. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 20 The Fionsts^ Review Ai'Hil. -M. IJUr). I the> «hoots also are in demand in the summer and fall, giving off, as they do, a most delightful odor, either on a piazza or in a room. Evergrecis in Tubs. Such evergreens as bays, Irish yews, box, laurels, hollies and others of doubtful hardiness, which have been carried, as boarders in many cases, over winter in a cold greenhouse or pit, can now go outdoors, having pre- viously been overhauled. Some may have needed -new tubs, others merejy a good top-iiressihg: 'Fibrous loam.^d cow manure make a suit
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 20 The Fionsts^ Review Ai'Hil. -M. IJUr). I the> «hoots also are in demand in the summer and fall, giving off, as they do, a most delightful odor, either on a piazza or in a room. Evergrecis in Tubs. Such evergreens as bays, Irish yews, box, laurels, hollies and others of doubtful hardiness, which have been carried, as boarders in many cases, over winter in a cold greenhouse or pit, can now go outdoors, having pre- viously been overhauled. Some may have needed -new tubs, others merejy a good top-iiressihg: 'Fibrous loam.^d cow manure make a suitable compost for these evergreens. "Where they will need to stay in the tubs for some years, some quarter-inch bone can also be added with advantage. After standing the plants outdoors it is an advantage to give partial shade, especially if they have been stored for some months in a rather dark pit, and, no matter where they have been wintered, be sure they are freely sprayed overhead and are given an abundant supply of water at the roots. Plants which are at all starved in appearance should have a mulch of cow manure through the grawing season and, in addition, have occasional applications of liquid ma- nure. Hardy Lilies. In some cases where hardy lilies could not be planted late in the fall and they have been carried over win- ter in comparatively small pots in a cellar, frame or pit, planting out should be done without delay, for if they get much potbound they will not do so satisfactorily. Be sure to plant quite deeply, covering the bulbs of such varieties as auratum, speciosum and Henryi not less than six inches deep. Do not allow any fresh manure to come in contact with the roots, but a mulch of manure after they are planted will prove beneficial. One reason why these lilies should be planted deeply is that nearly all roots are sent out from the bottoms of the new shoots, which are on the tops of the bulbs, and such lilies, if not well buried, will soon suf- fer fr
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