 
golden bells. Of the three kinds of For¬ 
sythia with which I am familiar, Forsy¬ 
thia Fortunei is the best shrub, as its 
habit is strong and erect, instead of lank 
and drooping, as one variety is. I have 
found by experience that if one carefully 
st -lies the blooming season of shrubs, 
perennials and annuals, one can have a 
garden of continual bloom from the time 
the last snow in Spring disappears until 
freezing weather in the Fall. As such 
flowers give distinction to any home 
grounds, it is advisable to plan for them, 
giving them special care and attention, 
and it will prove to be a joyous task that 
more than repays one for all trouble and 
expense incurred. A home without flow¬ 
ers is not a home, it is a mere dwelling 
place. 
The last of this month is the time to 
plant Gladiolus here. We have found it 
is far better to place them right side up 
on large trays or platters filled with wa¬ 
ter, so the bottoms will be well covered ; 
leave them soaking for a week or 10 
days, as this starts a fine growth which 
forces the bulbs to bloom much sooner 
than if put in the ground as they come 
from storage. If one finds they have 
some to spare, which is often the case, do 
not throw them away, but give them to a 
neighbor, or else plant them, and when 
Fall comes a package of a dozen surplus 
bulbs, carefully labeled and packed, makes 
a splendid Christmas gift. Plant Gladiolus 
at intervals to obtain a succession of 
bloom. 
April is the right time to bring forward 
the Dahlias and get them sprouting in 
boxes or pans of moist (not wet) earth 
behind the kitchen stove, or in a similar 
warm place. If a few sprouts are acci¬ 
dentally broken off from some choice 
tubers, remember you can grow blooming 
plants from those same sprouts, this year, 
if they are placed in moist sand or earth 
that is not too rich, and a glass tumbler 
covered over them until the sprouts are 
well rooted. 
The seeds of the more hardy flowers, 
such as pansies, snapdragons, asters, 
scabiosa, alyssum, poppies and sweet 
peas may be sown as early as the ground 
can be well worked, yet the soil must not 
be too wet or the seeds will not germin¬ 
ate. Poppy seeds should be sown on top 
of the soil and pressed down firmly with 
a board ; if covered, they generally fail to 
come up. 
Hydrangeas or other plants in tubs in¬ 
tended as specimens for the grounds, can 
be planted the last of the month. By 
placing three stakes (a little taller than 
the plants) in the tubs, they can be se¬ 
curely covered with blankets if a frost 
endangers them at any time, and the 
wrappings thus supported will not injure 
the plants. This early planting brings 
blooming results much sooner than if 
planted later. E. M. l. b. 
Outlook for Cut Flowers 
I note with interest “The Brutal Truth 
About Aster Growing,” page 499, E. J. 
Weaver of Pennsylvania. The same con¬ 
dition exists here in the East. I am a 
large grower of open-air flowers; un¬ 
doubtedly in the last 12 years I have 
grown more cut flower asters than any 
single florist or horticultural firm east of 
Boston. When you grow open-air flowers 
it is a gamble. Some blocks of asters 
will make good, others will he a loss. All 
of this may .happen in the same garden. 
I have seen blight take a whole block of 
aster plants, thousands of them. It pre¬ 
vails over New England and New York. 
Perhaps the person who wrote for infor¬ 
mation has blight-proof soil. If so it is 
worth some coin. 
I wish to state for the benefit of florists 
who read this letter that I believe inside 
of 10 years good asters will be rare in 
New York and New England. 
Maine. wm. N. savage. 
Propagating Boxwood 
Will you tell me how to start boxwood? 
Waverly, W. Ya. K- *• 
Propagation of box is by cuttings from 
mature wood in Fall, kept during the 
Winter in a cool greenhouse or under 
land lights in the open. In a more tem¬ 
perate climate than the vicinity of New 
York, cuttings 4 to 6 in. long may be 
inserted in the open ground in a shady 
place. The box is also rooted from lay¬ 
ers. The dwarf variety commonly used 
for edging is usually propagated by 
division. In setting a hedge the divided 
plants should be set deeply, and as firmly 
as possible. Plenty of water should be 
given the new planting. 
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