Cascade Standard Varieties 
The Cascade varieties are all of exceptional beauty and ex- 
quisite 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 grati- 
fying 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 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 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 irradiating from one or more well-groomed 
plants of this type strategically placed on window ledge, bench 
or table. 
PRICE OF ROOTED CUTTINGS 
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ANNA. Pure white daisy type flowers with golden yellow cen- 
ter. Blooms are about 2 inches in diameter. Grows like ‘Jane 
Harte” in the illustration. Matures November |] on. 
BRIDAL VEIL. This newer variety has daisy type flowers 
almost 3 inches in diameter. The color is snowy white, very at- 
tractive and extremely lasting quality. Matures October 1. Price: 
25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
CHERRY ROSE. A very attractive rose pink variety. Very free 
flowering, requiring least amount of pinching while growing. Has 
remarkable lasting qualities. Matures October 10. Price: 25 cents 
each, $2.50 per dozen. 
FIREFALL. Garnet red daisy type flowers. Blooms 2 inches 
in diameter. A free flowering and very attractive. Matures Oc- 
tober 30. 
HALLOWEEN. An anemone flowered type. Bronze ray petals 
and deeper bronze cushion center. Very branching variety. Ma- 
tures at Halloween time. 
JANE HARTE. Yellow sport of ‘Anna.’ Same in all respects 
to its parent except color. Probably the two most widely grown 
cascading varieties. Matures November 1]. (See illustration on 
this page.) 

JANE HARTE 
LAVENDER MIST. Good lavender pink Anemone type flowers. 
Has well rounded cushion of same color with double rows of ray 
petals. A splendid grower. Matures November 1. 
NIAGARA FALLS. A creamy white blossom of larger size that 
opens in great profusion. It is a daisy type flower with yellow 
button center. Very long grower. Matures around October 20. 
Price: 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
PURPLE QUEEN. A deep purple cushion Anemone type blos- 
som. A very attractive, prolific variety. Matures around October 
30. Price: 25 cents each, $2.50 per dozen. 
ROYALTY. A deep lavender Anemone type flower with high 
cushion. Very easily trained, free flowering variety. A vigorous 
grower. Matures around October 30. 
THE REAL MACKAY. A pink daisy type flower in an “En- 
chantress” shade of pink. An easy grower producing very hand- 
some cascades. Matures around November l. 
Suggestions for Culture of Cascades 
PREPARATION OF SOIL. The potting soil is prepared by mix- 
ing 2 parts by volume of fibrous loam of good structure, 2 parts 
well decayed leaf mold, and 1 part of manure. In addition, a 5-inch 
potfull of bonemeal or superphosphate may be incorporated to 
every 3 bushels of mixture. This soil mixture may be prepared in 
large quantities and stored in shelter for later use. 
FERTILIZER. Twice a month applications of commercial ferti- 
lizer (liquid fertilizer preferred) should be made during the most 
active growing months for cascades commencing from mid-May up 
to the formation of buds. When dry commercial complete ferti- 
lizers are used, it is cautioned not to over-feed a plant, always re- 
membering that light applications frequently made are far better 
than over-dosing it at any time. 
RE-POTTING. Plants may be put into 6-inch pots when bought 
from us. Two or three shiftings into larger pots are required 
during the season and these shifts should be made before plants 
form their first root network around the inside of their containers. 
Final re-pottings may be made about the middle of July or there- 
about and sizes of pots used depend on the sizes of Cascades. 
TYING AND PINCHING. (See drawings and photos on page 31.) 
When the plant grows to about 12 inches tall (Drawing No. 1), 
it is bent from about the middle and its end tied to a fairly long 
No. 12 size wire and is bent at an angle of 45 degrees (as in 
Fig. 2). The supporting wire should point north and the leadeér 
must be tied to it with raffia (see Figs. 2 and 3) at least once a 
week. All laterals and sub-laterals should be pinched at every 
second or third leaf joints as in Fig. 2, and this operation should 
be repeated continuously until around September 15. As the plant 
increases in width, an additional support is necessary to prevent 
toppling over on one side (see Fig. 4). The main leader is lowered 
gradually so that it will be in horizontal position around Septem- 
ber 15, as in Fig. B. When buds begin to form, the main stem 
starts bending vertically from its horizontal position, with the sur- 
face of the plant facing south, as in picture No. 5. 
When buds begin to show color, the pot is placed on a high 
position so that the sprays will not touch the ground and bent to 
its final vertical position (as in Fig. C. Also see illustration of 
“Jane Harte’’). ; 
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