The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . will also requiremore room, and this offers a good op-portunity to retie any of them that re-quire it and to loosen up the ties thatare injuring the plants. It is not abad plan to keep the strongest plantstogether, and when going over themthis can be easily accomplished. Manyof the weaker plants will amount tonothing from being overwatered if thisis not looked after. If one has one or moie houses de- ^ ~^*., 1 I Ir h ? w ^Hi I n^ JflP -i» HYDRANGEA FOR EASTER IN BASKET. mention. It is rather hard, we mustadmit, not to l\ave a disappointed
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . will also requiremore room, and this offers a good op-portunity to retie any of them that re-quire it and to loosen up the ties thatare injuring the plants. It is not abad plan to keep the strongest plantstogether, and when going over themthis can be easily accomplished. Manyof the weaker plants will amount tonothing from being overwatered if thisis not looked after. If one has one or moie houses de- ^ ~^*., 1 I Ir h ? w ^Hi I n^ JflP -i» HYDRANGEA FOR EASTER IN BASKET. mention. It is rather hard, we mustadmit, not to l\ave a disappointed cus-tomer now and then, and yet oneshould have an eagle eye on the a careful inventory of the amountof stock to be handled and try hardto fill every order on the books even voted strictly to summer bloomingroses that have been kept dormantduring the winter months, and thesehave not been pruned and mulched,they should be looked after at Augusta Victoria, Souvenirde President Carnot, Double White igi2. The American Florist. 571. EASTER BASKET BY C. A. SAMUELSON, CHICAGO. Baby Rambler Rose m China Art Ware Basket. Killarney, Mrs. Taft and others espe-cially adapted for this work, owing tohaving been rested and in a dorma:ntcondition, should be pruned back prettyhard. It is not necessary to go backon the old wood, as we find the bestresults are obtained by cutting backto two or three eyes on the growthsmade during the past season, and ofcourse removing all the thin, scraggygrowth throughout the plants. ? By pruning and mulching early thebuds will not be broken off. Take offabovit three inches or more of the oldsoil carefully, so as not to injure theroots, and replace with good freslicompost, half manure and half loam,to which add a liberal supply of bonemeal. The mulch should be in readi-ness before reinoving the old soil, andthe work of removing the old soli andreplacing it should be hurried alongso as to have the roots exposed for theshortest time possibl
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