. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 58 The Florists^ Review Apbil 6. 1922 plniits. Only t)ioso tlmt aro too thick arc tr;nisi)l;iiit(Ml, Iciiviiitj eiimijjh in th« Koi'd bed to iiial^o a Rood, uniform stand. Tlioy not only prow as well as the transplanted plants, but one has saved a j,'rcat deal of work. If liollyhocks arc wanted for s(>cd, or if for any reason it is desirable to kee]i tliern on the plaee, tlicsi' seiMlliiifrH bo transjdanted early in October to tlieir permanent quarters in the field, altliouf^b this transjilanting should be delayed a month if the weather is
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 58 The Florists^ Review Apbil 6. 1922 plniits. Only t)ioso tlmt aro too thick arc tr;nisi)l;iiit(Ml, Iciiviiitj eiimijjh in th« Koi'd bed to iiial^o a Rood, uniform stand. Tlioy not only prow as well as the transplanted plants, but one has saved a j,'rcat deal of work. If liollyhocks arc wanted for s(>cd, or if for any reason it is desirable to kee]i tliern on the plaee, tlicsi' seiMlliiifrH bo transjdanted early in October to tlieir permanent quarters in the field, altliouf^b this transjilanting should be delayed a month if the weather is dry and there is no means of overhead irri- ;^ation. If the plants are-intended for s((rin{{ sales, they .should he treated the same as paiisi(\s, those that are too thick bcinj,^ transiilanted to other quar- ters. Delphiniums, foxgloves, Canter- bury bells, f,ry|)so])hiI;i and, in fact, most of the otlier jx'rennials aro best either left in the seed Ijcd or treated the as hollyhocks. I find it best not to set these plants in the liidd until March. I'ractically nil iicrcmiials liandled in this way aii<l j^'ivcn an abundance of moisture and a dose of inanurr water once or twice will make good, salable- sized jilants ready for sprinor sales and \\ill all bloom the follewinjj; year. If set in the fiehl and cultivated one sum- mer, they will make as lar<je ason why they should not lie sold as lieavv, 2-vear- old ]ilants. c Carrying Over. It is always a iicelimatod. Soil for j)eren- nials should bo well, limed. Next a sullicient amount of manure, straw, lit- ter, leaves, green cover crop or some- thing of the sort must be worked into the soil to juovide an abundance of humus. I'riictically all of our jicjen-' nials grow in leaf-mold in their native haunts, and they must have humus in abundance in order to thrive in our fields. This matter cannot be ovcrem-' jihasized, liecause success or failure de- jiends mor(> on it than on anything (dse. The soil should be loose,
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