. A comprehensive guide to floriculture and calendar of monthly operations ... Floriculture. [from old catalog]. Cacti for fall and early winter flowering should have all the sunshine possible now. and if growing well, light applications of liquid manure will bene- fit them. Those summered in beds or borders should be lifted before fall rains come on and removed to dry quarters. Callas should now be well established, if they were reported as directed last month. Water freely as growth advances, using warm water. Caladiums.—Mature growth by gradually reducing the supply of moisture as the heat
. A comprehensive guide to floriculture and calendar of monthly operations ... Floriculture. [from old catalog]. Cacti for fall and early winter flowering should have all the sunshine possible now. and if growing well, light applications of liquid manure will bene- fit them. Those summered in beds or borders should be lifted before fall rains come on and removed to dry quarters. Callas should now be well established, if they were reported as directed last month. Water freely as growth advances, using warm water. Caladiums.—Mature growth by gradually reducing the supply of moisture as the heat diminishes, preparatory to storing for the winter. Calceolarias.—Treat as directed for Cinerarias. CannaS.—If proper care has been given, they should now be in their glory, and when well grown there are few sub-tropical plants more suitable for the adornment of lawn or flower garden. Carnations if summered in the border, should now be carefully lifted, potted in rich, light soil, and shaded for a few days until established. Those grown in pots along with other winter blooming plants should now have their last shift if the pots are filled with roots and seem to require it. Chrysanthemums grown in pots should receive a final shift early, and those in beds should be potted the first thing, so as to get well established before housing and cold weather comes on. When growing they should have plenty of water, and will be benefited by giving weak liquid manure once or twice a week. Stake as required. Dust with tobacco when aphides are trouble- some. Cinerarias.—Keep them well shaded from the strong rays of sunlight, and free from aphides. Ferneries.—Re-stock now for winter by the use of native plants from the woods and a few plants of Be gonias. Low growing evergreen ferns and some prett} mosses clinging to the fallen branches of trees, may be arranged artistically and with a pleasing effect. Fuchsias.—Speciosa and other varieties that have been treated to a period of rest
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