. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ? ( i-yr-^-j^'-^^. • -^ •"' ? -7T-. -r^ 12 The Florists' Review JuLV 10. 1918. kinds, sow seeds and you will have a great variety. For a Shady Location. Fuchsias are now more in demand than they >yere some years ago and they make fine bedding plants for a shady situation. They can readily be grown from cuttings, which should be taken quite early in the spring and potted along just as fast as they need the room. Geraniums are about the b6st selling bedding plants grown and I think the program committee should get a paper on them from some of
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ? ( i-yr-^-j^'-^^. • -^ •"' ? -7T-. -r^ 12 The Florists' Review JuLV 10. 1918. kinds, sow seeds and you will have a great variety. For a Shady Location. Fuchsias are now more in demand than they >yere some years ago and they make fine bedding plants for a shady situation. They can readily be grown from cuttings, which should be taken quite early in the spring and potted along just as fast as they need the room. Geraniums are about the b6st selling bedding plants grown and I think the program committee should get a paper on them from some of the Lancaster geranium growers. Lantanas are among the showiest of bedding plants, making a great amount of growth and producing a fine lot of flowers. They now sell freely and at average prices. Since they are not hard to grow, I should think they might profitably be pushed more than they are. Use the dwarf kinds. Take cut- tings of the tender shoots early in spring and pot along as heeded. There is always some demand for that dainty plant, the lobelia. The com- pacta varieties are the ones to select. They are easily grown from seed, sown in early spring, and are potted along as needed. The Children's Favorite. When I think of pansies I can almost see the faces that' seem to look at us out of the blossoms. I believe that if the children had a vote as to which is their favorite flower, the majority would vote for the pansy and it seems to be a general favorite among grown people also. There are many strains and I think it pays to get the best of the giants. The seed is planted at dif- ferent times, according to the purpose for which the plants are to be used. I always plant mine about the middle or last part of July, in good garden soil —not too rich, however, or it will bring the plants along too fast and they will get too long and straggly. The plants are ready for sale or for transplanting in September, when they can be planted in coldframes or out in the field, where
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