Suggestions 
The Cascade varieties are all of exceptional 
beauty and exquisite daintiness. While chosen 
primarily 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 mini- 
mum 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 vaunt- 
ed 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 sunshine 
to what otherwise might be a colorless interior. 
Let the fall season of dark shadows and crisp- 

or Culture of 
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ness of air be brightened and warmed by the 
comforting cheer irradiating from one or more 
Cascades 
L..e IZ GALVANIZED 
HORIZON TAL 
POSITION ABOUT 
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well-groomed plants of this type strategic- 
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 
about the middle and the end tied to a fairly long No. 12 size galvan- 
ized 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 sublaterals should be pinched at every second or third joints as 
in Fig. 2, and this operation should be repeated continuously as they 
grow until around September 15th. As the plant increases in width an 
additional support is necessary to prevent toppling over on one side 
as in Fig. 4. The main leader is lowered gradually 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 prepared in large quantity and can be stored in 
shelter for later use. 
FERTILIZER. Twice a month applications of commercial fertilizers 
(Gavioto, vigoro, etc.) should be made during the growing months 
starting from early 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 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. 
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