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Cascades 
Rees HIZ GALVANIZED 
Suggestions for Culture of 
The Cascade varieties are all of 
exceptional beauty and exquisite 45 "angle 
daintiness. While chosen primarily pte Bs 
for the ease with which they may 
be trained to hang or ‘“cascade’”’ 
downward, there are numerous 
ways in which they may be made 
to yield equally gratifying results 
with a minimum expenditure of 
time and effort. 
Planted in the garden and stopped 
a number of times in the usual 
manner, these little-heralded hor- 
ticultural phenomena will develop {Zee 
a rugged bushiness of free flower- (—7) HoR12 ONTAL- 
ing growth that for sheer beauty PSOE ICL 7 
may, perchance, outrival the much ee one 
vaunted glory of the larger and a 
more pretentious of their brethren. 
Grown in pots and without special training, they may 
be taken care of in the open until such time as it is 
desirable to transfer them indoors, where their pres- 
ence may lend a bit of sunshine to what otherwise 
might be a colorless interior. Let the fall season of 

dark shadows and crispness of air be brightened and 
warmed by the comforting cheer iradiating from one 
or more well-groomed plants of this type strategically 
placed on window ledge, bench or table. 

Tying and Pinching (see drawings and photos) 
TYING AND PINCHING (See drawings and photos 
above). When the plant grows to about 12 inches tall 
(drawing No. 1) it is bent from about the middle and 
the end tied to a fairly long No. 12 size galvanized 
wire which is bent at an angle of 45 degrees (as in 
Fig. 2). The supporting wire should point to north and 
the leader must be tied to it with raffia (Figs. 2 and 3) 
at least every seven days. All the laterals and the sub- 
laterals should be pinched at every second or third 
‘joints as in Fig. 2, and this operation should be re- 
peated continuously as they grow until around Sep- 
tember 15th. As the plant increases in width an addi- 
tional support is necessary to prevent toppling over on 
one side as in Fig. 4. The main leader is lowered gradu- 
ally so that it will be in the horizontal position around 
September 15 as in Fig. B. When the buds begin to 
form the main stem starts the gradual vertical bending 
from its horizontal level with the surface of the plant 
now facing south as in Picture 5. When the buds 
show color, the pot is placed on high position so that 
the sprays will not touch the ground and bent to the 
final vertical position (as in Fig. C. Also see cut for 
Jane Harte). 
PREPARATION OF SOIL. Prepare the compost by 
mixing well three-fifths by volume of medium heavy 
loam and the balance two-fifths of leaf mold and well 
decayed cattle manure (proportion of two-thirds leaf 
mold and one-third manure). In addition to this a 
5-inch potful of bone-meal may be added to every 
three bushels of this soil. This compost may be pre- 
pared in large quantity and can be stored in shelter 
for later use. 
FERTILIZER. Twice a month applications of commer- 
cial fertilizers (Gaviota, vigoro, etc.) should be made 
during the growing months starting from early June 
up to the formation of their buds. The amount of fer- 
tilizer to be used depends largely upon the size of the 
plant. It is cautioned not to over-feed the plant, al- 
Ways remembering that very light applications fre- 
quently made are far better than over-dosing the plant 
at any single application. 
RE-POTTING. The plants should be shifted into 6-inch 
pots when bought from us in little pots. Further two 
to three shiftings into larger pots are required during 
the season, and these shifts should be made before 
the plants form their first root network on the inside 
of the pot. The final potting may be made about the 
middle of August and the sizes of pots used depends 
on the size and variety. 
