. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. A Novelty That Sold Well Last St. Valentine's Day, Contaimo£ Corsage Bouquet or Loose Flowers. STOCKS FOE MEMORIAL DAY. Please give me the names of some good dwarf double stocks in pink, white and lavefider. I want these in flower for May 30, 1913. When is the time to sow the seed? J. G. There is nothing better than a good selection of giant ten weeks' stocks for Memorial day work. Sow the seed from the middle to the end of February, starting it in shallow flats of light soil. Cover the seed with fine sand and it will germinate better and be less l
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. A Novelty That Sold Well Last St. Valentine's Day, Contaimo£ Corsage Bouquet or Loose Flowers. STOCKS FOE MEMORIAL DAY. Please give me the names of some good dwarf double stocks in pink, white and lavefider. I want these in flower for May 30, 1913. When is the time to sow the seed? J. G. There is nothing better than a good selection of giant ten weeks' stocks for Memorial day work. Sow the seed from the middle to the end of February, starting it in shallow flats of light soil. Cover the seed with fine sand and it will germinate better and be less liable to damping off than when covered with soil. C. W. STOCKS FOB OUTDOORS. Would you kindly tell me the date when to sow stocks for outdoor cul- ture? What varieties would you ad- vise? How far should they be planted apart in the field? H. B. Make a first sowing in flats in a greenhouse late in February. Plant these out in May, when the weather has become settled. Make additional sowings until June 1. The later batches can be started advantageously in cold- frames. Plant in rows thirty inches apart, allowing twelve to fifteen inches between the plants, cultivating freely right through the growing season. Early varieties are Beauty of Nice, Crimson Column, White Column and Queen Alexandra. Good main crop sorts are Giant Ten Weeks and Cut and Come Again, also called Perpetual Per- fection. C. W. GERANIUMS ROTTING. Is there any way to treat geraniums so they will not rot? We do not have good luck with such varieties as Jean Viaud, Dryden and others. They are handled exactly the same as S. A. Nutt. E. S. You do not state whether you have trouble with cuttings rotting, or estab- lished plants in pots. Most probably you are overwatering them. When you put in cuttings, use a 214-inch pot for each, using sandy loam. Place on a bench in full sun and where they can get some bottom heat. The temperature of the house need not be over 48 to 50 degrees at night; they will damp off more in
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