. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. PLANTS FOR THE WINDOW. 427 Dahlia roots can be kept best in a tem- perature of about 45 degrees. These, also, do not like a dry, furnace-heated atmos- phere, preferring a rather damp, cool cel- lar. The stems should be cut down to about six inches above the roots. The roots are very easily damaged by frost when Anthericum^Picturatum A fairly dry cool place is necessary to keep gladioli bulbs successfully. Avoid putting them in a very damp cellar as it in- duces mildew and rot. A very dry cellar is not adv
. The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1905. Gardening; Canadian periodicals. PLANTS FOR THE WINDOW. 427 Dahlia roots can be kept best in a tem- perature of about 45 degrees. These, also, do not like a dry, furnace-heated atmos- phere, preferring a rather damp, cool cel- lar. The stems should be cut down to about six inches above the roots. The roots are very easily damaged by frost when Anthericum^Picturatum A fairly dry cool place is necessary to keep gladioli bulbs successfully. Avoid putting them in a very damp cellar as it in- duces mildew and rot. A very dry cellar is not advisable for them. A dry basement, room, or cellar, where a temperature of 40 of 50 degrees prevails, suits very well. It is best to leave three or four inches of the flowering stem on the bulbs or corms for a few weeks after digging. I have Kept gladioli bulbs successfully in a moist, cool cellar by stringing them to the joists in paper or cotton bags, or tied in bunches by the stems. Old plants or stumps of geraniums, if not frozen too severely, can be taken from the bed or border, cut back and potted in sand or sandy soil and be kept through the winter with very little trouble. In digging, care should be taken not to break off the roots. Cut the top growth of the plant down so that onlv two or three inches of the base of the shoots remain near the main stem, and shorten the roots a little if very long. Plant three or four of these stumps or roots in some sharp fine sand, or in half sand and half potting soil, in a six-inch pot. Water them well once and stand the pot away in a cool window or in a light cellar. One plant can be put in a four-inch pot or smaller if desired. Give them water only when the sand or soil is getting quite dry, more es- pecially if they are put in the cellar. A tem- perature of 50 degrees suits them. If a large number of plants are wanted pack them closely in sand or sandy^ soil in boxes three inches deep, with holes in the bottom for drainage purposes.
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