Suggestions for Culture of 
The Cascade varieties are all of exceptional 
beauty and exquisite daintineess. While chosen 
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primarily for the ease with which they may be Vea 
trained to hang or “‘cascade’’ downward, there 
are numerous ways in which they may be 
made to yield equally gratifying results with a 
minimm expenditure of time and effort. 
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Planted in the garden and stopped a number 
of times in the usual manner, these little- 
heralded horticultural phenomena will develop 
a rugged bushiness of free flowering growth 
that for sheer beauty may, perchance, outrival 
the much vaunted glory of the larger and 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 presence may lend a bit of sun- 
sine to what otherwise might be a colorless in- 
terior. Let the fall season of dark shadows and the comforting cheer 

HORIZONTAL 
POSITION ABour 
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Cascades 
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crispness of air be brightened and warmed by more well-groomed plants of this type strategic- 
irradiating from one or ally 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 
he middle and the end tied to a fairly long No. 12 size galvanized 
1ich is bent at an angle of 45 degrees (as in Fig. 2). The sup- 
porting wir should point to north and the leader must be tied to it with 


1 (Figs. 2 and 3) at least every seven days. All the laterals and 
the sublaterals shculd be pinched at every second or third joints as in 
Fig and thi peration should be repeated continuously as they 
jrow until around September l5ih. As the plant increases in width an 
to prevent toppling over on one side 
1s iz owered gradually so that it will be in 
the horizontal position around September 15 as in Fig. B. When the 
Duds begin to form the main stem starts the gradual vertical bending 
zontal | 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- 
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fift by volume medium heavy am 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 prepared in large quantity and can be stored in 
shelter for later use. 
FERTILIZER. Twice a month applications of commercial fertilizers 
(Gaviota, vigoro, etc.) should be made during the growing months 
starting from earlv June up to the formation of their buds. The amount 
of fertilizer to be used depends largely upon the size of the plant. 
It is cautioned not to over-feed the plant, always remembering that 
very light applications frequently 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 he 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 pois vsed depends on the size and variety. 
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