. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 36 The Florists^ Reykw Dkcbmbbk 1, 1921 as soon as they are ripe, watering and shading them until fall. Then they can be carried over in the open ground and are better plants in the spring. We often sow in the open in February and most of these plants bloom the first year. The best of them are large enough to ship north by the last of April or the first of May. Perennial phlox, in order to be suc- cessfully grown, should be'protected by lattice, as they suffer badly during the hot, dry days of summer. Often entire stocks are lost at this time for l
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 36 The Florists^ Reykw Dkcbmbbk 1, 1921 as soon as they are ripe, watering and shading them until fall. Then they can be carried over in the open ground and are better plants in the spring. We often sow in the open in February and most of these plants bloom the first year. The best of them are large enough to ship north by the last of April or the first of May. Perennial phlox, in order to be suc- cessfully grown, should be'protected by lattice, as they suffer badly during the hot, dry days of summer. Often entire stocks are lost at this time for lack of shade. We have faith enough in them, however, and we are planning to propa- gate something like 10,000 next spring and this faith is based on past experi- ence. GROWING VICTORIA REGIA. I The Royal Wkter Lily. The reyal water lily, Victoria regia, indigenous to the Amazon river, al- though in its native habitat it is a per- ennial, is treated at the Phipps con- servatory, in Schenley park, Pitts- burgh, as an annual. The seeds are started about January 1, inserted in sand in shallow pans and placed in a tank containing water, the temperature of the water being 90 to 95 degrees. This temperature is maintained until the seeds germinate, which takes from eight to ten days. The temperature of the water after that period is decreased to about 80 to 85 degrees, at which time the seedlings are placed singly in 2%- inch pots. They are repotted whenever necessary until the final potting, which is generally in 8-inch pans, from which, at the beginning of May, they are planted in their permanent quarters for the summer. At this time the tempera- ture of the water is decreased to about 80 degrees. The temperature of the house at night is 70 degrees. This also applies to the house where the seeds are started. They are planted in cement boxes, eight feet square and thirteen inches deep, in an irregular-shaped tank 28x48 feet, two plants being placed in the tank. The compost in which th
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